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BEVERLY SHIPKO
Beverly Shipko is a national contemporary realist artist who is fascinated by desserts. Her confection obsession started as a child when she worked in her grandfather’s gourmet grocery store, with shelves packed full of delectable treats. So it is not surprising Shipkowas initially drawn to working on iconic food brands in a variety of advertising and marketing positions. Now she has redirected her efforts to achieve artistic success as a still life food painter.
Shipko is best known for her paintings of partially consumed classic desserts. For over a decade, she has taken a “slice-of-life” approach, resulting in paintings of Oreos and ice creams with bites taken out, along with cakes, pies and tarts that have pieces missing. Recently shebranched out to explore packaged desserts, bakery shelves, other ingredients, such as eggs, and vending machines.
These simple pleasures of everyday life have universal appeal to collectors, galleries, and museums all over the country, evoking nostalgic memories and smiles.
EDUCATION
Northwestern University, Kellogg School, Evanston, IL; M.B.A. in Marketing
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; M.A., B.A. in Art History
SUNY Westchester Art Workshop, White Plains, NY
College for Creative Studies, Detroit, MI
Wayne State University Art Department, Detroit, MI
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
2014 - 2016 Super Fresh Food Art Gallery, Novato, CA
2001 - 2014 O.K. Harris Works of Art, New York, NY
2004 - 2014 Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Michael Good Gallery, “You CAN Have Your Cake and Eat It Too”, Rockport, ME (June/July 2017)
Wiregrass Museum of Art, “Great Temptations”, Dothan, Alabama
Jerald Melberg Gallery, “Just Desserts: A Summer Invitational”, Charlotte, NC
O.K. Harris Works of Art, “September Revisited”, New York, NY
O.K. Harris Works of Art, Serial Imagery of Desserts, New York, NY
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016SuperFresh Food Art Gallery, Permanent Installation, Healdsberg, CA
2015Cavalier Galleries, Annual Online Small Works Exhibition
2015 Cavalier Galleries, “American Realism: Past to Present”, New York, NY
2015 Cavalier Galleries, Summer Group Shows, New York, NY, Nantucket, MA, & Greenwich, CT
2015The Katonah Museum, “Tri-State Juried Exhibition: Line Describing a Cone”, Katonah, NY
2015Silvermine Arts Center, “65th Annual Art of the Northeast Exhibition”, New Canaan, CT
2014Warms Springs Gallery, “Painter’s Table”, Charlottesville, VA
2014 SuperFresh Food Art Gallery, Dwell on Design Show, Los Angeles, CA
2014Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Arts, Juried Exhibition, “Viewpoints 2014”, Newark, NJ
2014 Katonah Museum Artists Association Juried Show, “Unabashedly”, White Plains, NY
2013 Picassowhat, “Opening Group Exhibition”, Rockland, ME
2012Robert Kidd Gallery, “Sweet Spot”, Birmingham, MI
2011Donald Gallery, “Just Desserts”, Dobbs Ferry, NY
2010 The Nicolaysen Art Museum, “I Want Candy: Sweet Stuff in American Art”, Casper, WY;
travels to Historic City Hall Arts and Cultural Center, Lake Charles, LA and the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI
2010 Katonah Museum Artists Association Juried Show, “A to Z”, New Canaan, CT
2009 Fresno Metropolitan Museum, “I Want Candy: Sweet Stuff in American Art”, Fresno, CA
2008Galerie LC, “Les Hyperréalistes Américains”, Paris, France
2008Art Center of Northern New Jersey, “17th National Juried Show”, New Milford, NJ
2007The Hudson River Museum, “I Want Candy: Sweet Stuff in American Art”, Yonkers, NY
2007O.K. Harris, Group Show, New York City, NY
2007 Elaine Baker Gallery, Summer Exhibition, Boca Raton, FL
2007The Main Street Gallery, “Stuff Your Face”, Groton, NY
2006The Main Street Gallery, “National Small Picture Painting Exhibition”, Groton, NY
2005Robert Kidd Gallery, “XXX – Three Decades of Art”, Birmingham, MI
2005M.A. Doran Gallery, “Contemporary American Realism VIII”, Tulsa, OK
2005 O.K. Harris Works of Art, AAF Contemporary Art Fair, New York, NY
2005Temple Arts Festival, Nashville, Tennessee
2004Robert Kidd Gallery, “Dealer’s Choice Exhibition”, Birmingham, MI
2004 O.K. Harris Works of Art, Summer Group Exhibition, New York, NY
2004Schoharie County Arts Council, “22nd Annual Nat’l Small Works Exhibition”, Cobleskill, NY, Award Winner
2004 Studio Montclair, Juried Exhibition “Seven Deadly Sins”, New York, NY
2004M.A. Doran Gallery, “Contemporary American Realism VII”, Tulsa, OK
2004 Robert Kidd Gallery, “Contemporary Realism II Exhibition”, Birmingham, MI
2003Jerald Melberg Gallery, “Affordable Art Fair”, New York, NY
2003 Anderson Galleries, “Selected Contemporary Realists”, Beverly Hills, CA
2003Hastings Municipal Gallery, “Domestic Icons-Images of Domesticity”, Hastings, NY
2003 Upstream Gallery, “9th Juried Small Picture Show”, Dobbs Ferry, NY
2002Robert Kidd Gallery, “New Faces Exhibition”, Birmingham, MI
2002 Jerald Melberg Gallery, Group Exhibition, Charlotte, NC
2001The Donald Gallery, “Red Show”, Dobbs Ferry, NY
2001Westchester Arts Council Continental Airlines Gallery, White Plains, NY
2001Upstream Gallery, “7th Juried Small Picture Show”, Dobbs Ferry, NY
2000The Main Street Gallery, “Love Show”, Dobbs Ferry, NY
1999The Main Street Gallery, “Holiday Show”, Dobbs Ferry, NY
1997SUNY Westchester Workshop Fine Arts Gallery, Solo Juried Exhibition, NY
85-90The Gallery at Hastings-Hastings Women’s Club, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
75-77Birmingham-Bloomfield Art Association Invitational, Birmingham, MI
72-74Wayne State University Art Gallery Invitational, Detroit, MI
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Dunkin’ Donuts Instagram Story for National Donut Day, May 30, 2017.
The Scarsdale Inquirer (Scarsdale, NY), “Just Desserts”, August 22, 2014.
The Rivertowns Enterprise (Dobbs Ferry, NY), “Success Is Sweet for Desserts-Only Painter”, Jackie Lupo, September 12, 2014.
Westchester Happening Online,
Nancy Wdowicki, “Expiration & Other Stories”, 2012, Cover Illustration
The Rivertowns Enterprise (Dobbs Ferry, NY), April 29, 2011
Casper Tribune (Casper, Wyoming), “NIC Exhibit Opens Dialogue on Sweets, Health”, Margaret Matray, October 13, 2009
Art Business News (Arnold, MO), “The Palatable Palette”. September 2007.
The Hudson River Museum (Yonkers, NY),“I Want Candy: Sweet Stuff in American Art” Exhibition Catalog, Bart Bland, June, 2007
City of Lake Charles, LA “I Want Candy” Online Video
The New York Times (New York, NY), “Heavy Traffic, Great Schools, No Airs – Living in Ardsley, NY”, Elsa Brenner, July 15, 2007.
The Rivertowns Enterprise (Dobbs Ferry, NY), “Painter Makes Dessert Her Main Course,” Sylvia O’Hagan, July 13, 2007.
The Westchester Wag (New Rochelle, NY), “Arts”, July/August, 2007
Westchester Times Tribune (Tarrytown, NY), “Sweet Success for Ardsley Artist”, June, 14, 2007.
Dothan Eagle (Dothan, AL), “ ‘Great Temptations’ Whets Appetite for Art”, Linnea McClellan, September 20, 2006.
Wiregrass Arts & Entertainment (Dothan, AL), “Cuisine Art”, The Cultural Arts Center, Fall, Cathy Cole, Fall, 2006.
Best of New York Artist and Artisans (Williamsburg, VA), Kennedy Promotions, 2006, Award Catalog
The Rivertowns Enterprise (Hastings, NY), “Cake, Lotus Leaves and Streetscapes Surface”, Nellie Edmundson Gupta, April 23, 2004
Detroit Free Press, “‘New Faces’ Have Established Names”, Keri Guten Cohen, August 4, 2002
The Jewish News (Detroit, MI), “The Art Scene”, August 16, 2002
The Westchester Wag (New Rochelle, NY), “Arts”, September, 2001
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Dr. Claudette Anderson, New Rochelle, NY
Dunkin’ Donuts Brands, Canton, MA
Ms. Samanatha Ashby, Perrysberg, OH
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Anton, Ossining, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Henri Azaria, Ramat-Hasharon, Israel
Ms. Susan Cohen & Mr. Gary Biale, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Jim Dariano, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Mr. Richard E. Dirickson, San Francisco, CA
Rabbi and Mrs. Boris Dolin, Eugene, OR
Mrs. Debbie Doppelt, Mamaroneck, NY
Mr. Michael Feinsod, New York, NY
Ms. Maritza Febres, Ossining, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Nigel Fisch, New York, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Fishman, St. Simons Island, GA
Mr. David Fuente, Aspen, CO
Mr. Wayne Gardenswartz, Denver, CO
Ms. Jane Grossman, Oakland, CA
Mr. Jon Jankus, Westport, CT
Mr. Amir H.M. Khazaneh, New York, NY
Mr. Laurent Philippe, New York, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Leffell, Scarsdale, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Les Lew, Ardsley, NY
Ms. Hannelore Lotter, Dobbs Ferry, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Jay Lutzky, Ardsley, NY
Mr. Howard Mamorstein, New York, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Richard Neimark, Piermont, NY
Ms. Barbara Pedersen, New York, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Gary Roboff, Tuckahoe, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Barry Rosenbaum, Bloomfield Hills, MI
Ms. Johanna Rosenberg, NY
Ms. Leslie Wallin, Charlotte, NC
Ms. Michele Torroni, New York, NY
Ms. Patrice Weiman, Cranford, NJ
Mr. Shmuel Winograd, Scarsdale, NY
The Temperance Center, Eastchester, NY
Mr. & Mrs. Van Essche, Ardsley, NY
Mr. Jordan Zucker, Blauvelt, NY
TALKS/DEMONSTRATIONS/LECTURES
Michael Good Gallery, Rockport, ME, “Sweet Revenge of the Dentist’s Daughter… how a
daughter deprived of candy, cookies, and ice cream used a paintbrush to taste them all”
Frank Sinatra High School for the Performing Arts, “Just Desserts”
Scarsdale Artists Association, “Just Desserts: Painting Demo and Art Marketing”
University of Michigan, Teaching Fellow, “Ancient through Medieval Art”
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, Museum Docent
ART AND MARKETING EXPERIENCE
1989-2000 Managing Director, Marketing Visions, Tarrytown, NY. Accounts included Goya
Foods, Kraft Foods, Nabisco, Nestle, Cadbury, Dannon, and Finlandia Cheese.
1982-1989 Brand Manager, Maxwell House and Post Cereal Divisions, Kraft General Foods,
White Plains, NY.
1984-2002Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY – Worked with the Board of Trustees and
Director on the Program Committee and Audience Development Committee
1979-1981 Account Executive, M&M Mars Twix Cookie Bars, DMM&B Advertising, NY, NY
1975Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, Michigan – Assisted Director of Education in
curating the exhibit and writing the catalog for the Dutch 17th Century Show at
the Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, Indiana
1973-74 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan – Awarded Teaching Assistant and
Teaching Fellow positions
ARTIST STATEMENT
I paint in oil, typically using a wet-on-wet technique, often applying paint to the canvas like icing on a cake. One of my favorite parts of the process is building up the paint surfaces of the crumbs to emulate the real thing. The rich oil medium allows me to capture the luscious, tempting nature of desserts, with their enticing textures, shapes, and colors that seduce you with promises of mouth-watering rewards.
While the healthier world of fruits and vegetables beckoned, there was something more tantalizing about these gooey, decadent edibles. I believe that on some level all people are attracted to things they are not supposed to have. I am no exception. My particular challenge is to paint the subject matter on one hand, while not devouring these “forbidden fruits” with the other.