Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1974


EDUCATION

2001     MFA, Painting and Printmaking, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1997     BFA, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007    The Big Hunch, The Jersey City Museum @ The Majestic, Jersey City, NJ
2003    Bobbing, Billowing, and Thrashing About, Recent Paintings, Chicago Illini Union, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
2002    Recent Paintings, Malovat Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001    MFA Thesis Exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (catalog)
2000    Movable Feast, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
            

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008    Windows@Walsh, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ
            Emerge 9, Aljira: A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
            Drift/Recast, Jason Watson and Beth Gilfilen, Mary Benson Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
2007    Metro 25, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ
            Bits and Pieces: The Collage Impulse, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
2006    Aldrich Undercover, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
            Drawing Stage, Curated by E. Carmen Ramos, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ (catalog)
            Painting Annual, Victory Hall, Jersey City, NJ
2005    AIM 25, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY (catalog)
            Crossing the Line, The Painting Center, New York, NY
            16th National Drawing & Print Exhibition, Gormley Gallery, College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD
            Bam! Boom! Bang!!!, Morsel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY    
2004    Radius, Emerging Artists from CT and Southeastern NY, The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
            Errata, Curated by Thom Collins, Cade Center for Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD
            Drawing Conclusions, Curated by Keith Miller, Islip Art Museum, East Islip, NY
            New Art '04, Curated by Ann Wilson Lloyd, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA
            Martha & Me, Gallery Onetwentyeight, New York, NY
            Greetings from the Flatfiles, King Fisher Projects, Queens, NY
2003-5 Pivot Points, Traveling exhibition, Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA; Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI; Galeria ICPNA Miraflores,                         Lima, Peru; Gelb Gallery, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA; Boyden Gallery, St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, MD
2003    Sketches, Scrawls, Scribbles and Such, Unit B (Gallery), Chicago , IL
            4 x 6 Art, Art Boat at ArtChicago 2003, Garden Fresh Gallery, Chicago, IL
2001    Hot & Sticky, The Painting Center, New York, NY
            Antelope to Zebra, Jurors: Don Crow, Greg Carbo, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
2000    Trans, Heidi Trepanier, Matt Fisher, Beth Gilfilen, Curated by Shirley Kaneda, Main Art Gallery, Richmond, VA
            Tyros, Bradford Gallery, Richmond, VA
            Recent Work by Beth Gilfilen & Matt Fisher, Bradford Gallery, Richmond, VA
            Treasure Hunt, Paintings by Elise Howell and Beth Gilfilen, Bradford Gallery, Richmond, VA

FLATFILE PROJECTS

The Flatfiles, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (ongoing)
The Boston Drawing Project, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA (ongoing)

REGISTRIES

Viewing Program, The Drawing Center, New York, NY
The Curated Artist Registry, White Columns, New York, NY
The Irving Sandler Artists File, Artists Space, New York, NY
NeoImages.net, New York, NY, Santa Barbara, CA
Women Arts Network, The Fund for Women Artists, Florence, MA

AWARDS

2007     Aljira Emerge 9, Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
2005     Artist in the Marketplace Residency, The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY
2001     Nominee, Joan Mitchell Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
             Barbara Ellen Powers Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2000-1  Graduate Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2000     Nominee, Dedalus Foundation Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
             Nominee, Phi Kappa Phi Scholarship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1999     Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
             Stacy A. Phillips Painting Scholarship, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass, CO

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2007         Exhibition essay for The Big Hunch. The Jersey City Museum. Rocio Aranda-Alvarardo, curator.
                 Gennocchio, Benjamin. "Collages go to College And Behave Accordingly," The New York Times, December 16
                 Gennocchio, Benjamin. "A Show of Small Works, and a Group Sampler," The New York Times, December 9
                 Bischoff, Dan. "Working Small but Thinking Big," The Star Ledger, November 30

2006         Bischoff, Dan. "Make room for drawings: Wide-ranging show at City Without Walls." The Star Ledger, September 22
                 "Drawing Stage", exhibition catalog, City Without Walls, Newark, NJ. E. Carmen Ramos, curator.
                 Cohen, David. "Umambiguous." Artworld Digest.

2005         Cotter, Holland. "Latino Art, and Beyond Category." The New York Times, September 2
                 Gennocchio, Benjamin. "Art Review; When Artists Discover Craft-Oriented Kitsch." The New York Times, August 21
                 Gibson, Todd. "A Different Sort of Summer Group Show." From the Floor. July 12
                 "AIM 25", exhibition catalog, Bronx Museum of the Arts. Lydia Yee and Amy Rosenblum Martin, curators.

2004         Ding, Theresa J. "Pivot Points: Painted Poetry." The Phillipian: Phillips Academy, February 13, p.A5
                 McQuaid, Cate. "Three Shows Shake Up Summer Art Doldrums." The Boston Globe, August 20 2003         
                 Mucha, Zak. "Sketchy figures." The Chicago Journal, June 26
                 "Discerning Voices", exhibition essay for Pivot Points catalog published by Virginia Commission for the Arts. Steven L. Jones.
                 "The Painters: Introduction", exhibition essay for Pivot Points catalog published by Virginia Commission for the Arts. Richard Roth.

2001         "Negotiating Postmodernism." introduction for MFA Thesis Exhibition catalog, published by Virginia Commonwealth University. Richard Roth.
                 Korotkin, Joyce. Review, The New York Art World, July, pp18-19

2000         Punchline Magazine (photograph). July 20, p.14
                 Ramirez, Jenny O. "Ready for Prime Time." Style Weekly, Richmond, July 18, p. 32

ARTIST LECTURES

"Artist Talk/Demonstration," Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY, October 11, 2007
"Slide Night," Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ, September 21, 2006
"Artist Talk, Panelist for Pivot Points," Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, March 1, 2005
"Artist Talk," Phillips Academy, Andover, MA, February 5, 2004

VISITING ARTIST POSITIONS

2005    Visiting Artist / Lecturer,  Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2004    Visiting Artist / Lecturer, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2003     Adjunct Instructor, "Drawing I,"  Moraine Valley College, Palos Hills, IL
2001     Instructor, "Basic Drawing," Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2000-1 Teaching Assistant, "Intermediate Painting, Basic Painting, Honors Arts Seminar," Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA