TESSA KRIEG
EDUCATION
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA (Summer 2014)
Painting and Drawing
BFA, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY (2016 - 2020)
Painting Major and Cultural Studies Minor
WORK EXPERIENCE
11 Newel Gallery - Cofounder / Art Director
Curate Art, oversee installation, write press releases, and other writing material
Manage social medias, website and art sales
Network with collectors and fellow curators
Manage five person staff at openings with five hundred patrons and twenty+ artists
OTP Copenhagen - Writer / Researcher (July 2020- November 2020)
Wrote reviews and interviews with artists on exhibitions published on their website
Todd Bienvenu - Personal assistant (September - December)
Studio management, art handled and cataloged
Potato Barn Gallery- Pop-up Gallery in the Hamptons (September 1st - 10th)
Curated, installed, sales, advertised, art handled
Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts- Nonprofit/Gallery Assistant (January - July 2020)
Wrote and edited press releases and other text for upcoming shows
Edited website, managed social media and coordinated with press and advertisers
Researched curatorial projects, programs, fundraising, and advertisements platforms
Assisted with live events; artist talks, panels, workshops, and zoom classes
Not So Pink- Curator, Artist, Art Handler, etc. (September 2019 - March 2020)
Managed press Relations, created and installed gallery wall text
Installed, curate, and created art and video projection
Jocelyn Hobbie- Painting Assistant (January - March 2020)
Painted colors as instructed and prepared materials
“On the Other Side” Tapir Gallery - Assistant Curator and Artist (July - August 2019)
Transport and install original videos, sculptures, and 2D works
Write press, design, produced and distributed press release
Vanessa Bergonzoli - Production Assistant (Summer 2018)
Transcribed raw footage, inserted and track transcribed audio into Adobe Premiere
“Self-Surveillance” Art From Scrap Gallery - Curator and artist (January - July 2017)
Created and Installed work and wrote, distributed and advertised press release
Eric Fischl - Personal Assistant (Summer 2015-2018)
Organized and archived art, books, public and personal records, and mentionings
Assisted in setting up residency
Emma De Kooning - Installation Assistant (August 2015)
Built multi-layered interactive anual installations utilizing found objects
Introduced participants to the functions of piece
The Art Barge - Studio Assistant (Summer 2015)
Facilitated teacher in classes and artist in artist’s talk and fixed and organized studios
CURATION
11 Newel Gallery 2021-22
-Title TBD- site specific work by Leila Spilman and Ryan Dwalt (May 6th - June 6th)
“Painters Guild” group show of 19 Kyle Staver, Todd Bienvenu, Jesse Morsberge, Elmi Mata, Clark Philio, Lucia Love, Carlo D’Anselmi, Tsai-Ling Tsang (April 1st - May 1st)
“Work on a Spinning Rock” John Drew S. Worrell and Andrew Erdos’ sculpture (Jan - Feb)
“Bloom” Natan Lawson solo show ( February 25th - March 27th)
“TIMELY!” Featuring 25 artists including Theo and Chelsea, Ernesto Renda, Jesse Edwards, Joe Spiere, Irena Jurek, Jaqueline Cedar, Mathew Tom (August 6th - September 6th)
At The Potato Barn 2020 “Untitled” group show of 10 Federico Solmi, Lydia Maria Pfeffer, Huey Crowley, Loren Erdrich, Melanie Luna (September 1st - 10th)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
“Not So Pink” (Thesis show) - Stuben Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (March 2020)
“Self- Surveillance” Art From Scrap Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA (June-July 2016)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
”Online Blush” Online Playroom (August 1 - September 2020)
“Remake and Remodel” Royal Society of American Art (July 30st- August 30)
“What to Wear” Gestalt Projects on Artsy.com (April - May 2020)
“Glasgow Exchange Show” Glasgow, Scotland (January - February 2020)
“On the Other Side” Tapir Gallery, Berlin, Germany (August 2019)
“Pratt Senior Showcase” Stuben Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (August - September 2019)
“Reflect” The Brooklyn Bazaar, Brooklyn, NY (March 2019)
Diego Rivera Gallery, SFA Institute, San Francisco, CA (August 2014)
Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY (April - May 2014)
Guild Hall, Southampton, NY (June - July 2014)
VIRTUAL EXHIBITIONS
@itsnotagallery - Dildo Doodle (February 2020)
@sandcastle.collective - Tinder Zines (March 2020)
PUBLICATIONS
“Government Appointed Phalluses of Tinder.” Schloss Post (January 17, 2020)
“Fuck a Bio” and “Bio Pending” Zines published by Tessa Krieg (March 2020)
SKILLS
Writing
Squarespace
Proficiency in Google Docs, Sheets, Forms
Proficiency in Adobe -Photoshop, Illustrations, Indesign
Social media management
Photography
Gallery operations and curation