SOLO EXHIBITIONS

"The Model Project," DFN Gallery, New York, NY
"The Model Project," Sienna Gallery, Lenox, MA
"Barbara Nessim: Classic Illustrations by the Norman Rockwell Museum's First Artist Laureate," Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA

2007

 "WomanGirl," Sienna Gallery, Cur. Sienna Patti, Lenox, MA
"Transition," Sienna Gallery, Cur. Sienna Patti, Lenox, MA

2003

"Black Truths / White Lies," Bitforms Gallery, Cur. Steve Sacks, New York, NY

1999

"Visual Solutions," Normal Rockwell Museum, Cur. Maude Ayson; Stockbridge, MA

1995

"Random Access Memories," Colombo/Americano Museum, Bogota, Colombia

1994

"Random Access Memories," Adams Landing Art Center, Cincinnati, OH

1993

"Random Access Memories," Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ
"Art for a Brave New World," Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT

1992

 "Random Access Memories," Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

1991

"Random Access Memories," Rempire Fine Art & Gallery, New York, NY
"Random Access Memories," Sangre de Cristo Arts Center, Pueblo, CO
"Random Access Memories," mini-book installation, S. Conneticut State University; New Haven, CT
"Similar But Not The Same-Part II," Verbum Gallery, Cur. Michael Gosney; San Diego, CA

1989

"Similar But Not the Same," Grace Gallery, New York Technical College; New York, NY
"Artware/Kunst Electronic," Sponsored by Seimens Corp.,Cur. David Galloway; Hannover, Germany

1987

"The Art of Barbara Nessim," Fine Arts Gallery, Spokane Falls Community College; Spokane, WA, Jan

1986

"The Work of Barbara Nessim," Shiseido Ginza Gallery; Tokyo, Japan

1983

"The Art of Barbara Nessim," Coors Gallery; Golden, CO

1977

Hampshire College Gallery; Amherst, MA

1974

The Benson Gallery, Cur. Elaine Benson; Bridgehampton, Long Island NY

1973

Corridor Gallery, Cur. Paul Spina; SoHo, NY

1971

"Introducing," The Triangle Gallery - Cur. Lynn Schnurnberger; New York, NY

2009

"2009 Annual International Print Show: Views of Women and Nature," The Williams Gallery, FL

2008

"American Illustration 25 Anniversary Timeline," Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, CA

2007

"Postcards from the Edge,” Invitational 10th Annual Visual AIDS Benefit, New York, NY
"Computer Graphics Invitational" Mariani Gallery, CO
"What F Word?" Cynthia Broan Gallery, Chelsea, NY

2004

"The Transparent Network," Digital Be-In 13 at SOMARTS Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Digital Selections", Schick Art Gallery at Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
"Byte: Digital Technology Creates New Art Forms," Nassau County Museum of Art, Nassau, NY
"Women in Illustration: Contemporary Visions and Voices," Norman Rockwell Museum, MA
"Women Illustrators: Art for the Printed Page," Kingsborough Community College, Brooklyn, NY

2003

"Preview" show of artists for the new season's exhibitions. Bitforms Gallery, Chelsea, NY
"2003 International Women Designers Exhibition," Seoul Arts Center, Korea

2002

"Alan E. Cober Memorial Exhibition, Buffalo State University.
"Prevailing Human Spirit," Society of Illustrators, NY, NY

2001

"Bitforms Inaugural Exhibition", Bitforms gallery
"ACM1: Beyond Cyberspace", San Jose State University; San Jose, CA
"A Century of Women Illustrators", San Jose State University; San Jose, CA

2000

"Illustrating Women", Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL
"American Graphics and Design", Donduk Women's University, Seoul, Korea
"Old & New Expectations: Women Through the Millenium", the Williams Gallery
"Plugged-in: Art with and Electrical Connection", Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, FL

1999

"Seventh Annual Digital Salon," SVA Visual Arts Museum, New York, NY
"Electronic Rituals", Intermedia Arts Minneapolis, MN

1998

"Siggraph 25th Anniversary Invitational", Orlando, FL
"WYSIWYG", California State University, Los Angeles, CA
"The Digital Print Exhibit/Workshop", A.I.R. Gallery, New York, NY

1997

"Fifth Annual Digital Salon", SVA Visual Arts Museum, New York, NY
"The Art Exchange Show", The Roger Smith Gallery, Art Exchange; New York, NY
"Sangre de Cristo: Retrospective 25", Sangre de Cristo Art Center, Pueblo, CO
"A Digital Interface", ACM/Siggraph traveling show, Marist College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
"ACM/Siggraph Expo", San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA

1996

"Fourth Annual Digital Salon", ACM Siggraph, SVA Visual Arts Museum
"Computer Art", Art Builders Gallery, Jersey City, NJ
"Elastic Visions", Catherine Smith Gallery, Boone, NC
"Twelve Digital Artists: A Salute to Digital Art on Broad Street,", AudArt Gallery, New York, NY
"Deus ex Machina", W. Keith and Janet Kellogg Gallery, CSPU Pomona, CA
"Van Go!", Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA

1995

"Art, Design and Barbie", Liberty Street Gallery, New York, NY

1994

"Binary Visions", Williams Gallery, Princeton, NJ
"Elastic Visions", Penn State University, University Park, PA
"Blue Angel", Galerie Mainz, Berlin, Germany
"Siggraph '94 Art & Design Show", Orlando, FL
"Artists Shedding Light on Science", San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA p>

1993

"The Abandoned Shoe", Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn, Germany
"New York Digital Salon", The Art Director's Club, juried, NY
"Discoveries IX", The Arsenal Gallery, NY, NY
"Computer Influences", Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
"Salon of Independent Artists", Cyberspace Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
"The New Images", Montage '93, Rochester, NY
"Computer Age Fine Art", Williams Gallery for Merrill Lynch, Princeton, NJ
"The Artist & the Computer", Hastings on the Hudson Gallery, Hastings, NY

1992

"ARTEX '92", Japan International Contemporary Art Assoc., Tokyo, Japan
"Seoul International Computer Art Festival", Seoul, Korea
"SCAN '92", Philadelphia, PA "Send us a Fish!", Arnyékkötök Electrographic Art, Budapest, Hungary
"Computer Age Fine Art", The Williams Gallery, Princeton, NJ
"8 American Woman Artists-My Private New York", Shiseido The Ginza Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
"Computer Graphics, State of the Art Show", Univ. Wuppertal: Offenbach; Munich; Berlin, Germany
"In Context: Digital Expression", Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS >

1991

"Siggraph '91 Art Show", Juried; Las Vegas, Nevada
"Computers and the Creative Process", University of Oregon Museum of Art

1990

"Fotographie, Wissenschaft und Neue Technologein", Kunts Museum Düsseldorf, Germany
"Works on Paper", Berkshire Art Museum, Brooklyn Museum; Pittsfield, MA
“Infinite Illusions", Smithsonian Institute, Washington, D.C.
"Siggraph '90 Art Show", Computer Museum, Juried; Boston, MA
"2nd Digitart International Competition", Ernst Museum (first prize winner); Budapest, Hungary
"Trans-Art", Galerien im Kreishaus, Artware,; Koln, Germany, Jan
"New American Talent -89 /90", Laguna Gloria Art Museum (Jurors Award); Cat., TX
"Siggraph'89 Art Show", Computer Museum, Juried, art chosen for announcement; Boston, MA.
“Imagine", Computer Art Museum - Invitational; Boston, MA "Siggraph '88 Art Show", Juried; Atlanta, GA
“Underground Images - SVA - The First 40 Years", The Cooper Hewitt Museum; New York
"Computer Art" M.I.T. Museum; Cambridge, MA
"The Statute of Liberty: A Contemporary Graphic View", The New York State Museum; Albany, NY

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Norman Rockwell Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
Szépmüvészeti Museum, Budapest, Hungary
The Museum of Modern Art - Lund Kunsthall, Lund, Sweden
The Smithsonian Institution
The World Trade Center observation deck "The Bride Price" on permanent exhibition
Whitney Museum of American Art, NY, Sketch Book; Library Collection
Arizona State University
The Henry Babbage Library Art Gallery at University of Connecticut, Stoors

EDUCATION

Department of Illustration and Fine Art, Pratt Institute: BFA

TEACHING

2004-06

Parsons School of Design - Instructor in Visual Concepts, Drawing and Painting

1992-04

Parsons School of Design - Chairperson of the Illustration Department

1987-92

The School of Visual Arts - Masters Program for Computer Art - Portfolio Class - Instructor

1976-92

Fashion Institute of Technology - Instructor in Drawing and Illustration

1967-87

The School of Visual Arts - Instructor of Drawing, Painting, Graphic Design and Visual Concepts

1976-84

Pratt Institute - Instructor in Visual Concept

SELECTED AWARDS

2009

First Artist Laureate of the Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA

2005

Communication Arts Illustration Annual 46

1999

Applied Arts Annual 99, American Illustration 18 Competition

1998

International New Media Design Festival, “Public Intimacy” www/Multimedia, Honorable Mention
Siggraph Pioneer Deck of Cards- 25th Annual Conference
SPD Merit Award, New York Times Magazine Cover: "Breast Cancer at 35: A Diary of Youth and Loss”

1995

Special Recognition Award-Graphic Artist Guild

1990

Mac World "Macintosh Masters Art Contest" Honors
2nd International Digitart Competition. First Prize 45,000 Forints - Exhibition: Ernst Museum, Budapest, Hungary

1989

New American Talent '89/'90 "Juror's Choice Award" Juror John Caldwell, Cur. MoMA, San Francisco, CA

1960-98

Over 200 awards for excellence in fine art & illustration, The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration

PUBLICATIONS

2000

"Line of Least Resistance", Essay - The Education of an Illustrator by Heller and Arisman, Allworth Press

1998

"Sight Lines: For Mona Lisa", Essay, Leonardo Special Issue: Sixth Annual Digital Salon

1997

"Global Collaboration Renga '97"
"Of Walls and Windows", Essay, Leonardo Special Issue: Fifth Annual Digital Salon, Vol. 30, #5

1996

"Get Lost or Found", Essay, Leonardo Special Issue: Fourth Annual Digital Salon, Vol. 29, #5