Hannah Israel
645 2nd Avenue
Columbus, GA 31901
706.536.0908
Education
1998-2001University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, MFA, Sculpture
1992-1997Indiana University of Pennsylvania, BA, Art History
ProfessionalExperience
2005 - PresentColumbus State University, Full Time Instructor, Columbus, GA
- Gallery Director and Assistan Professor of Art
2005Cornell University, Visiting Professor, Ithaca, NY
2004 Columbus State University, Adjunct, Columbus, GA, August – December 2004
2002-2004James Cohan Gallery,Archivist, NY, NY
2001-2002International Studio and Curatorial Program
2001Krannert Art Museum, Exhibition Assistant, Champaign, IL
1998-2000 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Teaching Assistant, Champaign, IL
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions
200734.5 Miles, Biggins Gallery, Auburn Univeristy, Alabama
Faculty Exhibition, The Norman Shannon and Emmy Lou P. Illges Gallery
Columbus State University, GA
2006Southeastern Juried Exhibition, Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama
Alimatuan, group exhibition, Honolulu Contemporary Art Museum, Hawaii
Eleven Artists, Georgia Perimeter College Gallery, group exhibition, Atlanta, GA
2005Brillobox, permanent installation, Pittsburgh, PA
Reliefs,solo exhibition, Tjaden Gallery, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
2003Open-Studio, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, NY, NY
2002 Interlard<Site/Nonsite, group exhibition, Goliath Visual Space, Brooklyn, NY
2001Sculpture @ Carnegie Steel,group exhibition in conjunction with the
International Sculpture Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Apocalypse Next Week, group exhibition, I Space, Chicago, Illinois
Masters of Fine Art Exhibition, Krannert Art Museum, Champaign, IL
Simultaneous, group exhibition, Champaign, IL
Curated Exhibitions
2006 Butch Anthony, co-curated with Michele McCrillis, Fine Arts Gallery,
Columbus State University, GA
2005 10, group exhibition, Kipp Gallery, Indiana, PA
2004 Short Videos, group exhibition, outdoor event downtown, Columbus, GA
2001Install, group exhibition, Champaign, IL
2000 Post Americana, Champaign, IL
Awards
2006Southeastern Juried Exhibition, purchase award, Mobile Museum of art, Mobile, AL
2005Faculty Development Grant, Columbus State University, Georgia
2002Elizabeth Foundation Studio Art Center,studio space, New York, NY
2001The Dedalus Foundation,Master of Fine Arts award recipient, New York, NY
International Sculpture Center Outstanding Award,honorable mention,
Sculpture Center, Hamilton, NJ
Brodi Grant,materials grant, Champaign,IL
2000Creative and Performing Arts Fellowship, University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign
1998Brodi Grant, materials grant, Champaign, IL
1997Lehman Portraiture Award, Pittsburgh, PA
Reviews
Honolulu Advertiser, Alimatuan Employs Wit, Culture in Enthralling Show,
Timothy Dyke, June 2006
New Art Examiner, Apocalypse Next Week,Tony Neuhoff, December 2001
Dialogue, Apocalypse Next Week. Leah Finch. September, 2001
Chicago Tribune, Visions by Four. Alan Artner. August 9, 2001
Octopus. Amused in the Museum. Jenny Southlynn. November, 2000
Buzz. Local Artists Find Their Amuse at the Krannert. Jennie Jiang. November, 2000
Catalogs/Publication
Southeastern Juried Exhibition - 2006, A Biennial Competition for Artists in Twelve-State
Region, catalog, Mobile Museum of art, Mobile, Alabama
Alimatuan: The Emerging Artist as American Filipino, catalog edited by Michael Rooks,
Honolulu Contemporary Art Museum, 2006
The Public Journal:A Collection of Self Obsession, Confession, and Nothing but the
Truth, edited by Dylan Greif and Jonah Green, Julia’s Sixth Publishing Club. 2005
Apocalypse Next Week, I-Space Gallery, UI Press. 2001
Master of Fine Arts: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign,Krannert Art Museum,
UI Press, 2001
Collections
Mobile Art Museum, Mobile, Alabama
Emily and Matthew Mercurio, Memphis, New York
Eric Stern, Pittsburgh, PA