home | statement | cv | NYC tours | contact
Jami Taback, visual artist
gallery | jami taback editions | special projects | corporate art | archive

Individual Philanthropist, Jami Taback, “You Can Make It Happen”,
Campaigning for urban youth programs in the Tri-State Area

Public Events

2008
Fundraising for After School Programs, “You Can Make It Happen”, Jami Taback, Copyright 2008
Police Athletic League, Yonkers, New York, GALA Luncheon and Benefit
C.O.M.B.A.T.T, Newark, New Jersey, “The Main Event”, Robert Treat Hotel
Television Interview with Lisa Durdan, New Jersey , ‘Artist to the Boxing Community’

Solo Exhibitions

2007
Berkeley College, “Flowers of Fire”, NYC, NY
2004
Ceres Gallery, “Woman World”, Chelsea, NY

Group Exhibitions

2008

American Society of Contemporary Artists, The Broome Street Gallery, SoHo, New York

2007
Center for the Arts Evergreen, Evergreen, Colorado, Exploration, a Twenty-First Century Art Exhibit, Invitational
Cal Poly, Ca., W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, Ink and Clay 33,
Curators: Kathleen Howe, Director Pomona College Museum of Art; Kirk Delman, The Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery
Keki Gallery, Budapest, Hungary “Signals from/about Central Europe II”, Works from the Baltonfured/Csopak International Artists Residencies 1996-2006
2006
Berkeley Gallery, Berkeley College, White Plains, NY
Ceres Gallery, “Soulful Expressions of Beauty”, New York
Unitarian Universalist Congregation, “My Favorite”, Shelter Rock, New York
Synagogue for the Arts, ASCA, “Creativity: The Artist’s Journey”, NYC, NY
Broome Street Gallery, “The Best Of ASCA, 2006”, NYC, NY.
Curated by: Charlotta Kotik, Curator of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum; Jeffrey Wechsler, Sr. Curator, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Museum, Rutgers Univ., N.J.; George Billis, Director George Billis Gallery, NYC
Office of the Manhattan Borough President, American Society of Contemporary Artists
Broome Street Gallery, "All About Color", American Society of Contemporary Artists
2005
Ernst Museum, “Long Night in Budapest”, Hungarian Multicultural Center, Artist-in-Residence, Budapest, Hungary, Curator: Ibolya Kenyeres and Erzsebet Tatai, Art Historian, Beata Szechy, Speaker
 
Arad Biennale, Museum of Art of Romanian, Arad, Romania, Painting Award
 
Office of the Manhattan Borough President, American Society of Contemporary Artists
2004
Group VirtuArt, International Exposition, Granollers-Barcelona, Spain
 
Iona College, Invitational, “Driven to Abstraction,” New Rochelle, NY
 
Wisconsin State University, “Women in the Middle: Borders, Barriers”
 
“Pressed and Pulled”, Fort Tilden, New York
 
Manhattan Arts International, “Herstory”, Artist Showcase Award, NYC
 
Pen & Brush, NYC, New York
 
Ceres Gallery, “Constellations”, Chelsea, NYC, NY
 
Broome Street Gallery, ASCA 86th Annual Exhibit, SoHo, NYC, NY
2003
The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, Mid-Atlantic Exhibit, New Castle, PA.
Juror: Elizabeth Thomas, Asst. Curator of Contemporary Art at the Carnegie Museum of Art
 
Women’s Studio Center, “Vertical Peace”, L.I.C., NY
 
Pen & Brush, Annual Mixed-Media & New Media Exhibition, NYC, NY
  Williamsburg Art & Historical Society, "Members Salon Exhibition" , Brooklyn, NY
 
Pen & Brush, “Evolution of the Artist”, NYC, NY
 
Manhattan Arts International, “Healing”, NYC, NY
 
Manhattan Arts International, “20th Anniversary”, NYC, NY
 
Williamsburg Art & Historical Society, “Brave Destiny”, Brooklyn, NY
 
The Broome Street Gallery, “ASCA 85th Annual Exhibition, SoHo,   NYC
 
“The Secret Club Project”, Northampton, Mass.
2002
New Century Artist’s Gallery, “Members Exhibition”, Chelsea, NYC
 
Pen & Brush, “Non-Members Exhibition”, NYC
 
Strathmore Paper Artist’s Award
 
Women’s Studio Center, ‘Members Exhibition’, Long Island City, NY
 
Sperone-Westwater Gallery, ‘Postcards from the Edge’, Chelsea, NYC
 
Manhattan Arts International, “I Love Manhattan”, Award Of Excellence
 
Manhattan Arts International, “Herstory”, Artist Showcase Award, NYC
 
BQE Gallery, “Artist’s Supporting Artist’s”, Williamsburg, NY
 
New Century Artists Gallery, “New Members”, Chelsea, NY
 
Shelter Rock Gallery, “Scapes: Three Artists” Shelter Rock, NY
 
Williamsburg Art & Historical Society, “Members Exhibition”, NY
2001
Wisser Memorial Library, "Women: Dead or Alive," New York Institute of Technology, NY
East End Arts & Humanities Council, "Think Ink." Riverhead, NY
2000
Artist Space, "Night of 1000 Drawings," SoHo, NY
1990
Midge Karr Art Center, New York Institute of Technology, Greenvale,NY
1988
Discovery Art Gallery, Locust Valley, NY
1986
"America the Beautiful", The National Americana Museum, Yorktown,Va.
1983
Art and Design Gallery, SoHo, NY
1982
Nassau County Fine Arts Museum, Roslyn Harbor, NY
1981
Felice Cole Gallery, South Hampton, NY
1979
"Ruth Leaf Studio Exhibition", Veridian Gallery, NYC
1978
"Ruth Leaf Studio Exhibition", Veridian Gallery, NYC
Lakeville Art Gallery, Glen Cove, NY
1976
Harkness Gallery, NYC

Honors & Awards

2007
COGAP-Member of Coast Guard Artist Program
2005
Museum of Art of Romania, AradBiennale, 4th Prize in Painting
2003
The Broome Street Gallery, ASCA 85th Annual Exhibition,
Nancy Ranson Award
2002
Pen and Brush, NYC, “Strathmore Paper Artist’s Award”, Non-Members Exhibition
Jurors: Robert Cenedella, Art Students League Catherine Redmond, painter
 
Manhattan Arts International, NYC, “ I Love Manhattan”,
Jurors: Ed Rubin, Journalist
Renee Phillips, Award of Excellence
 
Manhattan Arts International, Herstory, Jurors: Donna Cameron, Renee Phillips, NYC, Artist Showcase Award
1986
Best Composition, "America the Beautiful, The National Americana Museum, Yorktown, Va. Juror: Allen W. Finger, Director
1979
Long Island Lithographic Award, Rockville Centre Library, Rockville, Centre, NY
Jurors: Dan Welden, printmaker Helen Harrison, art critic, The *New York Times

Collections

The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, NYC
Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire
Dowling State College, Oakdale, NY
IBM Corporation, NYC
International Museum of South Africa, Johannesburg, SA
Knights of Malta, Island of Malta
Museum of Industrial Design, NYC
National Americana Museum, Yorktown Va.
Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg, SA
St. Johns University, Jamaica, NY
United Jewish Appeal, Benefit Auction, Oceanside, NY
Xerox Corporation, Toronto, NY

Publications

Chicago Art News, Artrepreneurs, 2006
American Society of Contemporary Artists, 2003
Columbia School of Journalism Radio Interview, Women Artist’s-Women’s History  Month

Selected Reviews

GALLERY & STUDIO, Surveying Postmodern Abstraction at Iona College, Nov-Dec 2004/Jan 200
NEW JERSEY TRIBUNE, ASBURY PARK PRESS, RUTGER’S UNIV.,
“Jami Taback Exhibits, ‘Woman World’ ”, Bill Canacci, October 10, 2004
Jane Shapiro, "Jami Taback: Tripping out on art", THE HERALD, December 7, 1995
Karin Lipson, "Abstract Offerings in "Larger Prints"", NEWSDAY, June 15, 1990
Phyllis Braff, "Prints Capture Season", THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 21, 1986

Art Related Activities

Founding Director of TalkArt, Inc. Plans and organizes subscription series of art lectures to private groups in and around the New York area. Negotiates with museums, galleries, foundations, public and private collections with full lecturing privileges.

Organizations

American Society of Contemporary Artists  (ASCA)

Education

1984
New York University, NYC, Krishna Reddy
1976-80
Ruth Leaf Studio, Douglaston, NY
1971-73
C.W. Post College, Greenvale, NY

Jami taback signature

Jami Taback
75-25 153rd Street apt. 541
Kew Gardens Hills, NY 11367
Email: jtaback@nyc.rr.com