Sabrina Gschwandtner

Lives and works in New York

EDUCATION

2008 MFA, Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts, Bard College
2000 BA with honors in art/semiotics, Brown University
1998 Sommerakademie für Bildende Kunst, video studies with VALIE EXPORT

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2012 (forthcoming)
“Sunshine and Shadow,” LMAK Gallery, New York
2009
“Watch and See,” Gustavsbergs Konsthall, Sweden
2007
“Bionic Threads,” Hyde Park Art Center, Chicago, IL (with Christy Matson)

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS & SCREENINGS

2012
"We Are Cinema," Microscope Gallery, New York
"Millennium Magazines," The Museum of Modern Art, New York
“40 Under 40,” Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum (catalog)
2011
“Power of Making,” Victoria and Albert Museum, London (catalog)
“Shot Through," Hordaland Art Centre, Norway
2010
“Hand+Made: The Performative Impulse in Art and Craft,” Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX (catalog)
“Bucharest Biennale IV,” Romania (catalog)
“Assembling Narratives,” Dorsky Gallery, Long Island City, NY (catalog)
“Interwoven,” The Textile Museum, Washington DC
“Oddly Alive,” Troy Arts Center, NY
2009
“On From Here,” Guild and Greyshkul Gallery, New York, NY
“Motion Blur- American Craft,” Gustavsbergs Konsthall, Sweden (catalog)
“Shorts Program #4,” Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY
"Craftwerk 2.0," Jonkoping lans Museum, Jonkoping, Sweden (catalog)
“In Stitches,” Lelia Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, New York, curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody (catalog)
2008
“Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting,” Indiana State Art Museum, Indianapolis, and the Scottsdale Museum of
Contemporary Art, AZ (catalog)
“8.5 x 11 / A4" James Fuentes Gallery, New York, NY
“Gestures of Resistance,” Gray Matters, College Art Association, Dallas, TX
“Thread as the Line,” Ellipse Art Center, Arlington, VA
“Political Circus,” Ritter Gallery, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
“Craftivism,” Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, WI (brochure)
2007
"Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting,” The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY (catalog)
“Mechanics of the Medium,” Images Festival, York Quays Gallery, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada
“Extreme Crafts,” Contemporary Art Centre, Vilnius, Lithuania (brochure)
“Common Threads,” Confederation Centre for the Arts, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada and Illingsworth Kerr
Gallery, Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Alberta, Canada (catalog)
“Material Pursuits,” The Robert Hull Fleming Museum, Burlington, VT (catalog)
“Between the Lines: Emerging Voices in American Literature and Film,” Brooklyn Academy of Music, NY
"Pricked: Extreme Embroidery,” The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY (catalog)
2006
"A Fold in the Fabric,” LMAK Projects, New York, NY (catalog)
2005
“Group Loop,” G Fine Art, Washington DC (brochure)
“Float,” Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
PERFORMA 05: First Biennial Of Visual Art Performance, Artists Space, New York, NY (catalog)
“Something is Somewhere,” Monya Rowe Gallery, New York, NY
“New Tapestries,” Sara Meltzer Gallery, New York, NY
“Light and Substance,” Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
"Frisbee Exhibition,” Official Project of the Armory VIP Group, New York, NY
“Picture Window,” public art project commissioned by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and The Arts
2004
“Cake Walk,” Ambrosino Gallery, Miami
“The Infinite Fill Show,” Foxy Production, New York, NY
“In Practice,” SculptureCenter, Long Island City, NY
“Cram Session: Dark Matter,” Baltimore Museum of Art, MD

SELECTED LECTURES AND PANELS

2011 College Arts Association Conference (Panel Co-chair) - “Textiles and Social Sculpture“
2011 Massachusetts College of Art and Design
2011 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2010 Smithsonian American Art Museum - “Crafting a Nation“ panel
2010 Bergen National Academy of the Arts, Norway
2010 School of Design and Crafts, Göteborg, Sweden
2010 California College of the Arts, San Francisco
2009 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts
2009 IASPIS, Stockholm
2009 Museum of World Culture, Sweden
2009 Museum of Arts and Design, New York (Panel moderator)
2008 Harvard University
2008 Winchester School of Art, UK (Keynote Speaker) - “In the Loop” conference
2008 California State University, Long Beach
2008 Vera List Center for Art and Politics, The New School, New York - “Crafting Protest” panel
2007 The University of Virginia
2007 Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, London
2007 Kingston University, London
2007 Southern Methodist University, TX
2007 University of Houston, TX
2007 University College for the Creative Arts, England (Keynote Speaker) - “Urban Fields” symposium
2007 The Rhode Island School of Design
2007 Maryland Institute College of Art
2007 Museum of Arts and Design, New York
2007 The Textile Study Group of New York
2007 Center for Craft, Creativity, and Design, NC (Think tank participant)
2006 Apex Art, New York (Artist Resident Talk Moderator)
2006 Orchard, New York (Roundtable Moderator)
2005 Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York (Artist Presentation) - “Town Meeting”
2004 The Rhode Island School of Design
2004 The School of the Art Institute of Chicago

TEACHING

2012 The Rhode Island School of Design (Adjunct Professor) - "Senior Seminar - Theory + Practice"
2011 Parsons, the New School for Design (Adjunct Professor) - “Craft Culture and Contemporary Art”
2011 Textile Arts Center, NY - Artist Residency Adjunct Faculty
2011 The Rhode Island School of Design (Adjunct Professor, Graduate Studies) – “Craftivism”
2010 Parsons, the New School for Design (Adjunct Professor) - “Craft Culture and Contemporary Art”
2008 Maryland Institute College of Art (Substitute Adjunct Professor) - “Fabric of Conscience”
2008 California State University, Long Beach (Graduate Critiques)
2007 The University of Virginia (Undergraduate and Post-Baccalaureate Critiques)
2007 Southern Methodist University, TX (Undergraduate and Graduate Critiques)

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2012 Artist in Residence, Wave Hill, NY
2009 Artist in Residence, IASPIS, Stockholm, Sweden
2009 Artist in Residence, the Museum of Arts and Design, NY
2007 MacDowell Art Colony residency
2004 SculptureCenter Emerging Artist Fellowship
2004 MacDowell Art Colony residency
1999 Weston Award for Excellence in the Arts

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2012 (forthcoming)
Bell, Nicholas. “40 Under 40.” Washington DC: The Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2012.
Hemmings, Jessica, ed. “The Textile Reader.” London: Berg Publishers, 2012.
2011
Bryan-Wilson, Julia. “Sites of Material Production,” in “Anne Wilson: Wind/Rewind/Weave.” Knoxville Museum of Art, 2011.
“Cabinet Cardigan“ Artist Project, Cabinet no. 40 2011.
Charny, Daniel, ed. “Power of Making: the Importance of Being Skilled.” London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2011.
2010
Adamson, Glenn, ed. “The Craft Reader.” Oxford, UK: Berg Publishers, 2010.
Adamson, Glenn. “Circular Logic: Some Thoughts Around Craftivism.” Concept Store Journal #3 London: Arnolfini, 2010.
Cassel Oliver, Valerie. “Hand+Made: The Performative Impulse in Art and Craft.” Houston, TX: Contemporary Arts
Museum, 2010.
Harkavy, Donna and Flavia Zúñiga-West. “Assembling Narratives.” Long Island City: Dorsky Gallery, 2010.
Hemmings, Jessica, ed. “In the Loop.” London: Black Dog Publishing, 2010.
Klopfenstein, Karley. “Off the Bed and Onto the Wall.” Artcritical.com 3 Aug. 2010.
“My K.A.P. Friends,” Artist Project, Cabinet no. 36 2010.
Unwin, Richard. “Bucharest Biennale 4.” Frieze June 2010.
Vogel, Felix. “Bucharest Biennale 4.” Bucharest: Pavilion, 2010.
2009
Adamson, Glenn. “Sabrina Gschwandtner,” in “Motion Blur- American Craft.” Gustavsbergs, Sweden: Gustavsbergs
Konsthall, 2009.
Ahlsén, Pernilla. “Konsthantverk ställs ut i Gustavsbergs konsthall.” Dagens Nyheter 2 July 2009.
Cornell, Lauren, Massimiliano Gioni and Laura Hoptman, eds. “Younger Than Jesus: Artist Directory.” New York:
New Museum, 2009.
DeWoody, Beth Rudin. “In Stitches.” New York: Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, 2009.
Douglas, Diane and Vicki Halper, eds. “Choosing Craft: the Artist’s Viewpoint.” Chapel Hill: The University of
North Carolina Press, 2009.
Jortveit, Anne Karin. “Interview with Sabrina Gschwandtner.” Billedkunst Dec. 2009
Leonardz, Jenny. “Mote Mellan Textil Och Film.” Svenska Dagbladet 10 June 2009.
Sekine, Yumiko. “Around Linen: the Handmade Issue.” Tokyo: Fog Linen Work, 2009.
Solodkin, Judith. “On Collecting.” Fiberarts Sept/Oct. 2009
Teleman, Sara. “In Practice: Sabrina Gschwandtner.” IASPIS, 2009.
Vessby, Malin. “AMERIKANSK KONSTHANTVERK: Både traditionellt och nyskapande.” Dagens Nyheter 19
Feb. 2009.
Vessby, Malin. “Den nya vågens stickare.” Hemslojden Apr. 2009
Vessby, Malin. “Virknålens revolution.” Dagens Nyheter 14 June 2009.
2008
Adamson, Glenn. “Sloppy Craft.” Craft (UK) Mar. 2008
Allen, Elyse. “Pricked: Extreme Embroidery.” Selvedge Apr. 2008
Bryan-Wilson, Julia, ed. “The Politics of Craft.” Modern Painters Feb. 2008, illus.
“Knitting Guerillas Rock the Yarn.” The Bryant Park Project. Caitlin Kenney. National Public Radio (NPR). Jan. 31
2008.
Dawson, Jessica. “The Fabric of Freedom, Redefined.” The Washington Post 23 May 2008.
Levine, Faythe and Cortney Heimerl. “Handmade Nation.” New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2008.
Monem, Nadine, ed. “Contemporary Textiles: the Fabric of Fine Art.” London: Black Dog Publishing, 2008.
Plested, Lee, ed. “Common Threads.” Prince Edward Island: the Confederation Centre for the Arts, 2008.
Rowland, Ingrid. “Women Artists Win!” The New York Review of Books 29 May 2008.
Scheinman, Pam. “Crafting Protest at the New School.” Fiberarts Summer 2008.
Sterk, Beatrijs. “Sabrina Gschwandtner: Knitting in Times of War.” Textil Forum Mar. 2008, illus.
2007
Allsop, Laura. “Fine Young Radicals.” Useless Magazine Issue #5 2007.
Austin, April. “The Fine Art of Crafts.” The Christian Science Monitor 16 Feb. 2007, illus.
Debatty, Regine. “Book Review: KnitKnit.” WeMakeMoneyNotArt.com 19 Sept. 2007, illus.
Goldberg, Roselee, ed. “Performa: New Visual Art Performance.” New York: Performa, 2007.
Hankins, Evelyn. “Material Pursuits.” Burlington, VT: The Fleming Museum, 2007.
Helmetag, Kaija, “Crafting Art Out of Tradition.” Chelsea Now Mar 7-15, 2007.
Hemmings, Jessica. “Reeling in the Years.” Selvedge Jan/Feb 2007.
Holman, Amy. “The Culture Purls.” The Huffington Post 15 Sept. 2007.
La Ferla, Ruth. “The Knitting Circle Shows Its Chic.” The New York Times 12 July 2007, illus.
McFadden, David Revere. “Pricked: Extreme Embroidery.” New York: the Museum of Arts and Design, 2007.
McFadden, David Revere. Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting.” New York: the Museum of Arts and Design, 2007.
Muller, Mareike. “Die Strickeria.” Der Standard 4 June 2007.
Mura, Giannina. “Quand La Dentelle Se Fait Radicale et Que Le Tricot Deviant Subversif.” Art Actuel May/June 2007.
Nadasdy, Philip. “Bionic Threads.” Chicago: Hyde Park Art Center, 2007.
“New York Knitting: A photograph of a Brindle knitting circle will soon be going on show.” Radio Lancashire. John
Gilmore. BBC Lancashire, Jan. 10 2007.
“Radical Knitting.” CW-11 morning news. Julie Chang. CW-11. WPIX-TV, New York City, Jan. 30 2007.
“Radical Lace and Subversive Knitting.” Muse Arts Program. Andrea Simon. Bloomberg News, New York City, February 9, 2007.
Reisman, Sara. “Reading Between the Lines,” in “A Fold in the Fabric.” New York: LMAK Projects, 2007.
“Thread Heads: How to Knit.” Threadbanger.com No Air Media Group. Sept. 21, 2007.
Rosenberg, Karen. “Needling More Than The Feminist Consciousness.” The New York Times 28 Dec. 2007.
Schwendener, Martha. “Flair and Flash, not Frumpiness.” The New York Times 27 Jan. 2007.
Shapiro, Stephanie. “A Stitch in Sound.” The Baltimore Sun 1 Nov. 2007.
Wills, Kerry. “The Close-Knit Circle: American Knitters Today.” New York: Praeger Publications, 2007, illus.
2006
Hemmings, Jessica. “RISD 5 Years Later.” Fiberarts Apr/May 2006, illus.
McWhorter, Holly. “The Knitting Point.” V Magazine Fall 2006, # 43, illus.
O'Neill-Butler, Lauren. "A Fold in the Fabric," Critic's Pick, Artforum.com, December 2006, illus.
Spencer, Amy. "The Crafter Culture Handbook." London: Marion Boyars Publishers, 2006, illus.
2005
Cox, Christoph. “On Time: the Loop and the Line,” in “Group Loop.” Washington DC: G Fine Art, 2005.
Grundberg, Andy. “‘Loop’: What Goes Around…” The Washington Post 20 Mar. 2005, illus.
Hemmings, Jessica. “Knit Knit.” Selvedge Apr/May 2005, illus.
“Nothing But Knit.” Style.com Spring 2005.
2004
Armstrong, Liz. “The Crafty Protester.” The Chicago Reader 22 Oct. 2004, illus.
Donahue, John, ed. “Unraveling Gathering.” The New Yorker 2 Feb. 2004.
Schnick, Molly Montana. “Show Us Your Knits!” Fader June 2004, illus.
Smith, Roberta. “The Infinite Fill Group Show. ” The New York Times 6 Aug. 2004.
Weinberg, Michelle. “Batter Up.” Miami New Times 10 June 2004.

SELECTED WRITING

“Left Coast Knitting,” in “The Sundown Salon Unfolding Archive,” Livingston Manor, NY: Evil Twin Publications, 2009.
Various essays in “Motion Blur- American Craft.” Gustavsbergs, Sweden: Gustavsbergs Konsthall, 2009.
“Knitting is…” The Journal of Modern Craft Vol 1 No. 2 Nov. 2008.
“The KnitKnit Sundown Salon,” in “Common Threads.” Prince Edward Island: the Confederation Centre for the Arts,2008.
“KnitKnit: Profiles and Projects from Knitting’s New Wave.” New York: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2007.
“A Brief History of String.” Cabinet Magazine Fall 2006.
Editor, "On the Proliferation and Collapse of the Moving Image.” North Drive Press #3, 2006.
"Self-portrait.” 2nd Avenue Poetry, volume 2, 2006.
Gschwandtner, Sabrina and Jud Yalkut. “Between Film and Video: the Intermedia Art of Jud Yalkut.” Millennium Film Journal 2004

PUBLICATIONS – LIMITED EDITION ARTIST BOOKS

Editor and Publisher, “KnitKnit.”#7, 2007. Covers knit by Elyse Allen.
Publisher, “KnitKnit.” #6, 2006. Editing and laser-cut covers by Luren Jenisen.
Editor and Publisher, “KnitKnit.” #5, 2005. Covers crocheted by Josh Faught.
Editor and Publisher, “KnitKnit.” #4, 2005. Covers knit by Liz Collins.
Editor and Publisher, “KnitKnit.” #3, 2004. Covers silkscreened by Andrew Kuo.
Editor, Publisher, and Cover Artist, “KnitKnit.” #2, 2003.
Editor, Publisher, and Cover Artist, “KnitKnit.” #1, 2002.

SELECTED CURATORIAL

2010 “Not Knots,” Cabinet magazine, Brooklyn, NY (Workshop)
2010 “No Idle Hands,” Brooklyn Museum, NY (Screening)
2008 “No Idle Hands,” Light Industry, Brooklyn, NY (Screening)
2007 “The Handmade Goes Digital,” the Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY (Screening)
2006 “The Workmanship of Risk,” Richard F. Brush Art Gallery at St. Lawrence University (Exhibition)
2005 “Chronicles and Other Things With Michel Auder,” Ocularis, Brooklyn, NY (Screening)
2004 “Political Textiles,” ThreeWalls, Chicago (Exhibition)
“The KnitKnit Sundown Salon” (with Fritz Haeg and Sara Grady), Sundown Salon, Los Angeles (Salon)
“Make Your Own Fun,” The Guild and Greyshkul Gallery, New York (Screening)
“An Evening With Simone Forti,” Ocularis, Brooklyn, NY (Screening)
“Body Fantastic” (with Henriette Huldisch), Ocularis, Brooklyn, NY (Screening)
2003 “EAI Presents: New Tech Lo-Fi and a Synaesthetic Video Revival,” Ocularis, Brooklyn, NY (Screening)
“Knitted Light,” Ocularis, Brooklyn, NY (Screening)
“A Floating World,” (with John Thomson and Rebecca Cleman), Ocularis, Brooklyn, NY (Screening)

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

The Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
The New York Public Library
St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY