SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008
Danforth Museum of Art, Group Exhibit, Curated by Carole Anne Meehan, Framingham, MA
Dynamics of Belonging: Comlombian Artists Living in Colombia & the USA, GASP Gallery, Brookline, MA
Interference, eo Art Lab, Solo Exhibition, Chester, CT
ARTcetera, Benefit for Aids Action Committee, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA
Art to Go, Artists for Humanity, EpiCenter, Boston, MA

2007
Berliner Liste 07, Exhibiting with Rhys Gallery, Berlin, Germany
Scope Miami, Roberto Clemente Park, Wyndwood District, Miami, FL
Aqua Art, Aqua Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
Word of Mouth, Gallery Diet, Bridge Art Fair, Bridge Hotel, Miami Beach, Fl
Drawing the Line, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, M
Rhys Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Boston, MA
Mixed Media, Two- Person Exhibition, Vitale, Caturano, & Company Gallery, Charlestown, MA
Red Dot Art Fair, Exhibiting with Rhys Gallery, New York, NY
Frame 301, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA

2006
eo Art Lab, Group Exhibition, Chester, CT
The DeCordova Annual Exhibition, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA
Magnetic Fields, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston, MA
Blue Print Voyage, Community Arts Initiative, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Under the Fort, Curatorial Project, The Rhys Gallery, Boston, MA
ARTcetera, Benefit for Aids Action Committee, Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA

2005
Affirming the Hand, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Word Of Mouth: Works on Paper, The Rhys Gallery, Boston, MA
Mapping Lineage, Aidekman Arts Center, Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA

2004
Best of the Best, Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY
Blurring Landscape, Curatorial Project, GASP, Gallery Artists Studio Projects, Brookline, MA
The 18th Drawing Show, Mills Gallery, Boston, MA

2003
Hybrid Seeds, The Artists Foundation, Solo Exhibition, Boston, MA
Drawing not Drawing, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Overlap, Lillian Immig Gallery, Three- person Exhibition, Boston, MA

2002
Polk Community College, Two- Person Exhibition, Winter Haven, FL
Works on Paper, Kracer Art Gallery, Miami, FL

2001
Hortt 42, Carone Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Obsession, Om Gallery, Two- Person Exhibition, Tallahassee, FL

2000
Art Serve Gallery, Miami, FL
Twelfth Annual Art in Gadsden, Gadsden Art Center, Quincy, FL
Rollin Exhibition, Oglesby Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Fourth Annual Exhibition, Coral Springs Museum, Group Exhibition, Miami, FL
Realism ‘00, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
Pamberi Studios Gallery, Two- Person Exhibition, Miami, FL

EDUCATION

MFA, School of the Museum of Fine Arts in affiliation with Tufts University, 2005
BFA, Florida State University, Cum Laude, 2001

BIBLIOGRAPHY

New England Cable News, "Art Sale Preview: Evelyn Rydz and Matthew Cleary", December 2, 2007
Boston Magazine, "Caped Creators", October 2007
Big, Red, and Shiny, "Amir Fallah & Evelyn Rydz @ Rhys Gallery", Issue #69, September 2007
New American Paintings, Northeastern Edition, Volume # 68, February, 2007
Valley Courier, "On Exhibit" Volume VI, Issue #42, October 19, 2006
Art New England, "Evelyn Rydz: Magnetic Fields", Volume 27, Issue # 5, August 2006
Artscope, "The 2006 DeCordova Annual Exhibition", Volume 1, Number 3, July 2006
Big, Red, and Shiny, "Under the Fort @ The Rhys Gallery", Issue #44, June 2006
The Weekly Dig, " The 2006 DeCordova Exhibition", May 31, 2006
The Boston Globe Calendar, "Event Picks of the Week", May 12, 2006
The Boston Globe, "Controlled Chaos", May 5, 2006
SMFA Alumni Profiles, "Alumni Profile: Evelyn Rydz", Profile #4, www.smfa.edu, May 2006
The Phoenix, "Talent shows: The 2006 DeCordova Annual", April 28, 2006
The Boston Globe Magazine,"10 Artists to Watch", March 19, 2006
Big, Red, and Shiny, "SMFA/TUFTS April MFA Thesis Exhibition", Issue #22, May 2005
Big, Red, and Shiny, "Blurring Landscape @ GASP", Issue #11, September 2004
Hyde Park Bulletin, "Plenty of Colors", February 12, 2004
Break Weekly Magazine, " The Art of Beauty", April 4th 2001

HONORS, & LECTURES

2008
Institute of Contemporary Art's James and Audrey Foster Prize, Nominee
Visting Artist Lecture, Conversations Around Drawing, School of the MFA, Boston, MA

2007
St. Botolph Foundation Grant, Nominee
Vistiting Artist Lecture, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, MA
Visting Artist, Family Arts Workshop, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA

2006
Artists and Mentors, Visting Artist Lecture for the Medici Society, SMFA, Boston, MA
Visiting Artist, Community Arts Initiative, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Guest Panelist, Artists Professional Toolbox, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, Boston, MA

2005
Deborah Dluhy SMFA Travel Grant, Maccu Picchu, Peru

1999
Art - to - Work Grant, Awarded by the Peacock Foundation, Miami, FL 1999

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Gallery Director (June 2004 –September 2006)
GASP, Gallery Artists Studio Projects, Brookline, MA

Studio Arts Learning Program Assistant (May - August 2004)
Museum Learning and Public Programs Department, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

COLLEGE ART EDUCATION

Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
Visiting Lecturer, Studio Foundations Department, 2006 - present
Visual Language I & II Classes

Tufts University, Medford, MA
Visiting Faculty, 2005 to present
Foundation Drawing Class

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Visiting Faculty, 2004 to present
Drawing Explorations Class
See It, Curate It Class
Pre- College Studio Program: Installation and Drawing Classes

Boston Architectural College, Boston, MA
Visiting Faculty, Spring 2007
Freehand Drawing Class
Electronic Portfolio Class


YOUTH ART EDUCATION

Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
Visiting Artist, August 2007
Inside Out and Upside Down Workshop: Designed and led a multi-media installation project in collaboration with families at the ICA Art Lab.

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Visiting Artist, 2005 – 2006
Blue Print Voyage, Community Outreach Initiative: Designed and led a multi-media installation project in collaboration with the children of the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center, the West End House, and the United South End Settlements.

Boston Public Libraries, Boston, MA
Workshop and Project Instructor, 2003- 2004
Boston Inspires Public Art, 2003 and Mapping My World, 2004: Designed and led BPL Foundation Art Workshops in collaboration with Boston Public, Private, and Charter Schools, and with the Museum of Fine Arts.

Museum of Contemporary Art, Creative Arts Program, Miami, FL, Summers 2002- 2005
Painting, Drawing, Sculpture and Mixed Media Classes