Born: Missouri, 1965 • Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
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Education
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2000 University of California, Los Angeles. MFA
1997 California College of the Arts (California College of Arts and Crafts), Oakland CA. BFA
1987 Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO. BA
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Selected One Person Exhibitions
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2012 Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis, MO
2010 The Circle Game, Andi Campagnone Projects, Pomona, CA
2008 FineSilver Gallery, Houston, TX.
...and now is the time for dreaming, Vincent Price Gallery at East LA College, Los Angeles, CA
2007 Slices , 269 N. Beverly, Beverly Hills, CA. a PhantomGalleriesLA project
2005 A Family Tree ,Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Deep End , SolwayJones, Los Angeles, CA
Paperworks II, Mirta Demare International Visual Art, Rotterdam, Netherlands
2002 Inscaping, SolwayJones, Los Angeles, CA
Crop, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
1997 Meniscus, Nexus Gallery, Oakland, CA
1994 Recent Flights and Turbulent Take Offs, Schweinfurth Art Center. Auburn, NY
Conversations with Twilight, 15 Steps Gallery. Ithaca, NY
Artspace Gallery. Owego, NY
1993 Cornell University, Olin Library. Ithaca, NY
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Selected Group Exhibitions
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2011 CALIdescope, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington, Beach, CA
I'll think about it, commissioned site-specific project with Tim Nolan and Jamison Carter. FLAGSTOP 2011, Torrance, CA
Loads and Allowances, Rio Hondo College. Curator: Margaret Griffith
2010 Mother's Night Out. A project by Jemima Brown/Family Viewing at invitation of Centrifugal Projects/Trajector Art Fair at Hotel Bloom! in collaboration with Art Brussels. Brussels, Belgium
From Patterns to Pathways Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Curator: Tim Nolan
SHFT Pop-Up Gallery, The Continental, Los Angeles, CA. Curator: Edie Kahula Pereira
2009 Edenistic Divergence, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA Curator: Andi Campagnone
GraceBeautyFortitude, Sophia Louisa Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Overtones Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Super Elastic, Pacifica Bldg. Long Beach, CA a PhantomGalleriesLA project. Curator: Tim Nolan
Jancar/McCorkle Projects. Chinatown, CA
On the Down-Low, The Attic. Curator: Cherie Benner Davis
2008 At the Brewery Project, 1993-2007: the Finale, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA. Curator: Noel Korten
Southern Exposure, RubyGreen Art Center, Nashville, TN. Curator: Mery Lynn McCorkle
Sum of Parts, dba256 Gallery, Pomona, CA
2007 Abstraction II, Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Alumni at the Centennial, California College of the Arts, Oliver Arts Center, Oakland, CA. Curator: Julie Joyce and Jo Lauria
Haus Guests, Haus Gallery at the Brewery Projects, Los Angeles, CA. Curator: Bill Rabe and Nena Amsler
Pillow Talk: Small Comforts for Hard Times, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. Curator: Mery Lynn McCorkle
2006 Sundown Salon #028: The Young Ones, Fritz Haeg's Sundown Salon, Los Angeles, CA. Curator: Iris Regn & Joyce Campbell
Chain Letter, High Energy Constructs, Chinatown, CA. Curator: Doug Harvey and Christian Cummings
Work Space at FAR--The Foundation for Art Resources www.farsited.org
2005 Touch Me, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA. curator: Nancy Silverman-Miles
Little Things, Blue 7 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. curator: Heather Brown
2004 The Political Landscape, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery at Barnsdall. curator: Noel Korten
Where We Live: Outside and In, Overtones Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. curator: Kristina Newhouse
Fantasticism, Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Miniature Worlds, The Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA. curator: Carolie Parker-Lopez
American Gothic: Talent for the Dark Ages, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA. curator: Tyler Stallings
2002 Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2001 Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2000 Fahrenheit 2000, Cypress College, Los Angeles, CA. Curator: Carl Berg and Paul Paiement
1999 Cerritos College, Los Angeles, CA. Curator: Geoff Allen
1998 Miller Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
1997 Toki Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1996 In the Hot Box, California College of Arts and Crafts
1995 Voices and Visions, 171 Cedar Arts Center. Corning, NY
Objects of Desire, Martin Schweig Gallery. St. Louis, MO
1995,94 Faculty Exhibition, Community School of Music and Arts. Ithaca, NY
1994 30th Anniversary Blowout, Craft Alliance. St. Louis
Arnot Art Musuem. Elmira, NY
1989 Martin Schweig Gallery. St. Louis, MO
1988 The Gallery. Forest Park Community College. St. Louis
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Bibliography
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2011 Lange, Alexandra, The Only Thing There's Just Too Little Of, Design Observer, April 2011
Arieff, Allison, Beyond the Cubicle, New York Times July 18, 2011
ZingRecsLA, Zing Magazine, April 2011
Walker, Amanda, Balancing Act, The Architect's Newspaper, May 2010
Kazovsky, Alla, Broodwork's It's About Time and talking to Strangers, Huffington Post, May 2011
Home is Where the Art Is, ArtWeekLA, April 2011
Singh, Ajay, 'It's About Time' you understood time, Eagle Rock Patch.com April, 2011
Bush, Bill, Balancing (Art) Work and Family, Huffington Post, April 2011
AIGA LA recommendations, April 2011
LA FORUM for Architecture and Urban Design Delirious Calendar, April 2011
Obsessed By, the blog of Plastical, April 2011
Communicating Communication blog, April 2011
2010 Art Scene: Recommended Exhibitions: Edenistic Divergence January 2010
Famera, James, An Artist Finds Her Muse in Eagle Rock Eagle Rock Patch.com October 2010
BROODWORK + BCF, Evil Monito.com August 12, 2010
Harris, Cerentha Inspiration: Artist Rebecca Niederlander .Herman Miller Co. blog Lifework. May 2010
Studio Practice, ArtTextCloth, December, 2010
Home Work, Abigail Doan blog, November 2010
Lamb, Ket, alter eco. Juli B blog, May 18, 2010
2009 Design Sponge Metal and Wire Sept. 16, 2009
Davies, Stacy, Paradise Lost: Edenistic Divergence examines the human impact on perfection IE Weekly, Dec. 2009
Lieu, Lynn, Edenistic Divergence: Pick of the Week. IE Weekly, Nov. 2009
Klabin, Karen, Interview with Rebecca Niederlander and Iris Anna Regn, Coagula Art Journal, Issue #99
Harris, Cerentha Art: Rebecca Niederlander July 13, 2009 thisisadesignblog.com
Top Pick for Broodwork: Creative Practice and Family Life, Los Angeles Times June 11, 2009
Design Sponge Swoon: Rebecca Niederlander January 31, 2009
Fairytale Wishes and Caviar Dreams Creative Wavelength January 31, 2009
Paper Crave Paper Art by Rebecca Niederlander February 6, 2009
Apartment Therapy/Chicago February 6, 2009
2008 Hargreaves, Kathryn, Rebecca Niederlander, Artillery Magazine Jan. 2008, p.39
Davies, Stacy, Connecting the Dots: Sum of Parts Illuminates the whole of conceptual collage. IEWeekly, Mar 13, 2008
Inouye, Amy, Rebecca Niederlander: Wound Up Tight, But in a Good Way. Coagula Art Journal Jan. 2008, p. 18
Hargreaves, Kathryn, Sum of Parts exhibition essay
Nolan, Joe, Critic's Pick, Nashville Scene, October, 2008
Nys Dambrot, Shana, Flavorpill Sept. 2, 2008
Herrera, Ana Mobile, The Goose Goloso, February 1, 2008
Images used in Bryce & Bouji fashion house 2008 Lookbook
2007 Joliet, Laure, I heart simple/complex art. At Home At Home, Sept. 14, 2007
Scarborough, James, Abstraction II, What the Butler Saw, August 16, 2007
2005 Myers, Holly Drive of the Human Spirit. Los Angeles Times, December 2, 2005
Art Scene: Recommended Exhibitions: American Gothic: Talent for the Dark Ages January 2005
Wyszpolski, Bondo Touch Me Hermosa Beach Easy Reader April 7, 2005
2004 Frank, Peter, Recommended: Fantasticism. LA Weekly. July 2-9, 2004
Wyszpolski, Bondo American Gothic: Talent for the Dark Ages Hermosa Beach Easy Reader December 16, 2004
Cunningham, Mark, Decay and Decrepitude. Rarified Air December 9, 2004
DuTan, Stephanie, Rebecca Niederlander: The Deep End of Intelligence. Coagula Art Journal Aug. 2004, p. 24
Frank, Peter Elizabeth Bryant and Rebecca Niederlander at SolwayJones, ArtWeek p.22
Frank, Peter, Recommended: Where We Live: Inside and Out. LA Weekly. June 4-10, 2004
Art Scene: Recommended Exhibitions: Where We Live: Inside and Out June 2004
Frank, Peter, Recommended: Deep End. LA Weekly. May 14-20, 2004, p. 148
art.blogging.la Mixed Media @Overtones May 7, 2004
Tang, Beverly, Deep End. BTang Phlog. April 26, 2004
Frank, Peter, Art Pick of the Week: The Political Landscape. LA Weekly, April 9-15, 2004
Pagel, David, Our Place in the World. Los Angeles Times, March 25, 2004
Korten, Noel The Political Landscape Catalog, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park
2002 Art Scene: Recommended Exhibitions: Crop. October 2002
Ohlman, Leah, Sculptor Finds the Mystery in Reality. Los Angeles Times, Aug. 2, 2002, p. F28-29
Frank, Peter, Recommended: Inscaping. LA Weekly, August 2-8, 2002, p. 126
2000 Anderson, Michael, Fahrenheit 2000 Catalogue, Cypress College, Los Angeles, CA
1999 Speight, Charlotte and John Toki Hands in Clay Mayfield Publishing
1997 Speight, Charlotte and John Toki Make It With Clay Mayfield Publishing
1994 Shepley, Carol Fering, Shining Lights: Craft Alliance Celebrates 30th Anniversary St. Louis Post Dispatch, Sept. 7, 1994
Soltys, Jacqueline, Cedar Arts Showcases Women Artists Ithaca Journal, March 10, 1994
Lockmer, Kelly Rebecca Niederlander: Art in Residence Ithaca Times, May 15, 1994
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Curatorial
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2011 Co-curate BROODWORK: It's About Time with Iris Anna Regn at OTIS College of Art and Design
Co-curate BROODWORK: Marking Time video project at invitation of Trajector Art Fair at Hotel Bloom! in collaboration with Art Brussels. Brussels, Belgium
Co-curate BROODWORK: Marking Time Cause for Creativity at Santa Monica Museum of Art
2010 Co-curate BROODWORK Meets Family Viewing project at invitation of Trajector Art Fair at Hotel Bloom! in collaboration with Art Brussels. Brussels, Belgium
Co-curate BROODWORK: Outdoor Family Garden Tour for Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design
Co-curate BROODWORK: the Lecture for Los Angeles Forum for Architecture and Urban Design
2009 Co-curate BROODWORK Creative Practice and Family Life at Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2004 Hieronymus Slept Here at Irvine Fine Arts, Irvine, CA.
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Publications
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2010- Herman Miller Company, Lifework blog, Family and Design representative with Iris Anna Regn
2009 Joe Davidson essay in the 2009 City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs Individual Artist Fellowship Exhibition (COLA) at the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park
Preview for Daniel Nicoletta THE Magazine
Preview for Ben Jackel, Kim Tucker ArtScene Magazine
2008 Previews for Klutch Stanaway, Contemporary Art From India, Jennifer Vanderpool. ArtScene Magazine
2007 Carrie Ungerman essay in the 2007 COLA Exhibit at the Los Angeles Municipal Gallery at Barnsdall Art Park
Sightseeing in St. Louis ArtScene Magazine, April 2007. Vol. 26, No. 8 p. 45-50.
Preview for Mark Dutcher ArtScene Magazine
2005 Secrets and Light essay for Donnie Molls exhibit at Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2, 4, 6, 8...Time to Transsubstantiate! for catalog of Paul Paiement exhibit at Laguna Art Museum/Laguna Wilderness Press
Catalog for terra firma: part 1 exhibit at Manhattan Beach Art Center, Manhattan Beach, CA
2004 Peter Shire Review. American Ceramics. Vol. 14, issue 4, Fall 2004. p. 62
Eelcmwo ot hte wlodr fo nseert vdieral* (welcome to the world of ernest velardi) catalog essay for Cypress College exhibit
2001 SuperPhat: Big-Time Innovation at Remba Gallery and Mixografia Workshop catalog essay for Superphat at Cypress College, Cypress, CA.
The Ambassadors of Ulipio (Why It is Okay to Feel Again) in Scripps College 57th Ceramic Annual Catalogue, Claremont CA, Scripps College/Perpetua Press
2000 Better Living through Tea: Contemporary Artists Investigate Two Forms in Color and Fire: Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000 Los Angeles County Museum of Art/Rizzoli International Publications
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Grants and Honors
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2011 Artist in Residence, Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA
Participant, Re-Visions of LA, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA
Grant for BROODWORK: It's About Time, Pasadena Arts Alliance
Grant for BROODWORK: It's About Time, Culture Ireland
2007 ARC Grant. The Durfee Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Artist's Residency. Stichting Kaus Australis, Rotterdam, Netherlands
1999 Graduate Fellowship. University of California-Los Angeles
1998 Graduate Fellowship. University of California-Los Angeles
1996 President's Recognition Award. California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
1992 Individual Grant. Council of Creative and Performing Arts, Cornell University