Rebecca Layton

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Exhibitions
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2003	Brooklyn Redrawn, Brooklyn Historical Society, Brooklyn NY Hotel St. George, Winter Edition, Brooklyn, NY Local Art Movement, Vox Pop Gallery, Brooklyn, NY From the Inside Out: Feminist Art Then and Now, St. John’s University, Queens, NY Groundswell Benefit, Exit Art, New York, NY tART Spring Salon, 261 Broadway, New York, NY Groundswell Benefit, Artists Space, New York, NY tART Fall Salon, 147 Bowery, New York, NY 38th Juried Exhibition, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY Groundswell Benefit Exhibition, White Columns Gallery, New York, NY Small Works Exhibition, Washington Square East Galleries, New York, NY
2002	MFA Thesis Exhibition, Hunter College Times Square Gallery, New York, NY
Residencies and Awards
2009 2008 2007 2006 2003 2001 2001 1995-96 1995	Wurlitzer Artist Residency, Taos, NM Jentel Artist Residency, Banner, WY Salzburg Kunstlerhaus Residency, Salzburg, Austria Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME William Graf Travel Grant, Hunter College, New York, NY Graduate Apprenticeship, Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, PA Merit Scholar, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA Merit Scholar, Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
Education
1998-2002	Hunter College Graduate School of Art, New York, NY Masters of Fine Arts, Combined Media
1996-97	Bank Street College of Education / Parsons School of Design New York State Certification in Art Education K-12
1996 1995 1995	The Cooper Union, New York, NY California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
1988-93	Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, NY Bachelors of Arts, English; Departmental Honors, Distinction on Senior Thesis
SELECTED WORK Experience
2007-2009	Art History Instructor Oxbridge Academic Programs, Barcelona, Spain Art History instructor for high school students studying abroad, teaching European and Spanish Art History spanning medieval to modern art movements.
2003-2005	Head of Textile Department Amagansett Applied Arts, Amagansett, NY Set up silkscreen studio in new applied art school on the East End of Long Island; taught and coordinated classes for children and adults.
2001-2003	Drawing and Art History Tutor AfterArts, New York, NY Co-founder and teacher of private art program; taught drawing and art history to high school students on-site at galleries, museums, and artists’ studios.
1997-2001	Art Teacher, Lower and Middle Schools The Buckley School, New York, NY Responsible for art program for grades 1-5, including writing curriculum and reports, ordering supplies, and displaying artwork.
1993-1994	Library Assistant Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY Assisted librarian at museum’s research library; maintained archives and artists’ files; assisted Associate Curator with installation of exhibits.