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EJAY WEISS
(1942-2018)
Pratt Institute, NY-Schools of Arch.& Painting, 1960-63. NYU-Wash.Sq. Coll., BA Program, 1963-5
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
*Open Studio Exhibitions
2020 GHOST CITY: Painting by Ejay Weiss, Curated by Robert Zash, On the Fringe Gallery, 72 Warren Street, New York
2019 EMERGENCE, Gallery Five Ten, Kaufman Arcade building on 132 West 36th Street, New York
2019 SEASCAPE, Kaufman Arcade building on 132 West 36th Street, New York
2014 Open Studio, 312 West 21st Street #2E, New York
2011 9/11 ELEGIES: 2001-2011, St. Peter’s Church, 619 Lexington Avenue, at 54th Street
2000 FINDS, Beth Abraham Gallery, Health Services Center, Bronx, NY. AICA award nominee.
1998 PROCESS & EVOLUTION, Concordia College Gallery, Bronxville, NY.
1997 Gallery Juno, NY. AICA award nominee
1996* BASIL’S GARDEN, Open Studio-175 E. 2nd. Street , NY.
1991* SMALL WORKS, In Assoc. with Pat Kery Fine Art, NY.
1988 EMPIRE STATE BUILDING SERIES-PAINTINGS; Empire State Gallery, Empire State Building, NY.
1988 Exhibition at Port Authority Terminal, NY. Port of New York Authority-Art in Public Spaces program.
1985 INTERIORS/ EXTERIORS- John Christian Gallery, NY.
1980* The Art Of Collecting- drawings of pottery, 821 Broadway Studio, NY.
1977* SUCCULENTS- paintings & drawings, 821 Broadway Studio, NY.
1976* REDWOODS- watercolors, 215 Bowery Studio, NY.
1975* BIRDSEYE Series- 215 Bowery Studoio,NY.
1974* NEW YORK paintings, 215 Bowery Studio, NY.
1972-3* ROOM SERIES , paintings, 215 Bowery Studio, NY.
1969 Solo Exhibition, Fordham University Student Center, Bronx, NY.
1969 SIX MOVEMERNTS & OTHER HARMONIES, Molesworth Gallery, NY.
1967 NEW LANDSCAPES, Oeste Gallery, NY.
1966-7 Landscapes, J. Walter Thompson World Gallery, NY. (Gallery Inaugural exhibition)
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2021 And Yet We Rise: 20 Years of Remembrance and Reflection on September 11, US Embassy, London
2016 Rendering the Unthinkable: Artists Respond to 9/11 (2016-2018), 9/11 Memorial & Museum, New York
2013 AS | AP, Artists Studios, 111 Front Street Room 212, Brooklyn
2013 REAL TIME, Studio of Lathoriel Badenhausen, 526 West 26th Street #523, New York
2013 EARTH, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn
2012 In The End A Good Story Is All That Remains: Eight New York Artists Figuratively Speaking, Fran Hill Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2001-2 A WORLD TRANSCENDS, Hardcastle Galleria, NY.
2001 BCA Gallery, Boston, Mass.
2000 FISHING, Time/Space Ltd., Hudson NY. Curated by Peter Morais
1999 Two-Person Show, Gallery Juno, NY
1999 New Cabrini Hospice, permanent installation, NY.
1995 Maximum Capacity, Art Initiatives, NY.
1995 VIRTUOSITY, 1st juried art exhibit presented on 3D CD.ROM, Park Ave. Armory, NY
1995 Benefit for Watershed project, Peter Joseph Gallery, NY.
1994 Salon Show, Art Initiatives, NY.
1994 Bodell Gallery, NY.
1993 Animal Show, Bridgewater-Lustberg Gallery, NY.
1992 Bill Bace Gallery, NY.- Christmas Benefit.
1991 EXPRESSIVE DRAWINGS, Elga Wimmer Gallery, NY & New York Academy of Arts.
1989 Darrel Couterier Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
1989 Caz Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
1987 Manhattan Arts Magazine- Anniversary Exhibition, Limelight Discoteque, NY.
1986 ENIGMA-New Metaphysical Painting, Brompton Gallery, London, UK.
1986 Group Show, Maryanne McCarthy Fine Art, NY.
1985 ICONS, Todd Capp Gallery, NY.
1985 ENIGMA-New Metaphysical Painting, Galleria, IL Ponte, Rome, Italy
1985 Maryanne McCarthy Fine Arts, NY.
1985 Contemporary Fables, Todd Capp Gallery, NY.
1985 Mo David Gallery, NY.
1985 Group Show, John Christian Gallery, NY.
1984 New Portrait Show, P.S. 1, Long Island City, NY. Curated by Jeffrey Deitch.
1983 Oggi Domani (T. Greathouse Gallery)
1973 Rizzoli Gallery, NY.
1972 Rizzoli Gallery, NY.
1970 Molesworth gallery, NY.
1969 North Shore Child Guidance Assoc Of Long Island - Juried Show. Whitney Museum- Juror, Chakrian Gallery, NY.
1968 Les Fleurs Gallery, Syosset, NY.
1967 North Shore Child Guidance Assoc Of Long Island - Juried Show. Campbell Wylly - Juror, Assoc.Curator painting/sculpture MOMA, NY
1967 Landscape Exhibition, Hudson River Museum, Garrison, NY.
1966 North Shore Child Guidance Assoc Of Long Island - Juried Show. Juror, Museum of Modern Art, NY.
1966 Bernice Weiss Gallery, NY.
SELECTED REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
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Bronx Press Preview, Jan, 20, 2000 “Spotlight on the Arts”
Bronx Times Reporter Jan 20, 2000, “Beth Abraham Exhibits Weiss’ Works” Page 24
Cabrini Hospice News Bulletin, Spring 1999 issue. Feature: “Artist E.Jay Weiss- A Philosopphy In Design”, Back page.
New Art Examiner May 1998 issue, “E. Jay Weiss-Process & Evolution”, Page 55, by Edward Rubin.
Gallery Guide (NY April, 1997, “One Person Shows” (illustrated), page 114.
CD. ROM- 1996, “General Collection CD”. Published by Art Communications International.
CD.ROM- 1996, “Curated Exhibition CD.” Published by Art Communications International.
CD. ROM-1995-6, “VIRTUOSITY”. Published by Art Communications International.
Catalog-May, 1991, “Expressive Drawings: European & American Art Through The 20th Century, Friedrich Schiller and
Elga Wimmer, page 26.
Manhattan Arts, June-July, 1988, “Highlights”, Page 30.
NY Newsday Sept. 16, 1988, “Manhattan Profile” , Page 29
Essay, Sept, 1988- “You Cannot Step In The Same River Twice.” By Eleanor Heartney for exhibition at Empire State Bldg.
Manhattan Arts, April 1987, ‘Moving Towards The Millenium-The paintings of (E) Jay Weiss”, Front page, Pg 4 .Edward Rubin.
Catalog- Nov. 1985 “Enigma- New Metaphysical Painting.” Rome Art Historian-Antonio D’Avossa.
la Republica Nov. 15, 1985. Rome-Art Supplement, page 4.
Artnews, Summer, 1985. Pages 123-124, by Eleanor Heartney.
Art/World, Jan. 15-Feb.15, 1984. Page 7.
New Yorker magazine, Jan. 28. 1985- “Goings On about Town” page 7.
Essay- April, 1984, David S. Rubin, Director of Exhibitions: San Francisco Art Institute.
East Village Eye march, 1984. page 36, by Edward Rubin.
The Villager, June 19, 1980- “Soho Speaks”, Page 14, by Edward Rubin
Mile High , May-June, 1975 (International Airlines Magazine-Cover painting and frontpiece)
Arts Magazine , Sept-Oct. 1969, Page 67- “In the Galleries” by Cindy Nemser.
Long Island Press, March 31, 1968. Art Review page-Jeanne Paris, reviewer.
Artnews, Summer, 1967. “Reviews” Page 67, by Kim Levin.
EDUCATIONAL CURATORIAL AND RELATED WORK
2002 Lecture and Panelist: “Artists & Healing” Manhattan Arts International, NY.
2001 Videotape Tour of Cabrini Hospice Art Collection.
2001 Artist Participant in “Rebuilding Hope” - School Of Visual Arts project for creative memorial to WTC disaster.
2000 Videotape- lecture: “Four Contemporary Artists.”- Concordia College Gallery & Eastchester, NY. Public School System.
1998-2000 Design coordinator for, and curator of permanent art installation at new Cabrini Hospice, NY.
1996 Guest lecturer; Lecture; “Art & Serpents”, Public Programs for rthe Museum Of African Art, NYC.
1994 Curator and Designer ot art installation at Cabrini Medical Center, NY.
1992 Paintings appear in feature film “Night And The City” {20th Cent. Fox, with Robert DeNiro & Jessica Langue}
1989 “Art As A Healing Principle”- Metaphysics and painting developmental workshop, Manhattan Center for Living, NY.
1985 “19 Metaphors”- Talk on inner structure of my paintings.John Christian Gallery, NY. Produced by Playwright’s Inc.
1980-83 “The Painter Paints.” Educational video series WFTI-54 (Family Television), Poughkeepsie, NY-in assoc. with SUNY Purchase, NY &
Michael Rydell, producer.
1982 Painted- on costumes for Harkness Ballet Far Eastern Tour.
1975-80 “The Picture Plane”- Graphic development of Geoscopic Perspective.
1980 Creative Consultant for “Day Of The Child”-Cambodian Children’s Relief Fund at Beacon Theatre, NY.
1980 Guest Critique, Pratt Phoenix, NY.
1973 Commission of textile mural: “Redwoods” for Jack Lenore Larsen Studio, NY.
1973 Guest Critique, Newark State College, Dept of Fine Arts, Newark, NJ.
1969 Guest Lecturer, Dept. of Fine Arts, Fordham University, Bronx, NY.
AWARDS AND HONORS
2000 AICA nominee (American Wing of the International Art Critics’ Assoc.) -”Best Show By An Underknown Artist.”
1997 AICA nominee (American Wing of the International Art Critics’ Assoc.) -”Best Show By An Underknown Artist.”
1994 Honorarium: Cabrini Hospice, NY. Design and curating permanent art installation: Hospice inpatient unit.
1988 Honorarium: Port of New York Authority, Art In Public Spaces Program, exhibit at Port Authority Terminal, NY.
1969 Prize award; N. Shore Child Guidance Assoc. of LI. show. Whitney Museum of American Art, NY. Juror
1963 Prize award- Pratt Institute competition & Brooklyn Botanical Garden for design of Florence Blum Memorial Gate.
September 2016 - January 2018
Rendering the Unthinkable: Artists Respond to 9/11 at the 9/11 Memorial & Museum, New York, NY