Camille Eskell
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014Fountain Art Fair NY, 69th Regiment Armory, NY, NY
2012The Ezekiel Project,Silvermine Arts Center, CT
2006The Roots of Terror, East Gallery, NCCollege, Norwalk, CT
2004Resurrections: Of Brutality & Grace,Silvermine Guild Art Center, New Canaan, CT
1997Living Wills,Stamford Museum, Art/Ex Gallery,,Stamford, CT
1996Chosen Ones: series selections, Hoyt Institute of Art,New Castle, PA
1995Chosen Ones: series selections from 1982-95,University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
1994Evolutions: a woman’s rite,Lyman Center for the Arts, Southern CT State University, New Haven, CT
1992Camille Eskell,Kirkland Art Center, Clinton, NY
1990Jagendorf-Bacchi Gallery, NY, NY
1987Gallery 410,University of Lowell, Lowell, MA
Armory Art Gallery,Virginia Polytechnic University, Blacksburg, VA
1986Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA
1984The Roots of Terror,First Street Gallery,NY, NY
Selected Group Exhibitions
2015Art from the Boros III, Denise Bibro Gallery, New York, NY
Open Studios, West Chelsea Arts Building, June, New York, NY
Pop Up!Westport Art Center, Westport, CT
2014Cavellini 1914 – 2014, a survey, WhiteBox Art Center, New York, NY
SUMMERTIME (The Sequel), Arthaus, San Francisco, CA
2013Art Takes Miami, Scope Miami 2013,Miami Beach, FL
City-Wide Open Studios, Erector Square Galleries, guest artist, New Haven, CT
The New Yorkers, Arthaus, San Francisco, CA
Diaspora, New Century Gallery,NY, NY
Growl,Karl Drerup Art Gallery, Plymouth State University,Plymouth, NH
2012Apocalypse, bau gallery, Beacon, NY
Distressed,La Galeria,Boricua College,NY,NY
Silent Witnesses: Synagogues Rebuilt, Transformed, or Left Behind,Holocaust Memorial Center,Detroit, MI
Postcards from the Edge, Cheim and Read Gallery, NY, NY
2011Verge Art Fair NY/ArtBrooklyn, Brooklyn, NY
2010ABook About Death, MOMA, Wales, UK
2009Three Women, Three Visions,The Grady Alexis Gallery, Latin American Workshop,NY, NY
Black Madonna, HP Garcia Gallery, NY, NY, LP Streitfeld and HP Garcia, curators, catalog
2008 Stories We Tell Ourselves, Rhonda Schaller Chelsea, NY, NY
2007Arthaus on Paper, ArtHaus, San Francisco, CA
Over the Top, Under the Rug, SICA Institute of Contemporary Art, Long Branch, NJ
2004Constructing Identity, Race, Gender, Sexuality, University of Connecticut, Stamford, CT
Mirror, Mirror: Self-Portrait, Self-Image, William Benton Museum of Art, Storrs, CT
2003 The Bold 1980’s: A Collector’s Vision, The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA
2002 Roles & Identity, Denise Bibro Fine Art, Inc.,NY, NY
Weir Farm Visiting Artists 2001, Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT; catalog
Reactions (part I),Exit Art, NY, NY
2001 Breaking the Rules: Art 2001, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
2000 Paper Works,Center for Contemporary Printmaking, Norwalk, CT
Review,Brenda Taylor Gallery, NY, NY
1998Paintings of Women,Dactyl Foundation, NY, NY
1997The Figure, Stifel Fine Arts Center, Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, WV; catalog
Bonds of Awareness, Connecticut Commission for the Arts Gallery, Hartford, CT
1996Beyond Recognition, (traveling exhibition), Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, CT,Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA,Sacred Heart University, Bridgeport, CT; catalog
In the Making: The First Ten Years of the Permanent Collection, Islip Art Museum,Islip,NY
Art for the Cure,The New Britain Museum of Art, New Britain, CT
1995Break the Silence, The Queens Museum, Queens, NY
1994Exploring the Bordersof Art: American Frames from 1820 to Present,Discovery Museum,Bridgeport, CT
1992Foster Goldstrom Gallery,NY, NY
Feminie,Rebecca Cooper Gallery, NY, NY
1991Review: Preview Part II,Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ
Coupe de Group,Jagendorf-Bacchi Gallery, NY, NY
1989-91 Lines of Vision: Drawings by Contemporary Women(international traveling exhibition),
curator Judy Collischan Van Wagner,
Museo de Arte Moderno,Mexico City, Mexico
Museo de Arte Moderna, Rio, Brazil
Museo de BellasArtes,Santiago, Chile
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Caracas, Venezuela
Museo de Arte Moderno,Bogota, Columbia
Lines of Vision: Drawings by Contemporary Women (national traveling exhibition)
Hillwood Art Museum, C.W. Post College,Brookville, NY, Blum Helman Gallery,NY,Murray State University,Murray, KY
Grand Rapids Art Museum,Grand Rapids, MI
University Art Gallery, University of North Texas,Denton, T X
Richard F. Brush Gallery, St. Lawrence University, Canton,NY
Museum of Art, University of Oklahoma,Norman, OK
Eerie, Neo Persona Gallery,NY, NY
Invitational,On the Wall Gallery, NY, NY
1988Selections from the Permanent Collection, Islip Art Museum, EastIslip, NY
Costumes, Masks, and Disguises, Institute of Contemporary Art, NY, NY
1985 Innocence and Experience,Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC; catalog
American Drawings from Neo-Classicism to the Avant-Garde, Morris Museum of Art, Morristown, NJ
Annual, Queens Museum, Queens, NY
City Gallery,NY, NY; Henry Geldezahler, curator;catalog
Education
1979Queens College, CUNY. Master of Fine Art. Teaching Fellowship
1976Queens College, CUNY. Bachelor of Arts. Magna Cum Laude. Departmental Honors
Selected Awards, Grants & Residencies
2005 Residency, Vermont Studio Center
2000-02 Visiting Artist Program, Weir Farm National Historic Site, Wilton, CT
1995 Artists Fellowship Grant, Painting. Connecticut Commission on the Arts
1989Grant. Artist’s Space, NY, NY
1986-7Artist’s Fellowship Grant, Drawing. New York Foundation of the Arts, NY
Selected Collections
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Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA
MOMA/Machynlleth,Wales
Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, CT
Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY
Westport Permanent Art Collection
Selected Bibliography
Boros, Phyllis. Artists Against Violence Unite for Peace Exhibit, CTPost.com, Friday, August 29, 2014
Wolf, Michael. Favorite Exhibitors at Fountain Art Fair, Blog. March 16, 2014
ArmoryArt Fair Edition Featured Artist, 2013
India Art Fair Edition Featured Artist 2013
Hoffman, Hank.CT Art Scene, Artspace Alternative Space Weekend, Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Kovalcik, Daniel. New Haven, A City of Uncanny Art, Out of Order magazine, Art & Design, November 2012,
Hoffman, Hank. CT Art Scene, New Gallery Opens in Ridgefield Saturday, Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Wright, Kobina.The Wrighter Camille Eskell: Today's Featured Artist, Thursday, July 5, 2012
Silvermine's Fall Season Has a Full Lineup of Exhibits, Connecticut Post online, Wed, September 12, 2012,
Martini, Tiffany. Paper Rules New Exhibit, The Examiner-San Francisco, Examiner.com, May 29, 2007
Oisteanu, Valery. Over the Top—Under the Rug, d’Art International, Winter 2005/06
Streitfeld, L.P. The Heroic Feminine,Sunday Advocate/Greenwich Time, April 11, 2004, Arts
Cohen, Mark Daniel. Housatonic Museum of Art, Weir Farm Visiting Artists 2001, Art New England,
Oct/Nov 2002
Streitfeld, L.P. Nature vs. Human Touch,Sunday AdvocateGreenwich Time, June 30,2002, Arts
Streitfeld, L.P.Common Threads: Weaving the New Feminine Spirit into Form. Sunday Advocate, March 4,
2001, Arts
Lombardi, D. Dominick . Exploring the Gamut of Contemporary Art,The New York Times, Sunday, June 17,
2001, Westchester
Birke, Judy. Narrative Eclipses Visual at Ely House.New Haven Register, Sunday, November 1, 1998
Lombardi, D. Dominick . Silvermine Guild Arts Center, Contemporary Reflections, Art New England,Oct
/Nov 1997
Ross, Carolee. Strong Images.The Stamford Advocate, Sunday, May 18, 1997
Liebenson, Bess.In Bridgeport, Exploring the Art of the Frame Itself.The New York Times, Sunday, May 8,
1994,Connecticut
Bard, Rick. Eight Women. Manhattan Magazine, October, 1992
Schwendenwien, Jude. Works of Arts Convey Women’s Power, Energy. The Hartford Courant, Sunday,
March 29, 1992
Braff, Phyllis. Assessing Emotional Images. The New York Times, Sunday, December 22, 1991, L.I. Weekly.
Watkins, Eileen. Art.The Newark Star Ledger, Friday, November 8, 1991
Lipson, Karen. Stretching Drawing’s Dimensions. Newsday, Friday, June 23, 1989
Griffiths, Jo. Terror--Artwork Depicts Fears from Childhood Times. Harrisburg Patriot News, Thursday,
September 29, 1988
Schecter Ann. Tormented Images from the Subconscious. The Lowell Sun, Sunday, October 25, 1987
Donohoe, Victoria. On Galleries. The Phildelphia Inquirer, Saturday, November 22, 1986
Lipson, Karen. Works from 4 Artists Mix Content & Style. Newsday, Saturday, March 1, 1986
Bard, Joellen. Camille Eskell. Arts Magazine, November, 1984
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