Rita Ackermann

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Rita Ackermann (born 1968 in Hungary) is a Hungarian artist.

1 Career
2 Solo exhibitions
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career

Having trained at the University of Fine Arts Budapest from 1989 until 1992, Ackermann moved from to New York in 1991. From 1992 until 1993 she trained at the The New York Studio School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture (Hanes Foundation). She has been featured in numerous museum exhibitions in the United States, Japan and Europe. She is also a member of the band Angelblood. Ackermann is represented by Andrea Rosen Gallery. She lives and works in New York City with her husband. Her work includes paintings, drawings, T-shirts, a line of underwear, and skateboard design. Ackermann gained attention in 1994 with paintings resembling large sketchbook pages of nymphetish girls in underwear.

In 2008 she participated in the Whitney Biennial^[1]

[edit] Solo exhibitions

2005: “Jump On Me”, Bonner Kunstverein, April 29 to July 3
2005: “Collage: 1993-2005”, Andrea Rosen Gallery, September 9-October 8
2004: “The Dreamland Artist Club”, public project with Creative Time for Coney Island redevelopment , June 12 to September 6
2003: Galerie Almine Rech, Paris, France, “Ördögök” (Devils) January 11 to February 22
2003: Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Zurich, Switzerland, “Memoires d’Une Jeune Fille Rouge”, May 23 to July 26
2003: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “Listen to the Fool’s Reproach”, December 13 2003 to January 17 2004
2002: Museum Het Domein, Sittard, Holland, “Snowfall in August”, June 2 – August 18
2001: The Deep Gallery, Paris, France, “Style Show for the Levitation of the Strong American Women”, June 28 – July 28
2001: Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, “the only way to get to my vagina is through Jesus!”, March 10 – April 12
2000: Annet Gelink Gallery, The Netherlands, “Lost and Found Notes”, September 2 – October 15
2000: Galerie Krobath Wimmer, Vienna, Austria, “God’s Little Helpers”, May 17 – July 1
2000: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “corvette”, March 10 – April 15
1999: Parco Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, “Revelation”, September 3 – October 11
1999: Swiss Institute, New York, January 21 – March 6, with Ana Axpe
1998: Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece, June - September
1998: Bartok 32 Galeria, Budapest, Hungary, “Just Do Whatever You Want”, March 13 – April 5
1998: Andrea Rosen Gallery, NYC, “Songs of Sirens”, January 9 – February 7
1997: Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, “The Good, The Bad and The Evil”, May/June
1996: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “If Anyone Hurts My Brother, I’ll Kill That...”, January 19 - February 24
1995: Peter Kilchmann Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland, “The Birth of Tragedy”, September 1 - 30
1995: Interim Art, London, England, “out of the blue into the black”, June 1 - July 15
1995: Rebecca Camhi Gallery, Athens, Greece, “It Doesn’t Matter if You Love Me or Not....I’ll Be Always There For You...”, February 11 - March 25
1995: Museum of Contemporary Art, “Options 48: Dan Peterman”, November 12 – January 8
1994: Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, “After Dinner I’m Gonna Shoot You But Before I’ll Take A Shower”, July 8 - August 12, 1994