Assa Bigger
Assa Bigger
Born 1972, Tel-Aviv Israel
Lives and works in New York City
EDUCATION
M.F.A. 2006 Combined Media Hunter College, NYC
B.F.A. 2003 Painting Hunter College, NYC
A.A.S. 2001 Fine Arts F.I.T., NYC
Certificate 2001 Art Therapy The New School University, NYC
SOLO EXHIBITIONS/PERFORMANCES
2010 “Concerto Of Illumination” SPEKTRE Gallery, Brooklyn, NYC
2010 “Concerto Of Illumination” M55 Art Gallery, Long Island City NYC
2009 “GENESIS 1,1-31” M55 Art Gallery, Long Island City, NYC
2008 “The Gates” Bruckner Gallery The Bronx, NYC
2008 “Conception” Bruckner Gallery The Bronx, NYC
2007 “Ben Bigger” NYU Downtown Performance NYC
2006 “Sold Out” Times Square Gallery NYC
2005 “The Schmoozes” Performance/Installation Israel
2005 “Snoring Pillows” Performance/Installation Times Square, NYC
2004 “The Schmoozes” Performance/Installation London
2003 “The Schmoozes” Performance/Installation NYC
2002 “Daniel Bigger” NYU Downtown Performance NYC
2001 “Spring Sonic” The Point Gallery NYC
GROUP EXHIBITIONS/SPECIAL PROJECTS
2010 “Drawing On Paper” M55 Art Gallery, LIC, NYC
2009 “A Night Of 1001 Prints” M55 Art Gallery, LIC, NYC
2009 “DREAMS”, Jina Son & Young Gi Han, Curator Bruckner Gallery The Bronx, NYC
2008 “Execution”, Museum of Fashion Institute of Technology NYC
2008 “Erotic Watercolors”, Emily Steadman, Curator Bruckner Gallery The Bronx, NYC
2008 “8 Propositions”, Young Korean Artists, Curator Bruckner Gallery The Bronx, NYC
2006 Sky Ride Entertainment Mural Empire State Building , NYC
2003 BFA Exhibition, The Bertha & Karl Leubsdorf Art Gallery NYC
2002 Young Designer Show Case Artist Space, Soho NYC
2001 Art Attack Chelsea Piers, Pier 63 NYC
2001 Inside The Box 2/20 Gallery NYC
2001 Bring Your Own Baggage 2/20 Gallery NYC
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 – Present Director M55 Art Gallery, Long Island City, NYC
2008 – Present Artist member M55 Art Gallery, Long Island City, NYC
2008 – Present Adjunct Instructor Printmaking Fashion Institute of Technology, NYC
2007 – Present Art Director Bruckner Gallery The Bronx, NYC
2005 – Present Teacher Assistant Ceramic and Clay Seminar Hunter College, NYC
2004 – Present Artistic member Urban Studio NYC
2002 – Present Director Of Portfolio Development P.I Art Academy NYC & NJ
PRESS & PUBLICATION
2010 Noah Rosenberg, Paint The Town LIC Shines During Armory Arts Week, LIC Magazine, Volume 1 Number 6, April 2010
2008 David Friedlander, Erotic artwork bares ‘SoBro’ Culture Clash
AmNY Daily News, July 17 2008, NYC
2007 Udit Lauren Belkin , The Return Of The Schmoozes
Cream Magazine, Haaretz, December 2007 Israel
Michal Dror, Assa Bigger
Yediot America, Yediot ahronot, August 10 2007 NYC
2006 Nurit Tana, The Schmoozes, Contact magazine
Photography and Digital Media Issue No. 79, May 2006, Israel
Kangjoo Park, In The World, Altelier In New York
Cindy the Perky Magazine, Fashion Trend and Design, April 2006, South Korea
2004 Chris Pieretti, The Schmoozes Hit Union Square
Wooster Collective, July 21 2004
Mark Cohen, The Schmoozes…An Explanation
Wooster Collective, July 13 2004
COLLECTIONS
Kfir Ben-Ari
Dani & Y
Jose Angel Gonzalez Sorya & Jessica Vila Mallorca, Spain
Irvin Sandler NYC
David Cohen NYC
Eran & Orli Friedman Maraton Tel Aviv, Israel
Yael & Alon Segev Tel Aviv, Israel
Selia Toribito Veracruz, Mexico
Alina & Andre Kluge NYC & Berlin
Adi & Naftali Mayan NYC & Tel Aviv
Alex Ables NYC
Bronx Elementary School 156 The Bronx NYC