EDUCATION: MFA Painting Pratt Institute
BA Design Adelphi University
2022-2023 Current Teaching Artist Project cohort
EXHIBITIONS: *solo
2022
Upcycled Art, Greenpoint Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Alumni Art Exhibition in honor of the University’s 125th anniversary, Adelphi University Performing Arts center Gallery, Garden City, NY
2021
Heart of Greenpoint: Chalk Quilting Bee, McGolrick Park, Brooklyn, NY
With support from the City Artists Corps Grant from New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA). Community partners: The North Brooklyn Parks Alliance, Mutual Aid NYC and P and P Art Supplies.
2020
Small Works, Roxbury Arts Group, Roxbury, NY
Art Off Screen, Neumeraki
After Quarantine, The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
Deep Blue See: Art For Child Abuse Prevention Month, Artsy.net
2019
*Memories Are Starting Points, Curated by Melissa Staiger, Underdonk, Brooklyn, NY
Pierogi Project, Greenpoint Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
Celebrating 60…and not being quiet about it, Creative Innovation Center CIC, Taunton, England
ABC No Rio Clothesline Benefit, Bullet Space, New York, NY
2018
Keeping Time, Park Church Co-Op, Brooklyn, NY
Monument in Miniature, ABC No Rio, Brooklyn, NY
Idle Tales, Park Church Co-Op, Brooklyn, NY
2017
TouchStones, Wolf’s Lane Park, Pelham, NY
Sanctuary, Park Church Co-Op, Brooklyn, NY
Feminist Opposition, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
2016
Plus One, Trestle Contemporary Art Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Holiday Salon, Lorimoto, Ridgewood, NY
Shift & Fade, BLAM Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Garden Centennial Exhibition, Bartow-Pell Mansion Museum, Bronx, NY
Baseline, galleryELL.com
Baseline, Trestle Projects, Brooklyn, NY
2015
Holiday Salon, Lorimoto, Ridgewood, NY
MOCAD's Art + Culture Auction, Detroit, MI
You've Got Mail, Ground Floor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Harvest, Roxbury Art Group, Roxbury, NY
18th Annual Community Art Jam, Hudson Guild, New York, NY
For Arts' Sake, Roxbury Art Group, Roxbury, NY
Wish You Were Here 14, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Last Dance at the Old Gem, Arts@Renaissance, Williamsburg, NY
NYC Salon Showcase: A Weekend at the Old Gem, Arts@Renaissance, Williamsburg, NY
Large Works Show, Roxbury Art Group, Roxbury, NY
Members Only Show, Materials for the Arts, Long Island City, NY
Postcards from the Edge, Luhring Augustine Gallery, New York, NY
Paperazzi !V, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2014
Peculiar Objects, Lorimoto, Ridgewood, NY
Inspired By Quilts, Roxbury Art Group, Roxbury, NY
Artists Speak Out, Roxbury Art Group, Roxbury, NY
Seeking Space, The Active Space, Brooklyn, NY
Paperazzi III, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Reuse Remixed, Materials for the Arts, Long Island City, NY
2013
Paperazzi II , Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
A Necessary SHIFT, Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY
2012
Paperazzi, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn Museum's Go Brooklyn Open Studio weekend: http://www.gobrooklynart.org/studio/beawolert
2011
Impermanent Fixtures, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Paper 2011, Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Trade School @ the Whitney: Coincidence of Wants, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
2010
Power to the People, Feature Inc., New York, NY
A Communist Gala, CUCHIFRITOS Gallery/Project Space, New York, NY
The Great Pop-Up Art Sale; d.u.m.bo. art center (DAC), Brooklyn, NY
Archetypes: The(se) Roles We Wear presented by Lehigh College; The Women's Center, Women's Studies, and Arts Lehigh, Bethlehem, PA
2009
Patterns of Growth, NurtureArt, Brooklyn, NY (curated by Melissa Staiger and Susan Ross)
Her Mark 2010, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL (with publication)
Forever Summer, Denise Bibro, New York, NY (curated by Scott Malbaurn)
2008
Eggcartonopolis, HQ, Brooklyn, NY
Generations 6, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY
The Downtown Dinner, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC), New York, NY
2007
Renegades, Exit Art, 25 Years of Performance Art: A Selection from the Archives, New York, NY
2006
7th Annual Winter Auction, d.u.m.b.o. arts center (DAC), Brooklyn, NY
Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY
From the Art of New York: An Exhibition and Gala to Benefit the Gulf, Presented by NY1 News, The Bank of New York, The New York Foundation for the Arts and the World Financial Center Arts & Events Program; World Financial Center Winter Garden, New York, NY (catalogue)
2005
Traveling Tales, International traveling postcard show, Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Masterton, New Zealand, Curated by Camila Marambio
prayingproject, 3 day performance piece, EXIT Art, New York, NY (juried), Screened in Germany, 2006
Second Annual Postcard-Size Art Show, Six to Six Interdistrict Magnet School/Thurgood Marshall Middle School for Social Justice, Bridgeport, CT
2004
Night of 1000 Drawings, Artists Space, New York, NY
Faithworks, Steuben West Gallery and Pratt Chapel, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Rondall Reynoso
First Annual Postcard-Size Art Show, Six to Six Interdistrict Magnet School/Thurgood Marshall Middle School for Social Justice, Bridgeport, CT
NOHO NY ARTWalk, Works showcased in NOHO storefronts, Presented by NOHO NY BID, New York, NY (brochure)
2003
The College Art Association New York Area MFA Exhibition, Hunter College/Times Square Gallery, New York, NY
Pratt MFA Exhibition, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY
2002 *MFA Thesis Exhibition, Steuben West Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
2001 Mind the Gap: Art from Both Sides of the Atlantic, Steuben East Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY and Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
dialogues, Steuben Hall Galleries, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Joe Levickas & Jennifer Lynn Clark
2000
Young Talents Group Exhibition: 2nd International Chopin and Friends Festival, Polish & Slavic Center, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Young Talents Group
1998
Winthrop-University Hospital 38th Annual Shirley Weber Memorial Art Show, Winthrop Univeristy Hospital, Mineola, NY
EXHIBITIONS CURATED:
2011 Impermanent Fixtures, A.I.R. Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (curated with Megan Biddle and Emily Harris)
2001 Mind the Gap: Art from Both Sides of the Atlantic, Steuben East Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY (co-curated)
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Weaver, Shaye, “Meet the incredible painted cows in this year’s CowParade!”, Time Out New York, August 24 2021 https://www.timeout.com/newyork/news/meet-the-incredible-painted-cows-in-this-years-cowparade-082421
Doyon, Lori Ann, “Community Quilt Art Chalk with a Heart”, Greenline North Brooklyn Community News, October 6, 2021 https://northbrooklynnews.com/2021/10/06/community-quilt-art-chalk-with-a-heart/
Mentee, Billy, “Polish-American Artist Beatrice Wolert to Lead a Chalk-a-Thon at McGolrick Park, greenpointers.com, September 14, 2021
https://greenpointers.com/2021/09/14/polish-american-artist-beatrice-wolert-to-lead-a-chalk-a-thon-at-mcgolrick-park/
“Top Ten NYC Artists Now”, Art511, February 2019 http://art511mag.com/top-ten-nyc-artists/
”Public Art Exhibitions - Wolf’s Lane Park Beatrice Wolert: TouchStones”, The Pelham Post, October 4, 2017-October 17, 2017
”10/07 Public Art Exhibitions – Wolfs Lane Park 12 PM”, Talk of the Sound News, October 7, 2017 https://talkofthesound.com/2017/10/03/10-07-public-art-exhibitions-wolfs-lane-park-12-pm/
Schriber, Abbe, “Art Workers of the World Unite: A studio residency for arts administrators”, artcritical, December 10, 2010 http://artcritical.com/2010/12/12/art-workers-of-the-world-unite-a-studio-residency-for-arts-administrators/
Scheffler, Ashley, “Women’s Art Showing on South Side”, The Brown and White, March 26, 2010 http://media.www.thebrownandwhite.com/media/storage/paper1233/news/2010/03/26/Lifestyle/Womens.Art.Showing.On.South.Side-3894705.shtml
ARTIST RESIDENCIES:
2022 Surf Point Foundation, York, ME
2016 Bridge Residency, Los Angeles, CA.
2010 EFA Studio Residency for New York City Arts Workers , Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts Project Space, New York, NY
ARTIST TALKS/PANELS:
2019 Memories Are Starting Points, Curated by Melissa Staiger, Underdonk, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Studio Visit and Artist Talk, Flagler College, Brooklyn and Manhattan, NY
2009 Panel discussion on Patterns of Growth, Moderated by Susan Ross and Melissa Staiger, NurtureArt, Brooklyn, NY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcz6QlFHUtM
2008 Artist talk for Pratt Institute students, Brooklyn, NY Artist talk and studio critiques at UConn, Storrs, CT
2006/2007/2008
Center for Arts Education’s Career Development Program’s “Career Awareness Day” at the Sackler Education Center at the Guggenheim Museum and at The Roundabout Theatre Company’s American Airlines Theatre
1996 Two drawings used in a Keynote Address entitled “A Reconceptualization of Grief” at The 4th Sudden Infant Death Syndrome International Conference, Bethesda, MD
AWARDS/HONORS:
2003 Pratt Circle Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement
1996-7 Adelphi University Art History Essay Contest
1996 Adelphi University Award of Merit
COLLECTIONS:
Honesdale, PA, Trail’s End Camp Private collections in San Francisco, San Diego, and Sacarmento, CA and Brooklyn, Long Island and New York, NY
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
2021-2022 Director of Finance and Operations, CUE Art Foundation, Flatiron, NY
2003-2021 CUE Art Foundation
1995-1998 Graphic Designer/Production Assistant, Sign-A-Rama, New Hyde Park, NY
1993 Scenery Painting Instructor/Camp Counselor at Trail’s End Camp, Honesdale, PA
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
New Leadership Associates (NLA) Chapter of ArtTable
ASAPP Consortium Member http://artflock.org/
Former Member of One Stone Collective www.onestonecollective.com