Aubrey Roemer was born in Rochester, NY. Lives and works in Knoxville, TN.
Education:
2023 Ph. D., Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, NY
2019 MFA, Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Intensive Acting Program, Maggie Flanigan Studios, New York, NY
2006 BFA, Painting, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Grants/Awards/Residencies:
2021 Resident Artist at Rural & Migrant Ministry Camp, Poughkeepsie, NY
2020 Virtual Resident Artist at Rural & Migrant Ministry Camp, Poughkeepsie, NY
2019 Resident Artist at Rural & Migrant Ministry Camp, Poughkeepsie, NY
2019 Graduate Fellowship, Department of Anthropology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
2018 IWAS Editions, with I Was A Sari, Mumbai, India
2018 COPE NYC Residency, Acumen Building, Brooklyn, NY
2018 ArtPrize Artist Seed Grant
2018 Resident Artist at Rural & Migrant Ministry Camp, Poughkeepsie, NY
2018 Pratt in Venice Scholarship & Teaching Assistant Position in Printmaking
2018 Graduate Student Engagement Fund Grant, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Poetics Lab Fellowship Course, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2017 COPE NYC Residency, MFA Student Coordinator for Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Resident Artist at Rural & Migrant Ministry Camp, Poughkeepsie, NY
2017 Pratt Merit Scholarship Award
2017 Art Print Residence, Barcelona, Spain
2016 Assistant Art Collaborator, NYU Tisch, Villa La Pietra, Florence, Italy
2016 Volunteer Artist with Metadrasi, Lesbos, Greece, Supported by Do Your Part & Paddlers For Humanity
2016 Tällberg Foundation ‘Clash of Civilizations?’ Workshop Participant, Lesvos, Greece
2015 Cross-Cultural Exchange Symposium with ArtShape Mammoth, Shanghai, China
2015 Kio-A-Thau Sugar Refinery Artist Village Residency, Taiwan
2015 42 Acres Residency, Somerset, England
2015 World Connect Grant
2015 Indo Art Adventure Residency with Oceans Care, Lombok, Indonesia
2015 Residency / Partnership with La Isla Foundation, Chichigalpa, Nicaragua
2014 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2014 Funded Kickstarter Campaign ‘Montauk to Lombok: Painting the Population’
2014 ARTwerk Grant
2013 Residency at Bali Purnati Art Center, Ubud, Bali
2012 Old Masters New Visions Art Seminar with Professor Philip Rubinov-Jacobson, Payerbach, Austria
2006 Windgate Fellowship Nominee
2006 Academic Excellence, Pratt Institute
2004 AmeriCorps Scholarship, Bridging the Gap: The Digital Divide Program, Brooklyn, NY
2002-06 Presidential Merit Scholarship, Pratt Institute
2002-06 Pratt Grant, Portfolio Excellence
Solo Exhibitions / Installations:
2021 “Messy People” Window Gallery at 2 Market Square, Knoxville, TN
2020 “Living Blue in a Red State” Right to Vote Series with Garner Arts Center, Garnerville, NY
2019 “Shock Period” Pratt Institute Dekalb Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 “Tarpaulin Tapestries” Collaboration with I Was A Sari & Piramal Art Museum, Mumbai, India
2018 “Blue It!” Guild Hall Museum Education Corridor, East Hampton, NY
2018 “BAUBO” Visuals / Installation for theater production with Neo-Political Cowgirls, Montauk, NY
2018 “Deep Space” Mural Commission for Mortalis Brewing Company, Avon, NY
2018 “Forest on Fleek” Collaboration with ROC Paint Division, Rochester, NY
2017 “#whitehottrashplates” Wall Therapy & Kaleidoscope Collective, Rochester, NY
2016 “Empalagoso (Saccharine): The Chichigalpa Portrait Project,” Cuitanca Evangelical Church, Chichigalpa, Nicaragua
2016 “Khamsa, Sadaqa Jaariyah (Endless Charity): The Refugee Crisis Portrait Project,” International Fine Arts Consortium (IFAC) Athina, Athens, Greece
2016 “Khamsa, Sadaqa Jaariyah (Endless Charity): The Refugee Crisis Portrait Project,” Ε.Δ.Ω. Creative Workshop, Athens, Greece
2015 “Remnant Animism,” Atlantic Terrace Gallery, Montauk, NY
2015 “Maccini Sombala (Seeing Sails): Buginese Portrait Project,” Mentigi Bay, Lombok, Indonesia
2015 "Empalagoso (Saccharine): The Chichigalpa Portrait Project," Various Colonos in Posoltega, Nicaragua
2014 “Leviathan: Phase III, By Land & By Sea,” Eddie Ecker Park, Montauk, NY
2014 “Leviathan: Phase II,” Montauk Playhouse Community Center Foundation, Montauk NY
2014 “Leviathan: Phase I,” Inlet Jetty, Montauk, NY
2013 “Demimonde,” Pumps, Brooklyn, NY
2013 “Irradiare & Obnubilare,” TEN10 Studios, LIC, NY
2006 “Jolie Laide,” Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Group Exhibitions / Collaborations / Publications:
2021 “Connected Fragments” curated by Artspace Company at 208 Bowery, New York, NY
2021 “Messy People” a Collaboration with Anthropologist Kate Moore, 1010 Gallery, Knoxville, TN
2020 “Flowerdrops: A Storybook for All Ages” an Illustrated Book Written by Patrick Gilmour
2020 “Blue Cave” Siao-long Cultural Park Children’s Museum, Tainan, Taiwan
2019 “Pratt in Venice 35 Year Anniversary Show” Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2019 “Face to Face” Long Island Museum, Stony Brook, NY
2019 “All In” Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY
2019 “KOllision Runway” Fashion Exhibition with Minikako COPE NYC, Brooklyn, NY
2019 “Nude Nite,” Tampa & Orlando, Florida
2019 “Lakme Fashion Week” Collaboration with I Was A Sari, Mumbai, India
2018 “Pratt in Venice Exhibition,” East Hall Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2018 “Fragments from Forgotten Fields” with La Isla Network, ArtPrize, Grand Rapids, MI
2018 “Beauty in the Beast” Soulangh Cultural Village, Tainan, Taiwan
2017 "ArtShape Mammoth: Women & Social Justice" Garner Arts Center, Garnerville, NY
2017 "Facing An Epidemic" The University of Vermont, Center For Cultural Pluralism, Burlington, VT
2017 "Eyes For Eyes" Nomad Tribe, Miami, FL
2016 “Blk CLOK” at Miami Art Week, Ice Palace, Miami, FL
2016 “Othering: BAA Biennial,” Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, Pittsfield, MA
2016 “Multiples,” Atlantic Terrace Gallery, Montauk, NY
2016 "Plastic Ocean," Montauk Oceans Institute, Montauk, NY
2016 "Garner Arts Festival," Garner Arts Center, Garnerville, NY
2016 "Facing An Epidemic," Bronx Documentary Center, Bronx, NY
2016 “Translating the Intangible,” 203 Gallery, Shanghai, China
2015 “Alchemy” K.A.T. Sugarcane Refinery Artist Village / Bywood Gallery, Qiatou, Taiwan
2015 “Alumni Exhibition,” Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2015 "Facing An Epidemic", Darkroom, Boston, MA
2015 “Midsummer’s Night Dream Sculpture Festival,” Burlington Beer, Burlington, VT
2015 “Garner Art Festival,” Garner Arts Center, Garnerville, NY
2015 "Miscellaneous & Blended: Art in NYC," El Museo de Sinaloa, Culiacan, Mexico
2015 “Maccini Sombala,” Makan Minum, Ubud, Bali
2015 “PAPER JAM: Exploring Visual Strategies For Social Concern,” Schema Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2014 “Renewable Energy & Sustainability Art Fair,” Amagansett Historical Society, Amagansett, NY
2014 “True Colors,” Ashe’ Cultural Art Center, New Orleans, LA
2014 “ARTwerk NYC Launch,” Structure 13, Brooklyn, NY
2013 “Halloween,” Studio D with Museum of New Art, Detroit, MI
2013 “Ladies of the Dead,” Pumps, Brooklyn, NY
2013 “Eureka,” Loft 594, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Affordable Art Fair, SCAA, New York, NY
2013 “Adieu September,” Space Womb Gallery, LIC, NY
2013 “Turned On,” Local Project, LIC, NY
2012 “Diana Loves New York,” Lomography, New York, NY
2012 “Uncommon Visions,” Fantastic Art Museum, Vienna, Austria
2012 “Mixed Messages II: Multiracial Identity Past & Present,” Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2011 “Fallout Shelter,” Julie Pochron Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2011 “Cosmosis,” Julie Pochron Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2011 “Mixed Messages: Multiracial Identity Past & Present,” Antenna Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2011 “Layover,” Julie Pochron Studios, Brooklyn, NY
2010 “Creature Feature,” Gowanus Print Lab, Brooklyn, NY
2010 “Masquerade Macabre,” Brooklyn Textile Art Center, Brooklyn, NY
2010 “Blank Magic,” Cameo Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2009 “Salon,” Behr Thyssen Gallery, New York, NY
Curatorial Projects:
2016 "Wayfarers" Camp SoulGrow Studio with Artshape Mammoth, Montauk, NY
2016 "Locals" Camp SoulGrow Studio with Bonac Tonic Collective, Montauk, NY
2013 “Damn Everything But The Circus,” Pumps, Brooklyn, NY
2013 “Pumped Up: A Bacchanalia,” Pumps, Brooklyn, NY
Text:
2018 The Asian Age, “Decking Tarps,” Shalkie
2018 Mumbai Mirror, “Nine Yards of Change,” Vijayeta Basu
2018 The East Hampton Star, “Main Beach Debris: The Mural, Coming to Guild Hall This Weekend,” Mark Segal
2018 The Independent, “Blue It! Mural Comes to Guild Hall,” Nicole Teitler
2018 Sag Harbor Express, “‘Blue It!’ Puts Relics of Human Imprint on Display at Guild Hall,” Michelle Trauring
2017 Wall Street International, “COPE NYC Art Expo”
2016 Artcritical, "Interview With Aubrey Roemer," Dave Willis
2016 Hamptons Real Estate Showcase, "Artists You Need To Know," Heather Bryce
2016 Inside Story, "Athens Is the New Berlin?" Είναι η Αθήνα το νέο Βερολίνο, Nina-Maria Paschalidou
2016 In the Spirit of Bali, Assouline Publishing, Duncan Murray Kirk & Isabella Ginanneschi
2016 Made Real, “The Academia of the Virtuous Painter: The Colorful World of Aubrey Roemer,” Kala Jerzy
2016 PAVONE Art, "Convert Invisible, Media Unbounded": He Could Feel the Incoming American Contemporary Art,” Baofan Carolina
2016 Artsky, “Translating the Intangible Review”
2015, 5 Alive, “Interview with Aubrey Roemer,” Kind Aesthetic
2015 L Magazine "L Rex Art," Paul D'Agastino
2015 MoMA Blog “Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms For Expanding Megacities”
2014 Idol Magazine “Montauk Population on Canvas by Aubrey Roemer,” Marta Knas
2014 Dan’s Paper’s “20 Questions with Aubrey Roemer - Creator of Leviathan: The Montauk Portrait Project," Oliver Peterson
2014 The Wild Magazine “Aubrey Roemer Paints 10% of A Local Population,” Kim Vandenberg
2014 Société Perrier “Painting The Faces of Montauk: Aubrey Roemer’s ‘Leviathan’,” Caroline Clements
2014 East Hampton Press "Aubrey Roemer Paints Portraits of Montauk Locals, 400 by Summer's End," by Michelle Trauring
2014 East Hampton Star "A Sea of Local Faces," by Janis Hewitt
2014 Dan's Papers "Montauk Portrait Project Captures 10% of Locals On the End," by Oliver Peterson
2014 Sag Harbor Express “Montauk Waves From the Shore,” by Mara Certic
2013 Bushwick Daily “Only in Bushwick: Art Show in a Strip Club,” by Katarina Hybenova
2013 Animal New York “Pumped Up Art Show and Burlesque at the ‘Last Titty Bar’ in Brooklyn” by Marina Galperina
2013 Mister Growl “Art: Aubrey Roemer” by Sean Frasier