Acting within the context of my assumptions | 2006, paper, hair, wood, thread, 108" x 32" x 4"
Acting within the context of my assumptions | detail, 2006, paper, hair, wood, thread, 108" x 32" x 4"
 Adaptation of submission to circumstance | 2006, silk, linen, thread, pins, 80" x 16" x 24"
 Adaptation of submission to circumstance | detail, 2006, silk, linen, thread, pins, 80" x 16" x 24"
Anonymous under shelter | 2005-2006, stoneware, paper, silk, 9" x 29" x 42"
Balancing intuition and sensory information | 2006, board, paper, thread, wax, 26" x 74" x 3"
Balancing intuition and sensory information | detail, 2006, board, paper, thread, wax, 26" x 74" x 3"
Emotional telepathy | 2004-2006, board, paper, muslin, pen, 39" x 39" x 2"
Imposing order on matter | 2006, cast plaster, oxides, 87" x 35" x 12"
Inadvertent marks I | 2006, paper, guache, 9" x 6"
Obsessive sieving of history | 2006, silk, linen, thread, pins, 55" x 55" x 3"
Recording in order to forget | 2006, board, paper, muslin, charcoal, 12" x 26" x 2"
Risks of love | 2005-2006, copper, brass, patina, 24" x 16" x 11"
Understanding the map | 2005, muslin, marker, wax, brass, 15" x 60" x 4"
 Understanding the map | detail, 2005, muslin, marker, wax, brass, 15" x 60" x 4"
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Member Portfolio

Libbie Soffer

Wallingford, PA

Résumé

Artist Statement

art as journey
my art making is an internal journey with external souvenirs
on my trip I carry a soup pot for serving up memories, sensations, and responses to the world around me
a few of my traveling companions are Kiki Smith, Leslie Dill, Anne Hamilton, Richard Tuttle, Eva Hesse, Anne Truitt, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and Jay DeFeo
you will always find in my suitcase:
family photo albums       bolt of muslin
sewing needles        carpet thread
scissors        bag of clay
brushes        Caran D’ache pencils
heavy sketch paper        Elmer’s glue
oil sticks        x – acto knife
straight pins        6” ruler
with my suitcase, soup pot, travel companions, and public radio, I travel to incredible places…there’s always room for guests on the journey

Education

2004
Tim Hawkesworth, Norristown, PA
2003
Peters Valley Craft School, Peters Valley, NJ
2000 – 2005
Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA
1985
Bennington College, Bennington, VT
1980 – 1984
Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1983
Parson School of Design, Lake Placid, NY
1979 – 1980
Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1977
Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN

Awards & Honors

Grants
1999
Artist in Residence Grant, “ Minority Women in Print,” Ringling School of Design, Sarasota, FL

Residencies
2004
Swarthmore / Rutledge School District, Swarthmore, PA
1996
Artist in Residence, Strathhaven High School, Wallingford, PA
1994
Artist in Residence, Rose Tree School District, Rose Tree, Media, PA

Collection

One –of –a – Kind Gallery, Merion, PA
Philadelphia Museum of Judaica, Philadelphia, PA
Bristol Myers/ Squibb/ Purchase Prize, Lawrenceville, NJ
Delaware County Comm College, Media, PA
National Museum of Amer Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA
Jan Goldman, Ph.D., Elkins Park, PA
David Baker, MD, Wallingford, PA
Len Rothenberg, DDS, Miami, FL
Edward Einhorn, JD, Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Elliot Holin, Philadelphia, PA
Rabbi Vivian Schirn, Philadelphia, PA
CEO, Consulting, Philadelphia, PA
Inlay Product World, Media, PA
The Development Co, Burbank, CA
Diversified Investments, Media, PA
Michael Olszewski, Philadelphia, PA
Warren and Paula Ladden, Merion, PA
Dan Fredland, JD, Swarthmore, PA
Lisa Morein, Ardmore, PA
Lauri Mansky, Media, PA

Commisions
2005 – 2006
Ritual Textiles, Congregation Beth Israel, Media, PA
2 part project


Affiliation

Philadelphia Sculptors, Philadelphia, PA
Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
Artist’s Cultural Exchange, Elkins Park, PA

Professional Experience

2003
Sculpture Teacher, Haverford College Summer Enrichment Program, Haverford, PA
1999
Guest Artist Workshop, Newman College: School of Education, Aston, PA
1998
Guest Artist Workshop, Newman College: School of Education, Aston, PA
Teacher Design, Color, and Composition, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA
1989
Teacher Jewish Ritual Arts to Russian Immigrants, Gratz College, Melrose Park, PA
1988
Design Consultant and Costumer, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA

Lectures and Talks
1997
Invited Speaker, Main Line Art Center, Haverford, PA
Invited Speaker, Art Dept, Benares Hindi University, Benares, India
1996
Invited Speaker, Ulrich Museum, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Invited Speaker, York College: School of Education, York, PA
1993
Invited Speaker, St. Joseph’s University: School of Education, Philadelphia, PA
1992
Invited Speaker, St. Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1990
Invited Panelist, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA
1987
Guest Speaker, Women’s Conference, Delaware County Community, Media, PA

Exhibitions

Solo
2008
TRACES, The Hall, InLiquid at the Crane Arts Building, Philadelphia, PA
2006
gathering again, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
…a gathering, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
2005
Matter Over Mind, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA
2003
…in her footsteps, Widener University, Chester, PA
1999
Shirtales, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
1995
A Soap Story, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA
1994
Veils of Spirituality, Philadelphia Museum of Judaica, Philadelphia, PA
1993
Laundry: a Ritual of Cloth, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
1992
Washday, Some Thoughts on Laundry, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1989
A Cast of Many, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
1988
1 + 1 + 1, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA
1986
Catharsis, Ritual, and Experience, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
The Beauty of Holiness, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA

Group
2005 – 2006
Oil and Wax, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA; Siano Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; River Tree Arts, Kennebunk, ME; Arts League of Northern California, Novato, CA; Robert Roman Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Invitational, Traveling Exhibition
2005
Ephemeral Threads, Noyes Museum, Oceanville, NJ
Invitational
2004
Small Wonders, Ogilvie / Pertl Gallery, Chicago, IL
Invitational
Let there Be Light, Greater Baltimore Jewish Community Center, Baltimore, MD
Invitational
2003
Best Foot Forward, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
smallworks, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA
Juried Exhibition
Abstract Expression, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA
Juried Exhibition
2002
Nexus Goes South, Baltimore County Community College, Dundalk, MD
Juried Exhibition
2001 – 2002
Reflect and Respond, Artforms Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; Krasdale Gallery, New York, NY; Burlington County Community College, Burlington, NJ
Traveling Juried Exhibition
2001
Twelfth Annual Juried Exhibition, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
Juried Exhibition
Precious, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition

Small Works, Big Ideas
, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA
Juried Exhibition
2000 – 2001
Impact Africa, Bucks County Community College, Bucks County, PA
Juried Exhibition
2001
Meaning in the Mundane, Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
Parallels, Artforms Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
Caroline Weintraub Memorial Award
2000
Snapshot, Beaver College, Jenkintown, PA; Contemporary Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
Juried Exhibition
Art of the State: PA 2000, State Museum of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, PA
Juried Exhibition
Second Prize Sculpture
A Celebration of Community Art, Philadelphia Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
Under Under, Muse Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
1999
Forty Years in the Desert, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
1998 – 2001
All the Symptoms of an Artist, University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA; Smithsonian Museum, National Museum of Health and Medicine, Washington, DC; Whitney Museum of American Art, Stamford, CT; New York Hall of Science, New York, NY; Albany Art Museum, Albany, GA; Washington Pavilion, Sioux Falls, SD
Invitational, Traveling Exhibition
1998
PS Gallery Presents, PS Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Sacred Spaces, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
1997
Hung Out to Dry, Steinbaum Krauss Gallery, New York, NY
Juried Exhibition
Sleeping Beauty, Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Juried Exhibition
The Power of Paper, Main Line Center of the Arts, Haverford, PA
Juried Exhibition
Newman Gallery Prize
Theories of Relativity, Camden County Cultural Commission, Camden, NJ
Juried Exhibition
Fin de Sicle, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE; Delaware State University, Odessa, DE
Juried Exhibition
Open Juried Photo / Printmaking, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA
Juried Exhibition
Jill Jones Nauta Prize
Tiny Works, Project Gallery, Wichita, KS
Invitational
Getting Hitched, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
1996
Gallery Artists, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Facing Backwards, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Subversive Domesticity, Ulrich Museum, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
Invitational
1995
Artists Cultural Exchange, York College Gallery, York, PA
Juried Exhibition
Imaging New Jersey, Printmaking Council of New Jersey, Somerville, NJ
Juried Exhibition
Purchase Prize / Bristol Myers Squibb
Documenta, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA
Invitational
I. D., Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
1994
Annual Invitational, Chester County Art Association, West Chester, PA
Invitational
ACX at the 479 Gallery, 479 Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Nexus at Viridian, Viridian Gallery, New York, NY
Invitational
Domestic Pleasures, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, Wilmington, DE
Invitational
1993
…and the Women Danced, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
The Wave of Cloth, Painted Bride Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
The Art of Dressing: From Costume to Sculpture, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
ACX at Abington Art Center, Abington Art Center, Abington, PA
Invitational
ACX Presents, Federal Reserve Bank, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Inside Out, Camden County Cultural Commision, Haddon Twp, NJ
Invitational
Fiber Fireworks, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
1992
Contemporary Artifacts, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
Creative Spirit, The Gallery at Continental Bank, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
Works on Paper, Main Line Center of the Arts, Haverford, PA
Juried Exhibition
In Person, a Celebration of the Human Form, Wallingford Art Center, Wallingford, PA
Juried Exhibition
Juror’s Prize
Interactions, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Threads in Common, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
1991
Works on Paper, Perkin’s Center for the Arts, Moorestown, NJ
Juried Exhibition
Juror’s Prize
Contemporary Artifacts, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
Indiscreet Objects of Desire, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
Ceremonial Fibers, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Beyond Aesthetics, Alternative Museum, New York, NY
Invitational
War and Peace, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
1990
Contemporary Artifacts, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
Birthday Presence, Borowsky Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Nexus Steps Over Jesse Helms Into the 1990’s, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Nexus at Amos Eno, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY
Invitational
Material Wealth: Fabric Art Around Us, Fred Wolf Jr. Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
1989
Contemporary Artifacts, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition
Philadelphia, Meet Yourself, Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Exhibitionism, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Of Her Hands, Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
Invitational
1987
Contemporary Artifacts, National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA
Juried Exhibition

Delaware County Women’s Conference
, Delaware County Community College, Media, PA
Juried Exhibition
The Creator and Her Creations, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Invitational
Size Isn’t Everything, Nexus Foundation for Today’s Art, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
Exchange With Nexus Gallery, 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA
Invitational
1986
Works In and On Fabric, Peak Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Invitational
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