TAMARA KOSTIANOVSKY
Born in Jerusalem, 1974. Grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Lives and works in NY

EDUCATION
2003  Master of Fine Arts, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
1998  Bachelor of Fine Arts, Escuela Nacional de Bellas Artes “Prilidiano Pueyrredón”, Buenos Aires, Argentina


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011   Seeing Red, Magrorocca, Milan IT
2008   Actus Reus, Black and White Gallery//Chelsea, NY
2006   Diaspora, Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art Rodeph Shalom, Philadelphia, PA
2004   Hair-Map, University of the Arts, Window on Broad, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2001   Las Mariposas Temen Las Sombras, Juana de Arco Espacio de Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2001   Phantasmata, Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA


SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011   Stains, Slag Gallery, New York, NY, May – June
2010   Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life, Contemporary Jewish Museum, San   Francisco. April 22 - October 3.
2010   Palate, Scion Arts Foundation, Culver City, CA, May 22 - June 12
2010   Consume, Exit Art, NY June 18 - August 28
2010   Volta6 Basel, Switzerland                                                                                                                   Hair Tactics, curated by Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Jersey City Museum, NJ
2010   Dali Dance, Godwin-Ternbach Museum at Queens College, NY
2009   Constellations: The 798 Beijing Biennale, Beijing, China
2009   Reinventing Ritual: Contemporary Art and Design for Jewish Life, The Jewish Museum, NY(catalogue)
2009   Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition, Socrates Sculpture Park, NY (catalogue)
2009   Beyond Shared Language: Contemporary Art and the Latin American Experience, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh, PA (catalogue)
2009   Scope NY, Y Gallery, NY
2009   Immaterial, Black and White Gallery, NY
2009   PINTA, The Modern and Contemporary Latin American Art Fair, Y Gallery, NY
2009   New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) Art Fair, Y Gallery, Miami, FL
2008   Scope Miami, Y Gallery, Miami, FL
2008   VI Colectiva de Arte “VALOARTE 2008”, San José, Costa Rica
2008   Meat After Meat Joy, (Curated by Heide Hartry), Pierre Menard Gallery, Cambridge, MA and Daneyal Mahmood
          Gallery, NY
2008   El Ultimo Libro, (Curated by Luis Camnitzer), Biblioteca Nacional de Buenos Aires, Argentina
2008   Outside Over There, Fourth Annual In the Country of Last Things Exhibition, (Curated by Emma Wilcox), Gallery
          Aferro, Newark, NJ
2008   Season’s Highlights, Black and White Gallery//Chelsea, NY
2007   The (S) Files 007/ El Museo’s Bienal, (Curated by Elvis Fuentes and E. Carmen Ramos), El Museo del Barrio, NY
2007   YO! Contemporary Self Portraits, Solar Gallery, East Hampton, NY
2007   Arte Americas, Galeria Galou, Miami, FL       
2007   Fiber Cartography, Brooklfield Craft Center, Brooklfield, CT
2006   Wild Girls, Exit Art, NY
2006   Threading Trends, Galeria Galou, NY
2006   Ignite Annual, Artworks Gallery, Trenton, NJ
2006   Wrote for Luck, Kouros Gallery, NY
2006   Subterrane, Center for Emerging Visual Artist, Philadelphia, PA
2005   Cartography 101, Johnsonese Gallery, Chicago, IL
2005   The Americas, Esther Klein Art Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2005   Other America, Exit Art, NY
2005   Art with Accent: Latin Americans in the Mid-Atlantic States, Arlington Art Center, Arlington, VA
2005   Visiones, Capital One Art Program, Arlington, VA
2004   The Armory Show, Exit Art, NY
2004   Back to the Front, Slought Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
2004   Origins, Gallerythe, Brooklyn, NY
2004   The Americas, Gallery Galou, Brooklyn, NY
2003   The L Factor, Exit Art, NY
2003   5 into 1, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA
2003   A-Head, Bahdeebahdu, Philadelphia, PA
2002   Premios Fundacion Banco Pcia de Buenos Aires, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires, Argentina

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
2010  selected by Fellow for the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation  
2009  New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
2009  Urban Artist Initiative / NYC Fellowship
2009  Emerging Artist Fellowship, Socrates Sculpture Park, NY
2009  Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Swing Space, NY
2009  Artist Alliance Visual Arts Residency, NY
2009  Artist Pension Trust, Mexico City, Mexico
2008  Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, NY
2008  Cisneros-Fontanals Foundation (CIFO), Commissions Program, Nominee, Miami, FL
2008  Visiting Artist Program, School of Visual Arts, NY, Lecturer
2008  Chashama Visual Arts Residency, NY
2007  Centro Cultural Ricardo Rojas, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Lecturer, Argentina
2007  Brio Awards, Bronx Council on the Arts, NY, Juror
2005  Pennsylvania Council on the Arts SOS Grant, Philadelphia, PA
2005  Pew Fellowships in the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Finalist
2005  Dedalus Foundation, NY,Nominee
 
SELECTED BIOGRAPHY
2009
Nguyen G, Trong. “Interview with Tamara Kostianovsky”, ARTslant.com, January, 2009.
2008
Fulmer, Dick. “ Carne Diem- What meat art can tell us about art and death”, Meatpaper, Issue five, Fall 2008.
Mc Quaid, Cate. “In exhibit devoted to meat, some offerings are a cut above”, The Boston Globe, July 2, 2008.
Baker, R.C. “Tamara Kostianovsky”, Best in Show, The Village Voice, May 7-13, 2008.
Pearse, Emma. “Artist Tamara Kostianovsky Displays Her Finely Tailored Meat  Products”, New York Magazine, Art
Candy, April 18, 2008.
Bresler, Regina. “Tamara Kostianovsky: The Proper Animal, Part II”, Flavorpill.com, April 17, 2008.
Black, Doug. “Tamara Kostianovsky: Actus Reus”. Coolhunting.com, April 15, 2008.
Sutton, Benjamin. “Tamara Kostianovsky: Actus Reus” The L Magazine. May 21-June 3, 2008.
“Tamara Kostianovsky – Actus Reus at the Black & White Gallery, NYC”, lucidculture.com. April 18, 2008.
2007
Baker, R.C. “Bounty in the Barrio”, Best in Show, The Village Voice, November 14-20, 2007.
Schewendener, Martha. “A Latino Bienal That Bucks a Local Trend,” The New York Times, August 31, 2007.
Genocchio, Benjamin. “Shows that Don’t End as Summer Fades,” The  New York Times, September 30, 2007.
“Obras Latinas Made in USA,” El Diario/La Prensa, July 29, 2007.
“Museo exhibe las tendencias del arte hispanoamericano,” La Estrella On Line, July 29, 2007.
Torres, Vioglamar. “Artistas hispanos reflejan Nueva York,” HOY, July 24, 2007.
“Museo Latino Inaugura Bienal,” Prensa Libre,  July 30, 2007.
2006
“Tips & Picks,” NYArts Magazine, December 2006.
“Sampling, A showcase of Maps and Imagination,” FiberArts Magazine, Summer 2006.
Fallon, Roberta. “Body Language,” Philadelphia Weekly, January 26, 2006.
2004
Villasmil, Alejandra. “The Americas,”  Arte Al Dia Internacional, December, 2004.
Fallon, Roberta. “Slought Gets Down,” The artblog, September 22, 2004.
Kahn, Howie. “High Low, J. Lo,” Art News Magazine, February, 2004.
Cotter, Holland. “New Latino Essence, Remixed and Redistilled,” The New York Times, November 28, 2004.
Macón, Cecilia. “Miradas Nómades”, Ciudad Abierta, Agosto 2001.
Strauss R. B. “ Phantasmatha”, AroundPhilly.com, Beyond the Muse, October, 2001.