Sue Havens (born 1972 in Rochester, New York).

Havens received her BFA in Art from The Cooper Union for The Advancement of Science and Art in 1995, and her MFA in painting from The Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College in 2003. Havens is a 2008 Fellowship recipient in Painting from The New York Foundation for the Arts and a recipient of the 2017 McKnight Junior Faculty Development Fellowship. She is currently an assistant Professor of Art at The University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida.

Havens has exhibited internationally and nationally in venues such as The Knockdown Center in New York, Galerie Nord in Berlin, The Museum of Drawings in Laholm, Sweden, Regina Rex, Jeff Bailey, PS 122, Postmasters, Frederich Petzel, Art in General, Momenta Art, Sara Meltzer, OK Harris, Pierogi, The Tampa Museum of Art, and Mindy Solomon in Miami among many others. Havens authored, designed and illustrated the book Make Your Own Toys (2010). Her work was featured in Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine, New American Painting Magazine, the Korean International Ceramic Biennale. She recently discussed her work at the National Ceramics Education Council and has a solo exhibition at The Marjorie Barrick Museum at UNLV.

EDUCATION

2003 MFA, Painting, The Milton Avery Graduate School of the Arts at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
1995 BFA, Studio Art, The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Art, New York, NY

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EXHIBITIONS

Solo Exhibitions

2023 (forthcoming) Sue Havens: CULL, Pensacola State College, FL

2023 (forthcoming, title TBD), The Painting Center, New York, NY

2021 Sue Havens: CULL, Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, University of Nevada,

Las Vegas, NV (curated by Jason Lazarus) (catalog)

2018 Brick and Mortar: MASSIVE, FiftyTwo Ft. Series, Knockdown Center, NY

(commission)

2018 Brick and Mortar, Park Place Gallery, New York, NY

2017 A C T U A L F O R M S, Coco Hunday, Tampa, FL

2013 Sue Havens, Drawing and Constructions, Greenwich Academy, Luchsinger

Gallery, CT (catalog)

2012 SPACEKNIT, 443 PAS, New York, NY

2012 NADA Miami Art Fair, Regina Rex, Miami, FL

2011 Hot Dots, Clutch Gallery, Chicago, IL

2010 re:make, Center for Continuing and Professional Studies Gallery, Pratt

Institute, New York, NY

1992 Aeronautica, Carpe Diem, Rochester, New York, NY

Two- and Three-Person Exhibitions

2023 (forthcoming) Patricia Sweetow Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2018 SPECTRUM III with Elisabeth Condon, Kristin Shiele, Sarasota Arts Center,

Sarasota, FL (curated by Nathan Skiles)

2013 Recent Works on Paper with Vitor Mujeto, Schema Projects, Brooklyn, NY

2005 Blue with Louise Belcourt and Stephen Hendee, Jeff Bailey Gallery,

New York, NY

Group Exhibitions

2022 Break of Day, Edge of Night, The Painting Center, New York, NY

2022 6x6, Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, Rochester, NY

2022 Modular Mosaic, Underdonk, Brooklyn, NY

2021 Clash of the Titans, Carolyn Wilson Gallery, Tampa, FL

2021 A Drawing a Day, Marjorie Barrick Museum, Las Vegas, NV (curated by

Emmanuel Munoz)

2021 Pizza Monument Inc, Coco Hunday, Tampa, FL

2021 On the Porch, Arthouse3, Tampa, FL

2020 Mother Altar, Mother Gallery, Beacon, NY (curated by Chie Fueki)

2020 proust, time, 10 works on paper, Platform Projects Space, New York, NY (curated

by Franklin Evans)

2020 Ransom 2, Wayfarers, Brooklyn, NY

2020 not canceled, International Art Fair (Southeast US), Coco Hunday, Tampa, FL

2020 A Drawing a Day, Marjorie Barrick Museum, on-line exhibition, Las Vegas, NV

2020 planepaperspace, Platform, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Franklin Evans)

(postponed/canceled COVID19)

2020 Bard MFA 40 Postcard Project, Bard College, Hudson, NY

2019 Coco Hunday Presents, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA

2019 Underdonk Benefit Auction 2019, Underdonk Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2019 Dirt in The Wrong Hands, Quaid Gallery, Tampa, FL

2019 10th Korean International Ceramic Biennale, Gyeonggi, South Korea (catalog)

2019 Current Seen: Inside Out, Rochester Biennial, organized by RoCo, Visual

Studies Workshop and RIT, Rochester, NY (catalog)

2019 Imprints, Sarasota Arts Center, Sarasota, FL (curated by Nathan Skiles)

2019 FUR CUP, Underdonk, Brooklyn, NY

2019 RULERS, Coco Hunday, Tampa, FL

2019 Großkreisentfernung Mail-Art Exhibition, Berlin, Germany (curated by Marcus

Brownlow of Picture Berlin) (catalog)

2019 MFAO Auction, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

2019 6x6, Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, Rochester, NY

2019 Chaos, Small Collective, Cornwall, England

2019 Tool Box, LMAK Gallery, New York, NY (catalog)

2019 ANONYMOUS DRAWINGS ARCHIVE, Kunsthaus Kannen Museum, Munster,

Germany

2018 Casheesh 18, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA

2018 Comfort Level, Field Projects, New York, NY

2018 MFAO Auction 2018, Tempus projects, Tampa, FL

2018 Weekend, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL (curated by Ezra Johnson)

2017 Fire Sale, Present Company, Brooklyn, NY

2017 Still Life Show, Park Place Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2017 Skyway 2017, Tampa Art Museum, FL (catalog)

2017 Nasty Women, Instar Lodge, Germantown, NY

2017 Summer Salon, Portspace, Tampa, FL (received Best in Show award)

2017 Prove It All Night, Carolyn M. Wilson Gallery, University of South Florida,

Tampa, FL

2016 A Round About, Present Company, Brooklyn, NY

2016 Six, Regina Rex, New York, NY

2016 PDF-OBJECTS, Mana Contemporary Chicago, Chicago, IL (catalog)

2016 6x6, Fundraiser, Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, Rochester, NY

2016 Collector’s Eye, Colleen Buzzard Studio, Rochester, NY

2016 Anonymous Drawings, Kunstverein Russelsheim, Germany

2016 Casheesh Eight, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA

2015 Anonymous Drawings, Galerie Geyso20, Brunswick, Germany

2015 Casheesh Eight, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA

2015 Anonymous Drawings, Kunstverein Tiergarten | Galerie Nord, Berlin, Germany

2015 Anonymous Drawings, ArtQ13, Rome, Italy

2015 Prime Matter, Teckningsmuseet (The Museum of Drawings), Laholm,

Sweden (catalog)

2015 Show #15, The Parlour Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY

2015 Casheesh Seven, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA

2014 Prime Matter, Senaspace, New York, NY

2014 The Last Brucenniel, 837 Washington, New York, NY

2014 6x6, Fundraiser, Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY

2013 Seeing with Fingers, Barbara Walters Gallery, Bronxville, NY (catalog)

2013 Folk Appeal, Mingo Gallery, Beverly, MA (curated by Sean Green)

2012 Casheesh Six, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA

2012 Download Complete, Word, Brooklyn, NY

2012 Speakers, Front Street Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Zoe-Pettijohn Schade,

Christopher Schade, and Michael Lee)

2012 Faculty Exhibition, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ

2012 6x6, Fundraiser, Rochester Contemporary, Rochester, NY

2011 The Nitty Gritty, private studio, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Anni Rossi)

2011 Taking Shape, Standpipe Gallery, New York, NY

2011 Chain Letter Exhibition, Samson Projects, Boston, MA

2011 Shapeshifters, 443 PAS, New York, NY

2011 Day Job, Microscope Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Ben Coonley)

2011 Yard Sale in the Sky, Devotion Gallery, NY (curated by Kristin Lucas)

2011 Flip File, Regina Rex, Brooklyn, NY

2011 The Dependent Art Fair, Soloway Gallery, New York, NY

2010 Half-Invisible, BETA spaces, Brooklyn, NY

2010 Hand's Tide, Regina Rex, Brooklyn, NY

2010 re:make, Center for Continuing and Professional Studies Gallery at Pratt

Institute, Brooklyn, NY

2010 Time Bandits III, Mike Olin studio, Brooklyn, NY

2010 World's Greatest, Daily Operation, Brooklyn, NY

2010 Momenta Art Benefit, Momenta, White Columns Gallery, New York, NY

2010 Verge Art Fair, ANTIDOTE Gallery, New York, NY

2010 Rites of Passage, The Cooper Union, New York, NY

2009 CentroNia Art Auction, The Katzen Arts Center at American University,

Washington, DC

2009 The map is not the territory, NYFA Fellows and artists from the Artists Immigrant

Outreach Program, DUMBO Arts Festival, Brooklyn, NY

2009 I Wanna Be Somewhere, New York, NY (curated by John Lutz)

2009 Sick Shape, Daily Operation, New York, NY (curated by John Lutz)

2009 International Art Affairs, Knew Gallery, Washington, DC

2009 MomentaArt Benefit, Momenta, Sara Meltzer Gallery, NY

2009 Morsel Remains, Super Elastic Studios, New York, NY

2009 Artseen, Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York, NY

2008 PS122 Benefit, Momenta Art, Brooklyn, NY

2008 Dean Street Formal For Obama, Sabrina Gschwandtner studio, Brooklyn, NY

2008 Bestiary, Pomme, Brooklyn, NY

2008 6x6 fundraiser, Rochester Contemporary, Rochester, NY

2008 Before and After, And/Or Gallery, Dallas, TX

2008 It's Gouache and Gouache Only, Jeff Bailey Gallery, New York, NY (curated by

Geoffrey Young)

2007 If Then Else End If, Postmasters, New York, NY

2006 circus me (a round), Portland Art Center, Portland, OR

2006 No Show-Face Off, One Night Stand, Brooklyn, NY

2006 Tax Day, Galapagos Artspace, Brooklyn, NY

2005 Pierogi Flat Files, Brooklyn, NY

2005 Color By Numbers, Westchester Community College Fine Arts Center,

Valhalla, NY

2005 Brooklyn Bridge, Rochester Contemporary, Rochester, NY

2004 Vote With Your Art, OK Harris Gallery, New York, NY

2004 Into The Woods, Morsel Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2003 Enchante, Bard College Exhibition Center, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY

2001 Material Whirled, Art In General, New York, NY

2000 Hole in One, Gallery 128, New York, NY

1998 Imaginary Friends, PS122, New York, NY

1996 Video Shag, The Shag Club, New York, NY (curated by Kristin Lucas)

1995 Live Ladies, Houghton Gallery, The Cooper Union, New York, NY

AWARDS, GRANTS, & FELLOWSHIPS

2021 CoTA Spring Faculty Research Grant

2020 Creative Scholarship Grant

2019–present White Columns Artist Registry

2018 CoTA Summer Research Grant

2018 USF Faculty International Travel Grant

2017 McKnight Junior Faculty Fellowship Award

2017 CoTA Faculty Research Grant, University of South Florida

2016 FF USF System Chapter Travel Grant, University of South Florida

2016 CoTA Faculty Research Grant, University of South Florida

2011–2015 Regina Rex Artist Registry

2011 Drawing Center Curated Artist Registry

2008 New York Foundation for the Arts, artists fellowship in painting

2006–present White Columns Curated Artist Registry

2005–present Pierogi Flat Files

1990 Full four-year tuition scholarship, The Cooper Union

Reviews & Media Coverage

2021 Sharon Butler, “Encoding History,” Two Coats of Paint, June 24.

Etty Yaniv, “In Dialogue with Sue Havens,” ART SPIEL, June 14.

“‘Sue Havens: CULL,’ Curated By Jason Lazarus at Marjorie Barrick Museum,” April 20.

2020 Lori Waxman, “COVID Reviews: Maria Gaspar, Sue Havens, Tony Tasset,” Quarantine Times, June 26.

Will Heinrich, “2 Art Gallery Shows to Explore From Home,” New York Times, June 24.

2019 Dana Tyrrell, “A Small Venue Biennial,” Cornelia, Dec. 9.

Andrea K. Scott, “Fur Cup,” The New Yorker, Oct. 8.

SK West, “‘RULERS’ explores measurements and leaders at Coco Hunday in Tampa,” Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, June 2.

“DIY Index: Coco Hunday in Tampa, Florida,” Burnaway, March 28.

New American Paintings, No.142, Southern Issue.

2018 Cassidy Dawn Graves, “Black Art Matters and More Exhibitions This Week,” Bedford + Bowery, Aug. 28.

Sarah Cascone, “Editors’ Picks: 15 Things Not to Miss in New York’s Art World This Week,” Artnet, Aug. 27.

2017 Lennie Bennett, “Three-museum ‘Skyway’ exhibit unites Tampa Bay through art Tampa Bay Times, Nov. 10.

Artplanner, Tampa Bay Times, June 22.

Maggie Duffy, “The coolest exhibits this week: 'Skyway' opens at three museums, and photos explore the female gaze,” TBO Tampa Bay, June 21.

James Chapin, “Skyway show unites: Major museums open their doors to the talent in their backyard,” Creative Loafing Tampa Bay, June 20.

Emily Burns, “Issue 5,” Maake Magazine (curated by Yevgenia Baras).

2016 Chris Reeves, “Artists Play With Objectified Ideas,” Newcity Art: Visual Art Culture of Chicago and Beyond, July 21.

Jenny Lam, “10 Art Gallery Exhibitions to See in June,” TimeOut Chicago, June 3.

2015 Katie Killary, “Beat Nite Pick,” Bushwick Daily, Feb. 26.

2013 Etty Yaniv, “Sue Havens: Recent Work at Schema Projects,” Arts In Bushwick, June 19.

Interviews

2020 “Meet Sue Havens: Artist,” Shoutout Miami, July 29.

2018 “Conversations with the Inspiring Sue Havens,” VoyageMIA, Dec. 6.

Bradley Rubenstein, Battery Journal, Aug. 27.

Bradley Rubenstein, CultureCatch, Aug. 10.

“In Conversation: Matthew Sharpe and Sue Havens,” Fields Magazine, July 21.

Catherine Davis, “Sue Havens Turns Ceramic Art into Pieces of Pop Culture,” Interview Magazine, April 26.

2017

Interview with Franklin Evans, Coco Hunday, Tampa, FL, Sept.

Authored Books

Make Your Own Toys: Sew Soft Bears, Bunnies, Monkeys, Puppies, and More! (New York: Penguin Random House, Pottercraft, 2010).

VISITING ARTIST LECTURES & CRITIQUES

2022 Artist lecture, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, WI

2022 Artist lecture, Keene State College, NH

2021 Artist lecture, Hudson Community College, NY

2020 Guest critic for BFA thesis students, Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, WI

2013 Guest lecturer/visiting artist at Greenwich Academy, Greenwich, CT

2012 Visiting critic/Painting, SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY

2012 Visiting artist, The Cooper Union, New York, NY

2009 Mentor in Immigrant Artist Mentorship, New York Foundation for the Arts,

Program, New York, NY

2008 Undergraduate thesis guest critic, Massachusetts College of Art and Design,

Boston, MA

2008 Visiting critic/Painting, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA

COLLECTIONS

The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, Las Vegas, NV
The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MD

Private collection, Durham, NC
Private collection(s), Las Vegas, NV

Private collection(s), New York, NY