Molly was born in Washington, DC and grew up in Alexandria, Virginia.
After receiving her degree in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University,
Molly reserched art history and archeology in France and Spain. Returning to the States to pursue painting,
Molly received her Masters in Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan,
where she studied with Joan Snyder and Jake Bethot.
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Molly lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her husband, the sculptor, Bruce Brosnan.
She is represented by Amy Simon Fine Art, in Westport, CT and her studio is located at the historic
Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory in Brooklyn, NY.
Solo and 2 person Exhibitions
2014 Painting Center, New York, NY, Artist Invitational: Lingua Franca
Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT, Atrium Gallery: Arlequin Installation
2012 Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT, Making Their Mark, with Sebastian Vallejo
2011 SET Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Metamorphosis, curator: Irina Danilova
b. Conte, Brooklyn, NY, Bezold Effects, curator: Bernadette Conte
2009 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY, Circadian Series, curator: John Davis
Allen Gallery, New York, NY, Sugarburgh Series, curator: Michel Allen
2007 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY, Field Work, curator: John Davis
2006 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY, Byzantine Quilters, curator: John Davis
Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY, Springhouse Paintings, curator: Pauline Lethan
2005 Dolby Chadwick, San Francisco, CA, Project Space: Osio, curator: Lisa Chadwick
Berlex Gallery, Wayne, NJ, Sensory Impressions, curator: Mariana Maldonado
2004 DTW Gallery, New York, NY, Patterns In Movement, curator: Lili Chopra
2002 Sideshow, Brooklyn, NY, Treacherous Lands/ Lush Gardens, with Noah Landfield
2001 ROOM, New York, NY, Tiffany Series, curator: Wendy Haworth
1997 Sugarburgh Space, Brooklyn, NY, Sugarburgh, curator: Clemens Frischenschlager
1996 Lombard-Freid Fine Art, New York, NY, Bond Room: Harmonograph, curator: Lea Freid
Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY, Thesis, curators: Gregory Ammenoff, Jake Berthot
1995 Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY, New Paintings, selected by jury panel
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 MiXX projects + atelier, Telluride, Co. Curator: Pia Gedeon
2014 Life On Mars Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Summer Invitational, curator: Michael David
2013 National Arts Club, NYC, Flight From Nature, curator: Michael Gormley
Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ, In- Flux, curator: Pamela Cardwell
City and Country, NYC, Benefit Auction
Berlin Collective, New York, NY, Free Luck, curator: Nicole Cohen
2012 Bowery Gallery, NYC, National Painting Competition, Juror: Lance Esplund
Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT, Summer Rotation
2011 ISCP: International Studio and Curatorial Program, NYC, Fenced & Stitched,
curated by: Joan Mitchell Foundation
Ashram Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Good Greenpoint Artists, curator: Raymond Gonzales
2010 City College of New York, NYC, The Source, curators: Melissa Staiger and Susan Ross
2009 Heath Gallery, New York, NY, 6 x6" Benefit Show
2008 University of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC & Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY,
Shape Shifters, curator: James Biederman
2005 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY, Gallery Artists
2004 N3 Project Space, New York, NY, The Color Imperative, curator: James Biederman
Buzzer Thirty, Long Island City, NY, Roads and Pastimes, curator: Amy Bay
2003 The Painting Center, New York, NY, Juried Invitational, curator: Suzanne Kammin
2002 Germaine Keller Gallery, Garrison, NY, Strong Painting, curator: Germaine Keller
2001 Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY, Benefit Auction, curator: Mike Weiss
2000 Artists Space, New York, NY, Works on Paper Benefit,
PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, Queens, NY, Community Works, curator: Erin Sircy
Henry Street Settlement, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY, Surface Sensibility
1999 Gale Gates et. al, Brooklyn, NY, Size Matters, curator: Mike Weiss
Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, Wish You Were Here, curator: Mary Ting
1998 Williamsburg Art & Historical Society, Brooklyn, NY, curator: Richard Humann
Grants / Awards
2013 Summer Research Grant, City and Country School, New York, NY
2012 Lifetime Arts Grant, Brooklyn Central Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
1996 Boynton Fellowship Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Paula Rhodes Memorial Award, School of Visual Art, New York, NY
1995/6 SVA Graduate Fellowship, School of Visual Art, New York, NY
Education
1996 Master of Fine Art, School of Visual Art, New York, NY
1992/3 Independent Study: Archeology, Chatillion Sur Seine, France
1992 Bachelor of Fine Art, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Selected Bibliography
2015 Still Alice, Memento Films International, Artist Credit: Osio paintings, 2014
2014 ArteFuse.com, Speaking The Same Lingua Franca, April 2014
Lethan, Paulien/Schuttevar, Heleen, Holland Tunnel Gallery, New York /Greece: Stilinov, 2014.Print
2013 Silverpoint Series, Post Road, Vol. 24, March 2013
Park Series: Jade, Muzzle Magazine Vol.11, September 2013
2012 New York Times "Metro, Connecticut, Featuring: Arlequin, September 23, 2012,
Joannemattera.blogspot.com, A Connecticut Afternoon, December 5, 2012
A View From The Easel, Hyperallergic, May 2012
Studio Critical, Interviewed by Valerie Brennan, January 31, 2012.
2011 Structure and Imagery, Reviewed by Paul Behnke, May 2011.
2010 Martinez, R., Powerhouseprojects.com, "The Source: Artist Panel Interview" July 2010.
2009 Anaba, John Davis Gallery Summer Opener, June 1, 2009
Two Coats of Paint, Abstract Painters Swim Upriver This Weekend, May 29, 2009.
NurtureArt Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Artist Lecture Series, April 2009.
2008 Quinlan, Cathy Nan, "Art Critical," "Shape Shifters: New York Painters" May 2008.
2006 Visiting Artist, Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Lecture Series, Nov. 2006.
Mad Men, Sterling Cooper productions, (pilot episode) May, 2006.
2005 The Devil Wears Prada, Miramax Films, , Dec. 2005; Maid In Manhattan, May 2003.
2004 Ortiz, Lori, Art Offoffoff.com, "The Last Word is Color" May 24, 2004.
1999 Timperio, Richard, Artists Talk on Art: From Soho to Chelsea and Beyond
Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY; March 5, 1999.
1998 Fox 5 News, Williamsburg Artist Studio Tours, Good Day New York, June 25, 1998.
Collections (selected), Private/ Corporate
Larry Poons and Paula Deluccia, New York, NY; Christine Bourron, Paris, France;
Georges Faber, Consul General of Luxembourg, New York, NY; NYU Medical Center, New York, NY
Intuit, Inc. (permanent installation), Mountain View, CA;
Northwest Venture Partners, San Francisco, CA; Ginny and Hugo Fisher, Mill Valley, CA;
Commissioned work: Steven and Mary Heffner, NYC; Girls, Inc., NYC
After receiving her degree in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University,
Molly reserched art history and archeology in France and Spain. Returning to the States to pursue painting,
Molly received her Masters in Fine Art from the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan,
where she studied with Joan Snyder and Jake Bethot.
~
Molly lives in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with her husband, the sculptor, Bruce Brosnan.
She is represented by Amy Simon Fine Art, in Westport, CT and her studio is located at the historic
Eberhard Faber Pencil Factory in Brooklyn, NY.
Solo and 2 person Exhibitions
2014 Painting Center, New York, NY, Artist Invitational: Lingua Franca
Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT, Atrium Gallery: Arlequin Installation
2012 Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT, Making Their Mark, with Sebastian Vallejo
2011 SET Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Metamorphosis, curator: Irina Danilova
b. Conte, Brooklyn, NY, Bezold Effects, curator: Bernadette Conte
2009 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY, Circadian Series, curator: John Davis
Allen Gallery, New York, NY, Sugarburgh Series, curator: Michel Allen
2007 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY, Field Work, curator: John Davis
2006 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY, Byzantine Quilters, curator: John Davis
Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, NY, Springhouse Paintings, curator: Pauline Lethan
2005 Dolby Chadwick, San Francisco, CA, Project Space: Osio, curator: Lisa Chadwick
Berlex Gallery, Wayne, NJ, Sensory Impressions, curator: Mariana Maldonado
2004 DTW Gallery, New York, NY, Patterns In Movement, curator: Lili Chopra
2002 Sideshow, Brooklyn, NY, Treacherous Lands/ Lush Gardens, with Noah Landfield
2001 ROOM, New York, NY, Tiffany Series, curator: Wendy Haworth
1997 Sugarburgh Space, Brooklyn, NY, Sugarburgh, curator: Clemens Frischenschlager
1996 Lombard-Freid Fine Art, New York, NY, Bond Room: Harmonograph, curator: Lea Freid
Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY, Thesis, curators: Gregory Ammenoff, Jake Berthot
1995 Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY, New Paintings, selected by jury panel
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015 MiXX projects + atelier, Telluride, Co. Curator: Pia Gedeon
2014 Life On Mars Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Summer Invitational, curator: Michael David
2013 National Arts Club, NYC, Flight From Nature, curator: Michael Gormley
Seton Hall University, Newark, NJ, In- Flux, curator: Pamela Cardwell
City and Country, NYC, Benefit Auction
Berlin Collective, New York, NY, Free Luck, curator: Nicole Cohen
2012 Bowery Gallery, NYC, National Painting Competition, Juror: Lance Esplund
Amy Simon Fine Art, Westport, CT, Summer Rotation
2011 ISCP: International Studio and Curatorial Program, NYC, Fenced & Stitched,
curated by: Joan Mitchell Foundation
Ashram Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Good Greenpoint Artists, curator: Raymond Gonzales
2010 City College of New York, NYC, The Source, curators: Melissa Staiger and Susan Ross
2009 Heath Gallery, New York, NY, 6 x6" Benefit Show
2008 University of North Carolina, Pembroke, NC & Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn, NY,
Shape Shifters, curator: James Biederman
2005 John Davis Gallery, Hudson, NY, Gallery Artists
2004 N3 Project Space, New York, NY, The Color Imperative, curator: James Biederman
Buzzer Thirty, Long Island City, NY, Roads and Pastimes, curator: Amy Bay
2003 The Painting Center, New York, NY, Juried Invitational, curator: Suzanne Kammin
2002 Germaine Keller Gallery, Garrison, NY, Strong Painting, curator: Germaine Keller
2001 Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY, Benefit Auction, curator: Mike Weiss
2000 Artists Space, New York, NY, Works on Paper Benefit,
PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, Queens, NY, Community Works, curator: Erin Sircy
Henry Street Settlement, Abrons Art Center, New York, NY, Surface Sensibility
1999 Gale Gates et. al, Brooklyn, NY, Size Matters, curator: Mike Weiss
Elsa Mott Ives Gallery, Wish You Were Here, curator: Mary Ting
1998 Williamsburg Art & Historical Society, Brooklyn, NY, curator: Richard Humann
Grants / Awards
2013 Summer Research Grant, City and Country School, New York, NY
2012 Lifetime Arts Grant, Brooklyn Central Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
1996 Boynton Fellowship Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Paula Rhodes Memorial Award, School of Visual Art, New York, NY
1995/6 SVA Graduate Fellowship, School of Visual Art, New York, NY
Education
1996 Master of Fine Art, School of Visual Art, New York, NY
1992/3 Independent Study: Archeology, Chatillion Sur Seine, France
1992 Bachelor of Fine Art, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Selected Bibliography
2015 Still Alice, Memento Films International, Artist Credit: Osio paintings, 2014
2014 ArteFuse.com, Speaking The Same Lingua Franca, April 2014
Lethan, Paulien/Schuttevar, Heleen, Holland Tunnel Gallery, New York /Greece: Stilinov, 2014.Print
2013 Silverpoint Series, Post Road, Vol. 24, March 2013
Park Series: Jade, Muzzle Magazine Vol.11, September 2013
2012 New York Times "Metro, Connecticut, Featuring: Arlequin, September 23, 2012,
Joannemattera.blogspot.com, A Connecticut Afternoon, December 5, 2012
A View From The Easel, Hyperallergic, May 2012
Studio Critical, Interviewed by Valerie Brennan, January 31, 2012.
2011 Structure and Imagery, Reviewed by Paul Behnke, May 2011.
2010 Martinez, R., Powerhouseprojects.com, "The Source: Artist Panel Interview" July 2010.
2009 Anaba, John Davis Gallery Summer Opener, June 1, 2009
Two Coats of Paint, Abstract Painters Swim Upriver This Weekend, May 29, 2009.
NurtureArt Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, Artist Lecture Series, April 2009.
2008 Quinlan, Cathy Nan, "Art Critical," "Shape Shifters: New York Painters" May 2008.
2006 Visiting Artist, Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Lecture Series, Nov. 2006.
Mad Men, Sterling Cooper productions, (pilot episode) May, 2006.
2005 The Devil Wears Prada, Miramax Films, , Dec. 2005; Maid In Manhattan, May 2003.
2004 Ortiz, Lori, Art Offoffoff.com, "The Last Word is Color" May 24, 2004.
1999 Timperio, Richard, Artists Talk on Art: From Soho to Chelsea and Beyond
Phoenix Gallery, New York, NY; March 5, 1999.
1998 Fox 5 News, Williamsburg Artist Studio Tours, Good Day New York, June 25, 1998.
Collections (selected), Private/ Corporate
Larry Poons and Paula Deluccia, New York, NY; Christine Bourron, Paris, France;
Georges Faber, Consul General of Luxembourg, New York, NY; NYU Medical Center, New York, NY
Intuit, Inc. (permanent installation), Mountain View, CA;
Northwest Venture Partners, San Francisco, CA; Ginny and Hugo Fisher, Mill Valley, CA;
Commissioned work: Steven and Mary Heffner, NYC; Girls, Inc., NYC
