VICKIE BYRON
CV
Born in Washington, D.C. Lives and works in Queens, N.Y.
EDUCATION:
M.F.A. Painting, Queens College, City University of New York
B.F.A. Fine Arts, cum laude, Maryland Institute College of Art
EXHIBITIONS:
2027 Covello AIR Gallery, solo exhibition forthcoming February, East Harlem, NY
2026 Carter Burden, "Small Matters," juried group exhibition, forthcoming Nov 19 Chelsea, NY
2026 Culture Lab LIC, "Rooted," juried group exhibition, LIC, NY
2025 The Factory, "Cement Beach," juried group exhibition, Long Island City, NY
2025 BWAC, "AMPED: The Art of Rock & Roll," juried group exhibition, Red Hook, NY
2025 LIC Arts, "Memory," juried group exhibition, Long Island City, NY
2025 LICA @ Trends, "Cosmic Concrete" juried group exhibition, Long Island City, NY
2025 LICA @ Atlantic Gallery, "Perspectives 2025," group exhibition Chelsea, NY
2024 Westbury Arts, “Art by the Book, A Celebration of Art and Text,” Westbury NY
2024 Flushing Town Hall, “The World’s Borough Art Exhibition, juried,” Flushing NY
2024 Klapper Gallery Queens College, "The Future is Now," 7 artists, Flushing, NY
2024 BWAC,"The Art of Coney," juried exhibition Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
2024 All Street Gallery,"Inhale the Exhaust," juried exhibition, Lower East Side, NY
2024 BWAC "Realism vs Abstraction," juried exhibition, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY
2024 4 Elements Satellite Gallery,"Track City," solo exhibition, Utica, NY
2023 Woman Made Gallery, "Small Works," Chicago, IL
2012 Queens Borough Hall, "Queens Poets & Poems," curator Paolo Javier, Queens, NY
2012 Maple Grove Center, solo exhibition, poetry reading, book launch, Kew Gardens NY
2011 Queens Museum of Art, “Queens: Multiple Visions,” juried exhibition, Flushing, NY
2009 Local Project, “Queens Sky,” Long Island City, NY
2008 Art and So4th, “Personal Effects,” juried exhibition, Williamsburg, NY
2008 Local Project, “Art on Vinyl,” Long Island City, NY
2007 James Cohan Gallery, Visual AIDS Benefit, group exhibition, Chelsea, NY
2007 Local Project, “Secrets of Queens,” Long Island City, NY
2007 Jamaica Center for Arts, “The Field,” juried exhibition, Jamaica, NY
2006 Flushing Council on the Arts, “Beyond Reason,” Flushing, NY
2006 Jamaica Center for Arts, “Mother Tongue” exhibition & dialogue, Jamaica, NY
2005 Flushing Council on the Arts “Propulsion:Immortal Energies,” Flushing, NY
2005 New York Hall of Science, Viscusi Gallery, featured artist, Corona, NY
PUBLICATIONS:
Byron, Vickie. "Matisse in Mind." Aberration Labyrinth Winter Issue
[Wisconsin] Mar 2018, p.4Web. http://aberrationlabyrinth.blogspot.com/2018/03/winter-2018-issue.html
Byron, Vickie. "Watered Down," poetry chapbook. Georgetown, KY: Finishing Line Press, 2011. Print
Byron et al. REZ E-Reader, poetry and prose, March 2013. New York, NY: Sullivan Street Press, 2013. eBook. <http://sullivanstpress.com/2013/04/rez-e-reader/>.
Sanclemente, Gaudys. "Multiple Visions." Queens Courier [New York City] 24 Feb 2011, p. 38. Print.
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POETRY READINGS:
2017 Boundless Tales Reading Series curated by Aida Zilelian ,The Local,1302 44th Ave, Long Island City, NY (September 14)
2014 Featured Poet, Pop-up Art & Poetry Event curated by Audrey Dimola, COFFEED Long Island City, NY (February 13)
2013 Featured Poet, Boundless Tales curated by Aida Zilelian
The Waltz Astoria, Astoria, NY (October 17)
Featured Poet, REZ Reading Series curated by Deborah Emin
Odradek's Coffee House, Kew Gardens, NY (February 13)
Featured Poet, Rez Reading Series curated by Deborah Emin
Odradek’s Coffee House,Kew Gardens, NY (March 7)
2012 Featured Poet, Noella Reading Series curated by John DeWind
Noella’s Brew Bar, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY (November 10)
Featured Poet, Phoenix Reading Series curated by Michael Graves
Caffe Reggio, Greenwich Village, NY (July 29)
Contemporary Poetry Exhibit in honor of National Poetry Month,
Queens Borough Hall, Queens Courthouse. Curated by Paolo Javier
KewGardens, NY (April 1-30)
2011 Book Launch Party, Art Exhibit, and Poetry Reading
The Center at Maple Grove, Kew Gardens, NY (October 5-28)
Local Authors' Display, Richmond Hill Park Fair (September 10)
Forest Hill Park, Richmond Hill, NY
Featured Poet, Poetry Marathon, REZ Reading Series curated by Deborah Emin
Mood Restaurant, Kew Gardens, NY (April 26)