South East Queens Biennial, York College, CUNY, inaugural exhibition, Spring 2018
Founder, Coordinator, and Liaison – with 2017-18 No Longer Empty Curatorial Lab

Queens Council on the Arts, Astoria, NY, 2017
Art Producer – Southeast Queens

Wellesley College, Massachusetts, 2011 – 2013
Lecturer – Modern, Contemporary, African & African American Art, Art Department

Boston University, Massachusetts, 2009
Lecturer – African Art, Art History Department

New Orleans Museum of Art, Louisiana, 2010
Guest Curator – Beyond the Blues: Reflections on African America from the Amistad Research Center Fine Arts Collection (April 9, 2010 – July 11, 2010)

Ohr- O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, Mississippi, 2009 – 2011
Guest Curator – Richmond Barthé, The Seeker (November 5, 2010 – June 12, 2011)

Amistad Research Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2008 – 2013
Consultant/Curator ? Fine Arts Collection

York College, City University of New York, 2001 – 2007
Associate Professor (tenured, 2006) ― Art History, Department of Performing and Fine Arts

The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 2002 – 2007
Associate Professor (permanent faculty) ? American & Contemporary Art – Ph.D. Program in Art History

Princeton University, New Jersey, 2000 – 2001
Visiting Lecturer ? African & African American Art, Art & Archaeology and African American Studies

Amherst College, Massachusetts, 1999 – 2000
Visiting Assistant Professor — African & African American Art, Fine Arts and Black Studies

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, 1998 – 1999
Scholar-in-Residence — research on the black body in modern American art and literature.

Princeton University, New Jersey, 1992 – 1998
Preceptor – Contemporary Art and Theory with Hal Foster, Spring 1998.
Teaching Assistant – Masters of American Art with John Wilmerding, and Modern Art, 1845 – 1945.
Co-Chair – Women’s Caucus of Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni.

Tulane University, New Orleans, 1990 – 1992
Teaching Assistant – Survey of Western European Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, Survey of American Painting, Sculpture, Decorative Arts, and Architecture, and Modern Art: Cezanne to the Present. student conferences; grading papers and examinations.

Bank of America [formerly National Bank of Westminster], 1984-1989
Branch Manager – Personnel management and customer development for a $15M branch office in Central New Jersey.

Curator – 2020 SouthEast Queens Biennial (York College Fine Arts Gallery/ Miller Gallery at JCAL, 2020), Elena Borstein-The Gift of Art: 1985-2015 (York College Fine Arts Gallery, 2019), Those Who Can Do: York College Faculty Art (Miller Art Gallery, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, NY, 2017); Sir Froderick – Pictures of H.E.R (York College Fine Arts Gallery, 2015); Jacqueline Herranz-Brooks – MALDITA PARED: Fotografía y Texto de Cuba/New York (Miller Art Gallery, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 2014); INSITU: Women Artists in Place (Miller Art Gallery, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, 2014); Richmond Barthé, The Seeker (New Orleans Museum of Art, 2010–2011) Beyond the Blues: Reflections on African America from the Amistad Research Center Fine Arts Collection, (New Orleans Museum of Art, 2010);Women On Top: Breaking Barriers, Resisting Limits (New Jersey: Pierro Gallery of South Orange, 2003).

For Publications please visit:
https://www.york.cuny.edu/portal_college/mvendryes

EXHIBITIONS
Emerging from Quarantine: Notes on the Pandemic, SouthEast Queens Artist Alliance Group exhibition, Fine Arts Gallery, York College, CUNY, Jamaica, NY, January 15 – February 27, 2021

Truth as a Contested Concept, juried group exhibition, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, November 1-23, 2019.

Women’s Narratives: Brick City Blues, juried group exhibition, Newark Arts Festival, New Jersey, October 11-13, 2019.

Creative Mosaic: Artists Working in Queens, juried group exhibition, Plaxall Gallery, Long Island City, NY, September 8 – October 13, 2019.

Standing Ovation: The African Diva Project, Jamaica Performing Arts Center, temporary public display, Queens Council on the Arts – ArtSite Commission, January 17 – March 25, 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxx3BGO1IFE&t=1s

Inaugural Group Exhibition, Warburton Gallerie, Yonkers, NY, November 10, 2018 – January 30, 2019.

The African Diva Project on Jamaica Avenue, LinkNYC – digital display commission, A Better Jamaica, Jamaica Council on the Arts, NYDOT, October – November 2018.

Shadowbox Tales, exhibiting artist, designer, and curator, Su-Casa, QCA Grant, Rochdale Village Community Center, Jamaica, NY, June 29, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Ir-97od1c

Revival: Pattern and Decoration, group exhibition, Longwood Arts Gallery@ Hostos, The Bronx Council on the Arts, April 4- June 6, 2018.

Art on Paper, Childs Gallery, Pier 36 NYC, March 8-11, 2018.

“i found god in myself,” 40th Anniversary celebration of Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls…, Charles H. Wright African American Museum, Detroit, MI, January 15 – April 2018.
Traveled to:
City Without Walls, Newark, NJ, October 2- November 18, 2017.
African American Museum in Philadelphia, October 7 – January 8, 2016.
Houston Museum of African American Culture, Texas, March 10 – April 15, 2017.
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library, September 19 – January 3, 2015.

IFPDA Fine Art Print Fair, Childs Gallery, Jacob Javits Convention Center, NY, NY, October 2017.

Those Who Can Do: York College Faculty Art Show, group exhibition, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, NY, June 15 – August 12, 2017.

Those Who Can Do: Faculty Art Show, group exhibition, York College Fine Arts Gallery, Jamaica, NY, March 16 – April 21, 2017.

Expanded Visions: Fifty Years of Collecting, group exhibition, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art, NY, March 9 – May 21, 2017.

The International Print Fair, Childs Gallery, Park Avenue Armory, NY, NY, November 2016.

The African Diva Project LIVE!, an interactive multimedia installation, Jameco Exchange, No Longer Empty.org group exhibition, Jamaica, NY, May 21 – July 17, 2016.

TRANScendence: an Exhibition of Emerging, Contemporary African American and Other Underrepresented Artists, The Gallery at Berkshire Hathaway, Montclair, NJ, June 2- August 21, 2016.

INK Print Fair, Childs Gallery, Art Basel Miami Beach, December 2015.

A River Depends on its Tributaries, Walsh Gallery, Seton Hall University, So. Orange, NJ, September 8 – October 12, 2015.

Margaret Rose Vendryes: The African Diva Project, Childs Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts, May 25 – July 12, 2015.

Margaret Rose Vendryes – The Complete African Diva Project, solo exhibition, Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, Mississippi, December 9, 2014 – March 7, 2015.

Prizm Art Fair, group exhibition, Miami Art Basel, Florida, December 4-22, 2014.

Art & Soul of the Southeast Queens Community, New York City Department of Transportation Art Program, outdoor exhibition. Parson Boulevard, Jamaica, New York, April 28, 2014 – September 22, 2015.

In Her Skin: Celebrating Women, La Maison D’arte, New York, New York, March 21, 2014 – May 18, 2014.

Margaret Rose Vendryes, The African Diva Project – Obsidian Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, April 11, 2014 – May 30, 2014.

The African Diva Project: Paintings by Margaret Rose Vendryes – Miller Gallery, Jamaica Center for Arts and Learning, Jamaica, New York – February 7, 2014 – March 29, 2014.

Bridging Boundaries: Redefining Diaspora – Postcrypt Art Gallery, Columbia University, New York, New York – February 7, 2014 – March 7, 2014.

Soul & Vibe – Scratch DJ Academy, New York, New York – November 6 – February 3, 2014.

CurateNYC – Rush Arts Gallery, New York, New York – November 2013.

33⅓: Side Two – The African Diva Project Continues, Paintings by Margaret Rose Vendryes – York College Fine Arts Gallery, CUNY, Jamaica, New York, October 24 – December 2, 2013.

Vibrant Textures: Community Spirit, General Electric Cultural Fine Art Gallery, Fairfield, CN, January 27, 2013 – March 1, 2013.

I Dreamed My People Were Calling, juried group exhibition, Rush Arts Gallery, New York, New York, November 2012- January 2013. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6-RMOabUyQ

Art Speaks!, juried group exhibition, Art in Flux Harlem Gallery, New York, New York, October 2012.

Art on the Roof – Boston, juried group exhibition, September 2012.

33⅓: Pushing the Needle – Selections from The African Diva Project, solo exhibition, Gelabert Studios Gallery, New York, New York, May 29 – June 16, 2012.
Review: Fo Wilson, “A ‘Remix’ of Diva Cool at 331/2 RPM,” International Review of African American Art, Vol. 24, No.2. (2013).

Art Basel, Miami Beach, December 2011.

African Divas: Paintings by Margaret Rose Vendryes, debut solo exhibition, Slater Concourse Gallery, Tufts University, Massachusetts, March 2011.

Bombay Sapphire Artisans Series juried competition, Mills Gallery, Boston Center for the Arts, Massachusetts, September 18-October 2, 2011. Regional Finalist.

Off the Wall, juried group exhibition, Danforth Museum of Art, Massachusetts, June 11, 2011 – August 7, 2011.

A Taste of Boston, juried group exhibition, 808 Gallery, Boston University, Massachusetts, April 6-9, 2011.

Gender Matters, Matters of Gender, juried group exhibition, Center for the Arts Freedman Gallery, Albright College, Pennsylvania, March 23 – April 20, 2011.

AWARDS

SHIFT Residency, Elizabeth Foundation, NY – 2021
ArtSite Grant, Queens Council on the Arts – 2018
A Better Jamaica, LinkNYC Commission – 2018
Su-Casa Grant, Queens Council on the Arts – 2018
CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences Travel Award – 2017
Distinguished Alumni Award, Association of Black Princeton University Alumni – 2015
Bombay Sapphire Artisans Series, Regional Finalist – 2011
American Association of University Women Fellowship – 2003-04
Scholar Incentive Award, CUNY – 2003-04
Research Foundation of CUNY Grant – 2003-04
Center for the Humanities Mellon Grant, CUNY – 2003-04
Faculty Publications Program Grant, CUNY – Spring 2003
Anyone Can Fly Foundation Professional Scholars Grant – 2002-03
National Endowment for the Humanities Research Fellowship — 1998-99
Irene Diamond Research Fellowship — 1998-99
Princeton Association of New England Summer Travel Award — 1995
Spears Dissertation Travel Fellowship — 1994
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship — 1993 & 1996
President’s Fellowship, Princeton University — 1992-96
Graduate School Scholarship for the Humanities, Tulane University — 1990-92

PROFESSIONAL AFFILLIATIONS

Member, New York City Cultural Affairs Advisory Commission
Trustee, York College Foundation
Founding Member/ Steering Committee, South East Queens Artists Alliance
Reviewer, Art History, Visual Arts, and Communication Arts & Sciences PSC CUNY Research Award
Trustee, Leslie Lohman Museum of Gay and Lesbian Art
Director, Association of Princeton Graduate Alumni Board (former)
Academic Advisor, Harlem Hospital WPA Murals website, Columbia Univ. Digital Knowledge Ventures
Academic Expert, American Lynching: A Documentary Film by Bitter Fruit Productions, Inc.
Member, College Art Association since 1992
Member, The Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA)
Member, Association of Black Women in Education
Member, Caribbean Studies Association
Member, Association of Historians of American Art
Fellow, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Reviewer for Choice since 2000