EDUCATION
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
NEO: Northeast Exposure Online, Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA, www.bu.edu/prc/anderson.htm
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art (exhibition accompanied by catalogue)
RI ANDERSON
EDUCATION
2005 Master of Fine Arts, Concentration in Photography, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
1987 Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude, Philosophy/Linguistics, Connecticut College, New London, CT
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012
Ri Anderson/Larimer Richards, Galeria 6, Mineral de Pozos, Gto., Mexico
2005
Ri Anderson, La Petite Mort Gallery, Ottawa, ON, Canada
NEO: Northeast Exposure Online, Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA, www.bu.edu/prc/anderson.htm
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Bakalar Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art (exhibition accompanied by catalogue)
2002
Ri Anderson: Recent Work, Studio Soto, Boston, MA
2000
2000 DeCordova Annual Exhibition, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA (exhibition accompanied by catalogue), 2 works acquired by Museum into Permanent Collection
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009
First
Annual Photographic Resource Center Juried Publication, Boston, MA, Dana Faconti, juror
2008
Uncommon Denominator, Photography, Trustman Art Gallery @ Simmons College, Boston, MA
2007
In Sights: Photography by Award-Winning Massachusetts Artists, Arsenal Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
Staged: Constructed Narrative in Contemporary Photography, Cushing-Martin Gallery, Stonehill College, Easton, MA
2006-2007
Approaches to Narrative, DeCordova Museum
2006
12th Jurried Exhibition, Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, Bonni Benrubi, Bonni Benrubi Gallery, Juror
PRC Members’ Exhibition, Photographic Resource Center, Jeanine Fijol, Photo District News, Juror
Lunenburg Revisited, Studio Soto (exhibition accompanied by catalogue)
2005
Bedtime Stories, Invitational Group Show, Flying Space, Sag Harbor, NY
Stranger Than Fiction, Doran Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art
2004
Unsettled Domesticities, Doran Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art
Open Studios Group Show, Fort Point Art Community (FPAC) Gallery, Boston, MA
Ri Anderson/Gary Duehr, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA
Project Pittsfield, Doran Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art
2002
Almost Home, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA
Alone: Images of Isolation from the Permanent Collection, DeCordova Museum
Tainted Love, Studio Soto
Digital City: New Squirts for Now People, New England School of Art & Design, Boston, MA
2001
Boston Drawing Project Inaugural Exhibition, Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
150 x 150, Gallery @ Green Street, Boston, MA
Pinhole Madness, Lillian Immig Gallery, Emmanuel College, Boston, MA
Manifest 2001: A Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Photography, Copley Society, Boston, MA (with catalogue)
2000
What’s the Big Idea?, Contemporary Artists Center, North Adams, MA
The I of the Beholder: Objectifying the Self, Studio Soto
1999
Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show, Federal Reserve Bank Gallery, Boston, MA
NewArt ’98, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA
Viridian Ninth Annual National Exhibition, Viridian Artists, New York, NY
1997
Fin de Siecle: Trends of the Nineties, Cambridge Art Association
In Dialogue: New England Women and Photography, Bernard Toale Gallery
Manifest ‘97: A Biennial Survey of Contemporary Visual Art, Copley Society of Boston
The Art of Love, Cambridge Art Association
Revealing Regionalism: Contemporary Documentary Photography, Midtown Plaza Galleries, Atlanta, GA
1995
Manifest 95: Exploring the Non-Traditional Visual Arts, Copley Society of Boston
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012
Atencion San Miguel, Ri Anderson & Larimer Richards at Galeria 6 in Pozos, September 9, 2012
2005
Ottawa Xpress, Death Becomes Her: Ri Anderson at La Petite Mort, Dale Smith, December 1, 2005
Boston Globe, 5 Degrees of Inspiration, Cate McQuaid , May 6, 2005
2002
Art New England, Photography, Emily Belz, October/November, 2002
Art New England, Studio Soto/Boston Ri Anderson: Recent Work, Lisa Amato, Aug./Sept., 2002
Boston Herald, Boston, MA, Photo Exhibit Makes You Feel at ‘Home,’ Joanne Silver, June 7, 2002
2001
Boston Globe, Pinhole Vision, Cate McQuaid, September 27, 2001
Boston Globe, Drawn to the Light, Cate McQuaid, March 22, 2001
2000
Time Out New York, Small-Town Color, Valerie Stivers, August 10-17, 2000
Boston Sunday Globe, Art’s the Big Idea in North Adams, Cate McQuaid, July 23, 2000
The Advocate, Williamstown & North Adams, MA, What Happens When Artists Interact With a Berkshire City?, Mark E. Rondeau, July 12, 2000
The Advocate, Visiting Artists Express Their Impressions of North Adams, Mark E. Rondeau, July 12, 2000
Harvard Post, Harvard, MA, Museums, Kathryn Liebowitz, June 30, 2000
Boston Globe, Disparate Solo Shows Strong at DeCordova: Murder, Ants, & Clay Mutants at DeCordova Museum, Cate McQuaid, June 23, 2000
Lincoln Journal, Lexington, MA, DeCordova showcases Annual Exhibition through summer, June 8, 2000
Worcester Phoenix, Worcester, MA, Bug-eyed: The Insect makes its debut at DeCordova’s annual exhibition, Leon Nigrosh, June 2, 2000
Metrowest Daily News, Framingham, MA, Art all over, Naomi R. Kooker, June 1, 2000
Boston Herald, Babies and beehives create buzz at DeCordova show, Joanne Silver, May 26, 2000
Boston Sunday Globe, exhibition announcement with photograph, May 14, 2000
1997
Art Papers, Revealing Regionalism, Susan Todd-Raque, September/October 1997
Atlanta Magazine, Not a Pretty Picture, Lee Walburn, June 1997
SELECTED AWARDS
2009 and 2011
Finalist, Critical Mass, Photolucida, Portland, Oregon
2006
Photography Finalist, Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grant
2004
Finalist, New York Times Magazine Student Photography Contest
1997
Best of Show, The Art of Love
Honorable Mention, Top 100 Photographers, Ernst Haas Golden Light Award
Jean and Kahlil Gibran Award, Copley Society of Boston
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2006
Instructor, Basic Photography, San Miguel Workshops, San Miguel de Allende, Gto., Mexico
2005
Instructor, Intermediate Black and White Photography, Massachusetts College of Art
Guest Instructor, Introduction to Digital Photography, Massachusetts College of Art
2004
Teaching Assistant, View Camera (Nick Nixon), Massachusetts College of Art
2003
Teaching Assistant, Visual Language (Sarah Bapst), Massachusetts College of Art
1998-2002
Instructor, Adult Basic Photography, Beyond Basics, Portraiture, DeCordova Museum School of Art, Lincoln, MA
1999-2000
Instructor, Introduction to Black and White Darkroom, Boston Photography Collaborative, Boston, MA
1997
Teaching Assistant, Documentary Photography (Jack Lueders-Booth), Harvard University Extension School, Cambridge, MA
Instructor, Black and White Darkroom, Radcliffe College, Cambridge, MA
SELECTED VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
2005
Artist Talk, The Contemporary Portrait, Massachusetts College of Art
2001
Guest Speaker, in conjunction with Pinhole Madness exhibition, Emmanuel College
2000
Artist Talk, in conjunction with 2000 DeCordova Annual exhibition, DeCordova Museum
Guest Speaker, Beginning Photography, Tufts University, Medford, MA