SHELDON KREVIT
 
6 Dovela Road, Santa Fe, NM 87508 (505)466-1362

sheldon.eleven@hotmail.com

sheldon@cnsp.com
(until March 31, 2012)

www.sheldonkrevit.com

FORMAL ARTS EDUCATION

THE PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF ART Bachelor of Fine Arts 1977.

THE PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS Four-Year Certificate 1976
While at the Academy, awarded one of six available private studios, by a vote of the entire faculty, receiving more votes than 78 of the other 80 competitors.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE

In June, 2004, completed nine years of teaching Art at St. Rita School, Hamden, CT. Received a Commendation from The New England Association of Schools and Colleges, March 1998.

Adjunct Instructor of Drawing, Albertus Magnus College, spring, 2002.
PAST BOARD POSITIONS

The Arts Council of Greater New Haven (Mayoral Appointment) 1994 - 2004.

The International Festival of Arts & Ideas, New Haven, 1995 - 2004.

SELECTED PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS

New Mexico Showcase - Juried by Peter Frank, 516 ARTS, Albuquerque, NM, February 4 - April 28, 2012

Jay Etkin Gallery, Santa Fe, July 29 Opening Reception thru August 20, 2011

"The Box Show", Jay Etkin Gallery - Memphis, TN, May, 2011

Collect: Inside 8 - Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, May 7 - June 5, 2010

EX. EX. V
- Organized by Dean Howell - La Tienda, Eldorado at Santa Fe, December 12, 2009 - January 10, 2010

The Gallery Collection at La Posada de Santa Fe Resort and Spa - Curated by Sara Eyestone, 2009, 2010


Select Art, Dallas, TX, 2008, 2009

Open Hands, Open Hearts, 2nd Annual fundraiser for Open Hands - Nussbaumer Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM December 12 - 13, 2008

EX. EX. IV - Organized by Dean Howell - P
arkway Art Space, Santa Fe, NM, October 31 - November 1, 2008

EX. EX. III - Organized by Dean Howell - Early Street Galleries, Santa Fe, NM, October 5-16, 2007

City-Wide Open Studios - ARTSPACE, New Haven, October 7 - 29, 2003, the artist’s studio, October 11 - 12, and 25 Science Park at Yale, October 24 - 25, 2003.

“The Art of Historical Revelation”, A National Invitational Exhibit
Curated by Johnes Ruta, York Square Gallery, New Haven, June 19 - July 24, 2003.

“Referential Abstraction”, John Slade Ely House For Contemporary Art,

New Haven, February 2 - March 9, 2003, Curated by Paul Clabby.

ONE MAN SHOW, ShorelineArt Gallery, Branford, CT, April 16 - May 30, 2001.

Cosmic Process: Shapes & Patterns, Curated by Ben Westbrock, Moira Fitzsimmons Arons Art Gallery, Hamden, CT November 13 - December 15, 2000.

VITAL SIGNS: DRAWING AS INQUIRY, A NATIONAL EXHIBITION
, Juried by Robert Reed. Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, April 14 - May 26, 2000 Mr. Reed selected 65 drawings out of over 750 pieces submitted by artists from throughout North America.

CONTEMPORARY PAINTING: AN INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, Juried by Andrew Forge. Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, December 3 - 23, 1999
Mr. Forge selected 33 pieces from over 1200 entries.

ONE MAN SHOW
, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA,
Organized by Gene Baguskas, October 11 - 29, 1999.

“Art for ARTSPACE”
, An Invitational Exhibition and Benefit
ARTSPACE, New Haven, March 14 - 21, 1997.

FREEDOM FENCE - Installed in June, 1995, for the Special Olympics World Games,
along the Vision Trail connecting downtown New Haven to the harbor, at 360 feet long, this was one of the largest pieces of public art in New Haven.

Connecticut Painters and Sculptors Annual, Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Juried by Paula Cooper, March - May, 1993.

New Work State Street Gallery, New Haven, August 13 - September 30, 1992.

TWO MAN SHOW, Gallery Jazz, New Haven, November 3 - 30, 1985.

“The Connecticut Artist - A Rare Show”
, An invitational exhibition celebrating Long Wharf Theatre’s twentieth anniversary. Xerox Corporation Headquarters, Stamford, CT, May, 1984.

Connecticut Painters and Sculptors Annual,
Stamford Museum & Nature Center, Juried by Peter Frank, April - May, 1983.

“Papyrus Abstractus”, An invitational exhibition including work by Winifred Lutz, Barbara Schwartz, and Richard Tuttle. Gallery of the Town of Westport, CT, July - August, 1982

ONE MAN SHOW 22 Wooster Gallery, New York, NY, March 18 - April 11, 1981

“Director’s Choice: An Invitational Exhibition”, A.J. Wood Galleries,
Philadelphia, PA, August, 1980.

New England Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture, Silvermine Guild, CT
Juried by Henry Geldzahler, June, 1980.

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1980 Fellowship Exhibition,
Peale House Galleries, P.A.F.A., Philadelphia, PA, February - March, 1980. Awarded the E.V. Ashton Prize for painting by juror Richard Pousette-Dart.

“Small Works” - Patterson Sims, Associate Curator, The Whitney Museum of
American Art, selected work from over 3,000 entries from 50 states, Canada, nine European countries and the Orient. 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, January - February, 1980.

“NEW WORK, NIEUW AMSTERDAM”
- 17 Individual Exhibitions in the Artists’ Studios with a group exhibition at 17 S. William Street, including work by Robert Longo and Cindy Sherman. Curated by Peter Frank in lower Manhattan, October, 1979.

Town of Fairfield Art Collection - Recent Acquisitions, including work by Willem de Kooning,
Fairfield Woods Library, Fairfield, CT January, 1979.

Fairfield 1978 Regional Exhibition, Fairfield University, June, 1978
Drawing won “Best In Show” and was purchased for the Town of Fairfield Art Collection, which includes work by Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, and Josef Albers.

“Connecticut Painting, Drawing and Sculpture '78”, Curated by Virginia Mann Haggin. Included in this traveling exhibition was work by Robert Motherwell, Robert Natkin, David von Schlegell, Gabor Peterdi, Richard Lytle, William Bailey, etc.:

Carlson Art Gallery, University of Bridgeport, January - February, 1978
New Britain Museum of American Art, Connecticut, February - March, 1978
Cummings Art Center, Connecticut College, New London, March - April, 1978.

Museum of The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, May 1977.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES & REVIEWS

PASATIEMPO, THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN January 1-7, 2010 by Douglas Fairfield.

NEW HAVEN ARTS
December, 2004, “Farewell to Sheldon Krevit” by Bitsie Clark.

NEW HAVEN ADVOCATE March 6, 2003 by Hank Hoffman.

NEW HAVEN REGISTER
March 2, 2003 by Judy Birke.

NEW HAVEN REGISTER
May 20, 2001 by Judy Birke.

NEW HAVEN ADVOCATE December 14, 2000 by Hank Hoffman.

NEW HAVEN REGISTER May 14, 2000 by Judy Birke.

YALE DAILY NEWS
September 13, 1996 by Adam Gordon.

NEW HAVEN ARTS
May, 1995, “Portrait of an Artist: Sheldon Krevit” by Dorie Baker.

NEW YORK TIMES April 11, 1993 by William Zimmer.

NEW HAVEN REGISTER
November 17, 1985 by Shirley Gonzales.

NEW HAVEN REGISTER
August 18, 1985 by Shirley Gonzales.

ARTS MAGAZINE
April, 1981 by Virginia Mann.

ARTSPEAK March 26, 1981 by William Pelicone.

PHILADELPHIA BULLETIN August 3, 1980 by Jonathan G. Katz.

CONNECTICUT PAINTING, DRAWING & SCULPTURE ‘78
January, 1978 by Virginia Mann Haggin.

SELECTED PUBLIC, PRIVATE, & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

New Haven Public Library, CT

Town of Fairfield, CT

Connecticut Bank & Trust Company, CT

Dr. Gualberto Ruaño, CT

Senate Majority Leader, Martin Looney, CT

Rick Mayer & Melanie Barocas-Mayer, CT & CO

Cheever Tyler, Esq., CT

The Most Reverend Peter A. Rosazza, CT

Frank Mitchell & Michael Morand, CT

Gail Saucier, CT

Johnes Ruta, CT

Claudine Burns-Smith & Peter Smith, CT

Bob Cuneo, CT

Katherine DeSousa, CT

Linda Wallace, CT

Ronald J. Litchman, Esq. & Catherina Clot-Litchman, NY

Dawn Ladd, NY

Henry Pearson Estate, NY

David Novros & Joanna Pousette-Dart, NY

Howard & Karen Ontell, NJ

Myrna & Gil Davidson, NJ & FL

Dr. William Webster, PA

Dr. Emily Chernicoff, PA

Michele & Ray Morris, GA

Lauren & Brian Cullen, CO

Les Orr, NV

Virginia Mann, CA

Ben-Ami and Arlette Dresdner, NM

Dr. Dara Fogel, NM

Private Collection, AZ

Roberta and Phillip Chambers, CT

Rita Valley and Bob Keating, CT

Jane and Terry Otten, NM


Richard P. Jackson and Tina Lander, CT

James and Mary Becker, NM

Tim and Gail Jordan, PA