EXHIBITIONS
Selected Solo and Two-person Shows
2022
“Art Rosenbaum: A Brand New Painting and a Few Others,” Tif Sigfrids, New York, New York
“Art Rosenbaum: Painting Fire,” Harper’s Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2021
“Art Rosenbaum: ‘Adamham Town,’ ‘The Grey Rabbit Trilogy,’ and Other Recent Paintings,” The Dodd Galleries, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
“Art and Margo Rosenbaum: Journeys in Art, Music, and Folklore,” Linda Matney Gallery, Williamsburg, Virginia, curated by Lee Matney
“Art and Margo Rosenbaum: Journeys in Art, Music, and Folklore,” Neil Britton Gallery, Virginia Wesleyan University, Norfolk, Virginia
2020
“Art Rosenbaum: Paintings and Drawings,” The Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee
2019
“Athens Icons featuring Art Rosenbaum and Margo Newmark Rosenbaum,” Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
2018
“Portraits,” Roy C. Moore Gallery, University of North Georgia, Gainesville
2016
“Art Rosenbaum and Margo Newmark Rosenbaum ,” Farmington Depot Gallery, Farmington, Georgia
2015
“The Works of Art Rosenbaum: Paintings and Drawings,” Sarah Sllberman Art Gallery, Montgomery College, Rockville, Maryland
2011
“Down South: Paintings by Art Rosenbaum, Photographs by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum,” Morris Museum, Augusta, Georgia
2011
“Exploring the South: Paintings and Drawings by Art Rosenbaum,” Chandler Art Center, Chandler, Arizona
2010
“Drawings and Paintings by Art Rosenbaum; Photographs by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum,” Mercury Gallery, Indigo Hotel, Athens, Georgia
“Art Rosenbaum, Paintings; Margo Newmark Rosenbaum, Photographs,” Hunt Gallery, Oxford College of Emory University, Oxford, Georgia
“Art Rosenbaum, Paintings and Drawings; Margo Newmark Rosenbaum, Photographs,” Wesleyan College, Macon Georgia Lamar Lecture Series
2009
“Drawings by Art Rosenbaum; Photographs by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum,” The James Library, Norwell, Massachusetts
2006
“He Weaves His Art on Golden Looms: Paintings and Drawings by Art Rosenbaum, 1956-2006,” Retrospective, Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA, October 21, 2006-January 7, 2007 curated by Dennis Harper, with catalogue essays by Dennis Harper and Paul Manoguerra, introduction by Len Jenkin.
“Art Rosenbaum—Relationships in Time: Drawings and Painting,” Mercury Art Works, Athens, GA, Nov. 16- 2006- January 20, 2007
2005
“Drawings and Watercolors,” solo, Meyers Gallery, Athens Academy, Athens, GA
2004
“Heart and Mind, or ‘My Mind Will Never Be ‘Aisy,’” solo exhibition, 68 Hope Street Gallery, Liverpool School of Art and Design, John Moores University, UK, Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art
“Visions and Voices,” two-person show with Margo Newmark Rosenbaum, Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA
2003
“Solo, Paintings and Drawings,” Lander University, Greenwood SC
“Recent Paintings,” Mary Pauline Gallery, Augusta, Georgia.
“Director’s Choice, Southworks,” solo invitational, at OCAF Art Center, Watkinsville, GA
“Folk Visions and Voices Update,” two person, with Margo Newmark Rosenbaum, Georgia Heritage Center for the Arts, Tallulah Falls, GA
2001
“We Draw Our Students,” two-person exhibition with Joseph Patrick, Main Gallery, Lamar Dodd School of Art
1999
“Art Rosenbaum—Triptychs: ‘Hurricane Season,’ ‘India Triptych’, Other Paintings,” Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY Paintings,” Blue Mountain Gallery, New York, NY, May 21-June 9, solo
“Triptychs: ‘Hurricane Season’, ‘India Triptych’ and other paintings,” Cowles Myles Collier East Gallery, Weslyan College, Macon, GA, and Mary Pauline Gallery, Augusta, GA, summer.
1998
“Art Rosenbaum—Drawings and Paintings 1978-1998,” Robert Matre Gallery, Atlanta
1997
“Living Rythms,” The River Gallery, Chattanooga, TN, two-person show with Margo Newmark Rosenbaum
1996
“Soccer Scrimmage,” The Globe, Athens, GA, two-person show with photos by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum
1995
“Paintings,” Smith Gallery, Atlanta, solo
“Shout,” (see below), Avery Study for African-American Studies, College of Charleston; Gertrude Herbert Art Institute, Augusta, GA.
1994
“Shout,” drawings, with photographs by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum, organized by Georgia Museum of Art opens Museum of Coastal History, St. Simons Island, Georgia: catalog; to be circulated through 1995
1992-93
“Paintings and Drawings,” Carriage Works Gallery, Georgia Council for the Arts, Atlanta, solo
1992
“Drawings and Paintings,” Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA
“Watch Night,” drawings of the ring shout on the Georgia Coast, with photographs by Margo N. Rosenbaum; Institute of Ecology Gallery, University of Georgia
1991
“33 Years of Works on Paper,” Visual Arts Gallery, University of Georgia Georgia
1989
“Paintings and Drawings,” Chateau Elan Gallery, Braselton, GA, with photographs by Margo N. Rosenbaum
“Horses and People,” paintings, Converse College Gallery, Spartanburg, South Carolina, two-person, with photographs by Margo N. Rosenbaum
1988
“Folk Visions and Voices,” Gallery I, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, paintings and drawings, with photographs by Margo N. Rosenbaum
1984
“Paintings and Drawings,” Anton Gallery, Washington, DC, with Rev. Howard Finster
“Paintings,” Museum of the South, Mobile, Alabama
1983
“Drawings,” Lyndon House Gallery, Athens, GA, special show in conjunction with publication of Folk Visions and Voices: Traditional Music and Song in North Georgia, by Art Rosenbaum, University of Georgia Press
1981
“Drawings,” Anton Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1980
“Folk Visions and Voices,” Nexus, Third Floor Gallery, Atlanta, GA; expanded exhibition of work done under NEA Grant and two-day festival of performances by traditional musicians, organized by Art Rosenbaum; drawings and paintings, with photographs by Margo N. Rosenbaum
“Folk Visions and Voices,” Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, drawings, with photos by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum
“Drawings and Paintings,” Painter Gallery, Virginia Western College, Roanoke
1979
“Drawings,” Basel Folk Festival, Basel, Switzerland
“Drawings and Paintings,” Razor Gallery, New York, NY, expanded show
“Folk Visions and Voices,” with photographs by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum
1978
“Paintings and Drawings,” University of Kentucky Department of Art, Lexington, KY
“Drawings,” Sfinks Gallery, Bochout (Antwerp), Belgium, with photos by Margo N. Rosenbaum
“Folk Visions and Voices,” Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy, drawings, and photos by Margo N. Rosenbaum
“Folk Visions and Voices,” initial presentation of exhibition to be developed over several years, Image Gallery, Athens, GA, drawings and paintings, with photos by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum, Skydome Gallery, Lexington Public Library, Lexington, KY, paintings
1977
“Paintings,” Razor Gallery, New York, NY
1974
John Mariana Art Gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
Razor Gallery, New York, NY
University of Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa
1973
“Drawings,” U.C.L.A. School of Law (in conjunction with mural dedication)
1970
Davenport Municipal Gallery, Davenport, Iowa, two-person, with Forrest Bailey
1969
Cedar Rapids Art Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1963
Saint Paul’s Gallery, Columbia University, New York, NY
1961
Columbia University, New York, NY, Comprehensive Exhibition for M.F.A. degree
Selected Group Shows
2022 “Three Excellences of Culture: Painting, Poetry and Music, the Work of Art Rosenbaum and Friends,” Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring, Texas, curated by Lee Matney
2021 “The Task That is the Toil,” Linda Matney Gallery, Williamsburg, Virginia, curated by Lee Matney
2021 “Figures in a New World,” Greenville Art Center, Greenville, South Carolina, curated by Ryan Roth
2021 “Figures in a New World,” Vandiver Gallery, Anderson University, Anderson, South Carolina, curated by Ryan Roth
2020 “The American Music Show Exeter Gallery,” Baltimore, Maryland, curated by Matt Klos and Teddy Johnson
2020 “The American Music Show Cade Art Gallery,” Arundel Community College, Arundel, Maryland
2018 “Art in the South: Art Rosenbaum and Friends,” Tif Sigfrids Gallery, Athens, GA
2018 “Neighborhood for Painters: Narrative Paintings by Four Georgia Artists,” curated by Didi Dunphy, Albany (GA) Museum of Art
2018 “Ancient Traditions, Modern Lives,” curated by Lee Matney, Linda Matney Gallery, Williamsburg, Virginia
2016 “Tiny World,” curated by Didi Dunphy, Indigo, Athens
2016 “Recent Acquisitions,” Walker Gallery, Liverpool, UK
2013 “Temporal Distortions: Artists Working in the Contemporary South,” curated by Tyrus Lytton and Lee Matney, Linda Matney Gallery, Williamsburg, VA
2011 “Down South: Paintings by Art Rosenbaum, Photographs by Margo Newmark Rosenbaum,” Morris Museum, Augusta, Georgia
2011 “Drawn from Athens,” curated by Didi Dunphy, Indigo, Athens
2011 “The Contemporary Figure,” Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, group invitational
2011 “The Child Ballads,” UnionDocs, Brooklyn, New York second venue of 2010 group painting exhibition
2010 “The Child Ballads,” group painting exhibition, G-Spot Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2009 “A Painters Reel: Comtemporary Painting in Geogia,” Macon Museum of Arts and Sciences, group circulated to Telfair Museum, Savannah (2010); Morris Museum, Augusta, GA (2010)
2008 “Stories and Gestures: Drawings by Robert Rivers, Art Rosenbaum and Dennis Schmalstig,” the Alice and Williams Jenkins GallerCrealde School of Art, Winter Park, Florida, November 10, 2008-January
2008 “Inside-Out, Outside-In,” Space 301, Mobile, AL, invitational, summer 2008
2004 Group Exhibition, Mary Pauline Gallery, Augusta
2003 Group Exhibition, Mary Pauline Gallery, Augusta
2001 “The Human Condition: Recent Work by Gary Chapman, Dale Kennington, Art Rosenbaum,” The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA, Curated by Brigitte Foley with illustrated catalogue
2001 “Athens Lost,” two works in curated exhibition, Lyndon House, Athens, summer
2001 “Concerning the Nude Figure,” Matre Gallery, Atlanta
2001 “Small Works,” December show, Mercury Gallery, Athens
2000 “New Acquisitions–Works on Paper“, Georgia Museum of Art, UGA
2000 “Concerning the Human Figure,” Matre Gallery, Atlanta
2000 “UGA Studies Abroad Exhibition,” Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy
2000 “University of Georgia Faculty Show,” Lyndon House, Athens, GA
1999 Gallery Group Exhibition, Mary Pauline Gallery, Augusta, GA
1998 “The Art of Teaching,” invitational, Columbus (GA) Museum
1998 “Postures–Concerning the Nude Figure,” group show, Robert Matre Gallery, Atlanta
1998 “Inaugural Exhibition,” Mary Pauline Gallery, Augusta, GA, group
1998 “UGA Faculty Show,” Georgia Museum of Art
1997 “Selections from the Sea Grant Collection,” Georgia Museum of Art
1996 “Southern Classic,” Georgia Council for the Arts Exhibition for the Olympics, Office of the Governor
1996 “University of Georgia Olympic Summer Faculty Show,” Visual Arts Gallery
1995 “Sea Grant Art Collection” (see below), Carter Center, Atlanta
1994 “Vividly Told: contemporary Southern Narrative Painting,” The Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA.; The Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, S. C. by Estill Pennington, curator
1994 “Local Sex, Love, and Death,” Nexus Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, curated by Julia A. Fenton
1994 “Gala,” Brenau College, Gainesville, GA, national invitational
1993 “University of Georgia Faculty Exhibition,” Georgia Museum of Art
1992 “At the Heart of Change: Cross Currents in Contemporary Southern Art,” Kennesaw College Gallery, Kennesaw, GA curated by Roberta Griffin
1992 “National Invitational,” Brenau College, Gainesville, GA (three works)
1991 “Lyndon House Annual,” Athens GA; Walter Hopps, juror; merit award
1990 “Faculty Exhibition,” Georgia Museum of Art, The University of Georgia
1990 Summer Group Show, Gasperi Gallery, New Orleans
1990 Four-person show with Richard Olsen, James Herbert, and Harold Howe, Novus Gallery, Atlanta
1990 “The Male Image,” invitational show, Gasperi Gallery, New Orleans
1989 “41st Biennial of Contemporary American Painting,” The Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C., one of 18 painters selected by guest curator William A. Fagaly, catalogue, circulated to Georgia Museum of Art, Athens; The New Orleans Museum; Norton Gallery, West Palm Beach, Florida.
1989 “City on a Hill: 20th Anniversary Exhibition,” University of Georgia Studies Abroad Program, Georgia Museum of Art; Palazzo Casali Cortona, Italy; San Stia Gallery, Venice Italy; catalogue
1989 Three-person show with Stan Mullins and Todd Murphy, Rock Umbria, Umbertide, Italy
1989 “Southern Explosion,” Quinlan Art Center, Gainesville, GA, invitational
1988 “Faculty Exhibition, UGA Studies Abroad Fall Program,” Tate Student Center Gallery, University of Georgia
1988 “Fact, Fiction, Fantasy: Recent Narrative Art in the Southeast,” (see below), circulated: Rudolph Eilee Gallery, Clemson University, Moody Gallery of Art, University of Alabama, East Tennessee University, Wake Forest University Art Gallery
1987 “Fact, Fiction, Fantasy: Recent Narrative Art in the Southeast,” Sam Yates, curator, Ewin Gallery, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
1987 “Narrative Painting,” Columbus (Georgia) Museum, five paintings included; Fred C. Fussell, curator
1987 “A Stone’s Throw,” the Greenville County Museum, Greenville, South Carolina, Sharon Campbell, curator
1986 Southern Arts Federation/National Endowment for the Arts Regional Fellowships for Visual Artist Exhibition, Atlanta College of Art and Design Gallery (catalog)
1986 “Invitational Exhibition of Contemporary Southern Art,” Anniston Museum, AL; curated by Emilie E. Burn, EdD
1986 “Artists’ Political Statements,” Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC; curated by Richard Craven
1986 “A Sense of Place,” Minneapolis College of Art and Design Gallery, Minneapolis, MN; Invitational Show, curated by Julie Yanson. Catalog essay by Eleanor Heartney.
1986 Faculty Show, Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1985 “Volti del Sud,” Palazzo Venezia, Rome, Italy; invitational, art from Southern U.S. Woodruff Gallery, Atlanta, GA; catalog
1985 “What Artists Have to Say About Nuclear War,” Nexus, Inc., Atlanta, curated by Amy Landesberg
1985 “Sea Grant Art Project Exhibition,” Ecology Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; Dalton Jr. College, Dalton, GA; Brunswick Jr. College, Brunswick, GA; Florida State Museum, Gainesville, Fl; Coffman Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; Tweed Museum, Duluth, MN; Elvehjem Museum, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI; Alexander G. Ruthven Museum, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Madison Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA; (“Sea Grant Exhibition,” collection from Visual Arts Component of University of Georgia Sea Grant. Circulated since 1983, scheduled to travel through 1988
1985 “Southern Fervor,” Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
1985 “Southern Fictions,” Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, TX; curated by Marti Mayo, Catalog essay by William A. Fagaly, University of Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA; Faculty Show
1983 “New Orleans Triennial,” New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA, curated by Linda Cathcart, catalogue
1982 Faculty Show, University of Georgia Studies Abroad, Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy
1981-1982 State Capitol, Atlanta, GA; three paintings on view in office of Lt. Governor Zell Miller, at his invitation
1981 “Small Works,” Kipnis, Works of Art, Atlanta, GA
1981 “More Than Land or Sky: Art From Appalachia,” National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC; curated by Barbara Shissler Nosanow. 1981, circulated through 1984: Southeast Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, NC; Hunter Museum of Art, Chattanooga, TN; Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL; University of Mississippi Museum, University, MS; Sunrise Museum, Charleston, WVA; Robertson Center for Arts and Sciences, SUNY at Binghamton, Binghamton, NY; Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center, Portsmouth, OH; Roanoke, VA; Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS; Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC; Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, Hagerstown, Md. Catalog
1980 “Faculty Show,” Visual Arts Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1978 “Gallery Group,” Razor Gallery, New York, NY
1978 “Viscera,” Third Floor Gallery, Atlanta, GA, Nexus, Inc.
1978 “University of Georgia Faculty Show.” Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA
1978 “Watercolor USA,” Art Museum, Springfield, MO, juried
1977 “Gallery Group,” Razor Gallery, New York, NY
1977 “Art Rosenbaum, David James, Larry Millard,” Visual Arts Gallery, University of Georgia
1977 “Small Works–Faculty Show,” University of Georgia, Athens, GA
1976 “Iowa Artists’ Annual,” Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA, juried, Iowa State Capitol Building Invitational Exhibition
1974 “Art Scene, ’74,” Great Neck, NY, International Invitational
1974 “Figurative Paintings from Camelot House,” University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA; two-man show with Joseph Patrick
1973 “Second Annual Watercolor Invitational,” Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA (circulated)
1973 “Iowa Faculty Invitational,” Design Center, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1972 “Iowa Artists’ Annual,” Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IA, 3 works, Walter Hopps, juror: Edmonston Award, Best in Show
1972 Faculty Exhibition, University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA
1972 “First Annual Watercolor Invitational,” Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA
1972 “Gallery Group,” Spectrum Gallery, New York, New York, NY
1972 “Six Figurative from Iowa and Illinois,” Peoria Art Guild, Peoria, IL, curated
1971 “Paintings,” Anoka-Ramsay State College, Coon Rapids, MN
1970 “Young American Artists,” Barnard College, New York, NY
1969 “Faculty Exhibition,” University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, IA
1967 “Gallery Group Show,” Talbot Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
1966 “Group Show,” Dorsky Gallery, New York, NY
1966 “Landscape,” Visual Arts Gallery, School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
1957 “Fiftieth Annual Indiana Artists’ Invitational,” Herron Museum, Indianapolis, IN
1960 “Fifty Indiana Prints,” Herron Museum, Indianapolis, juried
1958 “Fifty Indiana Prints,” Herron Museum, Indianapolis, juried
1957 “Indiana Artists’ Exhibition,” Herron Museum, Indianapolis, juried
1956 “Indiana Artists’ Exhibition,” Herron Museum, Indianapolis, juried
1955 “Indiana Artists’ Exhibition,” Herron Museum, Indianapolis, juried
1954 “Fifty Indiana Prints,” Herron Museum, Indianapolis, juried
1953 “Indiana Artists’ Exhibition,” Herron Museum, Indianapolis, juried
1953 “Indiana State Fair Art Exhibition,” blue ribbon, Junior Student Division, juror, Peter Hurd