Education

University of Manitoba, Canada, B.F.A.,
Boston University, Boston, Mass., M.F.A.,
Yale University, New Haven, Conn., M.F.A. graduate program

Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions

2005 Solo – “Opere 2002 – 2005”, Fortezza di Civitella del Tronto, Italy

2003 Solo – “Then and Now”, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY

1997 Solo - “Reflections of Nature”, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, New York

1996 Solo – Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, New York

1994 Solo - Cast Iron Gallery, New York, N.Y.

1989 Solo - First Street Gallery, New York, N.Y.

1985 Solo - Atlantic Gallery, New York, N.Y.

1974 Solo – The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

2003 “Moveable Feast” A Still Life Collaboration by Zeuxis, Westbeth Gallery
2002 AIR Gallery, NY – Invitational
Atlantic Gallery, NY - Invitational

1998,97 “Artists Equity” – Invitational, New York City

1997 ,95 Lizan-Tops Gallery – East Hampton, N.Y.

1997,93 “Gardens”, Pioneer Gallery, Gallery 53, Cooperstown, N.Y.

1992 National Juried Show, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, N.Y.

1990 Women’s Caucaus for Art, New York City
Quan Scheider Gallery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1988 “Contemporary Landscape and Still Life”, Gallery 53, Cooperstown, N.Y.
“Three Painters”, Bank Street School, New York City
“Sixteen Artists”, Oneonta, N.Y.

1987 Viewpoint Gallery, New York City
“Members”, First Street Gallery, New York City
Kornbluth Gallery, Fairlawn, New Jersey

1985 Sibley Gallery, Nantucket, Mass
“Three Person”, Waverly Gallery, New York City
“Invitational”, Prince Street Gallery, New York City

1984 “Womens Caucus, National Juried Exhibition”, Lehigh University, Pa., (cat.)
“Award Winners”, Woodstock Art Association, Woodstock, New York
“Art in Embassies Program”, Dept. of State, Washington, D.C. Works on loan to U.S. Embassies in West Germany and Costa Rica.

1982 “Views by Women Artists”, Fordham University, New York City (cat.)

1981 “Watercolour, A Contemporary View”, Farleigh Dickinson University,

1978 “118 Artists”, Landmark Gallery, New York City

1976-79 Maine Coast Artists, (summer shows), Rockport, Maine

1975 Glenbow Alberta Art Institue, Ontario, Canada
Prince Street Gallery, Landmark Gallery, New York City

1970 “Alumni”, Boston University Gallery, Bosotn, Mass.

1961 “Giovani Stranieri Artisti a Roma”, Galleria San Luca, Rome

Awards, Grants and Scholarships

1994 The Town School travel grant to Italy
1992,1994 Cooperstown Art Association, second prize, painting
1986 Lenox School award for excellence
1987 Woodstock Art Association, Rose M. Rome award
1965 The MacDowell Colony residency
1959 Yale-Norfolk residency, (summer residency granted by
Yale University).
1960,61 The Provincetown Workshop summer residency,
The Canada Council (Canadian Govt.) Award to Rome, Italy

Professional Teaching

2001-present The School of the National Academy of Design
5 East 89th Street
New York City, NY
Still Life Painting

2002,03 Horace Mann School
Riverdale, New York
Ceramics – Upper School – 8th to 12th grades

1989 – 2001 The Town School, N.YCity N.Y. Upper School Art Teacher and Arts Enrichment Assembly Director

1979-1989 Lenox School, New York, N.Y., Middle and Upper School
Art Teacher

1969-1979 Village Community School, New York, N.Y.,
Lower and Middle School Art Teacher

1967-1971 The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, N.Y., art instructor in museum workshop program for Junior and Senior High School students

1965-1970 Museum of Modern art, New York, N.Y., art instructor to Children’s and Parents and Children’s classes. Workshops for High School students in painting, sculpture and puppetry.

1955-57 The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, art instructor, Saturday classes for school children

Selected Collections

The Winnipeg Art Gallery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Boston Mutual Life Insurance Co. Boston, Mass
Bellevue Hospital Centre, New York City
Dewey Ballantine Inc., New York City
The Town School, New York City
Connor Clark Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Investors Group, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
The MacAuley Collection, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada
Mr. and Mrs Gianfranco Ruffini, Florence, Italy
Mr. and Mrs. M. Lager, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mr. Mark Pedrotti, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dr. and Mrs. J. Kramer, New York City

Selected Bibliography

Web site, (www.paintingsdirect.com) 25 images, artist’s statement and biography

Hudnut, Penny, “Sandra Caplan Ciarrochi: An Artist in the Classroom”, The Town School Currents, Spring, 1996

“Caplan Exhibit at the Cooperstown Art Association”, Freeman’s Journal, April 10, 1996

“Caplan, B. Dr., “Letters, Sandra Caplan Ciarrochi”, Alumni Journal, The University of Manitoba, Volume 56, No. 3, 1996

Artist Avenue, CD-Rom, K Street Systems, Denver Colorado, 1992

Road Jigsaw Puzzle Collection, Tokyo, Japan

Daniel, David, “In the Galleries”, Art and Antiques, 1989

Review, Artspeak, 1989,1986

Levine, M. “Translucency/Transparency:Women Working in Watercolour”, (cat.), 1982

Perrault, John, “Summer Reviews”, Village Voice, 1980

Goetz, W., “Sandra Caplan, Pastel drawings”, Winnipeg Art Gallery Bulletin, 1975

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