Assa Bigger
ASSA BIGGER
Born 1972, Tel-Aviv Israel
Lives and works Tel-Aviv Israel
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Combined Media Hunter College, NYC
B.F.A. Painting Hunter College, NYC
A.A.S. Fine Arts F.I.T., NYC
Certificate Art Therapy The New School University, NYC
SOLO EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES
“Concerto Of Illumination” SPEKTRE Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC “Concerto Of Illumination” M55 Art Gallery, Long Island City NYC
“GENESIS 1,1-31” M55 Art Gallery, Long Island City, NYC
“The Gates” Bruckner Gallery The Bronx, NYC
“Conception” Bruckner Gallery The Bronx, NYC
“Ben Bigger” NYU Downtown Performance NYC
“Sold Out” Times Square Gallery NYC
“The Schmoozes” Performance/Installation Israel
“Snoring Pillows” Performance/Installation Times Square, NYC
“The Schmoozes” Performance/Installation London
“The Schmoozes” Performance/Installation NYC
“Daniel Bigger” NYU Downtown Performance NYC
2001 “Spring Sonic” The Point Gallery NYC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS/SPECIAL PROJECTS
“Drawing On Paper” M55 Art Gallery, LIC, NYC
“A Night Of 1001 Prints” M55 Art Gallery, LIC, NYC
“DREAMS”, Jina Son & Young Gi Han, Curator Bruckner Gallery The Bronx, NYC
“Execution”, Museum of Fashion Institute of Technology NYC
“Erotic Watercolors”, Emily Steadman, Curator Bruckner Gallery The Bronx, NYC
“8 Propositions”, Young Korean Artists, Curator Bruckner Gallery The Bronx, NYC
2006 Sky Ride Entertainment Mural Empire State Building , NYC
2003 BFA Exhibition, The Bertha & Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery NYC
2002 Young Designer Show Case Artist Space, Soho NYC
2001 Art Attack Chelsea Piers, Pier 63 NYC
2001 Inside The Box 2/20 Gallery NYC
2001 Bring Your Own Baggage 2/20 Gallery NYC
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 – Present Director M55 Art Gallery, Long Island City, NYC
2008 – Present Artist member M55 Art Gallery, Long Island City, NYC
2008 – Present Adjunct Instructor Printmaking Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC
2007 – Present Art Director Bruckner Gallery The Bronx, NYC
2005 – Present Teacher Assistant Ceramic and Clay Seminar Hunter College, NYC
2004 – Present Artistic member Urban Studio NYC
2002 – Present Director Of Portfolio Development P.I Art Academy NYC & NJ
PRESS & PUBLICATION
2010 Noah Rosenberg, Paint The Town LIC Shines During Armory Arts Week, LIC Magazine, Volume 1 Number 6, April 2010
2008 David Friedlander, Erotic artwork bares ‘SoBro’ Culture Clash
AmNY Daily News, July 17 2008, NYC
2007 Udit Lauren Belkin , The Return Of The Schmoozes
Cream Magazine, Haaretz, December 2007 Israel
Michal Dror, Assa Bigger
Yediot America, Yediot ahronot, August 10 2007 NYC
2006 Nurit Tana, The Schmoozes, Contact magazine
Photography and Digital Media Issue No. 79, May 2006, Israel
Kangjoo Park, In The World, Altelier In New York
Cindy the Perky Magazine, Fashion Trend and Design, April 2006, South Korea
2004 Chris Pieretti, The Schmoozes Hit Union Square
Wooster Collective, July 21 2004
Mark Cohen, The Schmoozes…An Explanation
Wooster Collective, July 13 2004
COLLECTIONS
Kfir Ben-Ari
Dani & Y
Jose Angel Gonzalez Sorya & Jessica Vila Mallorca, Spain
Irvin Sandler NYC
David Cohen NYC
Eran & Orli Friedman Maraton Tel Aviv, Israel
Yael & Alon Segev Tel Aviv, Israel
Selia Toribito Veracruz, Mexico
Alina & Andre Kluge NYC & Berlin
Adi & Naftali Mayan NYC & Tel Aviv
Alex Ables NYC
Bronx Elementary School 156 The Bronx NYC