Men Die And They Are Not Happy, 2 channel HD video installation, MFA thesis, Times Square Gallery, May 19-June 19, 2010

Site Unseen, Curated by Fabian G. Tabibian, Royal College of Art, London

Ghost Dance Machine, curated by Elisa Soliven, Vaudeville Park, Williamsburg

2009

PARLOUR NO. 11, curated by Ciara Gilmartin and Leslie Rosa-Stumpf, Bushwich Cedar House

ARTWALK NY to benefit the Coalition for the Homeless

Orit Ben-Shitrit/Aleksandar Duravcevic/Dejan Kaludjerovic Anna Kustera Gallery, September 10-October 17

MAs Select MFAs, Organized by Joachim Pissarro, curated by Sascha Crasnow, Times Square Gallery

Collage Logic, Curated by Joel Carreiro, Storefront Artist Project—Pittsfield, MA

DisEchoNance curated w/Jared C. Deery. Artists: Ensemble One, Lauren Luloff and Jeff Thompson, Times Square Gallery /// A sound performance event, DisEchoNance consisted of three artists/groups performing simultaneously in separate rooms of the Gallery, forming a virtual triangle. The sound produced by the artists spilled into other parts of the gallery, creating unique musical compositions where viewers were active participants as they navigated the space.

2008

TALENT PReVIEW '09, Curated by Renee Vara, White Box

Cryptoreal - Art and Myth, curated by Darren Jones, Francis Lewis Gallery@St George's, Flushing, Queens

WET with Liz Magic Laser, Martin Murphy, Suko Presseau and Jeremy Willis at Chashama Midtown

ALL HALLOWS' EVEN, Curated by Emily E. Elsen, The Gowanus Studio Space, Brooklyn

ARTWALK,NY, a tribute to Robert Rauschenberg to benefit the Coalition for the Homeless, Metropolitan Pavilion

In Transition Russia 2008, National Centres of Contemporary Art, Yekaterinburg and Moscow, Russia

The Mirror Stage, Lanitis Foundation, Limassol, Cyprus + catalogue

Loyal Rooftops 2008, curated by Martin Dege, Galerie Loyal, Kassel, Germany

American Dreams, Pace University Digital Gallery, Curated by Jillian Mcdonald, New York

(PAM) at Scope New York curated by Yiannis Colakides and Helene Black

Digital Media 1.0 Festival, La Nau Universitat de Valencia, Curated by Jillian Mcdonald, Valencia, Spain

Around The Coyote/Looptopia Curated by Catherine Forster, Chicago

2007

Loyal Rooftops 2007 curated by Martin Dege, Kassel, Germany

PIXILERATIONS [v.4]: Stories +/- Ornament, Providence, Rhode Island

The Most Curatorial Biennial of the Universe, apexart with Courtney Tramposh and Raphael Taylor

Three-Minute Film Fest, Root Division, San Francisco

Electric Rats Dream Video Dreams, Celje, Slovenia

2006

What War? Curated by Larry Litt and Eleanor Heartney, White Box, New York

Valentina's, Roebling Hall, organized by Guy Richards Smit

Groundswell Project Benefit at Exit Art

BAMart benefit

2005

“Artists for Tsunami Relief” benefit auction at Phillips de Pury & Company sponsored by the NY Daily News, organized and curated by Orit Ben-Shitrit. 100% of funds donated to Americares.

Poles Apart Poles Together Parallel Project at the 51st Venice Biennale, homage to Leon Golub and Philip Pavia

Project Playdate: with Jen Dunlap + Jess Ryan, curated by Amy Beecher, at Diamonds and Oranges Gallery, East Village

Groundswell Project Benefit at Artist's Space

2004

Pixelgraphic (Solo) Reed Whipple Gallery, alternative space, city of LV

The Infinite Fill Show - organized by Cory+Jaime Archangel, Foxy Production

2003

14th Annual Exhibition, Viridian Artists in Chelsea curated By Robert Rosenblum

5th Biennial Exhibition - A.I.R. Gallery, NYC curated By Shamim Momin

Fiction ‘n Pixels - a two person show, 55 Mercer Gallery, Soho curated By Jonathan Lev

54th Art of the Northeast - Silvermine Galleries, curated by Harry Philbrick

2002

2003 Miami University Young Painters Competition - Miami U, Oxford, Ohio selected By Barry Blinderman

Digital Links - Montgomery College Gallery of Art, Rockville, Maryland curated By Kresta F. Johnson

DPI//Digitally Propelled Ideas - Kellogg University Art Gallery, Pomona, California curated By Jack Duganne

2001

7th Annual Small Works Exhibition PS 122, NYC

11th Annual New Images Exhibition, Harrisonburg, Virginia curated By Paul Roth

Awards/Residencies/Visiting artist:

Forthcoming:

2009 Into the Field: Jerusalem, International Photography Program – Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design

2008 Visiting Artist, Hunter College BFA

2005 SVA Summer Residency Program, NYC

2003 Viridian Artists Chelsea (award)

2002 Young Painters Competition, Miami University (award)

2001 NYFA Fiscal Sponsorship for Pixelgraphic — Digitally Influenced Painting Series

Bibliography:

Ben-Shitrit, Orit. INPUT journal, First Iteration, FRS, May 2009

Warren, Fry. "DisEchoNance", The Brooklyn Rail, March 2009: p. 48

Crasnow, Sascha. MAs Select MFAs, exhibition catalogue, April 2009, p. 17.

NYFA Featured Artist January 16, 2009.

"News Helps Raise 125G Tsunami Aid" NY Daily News, March 10, 2005: p. 36

"Art with Heart" NY Daily News, March 9, 2005: 3 CN

Artnet News, March 3, 2005.

Schillaci, Kelle. "Breaking it Down", Las Vegas CityLife, January 7, 2005.

Yowell, Erika. "Art: Pixelgraphic by Orit Ben-Shitrit", Las Vegas Mercury, January 6, 2005.

Laster, Paul. "Dreamland" Artnet, August 10, 2004.

Smith, Roberta. "The Infinite Fill Group Show", New York Times, August 6, 2004.

Dr. Ofrat, Gideon. "The Doll Show", Time for Art exhibition catalogue, 2004.

NYFA.org Featured Artist March 2, 2004.

Daniel, Michal. "Touch Through the Computer", Yediot America, March 28, 2003.

Jones, Richard. "Future Looks Bright for Digital Painting", Hamilton Journal, January, 2003: D4.

Education:

MFA Hunter College, NYC (2010)

BFA + AAS, FIT, NYC