CV / Resume - Cara Ober

Cara Ober
3113 N. Calvert Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
443.622.3542
Website: www.caraober.com
Email: oldbra@yahoo.com


EDUCATION
2005 M.F.A. in Painting. Maryland Institute College of Art.
1998 M.S. in Art Education. Western Maryland College.
1996 B.A. in Fine Art. Phi Beta Kappa. American University.

AWARDS
2007 Second Place. Bethesda Painting Awards. Fraser Gallery. Bethesda, MD.
2006 Individual Artist Grant Recipient for Painting. Maryland State Arts Council.
2006 Best in Show Award. Stretched Tight Juried Painting Exhibit. Target Gallery. Alexandria, VA.
2006 Semi-Finalist. Bethesda Painting Awards. Fraser Gallery. Bethesda, MD.
2005-2002 Surdna Fellowship Recipient. MICA Tuition Scholarship.
2004 Juror’s Choice Award. Circle Gallery. Fall Juried Show. Baltimore, MD.
1996 Ellen Van Swinderen Award for the Outstanding Senior Art Major. American University.

CURATORIAL
2007 The Jolly Cowboy. DC Arts Center. Warhol Grant Curatorial Initiative. Washington, DC. March - April.
2006 Arbitrary Specifics. Sub-Basement Studios. Baltimore, MD. June – July .
2006 Liquid / Solid: New Contemporary Works by Abstract Painters. Rice Gallery. McDaniel College. Westminster, MD. May.
2006 From Sea to Shining Sea. District of Columbia Arts Center. Visual Arts Initiative Curatorial Program. March – April.
2005 Prodigal Summer. G-Spot Audio-Visual Playground. Group show of MICA MFA 2005 Graduates. July 1 – 30.
2004 Inward Gazes: Creating Pieces of the Identity Puzzle. Rosenberg Gallery. Goucher College. Baltimore, MD. November.

SOLO & TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2008 Poempaintings. The Randall Scott Gallery. Washington, DC. February. (upcoming)
2007 Cursed Blessing. Gallery Imperato. Baltimore, MD. August – September 22.
2007 Prayers and Joking: New Works by Cara Ober. Flashpoint Gallery. Washington, DC. January – February.
2006 Moving Sideways. Moxy Studios. New Orleans, LA. December 1 – 30.
2006 An Accumulation of Little Things. Lump Gallery. Raleigh, NC. June 1 – 30.
2005 Passing Notes: A Visual Collaboration by Cara Ober & Julie Benoit. Spare Room. Baltimore. October 15.
2005 To Live Outside the Law… MFA Thesis Exhibition. Meyerhoff Gallery. Maryland Institute College of Art. June 28 – July 8.
2004 Secret Signs: New Paintings and Collaborative Works by Cara Ober and Julie Benoit. G-Spot Audio Visual Playground. Baltimore, MD. February - March.

Juried Exhibitions
2006 Test Patterns. Artscape Public Art Exhibition. Bunting Gallery, MICA.. July 1 – 30.
2006 Stretched Tight. Target Gallery. Torpedo Factory, Alexandria, VA. February 24 – March 26. Juror: Jack Rasmussen.
2005 MFA Graduate Exhibition. Arlington Arts Center. Arlington, VA. July 19 – August 27.
2005 Systematic. Delaware Center for Contemporary Art. Wilmington, DE. Juror: Kristen Hileman. February – April.
2004 Fall Juried Show. Maryland Federation of Art. Circle Gallery. Baltimore, MD. October 1 - 30. Juror Gerald Ross.
2004 Spring Juried Show. Maryland Federation of Art. Circle Gallery. Baltimore, MD. May 5 - June 1. Juror: Tonia Matthews.
2003 Critic’s Picks: Artist in Residency Program. Maryland Art Place. Baltimore, MD. March 23 - April 17. Curators: Carter Ratcliff and Eugene B.Redmond.
2003 Emerging Artists: Juried Show. Maryland Federation of Art, City Gallery. Baltimore, MD. Juried by Susan Isaacs. March. 2002 Definitions: MAEA. Contemporary Museum. Baltimore, MD. November 9 - December 21. Juror Helen Molesworth.

Group Exhibitions
2007 Fresh Art. Karin Sanders Gallery. Sag Harbor, NY. May 26 – June 20.
2007 The Living Room. The Randall Scott Gallery. Washington, DC. April 11 – May 19.
2007 I Believe. Creative Alliance at the Patterson. Baltimore, MD. Curator: Jordan Faye Block. May.
2007 Fresh Paint. Arlington Arts Center. Arlington, VA. Curator: Carol Lukitch. December – January.
2006 MAP turns 25. Maryland Art Place. Baltimore, MD. Curator: Julie Anne Cavnor. November – December 15.
2006 Femme Effect Part Deux. Gallery Imperato. Baltimore, MD. Curator: Jordan Faye Block. March 1 – 30.
2006 Mostre Rossi (The Red Show).Ferrara, Italy. October 5 – 24. Curator: Rachel Bradley.
2006 Fall Preview. Moxy Studios. New Orleans, LA. September 5 – 30.
2006 New Western Art. Studio Gallery 27. Steamboat Springs, CO. July.
2006 Riviera Triennial. Riviera Gallery. Brooklyn, NY. May 4 – 21.
2006 Here and Now. MSAC Exhibition at MICA’s Meyerhoff & Decker Galleries. Baltimore, MD. May.
2006 Women, War, and Resistance. Pascal Gallery. Anne Arundel Community College. Arnold, MD. March 24 – April 28.
2006 Hopes and Schemes: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints. January 13 – 29. The Riviera Gallery. Brooklyn, NY.
2006 Born to be Wild. Studio Gallery 27. Steamboat Springs, CO. January 21 – 26.
2005 By Invitation Only. Maryland Art Place. Baltimore, MD. November 1- 30.
2005 Faculty Exhibition. Towson University. Cade Gallery. Towson, MD. October 28 – November 30.
2005 Birds of a Feather. Tribes Gallery. 285 East 3rd Street, New York, NY. August 1 – 30.
2005 Under Construction. Current Gallery. Curator Michael Benevento. August 26 – September 11. Baltimore, MD.
2005 Spring Group Show. Cubicle 10. Central Ave, Baltimore, MD. May 1 – June 18.
2005 Picture Window. Sponsored by the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts. Baltimore, MD.
2004 Systems, Codes, Chaos. Seed Vector Gallery Space. Baltimore, MD. October 1 - November 1.
2004 a journey. Chela Gallery. Baltimore, MD. March 6 - March 30.
2003 Pods: A Special Multimedia Exhibition. Whole Gallery. Baltimore, MD. Feb 22 - March 15.
2002 Disparate Voices. Rice Gallery. McDaniel College. Westminster, MD. October 21 - December 6.

PRESS
2007. The Baltimore City Paper. "Cursed Blessings" by Bret McCabe. August 22.
2007. The Washington Post. "In Painting Awards, Unexpected Outcomes" by Michael O'Sullivan. June 15.
2007 The Gazette. “Artists Ask Open Questions in Three Area Exhibit” by Claudia Rousseau. March 21.
2007 The Examiner. “Takes on Token: Object of Affection, Aggression, Reflection” by Robin Tierney. March 24.
2007 The Georgetown Voice. “A Local Artist’s Guide to Suburbia” by Madeline Anne Reidy. January 25.
2007 Washington City Paper. “Prayers and Joking” by Kriston Capps. January 24.
2006 Baltimore City Paper. “Great Outdoors” by Bret McCabe. July 26.
2006 Peek Review Volume Five. “Arbitrary Specifics” and “Interview with Curator Cara Ober” by Jack Livingston.
2006 Baltimore City Paper. June 26. “Underworld: Edgy Underground Group Show Well Suited to Gallery Space” by J. Bowers
2006 Baltimore City Paper. March 15. “Femme Effect Part Deux” by J. Bowers.
2006 Baltimore City Paper. March 1. Critics Picks: Femme Effect Part Deux at Gallery Imperato. By Mike Guliano.
2005 Baltimore Sun. November 2. “Daring Exhibits launch new art center at Towson.” By Glen McNatt.
2005 Baltimore City Paper. October 13. Critics Picks: “Passing Notes: A Visual Collaboration” by Bret McCabe.
2005 3rd Floor: A Portable Art Space. September Issue. Artist Bio and Color Reproduction of the oil painting “Carrier.”
2005 Washington Post. “On Exhibit: New Sensations” by Michael O’Sullivan.
2004 Baltimore Sun. December 9. “Intimate and Unsettling.” Review of Inward Gazes by Glen McNatt.
2004 Radar Review. Issue 12, December. “Inward Gazes” by Lauren Bender.
2004 Baltimore City Paper. October 13. “Seeds of Promise.” Review of Seed Vector Show by J. Bowers.
2004 Baltimore City Paper. October 6. “Critics Picks: Art.” Review of Matchbook at Spare Room.
2004 Baltimore City Paper: March 17. “Journey: A Traveling Art Show.” Review by Blake de Pastino.
2004 Baltimore City Paper: February 25. “Secret Signs.” Review by Ned Oldham.
2003 Radar Magazine: Issue 6, 2003. Review of Group Show at City Cafe by Lauren Bender.
2003 Maryland Art Place Critics in Residency Catalogue. “A Critic’s Notes” by Carter Ratcliff.
2003 Maryland Art Place Critics in Residency Catalogue. “Cara Ober” by David Page.
2003 Link Magazine Issue 8: Codex. MAP’s Critics in Residency program.
2003 Baltimore City Paper, March 19. “Critics Picks: Art.” Review of MAP Critics in Residency show.
2003 Radar Magazine: Issue 5, 2003. Preview of MAP Show.