Billy Shire Fine Arts



			MIRIAM WOSK Miriam Wosk lives in Santa Monica, California. She exhibits her work both in galleries and museums nationally, including the Santa Monica Museum of Art, and Billy Shire Fine Arts in Los Angeles. In her former career as an illustrator in New York City in the 1970’s she worked for various publications including The New York Times, New York Magazine, Esquire, Vogue, Mademoiselle, and the first cover of Ms. Magazine, as well as their 30th Anniversary back cover. Recent articles published on her work and life, were included in O At Home - An Oprah Magazine, and The Los Angeles Times. EDUCATION University of British Columbia, Canada Fashion Institute of Technology, New York New School of Social Research, New York School of Visual Arts, New York SELECTED ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS 2006 “Paintings,” Santa Monica Museum of Art Project Room, Santa Monica, CA “Works on Paper,” Billy Shire Fine Arts, Culver City, CA 2004 “Inner World, Outer World,” L.A. Farm, Santa Monica, CA 2001 "Matters of the Heart,” Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1997 “Recent Works,” Jay Chiat Carriage House, New York, NY 1995 “Selected Works,” Jazz, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA 1992 “Inner World, Outer World,” Drago, Santa Monica, CA 1991 "The Mysterious Life of Objects,” Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1990 "Paintings," Curated by Michele Isenberg Wilshire Pacific Building, Los Angeles, CA 1988 "Mexican Skirt Paintings," Curated by Fred Hoffman, West Beach, Los Angeles, CA 1987 "Selected Works, 1979 – 1987,” L'Express, Los Angeles, CA 1983 "Fantastic Fans,” Transamerica Center, Los Angeles, CA 1981 "Fantastic Fans,” China Club, Los Angeles, CA SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2005 “Fresh,” The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, CA “New Roads Benefit,” Curated by Kim McCarty, Michael’s, Santa Monica, CA 2004 “MOCA On Tour,” MOCA Projects Council, Los Angeles, CA “Incognito,” Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA “In Polytechnicolor,” Polytechnic at Michael Steinberg Fine Art, New York, NY “Inner World, Outer World”, L.A. Farm, Santa Monica, CA “Venice Art Walk,” Millwood Mansions, Venice, CA “25 Years”, Robert Berman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA “ART WAVE,” Finegood Art Gallery, West Hills, CA 2003 “The LAPD Project: The Legacy of Pattern and Decoration,” Curated by Michael Duncan, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA “HOME,” Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York, NY “Orange Coast College Benefit,” Square Blue Gallery, Newport Beach, CA “Venice Art Walk 2003,” Venice Family Clinic, Venice, CA “Watercolor Group,” Michael’s, Santa Monica, CA “For the Love of the Arts,” Twentieth Century Fox Studios, Los Angeles, CA 2002 “Art Rental and Sales Gallery,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA “The Shirt Off Your Back,” Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA “Group Show,” Back on Broadway, Santa Monica, CA 2001 Planned Parenthood Hudson Peconic, Inc. Contemporary Auction. April Gornik & Eric Fischl’s East End Studio, Sag Harbor, NY “CITYarts 33rd Annual Benefit and Awards Ceremony,” New York, NY “Los Angeles Artists for the Benefit of New York City,” Hiro Yamagata Studio, Malibu, CA “Objects of Desire—Crossroadsarts 2001,” Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA 2000 “Sassy Sexy Sweet Sordid Surreal,” Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Quirky,” Adam Baumgold Fine Art, New York, NY “Winter Group Show,” Boritzer Gray Hamano, Santa Monica, CA “Open Studios Invitation,” Santa Monica Fine Arts Studio, Santa Monica, CA 1999 “Surrealism,” Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA “Three Person Show,” Michael’s, Santa Monica, CA “The Bingo Ball,” Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA “Open Studios Invitation,” Santa Monica Fine Arts Studio, Santa Monica, CA 1998 “Works on Paper,” Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY “Selected Artists,” Public Corporation for the Arts, Long Beach, CA 1997 “June Invitational,” Adam Baumgold Gallery, New York, NY “Works on Paper, Old Master to Contemporary,” Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY “Surrealism & NeoNarrative,” Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA 1996 “The Inner Lives of Women: Psyche Spirit and Soul,” Curated by Miriam Wosk, Spring Street Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Hold It,” Los Angeles County Museums of Art, MCAC, Los Angeles, CA 1995 “Anderson Ranch Arts Center,” Aspen, CO 1994 “L.A. Rhythms,” Spring Street Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1993 “Sculptural / Functional,” Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL “Collage Group Show,” Deborah Schiller Hadl Art, Los Angeles, CA 1992 "Outsider’s Masked Ball,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, MCAC, Los Angeles, CA "Art Furniture,” Joan Robey Gallery, Denver, CO "Issues of Choice,” Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), Los Angeles, CA "The Registry Exhibition,” Curated by Peter Frank, University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA "Sweet Chair-ity,” Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA "CSU Summer Arts Traveling Exhibition, “Cultural Center, Eureka, CA; and Chancellor’s Office, CSU Long Beach, CA 1991 "And All Through The House,” Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, CA "A Chair As Art,” Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, CA 1990 "Heal the Bay, Surfboard Art Invitational,” Getty Museum, Malibu, CA and James Corcoran Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1989 "Environments,” Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, CA "Crossroads Arts '88" Curated by Laddie Dill, Sam Francis Studio, Santa Monica, CA 1988 "New Talent,” Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York City, NY "CA Neo-Pop,” B1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA 1987 "Beyond Illustration - The New Pop,” Otis Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, CA 1986 "Fashion Moda Benefit,” Art et Industrie Gallery, New York City, NY "American Pop Culture Images Today,” Laforet Museum,Tokyo, Japan "Fantomes of Time,” One Market Plaza, Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA 1985 "Screens by Artists,” Functional Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1983 "Magical Mystery Tour,” Barnsdall Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA "Group Show,” Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, CA "Third Anniversary Auction,” Images and Issues Contemporary Art Review, Los Angeles, CA 1982 "Auction to Benefit Otis Parsons,” Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA 1981 "Images of Labor,” District 1199 Cultural Center Inc., New York and The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC 1980 "Invitational Christmas Show,” Steps into Space, Los Angeles, CA 1978 "Four and Four,” Harkness House Gallery, New York City, NY CATALOGUES 2001 "Matters of the Heart” Miriam Wosk, Robert Berman Gallery 1996 “The Inner Lives of Women: Psyche, Spirit & Soul” Curated by Miriam Wosk, Spring Street Gallery 1991 “The Mysterious Life of Objects” Miriam Wosk, Robert Berman Gallery SELECTED PUBLICATIONS - Books The Studio Book New Feminist Criticism: Art, Identity and Action The Golden Age of Magazine Illustration American Junk Masquerade: The Mask as Art Metropolitan Places Interior Design No Place Like Home Images of Labor Who’s Who in American Art Who Who’s of American Women Who’s Who in the West Who’s Who in the World SELECTED PUBLICATIONS - Magazines O At Home Los Angeles Magazine New York Times New York Magazine Elle Décor House and Garden The Washington Post The Los Angeles Times Self Magazine Mademoiselle Esquire Vogue Ms. Magazine Art Direction Interni Casa Vogue Ressengna Ambiente GA House Idea International L’Express Paris Decoration International Cree Art & Design Designers West Progressive Architecture Long Beach Press-Telegram Los Angeles Herald L.A. Weekly Bay City Journal Maisons A’Vivre Rocky Mountain News SELECTED COLLECTIONS Neuberger Berman, New York, NY Thurston and Sharon Twigg-Smith, Sun Valley, ID & Twin Farms Inn, VT Arnhold & Bleichroeder, New York, NY Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA Michael’s Restaurant, Santa Monica, CA UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA Chemical Bank CBS-USA, Los Angeles, CA Chinois on Main, Santa Monica, CA Ms. Magazine, New York, NY Munger Tolles & Olson, Los Angeles, CA Principal Financial Group, Los Angeles, CA Tabor Hotel, Denver, CO Jay Chiat, New York, NY Colin Cowie, New York, NY Steven Ehrlich, Venice, CA Roland Emmerich, Los Angeles, CA Les Firestein, Los Angeles, CA Fred Fisher, Los Angeles, CA Margeret and Sam Francis, Santa Monica, CA Milton Glaser, New York, NY Sheila Metzner, New York, NY Heidi Schneider, New York, NY Roger Smith, New York, NY Peter Tufo, New York, NY Richard Saul Wurman, Newport, RI Ellie Blankfort and Peter Clothier, Los Angeles, CA Sharleen Cooper Cohen, Malibu, CA Sherry Frumkin, Santa Monica, CA Patricia L. Glaser, Los Angeles, CA April Greiman, Los Angeles, CA Edgar Gunther, New York, NY Carla Kirkeby, Los Angeles, CA Herb McLaughlin, San Francisco, CA Richard Merkin, New York, NY Mr. and Mrs. Rubin Turner, Los Angeles, CA Marion Woodman, Ontario, Canada Lance Yates, London, England Anne Beatts, Los Angeles, CA