MARYANN FICKER - CV
www.maryannficker.com instagram: @maryannfickerart
EXHIBITIONS - SOLO and TWO-PERSON:
2020 He Said, She Said, Unity Gallery, Montclair, NJ (two-person, with Janet Boltax)
Sitting, West Orange Public Library, NJ
2018 Sitting, Unity Gallery, Montclair, NJ
2016 Liminal Moments, MFA Gallery, Montclair State University, NJ
2015 Readings, MFA Gallery, Montclair State University, NJ
Divinations, MFA Gallery, Montclair State University, NJ
2014 Maryann Ficker, MFA Gallery, Montclair State University
2011 Personal Realities, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ
EXHIBITIONS - GROUP:
2020 Pro Arts Jerseyscapes III, Silverman Hamilton Square, Jersey City, NJ (curator: Kristin J. DeAngelis)
Glimpse, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ (curators: Evonne M. Davis, Jo-El Lopez)
Pro Arts Exhibition, 14C Art Fair, Jersey City, NJ (curator: Cheryl Mack)
2019 In the Pause, The Gallery Space, Rahway, NJ (curator: Maryann Ficker)
Pro Arts Cooks!, Rotunda Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Tiny, South Avenue Arts, Garwood, NJ
Pro Arts Salons 2019, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
State of the Art 2019, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Solstice, Rotunda Gallery, Jersey City, NJ (curator: Alpana Mittal)
To See Each Other, Passaic County Arts Center, Hawthorne, NJ
Dulce, Equal Space Gallery, Newark, NJ (curator: Jo-El Lopez)
Contemporary Art Group 13th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ
Identity, The Gallery Space, Rahway, NJ (curators: Deidre Kennedy, Maria Ross)
What Are You Looking At?, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ (curator: Sarah Canfield)
For the Love of it All, Nimbus Dance Works, Jersey City, NJ (curator: Mollie Thonneson)
2018 Contemporary Art Group 12th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ
Woman, The Gallery Space, Rahway, NJ
In the Buff, Riker Hill Art Park, Livingston, NJ
2017 Holiday Art Show, Mondo Contemporary, Summit, NJ
Watchung Arts Members Juried Show, Watchung, NJ (juror: Paul Pinkman)
Different Strokes for Different Folks, Summit Medical Group, Berkeley Heights, NJ
Ellarslie Open, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ (juror: Lora S. Urbanelli)
Contemporary Art Group 11th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ (juror: Todd Doney)
CAG at South Avenue Arts, Garwood, NJ
MSU MFA in Studio Art Exhibition, Index Art Center, Newark, NJ
2016 Watchung Arts Member’s Juried Exhibit, Watchung, NJ
Gathering, Magnan Metz, New York, NY (curator: Eleanor Heartney)
Contemporary Art Group 10th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ
2015 Watchung Arts Member’s Juried Exhibit, Watchung, NJ (juror: Wes Sherman)
The Residents, Falls City Library and Art Center, Falls City, NE
Contemporary Art Group 9th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ
2014 The Residents, Hastings College Art Gallery, Hastings, NE
The Center for Contemporary Art 2014 International Juried Exhibition, Bedminster, NJ (juror: Evonne Davis)
Contemporary Art Group, Atrium Gallery, Morristown, NJ
Exhibitor’s Co-op, Farmstead Art Center, Basking Ridge, NJ
CAG 8th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ (juror: Suzanne Kammin Baron)
Contemporary Art Group, Gallery U, Westfield, NJ
2013 The Center for Contemporary Art 2013 Juried Exhibition, Bedminster, NJ (juror: John Yau)
Contemporary Art Group at Farmstead Arts, Basking Ridge, NJ
Stories We Tell – 2013 Women’s Caucus for Art Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, NY, NY (curator: Jessica Porter) (catalog)
2013 Westmoreland Art Nationals Exhibitions, Westmoreland Community College, Youngwood, PA (curators:Alison Helm, Keith Morrison)
27th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, NJ (juror: Mark Stamaty)
Contemporary Art Group 7th Annual Member’s Show, Watchung NJ (juror: Donna Gustafson)
New Hope Art League’s Annual Juried Exhibit, New Hope, PA (jurors: Amy Todd Middleton, Paul DuSold)
The Ellarslie Open Annual Juried Exhibit, Ellarslie Museum, Trenton, NJ (juror: Mary Kate O'Hare)
In the Distance, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, NJ
Watchung Arts Member’s Juried Exhibit, Watchung, NJ
2012 Contemporary Art Group, The Artist Framer, Cranford, NJ
Patterns in Nature, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
Siclare, Ficker, Lam, and Verdun, Farmstead Art Center, Basking Ridge, NJ
Recent Works, Art Upstairs, Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, Morristown, NJ
33rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ (juror: Island Weiss)
2011 After School Special, Albany University Art Museum, Albany, NY (Curator: Ken Johnson) (catalog)
Paintings, The Allbrook School, Basking Ridge, NJ (Solo)
The Center for Contemporary Art Member’s Juried Show, Bedminster, NJ
Landscapes: Interior and Exterior, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ
Bernardsville Public Library 11th Annual Juried Art Show, Bernardsville, NJ
2010 Watchung Arts Member’s Juried Show, Watchung, NJ
Contemporary Art Group, Artist Framer, Cranford, NJ
Transformergence, Watchung Arts Ctr, Watchung, NJ
Somerset Art Association Member’s Juried Show, Bedminster, NJ
EDUCATION:
2016 MFA Studio Art, Montclair State University.
1986 MA, Computer Science, CUNY Queens College
1980 BS, Mathematics, SUNY Albany.
2005 – 2006 Somerset Art Association – painting.
1980 – 1981 University of New Mexico, Post-graduate study in printmaking and painting.
1977 – 1980 SUNY Albany, studio art: printmaking, painting and drawing.
AWARDS:
2017 Contemporary Art Group 11th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung, NJ – Second Place
2015 Watchung Arts Center Member’s Juried Show - Honorable Mention
2014 Contemporary Art Group 8th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung, NJ – Best of Show
2013 Contemporary Art Group 7th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung, NJ – Best of Show
27th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, NJ - Juror’s Award
2012 Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency, Nebraska City, NE
Monmouth Museum 33rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition - Honorable Mention
2010 Watchung Arts Center Member’s Juried Show - First Place
Somerset Art Association, Members Juried Show - Honorable Mention
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2017 Purcell, Janet, ”Fine Arts: Must-see Exhibit in Trenton”, The Times of Trenton, May 10, 2017
http://www.nj.com/times-entertainment/index.ssf/2017/05/fine_arts_must-see_exhibit_in_54.html
2016 Heartney, Eleanor, “Gathering: Montclair State University 2016 MFA Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition”, Magnanmetz.com, June 2016,
http://www.magnanmetz.com/exhibitions/gathering-montclair-state-university-2016-mfa-studio-arts-thesis-exhibition
/selected-works?view=thumbnails#3
2014 Bellantoni, Ralph J.: “Strength in Numbers: Art Group Members Shine in May Exhibition”, Courier News, Kicks, May 9 2014, p4
2013 “Stories We Tell”, National Juried Exhibition catalog, Women’s Caucus for Art, Sept 2013,
www.nationalwca.org/nationalshows/catalogs/STORIES WE TELL CAT.pdf
2011 “After School Special: The 2011 Alumni Show”, Exhibition Catalog, University at Albany University Art Museum,
www.albany.edu/museum/images/PDF/2011 After School Special catalog.pdf
Bellantoni, Ralph J.: “An Abundance of Artists”, Courier News, Kicks, Dec 16 2011, p4
TEXTS:
2020 A Book of Faces
2016 ”Speaking in Tongues: Jo-El Lopez at Gallery Aferro, Reviewed”, not what it is (blog), March 8, 2016,
https://notwhatitis.com/2016/03/08/speaking-in-tongues-jo-el-lopez-at-gallery-aferro-reviewed/
“Conversations”, MFA Monograph, May 2016,
http://www.maryannficker.com/uploads/1/7/3/7/17379791/fickermonograph.pdf
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2019 Juror, New Jersey Art Association Spring Exhibit, Art Upstairs Gallery – MPAC, Morristown, NJ
2009 - 2019 Board Member (President, Co-president, Secretary). Contemporary Art Group, Watchung, NJ
2016 Teaching Assistant – Painting 1. Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
2012 - 2014 Open Studio for Figure Painters, Facilitator. Watchung Arts Center, NJ. (2012 - 2014)
2007 – 2014 Art Committee Chair/Curator of Art in the Sanctuary. First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, Plainfield, NJ
www.maryannficker.com instagram: @maryannfickerart
EXHIBITIONS - SOLO and TWO-PERSON:
2020 He Said, She Said, Unity Gallery, Montclair, NJ (two-person, with Janet Boltax)
Sitting, West Orange Public Library, NJ
2018 Sitting, Unity Gallery, Montclair, NJ
2016 Liminal Moments, MFA Gallery, Montclair State University, NJ
2015 Readings, MFA Gallery, Montclair State University, NJ
Divinations, MFA Gallery, Montclair State University, NJ
2014 Maryann Ficker, MFA Gallery, Montclair State University
2011 Personal Realities, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ
EXHIBITIONS - GROUP:
2020 Pro Arts Jerseyscapes III, Silverman Hamilton Square, Jersey City, NJ (curator: Kristin J. DeAngelis)
Glimpse, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ (curators: Evonne M. Davis, Jo-El Lopez)
Pro Arts Exhibition, 14C Art Fair, Jersey City, NJ (curator: Cheryl Mack)
2019 In the Pause, The Gallery Space, Rahway, NJ (curator: Maryann Ficker)
Pro Arts Cooks!, Rotunda Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
Tiny, South Avenue Arts, Garwood, NJ
Pro Arts Salons 2019, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
State of the Art 2019, Studio Montclair, Montclair, NJ
Solstice, Rotunda Gallery, Jersey City, NJ (curator: Alpana Mittal)
To See Each Other, Passaic County Arts Center, Hawthorne, NJ
Dulce, Equal Space Gallery, Newark, NJ (curator: Jo-El Lopez)
Contemporary Art Group 13th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ
Identity, The Gallery Space, Rahway, NJ (curators: Deidre Kennedy, Maria Ross)
What Are You Looking At?, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ (curator: Sarah Canfield)
For the Love of it All, Nimbus Dance Works, Jersey City, NJ (curator: Mollie Thonneson)
2018 Contemporary Art Group 12th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ
Woman, The Gallery Space, Rahway, NJ
In the Buff, Riker Hill Art Park, Livingston, NJ
2017 Holiday Art Show, Mondo Contemporary, Summit, NJ
Watchung Arts Members Juried Show, Watchung, NJ (juror: Paul Pinkman)
Different Strokes for Different Folks, Summit Medical Group, Berkeley Heights, NJ
Ellarslie Open, Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ (juror: Lora S. Urbanelli)
Contemporary Art Group 11th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ (juror: Todd Doney)
CAG at South Avenue Arts, Garwood, NJ
MSU MFA in Studio Art Exhibition, Index Art Center, Newark, NJ
2016 Watchung Arts Member’s Juried Exhibit, Watchung, NJ
Gathering, Magnan Metz, New York, NY (curator: Eleanor Heartney)
Contemporary Art Group 10th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ
2015 Watchung Arts Member’s Juried Exhibit, Watchung, NJ (juror: Wes Sherman)
The Residents, Falls City Library and Art Center, Falls City, NE
Contemporary Art Group 9th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ
2014 The Residents, Hastings College Art Gallery, Hastings, NE
The Center for Contemporary Art 2014 International Juried Exhibition, Bedminster, NJ (juror: Evonne Davis)
Contemporary Art Group, Atrium Gallery, Morristown, NJ
Exhibitor’s Co-op, Farmstead Art Center, Basking Ridge, NJ
CAG 8th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ (juror: Suzanne Kammin Baron)
Contemporary Art Group, Gallery U, Westfield, NJ
2013 The Center for Contemporary Art 2013 Juried Exhibition, Bedminster, NJ (juror: John Yau)
Contemporary Art Group at Farmstead Arts, Basking Ridge, NJ
Stories We Tell – 2013 Women’s Caucus for Art Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, NY, NY (curator: Jessica Porter) (catalog)
2013 Westmoreland Art Nationals Exhibitions, Westmoreland Community College, Youngwood, PA (curators:Alison Helm, Keith Morrison)
27th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, NJ (juror: Mark Stamaty)
Contemporary Art Group 7th Annual Member’s Show, Watchung NJ (juror: Donna Gustafson)
New Hope Art League’s Annual Juried Exhibit, New Hope, PA (jurors: Amy Todd Middleton, Paul DuSold)
The Ellarslie Open Annual Juried Exhibit, Ellarslie Museum, Trenton, NJ (juror: Mary Kate O'Hare)
In the Distance, Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, NJ
Watchung Arts Member’s Juried Exhibit, Watchung, NJ
2012 Contemporary Art Group, The Artist Framer, Cranford, NJ
Patterns in Nature, Watchung Arts Center, Watchung, NJ
Siclare, Ficker, Lam, and Verdun, Farmstead Art Center, Basking Ridge, NJ
Recent Works, Art Upstairs, Mayo Center for the Performing Arts, Morristown, NJ
33rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ (juror: Island Weiss)
2011 After School Special, Albany University Art Museum, Albany, NY (Curator: Ken Johnson) (catalog)
Paintings, The Allbrook School, Basking Ridge, NJ (Solo)
The Center for Contemporary Art Member’s Juried Show, Bedminster, NJ
Landscapes: Interior and Exterior, Watchung Arts, Watchung, NJ
Bernardsville Public Library 11th Annual Juried Art Show, Bernardsville, NJ
2010 Watchung Arts Member’s Juried Show, Watchung, NJ
Contemporary Art Group, Artist Framer, Cranford, NJ
Transformergence, Watchung Arts Ctr, Watchung, NJ
Somerset Art Association Member’s Juried Show, Bedminster, NJ
EDUCATION:
2016 MFA Studio Art, Montclair State University.
1986 MA, Computer Science, CUNY Queens College
1980 BS, Mathematics, SUNY Albany.
2005 – 2006 Somerset Art Association – painting.
1980 – 1981 University of New Mexico, Post-graduate study in printmaking and painting.
1977 – 1980 SUNY Albany, studio art: printmaking, painting and drawing.
AWARDS:
2017 Contemporary Art Group 11th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung, NJ – Second Place
2015 Watchung Arts Center Member’s Juried Show - Honorable Mention
2014 Contemporary Art Group 8th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung, NJ – Best of Show
2013 Contemporary Art Group 7th Annual Member’s Exhibit, Watchung, NJ – Best of Show
27th Annual Juried Exhibition of the Art Alliance of Monmouth County, Red Bank, NJ - Juror’s Award
2012 Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts Residency, Nebraska City, NE
Monmouth Museum 33rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition - Honorable Mention
2010 Watchung Arts Center Member’s Juried Show - First Place
Somerset Art Association, Members Juried Show - Honorable Mention
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2017 Purcell, Janet, ”Fine Arts: Must-see Exhibit in Trenton”, The Times of Trenton, May 10, 2017
http://www.nj.com/times-entertainment/index.ssf/2017/05/fine_arts_must-see_exhibit_in_54.html
2016 Heartney, Eleanor, “Gathering: Montclair State University 2016 MFA Studio Arts Thesis Exhibition”, Magnanmetz.com, June 2016,
http://www.magnanmetz.com/exhibitions/gathering-montclair-state-university-2016-mfa-studio-arts-thesis-exhibition
/selected-works?view=thumbnails#3
2014 Bellantoni, Ralph J.: “Strength in Numbers: Art Group Members Shine in May Exhibition”, Courier News, Kicks, May 9 2014, p4
2013 “Stories We Tell”, National Juried Exhibition catalog, Women’s Caucus for Art, Sept 2013,
www.nationalwca.org/nationalshows/catalogs/STORIES WE TELL CAT.pdf
2011 “After School Special: The 2011 Alumni Show”, Exhibition Catalog, University at Albany University Art Museum,
www.albany.edu/museum/images/PDF/2011 After School Special catalog.pdf
Bellantoni, Ralph J.: “An Abundance of Artists”, Courier News, Kicks, Dec 16 2011, p4
TEXTS:
2020 A Book of Faces
2016 ”Speaking in Tongues: Jo-El Lopez at Gallery Aferro, Reviewed”, not what it is (blog), March 8, 2016,
https://notwhatitis.com/2016/03/08/speaking-in-tongues-jo-el-lopez-at-gallery-aferro-reviewed/
“Conversations”, MFA Monograph, May 2016,
http://www.maryannficker.com/uploads/1/7/3/7/17379791/fickermonograph.pdf
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
2019 Juror, New Jersey Art Association Spring Exhibit, Art Upstairs Gallery – MPAC, Morristown, NJ
2009 - 2019 Board Member (President, Co-president, Secretary). Contemporary Art Group, Watchung, NJ
2016 Teaching Assistant – Painting 1. Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ
2012 - 2014 Open Studio for Figure Painters, Facilitator. Watchung Arts Center, NJ. (2012 - 2014)
2007 – 2014 Art Committee Chair/Curator of Art in the Sanctuary. First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, Plainfield, NJ
