PRINTMAKER    PAINTER

131 AVENUE B
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10009

2005 VILLAGE LANE - PO BOX 402, ORIENT, NY 11957

(212) 732-9834    (631) 323-3714

www.myrnaburksfineart.com  myrnaburks@earthlink.net

 

 

 

 

EDUCATION

 1972-77 Tamarind Institute, University of New Mexico,(Curator and Printer)
 1976 M.F.A. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
 1973 M.A. University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
 1971 B.F.A. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA

HONORS

 1991 Faculty Research Grant, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
 1976 Ford Foundation Grant (Research: Picasso's Lithographs 1945-49)
 1974 Research Grant in Printmaking and Collaboration, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

COLLECTIONS

  United States Embassy Collection, Washington, DC
  University of New Mexico Museum, Albuquerque, NM
  Georgia State University Museum, Atlanta, GA
  Kaiser Permanete, Portland, OR
  University of Illinois, Normal, IL
  Heathman Hotel, Portland, OR
  Clayton Brokerage, Denver, CO
  Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium
  Morse & Green Associates, Los Angeles, CA
  Sequent, Portland, OR
  State Lands Building, Salem, OR
  SAFCO, Seattle, WA
  Federal Reserve Bank, Portland, OR
  New York Public Library Print Collection, New York, NY
  Intel Corporation, Portland, OR
  The New York Stock Exchange, Washington, DC

TEACHING AND RELATED EXPERIENCE

 2001 Guest Artist, Santa Fe Art Institute,One month relief program for artists whose studios are in Ground Zero
 1981-91 Co-Owner and Printer, North Light Editions, Portland, OR
 1999 Guest Lecturer, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
 1987 Guest Artist & Lecturer: Portland State University, Portland, OR
 1987 Guest Lecturer, "Collaboration," SITKA. Cascade Head, OR
 1987 Tuesday Lecture Series Speaker "Mono-Mania," Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
 1987 Guest Artist Lecturer, "Frank Stella," Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
 1986 Guest Artist Wednesday Lecture Series, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
 1984 Guest Artist, Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium
 1980 Guest Artist, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
 1980 Guest Lecturer, Portland State University, Portland, OR
 1979 Guest Lecturer, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
 1977-80 Instructor of Printmaking and Gallery Director, University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
 1978 Guest Lecturer, Virginia Commonwealth, Richmond, VA
 1977 Tamarind Printer, Tamarind Institute, Albuquerque, NM
 1975 Teaching Assistant to John Sommers, Master Printer & Technical Director, Tamarind Institute,   Albuquerque, NM
 1974 Technical Assistant, Lithography Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 2003 "Tribeca Years," Paintings, Drawings, Prints - Medley Global Advisors, New York, NY
 1999 "Invocations," Perry Nicole Gallery, Memphis TN
 1998 "Women's Art Works," Bausch & Lomb, Rochester, NY
 1997 "Sound and Bay," The Painting Center, New York, NY
 1996 "Interior Landscapes," Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA
 1992-91 Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
 1989-87 Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
 1987 Salishan Lodge Gallery, Gleneden Beach, OR
 1986-85 Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 2003 "New Prints 2003/Winter," International Print Center Invitational, New York, NY
 2002 "Veerle Rooms in Dialogue," Exhibition of International Printmakers, Antwerp, Belgium
 2002 "September 11 - one year later," works by invited artist, Santa Fe Art Institute, Sante Fe, New Mexico
 2000 "A Gift of Time and Light," Bank of American Gallery, Seattle, WA
 2000 "Collaborations," Organized and Curated for Art Sites Gallery, Greenport, NY
 2000-97 Group Exhibitions, Yellow House Gallery, Greenport,NY
 1999 "The Power of Drawing," Curated by Beverly Brodsky, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY
 1998 "The Centennial Open," The Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, NY
 1996 "Acid Bronze Paint," Yellow House Gallery, Greenport, NY
 1991 "Northwest Print Council/Northwest Exhibition," Wentz Gallery, Opening of the Gordon Gilkey Print Center, Portland, OR
 1990 "Another View: A Selection of Contemporary Prints," Fosdick-Nelson Gallery, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
 1998 "Monotype," Kultureel Centrum Van Heusdan-Zolder,Antwerpen,Belgium
 1989 "Northwest Print Council," Chicago Center for the Print Chicago, IL
 1989 "Internationale Exlibriswedstrijd," Stedelijk Museum, Holland
 1989 "Monotypes Van North Light Editions," Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgium
 1988 "National Invitational Drawing Exhibition," Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA
 1987 "Inside -Outside," North Light Editions, Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, OR
 1987 "International Exhibit of Graphic Art," A traveling exhibit to Belgium, Japan, USA, and France
 1985-86 Oregon School of Arts and Crafts Christmas Exhibit, Portland, OR
 1984-86 "Prints from North Light Editions," Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
 1986 "Northwest Print Council Group Exhibition in Conjunction with EXPO," Vancouver, BC
 1985 "North Light Editions," exhibit at Frans Masereel Centrum, Kasterlee, Belgiium
 1985 "Oregon Biennial," Portland Art Museum, Portland,OR
 1985 "Western States Print Exhibition," An Invitational Exhibit, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
 1984 "Northwest Print Council Invitational Exhibit," Galleri Norske Grafikere, Oslo, Norway
 1984 "Summer Exhibition," Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
 1983 "Northwest Prints," El Camino College, Los Angeles CA
 1983 "North Light Editions," Salishan Lodge, Gleneden Beach, OR
 1982 "Northwest Prints '82," Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
 1982 "Invitational Exhibition," Wentz Gallery, Portland Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
 1981 "Texture in Prints," An Invitational Exhibit from the Gilkey Collection, Portland Art Museum, Portland, OR
 1980 "Erotic Art," Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA
 1980 "Potsdam Prints," SUNY, Potsdam, NY
 1979-80 "Selected Artists," Mulvane Art Center, Topeka, KS
 1979 "Women Artists '79 : Paperworks," University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
 1979 "City in Celebration," Women's Caucus for the Arts, Kansas City, MO
 1979 "Artists Choose Artists," University of Missouri, Kansas City, MO
 1978 "Invitational Exhibition," Teaching Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
 1977 "4th Annual Midwestern Printmaking and Drawing Competition and Exhibition," Tulsa, OK
 1975-77 "Mid-Western Graphics Annual," Tulsa, OK
 1976 "Southwestern Fine Arts Biennial," The Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
 1976 M.F.A. Exhibition, University of New Mexico, Santa Fe, NM
 1976 "Northwest International Small Format Print Exhibition," Davidson Gallery, Seattle, WA
 1975 "Fourteen Albuquerque Printmakers," University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
 1975 "3rd Hawaii National Print Exhibition," Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
 1975 "Art on Paper," Normal, IL
 1975 "Southwest Print and Drawing Competition," Las Cruces, NM (Honorable Mention)
 1975 "Philadelphia Print Club Biennial," Philadelphia,PA
 1974 M.A. Thesis Exhibition, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
 1974 "Exposure '74: Mid-America College of Art Conference," Dekalb, IL
 1974 "Potsdam Prints," Potsdam, NY
 1973 "Images on Paper," Springfield Art Association Springfield, IL
 1971-73 "Contemporary Prints from American Universities," United States Information Agency (Purchase Award)
 1971 Jackson Art Association, Jacksonville, FL (Purchase Award)
 1971 "Arts Festival 13," Jacksonville, FL (Purchase Award)
 1970 "Hunter Annual", Hunter Art Museum, Chattanooga, TN (Purchase Award)