Solo Exhibitions

2022

February Some Passions, Arts Fort Worth; Fort Worth, TX

2021

April - June           The Wind Dies The Sun Sets, Susquehanna Art Museum; Harrisburg, PA w/Eric Weeks

2015

December          Martin Chen Gallery: Pittsburgh, PA Curator: Martin Prekop

November          Napoleon Gallery; Philadelphia, PA  Glass Houses Curator: Lewis Colburn

2012  

May - June         Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center; Buffalo, NY (catalog) Cant Stop Reiman1995 - Present Curators: John Massier and Cori Wolf

2008  

June - July          The University of Cincinnati Meyers Gallery- Heroes Cincinnati OH 

2007  

Nov. - Dec.         Pingry School; Martinsville, NJ 

2006  

February           The Firehouse Gallery; Burlington, VT Thug League Curator: Ruth Erickson

2003  

Oct. - Dec.         Sterling College; Craftsbury Common, VT 

2002  

May - June        Here Art; New York, NY G.Washington, Curators: Tim Hailey and Libby Hartle

 

Selected Two Person & Group Exhibitions

2023

2023 June – Oct.   The North Atlantic Triennial, Down North,  Bildmuseet; Umeå, Sweden

2022

Oct. – Jan. 2023    The North Atlantic Triennial, Down North,The Reykjavik Art Museum; Reykjavik, Iceland

March – May       Video Art Space, Pastel; Berlin, Germany

Feb. - June             The North Atlantic Triennial, Down North, Portland Museum of Art; Portland ME

2021 

Feb.- May            Untitled, 2020, Portland Museum of Art; Portland ME   

2020 

June                     Shoe Boxes, Otawara City Institute of Cultural Studies, Otawara Japan

Jan. – April           [ON]now Simulacrush, CMCA Center for Maine Contemporary Art,

                              Rockland, ME Curated by Sistered - Justine Kablack, Izabel Nielsen, and  Anna Queen

2019

 June – July           Idea Furnace, Pittsburgh Center for Glass Pittsburgh, PA

May                      Head On Photo Festival, Sydney, Australia w/Eric Weeks

2018

October- Nov.      The Persistence of History,New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ

September            Video Innerspace Chamber Gallery, Dallas, TX

Jan.- June         The Portland Biennial, The Portland Museum of Art, ME Curator:Nat May

2017

June/August      The Apartment, Space Gallery, Portland, ME w/Addy Smith-Reiman - Exquisite corpse wall drawing w/ 7 artists Curator: Ethan Murrow

February            8th Cairo Video Festival. Cairo, Egypt w/Eric Weeks 

2016

Nov.                   Arkane Afrika, ArtCOP22 Marrakesh, Morocco w/Eric Weeks

                          Ikonotv, Art Speaks Out (winner) Berlin, Germany w/Eric Weeks

Sept. – Oct.       The Institute of Contemporary Art at MECA, Portland, ME (catalog)  Bounty, Curator: Sage Lewis

August               Space Gallery, Portland, ME Summer Studio Show

June – Sept.      The Sarah Orne Jewett Museum, South Berwick, ME - New England Village, Rethinking Regional Identity

 March - May     The Nassauischer Kunstverein - Wiesbaden, Germany - My Castle is your Home Curator: Helga Schmidhuber

 March - April     The Pennsylvania College of Art and Design Gallery, Lancaster, PA The Mountain and the Bumble Bee Curator: Christopher McGinnis

2015  

Dec - Jan 2016  SPACE Gallery – Pittsburgh, PA  The Mountain and the Bumble Bee Curator: Christopher McGinnis

 Sept. - Nov.       Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, Philadelphia PA The Mountain and the Bumble Bee Curator: Christopher McGinnis

June                   CSA PGH Small Mall 820 Liberty Pittsburgh, PA w/ Addy Smth-Reiman Curators: Casey Droge and Corey Escato

Jan. - Feb.          University Gallery – Robert Morris University, PA The Mountain and the Bumble Bee Curator: Christopher McGinnis

2014  

Oct – Dec          Kipp Gallery, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA The Mountain and the Bumble Bee Curator: Christopher McGinnis

May – June        555 Gallery Detroit, MI Pieces of a Whole Curator: Casey Westbrook

Feb. – March      AIR Pittsburgh, PA Draw 2014 Curators: A.Moor and C. Stigliani

January               Ball State University, Atrium Gallery, Muncie, Indiana Two Kinds of Funny Curators: M. Lynch, C. Voorhees, R. Mulligan

2013

December           The Long Hall Gallery, Worcester, MA  Alarm;Alarm Curators: big6bearcat

Oct. – Nov.         Shepard University, Shepardstown, WV Two Kinds of Funny Curators: M. Lynch, C. Voorhees, R. Mulligan

September           University of Montevallo, Montevallo, AL Two Kinds of Funny Curators: M. Lynch, C. Voorhees, R. Mulligan

April - May          The Museum Of Fine Arts Boston, MA The William Morris Hunt Memorial Library

                             Collections: Organizing and Interpreting an Environment Curator: Julie Weaver            

April                     Spark Contemporary Art Space, Syracuse, NY Curator: Kelly Cave

March                   Jewett Art Gallery Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA. Deciphering Identity Curator: Candice Ivy

January                 Villa Eugenie, Bad Schwalbach, Germany Curators: Helga and Holger Schmidhuber

2012

November            The University of Cincinnati DAAP Meyers Gallery; Cincinnati, OH  Two Kinds of Funny Curators: M. Lynch, C. Voorhees, R. Mulligan

January                 The Arcade Gallery; San Pedro, CA 

2011          

November            Dumbo Arts Center; Brooklyn, NY (catalog) Fishing from the Beach Curators: Janine Armin, Rachel Cook, Suzy Halajian

April- May            SU Art Galleries; Syracuse, NY 

2010           

Sept. - Jan. 2011  The Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Buffalo, NY (catalog and artists book) Beyond in Western NY, Alternating Currents Curator: Holly E. Hughes

Oct. - Nov.           The Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts; Omaha, NE

April                     University of North Dakota; Grand Forks, ND (catalog) Of Memory, Myth and Bone Curator: Elijah Gowin   

2009           

May - June            Punch Gallery; Seattle, WA  Gratuitous Umlaut  Curators: Justin & Jacob Gibbons

March                   Skulpturen Park; Berlin_Zentrum, Germany (w/Lewis Colburn)

February               Spark Contemporary Art Space; Syracuse, NY (w/Chris Gianunzio)

2008           

Oct. - Nov.           The Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts; Omaha, NE

2004           

July                       The Helen Day Art Center; Stowe, VT

July                       St. Michaels College Art Gallery; Colchester, VT

February              T.W. Wood Gallery; Montpelier, VT  (w/Torin Porter)

2003           

December            Scope; Miami, Fl represented by Taxter and Spengemann NY, NY

July                       Scope; Los Angeles, CA represented by Kelly Taxter NY, NY

1999           

September           The Dirt Gallery; Kansas City, MO (w/Michael Martin)

1998          

November          Exquisite Corpse Art Space; Burlington, VT (w/Missy Bly)

September          Max Fish; New York City, NY 

1997           

May                     The Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts; Omaha, NE

February              Upton Gallery; SUNY Buffalo, NY (w/Matt Crane & Jason Myers)

1995           

December           Shooting Gallery; Kansas City, MO (w/Jeremy Lotz)

June                     Kastellanimanja Galerii; Tallinn, Estonia 

 

Film Screenings

2019 Manifest Dismantling - Oct 31 & Nov 1 Boston Cyberarts Gallery - Jamaica Plain, MA - Curators Mobius Artists EL Putnam and Margaret Bellafiore

ALC Video Art Festival - May13-15, Alicante, Spain

Why Are Rodeo - March !5, Philadelphia, PA - Curator - Anoushe Shojae Chaghorvand

2018         Ethnografilm  April 3-8, Ciné 13 Paris, France

2016         Paris Independent Film Festival Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, Ciné 13 Paris France 

                            Winner for Best Experimental Short Film

                   Centrum Gallery, Berlin, Germany 

                   Filmstriping Curators: Mareike Spendel and Thais Alma De Parado

2015           Vox Populi, 4 films by Joshua ReimanPhiladelphia, PA  AUX Space

2011           Bard College CCS; Anandale on the Hudson, NY 

 

Residencies|Fellowships

2021 July Stephen Pace House Residency- Stonington, ME

2019 January                 Idea Furnace - Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA 

2015 August                  Wildfjords Artist Residency – Isafjordur, Iceland

2014 December            Idea Furnace - Pittsburgh Glass Center, Pittsburgh, PA 

2009 June                     SIM Samband Islenskra Myndlistarmanna, Reykjavik, Iceland

2008 May                    Spiro Arts, Park City, UT

          April                     Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY

2007 Aug.- Sept.         Seven Below Arts Initiative, Westford, VT

1997 March - April      The Bemis Center For Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE

 

Awards

2021                            The Berkshire Taconic Foundation, A.R.T. Grant

Faculty Development Grant, Maine College of Art; Portland, ME

2019 2020 Maine Artists Fellowship - Media Arts - Maine Arts Commission

2018                            Maine Arts Commission Project Grant

2017                            Faculty Development Grant, Maine College of Art; Portland, ME

2015                             The STUDIO for Creative Inquiry – Micro Grant

                                     Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA         

2014                             Awesome Foundation - Awesome PGH Award; Pittsburgh, PA

                                     The Sprout Fund - Seed Award; Pittsburgh, PA

                                     Frank-Ratchye Fund for Art @ the Frontier Grant, The STUDIO for Creative Inquiry, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA        

2013                             The Blanche E. Colman Award, Boston, MA

2011                             Creative Opportunity Grant, Syracuse University, NY

2009                            Dorothea Ilgen Shaffer Award, Syracuse University, NY

2003                            Citizen Of The Year, Kiwanis Club, Hardwick, VT

 

Books|Catalogs

2021           Strange Devices by Joshua Reiman

2018           The Persistence of History,New Jersey City University Press, by Peter Delman (catalog)

2018           The Portland Biennial curator Nat May Portland, ME (catalog)

2017           8th Cairo Video Festival مهرجانالقاهرةالثامنللفيديو, Medrar Cairo, Egypt (catalog)

2016           Bounty, curator: Sage Lewis, Institute of Contemporary Art Portland, ME (catalog)

2014           The Mountain and The Bumble Bee, curator: Chris McGinnis, IUP Press, PA (catalog)

2012           Can't Stop Reiman, interview by John Massier and Cori Wolff, Hallwalls Buffalo, NY

2011           Fishing From The Beach, Essays by David Ross, curator and Bard CCS (catalog)

2011           Seven Below Arts Initiative The First Five Years, By Elliot Katz, Burlington City Arts, VT

2011           Vulgar Display of Power, essay by Joshua Reiman (self-published)

2010           A Brief Inquiry, essay by Holly E. Hughes, curator Albright-Knox Art Gallery

2010           Beyond in Western NY "Alternating Currents"Albright-Knox, Buffalo, NY (catalog)

2010           Of Memory Myth & Bone, essay by Elijah Gowin, University of North Dakota (catalog)

2007           Michael Jackson Pollock, essay by Ruth Erickson, curator Firehouse Gallery VT

2007           G. Washington, essay by Stefan Osdene PhD in Material Culture, U of Wisconsin

 

Selected Reviews

2019 June 19 Pittsburgh City Paper, Pittsburgh, PA by Hannah Lynn

2016 September 18       The Portland Press Herald, Portland, ME by Daniel Kany

          March 25              Wiesbadener Kurier, Germany by Birgitta Lamparth 

          January 9              Pittsburgh Tribune by Kurt Shaw 

2015 November 19       Hyperallergic by Deborah Krieger 

2012 May 31                 Art Voice Buffalo, NY by Jack Foran

         May 25                 The Buffalo News- Buffalo, NY by Colin Dabkowski

2011 May 1                   The Syracuse Post-Standard, NY by Katherine Rushworth

2010 December 31        The Buffalo News- Buffalo, NY by Colin Dabkowski

          September 23       ArtVoice, Buffalo, NY by Jack Foran

2008 May                     15 Bytes, Artists of Utah blog

2006 February 22         Seven Days Newspaper, VT by Pamela Polston

           February 15         The Times Argus Newspaper, VT by Anne Galloway

2004 August/ Sept.      Art New England, by Lucinda Mason

2002 June 14                 The New York Times, NY by Ken Johnson

1999 October 15           Kansas City Gallery Guide, MO by Andrew Wells

         October 1               The Kansas City Star, MO by Robin Trafton

 

Public Lectures|Visiting Artist 

2021           The Portland Museum of Art; Portland ME (2 online panel discussions)

2018           Ramapo College Ramapo, NJ (visiting artist in sculpture)

2015          Six x Ate – Cut and Paste, Curated by Casey Droege Pittsburgh, PA

                   The University of Cincinnati and Findlay Market Association Public Art Initiative

                   Point Park University; Pittsburgh, PA (visiting artist in photography)

                   Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, PA (visiting artist in design fiction)

2014           Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Indiana, PA (gallery talk w/ Q&A)

2013           Montana State University; Bozeman, MT (lecture)

                   Western Carolina University; Cullowhee, NC (lecture)

2012           Pennsylvania College of Art & Design; Lancaster, PA (visiting artist in foundations)

                   Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center Buffalo, NY (lecture)

                   Ohio University; Athens, OH (lecture) 

2011           Northwestern State University; Natchitoches, LA (visiting artist in sculpture)

                   Sloss Furnaces; Birmingham, AL (lecture)

                   The University of Memphis; Memphis, TN (lecture)

2010           The Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Buffalo, NY (lecture)

2008           Kimball Art Center; Park City, UT (lecture)

                   University of Cincinnati DAAP; Cincinnati, OH (visiting artist in sculpture)

2007           The Pingry School; Martinsville, NJ (visiting artist)         

2006           The Firehouse Gallery; Burlington, VT (lecture)

2005           The Helen Day Art Center; Stowe, VT        (lecture)

 

Education

2011         Syracuse University, NY          MFA in Sculpture 

1995        Kansas City Art Institute, MO  BFA in Sculpture  

1991-93  Goddard College, VT

 

Teaching

Maine College of Art; Portland, ME

         Associate Professor of MFA in Studio Art + Sculpture, Sculpture Program Chair

        Spring 2016 – present   Sculpture Majors, Sculpture Electives – The Sculptural Imagination, MFA Thesis Comp, MFA Exhibition, MFA summer seminar, MFA Studio Critique 1st  & 2ndyears, MFA Low resident advisor

         Summer 2015  MFA Intensive – Low Residency program

 

Carnegie Mellon University; Pittsburgh, PA

         Visiting Professor of Art; Sculpture, Installation and Site-Work

            Fall 2015         3D Studio 1: The Structural Imagination, woodworking and welding

                                     Advanced SIS: Down Dirty and Dimensional – Sculpture and the Expanded Field

            Spring 2015    Graduate Integrative Seminar

                                     3D Studio 2: Multiples, mold making and casting

            Fall 2014          Senior Studio, BFA thesis, professional practices, and exhibition 

                                     3D Studio 1: The Structural Imagination, woodworking and welding

            Spring 2014     Advanced SIS: Simulation and Perception

                                     3D Studio 2: Multiples, mold making and casting

            Fall 2013         Advanced SIS: The Phantom Limb, the art of transformational identity and sculptural prosthetics

                                    3D Studio 1: The Structural Imagination, woodworking and welding

 

School of the Museum of Fine Arts; Boston, MA 

         Part-time Visiting Instructor of Sculpture and Instructional Welding Technician

            Summer 2013  Steel and Mixed Media Sculpture 

            Spring 2013     Welding Intensive, Sculptural Prosthetics directed study

                                     Instructional Technician: Beyond Beginning Steel Sculpture, Down Dirty & Dimensional (intro to sculpture)

            Fall 2012         Instructional Technician: Beyond Beginning Steel Sculpture, Down Dirty & Dimensional (intro to sculpture)

            Spring 2012    Down, Dirty and Dimensional (intro to sculpture), Welding Intensive

                                    Instructional Technician: Beyond Beginning Steel Sculpture

            Fall 2011         Instructional Technician: Beyond Beginning Steel Sculpture, Down Dirty & Dimensional (intro to sculpture)

 

Syracuse University College of Visual and Performing Arts; Syracuse, NY 

         Adjunct Instructor of Sculpture                   

         Spring 2011 Intro to Sculpture 207/295 (casting, installation, earth art) 

                              Sculpture studio technician 10/hrs a week

                              Took a group of students to the National Conference of Cast Iron Art

         Fall 2010     Wood and Mixed Media 391/591 (woodworking) 

                              Intro to Sculpture 206/297 (welding & woodworking)          

         Spring 2009 Intro to Sculpture 207/295(casting, installation, earth art) 

                               Intro to Sculpture 207/295(casting, installation, earth art) 

         Fall 2009    Plastics Fabrication and Casting 391/591(mold making, fabrication, vacuum forming, and casting) 

                             Film Screening, Lecture, Workshop with Matthew Ryle, Matthew Barney

                             Intro to Sculpture 206/297 (welding and woodworking) 

         Spring 2009 Intro to Sculpture 207/295(casting, installation, earth art) 

 

Conference Panels|Symposiums| Juries

         2018          International Sculpture Conference – Philadelphia, PA

                            Moderator - Expanded, Extended, Multi, Inter, and Trans Disciplinary, where is sculptural education today?

                            ISC Conference Planning Committee Member 2017/18  For Philadelphia, PA Oct 2018

         2017          ISC Conference Planning Committee Member 2016/17  For Kansas City, MO Oct 2017

         2016          International Sculpture Conference – Pittsburgh, PA  Panelist - “What’s past is Prologue”

                            ISC Conference Planning Committee Member 2015/16 For Pittsburgh, PA Oct 2016

         2015          SEACC Conference Pittsburgh, PA – Panelist “Fire Induced Euphoria” 

                            FATE, Tectonic Shifts, Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN Moderator - “Sculpture: Process|Tech”

         2014/15   Open Engagement - Continuing OE Jury and organization, Pittsburgh. PA

         2014           Pittsburgh Children’s Museum; Tough ArtJury, Pittsburgh, PA

         2012           International Sculpture Conference - Chicago, IL Moderator - "Old School Process vs. Conceptual Methods in Sculpture Education?"

         2011           National Conference on Cast Iron Art- Sloss Furnaces, Birmingham, AL Panelist "A 25 Ton Casting Experience with Matthew Barney"       

         1996           3rd Annual Conference of Cast Iron Art- Presenter; Johnson Atelier, NJ

         1995           1st Baltic Iron Casting Symposium; Tallinn, Estonia

 

Teaching Activities

         2016 –       Maine College of Art, Portland, ME - Open house, portfolio reviews, graduate admissions, ICA Gallery committee, Diversity committee, BFA mentor

         2013 – 15  Carnegie Mellon University, PGH, PA – Portfolio Reviews, MFA Committee, Lecture Committee, Pre-College Reviews, SIS Committee, Miller Gallery                                 Leadership Committee    

         2012           National Portfolio Review Day Boston, SMFA Open House/ portfolio reviews, Graduate student interviews, Guest critic in Ethan Murrow's Advanced Painting

         2011           SMFA Open House/portfolio reviews 

 

Fabrication|Consultation

Robert Gober      2017       Mold making and casting project

Matthew Barney 2012       River of Fundament - Barney Studio LIC, NY

                                             May - August. Sculpture Fabrication, Camera Dolly, Set Building

                            2010        KHU act 2, River of Fundament, Detroit, MI

                                              Sept. - Oct. Performance - Furnace Operator 

                            2008-2010 Iron casting consultant for River of Fundament

                            2002        CREMASTER 3, Sculpture  & Set Fabrication NY, NY 

                            1998         CREMASTER 2, Set Fabrication NY, NY

Keith Edmier        2012         Sculpture consultation for show in Rome, IT 2013

                            1998-2001  Fabrication, casting, and structural consultation

Syracuse Stage  2008-2009  Set building & installation/strike/rigging/ technician

Tom Otterness     2001-2002  Sculpture Fabrication & Studio floor management

Reiman Building & Restoration 

                            2002-2007 Owner of Small Company with 3 employees; Greensboro, VT Historic Renovations, built new homes, remodeling, additions, etc. 

MJM Studio        1997-1998Head Mold Maker of Casino Props; S. Kearny, NJ Projects: Atlantis: Bahamas, Caesar's Palace: Atlantic City, NJ

Contractor           1998-2002 Residential and Commercial Freelance Construction.

                                  Von Bar NYC, Milk & Honey Bar NYC, General Tool, L Café Brooklyn, Matthew Barney Loft NY, Ellen Kuras Home Nyack, NY

Music Video         1998-2002 Carpentry and Art Department

                                  Shania Twain, Joe, Puff Daddy, Lil Kim, Tiger Toys, Lowes

M.B. Winston       1996-1997  Casino Prop and Art Fabrication; Brooklyn, NY Projects: Vito Acconci, Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun, Matthew Barney

R. Dugrunier        1997    MTV Award & Prototype Fabrication; NY.NY

CWDC                1996     Metal Fabrication; Seattle, WA 

Art Handler         1995-1996  Kemper Museum; Kansas City, MO 

ArtPark                 1994    Head Technician; Lewiston, NY

 

Volunteer

2014                    The Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area & Penn State Master Gardeners

                            Casting the Iron GardenLead community Iron Pour to cast interpretive plaques for permanent site installation. Organized pour and educational workshops for local community. 

2002-2007       Greensboro Volunteer Fire Department - Firefighter; Greensboro, VT

                            Hazmat Certified, Firefighter 1, EMT Training, FEMA Certified

2003-2004       Hardwick Public Television - Board Member; Hardwick, VT

2001-2007        Northeast Kingdom Arts Council - Volunteer; Hardwick, VT

2003                   Hardwick Townhouse; Curtain Rigging and Design; VT

2000 - 2001      Co-director Reiman Studios Art Gallery; Queens, NY

Skills

Sculpture    

Welding (MIG, TIG, Oxy/Act, ARC), all wood working equipment, all foundry applications, Laser cutter, mold making, plastics fabrication, prosthetic makeup, vacuum forming, electronics, clay sculpting, figure sculpting, stone carving, prototyping, pattern making, jewelry and metal-smithing, carpentry, construction, sewing, masonry, kinetics, and plumbing. I have built foundries, iron cupolas, vacuum chambers, plastics ovens, glass furnace, annealing oven, and forges.  

Computer   

Mac, Microsoft Office, Final Cut Pro 6, Adobe CS6, After Effects, Rhino, SketchUp, Illustrator, InDesign, Compressor, Logic, and Imacon Scanner.

Photo|Video|Film

Medium format camera operation, Video (HD) BlackMagic, Film (16mm, Super 8) camera experience, digital & analog editing, post-production, RED camera dolly, DVD duplication and digitizing, multi-channel installation, bright sign technology and coding, Final Cut Pro editing, monitor and projection installation.