BIO
Theresa Gooby holds a BFA from the University of New Mexico and an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. In 2024 she received an Individual Artist Commission from NY Statewide Community Regrants Program. She is the 2020 recipient of a Dutchess County Executive Award for being an "Artivist". Her work has been exhibited nationally, including solo shows in Greenville SC and the Hudson Valley of NY. Her work has been included twice in the Every Woman Biennial in NYC. In 2017 she was commissioned by Artspace New Haven to create an installation at the New Haven CT armory. Her work has been seen at Bortolami Gallery in NYC, 111 Minna in San Francisco, the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, and at the Dorsky Museum in New Paltz NY. She is the founder and former Director of Beacon Open Studios. She served four terms on the board of BeaconArts, an organization that promotes arts and cultural events in the city of Beacon NY. She currently lives in Beacon NY with her family.
Theresa Gooby holds a BFA from the University of New Mexico and an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. In 2024 she received an Individual Artist Commission from NY Statewide Community Regrants Program. She is the 2020 recipient of a Dutchess County Executive Award for being an "Artivist". Her work has been exhibited nationally, including solo shows in Greenville SC and the Hudson Valley of NY. Her work has been included twice in the Every Woman Biennial in NYC. In 2017 she was commissioned by Artspace New Haven to create an installation at the New Haven CT armory. Her work has been seen at Bortolami Gallery in NYC, 111 Minna in San Francisco, the Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, and at the Dorsky Museum in New Paltz NY. She is the founder and former Director of Beacon Open Studios. She served four terms on the board of BeaconArts, an organization that promotes arts and cultural events in the city of Beacon NY. She currently lives in Beacon NY with her family.
STATEMENT
In my work as an artist, I use found and mass produced materials like sewing patterns, paper napkins, book pages and doll parts. I re-assemble these materials as sculptures that hang from the ceiling or protrude from the wall and spill into the gallery space. The hanging works spin and sway as the viewer moves around them. These works are made with human scale in mind, and most are between 5 to 8 feet high. Hanging sculpture holds particular interest for me because its meaning is revealed through bodily engagement. The work is activated as a person moves through and occupies space, creating a physical relationship that extends beyond wall.
A central interest in my work is the connections between these various forms of paper to themes of repetitive labor. The materials in my sculptures are delicate, requiring careful assembly. These works focus on the idea that activities such as sewing, cooking, and cleaning are “women’s” work. I see these domestic tasks as chores that have held women back for decades and continue to do so. My works reassemble materials related to home and labor in ways that lift them, literally, from their original context and invite viewers to reconsider them from a different perspective.
I am also deeply interested in nostalgia as a constructed fiction—the idea that we selectively remember parts of the past while overlooking contradictions, inequities and discomforts. How I remember and relate to the past and how that shapes my understanding of the present is a constant theme in my work.
In my work as an artist, I use found and mass produced materials like sewing patterns, paper napkins, book pages and doll parts. I re-assemble these materials as sculptures that hang from the ceiling or protrude from the wall and spill into the gallery space. The hanging works spin and sway as the viewer moves around them. These works are made with human scale in mind, and most are between 5 to 8 feet high. Hanging sculpture holds particular interest for me because its meaning is revealed through bodily engagement. The work is activated as a person moves through and occupies space, creating a physical relationship that extends beyond wall.
A central interest in my work is the connections between these various forms of paper to themes of repetitive labor. The materials in my sculptures are delicate, requiring careful assembly. These works focus on the idea that activities such as sewing, cooking, and cleaning are “women’s” work. I see these domestic tasks as chores that have held women back for decades and continue to do so. My works reassemble materials related to home and labor in ways that lift them, literally, from their original context and invite viewers to reconsider them from a different perspective.
I am also deeply interested in nostalgia as a constructed fiction—the idea that we selectively remember parts of the past while overlooking contradictions, inequities and discomforts. How I remember and relate to the past and how that shapes my understanding of the present is a constant theme in my work.
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EDUCATION
MFA New Genres, San Francisco Art Institute
BFA Photography, University of New Mexico
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Uncanny Garden Wallkill River Center for the Arts Montgomery NY
2024 Trigger Warning Convey/er/or Gallery Poughkeepsie NY
Herbaceous Heroines Big Mouth Gallery Beacon NY
2022 The Great Outdoors The Hoxton Hotel, Brooklyn NY
2017 NOstalgia Greenville Center for the Arts, Greenville SC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
SPECTALiA: The Every Woman Biennial Pen and Brush Gallery New York, NY
Seriously Whimsical Gallery 40, Poughkeepsie NY
Garner Arts Festival Garnerville NY
2024
Democracy 2024 Puffin Foundation Teaneck NY
2023
Of A Feather Emerge Gallery, Saugerties NY Are We Home Yet? ArtPort Kingston, NY
Onward San Francisco Art Institute Alumni Group, online
2022
Unleashed AHA Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
Best in Show Emerge Gallery, Saugerties NY
Hallways Second Street Studios, Troy NY
Every Woman Biennial Superchief Gallery NYC
2021
Flora Gallery 263, Cambridge MA
Tell Me A Story Emerge Gallery Saugerties NY
I Am Woman Howland Art Center, Beacon NY
2020
20/20 Vision Holland Tunnel Art, Newburgh NY
Influenced by Nature Ann Street Gallery Newburgh NY
2019
Every Woman Biennial LaMama Galleria New York, NY
Newark Arts Festival, Newark NJ
Terrain Biennial Newburgh, Newburgh NY
Postcards From The Edge, Bortolami Gallery, New York NY
Cycles Catalyst Gallery Beacon NY
Still Still Moving Howland Cultural Center Beacon NY
The Mystery of Nancy Drew Howland Library, Beacon NY
2018
Art of Survival 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco CA
Life’s A Beach LITM Jersey City, NJ
Zoology Matteawan Gallery Beacon NY
The Yellow Wallpaper Beacon NY
BOS Alumni Show Beacon NY
2017
fRact/fiction Artspace New Haven, CT
Undercurrents: The River as Metaphor Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art New Paltz, NY
Pattern Recognition Woskob Family Gallery State College PA
Where We Are Puffin Foundation Teaneck NJ
Nasty Women ABD Gallery Philadelphia PA
Postcards from the Edge Metro Pictures NYC, NY
Comfy 17 Howland Library Beacon NY
The Chocolate Show Catalyst Gallery Beacon NY
2016
Little Wonders LITM Jersey City NJ
Sports in Art Maloney Gallery Morristown NJ
The Language of Patterns Ann St Gallery Newburgh NY
Beacon Open Studios Kickoff Show, Beacon NY
CoMFY16 Howland Public Library, Beacon NY
The Big Draw (curator) Beacon NY
2015
Beacon Open Studios Kickoff Show, Beacon NY
The Big Draw (curator) Beacon NY
2014
Possible Ideas Catalyst Gallery, Beacon NY
Waterland Hudson Beach Glass Beacon NY
Art Along the Hudson Saugerties Performing Arts Center, Saugerties NY
Flow Front Street Gallery Patterson NY
Selections from Beacon Open Studios Rhinebeck Savings Bank, Fishkill NY
2013
Family Mad Dooley Gallery Beacon NY
Alternating Current The Loft Beacon NY
Small Works Catalyst Gallery Beacon NY
The Big Draw (curator & artist) Beacon NY
2012
Bound to Printed Matter (curator & artist) Howland Library Beacon NY
Blue Collar Blues Faith in Art Gallery, Beacon NY
Barbie Ann Street Gallery Newburgh NY
Beekman Banners a public art project in Beacon NY
Some Girls Howland Cultural Center Beacon NY
Love & Lust Spire Studios Beacon NY
The Big Draw (curator) Beacon NY
2011
Art Along the Hudson Kickoff Show Paramount Theatre Peekskill NY
The Great Hudson River Show Riverside Arts Beacon NY
Shine Mill Street Loft, Poughkeepsie NY
Windows on Main St. Beacon NY public art project
2010
Habitats for Artists artist in residence Garrison NY
The Big Draw, Marion Royael Gallery Beacon NY
Flora RiverWinds Gallery Rhinebeck NY
Trees/Drawings RiverWinds Gallery Beacon NY
Invitational BAU Beacon NY
Selections from Open Studios Beacon NY
Windows on Main St. Beacon NY
2009
Past and Present Amos Eno Gallery Brooklyn NY
Small Works Zuzu, Beacon NY
Windows on Main Street, a public art project in Beacon NY
Art Along the Hudson Cunneen-Hacket Art Center Poughkeepsie NY
2008
Windows on Main Street, a public art project in Beacon NY
on Site Kamp Maykr Beacon NY
Pot Shots at Hot Shots 3rd Rail Studios, New Rochelle NY
Tote Bag Open Space Gallery, Beacon NY
2007
Artists Go Lightly Temporary Autonomous Museum, San Francisco
2006
Instant Messaging Gallery 16, San Francisco
2005
Truth & Lies Mission 17, San Francisco
Conversations with the Wall, Root Division, San Francisco
Threshold Merced Cultural Center, Merced CA
Some Thing Out of No Thing, Root Division, San Francisco
2004
MFA Thesis Exhibition, San Francisco Art Institute
Out of Place, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis
Attempts at Eating My Own Face, iMusicast, Oakland
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
9 Hudson Valley Art Exhibits to Get You Through to Spring Chronogram Magazine March 2020 Women Under Fire TOWN Carolina Magazine January 2019
Keeping it Real Highland Current July 2018
Full Metal Beacon Highland Current August 2015
Minimalist at Heart Nuvo.net August 2008
GRANTS, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES
2024 Individual Artist Commission from NY Statewide Community Regrants Program
2020 Dutchess County Executive Award: Artivist
2019 Clara Lou Gould Fund for the Arts grant recipient
2016 Rachel Carson Intergenerational Sense of Wonder/Sense of Wild Contest Winner
2003 Green Foundation Artist-in-Residence, Marfa TX
2003 Skowhegan School of Art, finalist
1999 Studios Midwest Artist-in-Residence, Galesburg, Il
1997 VSC Residency Artist-in-Residence Grant, Vermont Studio Center 1990 SPEOS Artist-in-Residence grant, Paris, France
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Founder and Curator of Beacon Open Studios
Co-curator BeaconArts Member Show Beacon NY 2019
Curator-Waterland 2014
Curator- Kickoff Exhibition BOS 2009-2013
Curator-The Big Draw 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Curator- Selections from Beacon Open Studios 2009
EMPLOYMENT
2018-present Self employed artist
2016-2017 Project Manager, Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry, Rock Tavern, NY
2009-2014 Director Beacon Open Studios
2006-2007 Director, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY
2005-2006 Associate Director, Steven Wolf Fine Arts, San Francisco CA
2005-2006 Special Events Director, Root Division, San Francisco CA
2002-2004 Co-Director Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute Graduate Program
MFA New Genres, San Francisco Art Institute
BFA Photography, University of New Mexico
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 Uncanny Garden Wallkill River Center for the Arts Montgomery NY
2024 Trigger Warning Convey/er/or Gallery Poughkeepsie NY
Herbaceous Heroines Big Mouth Gallery Beacon NY
2022 The Great Outdoors The Hoxton Hotel, Brooklyn NY
2017 NOstalgia Greenville Center for the Arts, Greenville SC
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2026
SPECTALiA: The Every Woman Biennial Pen and Brush Gallery New York, NY
Seriously Whimsical Gallery 40, Poughkeepsie NY
Garner Arts Festival Garnerville NY
2024
Democracy 2024 Puffin Foundation Teaneck NY
2023
Of A Feather Emerge Gallery, Saugerties NY Are We Home Yet? ArtPort Kingston, NY
Onward San Francisco Art Institute Alumni Group, online
2022
Unleashed AHA Fine Art, Brooklyn, NY
Best in Show Emerge Gallery, Saugerties NY
Hallways Second Street Studios, Troy NY
Every Woman Biennial Superchief Gallery NYC
2021
Flora Gallery 263, Cambridge MA
Tell Me A Story Emerge Gallery Saugerties NY
I Am Woman Howland Art Center, Beacon NY
2020
20/20 Vision Holland Tunnel Art, Newburgh NY
Influenced by Nature Ann Street Gallery Newburgh NY
2019
Every Woman Biennial LaMama Galleria New York, NY
Newark Arts Festival, Newark NJ
Terrain Biennial Newburgh, Newburgh NY
Postcards From The Edge, Bortolami Gallery, New York NY
Cycles Catalyst Gallery Beacon NY
Still Still Moving Howland Cultural Center Beacon NY
The Mystery of Nancy Drew Howland Library, Beacon NY
2018
Art of Survival 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco CA
Life’s A Beach LITM Jersey City, NJ
Zoology Matteawan Gallery Beacon NY
The Yellow Wallpaper Beacon NY
BOS Alumni Show Beacon NY
2017
fRact/fiction Artspace New Haven, CT
Undercurrents: The River as Metaphor Samuel Dorsky Museum of Art New Paltz, NY
Pattern Recognition Woskob Family Gallery State College PA
Where We Are Puffin Foundation Teaneck NJ
Nasty Women ABD Gallery Philadelphia PA
Postcards from the Edge Metro Pictures NYC, NY
Comfy 17 Howland Library Beacon NY
The Chocolate Show Catalyst Gallery Beacon NY
2016
Little Wonders LITM Jersey City NJ
Sports in Art Maloney Gallery Morristown NJ
The Language of Patterns Ann St Gallery Newburgh NY
Beacon Open Studios Kickoff Show, Beacon NY
CoMFY16 Howland Public Library, Beacon NY
The Big Draw (curator) Beacon NY
2015
Beacon Open Studios Kickoff Show, Beacon NY
The Big Draw (curator) Beacon NY
2014
Possible Ideas Catalyst Gallery, Beacon NY
Waterland Hudson Beach Glass Beacon NY
Art Along the Hudson Saugerties Performing Arts Center, Saugerties NY
Flow Front Street Gallery Patterson NY
Selections from Beacon Open Studios Rhinebeck Savings Bank, Fishkill NY
2013
Family Mad Dooley Gallery Beacon NY
Alternating Current The Loft Beacon NY
Small Works Catalyst Gallery Beacon NY
The Big Draw (curator & artist) Beacon NY
2012
Bound to Printed Matter (curator & artist) Howland Library Beacon NY
Blue Collar Blues Faith in Art Gallery, Beacon NY
Barbie Ann Street Gallery Newburgh NY
Beekman Banners a public art project in Beacon NY
Some Girls Howland Cultural Center Beacon NY
Love & Lust Spire Studios Beacon NY
The Big Draw (curator) Beacon NY
2011
Art Along the Hudson Kickoff Show Paramount Theatre Peekskill NY
The Great Hudson River Show Riverside Arts Beacon NY
Shine Mill Street Loft, Poughkeepsie NY
Windows on Main St. Beacon NY public art project
2010
Habitats for Artists artist in residence Garrison NY
The Big Draw, Marion Royael Gallery Beacon NY
Flora RiverWinds Gallery Rhinebeck NY
Trees/Drawings RiverWinds Gallery Beacon NY
Invitational BAU Beacon NY
Selections from Open Studios Beacon NY
Windows on Main St. Beacon NY
2009
Past and Present Amos Eno Gallery Brooklyn NY
Small Works Zuzu, Beacon NY
Windows on Main Street, a public art project in Beacon NY
Art Along the Hudson Cunneen-Hacket Art Center Poughkeepsie NY
2008
Windows on Main Street, a public art project in Beacon NY
on Site Kamp Maykr Beacon NY
Pot Shots at Hot Shots 3rd Rail Studios, New Rochelle NY
Tote Bag Open Space Gallery, Beacon NY
2007
Artists Go Lightly Temporary Autonomous Museum, San Francisco
2006
Instant Messaging Gallery 16, San Francisco
2005
Truth & Lies Mission 17, San Francisco
Conversations with the Wall, Root Division, San Francisco
Threshold Merced Cultural Center, Merced CA
Some Thing Out of No Thing, Root Division, San Francisco
2004
MFA Thesis Exhibition, San Francisco Art Institute
Out of Place, Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis
Attempts at Eating My Own Face, iMusicast, Oakland
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
9 Hudson Valley Art Exhibits to Get You Through to Spring Chronogram Magazine March 2020 Women Under Fire TOWN Carolina Magazine January 2019
Keeping it Real Highland Current July 2018
Full Metal Beacon Highland Current August 2015
Minimalist at Heart Nuvo.net August 2008
GRANTS, AWARDS, RESIDENCIES
2024 Individual Artist Commission from NY Statewide Community Regrants Program
2020 Dutchess County Executive Award: Artivist
2019 Clara Lou Gould Fund for the Arts grant recipient
2016 Rachel Carson Intergenerational Sense of Wonder/Sense of Wild Contest Winner
2003 Green Foundation Artist-in-Residence, Marfa TX
2003 Skowhegan School of Art, finalist
1999 Studios Midwest Artist-in-Residence, Galesburg, Il
1997 VSC Residency Artist-in-Residence Grant, Vermont Studio Center 1990 SPEOS Artist-in-Residence grant, Paris, France
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
Founder and Curator of Beacon Open Studios
Co-curator BeaconArts Member Show Beacon NY 2019
Curator-Waterland 2014
Curator- Kickoff Exhibition BOS 2009-2013
Curator-The Big Draw 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Curator- Selections from Beacon Open Studios 2009
EMPLOYMENT
2018-present Self employed artist
2016-2017 Project Manager, Polich Tallix Fine Art Foundry, Rock Tavern, NY
2009-2014 Director Beacon Open Studios
2006-2007 Director, Amos Eno Gallery, New York, NY
2005-2006 Associate Director, Steven Wolf Fine Arts, San Francisco CA
2005-2006 Special Events Director, Root Division, San Francisco CA
2002-2004 Co-Director Swell Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute Graduate Program