EDUCATION:
2011-2014 Carnegie Mellon University
Master of Fine Arts: Sculpture
2005-2008 State University of New York University at Buffalo
Bachelor of Fine Arts Cum Laude with high distinction: Visual Studies: Painting
Minor: Art History
2007 Indiana University of Bloomington Summer Sculpture program Berlin, Germany
2003-2005 State University of New York at Fredonia
Bachelor of Fine Arts: Visual Arts: Drawing and Painting
2004 Taglit Birthright Israel- Hillel
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2011 Area 405 Baltimore, MD (Scheduled December 9 , 2011)
Solo Exhibition Transformer Gallery “Running Drill” Washington, DC
Artspace “Mark Making: New York Foundation for the Arts Mark Fellows” Buffalo, NY
Transformer Gallery “Sketch” Washington, DC
2010 Moderno SPLEEN Collaborative Sculptural Installation, Washington, DC
Ann Marie Garden Sculpture Park -
Affiliate of Smithsonian Institution “Green Too” Solomons, MD
Art Awake University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Space@224 Gallery “Rebirth” Buffalo, NY
2009 Niagara Arts and Cultural Center “Beyond the Barrel” Niagara Falls, NY
Art Society of Kingston Gallery 9th annual Kingston Sculpture Biennial, Kingston, NY
Big Orbit Gallery “Karma Kab Boa” Buffalo, NY
2008 Solo Exhibition Gateway Gallery “Inter convergence” Buffalo, NY
Artspace “Complex Compost” Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Arts Studio “Artist in Residence Exhibition” Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Arts Studio TRIMANIA “Amalgamation” Buffalo, NY
Big Orbit Gallery “Member’s Show” Buffalo, NY
Impact Artists Gallery “Fall National Juried Exhibition” Buffalo, NY
University at Buffalo Visual Studies Department Gallery “Emergence” Buffalo, NY
Dani Fine Art Gallery “International Small Works Exhibition” East Hampton, MA
2007 Solo Exhibition University at Buffalo Visual Studies Department Gallery
“Intersection at Dortheenestrasse and Am Kupfergraben” Buffalo, NY
Praxis Gallery in association with TAKT Gallery “Donkey Shane” Berlin, Germany
Gallery 141B “ReART” Buffalo, NY
East Buffalo Sculpture Center “Heavy Metal” Buffalo, NY
Buffalo Central Terminal University at Buffalo Senior Thesis Exhibition
“Intersecting Spaces” Buffalo, NY
2006 University at Buffalo Visual Studies Department Gallery “emerging artists” Buffalo, NY
Cosmopolitan Model Gallery “One Piece Wonder Show” Buffalo, NY
Cosmopolitan Model Gallery “Hells Commissary” Buffalo, NY
SUNY Fredonia Art Department Gallery “Exchange” Fredonia, NY
COLLECTIONS:
Transformer Gallery Flatfile Program, Washington, DC
Gerald Mead Collection, Buffalo, NY
Vermont Studio Center founders collection Johnson, VT
INTERNSHIPS/RESIDENCIES/JOBS:
2011 Transformer Gallery Exercises for Emerging Artists program, Washington, DC
2010 Ann Marie Garden Sculpture Park - Smithsonian Institution
Summer Residency and Public Art Project
New York Foundation for the Arts MARK Program
2009 Vermont Studio Center Artist in Residence
2008 - 2009 Buffalo Arts Studios Artist in Residence/ sculpture workshop instructor
2008-2009 Just for Kids: Before and Afterschool program- Fine Arts Coordinator Buffalo, NY
2008 Albright Knox Art Gallery Artist in Residence, Assistant to Ingrid Calame
2006 - 2008 Student Visual Arts Organization President, University at Buffalo
2007 Cosmopolitan Gallery Internship Assistant to the Art Director
2006 Albright Knox Art Gallery Art Handler Internship
HONORS:
2011 Fellowship from New York Foundation for the Arts: Sculpture
University at Buffalo Scholar of Excellence: Jack Kent Cooke Arts National Award
2008/2005 Deans List University at Buffalo Graduated with honors and Cum Laude
2007 Evelyn Rumsey Summer Travel Scholarship: to travel to Berlin, Germany
University at Buffalo Department of Visual Studies
2007/2006 Frances R. and Louis B. Morrison Memorial Scholarship:
University at Buffalo Department of Visual Studies
2007/2006 Educational Opportunity Program Academic Honor
Award for Academic Achievement: University at Buffalo
2006 Philip C. and Virginia Cuthbert Elliott Scholarship:
University at Buffalo Department of Visual Studies
2005/2004 Educational Development Program Academic Award:
Gold Certificate Winner at SUNY Fredonia
2003 D. Bradley Smith Purchase Award Brighton High School Rochester, NY
PUBLICATIONS:
2011 Dcist.com “Oreen Cohen: Running Drill at Transformer” By Pat Padua7/8/11
Examiner.com “Oreen Cohen hauls history to Transformer Gallery” By Stephen Mack 7/6/11
Washington City Paper “On Drawing” By John Anderson 4/27/11
Artvoice “The MARK 10 Group Show at Artspace”By J.Tim Raymond 4/21/11
2010 The Washington Post By Jacqueline Trescott and Dan Zak 12/28/2010
“25 Notable Washingtonians Pick Arts and Culture Highlights of 2010”
Borderstan “SPLEEN Combined Works of 3 Local Artists” By Cecile Oreste 10/15/10
Brightest Young Things “GO SEE: SPLEEN @ the Moderno” By Sepie Moinipanah 10/1/10
Washington City Paper “Good for the Spleen” By Kristen Capps 10/1/10
AnnMarie Garden Sculpture Park Press Release:
"Artist in Residence Scavenges for Meaning” By Stacey Hann-Ruff 7/10
2009 9th annual Kingston Sculpture Biennial Catalog
The Daily Freeman “Sculpture show has nature on its mind” By Dietrich Knauth 7/12/09
Becky Koenig Color Workbook 3rd edition Published by Prentice Hall 1/19/09