RESUME

Val Sivilli is a painter often using printmaking as a vehicle for expanding the image potential of a painting or a narrative series. A Brooklyn transplant, Val lives Art, teaches Art and exhibits Art. She lives in the Delaware Valley and holds an MFA from Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University and a BFA from SUNY Alfred. She has been an Adjunct Professor of Art in various colleges. Val Sivilli was the director of the original Steamroller Gallery in Frenchtown New Jersey and a current member of the Steamroller Group, an artist collective.  Val is also a founding member of “THAT, The Hunterdon Art Tour”, a county wide tour of Hunterdon County’s Artist Studios. Val is also the artist behind Civilian Art, a local graphic design and T-Shirt company. Born in Brooklyn, raised on Long Island, Val tends not to stray too far from the banks of the Delaware River on the west coast of New Jersey where you might find her playing the accordion somewhere.

Val Sivilli

valsivilli.com

PO Box 115 • 692 Riegelsville Road • Milford NJ 08848 • 908-268-2843 •  valsivilli@icloud.com

EDUCATION

• MFA Mason Gross School of the Art , Rutgers , Printmaking, Painting 1991
• BFA Alfred University, Alfred, NY . Printmaking, Painting, Ceramics 1984
• BFA Program @ SUNY at Purchase, Visual arts – Foundation 1978-1979

HONORS & AWARDS

• Recipient of a 2024 Gottlieb Artist Support Grant
• Recipient of a 2024 New Jersey Individual Artist Grant
• Adjunct Research Project Award - Raritan Valley Community College 2020
• ART DIRECTOR at WhittemoreCCC 2018-2020
• THAT: The Hunterdon Art Tour • Founder/Steering Committee 2016-2019
• BCCC Poet Laureate Print Banner Project • 2015
• Fellow at the Wurlitzer Foundation in Taos, New Mexico, winter 2015
• Collection at Lafayette College Library Artist Book Collection 2018

SOLO and 2 person EXHIBITIONS

• “Beasts of Hunterdon” Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton NJ 2024
• "14C ARTFAIR" exhibitor, Jersey City, NJ 2020. 2022
• Caldwell University, New Jersey, Solo exhibition 3rd floor gallery 2020
• RECENT WORK with Hee Jung Kim • Branchburg, NJ Main Gallery 2018
• SFA Gallery, Frenchtown NJ Solo Exhibition: Unpacking the Wild Beast
• PULP, Frenchtown NJ, artist in residence 2016
• Small World Coffee, Princeton NJ 2014
• Cocina Del Sol & El Segundo Clinton NJ 2006/2012
• The Madelon Powers Gallery, BodyPrints, East Stroudsburg University 2006
• Gallery 31 North , Glen Gardner, NJ , Body Prints , exhibition & workshop 2006
• Steamroller Gallery, Frenchtown , NJ , collective 1996
• Nabisco Brands Gallery, East Hanover, NJ 2003
• Johnson and Johnson Gallery, The New Jersey Artist Series 2002
• The Hunterdon Museum, Clinton, NJ 1996
• The Gallery of South Orange: South Orange, NJ 1996
• Pebble Hill Church Doylestown, PA 1996
• The Donald Palmer Museum Springfield, NJ 1996
• The Korn Gallery Drew University, Madison, N.J 1995
• MFA Thesis Exhibition Downtown Arts Building, MGSA 1991

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

• Steamroller Group, ARTWRKD, Newtown, PA 2024 collective
• “Making an Impression” Peto Art Museum, Island Heights, NJ 2024
• Bridging Nature, Whittemore, CCC, 2024
• “Bodies, Bodies, Bodies” Pen & Brush  NY, NY 2023
• GIAF 20th Gonju International Art Festival, Lim Lip Museum,South Korea, 2023
• “New Works Weekend” Poetry Collab /Laura Swanson, River Union Stage 2023
• “Objects of Agency: Hera Gallery, online exhibition 2023,
• Print Jam 70th Anniversary Exhibition, Hunterdon Art Museum 2023
• 14C ART FAIR with STEAMROLLER GROUP, Jersey City, NJ 2002
• Member’s Invitational LongYear Gallery Margaretville, NY 2021
• “Seeds” Whittemore CCC, Oldwick, NJ 08858  2019
• “5 at the Mill” THAT, Prallsville Mill Stockton NJ 2019
• Art of Preservation, Kirkland Farm, PA 2016,17,18,19
• RVCC Faculty Exhibitions : 2003 – 2016
• BCCC Faculty Exhibitions : 2003 – 2016
• Philadelphia Sketch Society’s 152nd Small Oil Painting Juried Show 2015
• NOVO NORDISK Corporate office, Princeton NJ 2016
• Group Show: Brick and Mortar Gallery, Easton PA 2017
• BODIES AND SOUL at the MONTCLAIR Public Library 2017
• “MATTER”  Exhibition with Chaz Hampton 2014
• Station of the Cross Clinton Presbyterian Church, NJ 2012
• Art & Antiques, Gallery 31 North, Glen Gardner, NJ 2012
• Hunterdon County Land Trust Alliance, Plein Air Project 2010
• Fish & Foul The Triumph Brewery, New Hope PA circa 2006
• Grounds for Art,  Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ circa 2003
• SYNOPSIS@10 Pierro Gallery of South Orange circa 2002
• The Gallery Petite High Bridge, NJ 2003
• Hudson Bank Window Frenchtown, NJ, installation 2002
• The Artists of Hunterdon County Hunterdon Museum of Art 1998
• Gallery 37 (gallery artist) Summitt, NJ 2000
• Borders Book Store, Princeton 2000
• Ben Shahn Gallery: American Impressions: Cont American Prints.curator: Judith Brodsky 1997
• Hrefna Jonsdottir Gallery Lambertville, NJL 1997
• Artists Book, Montclair University, curated by Larry McKim, 1998
• Hootenanny Magazine, Benefit CB’s Gallery, NYC 1992
• Artworks, group exhibition Trenton, NJ 1992
• Artsquad Current State of American Drawing, Easton PA 1992
• Riverrun Gallery National Juried Exhibition, Lambertville, NJ 1992
• 30th Anniversary Show Rutgers, Invitational 1992
• Small Works Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ 1992
• At the Edge II: A National Print & Drawing Exhibition, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas, curated by Wendy Weitman, 1989
• China, June 4, Institute for Contemporary Art PS1, NYC, 1990
• Spheres of Influence NJ Center for the Visual Arts, Summit, NJ 1990
• Reagan: The Cultural Icon City Gallery, Bucknell & Humphrey Gallery 1987
• The Triannual Portrait Show The Ridge Street Gallery, NYC 1989
• The Jane Doe Show  The Pyramid Gallery, NYC 1990
• The Helms Degenerate Art Show ,Circus Maximus, NYC 1990
• The Outdoor Artists Project, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, New York 1990
• The Sex Show,  Mason Gross School of the Arts, New Brunswick, NJ 1990
• The Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition DUMBO, Brooklyn, New York: 1990
• MFA Group Exhibition The Zimmerli Museum, New Brunswick, NJ 1991
• New Prints Northeast, Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, NY 1989
• Real Democracy White Columns, NYC 1989
• CONEXES at MOCHA w/Nancy Spero NYC-MOCA & San Paulo, Brazil 1989
• A.I.R. Christmas Show A.I.R. Gallery, NYC 1989
• The Year of The Ox – Graphic Eye Gallery, Port Washington, New York 1984
• Western New York Artists Show Allbright – Knox Gallery, Buffalo, NY 1984

NOTABLE PROJECTS

• STEAMROLLER GROUP, Collective Arts Organization 2022-present
• “SEED/s” : a group exhibition on fertile ground CURATOR 2019
• “Delia's Delectable Donuts” at ARTYARD, summer 2019, collaborative project
• “Miss Logan Street” at ARTYARD, 2018, collaborative project with Chris Mundy
• “Keepers of the Chroma, an exhibition regarding Color” co- curator CCA Bedminster, NJ 2018
• “The Fig Tree on 9th and Christian” edition of 3, Book Design & Graphics ­­collaborations with / Ross Gay  2016
• “Singing Head”  Fred Lowe  and Ulla Warchol Center for Contemporary Art CCA: Bedminster, NJ : Collaborative Book Project & Exhibition 2016
• “Living with Barry” Video Series ongoing – neverending – relentless.
• “The Luger”  Written & llustrated Book by Val Sivilli 2017
• “57” a year – well, really 6 months. 2017
• “The Wild Boar” a series of 6 books by Val Sivilli, Wild Root Press 2016-7
• “Tree of Life” Mural in Frenchtown NJ, 2013, Harrison Street
• Etching Studio Printer, Springfield, NJ, for HELEN FRANK, 2000
• STUDIO ASSISTANT to LEON GOLUB & NANCY SPERO – 1986-1991:
• Assigned to all practical functions within the artists studio. Prep, masking, paint layering and finish work on Mr. Golub’s  paintings. Master Printer of Mr. Golub’s etchings: editioned at Bob Blackburns Printmaking Workshop, NYC INHOUSE and ONSITE printer for Ms. Spero. Printed accompanying Ms. Spero for on site for installations. Projects included Josh Baer Gallery, NY; S.L. Simpson Gallery, Toronto; L.O. Gallery,Phila; 4 Cities Project, Derry, N Ireland; Circulo des Bellas Artes, Madrid; New Museum of Contemporary Art, NY. 1986–1991
• Leon Golub 2nd printing of 1950’s Etchings/Monoprinted by Collaboration at Bob Blackburn’s Printmaking Workshop
• Nancy Spero : Collaborative Torture Print for Center of Contemporary Art, NYC

TEACHING

• Bucks County Community College: Drawing, Screenprinting: 2003 – 2023
• Raritan Valley Community College: Art of the Book, Color Theory, Screenprinting, Art  Appreciation, 2-D Design, Lithography : 2003 – 2023
• The College of New Jersey: The Art of the Book, Conceptual Art Seminar/Studio: Foundation 2005 – 2008
• Warren County Community College: Color Theory: 2005 – 2008
• Rutger’s Center Innovative PP, New Brunswick, NJ monoprinting workshop
• Lower East Side Printshop, NYC, Screenprinting Workshop 1999
• The Farm Study Center for Sustainable Living, Summer Program
• Hunterdon Art Museum - Screenprinting Workshops 1996
• Artworks, Trenton, NJ - Woodcut 1993-4, Adult Figure Drawing Classes
• Pohatkong Middle School: Studio in the School Program: EncausticsWorkshops
• NJ Center For the Arts: Summit, Printmaking 1991-92
• Drew University, Madison NJ, Etching, Monoprinting & Lithography: 1989-90
• Mason Gross School of the Arts, Rutgers University, as a graduate student , maintained Silk Screen shop and taught all waterbased screenprinting classes: 1987 – 1989
• Center for the Arts, a youth art center, Huntington, NY, Kiln Technician

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

• Print Jam, Steamroller Group, 2022
• Coordinator of High School Youth Mural Project “TREE OF LIFE” at 108 Harrison St, Frenchtown NJ  summer 2007
• T-Shirt Design Contests: Environmental Club, Del Val High School and many others.
• Graphic Designer for RIVERFEST, Frenchtown NJ 2005 – present
• Special Projects Director for CREO. the creative voice of the river valley, a local arts publication in Bucks/Hunterdon Counties/Delaware River Valley:  2001-3
• Coordinator of an Art Auction to benefit the Frenchtown Elementary Art Program 1995
• 8th grade Project to Layout and Research the Frenchtown Newsletter
• Founding Member of A.G.E.N.T. a local environmental education organization
• The Steamroller Gallery cooperative gallery , Frenchtown, NJ Director & founding partner with M. Henkin Bader charged with all the basic functions of the gallery: monthly mailings, hangings , 1996-1998
• 3 Artists Creekside . Founding partner , artist collective , Frenchtown NJ 1995
• Organizer of Annual River Garbage Sculpture Project, Frenchtown, NJ  1994/5
• PTA printmaking projects at the Frenchtown Elementary School 1997-2003
• Coordinator of High School Youth Mural Project “TREE OF LIFE” at 108 Harrison St, Frenchtown NJ  summer 2007
• Graphic Designer for RIVERFEST, Frenchtown NJ 2005 -2014
• Special Projects Director for CREO. the creative voice of the river valley, a local arts publication in Bucks/Hunterdon Counties/Delaware River Valley:  2001-3

PRINTED MATTER

• The Vagina Monologues playbill, illustrations page 4 & 39, Jersey City NJ : 2009
• PAINTING IN THE KEY OF LIGHT: the work of Val Sivilli, cover article, TIME OFF, throughout central NJ, June 16-25 2000
• Sunday Star Ledger, Eileen Watkins, SPOTLIGHT, ART CENTER 1996
• TIME OFF, Cover article, Steve Janus 1996
• “One man’s trash becomes another’s treasure” 1996
• Liz Johnson, WHAT’s Up, Hunterdon County Democrat & Del Val News
• ART CENTER,showing the art of the local & world community, Courier News 1996
• STAR LEDGER, “Trash Art in Frenchtown” 1995
• PROFILE – Frenchtown woman exhibits , DEL VAL NEWS 1994
• Fish & Figurative – Springfield Leader, Suburban news 1994
• Heresies Magazine: The Art of Education editorial collective, 1990
• Texas Fine Arts, Juried Print Exhibit” Exhibition catalog, essay by Wendy Weitman, asst curator, MOMA Visual Arts, At the Edge II Austin American-Statesman 1009
• Reagan: American Icon Exhibition Catalog, curated by Robert Metzger, 1989
• A Skewering of Reagan In a Surprising Form The New York Times, Sunday, 1989
• Watershed, Lewisberg Exhibit Features Reagan The Philadelphia Inquirer, 1989

Reagan in Art: Bucknell show depicts Ex-President Phila Inquirer, Daily Magazine 198