Rita Ackermann

Rita Ackermann (born 1968 in Hungary) is a Hungarian-American artist.

Career

Having trained at the University of Fine Arts Budapest from 1989 until 1992, Ackermann moved from to New York in 1991. From 1992 until 1993 she trained at the The New York Studio School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture (Hanes Foundation). She has been featured in numerous museum exhibitions in the United States, Japan and Europe. Ackermann is represented by Andrea Rosen Gallery. She lives and works in New York City with her husband. Her work includes paintings, drawings, T-shirts, a line of underwear, and skateboard design. Ackermann gained attention in 1994 with paintings resembling large sketchbook pages of nymphetish girls in underwear.Fact|date=September 2008

In 2008 she participated in the Whitney Biennial [ [http://www.whitney.org/www/2008biennial/www/?section=artists&page=artist_ackermann whitney.org] ]

Solo exhibitions

*2005: “Jump On Me”, Bonner Kunstverein, April 29 to July 3
*2005: “Collage: 1993-2005”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, September 9-October 8
*2004: “The Dreamland Artist Club”, public project with Creative Time for Coney Island redevelopment , June 12 to September 6
*2003: Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France, “Ördögök” (Devils) January 11 to February 22
*2003: Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, “Memoires d’Une Jeune Fille Rouge”, May 23 to July 26
*2003: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “Listen to the Fool’s Reproach”, December 13 2003 to January 17 2004
*2002: Museum Het Domein, Sittard, Holland, “Snowfall in August”, June 2 – August 18
*2001: The Deep Gallery, Paris, France, “Style Show for the Levitation of the Strong American Women”, June 28 – July 28
*2001: Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, “the only way to get to my vagina is through Jesus!”, March 10 – April 12
*2000: Annet Gelink Gallery, The Netherlands, “Lost and Found Notes”, September 2 – October 15
*2000: Galerie Krobath Wimmer, Vienna, Austria, “God’s Little Helpers”, May 17 – July 1
*2000: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “corvette”, March 10 – April 15
*1999: Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, “Revelation”, September 3 – October 11
*1999: Swiss Institute, New York, January 21 – March 6, with Ana Axpe
*1998: Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece, June - September
*1998: Bartok 32 Galeria, Budapest, Hungary, “Just Do Whatever You Want”, March 13 – April 5
*1998: Andrea Rosen Gallery, NYC, “Songs of Sirens”, January 9 – February 7
*1997: Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, “The Good, The Bad and The Evil”, May/June
*1996: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “If Anyone Hurts My Brother, I’ll Kill That...”, January 19 - February 24
*1995: Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, “The Birth of Tragedy”, September 1 - 30
*1995: Interim Art, London, England, “out of the blue into the black”, June 1 - July 15
*1995: Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece, “It Doesn’t Matter if You Love Me or Not....I’ll Be Always There For You...”, February 11 - March 25
*1995: Museum of Contemporary Art, “Options 48: Dan Peterman”, November 12 – January 8
*1994: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “After Dinner I’m Gonna Shoot You But Before I’ll Take A Shower”, July 8 - August 12, 1994

References

External links

* [http://www.andrearosengallery.com/artists/rita-ackermann/ Artist information at andrearosen.com]
* [http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1248/is_10_92/ai_n7069929 "Rita Ackermann at Andrea Rosen", "Art in America", Nov, 2004 by Vincent Katz]
* [http://www.artnet.com/magazine_pre2000/features/schjeldahl/schjeldahl1-22-98.asp "Teenarama: Rita Ackermann" by Peter Schjeldahl, artnet.com]
* [http://www.assemblylanguage.com/reviews/Ackermann.html "Rita Ackermann at the Parco Gallery" by Monty DiPietrobr, assemblylanguage.com]
* [http://www.rebeccacamhi.com/artists/ritaackerman.htm Ackermann at Rebecca M. Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece]