Born in 1996, New York, NY
Lives and works in New York, NY

​

​

Education

​

MFA Candidate

Hunter College, City Univ. of New York

Expected 2026

​

2018

BA, Studio Art, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

​

Places of Study

​

2023

University of Pennsylvania, Graduate Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA

​

2016

Bard College Berlin, Berlin, Germany

2015

Spring Street Studio, New York City, NY

2013

San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI), San Francisco, CA

The Art Students League of New York, New York City, NY

​

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2023

"You Already Know", Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

​

2021

"New Paintings", Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

​

2018

“​​Lunatics-​ - Recent Paintings by Reuben Gordon”, Wönzimer Gallery, ​​Los Angeles, CA

"​​You Live Long Enough-- ​​A Senior Thesis by Reuben Gordon",​ ​​Bard Exhibition Center,​​ ​​Red Hook, NY

 

2015

“Reuben Gordon at the Bushwick Open Studios”, 1013 Grand St. Studio, Brooklyn, NY

“Reuben Gordon-- New Paintings”, Cincinnati Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

​

Selected Group Exhibitions

2024

"Dirty Work", Hunter MFA Exhibition Space at 205 Hudson St., New York, NY

​

2023

"Seoul", Charles Addams Fine Arts Hall, Philadelphia, PA

​

2021

"Summer Group Show", Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

​

2020

"UNTITLED ART: Miami Beach, 2020", Baert Gallery, Miami, FL and Los Angeles, CA

"Works on Paper", Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

​

2019

"Color is an Act of Reason", Baert Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Caffeine”, The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2018

“All Art”, Van Der Plas Gallery, New York, NY
“Saccharine”, Tribeca Storefront, New York, NY
“Rent Money”, H0l0, New York, NY
“Bard College Senior Thesis Exhibition”​​,​​ UBS, Red Hook, NY
"Open Call", Milton and Sally Avery Arts Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 

“Heat”, Forum Art Space, State University of New York at Purchase, Purchase, NY

2017

“Senior Work-in-Progress Show”, Fisher Studios, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

Returning Students September Exhibition, ​Studio X​, ​Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
“Summer Sippin-presented by the Juice Box Party”, The Living Gallery​, Brooklyn, NY
“OMI Summer Exhibition Opening, Staff Show”, OMI International Arts Center, Ghent, NY

“Annual Printmaking Exhibition”, Fisher Studios, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
“Cypher League Presents: Brick City”, Silent Barn, Brooklyn, NY

2016

“Thanksalot: Dysfunction”, Queens, NY

“Open Studios at Bard College Berlin”, The Factory, Berlin, Germany
“Moderation Show”, Fisher Studios, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
“Interior vs Exterior”, Avery Arts Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

2015

“Painting III Final Show”, Bard College Exhibition Space, Red Hook, NY
“Masculine vs Feminine”, Avery Arts Center, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
“Dimensions: A Group Art Show”, a part of the Philadelphia Open Studios, Philadelphia, PA

“Brooklyn Wildlife Summer Festival”, curated by Christoph Carr, The Paperbox, Brooklyn, NY

“Valid Artwork Comes to Cincinnati”, Cincinnati Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

“Real Basement Gathering”, The Bohemian Grove, Brooklyn, NY

“Between Painting and Sculpture”, Atwater Gallery, Rhinebeck, NY

​

2014

“21 and Counting”, The Painting Center, New York, NY
“Senior Project Show:, Friends Seminary, New York, NY

​

2013

“SFAI Pre-College Final Exhibition”, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA

​

Exhibitions of Performance Art

2014

“Friends Seminary Coffee House”, New York, NY
“Funkadelic Studios with the band “Changetree"”, New York, NY

“Brooklyn Backyard Show with “Changetree"”, Brooklyn, NY
“Smog with “Turnip King””, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

​

Curatorial Projects

2019

Head Curator, “Caffeine”, Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Curator, “Dana Gordon: 1968-2018”, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY

2018

Head Curator, ​"Open Call", ​​Avery Arts Center​​, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

​

2015

Head Curator, ​​Valid Artwork Comes to Cincinnati,​ ​Cincinnati Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

​

​

Bibliography

2018

Saccharine​, writing in print publication and work in exhibition, New York, NY
Bard Papers​, work in print publication, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

 

2017

Bard Papers​, work in print publication, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

 

2016

The Yolk Mag,​ work in online publication, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

 

2015

The Yolk Mag,​ work in online publication, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

​

Published Writing

2016 ​

"Mixed Feelings on Mike Kelley",​ Die Barliner: online blog based in ​Berlin, ​Germany

"The Mauerpark Fleas​", Die Barliner: online blog based in ​Berlin, ​Germany

​

Collections

Frederick R Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles, CA

Friends Seminary, New York, NY
Private Collections in New York, NY; London, UK; Rome, Italy; Los Angeles, CA; Philadelphia, PA

​

Honors and Grants

2023

The Howard A. Silverstein and Patricia Bleznak Silverstein Photography Studio Abroad Grant, University of Pennsylvania

​

Sachs Research Fellowship Grant, University of Pennsylvania

​

2017

Nominated by Bard College faculty for “Yale: Norfolk Summer School of Art”

2016

Jane Fromm Yacenda Scholarship in the Arts: “A scholarship given annually to a deserving student or students of painting whose work combines innovation with a love of craft.”, Bard College.

​

Teaching

2022-23

Teaching Assistant, Painting and Drawing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

​

2017

Studio Instructor for Painting and Drawing, OMI International Arts Center Youth Program, Ghent, NY

​

Studio Assistantships

2019

Laura Owens, Los Angeles, CA

​

2017

Shinique Smith, Kingston, NY

 

2016

Paul Baumann, Brooklyn, NY

Shila Khatami, Berlin, Germany

Thornton Willis, New York, NY