Selected RECENT EXHIBITIONS:
2016
FORTY: Forty Artists - Forty Years, MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY. June 19 - August 29 40th Anniversary of the "ROOMS" opening show of PS1
2015
GREATER NEW YORK, MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY. Oct. 11 - Mar. BEYOND THE CLASSICAL: Imagining the Ideal Across Time. National Academy Museum. Oct. 2, 2014 - Jan. 11 2014 JUDITH SHEA; Kent Fine Art, May 9 - June 28 2013
EXHIBITION OF WORK BY NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS AND AWARD RECIPIENTS;
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY; May – June
2012
DIVERSITIES OF SCULPTURE/DERIVATIONS FROM NATURE, Longhouse Reserve, East Hampton, NY
April 28 – October 7. Curated by Bonnie Rychlak.
2011
REMEMBERING 9/11; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT; Aug.26-Nov.27. Curated by Joshua Chuang
2012
HER OWN STYLE: An Artist's Eye With Judith Shea; National Academy Museum, New York, NY; Sept.2012 - Jan.2013.
SHEA curated an exhibit of women artists' self-portraits from the National Academy Museum's collection.
2009
JUDITH SHEA: Legacy Collection; Humanities Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY; Sept.1 - Oct.2.
Exhibition of sculpture and photographic prints on the subject of 9/11, 2001; reflecting its impact on the neighborhood at Ground Zero - the artist's home, and the legacy of the event overall.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2014
JUDITH SHEA; Kent Fine Art, May 9 - June 28, 2014
2012
HER OWN STYLE: An Artist's Eye With Judith Shea; National Academy Museum, New York, NY;
Sept.2012 - Jan.2013.
SHEA curated an exhibit of women artists' self-portraits from the National Academy Museum's collection.
2009
JUDITH SHEA: Legacy Collection; Humanities Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY;
Sept.1 - Oct.2.
Exhibition of sculpture and photographic prints on the subject of 9/11, 2001; reflecting its impact on the neighborhood at Ground Zero - the artist's home, and the legacy of the event overall.
2004
JUDITH SHEA: Statues; John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Oct.12 – Nov.13.
1994-1996
PROCESS OF FORM: Drawings by Judith Shea; Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, The University of the Arts,
Philadelphia, PA, Sept.9 – Oct.29. Curated by Leah Douglas.
Traveled to: Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, ME
1993
JUDITH SHEA: Augustus Saint-Gaudens 1993 Fellow in Sculpture; Exhibition at the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, Cornish, NH; May – Oct.
ALL ABOUT ADAM, AND EVE; Max Protetch Gallery, New York, NY, Feb.18 – Mar.20
1992
JUDITH SHEA / MONUMENTS AND STATUES; The Whitney Museum at Phillip Morris, New York, NY,
Feb.20 – June 20. Curated by Thelma Golden
ON A PEDESTAL: JUDITH SHEA; "Public Goddess" and Other Works; Laumeier Sculpture Park, St. Louis, MO
JUDITH SHEA: Recent Sculpture; John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Nov.11-Dec.5
1991
JUDITH SHEA’S MONUMENT STATUARY; Max Protetch Gallery, New York, NY, Mar.30 – Apr.27
1990
FORFRONT: JUDITH SHEA; the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., Jan. 23 – Mar.18
Curated by Helaine Posner.
JUDITH SHEA: Recent Sculpture and Drawings; John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1989
HORIZONS: JUDITH SHEA; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, Fe. 24 – Apr. 23
Curated by Deborah Emont Scott
1988
JUDITH SHEA; La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art [Now MCASD], La Jolla, CA
Oct. 28 – Dec.14. A 10 year survey of work, curated by Linda Forsha
Traveled to: University Gallery, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Amherst, MA
JUDITH SHEA; Curt Marcus Gallery, New York, NY, Oct. 15 – Nov. 15
1986
JUDITH SHEA: New Sculptures; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Morris Gallery,
Mar.7 – Apr.20. Curated by Judith Stein.
JUDITH SHEA: Sculpture 1985-1986; Willard Gallery, New York, NY, Oct.2 – Nov.1
1985
ROBERT MOSKOWITZ: Recent Paintings /JUDITH SHEA: Recent Sculpture; Hayden Gallery, M.I.T.,
List Visual Arts Center, Cambridge, MA; May 11 – June 23; Curated by Katy Kline.
Traveled to: Knight Gallery, Spirit Square Center for the Arts, Charlotte, NC
1984
VIEWPOINTS: JUDITH SHEA / NICK VAUGHN; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; Mar.18 – May 6;
Curated by Marge Goldwater.
JUDITH SHEA: Recent Sculpture; Willard Gallery, New York, NY, Nov.14 – Dec.22
1983
JUDITH SHEA; Dart Gallery, Chicago, IL
JUDITH SHEA; Willard Gallery, New York, NY, Apr. 27 – May 21
1981
JUDITH SHEA: Sculpture As Clothing; 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, New York, NY
JUDITH SHEA; Willard Gallery, New York, NY, Oct.31 – Nov.28
1980
JUDITH SHEA: Clothing Constructions; Willard Gallery, New York, NY, June 3 – July 2
1978
JUDITH SHEA; One Forty Eight - The Women’s Center Gallery, Yale University, New Haven, CT, Feb 5 - 24
1976
JUDITH SHEA: Studio Project; The Clocktower: The Institute for Art and Urban Resources, New York, NY,
April 8, 9, 10
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2016
FORTY: Forty Artists - Forty Years, MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY. June 19 - August 29
2015
GREATER NEW YORK, MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY. Oct. 11 - Mar. 7
2014
BEYOND THE CLASSICAL: Imagining the Ideal Across Time. National Academy Museum. Oct. 2, 2014 - Jan. 11, 2015
REVISITING HISTORIES; Kent Fine Art, New York, NY; Feb-Mar.
2013
EXHIBITION OF WORK BY NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS AND AWARD RECIPIENTS;
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY; May – June
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION; American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY; Feb – May
The 2013 ANNUAL; National Academy Museum, New York, NY; Jan - Apr.
2012
DIVERSITIES OF SCULPTURE/DERIVATIONS FROM NATURE,
Longhouse Reserve, East Hampton, NY April 28 – October 7. Curated by Bonnie Rychlak.
2011
REMEMBERING 9/11; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT; Aug.26-Nov.27. Curated by Joshua Chuang
AU PLAISIR DU LIVRE: Collectif Generation et les nouvelles perspectives du livre d’artiste.
Librairie Auguste Blaizot, Paris, France. June 16 – July 25. Curated by Gervais Jassaud.
2010
BETTER HALF / BETTER TWELFTH: Women Artists in the Sheldon Collection; Sheldon Museum of Art,
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
LIVING FOR ART: Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection; Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING: A Survey of the Human Form; Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV;
May 1, 2010 – Jan. 9, 2011
ARTPARK: 1974-1984; UB Art Galleries, Center for the Arts, Univ. of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY;
Sept. 18 - Dec. 25, 2010. Curated by Sandra Q. Firmin.
2009
DRESS CODES: Clothing As Metaphor in Contemporary Art; Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY;
July 12 - Oct. 4. Curated by Barbara Bloemink.
RECONFIGURING THE BODY IN AMERICAN ART,1820-2009; National Academy Museum, New York, NY;
July 8 – Nov. 15. Curated by Marshall Price and Bruce Weber.
THE SACRED FEMININE: Prehistory to Postmodernity; University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology,
Sept. 1 – Dec. 24
2008
GREAT WOMEN ARTISTS: Feminist Art from the Permanent Collection; Neuberger Museum, Purchase College, SUNY, Purchase, NY
2007
NOT FOR SALE - Curated by Alanna Heiss; PS1 Contemporary Art Center- MOMA, Long Island City, NY.
2006
AGAINST THE GRAIN: Contemporary Art from the Edward R. Broida Collection; The Museum of Modern Art,
New York, NY. May – Aug. Curated by Ann Temkin.
- Exhibition: U.S. Embassy, Rome, Italy. Art in Embassies Program, US Dept. of State.
2005
PUBLIC SCULPTURE INVITATIONAL; Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN. May 2005-August
2002
LIVING WITH DUCHAMP, The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College.
June 27 – Sept. 28, 2003
ACCORDING WITH NADELMAN; June Kelly Gallery, New York, NY; June-July; Curated by Cynthia Nadelman
2001
RAPTURE: Art’s Response to Fashion 1970-2001; Barbican Art Gallery, London, England.
Curated by Chris Townsend.
TRISHA BROWN: Dance and Art in Dialogue, 1965-2000; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA. Curated by Adam Weinberg.
RE-CAST: Postmodern Classical; Alexander Onassis Public Benefit foundation, Olympic Tower, New York, NY
GARDEN/GALLERY; MOCA, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
1999
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICISM; Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College,
S.U.N.Y., Purchase, NY. Curated by Judy Collischan.
Traveled to: Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
1997
TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN SCULPTURE AT THE WHITE HOUSE: Exhibition V,
The First Lady’s Sculpture Garden, The White House, Washington, D.C.
ART/FASHION; Guggenheim Museum Soho, New York, NY.
Curated by Germano Celant and Nancy Spector.
1996
ARTE/MODA; 1st Biennale di Firenze, Forte Belvedere, Florence, Italy.
Curated by Germano Celant and Ingrid Sischy.
VIEWS FROM A GOLDEN HILL: Contemporary Artists and the American Academy in Rome;
The Equitable Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Pari Stave.
A LABOR OF LOVE; The New Museum, New York, NY. Curated by Marcia Tucker.
1995
AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME 1995: Fellows Exhibition; Rome, Italy
1994
TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN SCULPTURE AT THE WHITE HOUSE: Exhibition I,
The First Lady’s Sculpture Garden, The White House, Washington, D.C.
IDEAS AND OBJECTS: Selected Drawings and Sculpture from the Permanent Collection,
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. Curated by Adam Weinberg
IN THE GARDEN, IN THE GALLERIES; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
VIDEO DANSE 94: Films de Danse; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
1988
THE HUMAN FACTOR: Figurative Sculpture Reconsidered; The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM.
FALL FROM FASHION; The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
CLOTHING METAPHORS; John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
EMPTY DRESS: Clothing As Surrogate in Recent Art; Independent Curators, Inc., New York, NY
Curated by Nina Felshin.
ORO D’AUTORE: Giappone e Stati Uniti D’America (Artist’s Jewelry), Basilica Inferiore di San Francesco,
Arezzo, Italy.
1989
INTIMATE AND INTENSE: Small Fiber Structures; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minn., MN
1991
EL SUENO DE EGIPTO; Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
SETTING THE STAGE: Contemporary Artists Design for the Performing Arts; Columbus Museum of Art,
Columbus, OH
1989
MAKING THEIR MARK: Women Artists Move into the Mainstream 1970-85. Curated by Judith Stein.
Traveled to Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA;
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
ENCONTROS: LUSO-AMERICANOS DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEA; Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
SCULPTURE CHICAGO ’89: Acconci, Deacon, Serra, Shea; Cityfront Center, Chicago, IL.
FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING: Drawings by 8 Artists, Neuberger Museum, S.U.N.Y., Purchase, NY
1988
SCULPTURE: INSIDE / OUTSIDE; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN. Organized by Martin Friedman.
Traveled to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
ENCLOSING THE VOID: 8 Contemporary Sculptors; The Whitney Museum of American Art at Equitable Center,
New York, NY. Curated by Susan Lubowsky.
FIGURATIVE IMPULSES; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara. Curated by Nancy Doll.
FIGURES: FORM AND FICTION; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY. Curated by D. Nahas.
1987
STRUCTURE TO RESEMBLANCE: Work by 8 American Sculptors; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
(Benglis, Chamberlain, Fisher, Graves, Puryear, Shea, Surls, Therrien)
STANDING GROUND: Sculpture by American Women; The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Curated by Sara Rogers Lafferty.
SCULPTORS ON PAPER: NEW YORK; Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
THE ALLUSIVE OBJECT: MEL KENDRICK, ROBERT LOBE, AND JUDITH SHEA; Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston, MA
ART AGAINST AIDS; American Foundation for AIDS Research, New York, NY
1986
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE TODAY: 1986; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
CONTEMPORARY CUTOUTS; The Whitney Museum of American Art at Phillip Morris, NY,
SPECIAL PROJECT ROOM; P.S. 1, Long Island City, NY
1985
BODY AND SOUL: ASPECTS OF RECENT FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE; Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
AFFILIATIONS: RECENT SCULPTURE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS; Whitney Museum of American Art at Stamford, Stamford, CT
LONG ISLAND ESTATE GARDENS, Sculpture Proposals: Vito Acconci, Nancy Holt, Judith Shea; Hillwood Art Gallery,
L.I.U.at C.W. Post Campus, Greenvale, NY
1984
CURRENTS 4: ART AND USE; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee,
AMERICAN SCULPTOR; Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
ARTISTS IN THE THEATER; Hillwood Art Gallery, Long Island University,Greenvale, NY
1983
DIRECTIONS 1983; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
THE SIXTH DAY; Bergman Gallery, The Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
SCULPTURE NOW; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
DAY IN / DAY OUT: ORDINARY LIFE AS A SOURCE OF ART; Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA. Curated by Judith Tannenbaum
1984
1984: A PREVIEW; Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, NY
1982
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE TODAY: 1982; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
1981
1981 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
THE SOFT LAND / IL SOFFICE PAESE; Palazzo Farnese, Cortona, Italy
FIGURATIVELY SCULPTING; P.S. 1, Long Island City, NY
PARAFUNCTION; Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, NY
ART MATERIALIZED, SELECTIONS FROM THE FABRIC WORKSHOP; Organized by Independent Curators Inc.,
New York, NY (traveled 1981-84)
TRANSFORMATIONS: WOMEN IN ART 70’s – 80’s; Art Expo, Organized by the New York Feminist Art Institute,
New York Coliseum, New York, NY
1980
SEVEN ARTISTS; Neuberger Museum, State University of New York at Purchase, Purchase, NY
1979
CLOTHING CONSTRUCTIONS; Los Angeles Institute for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
MATERIAL PLEASURES: THE FABRIC WORKSHOP AT ICA; Institute of Contemporary Art,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Traveled to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL; William Patterson College, Wayne, NJ and
Willard Gallery, New York, NY
1976
ROOMS, P.S.1, Long Island City, NY; Opening Exhibition
1974
UNTAILORED CLOTHING, Artpark, Lewistown, NY
2014
BEYOND THE CLASSICAL: Imagining the Ideal Across Time. National Academy Museum. Oct. 2, 2014 - Jan. 11, 2015
REVISITING HISTORIES; Kent Fine Art, New York, NY; Feb-Mar.
2013
EXHIBITION OF WORK BY NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS AND AWARD RECIPIENTS;
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY; May – June
INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION; American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY; Feb – May
The 2013 ANNUAL; National Academy Museum, New York, NY; Jan - Apr.
2012
DIVERSITIES OF SCULPTURE/DERIVATIONS FROM NATURE,
Longhouse Reserve, East Hampton, NY April 28 – October 7. Curated by Bonnie Rychlak.
2011
REMEMBERING 9/11; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT; Aug.26-Nov.27. Curated by Joshua Chuang
AU PLAISIR DU LIVRE: Collectif Generation et les nouvelles perspectives du livre d’artiste.
Librairie Auguste Blaizot, Paris, France. June 16 – July 25. Curated by Gervais Jassaud.
2010
BETTER HALF / BETTER TWELFTH: Women Artists in the Sheldon Collection; Sheldon Museum of Art,
Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, Lincoln, NE
LIVING FOR ART: Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection; Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING: A Survey of the Human Form; Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art, Las Vegas, NV;
May 1, 2010 – Jan. 9, 2011
ARTPARK: 1974-1984; UB Art Galleries, Center for the Arts, Univ. of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY;
Sept. 18 - Dec. 25, 2010. Curated by Sandra Q. Firmin.
2009
DRESS CODES: Clothing As Metaphor in Contemporary Art; Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY;
July 12 - Oct. 4. Curated by Barbara Bloemink.
RECONFIGURING THE BODY IN AMERICAN ART,1820-2009; National Academy Museum, New York, NY;
July 8 – Nov. 15. Curated by Marshall Price and Bruce Weber.
THE SACRED FEMININE: Prehistory to Postmodernity; University of Missouri Museum of Art and Archaeology,
Sept. 1 – Dec. 24
2008
GREAT WOMEN ARTISTS: Feminist Art from the Permanent Collection; Neuberger Museum, Purchase College, SUNY, Purchase, NY
2007
NOT FOR SALE - Curated by Alanna Heiss; PS1 Contemporary Art Center- MOMA, Long Island City, NY.
2006
AGAINST THE GRAIN: Contemporary Art from the Edward R. Broida Collection; The Museum of Modern Art,
New York, NY. May – Aug. Curated by Ann Temkin.
- Exhibition: U.S. Embassy, Rome, Italy. Art in Embassies Program, US Dept. of State.
2005
PUBLIC SCULPTURE INVITATIONAL; Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN. May 2005-August
2002
LIVING WITH DUCHAMP, The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College.
June 27 – Sept. 28, 2003
ACCORDING WITH NADELMAN; June Kelly Gallery, New York, NY; June-July; Curated by Cynthia Nadelman
2001
RAPTURE: Art’s Response to Fashion 1970-2001; Barbican Art Gallery, London, England.
Curated by Chris Townsend.
TRISHA BROWN: Dance and Art in Dialogue, 1965-2000; Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy, Andover, MA. Curated by Adam Weinberg.
RE-CAST: Postmodern Classical; Alexander Onassis Public Benefit foundation, Olympic Tower, New York, NY
GARDEN/GALLERY; MOCA, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
1999
CONTEMPORARY CLASSICISM; Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College,
S.U.N.Y., Purchase, NY. Curated by Judy Collischan.
Traveled to: Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, FL
1997
TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN SCULPTURE AT THE WHITE HOUSE: Exhibition V,
The First Lady’s Sculpture Garden, The White House, Washington, D.C.
ART/FASHION; Guggenheim Museum Soho, New York, NY.
Curated by Germano Celant and Nancy Spector.
1996
ARTE/MODA; 1st Biennale di Firenze, Forte Belvedere, Florence, Italy.
Curated by Germano Celant and Ingrid Sischy.
VIEWS FROM A GOLDEN HILL: Contemporary Artists and the American Academy in Rome;
The Equitable Gallery, New York, NY. Curated by Pari Stave.
A LABOR OF LOVE; The New Museum, New York, NY. Curated by Marcia Tucker.
1995
AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME 1995: Fellows Exhibition; Rome, Italy
1994
TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICAN SCULPTURE AT THE WHITE HOUSE: Exhibition I,
The First Lady’s Sculpture Garden, The White House, Washington, D.C.
IDEAS AND OBJECTS: Selected Drawings and Sculpture from the Permanent Collection,
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. Curated by Adam Weinberg
IN THE GARDEN, IN THE GALLERIES; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN
VIDEO DANSE 94: Films de Danse; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
1988
THE HUMAN FACTOR: Figurative Sculpture Reconsidered; The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM.
FALL FROM FASHION; The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
CLOTHING METAPHORS; John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
EMPTY DRESS: Clothing As Surrogate in Recent Art; Independent Curators, Inc., New York, NY
Curated by Nina Felshin.
ORO D’AUTORE: Giappone e Stati Uniti D’America (Artist’s Jewelry), Basilica Inferiore di San Francesco,
Arezzo, Italy.
1989
INTIMATE AND INTENSE: Small Fiber Structures; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minn., MN
1991
EL SUENO DE EGIPTO; Centro Cultural de Arte Contemporaneo, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
SETTING THE STAGE: Contemporary Artists Design for the Performing Arts; Columbus Museum of Art,
Columbus, OH
1989
MAKING THEIR MARK: Women Artists Move into the Mainstream 1970-85. Curated by Judith Stein.
Traveled to Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH; New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA;
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
ENCONTROS: LUSO-AMERICANOS DE ARTE CONTEMPORANEA; Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
SCULPTURE CHICAGO ’89: Acconci, Deacon, Serra, Shea; Cityfront Center, Chicago, IL.
FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING: Drawings by 8 Artists, Neuberger Museum, S.U.N.Y., Purchase, NY
1988
SCULPTURE: INSIDE / OUTSIDE; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN. Organized by Martin Friedman.
Traveled to The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
ENCLOSING THE VOID: 8 Contemporary Sculptors; The Whitney Museum of American Art at Equitable Center,
New York, NY. Curated by Susan Lubowsky.
FIGURATIVE IMPULSES; Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara. Curated by Nancy Doll.
FIGURES: FORM AND FICTION; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY. Curated by D. Nahas.
1987
STRUCTURE TO RESEMBLANCE: Work by 8 American Sculptors; Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY
(Benglis, Chamberlain, Fisher, Graves, Puryear, Shea, Surls, Therrien)
STANDING GROUND: Sculpture by American Women; The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH.
Curated by Sara Rogers Lafferty.
SCULPTORS ON PAPER: NEW YORK; Madison Art Center, Madison, WI
THE ALLUSIVE OBJECT: MEL KENDRICK, ROBERT LOBE, AND JUDITH SHEA; Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston, MA
ART AGAINST AIDS; American Foundation for AIDS Research, New York, NY
1986
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE TODAY: 1986; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
CONTEMPORARY CUTOUTS; The Whitney Museum of American Art at Phillip Morris, NY,
SPECIAL PROJECT ROOM; P.S. 1, Long Island City, NY
1985
BODY AND SOUL: ASPECTS OF RECENT FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE; Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
AFFILIATIONS: RECENT SCULPTURE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS; Whitney Museum of American Art at Stamford, Stamford, CT
LONG ISLAND ESTATE GARDENS, Sculpture Proposals: Vito Acconci, Nancy Holt, Judith Shea; Hillwood Art Gallery,
L.I.U.at C.W. Post Campus, Greenvale, NY
1984
CURRENTS 4: ART AND USE; Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee,
AMERICAN SCULPTOR; Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
ARTISTS IN THE THEATER; Hillwood Art Gallery, Long Island University,Greenvale, NY
1983
DIRECTIONS 1983; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
THE SIXTH DAY; Bergman Gallery, The Renaissance Society, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
SCULPTURE NOW; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
DAY IN / DAY OUT: ORDINARY LIFE AS A SOURCE OF ART; Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Reading, PA. Curated by Judith Tannenbaum
1984
1984: A PREVIEW; Ronald Feldman Fine Arts, New York, NY
1982
PAINTING AND SCULPTURE TODAY: 1982; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN
1981
1981 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
THE SOFT LAND / IL SOFFICE PAESE; Palazzo Farnese, Cortona, Italy
FIGURATIVELY SCULPTING; P.S. 1, Long Island City, NY
PARAFUNCTION; Barbara Gladstone Gallery, New York, NY
ART MATERIALIZED, SELECTIONS FROM THE FABRIC WORKSHOP; Organized by Independent Curators Inc.,
New York, NY (traveled 1981-84)
TRANSFORMATIONS: WOMEN IN ART 70’s – 80’s; Art Expo, Organized by the New York Feminist Art Institute,
New York Coliseum, New York, NY
1980
SEVEN ARTISTS; Neuberger Museum, State University of New York at Purchase, Purchase, NY
1979
CLOTHING CONSTRUCTIONS; Los Angeles Institute for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
MATERIAL PLEASURES: THE FABRIC WORKSHOP AT ICA; Institute of Contemporary Art,
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
Traveled to the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL; William Patterson College, Wayne, NJ and
Willard Gallery, New York, NY
1976
ROOMS, P.S.1, Long Island City, NY; Opening Exhibition
1974
UNTAILORED CLOTHING, Artpark, Lewistown, NY