BEN SCHWAB
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Education
2001-2005 Master of Fine Arts, Painting Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana- Studied under the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
1996-2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting Missouri State University; Springfield, Missouri
Selected Solo/Two-Person Exhibitions
2018 Ben Schwab: Invisible Cities, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Ben Schwab: Alumni Solo Exhibition-The Center for Emerging Visual Artists
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TBD: James Thatcher & Ben Schwab-The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Main
Gallery-Troy, New York
2016 In Praise Of Shadows: Ben Schwab-Wilson Art Gallery, Le Moyne College
Syracuse, New York
Neighborhood Connection: Ben Schwab-Saratoga Arts Center, Reception
Gallery-Saratoga Springs, New York
2011 YOU ARE HERE: Ben Schwab: New Work– The Arts Center of the Capital Region,
Foyer Gallery-Troy, New York
sub/urban: Scott Foster & Ben Schwab – Clement Gallery-Troy, New York
2010 Marjorie Derrick & Ben Schwab– Saratoga County Arts Council, The Arts Center Gallery-Saratoga Springs, New York
Ben Schwab & Keith Sandman – PrattMWP Arts Institute, School of Art Gallery
Utica, New York
Dana Clancy & Ben Schwab -Lake George Arts Project, Courthouse Gallery, Lake
George, New York
2009 Ben Schwab & Blake Shirley-Albany Center Gallery-Albany, New York
Graphite: Ben Schwab -Gross McCleaf Gallery-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ALB to NRT: Ben Schwab - University of Rochester, The Gallery at the Art & Music Library-Rochester, New York
2008 ALB to NRT: Ben Schwab- Siena College, Yates Gallery-Loudonville, New York
2006 Interior/Exterior: Ben Schwab and Steven Fishman- Benoliel Gallery at the
Center for Emerging Visual Artists; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2003 Occupied Space: Ben Schwab-Joseph Gierek Fine Art-Tulsa, Oklahoma
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region-The Hyde Collection-Glens Falls, NY, Juror Michael Oatman, Associate Professor, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute
2016 The Cityscape Show VI-George Billis Gallery LA-Los Angeles, California
Space & Time-Lapham Gallery, Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council-Glens Falls, NY
30th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition-Saratoga Arts Center
Faculty Exhibition: Center for Art & Design-The College of Saint Rose, Massry
Art Gallery-Albany, New York
2015 Realism Vs Abstraction-Lapham Gallery, Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
-Glens Falls, New York; Juror Elizabeth Dubben, Director of Exhibitions, Saratoga
Arts Center
Upstate Artists-Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville, New York; Juror John van Alstine
The Cityscape Show V-George Billis Gallery LA-Los Angeles, California
2014 Industrial Beauty-George Billis Gallery-New York, New York
Between the Boroughs-George Billis Gallery-New York, New York
The Cityscape Show IV-George Billis Gallery LA-Los Angeles, California
Faculty Exhibition: Center for Art & Design-The College of Saint Rose, Massry
Art Gallery-Albany, New York
2013 New Directions ‘13-Barrett Art Center-Poughkeepsie, New York; Juror Susan Sayre
Batton, Managing Director, Dia: Beacon, Beacon, New York
2012 The Cityscape Show II-George Billis Gallery LA-Los Angeles, California
Faculty Exhibition: Center for Art & Design-The College of Saint Rose, Massry Art Gallery-Albany, New York
The View from 915-Philadelphia Center for Architecture-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2011 The Cityscape Show-George Billis Gallery LA-Los Angeles, California
Drawing-Gross McCleaf Gallery-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Annual National Juried Exhibition-Academy of Fine Arts-Lynchburg, Virginia;
Juror George Billis of George Billis Gallery, New York
2010 Dear Fleisher-Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Faculty Exhibition: Center for Art & Design-The College of Saint Rose, Massry
Art Gallery-Albany, New York
Considering the City-Work • Detroit Gallery-University of Michigan-Detroit,
Michigan; Curator Charlie Michels
18th Annual Juried Exhibition-Bowery Gallery-New York, New York; Juror
Rackstraw Downes
Fellowships, Grants and Awards
2016 Saratoga Arts Community Arts Grant-Saratoga Arts-Saratoga Springs, New York
2015 Residency Fellowship-Vermont Studio Center
Sabbatical Leave Grant-The College of Saint Rose-Albany, New York
Juror’s Award-Realism Vs Abstraction-Lapham Gallery, Lower Adirondack
Regional Arts Council-Glens Falls, New York; Juror Elizabeth Dubben, Director of
Exhibitions, Saratoga Arts Center
2014 Professional Development Grant-The College of Saint Rose-Albany, New York
2012 Professional Development Grant-The College of Saint Rose-Albany, New York
2011 Best In Show Award-Annual National Juried Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts-
Lynchburg, Virginia; Juror George Billis of George Billis Gallery, New York
Scholars & Artists Grant-The College of Saint Rose-Albany, New York
Professional Development Grant-The College of Saint Rose-Albany, New York
2010 Scholars & Artists Grant-The College of Saint Rose-Albany, New York
Residencies
2015 Vermont Studio Center
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Education
2001-2005 Master of Fine Arts, Painting Indiana University; Bloomington, Indiana- Studied under the Jacob K. Javits Fellowship
1996-2001 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting Missouri State University; Springfield, Missouri
Selected Solo/Two-Person Exhibitions
2018 Ben Schwab: Invisible Cities, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Ben Schwab: Alumni Solo Exhibition-The Center for Emerging Visual Artists
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
TBD: James Thatcher & Ben Schwab-The Arts Center of the Capital Region, Main
Gallery-Troy, New York
2016 In Praise Of Shadows: Ben Schwab-Wilson Art Gallery, Le Moyne College
Syracuse, New York
Neighborhood Connection: Ben Schwab-Saratoga Arts Center, Reception
Gallery-Saratoga Springs, New York
2011 YOU ARE HERE: Ben Schwab: New Work– The Arts Center of the Capital Region,
Foyer Gallery-Troy, New York
sub/urban: Scott Foster & Ben Schwab – Clement Gallery-Troy, New York
2010 Marjorie Derrick & Ben Schwab– Saratoga County Arts Council, The Arts Center Gallery-Saratoga Springs, New York
Ben Schwab & Keith Sandman – PrattMWP Arts Institute, School of Art Gallery
Utica, New York
Dana Clancy & Ben Schwab -Lake George Arts Project, Courthouse Gallery, Lake
George, New York
2009 Ben Schwab & Blake Shirley-Albany Center Gallery-Albany, New York
Graphite: Ben Schwab -Gross McCleaf Gallery-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ALB to NRT: Ben Schwab - University of Rochester, The Gallery at the Art & Music Library-Rochester, New York
2008 ALB to NRT: Ben Schwab- Siena College, Yates Gallery-Loudonville, New York
2006 Interior/Exterior: Ben Schwab and Steven Fishman- Benoliel Gallery at the
Center for Emerging Visual Artists; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2003 Occupied Space: Ben Schwab-Joseph Gierek Fine Art-Tulsa, Oklahoma
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region-The Hyde Collection-Glens Falls, NY, Juror Michael Oatman, Associate Professor, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute
2016 The Cityscape Show VI-George Billis Gallery LA-Los Angeles, California
Space & Time-Lapham Gallery, Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council-Glens Falls, NY
30th Anniversary Invitational Exhibition-Saratoga Arts Center
Faculty Exhibition: Center for Art & Design-The College of Saint Rose, Massry
Art Gallery-Albany, New York
2015 Realism Vs Abstraction-Lapham Gallery, Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Council
-Glens Falls, New York; Juror Elizabeth Dubben, Director of Exhibitions, Saratoga
Arts Center
Upstate Artists-Laffer Gallery, Schuylerville, New York; Juror John van Alstine
The Cityscape Show V-George Billis Gallery LA-Los Angeles, California
2014 Industrial Beauty-George Billis Gallery-New York, New York
Between the Boroughs-George Billis Gallery-New York, New York
The Cityscape Show IV-George Billis Gallery LA-Los Angeles, California
Faculty Exhibition: Center for Art & Design-The College of Saint Rose, Massry
Art Gallery-Albany, New York
2013 New Directions ‘13-Barrett Art Center-Poughkeepsie, New York; Juror Susan Sayre
Batton, Managing Director, Dia: Beacon, Beacon, New York
2012 The Cityscape Show II-George Billis Gallery LA-Los Angeles, California
Faculty Exhibition: Center for Art & Design-The College of Saint Rose, Massry Art Gallery-Albany, New York
The View from 915-Philadelphia Center for Architecture-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2011 The Cityscape Show-George Billis Gallery LA-Los Angeles, California
Drawing-Gross McCleaf Gallery-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Annual National Juried Exhibition-Academy of Fine Arts-Lynchburg, Virginia;
Juror George Billis of George Billis Gallery, New York
2010 Dear Fleisher-Samuel S. Fleisher Art Memorial-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Faculty Exhibition: Center for Art & Design-The College of Saint Rose, Massry
Art Gallery-Albany, New York
Considering the City-Work • Detroit Gallery-University of Michigan-Detroit,
Michigan; Curator Charlie Michels
18th Annual Juried Exhibition-Bowery Gallery-New York, New York; Juror
Rackstraw Downes
Fellowships, Grants and Awards
2016 Saratoga Arts Community Arts Grant-Saratoga Arts-Saratoga Springs, New York
2015 Residency Fellowship-Vermont Studio Center
Sabbatical Leave Grant-The College of Saint Rose-Albany, New York
Juror’s Award-Realism Vs Abstraction-Lapham Gallery, Lower Adirondack
Regional Arts Council-Glens Falls, New York; Juror Elizabeth Dubben, Director of
Exhibitions, Saratoga Arts Center
2014 Professional Development Grant-The College of Saint Rose-Albany, New York
2012 Professional Development Grant-The College of Saint Rose-Albany, New York
2011 Best In Show Award-Annual National Juried Exhibition, Academy of Fine Arts-
Lynchburg, Virginia; Juror George Billis of George Billis Gallery, New York
Scholars & Artists Grant-The College of Saint Rose-Albany, New York
Professional Development Grant-The College of Saint Rose-Albany, New York
2010 Scholars & Artists Grant-The College of Saint Rose-Albany, New York
Residencies
2015 Vermont Studio Center
