Education
1954 Bachelor of Art in Art, Smith College, Northampton, MA
1982 Master of Arts in Art and Education, Columbia University Teachers College, New York
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Solo Exhibitions
2002 Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, S.U.N.Y., Purchase, N.Y., Grace Knowlton: A Two-part Exhibition, May 26-August 18
Rosenberg + Kaufman Fine Art, Grace Knowlton: Photography and Work on Paper, New York Digital Photographs - January 16, 200 - February 16, 2002
1999 The Century Association, New York
1997 Hirschl and Adler Modern, New York
1995 Hirschl and Adler Modern, New York
1994 M-13 Gallery, New York
1993 Katonah Museum, Katonah, NY
1992 M-13 Gallery, New York
Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA
1991 Bill Bace Gallery, New York
Witkin Gallery, New York
Center for Creative Photography, Tuscon, AZ
1989 Bill Bace Gallery, New York
Witkin Gallery, New York
Hopper House, Nyack, NY
1987 Hillwood Gallery, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY
1986 Twining Gallery, New York
Witkin Gallery, New York
1984 Twining Gallery, New York
Gallery 291, Atlanta, GA
Susan Harder Gallery, New York
1983 Susan Harder Gallery, New York
1981 Books and Company, New York
Aaron Berman Gallery, New York
1979 Parsons-Dreyfuss Gallery, New York
1977 Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
Rockefeller Arts Center, State University, NY
1974 Razor Gallery, New York
Todorof Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1973 Henri Gallery, Washington, DC
1971 Spectrum Gallery, New York
Group Exhibitions
2002 Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston, Maine
2001 Collaborative Concepts, Beacon, New York
Sugar Hill Art Center, New York, NY
2000 Soho Photo Gallery
Neuberger Museum, Purchase, N.Y.
Davis & Hall, Hudson, N.Y.
Kate Ganz Gallery, N.Y.C
Art Students League, N.Y.C.
Rockland Center for the Arts, Nyack, N.Y.
1999 The Century Association, N.Y.C.
1998 Sculptors Draw, Rosenberg and Kaufman Fine Art, New York
Hands, Workspace, New York
Masterworks by Instructors, The Art Students league of New York
Elena Zang Gallery, Woodstock, NY
Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
1997 M-13 Gallery, New York
1996 Anderson Gallery, Buffalo, NY
1995 Laurence Miller Gallery, NY
Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY
Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clifton, NJ
Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
The Century Association, NY
1994 Boston College Museum of Art, Chestnut Hill, MA
Washington Art Association, Washington, CT
1993 Snug Harbor Cultural Center.
Parsons School of Art, NY
Chesterwood, Stockbridge, MA
1992 YMCA, NY
1991 M-13 Gallery, NY
1990 Baruch College, NY
The Queens Museum, Flushing, NY
The Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY
The Century Club,NY
Sculpture Outdoors, Philadelphia, PA
Henri Gallery,Washington, DC
Independent Curators Incorporated, NY
1989 Hirschl and Adler Modern, NY
Blue Hill Cultural Center, Pearl River, NY
14 Sculptors, NY
Blum Helman Warehouse, NY
Hillwood Gallery, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, Brookville, NY
1988 Twining Gallery, NY
Fergus-Jean and Associates, Columbus, OH
Marianne Deson Gallery, Chicago
1987 International Center for Photography, NY
1986 Aldrich Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT
1983 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Dallas Museum of Modern Art
1982 Roberson Center for the Arts, Binghamton, NY
Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
Parsons-Dreyfuss Gallery, NY
Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Harvard University School of Design, Cambridge, MA
1980 O.I.A. Wards Island, NY
1978 Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
Webb and Parsons Gallery, Bedford, NY
1977 Bonino Gallery, NY
1972 Spectrum Gallery, NY
1969 Henri Gallery, Washington, DC
Grants | Awards | Residencies
1996 Riverhouse Editions, Steamboat Springs, CO
Instructor, The Art Students League, NY
1997 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson VT
1996 Northern Engraving Corp., LaCrosse, WI
1989 EHCCA, Outdoors Installation Project Grant
1987 Public Arts Fund Inc.
Public Installations
2000 Pratt Sculpture Park, Brooklyn NY
1999 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1996 Blue Hill Industrial Park, Rockland County,NY
Franconia Sculpture Park, Minneapolis, MN
1993-5 Longhouse, Easthampton, NY
1989 East Hampton Center for Contemporary Art, NY
1987-8 C.W. Post Campus, Long Island University, Brookville, NY
1987 City Hall Park, NY
Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY
1986 Stamford Art Museum, CT
Permanent Collections
Art Omi, Field Sculpture Park, Chatham, NY
Bates College, Lewiston, ME
Bergen Museum of Art and Science, NJ
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York
Center for Creative Photography, Tucson, AZ
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX
Jacksonville Art Museum, FL
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Mobil Corporation, Washington, DC
Mt. Holyoke College Museum, MA
Newark Museum
Northern Engraving Corp., Lacrosse, WI
Roberson Center for the Arts, Binghamton, NY Smith College Museum, Northampton, MA
Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY
The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
The Museum of Outdoors Art, Denver, CO
The Prudential Insurance Company of America, New York
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut