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Erica Criss

Owner / Curator

About

Erica Criss is an independent curator, web designer, and arts adminstrator with 15 years of experience working in New York City. She collaborates with artists, galleries, and non-profit art organizations on a myriad of projects including curatorial, digital marketing, and professional practices. 

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Some of her most recent curatorial projects include: Womanhood 102, Space 776, NYC; Leftover and Over, SPRING/BREAK Art Show 2022, NYC; and The Women’s Printmaking Invitational 2022, The Lemmon Visiting Artist Gallery at Kent State University at Stark, featuring one hundred works by 27 contemporary women printmakers. 

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Criss received her MFA in Printmaking from Kent State University. She serves on the advisory board of the Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA), NYC, and acts as webmaster to the K. Caraccio Print Collection (NYC) and Robert Kipniss Studio (NYC) online archives.

Key Skills

  • Curator

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  • Content Creator / Digital Marketing

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  • Consultant for Artists, Art Organizations, & Galleries

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  • Non-profit Management & Program Development Specialist​

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  • Photoshop Specialist ​​

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  • Excellent Communicator

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  • Skilled Strategic Planner & Researcher

Curatorial

Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Printmaking, Kent State University, 2012                      

WORK EXPERIENCE

2021-Pres   CRISS Collaborations, Owner/Director, New York, NY 

2015-2021   Manhattan Graphics Center (MGC), Director of Operations / Chief Curator, New York, NY

2016-2018   Rubber City Prints, Independent Curator, Akron, OH 

2013-2015   Penumbra Foundation: The Center for Alternative Photography, Education Director / Arts                                    Adminstrator, New York, NY 

EXHIBITIONS 

2024  Womanhood 102: Lesley Bodzy and Katie Commodore, Space 776, NYC, curator, May 31 - June 8

2023  Monumental Conversations: The George Washington Bridge Series, prints by Trisha Gupta, virtual exhibition at crisscollaborations.com, Co-Curator, April 6 – May 4

2023  What Shapes Us, a selection of prints by Beth Fein, virtual exhibition at crisscollaborations.com,    Co-Curator, January 24 – March 31

2022   Midas and Persephone, woodcut and intaglio woodcut prints by Adam Pitt, virtual exhibition at      crisscollaborations.com, Co-Curator, November 1 - December 31

2022  Leftover and Over, SPRING/BREAK Art Show 2022 NYC, featuring artists Lesley Bodzy and Andrew Orloski, Co-Curated with Dr. Giovanni Aloi, September 7 - 12

2022  “Mini Gems” A National Mini Print Exhibition, The Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA), NYC, Juror, June 1 – July 31

2022  Women’s Printmaking Invitational 2022, The William J. and Pearle F. Lemmon Visiting Artist

Gallery at Kent State University at Stark, Canton OH, Curator, February 9 - March 4. This                       exhibition featured approximately 100 prints by 27 contemporary women printmakers.

2019  The 4th New York International Miniature Print Exhibition, Manhattan Graphics Center, NYC,

Curator, November 1-30, Juried by Sarah Kirk Hanley, Independent expert, curator, & critic of fine art prints and editions 

2018  The Print Effect: Small Works/Big Impact, Manhattan Graphics Center, NYC, Curator, November 1-30, Juried by Lothar Osterburg, Master Photogravure Artist  

2018  Divergent Ink, Rubber City Prints, Akron OH, Juror, October 1 – November 30

2017  The 3rd New York International Miniature Print Exhibition, Manhattan Graphics Center, NYC,

Curator, October 26 - November 28, Juried by Jennifer Farrell, Curator of Modern and Contemporary

Prints, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

2016  The 2nd New York International Miniature Print Exhibition, Manhattan Graphics Center, NYC, Curator, November 4 - December 18, Juried by David Kiehl, Curator of Prints and Special Collections, The Whitney Museum of American Art, NY 

2016  Color High, Rubber City Prints, Akron OH, Juror, March 1 - 31

2015  The 1st New York International Miniature Print Exhibition, Manhattan Graphics Center, NYC, Curator, November 1 - December 18, Juried by Sarah Suzuki, Curator of Drawings and Prints, Museum of Modern Art, NY 

FUNDRAISERS & PUBLIC EVENTS 

2022  Women’s Printmaking Invitational: Talk with the Curator, Kent State University, Curator, OH 

2020  Members Only, a weekly virtual art club for MGC Members, Event Host & Producer, NYC 

2019  Paddle8 Online Fundraiser, fine art print auction, Event Coordinator, NYC 

2019  Artist Talk: Kathy Caraccio, Manhattan Graphics Center, Event Producer, NYC 

2019  Open House, Manhattan Graphics Center, Event Producer, NYC 

2018  Artist Talk: Cynthia Back, Manhattan Graphics Center, Event Producer, NYC 

2018  PaperView, Fundraiser for MGC, Westbeth Gallery, Event Producer, NYC 

2017  Artist Talk: James Siena, Manhattan Graphics Center, Event Producer, NYC 

2017  Big Ink + MGC, Hell’s Kitchen Flea Market, live demonstration, Event Coordinator, NYC 

2016  PaperView, Fundraiser for MGC, Private Gallery in the West Chelsea Building, Event Producer, NYC 

2015  Photoville, Tintype Portrait Studio, Penumbra Foundation, Event Producer, NYC 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2015-21  Instructor, Visiting Printmaker Workshop, Manhattan Graphics Center, NYC   

2011-12  Adjunct Professor, Lithography, KSU, Kent, OH 

2010-12  Printmaking Instructor, Graduate TA, KSU, Kent, OH 

COMMUNITY OUTREACH & GRANT MANAGMENT

2015-21  Visiting Printmaker Workshop (an NYC Cultural Affairs Grant Program), Program Director, NYC. 

               The Visiting Printmaker Workshop is a five-day program to introduce high school students to the art                 of fine art printmaking.

AFFILIATIONS

The Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA), Advisory Board Member

The Association of Art Museum Curators (AAMC), Member, Independent Curator 

College Art Association of America (CAA), Member 

Certifications

Wix Partner, Creator Badge
Wix Certified Accessibility Badge
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