Permanent Public Art Commissions
Temporary Public Art Projects2004
Best on the Beach, at a firehouse in Queens, NY, commissioned by the New York City Fire Department, through the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
2002
Almost Home, with Kane Do, Pleasantville, NY, train station, commissioned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Arts for Transit.
2000
Spirals, Middle College High School, Brooklyn, commissioned by the NYC Board of Education, and the School Construction Authority, through the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs.
1995
Wings for the IRT: The Irresistible Romance of Travel, Grand Army Plaza subway station, Brooklyn, New York, commissioned by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Arts for Transit.
1990
Stapleton Tower Suite, Tappan Park, Staten Island, NY, funded by the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, with Cityarts Workshop, Inc.
Commissioned Site-Specific Indoor Installations1990
Clairelune de Mirabeau, performance-installation for re-opening of Prospect Park Carousel, Brooklyn, NY
Scenic Overlooks, 7th Ave subway station, "F" line, Brooklyn, NY, MTA's Creative Stations program.
1989
Frames of Reference, Columbus Park, Brooklyn, NY, sponsored by Public Art Fund and Rotunda Gallery.
Star Series, A series of one-day sculpture-performances using seasonal materials in NYC parks.
1988
All This and Heaven Too, in group show, Altered Sites, Fairmont Park, Philadelphia, PA.
...Which Was Accordingly by Mr. Graves Measured out unto Them, commissioned by Cambridge Arts Council and Unihab, Cambridge, MA.
1987
The Pumpkin House, very temporary installation, South Street Seaport Pumpkin Festival, sponsored by Organization of Independent Artists.
Aged, Decrepit, and Worn-out, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY, sponsored by Organization of Independent Artists.
1985
A Drop in the Bucket, sculpture and text, Collect Pond Park, NY, sponsored by Creative Time, Inc.
1984
Reflections, Battery Park, NY, sponsored by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.
1982
Bloomsborough, Cadman Plaza Park, Brooklyn, NY, sponsored by Public Art Fund and Rotunda Gallery.
One-Woman Shows1991
On Reflection, for 25th Reunion, Harvard/Radcliffe Class of 1966, Harvard University Libraries.
1988
Rawson, Tabooed, Newhouse Gallery, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, Staten Island, NY.
1986
The Visit, Capp Street Project, San Francisco, CA.
1985
What I Know About Sam, Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, sponsored in part by the NYS Council on the Arts.
1983
The Anchorite, in "Art in the Anchorage," Brooklyn Anchorage of the Brooklyn Bridge, sponsored by Creative Time, Inc.
Group Shows (Partial List)1982
Fight Grid Lock, Westbroadway Gallery, NY.
1980
Line of Sight, Westbroadway Gallery, NY.
1979
Domestic Impressions, The Alternate Space Gallery at Westbroadway, NY.
1978
The Baroque Rolodex--Part II, 112 Workshop, NY; exhibit-performance collaboration.
The Baroque Rolodex, Westbroadway Gallery, NY.
1977
Passages of Time, The Alternate Space Gallery at Westbroadway, NY.
Museum Collections
2008
Art in the Public Sphere: Singular Works, Plural Possibilities, University Gallery, Fine Arts Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA.
2005
Along the Way: MTA Arts for Transit, Celebrating 20 years of Public Art, UBS Gallery, NYC.
2005
City Art, projects from New York's Percent for Art Program, Center for Architecture, NYC.
2000
Women's Works, Arsenal Gallery, NYC Dept. of Parks.
1994
Art En Route, MTA Arts for Transit, PaineWeber Art Gallery, NY.
The Lure of the Local, Colorado University Art Galleries & UMC Fine Arts Center, Boulder, CO.
1992
Contemporary Wood Sculpture, The Brooklyn Museum.
1978
The Great American Foot, Museum of Contemporary Crafts.
Fellowships and Awards
Everson Museum, Syracuse, NY.
The Brookyn Museum, NY.
The Nassau County Museum, NY.
Publications (Partial List)
2003
Public Art Network Conference; Year in Review for 2003, for "Almost Home," done in collaboration with Kane Do.
1986
Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts.
Partial Bibliography
"What Might Have Been and What Has Been," in Past Meets Present, ed. Jo Blatti, Smithsonian Institution Press, 1987.
The Visit, published in conjunction with "The Visit," 1986.
Fragments from the Journals of Charles Cooper, published in conjunction with "A Drop in the Bucket."
What I Know About Sam, The Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, 1985.
Excerpts from the Diaries of Agatha Muldoon, published in conjunction with "The Anchorite," 1983.
Education and Personal
Bloodworth, Sandra, Ayres, William, Along the Way, MTA Arts for Transit, The Monacelli Press, New York, 2006.
Cohen, Michele, Public Art for Public Schools, The Monacelli Press, New York, 2009.
Fleming, Ronald Lee, von Tscharner, Renata, Place Makers, Public Art That Tells You WhereYou Are, Harcourt Brace Jovanovish, Inc., 1987.
Heiferman, Marvin, ed., City Art, New York's Percent for Art Program, Merrell, New York, 2005.
Lippard, Lucy, On the Beaten Track, The New Press, New York, 1999.
The Lure of the Local, The New Press, New York, 1997.
The New Yorker, July 30, 1990, p.6.
The Boston Globe, June 2, 1988, p.86.
High Performance, #36, Number 4, 1986, p.74.
The Oakand Tribune, September 12, 1986, p.
The Daily News, October 27, 1985, p.M3.
The New Manhattan Review, October 1985, p.9.
Syracuse Herald American, Stars Magazine, Syracuse, NY, May 19, 1985, p.12.
Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY, April 30, 1985, p.
Womanews, September, 1983, p.14.
The Village Voice, August 23, 1983, p.
The Village Voice, August 2, 1983, p.74.
The New York Post, June 11, 1983, p.13.
Newsday, June 3, 1983, p.21.
The New York Times, May 27, 1983, p.C20.
Arts Magazine, September 1980.
The Soho Weekly News, February 13, 1980, p.24.
B.A. Harvard/Radcliffe, 1966.
J.D. New York University Law School, 1969.
Graphics courses, Pratt Graphics, 1968-9.
Painting and Graphics, NYU School of Education, summer 1968.