Meridel Rubenstein

(American, born 1948)

eden again, southern iraq marshes by meridel rubenstein

After Meridel Rubenstein

Eden Again, Southern Iraq Marshes, 2011–2017

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deluge by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Deluge, 2020–2022

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Meridel Rubenstein

Liberated Fence, 2020–2022

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Meridel Rubenstein

Persephone #1, 2020–2022

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Meridel Rubenstein

Pomegranates, 2020–2022

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Meridel Rubenstein

Thorn re-germination, 2020–2022

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Meridel Rubenstein

Tillandsia, 2020–2022

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two worlds (coconuts) by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Two Worlds (coconuts), 2020–2022

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Meridel Rubenstein

Backyard Boat, 2020–2022

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Meridel Rubenstein

Bird Cage with Open Door, 2020–2022

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drought is a flood by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Drought is a Flood, 2020–2022

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photosynthesis leaf grid by meridel rubenstein

Meridel Rubenstein

Photosynthesis Leaf Grid, 2010–2011

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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.