Samantha Bittman
b. 1982, Chicago, IL
samanthabittman@gmail.com
Education
2011
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
2010
M.F.A., School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
2004
B.F.A., Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Solo and Two-person Exhibitions
2013
Repeat(s), Flash Atölye, Izmir, TURKEY
TBD (Two-person exhibition), Thomas Robertello Gallery, Chicago, IL (Upcoming)
2011
Perceptual Notions, Thomas Robertello Gallery, Chicago, IL
Happiness by the Pool, Hinsdale Public Library, Hinsdale, IL
2010
Samantha Bittman, Thomas Robertello Gallery, Project Space, Chicago, IL
New Work (Two-person exhibtion with Amie Cunat), Zrobili Gallery, Chicago, IL
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012
Taste, Small Black Door, Queens, NY
Artadia Finalists, Art Expo Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL
Where My Cones At?, Double Break, San Diego, CA
Where My Cones At?, POVevolving, Los Angeles, CA
Small Work Show, Columbia University, New York, NY
San Francisco Art Fair, Thomas Robertello Gallery, San Francscio, CA
Fibers, Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA
New Formalisms 2, 65Grand, Chicago, IL
2011
Painted, Green Gallery East, Milwaukee, WI
Don’t Get High On Your Own Supply, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL
S.I.N. Strength In Numbers, Skowhegan 2011, SCOPE, Miami, FL
Bauhaus Now, Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art, Chicago, IL
Reformation 2011, Somerset County Jail, Skowhegan, ME
Either/Or/Both, threewalls, Chicago, IL
Art Sante Fe, Thomas Robertello Gallery, Sante Fe, NM
Art Chicago, Zolla / Liebermann Gallery, Chicago, IL
Small(er) Works Show, Manifest Gallery, Chicago, IL
WWWp2, FFDG, San Francisco, CA
Repertoire, Zolla / Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL
The Loom: on around and through, The Society of Arts and Crafts, Boston, MA
Pocket, Cart Watch, Puerto Rico
A Coupling, Hungryman Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010
The Power of Selection, Part 3, Western Exhibitions, Chicago, IL
Laughing as a Young Man, Southfirst Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Twos, Dominican University, River Forest, IL
Geometrically Speaking, Pop-Up Art Loop Gallery, Chicago, IL
A Fickle Existence, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
You’re Not Making Art, Zrobili Gallery, Chicago, IL
Quarterly #3: Stay in your Lane!, Swimming Pool Project Space, Chicago, IL
Gallery C&A: An Evening of Art and Jazz, Union League, Chicago, IL
Pattern Recognition, Sullivan Galleries, Chicago, IL
Are you in or Out, California Institute of the Arts Main Gallery, Valencia, CA
Midnite Snacks, 1366 Space, Chicago, IL
2008
RISD NYC Alumni Biennial, The Old American Can Factory, Brooklyn, NY
2005
Extreme Textiles: Designing for High Performance, Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, NY (with International Fashion Machines, Inc.)
Residencies and Awards
2013
Bemis Artist Residency, Omaha, NE
2012
Artadia Award, Chicago
2011
Skowhegan Fellowship
2010
Ox-Bow Residency and scholarship funded by Joan Mitchell Foundation, Saugatuck, MI
Sanskriti Artist Residency, New Delhi, INDIA
George and Ann Siegel Graduating Fellowship, SAIC, Chicago, IL
Union League Civic and Arts Foundation 2010 Visual Arts Competition, Honorable Mention, Chicago, IL
2009
Virgene Hawthorne Scholarship, SAIC, Chicago, IL
2008
SAIC Incentive Scholarship, Chicago, IL
George and Isabel Brown Scholarship, SAIC, Chicago, IL
World Less Traveled Grant, Travel to Marfa, TX, Chicago, IL
1999
Ox-Bow Scholarship, Course in Painting, Saugatuk, MI
Select Bibliography
2012
New American Paintings, No. 101, Mid-West Edition, Aug.
Site95, Featured Artist: Samantha Bittman, Jun. 18
ArtSlant Chicago, Abhilasha Singh, Samantha Bittman: On our Chicago Watchlist, Mar. 5
NewCity Art, Chris Miller, Review: New Formalisms 2 / 65Grand, Jan. 31
2011
TimeOut Chicago, Lauren Weinberg, Samantha Bittman at Thomas Robertello Gallery, Jan. 18
Chicago Reader, Elly Fishman, Juxtaposition Always Makes Me Dizzy, Dec. 22
Flavorpill, Abraham Ritchie, Samantha Bittman: Perceptual Notions, Dec
Artforum.com / critics’ picks, Alpesh Kantilal Patel, Don’t Get High on Your Own Supply, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL, Nov.
New City Art, Chris Miller, Bauhaus Now / Ukrainian Museum of Modern Art, Oct. 25
Chicago Critical, Paul Germanos, Editorial: After Minimalism in Chicago the Summer of 2011, Jul. 22
ArtSlant Chicago, Steve Ruiz, Production Values, Jul. 4
Beautiful Decay, Bill, Samantha Bittman, Beautiful Decay, Apr. 7
Art Talk Chicago, Jeriah Hildwine & Stephanie Burke, Monday Morning Quarterback, Feb. 18 – 19
The Suburban Life, Don Grigas, Artist Comes Home to Display Talents, Feb. 17
The Doings, Sandy Illian Bosch, Textile work challenges art’s categories, Hinsdale, Feb. 17
The Doings, Sara Clarkson, Happiness by Pool show welcome contrast to snow, Feb. 10
2010
Chicago Tribune, Lauren Viera, Turquoise a Bright Spot Amid Gloom, Dec. 3
TimeOut Chicago, Lauren Weinberg, Open Season, Issue 294, Oct. 14 – 20
ArtSlant Chicago, Thea Liberty Nichols, Stay in Your Lane!, Aug. 2010
TimeOut Chicago, Lauren Weinberg, Stay in Your Lane!, Issue 284, Aug. 5 – 11
Art Talk Chicago, Jeriah Hildwine & Stephanie Burke, Monday Morning Quarterback, July 16 & 17
New American Paintings, No. 87, MFA Edition, May
2009
Gapers Block, Kelly Reaves, Fresh Paint, Nov. 9
Visiting Artist and Lectures
Visiting Artist, Stitchy, Chicago, IL, 2012
Visiting Artist, Software for the Analog Studio Class, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2012
Lecture, Department of Painting, McHenry County College, 2012
MFA Lecture, Department of Painting and Drawing, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2010
Teaching Experience
Summer 2013
Instructor
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
The Woven Pattern
Spring 2012 - Current
Faculty
Department of Fiber and Material Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Courses taught:
• Advanced Woven Structures
• Independent Woven Structures
Fall 2008 - Spring 2010
Teaching Assistant
Departments of Painting and Drawing and Fiber and Material Studies, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Courses taught:
• Advanced Woven Structures with Christy Matson
• Abstract Drawing with Judith Geichmen
• Drawing: Form and Invention with Barbara Rossi
• Wearable Computing with Margarita Benitez