Education
1993 Yale University School of Art. New Haven Ct. MFA. Painting / Printmaking
1988 Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA. BFA. Fine Arts / Painting
1984-1985 Brooklyn College, Summer Study abroad, Carrara, Pietrasanta, Italy
1983 LaGuardia High School of Music and Art, New York NY.
Solo-Two Person Exhibitions
2021 Grapeshot. New Works by Stuart Elster. Sala Projects, New York NY
2014 Cinderella Liberty. Paintings by Stuart Elster, Junior Projects Gallery, New York, NY
2014 Guy Corriero, and Stuart Elster. Junior Projects Gallery, Pulse Miami Art Fair. Miami FL
2013 Elster // Krashes. Paintings by Stuart Elster and Peter Krashes,102 Gallery, Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA. Curated by Rebecca Saylor Sack
2011 Mesmerize, Drawings by Stuart Elster, Steven Harris Architects/ Rees Roberts and Partners, New York, NY
2005 Stuart Elster, Lucas Schoormans Gallery, New York, NY
2005 Stuart Elster, Schmidt Contemporary Art, Saint Louis, MO
2000 Stuart Elster, No Dogs Allowed , Gallery 5 eme Etage, Paris France
1999 Will Cotton and Stuart Elster, Tate, New York, NY
1995 Stuart Elster, John Slade Ely House, Center for Contemporary Art, New Haven, CT
1994 Stuart Elster, Fair- Grounds, Herter Gallery University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Group Exhibitions
2022 Loveland, 31 Beaver Street, Brooklyn NY. Curated by Glenn Goldberg and Guy Corriero
2019 Mediums of Exchange, Shirley Fiterman Art Center, CUNY, BMCC. Lehman College Art Gallery, New York NY. Curated by Lisa Panzera and Bartholmew Bland
2016 Dazzle Camouflage: Hiding In Plain Sight, The Center in Ketchum, The Sun Valley Arts Center, Sun Valley, ID. Curated by Coutney Gilbert
2016 Pushing Paper, Junior Projects Gallery, New York, NY
2016 Yel Low, Junior Projects Gallery, New York, NY
2015 Junior Projects Gallery: Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX
2014 Reliable Tension, Or: How to win a Conversation About Jasper Johns, 32 Edgewood Gallery, Yale School of Art, New Haven, CT. Curated by John Pilson
2013 ArtShop Franklin Street works, Stamford, CT. Curated by Terri C. Smith
2013 Streamlines. Ephemeral Presence in contemporary Art, Sakyadhita International Conference, Mahaprajati Vihar, Vaishali, India. Curated by Lise McKean
2012 House Arrest, Franklin Street Works, Stamford, Ct. Curated by Terri C. Smith
2009 Islands and Ghettos, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien, Berlin Germany. Curated by Johan Holten
2008 Islands and Ghettos, Heidelberg Kunstverrein, Heidelberg, Germany. Curated by Johan Holten
2008 NADA Art Fair, Miami, Fl, Andreas Grim Gallery, Munich Germany / New York, NY
2007 Charles Browning, Stuart Elster, Drew Lowenstein, Gallery 817, University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2006 Nightmares of Summer, Marvelli Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Money Changes Everything, Schroeder Romero Gallery, New York, NY
2006 Mutiny, The Happy Lion, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by David Hunt
2005 Surface, Lucas Schoormans Gallery, New York, NY
2005 NADA Art Fair, Miami, Fl, Lucas Schoormans Gallery, New York, NY
2004 Drawings, Lucas Schoormans Gallery, New York, NY
2004 Contemporary New York, J Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville, Fl
2004 Fitter Happier, An exhibition concerning technology, DePaul University Art Museum, Chicago, IL. Curated by Matthew Girson
2002 Gravity over time, 1000 eventi Gallery, Milan Italy
2002 Art position 2002, Almanach zur jungen kunst in Wien, Vienna Austria
2002 I love New York benefit, Nicole Klagsburn Gallery, New York NY, Kagan Martos Gallery, New York NY
2000 Opening, Gallery 5 eme Etage, Paris France
2000 Telesthesia and Amnesopia, Betty Rymer Gallery, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago IL
Bibliography
2019 Lisa Panzera and Bartholomew F Bland, Exhibition Catalogue: Mediums of Exchange, Shirley Fiterman Art Center and Lehman College, New York NY
2017 John Pilson, Robert Storr, Exhibition Catalogue: Reliable Tension, Or: How to win a Conversation About Jasper Johns, Yale University School of Art, New Haven CT
2014 Drew Lowenstein, Artcritical, Constructing “Boatness” from Abstraction and Camouflage: http://www.artcritical.com/2014/05/26/drew-lowenstein-on-stuart-elster/
2014 Patrick Neal, Hyperallergic, Thick Paint, Dazzle Ships, and Lipstick Bullets: http://hyperallergic.com/126217/stuart-elster-cinderella-liberty/
2014 Amy Athey McDonald, Yale News, Yale School of Art exhibition explores enduring impact of Jasper Johns on contemporary artists. February 14, 2014
2014 Helen Rouner, Yale Daily News, Exhibit celebrates Jasper Johns. February 18, 2014 http://yaledailynews.com/blog/2014/02/18/exhibit-celebrates-jasper-johns/
2014 Joe Amarante, New Haven Register, Jasper Johns as muse in ‘Reliable Tension’ exhibit, March 9th, 2014. http://www.nhregister.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140309/jasper-johns-as-muse-in-reliable-tension-exhibit
2013 Ali Blum, A dialog on Power at Crane Art- Stuart Elster and Peter Krashes, Theartblog.org, Published January 29th, 2013. http://www.theartblog.org/2013/01/a-dialog-on-power-at-crane-arts-stuart-elster-and-peter-krashes
2013 Chip Schwartz, Stuart Elster and Peter Krashes at the Crane, Knight Arts, Published January 17th, 2013. http://www.knightarts.org/community/philadelphia/stuart-elster-peter-krashes
2013 Lise McKean, Streamlines. Ephemeral Presence in contemporary Art Exhibition Catalogue, Sakyadhita International Conference, Mahaprajati Vihar, Vaishali, India
2013 Nickolas Calabrese, Review of House Arrest at Franklin Street Works, This is Tomorrow, Contemporary Art Magazine, May 30, 2012
2012 Terri C. Smith, The Road To House Arrest. Exhibition Catalogue, Franklin Street Works. Stamford, CT
2008 Johan Holten, lslands and Ghettos. Exhibition Catalogue, Heidelberg Kunstverein. Heidelberg, Germany
2008 Magdalena Kroner, “I like the idea of being a modern history painter.” Kunstforum, International #189, January- February 2008,
2006 Julie Fishkin, Money Talks, Stuart Elster’s Penny Paintings. Heeb, Spring 2006
2006 Johnson, Ken, “Art Listing”, New York Times. June 30, 2006.
2005 Editors, “The Listings”, New York Times, April 1, 2005, E24. Color Reproduction.
2005 Johnson, Ken, “Art Listing”, New York Times. March 25, 2005, E23.
2005 Arner, Alan G. “ happier’ embraces technology through painting and needwork”. Chicago Tribune
2002 Farronato, Milovan. Gravity Over Time”. Tema Celeste, #94 Setp/Oct 2002, p107. Color Reproduction.
Visiting Artist/ Critic
2021 Lesley University, Student Mentor
Present Brooklyn College, Panelist: MFA reviews
2017 New York University, Guest critic for Graduate students Critique
2016-2021 Munster Kunstademie, Munster Germany, New York NY
2014 Panelist-Reliable Tension, Or: How to win a Conversation About Jasper Johns. Yale School of Art, New Haven CT
2012 Visiting Artist and Critic, Rice University, Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts, Department of Art History, Houston, TX
2012 Visiting Artist and Critic, Texas State University, Department of Art History and Design, San Marcos, TX
2011 Visiting Artist and Critic, DePaul University, Department of Art and Art History, Chicago, IL
2010 University of the Arts Summer MFA program, Food for thought Visiting Artist Lecture Series, Philadelphia, PA
2009 Munster Kunstademie in New York, Lectured at New York City Museums to visiting Students, New York, NY
2009 Yale University School of Art, Summer program at Norfolk, Norfolk, CT
2004 Fitter Happier, An exhibition concerning technology. Panel Discussion, DePaul University Art Museum, Chicago, IL
2003 Visiting Critic Interdisciplinary Critiques, Yale University School of Art, New Haven, CT
2002 Visiting Critic, Video Studio Critiques, Yale University School of Art, Photography Department, New Haven, CT
2002 Visiting Critic, Photography Department, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
2001 Visiting Artist, Graduate Painting Department, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2000 Panelist, “Thelesthesia and Amnescopia”, Painting Symposium, School of the Art Institute, Chicago, IL
Teaching
2019-Present Brooklyn College, CUNY, Brooklyn NY. Adjunct Assistant Professor
2007- 2016 The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA. 2008- 2016, Assistant Professor. Adjunct Senior Lecturer, 2007- 2008
1998- 2008 The City College, CUNY, New York NY, Adjunct Lecturer
1994-1995 Yale University School of Art, Lecturer
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