Born in Tel Aviv, Israel, lives and works in New York City
Solo Exhibitions:
2010 "Landscapes for Humanity- Paintings by Batya F. Kuncman"
The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2011
"Drawing Connections" Siena Art Institute, Siena, Italy
"INTERBIFEP XIV" International Biennial Festival of Portrait - Drawings and Graphics- International Portrait Gallery Tuzla, Bosna i Hercegovina
“Terror:Artists Respond” Dershowitz Center Gallery, Industry City, Brooklyn, NY
“Embodied Light: 9-11 in 2011” collaboration with Tobi Kahn, Ernest Rubenstein Gallery, NY
"Your Name in Lights" a John Baldessari project for The Holland Festival and the Stedelijk Museum, Museumplein, Amsterdam
"Birds, Bees & Butterflies" The Lazarus Gallery New Rochelle, NY
"Benefit for Japan" fundraiser, Sacred Gallery NYC
"Scroll Bowl V" 17 Frost Street, The 22 Magazine
"The Last Book," Aguilar Branch of the New York Public Library, NY
“Women: Secrets & Confidence” Centre Civic de la Barcelona, Spain
2010
"The Dura Europos Project" The Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art, Philadelphia, PA
"Seduced by the Sacred," The Charter Oak Cultural Center, Hartford CT
"The Last Book," Zentral Bibliothek in Zurich, Switzerland
2008-2010 “Common Ground International Tour Collection “Haun Tie Art Museum, Beijing, China
2008
“CAC. 2” Museum of Modern Art, Toluca, Mexico
"The Last Book," The National Library of Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina
“Animal Art II - Critical Habitat” Altered Esthetics Gallery, Mpls, MN
“The Cradle Project” Albuquerque, NM
2007
“Night of 1,000 Drawings” Artist Space NY
”The Masters’ Mystery Art Show” (MMAS) Miami Beach, Florida
“We the People: An Artist’s Response, Albertus Magnus College, and New Haven, Connecticut
“Lilliput”, RedSaw Gallery, Newark, New Jersey
“Wish You Were Here #6”, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
2005 “Art Endures”, Walter and Leonore Annenberg, Conference Center for Medical Education, Wynnewood, PA
2002 “Reactions”, Exit Art, New York, NY
1996 “Full Spectrum”, Lever House Gallery, New York, NY, Alliance of Queens Artists, NY
1993 “New Direction”, Dutchess County Art Association, Poughkeepsie, NY
Juror: Adam Weinberg - Curator, Permanent Collection of Whitney Museum of American Art
1992 “Après”, Les Ateliers D\'Art de Garandeu, Paris, France
1992 “Le Portrait et l’Emotion”, Galerie Saint Gilles, Paris, France
Reviews:
McBee, Richard. "Landscapes For Humanity: Paintings By Batya F. Kuncman" The Jewish Press, Nov.5, 2010
Basciano, Oliver. November 2009 ArtReview members' roundup – the best of the network
ArtReview.com December 4, 2009
Nahshon, Gad “Soul Art” Israel Shelanu, New York July 25, 1996
"Mi Va Mi" Shalom Israel, July 12, 1996
Awards/ Accomplishments:
2008 Chashama/Klaynberg Gallery competition - one of four finalists
1992 “Joshua” book, illustrated for the Board of Jewish Education, New York, NY
1990 “Jeremy and the Starman” children book, authored and illustrated, New York, NY
2009-2011 Illustration/Design/Photos/Art appearing in the following publications:
eWeek, Forbes, PM Network, CIO Insight, MIT Technology Review, Wired, PHP Architect magazine, Python Magazine, Brooklyn Business Trends, Staten Island Business Trends, PM Network, Baseline Magazine, Chief Executive, Zeek Summer Issue 2010, Zeek Fall Issue 2010, Jewish TV Network, Present Tense Magazine.
Collections:
Davis Museum Barcelona (DMB)
Published Articles/ Presentations:
2008 "Art Transformation: A Dialogue between Old and New Media"
Published by Europia Productions, Paris
"Art Transformation: A Dialogue between Old and New Media"
Tecnológico de Monterrey Campus, Toluca, Mexico
Presentation at Computer Art Congress
2009-2011 Illustration/Design/Photos/Art appearing in the following publications:
eWeek, Forbes, PM Network, CIO Insight, MIT Technology Review, Wired, PHP Architect magazine, Python Magazine, Brooklyn Business Trends, Staten Island Business Trends, PM Network, Baseline Magazine, Chief Executive, Zeek Summer Issue 2010, Zeek Fall Issue 2010, Jewish TV Network, Present Tense Magazine.
Education:
BFA, Media Studies: Queens College, New York
Advertising: School of Visual Arts, New York, NY
Film School: Tel Aviv University: Israel
Silk Screen Printing, Stained Glass: 3D Studio Max, Art Center, Miami, Florida
3D Studio Max: Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
Flash animation: New School, New York, NY