BECKY ALPRIN


Born in Washington, D.C., 1978
Lives and works in Baltimore, Maryland


Education

Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD  
Master of Fine Arts 2008, Mount Royal School of Art

Boston University, Boston, MA
Bachelor of Fine Arts 2000, concentration in painting and printmaking, Magna Cum Laude

Scuola Internazionale di Grafica, Venice, Italy
Semester abroad 1999, concentration in painting, printmaking and art history


Selected Exhibitions

2009 Baker Artist Awards 2009, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
Arco International Contemporary Art Fair, Madrid, Spain
Washington Project for the Arts Annual Auction, Katzen Arts Center, Washington, DC
2008 New Wave, Galeria Leyendecker, Tenerife, Spain
Introductions 4, Irvine Contemporary, Washington, DC
Artscape at the BMA: Sondheim Prize Finalists, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
New Insight, Art Chicago International Art Fair, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
Archimage, Gallery Four, Baltimore, MD
Hello, Hello, Maryland Institute Graduate Thesis Exhibition, Decker Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2007 2007 Student Exhibition, Ise Cultural Foundation, New York, NY
2007 MFA Biennial Exhibition, Delaware Center For The Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE
A Confluence of Raconteurs, Center for the Arts Gallery, Towson, MD
A Vague Spatial Area, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Noumenon, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Recto/Verso, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
Figment of Speech, Westnorth Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2006 The Whole Story, A. Muse Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Which Is Kind of Interesting, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2005 ThirtySomething, SFMoMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Monotype Marathon, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Mutha Prints, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA
2004 New Directions ’04, Barret Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
Fresh Work, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA


Awards and Honors

People’s Choice Prize, Baker Artist Awards, 2009
Individual Artist Award, Maryland State Arts Council, 2009
Vermont Studio Center, Artist in Residence, 2009
The Janet and Walter Sondheim Prize Finalist, Baltimore, MD 2008
New Insight Finalist, Chicago, IL, 2008
Mount Royal Fellowship, Maryland Institute, 2006-2008
Maryland Senatorial Scholarship, Baltimore, MD 2007
Vermont Studio Center, Artist In Residence, 2005
Third Prize Juror’s Award, New Directions ’04, 2004
Kala Art Institute, Artist In Residence, Berkeley, CA 2002-2006
Dean’s Scholar Awards, Boston University, 1999 and 2000


Private Collections

Fred Ognibene, Washington, DC
Kristine and Hunter Coratti, Washington, DC


Publications

Juxtapositions Cover artwork, spring issue, 2008
Watchword Literary Magazine Cover artwork, issue #9, 2006
Chronogram Arts Magazine Cover artwork, December 2004


Bibliography

O’Sullivan, Michael, “Modern or Retro? Let’s Call it a Draw,” The Washington Post, Friday, August 22, 2008
Rand, Kelly, “Introductions4 at Irvine Contemporary,” Dcist.com, Thursday, August 7, 2008
Mcleod, Deborah, “The Sondheim Prize,” Baltimore City Paper, Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Gunts, Edward, “Sondheim Finalists’ Work Reflects Changing World,” The Baltimore Sun, Sunday, June 29, 2008
Choi, Jennifer, “Natural Works of Art at BMA’s Artscape Exhibit,” The Baltimore Sun, Thursday, June 19, 2008


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