Patricia Cronin
Professor
Art
Location: 5144 Boylan Hall
Phone: 718.951.5572
Fax: 718.951.4728
Email:
Education:
Fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture - 1991 (Art)
M.F.A., Brooklyn College - 1988 (Painting & Drawing)
B.F.A., Rhode Island College - 1986 (Painting & Printmaking)
Norfolk Fellowship, Yale University - 1985 (Art)
Books and Publications
"Jenny Saville - Metamorphosis: A Love Story." Artnet.com. Review of Jenny Saville's first solo exhibition in the United States at the Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Fla. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2012
"Memorial to a Marriage" is discussed in and reproduced on the cover of Museums, Equality and Social Justice. Eds. Eithne Nightingale and Richard Sandell. London: Routledge. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2012
"Patricia Cronin: All Is Not Lost." Solo survey (2000-09) exhibition catalogue with essays by ICA Boston Curator Helen Molesworth and Stanford University Art Historian Alexander Nemerov. Published by the Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, and funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation. (Books and Publications: Book) 2012
"Til Death Do Us Part." Here Come the Brides! Reflections on Lesbian Love and Marriage. Eds. Audrey Bilger and Michele Kort. San Francisco: Seal Press. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2012
"'Til Death Do Us Part." Huffington Post.com was invited to write about my sculpture Memorial to a Marriage, gay marriage and legalization of gay marriage in New York State. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2011
"Dante's Inferno/The Way of All Flesh," essay and reproduced two paintings in the 25th anniversary edition of M/E/A/N/I/N/G magazine. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2011
"Harriet Hosmer" series was discussed and reproduced in Art and Homosexuality: A History of Ideas, by Christopher Reed. New York: Oxford University Press. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2011
"Harriet Hosmer" series was discussed and reproduced in Artistas Heroínas, in Heroínas. Madrid: Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, exhibition catalogue. Ed. Rocío de la Villa. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2011
Memorial to a Marriage sculpture was discussed in "Seeing Queerly," by Faye Hirsch, Art in America, February. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2011
Memorial to a Marriage was discussed and reproduced "Enough Already! Let the Sun Shine-in Where the Sun Don't Shine: A Feminist Nostalgia and A Place for Greatness," Ph.D. dissertation by Constance Zaytoun, City University of New York. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2011
Memorial to a Marriage was discussed and reproduced in "Queerly Remembered: Tactical and Strategic Rhetorics for Representing the GLBTQ Past," Ph.D. dissertation by Thomas R. Dunn, University of Pittsburgh. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2011
Entries on important Roman places, architecture, art and galleries. City Secrets Rome. Ed. Robert Kahn. New York: Fang Duff Kahn. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2011
Erotic watercolors were discussed and reproduced in Twice Drawn: Modern and Contemporary Drawings in Context exhibition catalogue at the Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Eds. Ian Berry and Jack Shear. DelMonico Prestel Press. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2011
"The Second Life of Harriet Hosmer." The Harvard Gay & Lesbian Review, January-February. (Books and Publications: Other Article) 2010
"Two Artists Reflect on the Contemporary Memorial: Patricia Cronin - Memorial to a
Marriage and Judith Shea - Legacy Collection." Public Art Review 43, Fall/Winter. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010
Cronin, Patricia, Jonas Mekas and Irving Sandler. "A Salute to Carolee Schneemann." The
Brooklyn Rail, April. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2010
Harriet Hosmer: Lost and Found, A Catalogue Raisonne. Milan, Italy: Charta Art Book. (Books and Publications: Book) 2009
"Harriet Hosmer: Lost and Found" (an excerpt from the Harriet Hosmer Catalogue Raisonne). Bomb Magazine, fall. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2008
Creative Work
Cronin's early erotic photographs included in "NYC 1993: Experimental, Jet Set, Trash and No Star" exhibition at New Museum, New York, Feb. 13 - May 26. 2013
"Dante: The Way of All Flesh." Solo exhibition. Ford Project Gallery. New York. 2012
"Memorial to a Marriage" bronze sculpture goes on permanent view, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow, Scotland. 2012
"Patricia Cronin: All Is Not Lost." Solo survey exhibition (2000-09) at the Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans (catalogue). 2012
"Patricia Cronin: Bodies and Soul." Solo exhibition at Conner Contemporary Art, Washington, D.C. 2012
"Twisted Sisters." Group exhibition. Dodge Gallery. New York. 2012
"Watch Your Step." Group exhibition. The FLAG Art Foundation. New York. 2012
"Annual Summer Exhibition." Group exhibition at the Fields Sculpture Park, Omi International Arts Center, Ghent, N.Y. 2011
"Place." Group exhibition at the Stephan Stoyanov Gallery, New York. 2011
"Put Up or Shut Up." Group exhibition at the New York Academy of Art, New York. 2011
"Sentimental Education." Group exhibition at the Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach, Fla. 2011
"Sex Drive." Group Exhibition at the Atlanta Center for Contemporary Art, Atlanta. 2011
"Sex Drive." Group exhibition at the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, Haverford College, Philadelphia. 2011
Memorial to a Marriage, permanent public solo exhibition, over-life-size bronze sculpture, permanently installed in Woodlawn Cemetery, the Bronx, N.Y. 2011
Two watercolors from Cronin's "Harriet Hosmer" series were acquired by and entered the permanent collection of the Corcoran Museum, Washington, D.C. 2011
"Because We Are." Station Museum of Contemporary Art. Houston. 2010
"Behind the Green Door." Harris Lieberman Gallery. New York. 2010
"Look Again." Marlborough Gallery, New York. 2010
"Single Lady." Jenny Salomon. Brooklyn, N.Y. 2010
"The Narcissism on Minor Difference." The Decker Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art. Baltimore. 2010
"Battaglia al Castello di Civitella Ranieri." Solo exhibition at the Civitella Ranieri Gallery. Umbertide, Italy. 2009
"Naked." Group exhibition at Paul Kasmin Gallery. New York. 2009
"Patricia Cronin: Harriet Hosmer, Lost and Found." Solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. June 5, 2009-January 24, 2010. 2009
"Sh(out): Contemporary Art and Human Rights." Group exhibition at the Modern Gallery of Art. Glasgow, Scotland. 2009
"Great Women Artists: Feminist Art from the Permanent Collection." Neuberger Museum, SUNY Purchase. 2008
"Just Different." Group exhibition curated by Frank Wagner at the Cobra Museum. Amsterdam. Catalogue. 2008
"An American in Rome." Solo exhibition at the American Academy in Rome Art Gallery. Rome. 2007
"Cincinnati Collects." Group exhibition at the Contemporary Art Center. Cincinnati. 2007
"Neo-Integrity." Group exhibition curated by Keith Mayerson at the Derek Eller Gallery. New York. Catalogue. 2007
"Open Video Project." Group exhibition at the Blue Room, Rialto Sant Ambrogio. Rome. 2007
"Spazi Aperti." Group exhibition curated by Alexandru Niculescu at the Accademia di Romania. Rome. Catalogue. 2007
"Stars and Stripes." Group exhibition at the Carole Biagiotti Gallery. Florence, Italy. 2007
"Trying to Land 2." Group exhibition at the Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma (MACRO). Rome. 2007
"What F Word?" Group exhibition curated by Carol Cole Levin at the Cynthia Broan Gallery. New York. Catalogue. 2007
"Couples Discourse." Group exhibition at the Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State University. University Park, Pa. Catalogue. 2006
"The Title of This Show is Not GAY ART NOW." Group exhibition curated by Jack Pierson at the Paul Kasmin Gallery. New York. 2006
"Twice Drawn." Group exhibition at the Tang Teaching Museum, Skidmore College. Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Catalogue. 2006
"High Drama: Eugene Berman and the Legacy of the Melancholic Sublime." Group exhibition at the Georgia Museum of Art (Athens, Ga.) that traveled to the McNay Art Museum (San Antonio), the Long Beach Museum of Art (California) and the Allentown Museum (Pennsylvania). Catalogue. 2005
"Open House: Working in Brooklyn." Group exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, New York. Catalogue. 2004
"Patricia Cronin: The Domain of Perfect Affection, 1993-2003." Ten-year survey solo exhibition at the UB Art Gallery, State University at Buffalo, New York, accompanied by a 44-page color catalogue with essays by NYU art historian Robert Rosenblum and curator Sandra Firmin. 2004
"Collaborations." Group exhibition curated by Vincent Katz. Alessandra Bonomo Gallery, Rome. 2003
Awards, Honors and Fellowships
Velvet Park magazine names Patricia Cronin one of the Top 25 Significant Queer Women of 2012 and calls her painter, sculptor, social commentator - "The Renaissance Woman." (Awards and Honors) 2012
Visiting Artist Residency, American Academy, Rome. (Grants and Fellowships) 2012
PSC-CUNY Research Award. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010
Anonymous Was a Woman Foundation Award. New York. (Awards and Honors) 2009
Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellowship, Umbertide, Italy. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
Excellence in Creative Achievement Faculty Award, Brooklyn College. (Awards and Honors) 2009
PSC-CUNY Research Award. (Grants and Fellowships) 2009
Deutcshe Bank Fellow. New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Printmaking/Drawing/Artists Books. New York. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007
Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Grant. New York. Catalogue. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007
John Armstrong Chaloner/Jacob H. Lazarus - Metropolitan Museum of Art ROME PRIZE Fellowship in Visual Art. American Academy in Rome. $22,000 (plus room and board). (Awards and Honors) 2006
PSC-CUNY Research Award. (Grants and Fellowships) 2006
Distinguished Alumni Award. Rhode Island College, Providence. (Awards and Honors) 2004
Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums
"All Is Not Lost." Gender Studies Program, Penn State. State College, Pa. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"All Is Not Lost." Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University. New Orleans. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Contemporary Art and Social Justice." Developing a Research Network to Advance 21st-century Museum Ethics in Theory and Practice Conference. Victoria and Albert Museum. London. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Dante Figures Now." Brown Bag Lecture. Ph.D. Museum Studies Program, University of Leicester. Leicester, England. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Patricia Cronin: All Is Not Lost." Conversation with Contemporary Art Curator Sean McGlashan, St. Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. Glasgow, Scotland. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Patricia Cronin: All Is Not Lost." Lecture and Conversation with V&A Sculpture Curator Amy Mechowski, Victoria and Albert Museum, London. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Patricia Cronin: Memorial to a Marriage and Harriet Hosmer." Perspectives Lecture, MA Museum and Gallery Studies Program, University of Leicester. Leicester, England. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2012
"Where the Bodies Lie: Landscapes of Memory, Mourning and Concealment" panel. CAA Annual Conference. Los Angeles. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2012
"Sex Drive" panel discussion. Atlanta Center for Contemporary Art. Atlanta. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2011
"White Marmorean Flock." The Feminist Breast: Women, Nudity and Portraiture Panel. College Art Association Annual Conference. New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011
"Patricia Cronin & Harriet Hosmer." Graduate Painting Program, Rhode Island School of Design. Providence, R.I. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2010
"Something Old, Something New--19th and 21st Century Sculpture Practices." Sarah Lawrence College. Bronxville, N.Y. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2008
"Subverting Watercolor." Brooklyn Museum. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007
"Something Old, Something New--19th and 21st Century Sculpture Practices." The Dahesh Museum of Art, New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2005
"Lee Bontecou: A Retrospective." Museum of Modern Art, New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004
"Memorial to a Marriage." Inter-Sexions: Queering the Visual Conference. CUNY Graduate Center, New York. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2004
"Patricia Cronin." Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2003
Professional Leadership
Member, board of directors, Civitella Ranieri Foundation. New York and Umbertide, Italy, 2010 - present. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2012
Member, Council of the Society of Fellows, American Academy in Rome, 2012-16. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2012
Member, jury to select and award the 2011-12 Visual Art Rome Prize Fellowships, American Academy in Rome. (Professional Leadership: Committee Service) 2011
Member, board of directors, Civitella Ranieri Foundation. New York and Umbertide, Italy. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2010
Member, Steering Committee, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. (Professional Leadership: Organizational Leadership Position) 2008
