Meridel Rubenstein

(American, born 1948)

mt. bromo at night circle reversed by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Mt. Bromo at Night Circle Reversed, 2011

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pyroclastic remains by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Pyroclastic Remains, 2012–2015

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ring of fire by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Ring of Fire, 2011–2013

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dawn and dusk, mesopotamian marshes by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Dawn and Dusk, Mesopotamian Marshes, 2011–2013

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boat is a garden by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Boat is a Garden, 2020–2022

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inanna of the marshes by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Inanna of the Marshes, 2018

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green kitchen (with unexcavated temple of inanna at uruk and steps of ziggurat at ur), southern iraq marshes by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Green Kitchen (with unexcavated Temple of Inanna at Uruk and steps of Ziggurat at Ur), Southern Iraq Marshes, 2011–2016

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saygal shrine palimpsest by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Saygal Shrine Palimpsest, 2011–2015

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adam and eve in the iraq marshes, near the possible historic site of the garden of eden by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Adam and Eve in the Iraq Marshes, near the possible Historic Site of the Garden of Eden, 2011–2012

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amethyst room, southern iraq by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Amethyst Room, Southern Iraq, 2011–2016

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temple of inanna with shells and shells, mesopotamian marshes by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Temple of Inanna with Shells and Shells, Mesopotamian Marshes, 2011–2013

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ehmad and his boat, central marshes by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Ehmad and His Boat, Central Marshes, 2011–2012

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Biography

Timeline

1948
Born Detroit, MI
1965 - 1970
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College
1972 - 1973
Special Graduate Student in Photography, MIT Cambridge, MA
1974
M.A., University of New Mexico Albuquerque, NM
1976 - 1980
Founded the Photography program at the College of Santa Fe
1977
M.F.A., University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM
1981
John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship
1985 - 1990
Headed the Photography program at San Francisco State University
1988
NEA Photographic Survey Grant
1990 - 1996
Founded creative Photography department at the Institute of American Indian Arts

Exhibitions

2012
Heaven Turned on its Side: Photosynthesis, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
Heaven Turned on its Side: Photosynthesis, International Workshop on Photosynthesis, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Heaven Turned on its Side: Photosynthesis, Chan Hampe Gallery, Tanjong Pagar, Singapore
Millennial Forest, LewAllen Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
2005
Belonging: Selected Work, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
Locco Ritoro Gallery, Boston, MA
Beyond Monochrome, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
2004
In Focus, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton,MA
Boats and Vessels, installation and lecture, Brattleboro Museum, Vermont
2003
A Handful of Soldiers-S Site Los Alamos, NM Office of Cultural Affairs, traveling exhibit and catalogue

Literature

2004
Meridel Rubenstein, “Belonging: From Los Alamos to Vietnam, Photoworks and Installations,” St. Ann’s Press, Los Angeles, with essays by Terry Tempest Williams, Rebecca Solnit, Lucy Lippard, Elaine Scarry, and James Crump.