Born: Paterson, NJ

Education

	Mount Holyoke College, B.A., Political Science, magna cum laude,1970
	The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, M.F.A., Painting, 1978

Solo Exhibitions

	Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York, NY, December 2006-January 2007
	Gary Snyder Fine Art, New York, NY, 2003; with catalog essay by Karen Wilkin
	Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, “Laurie Fendrich: Drawings,” 2002; with catalog essay by Alfred MacAdam
	Linda Schwartz Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, 2000
	E.M. Donahue Gallery, New York, NY, 1995
	The Galbreath Gallery, Lexington, KY, 1994
	Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1993, 1986, 1983, 1981
	John Davis Gallery, New York, NY, 1990
	College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, 1982
	Frans Wynans Gallery, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 1982

Group Exhibitions

	Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York, NY, Summer Show, 2006
	Katharina Rich Perlow Gallery, New York, NY, "Loosely Defined," 2006
	Gallery Siano, Philadelphia, PA, "Order(ed)," Curated by Julie Karabenick; with catalog and catalog essay by Roberta Fallon, May, 2005
	The Painting Center, New York, NY, "The Legacy of Hans Hofmann," Curated by Karen Wilkin and Geoffrey Dorfman, November 3-December 24, 2005
	New York Arts Gallery, Curated exhibition by Julie Karabenick, (forthcoming, April 2005)
	National Academy of Design, 179th Annual Invitational Exhibition, invitational group exhibition, May 6 - June 6, 2004
	New York Arts, "Drawing Conclusions II," curated by Gae Savannah and Jill Conner, December 12, 2003 - January 13, 2004, New York, NY
	P.S. 1 Museum, New York, “After Matisse/Picasso,” 2003
	Eaton Fine Art, West Palm Beach, FL; “Artists and Writers and Husbands and Wives,” four-person show with Peter Plagens, Barbara Novak, and Brian O’Doherty, with catalog with 3500 word essay by each artist and reproductions of works, 2002
	Linda Schwartz Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, 2000; 2001
	Gary Snyder Fine Art, opening exhibition of new gallery in Chelsea, 2001
	Pratt Gallery, Puck Building, New York, NY, 1999, and Schafler Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, “Women and Geometric Abstraction,” curated by Kit White, 2000
	N-3 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 1999
	Jan Cicero Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2000, 1999, 1987, 1984, 1982, 1979
	Earl McGrath Gallery, New York, NY 1998( two exhibitions)
	Gramercy International Art Fair, New York, NY, 1997
	Snyder Fine Art, New York, NY, “The New Naturalism,” 1997
	Snyder Fine Art, New York, NY, “Geometric Abstraction, 1937-1997,” 1997
	Snyder Fine Art, New York, NY, "Affinities," 1996
	Donahue/Sosinski Gallery, New York, NY, 1996
	Emily Lowe Museum of Art, Hempstead, NY, 1998, 1994, 1991
	Los Angeles County Museum of Art, "The Mask Project," 1992 (with catalogue)
	P.S. 1 Museum, New York, "Slow Art: Painting in New York Now," 1992, curated by Alanna Heiss
	John Davis Gallery, New York, NY, 1989, 1990
	Condeso/Lawler Gallery, New York, NY, 1986
	Duo exhibition (with Jim DeFrance), 239 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles, CA, 1984
	"Critical Perspectives," P.S. 1 Museum, NY, 1982 (catalogue)
	"Contemporary Art from North Carolina," Squibb Corporation Gallery, Princeton, NJ, and North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC, 1982 (catalogue)
	"Painting, Notes & Sketches," Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman College, Orange, CA, 1980 (Four artists)
	"Introductions," Watson-Willour Gallery, Houston, TX 1979

	Professor of Fine Arts, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 2002-present; Associate Professor, 1995-2001
	Adjunct Faculty, Department of Fine Arts, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, 1989-95
	Painting Faculty, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA, 1980-85
	Instructor, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 1978-79
	Instructor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 1979-80

Visiting Artist

	Visiting Artist, “Critical Voices Program,” Irish Arts Council, Dublin, Ireland, May 2003
	Visiting Artist, Critic and Artist Residency Series, Colorado State University, 7-11 October, 2002
	The Pratt Institute, 1999 (semester seminar)
	University of Delaware, 1998
	Triangle Workshop, summer, 1997
	The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1993
	Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA, 1984; East Carolina University, Greenville, NC,1983; Emily Carr College of Art, Vancouver, B.C., 1981 (fall semester)
	Artist's Fellowship (Painting), National Endowment for the Arts, 1983-84

Fellowship

Artist's Fellowship (Painting), National Endowment for the Arts, 1983-84

Selected Bibliography

	The Phiiladelphia Inquirer, 26 May 2006. Review of "Order(ed)," by Edith Newhall. Select mention.
	The New York Observer, 27 February 2006. Review of "Loosely Defined," by Mario Naves. Select mention.
	The New York Sun, 25-27 November, Weekend Edition, "Celebrating Hofmann's Enduring Influence," review of exhibition by John Goodrich. Individual mention.
	The New York Observer, 21 November 2005. Review of "Hans Hofmann: The Legacy"; two individual mentions.
	The New York Times, Art Listings, 18 November 2005. Individual mention in "Hans Hofmann: 'The Legacy'" listing.
	NY Arts Magazine, "In Conversation with Laurie Fendrich," Interview and illustrations, by Julie Karabenick, online September - December, 2004; in print, NY Arts Magazine, November/December, 2004
	The New York Times, "The 179th Annual," May 14, 2004, review with individual mention, by Ken Johnson
	Art in America, June 2003, review by Eleanor Heartney
	The New York Times, review by Grace Glueck, 27 January 2003
	The New York Observer, “Laurie Fendrich May Be Harbinger of New Movement,” by Hilton Kramer, 6 January 2003
	ArtNet online, review by Walter Robinson, January 2003
	AbArt Online, review by Joseph Walentini, editor, January 2003
	New York Magazine, “Talent: Living Color,” by Edith Newhall, 16 December 2002
	ArtNews Magazine, “Up Now”; review by Lilly Wei, December 2002
	Palm Beach Daily News, Apr. 28, 2002, review and interview by Jan Sjostrom
	The Cincinnati Enquirer,” 28 March, 2000, review by Owen Findsen
	“Women and Geometric Abstraction,” Review, Dec. 1999, review by Robert C. Morgan
	“From the Mayor’s Doorstep,” March, 1999, review by Piri Halasz
	Partisan Review, Fall, 1996, review by Karen Wilkin
	The New York Times, 2 August, 1996, review by Roberta Smith
	Partisan Review, Winter, 1996, review by Karen Wilkin
	Art in America, January 1996, review by Richard Kalina
	The New York Times, 13 October, 1995, review by Pepe Karmel
	New York Magazine, 11 September, 1995, by Edith Newhall
	Dialogue, Mar/Apr 1994, review by James McCormick
	Artforum Magazine, May 1993, review by James Yood
	Art in America, June 1990, review by Walter Thompson
	ARTS Magazine, April 1990, review by Peggy Cyphers

Lectures and Panels

	Hofstra University 9/11 Symposium, "Remembering 9/11: Making a Memorial for Everyone," Panel Moderator, 5 September 2006
	Gallery Siano, "Order(ed)," Panel Participant, 6 May 2006
	Lecture, The University of Kentucky, 27 March 2006
	Panelist, The Painting Center, New York, NY, "The Legacy of Hans Hofmann"; Panel Moderator Karen Wilkin, 3 November 2005
	Lecture, "Why Artists Always Lie: The Inherent Antagonism Between Art and Philosophy," 11 November 2005; Visiting Professor, College Seminar, Balzac's The Unknown Masterpiece, 10 November 2005, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
	Lecture, The Otis College of Art and Design, 25 August 2005
	The New York Studio School, New York, NY, Artists and Critics Lecture Series, January 2003
	Keynote Speaker, Colorado Art Education Association, Fall Conference, Breckenridge, CO, 13 October 2002
	Public Lecture, Colorado State University, 9 October 2002
	Session Chair, College Art Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA (February 2002)
	Participant, “Talking History,” Aired on Public Radio, nationwide, the week of December 10, 2001
	Lecture, Raritan Valley Community College, Keynote Speaker, Community of Scholars Colloquium, November 15, 2001
	Lecture, The Pratt Institute, Artist/Lecture Series 1999, April 29, 1999
	Panelist, College Art Association Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, February 11, 1999
	Lecture, The University of Delaware, 1998
	Lecture, “Why Paint a Painting at the End of the 20th Century?,” The Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series, 1997, Hofstra University, 1997
	"Abstract Painting Now," The New York Studio School, NY, NY, with Hilton Kramer, Barry Schwabsky, and Pat Sutton, 1994
	Lecture, The University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1993
	Lecture, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1993

Publications

	"Blowing Art-Theory Smoke," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 12 May 2006
	"The Lie of the Portrait," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 11 November 2005
	"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Mess," The Chronicle of Higher Education, 3 June 2005
	"Sleeping Beauty," The Common Review, Vol. 3, Number 3, Winter, 2004
	"Wishing You Would Wish This," column participant, The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 9, 2004
	"A Brush with Leo Strauss," The Chronicle of Higher Education, December 12, 2003
	"Matisse Wins!," The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 10, 2003
	"Peter Plagens: An Essay by His Wife," in Artists & Writers, Husbands and Wives (West Palm Beach: Eaton Fine Art, Inc., 2002)
	“Confessions of an Abstract Painter,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, May 10, 2002
	“Traces of Artistry,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 11, 2002
	“History Overcomes Stories,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, Sep. 28, 2001
	“Deconstruct This,” column participant, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 1, 2000
	“Perceptual Drawing in the Age of the Keyboard,” in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 17, 2000
	Why Painting Matters (Bloomington, IN: Phi Delta Kappa Educational Foundation), 2000
	“Why Painting Still Matters,” in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Apr. 30, 1999. Reprinted in Drawing Us In: Essays on How We Experience Visual Art, ed. by Deborah Chasman (Boston: Beacon Press), 2000

Related Experience

Exhibitions Editor, ARTS Magazine, 1990-93