OPEN STUDIO TOUR

1993, 2000, '02, '03, '05-'06 Baltimore, MD, www.school33.org, School 33 Open Studio Tour

SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2010 Yorkarts, York, PA, Multidimensional Materiality
• 2009 Gormley Gallery, College of Notre Dame of MD, Baltimore, MD, The Art of Collecting
  Loyola/Notre Dame Library, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD, I Remember Mama
  Stevenson University Art Gallery, Stevenson University, Stevenson, MD, They’re Playing My Tune
  Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, We’re Not Alone
  Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, An Everything Installation
  University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, Art from Art
  Coppin State University, Baltimore, MD, More Than One
  Towson University, Baltimore, MD, Best Drawing
  The Gallery at CCBC Catonsville, Catonsville, MD, Sandbox
• 2008 Maryland Institute College of Art, Brown Center, Rosenberg Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Bioneers
  Fleckenstein Gallery, Baltimore, MD, ‘Tis The Season To Go Green: Art Incorporating Recycled Materials
  Civilian Art Projects, Washington, DC. QUART BAG: Summer Group Show
  Nana Projects Studio, St. Johns Church, Baltimore, MD, Paper Cut!
  Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD, Out of Order
• 2007-08 Carroll Square Gallery, Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, DC, You Catch More Flies With Honey
• 2007 Paperwork Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Quintessence
  Virgin Festival, Baltimore, MD, Re*Generation Gallery
  Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Hacking Utopia(s)
  Rosenberg Gallery, Goucher College, Towson, MD, Collaborate Now!
  Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, Washington, DC, Primed
  Current Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Re-enactment
  The Art Gallery, University of Maryland, College Park, College Park, MD, Out of Place
• 2006 Baltimore Choral Arts Society, Beaux Arts Fair, Scottish Rite Masonic Center, Baltimore, MD, Concession Stand
  Performing Arts Conference, American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, Baltimore Hon’s
  Artists Space, New York, NY, Night of 1000 Drawings
  The Warehouse, Washington, DC, Exchange: Baltimore/DC
  Baltimore Book Festival, Baltimore, MD, Magazine Stand
  Shriver Hall Concert Series, Scottish Rite Masonic Center, Baltimore, MD, Face the Music
  Sub-basement Artist Studios, Baltimore, MD, Arbitrary Specifics
  Governor’s Arts Awards, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, Here and Now
  The Neuberger Museum, SUNY Purchase College, NY, Snackshop 5000: The Vending Machine Show
  Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD, Anonymous Requiem II
• 2005 Center Stage, Baltimore, MD, These Are Your Instructions
  Creative Partners Gallery, Bethesda, MD, The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards
  Corcoran Museum of Art, Washington, DC, Select III
  Station North Arts & Entertainment District, Baltimore, MD, Picture Window
• 2004 Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore, MD, On and Off The Wall
  Montgomery College, Rockville, MD, Drawing: Five Artists
  Jeffrey Kent Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Femme Effect
  
• 2003 Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD, Habitat and Dwellings
  Signal 66, Washington, DC, Project One
  Station North Arts & Entertainment District, Baltimore, MD, Door & Window Project
  Howard County Center for the Arts, MD, Conversation
  Barcelona, Spain, FijateX
• 2002 Park School, Baltimore, MD, Very Young Art
• 2001 Rosenberg Gallery, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD, Perpendicular Dialogues
• 2000 Villa Julie College Gallery, Stevenson, MD, Nature Trail
  Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD, MD Art 2000
  Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD, Snapshot
  Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, departureturn
  Abercrombie Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, Alumni Exhibition
  Perrelli Fine Art and Design, Baltimore, MD, The Last Hurrah
  Howard County Center for the Arts, Ellicott City, MD 2000 Views
• 1999 Maryland Art Place, ART House, Baltimore, MD, Wall Drawings
  Villa Julie College Gallery, Stevenson, MD, The Untroubled Mind: Agnes Martin and
  Seven Baltimore Artists
• 1998 Corcoran Gallery of Art/Washington Project for the Arts, Project Space, Washington, DC, Recent Paintings
  Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE, Biennial ’98
• 1997 Liriodendron Museum, Bel Air, MD, States of Mine: Convex Concave Louisiana
  Vermont
  Lost River Co-op, Lost City, WV, From the Hollow
  Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD, Critics’ Residency/Critics’ Picks
• 1993 Shoestring Gallery, Rochester, NY, Women's Art Works 3
  San Jacinto College South, San Jacinto, TX, Works on Paper 1993
  Hughes-Trigg Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX.Recent Work
• 1991 Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, MFA Qualifying Exhibition
  Hughes-Trigg Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, Recent Work
• 1990 Doolin Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, 15 By Fifteen
  Hughes-Trigg Gallery, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, SAA Art
  Exhibition

MUSEUM & SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONS

Baltimore Museum of Art
Donald S. Levinson Collection at Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, MD
University of Baltimore

SIGNIFICANT NOMINATIONS

• 2009 Smithsonian Institution Artist Research Fellowship.
• 2006 Semi-finalist, Janet and Walter Sondheim Prize. Jurors: Katy Grayson, Gallery Director, Deitch Projects; Matthew Higgs, Director and Chief Curator, White Columns, New York, NY; Scott Hugg, Artist, Founder, K48, New York, NY; Katherine Karl, Curator, The Drawing Center, New York, NY; and William Pope L., Artist, Lewiston, ME.
• 2005 Finalist, The Trawick Prize. Jurors: Thom Collins, Director, Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD; Andrea Pollan, Independent Curator and Art Consultant, Washington, DC; Olga Viso, Director, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC.
• 2004 Semi-finalist, The Trawick Prize. Jurors: Jeffrey Allison, Paul Mellon Collection Educator, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA; Peter Dubeau, Associate Dean of Continuing Studies at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD; Kristen Hileman, Assistant Curator, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC.
• 2003 Finalist, Alberta duPont Bonsal Foundation Award for Emerging Female Artists. Nominated by Darsie Alexander, Associate Curator, Prints, Drawings and Photography, Baltimore Museum of Art.
• 1997 & 99 Nominated by Baltimore City’s Arts Council for the Richard C. Diebenkorn Teaching Fellowship, San Francisco, CA

SELECT GRANTS AND AWARDS

• 2010 Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore, MD, Individual Artist Fellowship, Drawing
• 2007 Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore, MD, Individual Artist Fellowship, Drawing
• 2005 Bethesda, MD,Third Place, The Trawick Prize
• 2004 Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore, MD, Individual Artist Fellowship, Drawing
• 2003 Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore, MD, Individual Artist Fellowship, Installation
• 2000 Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore, MD, Individual Artist Fellowship, Painting
• 1997 Maryland State Arts Council, Baltimore, MD, Individual Artist Fellowship, Painting
• 1993 Works On Paper, San Jacinto College South, San Jacinto, TX, Juror’s Award
• 1990-91 Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, Meadows Artistic Scholarship
  Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, Jones Award
  Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX, Zelle Award
• 1989 McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, Chairman’s Award for Excellence

RESIDENCIES

• 2007-09 Art on Purpose, Baltimore, MD
• 2007 National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Conference, Baltimore, MD
• 2004 Evergreen House, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
  Montgomery College, Rockville, MD
• 2003 Hand Print Workshop International (HPWI), Alexandria VA,
• 2000 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE

• 2004-05 Curator, Maryland State Arts Council, James Backas Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Points of View: Landscapes by Maryland Artists
• 2004 Maryland State Arts Council, James Backas Gallery, Baltimore, MD, An Open Eye: Variations on the Figure by Maryland Artists
• 2002-03 Parking Garage Windows at Holliday and Fayette Streets, Baltimore, MD, Window Dressing
• 2000 Artscape, Baltimore, MD, Curator, 10 Viewing Stations: 45, 90, 180 or 360 Degree Drawing
  Artscape, Baltimore, MD, Co-Curator, Byproducts: Consumer Materials & Art

TEACHING AND RELATED EXPERIENCE

• 2010 The Foundation Center, Washington, DC, “Successful Grantseekers,” Guest Speaker
  Enoch Pratt Free Library, Guest Artist
  The Walters Art Museum, Guest Speaker
• 2009 McDaniel College, Westminster, MD, Guest Artist
• 2008 Loyola College, Baltimore, MD, Guest Artist
  College of Notre Dame, Baltimore, MD, Guest Artist
  University of Baltimore, Guest Artist
  Towson University, Guest Collaborator
  Maryland Institute College of Art, Guest Collaborator
• 2007 George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, Guest Speaker
• 2006 The Foundation Center, Washington, DC, “Plus Program.” Guest Speaker
• 2005 The Foundation Center, Washington, DC, “An Afternoon for Artists,” “Successful Grantseekers: A Sharing Session,” Panelist
• 2000-02 University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Catonsville, MD, Instructor, Visual
  Concepts I
• 2001 Pearl Watson Elementary School, Lake Charles, LA, Guest Artist
• 2000 Park School, Baltimore, MD, Instructor, Drawing on Both Sides
  School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD, Instructor, Experimental Drawing
• 1999, 1994 Villa Julie College, Stevenson, MD, Guest Artist
• 1995, 2004-11 Maryland Institute, College of Art, Baltimore, MD, Guest Artist
• 1994 Dundalk Community College, Baltimore, MD, Guest Artist
• 1991-92 Upton School Baltimore City Home and Hospital School, Baltimore, MD, Art Teacher
  Walter P. Carter Center – Taught incarcerated juveniles, terminally ill, mentally and/or physically abused and emotionally disturbed youth.
  Baltimore City Head Injury Program – Taught youth recovering from head injuries and traumas caused by accident or violence.
  Woodbourne Center – Taught 1:1 to severely abused youth soon to be released to a family member or to be transferred to another facility.; taught students who were homebound due to injury, pregnancy or terminal illness.
• 1991-92 Baltimore Museum of Industry, Baltimore, MD, Docent
• 1990-92, 02 McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, Guest Artist
• 1990 McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA, team taught Basic Design with Heather Ryan Kelley

SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY

Cara Ober, “Studio Visit.” bmoreart.blogspot.com, September 2008.
Jack Livingston, “Artist Interview.” www.radarredux.com, January 2008.
Jessica Dawson, “The Right Ingredients For a Sweet Experience.” The Washington Post, January 4, 2008.
Michael O’Sullivan, “Unexpected Finds in Unexpected Places.” The Washington Post Weekend, December 21, 2007.
Jack Livingston, Recommended, Urbanite, November 2007, Issue No. 41.
Jessica Novak, “NECCO Wafer candy gets new look.” Baltimore Examiner, July 21, 2007.
Cara Ober, “Fairyland.” artUS, Issue 18, May – June 2007.
Micheal O’Sullivan, “In the Right ‘Place’ At the Right Time.” The Washington Post Weekend, March 2, 2007.
Michael O’Sullivan, “Exchange: A Little Northern Exposure.” The Washington Post Weekend, September 15, 2006.
Jack Livingston, “Arbitrary Specifics Group Show @ Sub-basement.” www.peekreview.net, June, 29, 2006.
Projector 7, LLC /Creative Capitalism , Peter Quinn & Todd Meyers, Friends and Friends of Friends, June, 2006.
Ric Royer, “Empty Entries.” Performance Research, 2006.
Projector 7, LLC/Creative Capitalism, Peter Quinn & Todd Meyers, Notebook. March, 2006.
Claudia Rousseau, “Some Interest, disappointment in Trawick winners show.” The Gazette, September 21, 2005.
Alex Castro, “eye to eye.” Urbanite, March 2006, Issue No. 21.
Todd Meyers, “Denise Tassin.” artUS, Issue 8, May – June 2005.
Eric Wennermark, “House Guests: Patrick Burns, Denise Tassin, Micki Watanabe.” RADAR, Issue 12: H2O, December 2004.
Mike Giuliano, “Evergreen House inspires its own exhibit,” Baltimore Sun, October 31, 2004.
Kim Domanski, “Habitats & Dwellings: Memory and Materials,” RADAR, Issue 7:September 2003.
Glenn McNatt, “MAP show conjures up memories of time, place,” Baltimore Sun, September 18, 2003.
Janet Maher, “The Door & Window Project,” RADAR, Issue 4: February 2003.
Peter Bruun, “Parking garage windows by City Hall,” RADAR, Issue 3: December 2002.
Lyndie Vantine, “14th Annual Open Studio Tour 2002,” PEEKreview, www.peekreview.net, April 2002.
Gary Kachadourian, “Best of 2001 – Testimonials,” PEEKreview, www.peekreview.net, January 2002.
Glenn McNatt, “Cultures combine in new exhibit: Surrealist by chance,” Baltimore Sun, January 18, 2001.
Jan Razauskas, “ff f mf mp p pp, fortissimo to pianissimo, Recent Work by Denise Tassin,” PEEKreview, 2001.
Patrick Burns, “fortissimo to pianissimo,” PEEKreview, www.peekreview.net, January 2001.
Mike Giuliano, “The Art of Disturbance,” review of Nature Trail, City Paper, April 2000.
Jack Livingston, “Sonia Denise Tassin WILLFUL POETRIES & Patrick Burns MY WORLD FLOATS,” Artmobile, August 1999.
Mike Giuliano, “Mystery Meat, An Exhibit of All-Natural Work at MAP Evades Easy Interpretation,” review of Willful Poetries, City Paper, August 1999.
Mike Giuliano, “Structural Integrity, Two New Exhibits Redefine Stripped-Down Form,” review of The Untroubled Mind, City Paper, April 1999.
John Dorsey, “Wood works pack visual wallop: Regional artists exhibit,” Baltimore Sun, April 21, 1998.
Edward J. Sozanski, “It’s a cross-country trip – but is it art?” Philadelphia Enquirer, April 19, 1998.
“W.Va. Hollow Inspires Abstract Art,” staff review of From the Hollow, Harrisonburg Daily News Record, 09-97.
John Dorsey, “Critic’s Picks’ full of fun, beauty at Maryland Art Place,” Baltimore Sun, March 1997.
Nancy Princenthal and Angela Adams, “Critics’ Residency Program ‘96-‘97 Maryland Art Place”, editorial supplement to the Washington Review, April/May 1997.

SELECT COLLECTIONS

Amy Bobrick, MI; Barbara Cahn, MD; Bill Carey, TX; Richard P. DeLong, TX; Marcia Metz Freeman, LA; Sandra Gerstung, MD; Susan
Katzenberg, MD; Clair Zamoiski Segal and Thomas H. Segal, MD; Arthur and Elaine Mange, MA; Dr. Nancy Stevens McMullen, MD
McNeese State University, LA; Marilyn Pedersen, VA; Southern Methodist University, TX; Jennifer Strasbaugh, MD

BOARDS, COMMITTES AND EVENTS

• 2003 Maryland Art Place, Out-of-Order, Event Co-Chair
• 2000-03 Maryland Art Place, Board of Trustees; Program Advisory Committee, Chair
• 1998 School 33 Art Center 10th Annual Open Studio Tour Committee

ART FAIRS

• 2008 ADAA, Thomas Segal Gallery, New York, NY
• 2007 Aqua Art, Curator’s Office, ArtBasel, Miami, FL
  artDC, Washington Project for the Arts\Corcoran, Washington, DC
  Art Chicago, Thomas Segal Gallery, Chicago, IL
• 2006 scopemiami, Curator’s Office, ArtBasel, Miami, FL
  Elotes,ArtBasel, Miami, FL

ARTIST SLIDE REGISTRY

Artist File, NY; Lawndale Art Center, TX; Las Vegas Art Commission, NV; Maryland State Arts Council, www.mdartplace.org; NUTUREArt, NY; UrbanArts Institute, MA; Washington Project for the Arts/Corcoran, DC

WEB LINKS:

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