REEVA WORTEL
1978
Born in Portland, Oregon, USA
Currently lives and works in Nehalem, OR and Portland, OR
tigrereeva@gmail.com | www.reevawortel.com | 503.816.1724
EDUCATION
Naropa University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2006
Amsterdam School of the Arts, 2004-2005
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 SPILL, Ensemble Studio Theater, New York, NY
2015 SPILL, TimeLine Theater, Chicago, IL
2014 SPILL, Swine Palace Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2012 SPILL, Foster Art Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2012 SPILL, New Orleans Creative Center for the Arts, New Orleans, LA
2012 SPILL, Mile Post 5, Portland, OR
2011 SPILL, Nalanda Gallery, Boulder, CO
2011 SPILL, Fayeweather Beckham Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
2010 American Portrait Project, Cathedral Park Place Gallery, Portland, OR
2009 Heart of The Fierce Face, Chameleon’s Garden Gallery, Estacada, OR
2008 Sea Level, Northstar Ballroom Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Dark Porch, Attic Art Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2006 If you listen I will tell you something, Art/Not Terminal Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 The History of This Face, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 The Clackamas River, Spiral Gallery, Estacada, OR
2010 McMenamin’s Artists, Edgefield Hotel, Troutdale, OR
2009 Take Me to The River, Attic Art Gallery, Portland, OR
2008 Take Me With You, Atlas Café, Brooklyn, NY
2007 Collage, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
COMMISSONS
2010-2019, Series of original paintings commissioned by McMenamins Incorporated in Portland, OR
MURALS
1994-2019, Created murals with the mural collective The Artback in Estacada, OR
SELECTED PLAYS PRODUCED
2017 SPILL, Produced at Ensemble Studio Theater in New York, NY
2015 SPILL, Produced at TimeLine Theater in Chicago, IL
2014 SPILL, Produced in collaboration with Louisiana State University’s School
of Theater at the Swine Palace Reilly Theater, Baton Rouge, LA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Coviello, Will, “Review: SPILL” Gambit, bestofneworleans.com, November, 2012
Spiegel, Jeff, “Finding Answers Through Art”, Portland Tribune, August 2012
Kleinschmidt, Joe, “Crude Oil”, Minnesota Daily, December, 2011
TEACHING
2015-2016, Teaching Artist, Estacada High School, Estacada, OR
2014, Teaching Artist Clackamas Arts Alliance, Canby, OR
2012, Guest artist, teacher and lecturer, Louisiana State University
2012, Guest artist and teacher-in-residence, New Orleans Creative Center for the Arts
2011, Guest artist and lecturer, Wesleyan University
2011, Guest teacher and artist, Naropa University
2010, Guest artist and teacher, Portland State University
2009, Guest artist and teacher, Pacific Northwest College of the Arts
GRANTS
2015-2016 Estacada Arts Commission Teaching Artist Grant
2014, Regional Arts and Culture Council
2012, Sloan Foundation Grant
2012, Left Tilt Fund
2012, New Orleans Creative Center for the Arts Grant
2011, USA Project Grant
2011, Minnesota Emerging Artist Fund
2011, Wesleyan University Commission Grant
RESIDENCIES
2012, Studio Residency, Louisiana State University, Louisiana
2012, Studio Residency, New Orleans Creative Center for the Arts, Louisiana
2011, Studio Residency, Can Factory, New York
2010, Studio Residency, Cathedral Park Arts, Oregon
1978
Born in Portland, Oregon, USA
Currently lives and works in Nehalem, OR and Portland, OR
tigrereeva@gmail.com | www.reevawortel.com | 503.816.1724
EDUCATION
Naropa University, Bachelor of Fine Arts, 2006
Amsterdam School of the Arts, 2004-2005
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 SPILL, Ensemble Studio Theater, New York, NY
2015 SPILL, TimeLine Theater, Chicago, IL
2014 SPILL, Swine Palace Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2012 SPILL, Foster Art Gallery, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
2012 SPILL, New Orleans Creative Center for the Arts, New Orleans, LA
2012 SPILL, Mile Post 5, Portland, OR
2011 SPILL, Nalanda Gallery, Boulder, CO
2011 SPILL, Fayeweather Beckham Hall, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT
2010 American Portrait Project, Cathedral Park Place Gallery, Portland, OR
2009 Heart of The Fierce Face, Chameleon’s Garden Gallery, Estacada, OR
2008 Sea Level, Northstar Ballroom Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Dark Porch, Attic Art Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2006 If you listen I will tell you something, Art/Not Terminal Gallery, Seattle, WA
2005 The History of This Face, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 The Clackamas River, Spiral Gallery, Estacada, OR
2010 McMenamin’s Artists, Edgefield Hotel, Troutdale, OR
2009 Take Me to The River, Attic Art Gallery, Portland, OR
2008 Take Me With You, Atlas Café, Brooklyn, NY
2007 Collage, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art
COMMISSONS
2010-2019, Series of original paintings commissioned by McMenamins Incorporated in Portland, OR
MURALS
1994-2019, Created murals with the mural collective The Artback in Estacada, OR
SELECTED PLAYS PRODUCED
2017 SPILL, Produced at Ensemble Studio Theater in New York, NY
2015 SPILL, Produced at TimeLine Theater in Chicago, IL
2014 SPILL, Produced in collaboration with Louisiana State University’s School
of Theater at the Swine Palace Reilly Theater, Baton Rouge, LA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Coviello, Will, “Review: SPILL” Gambit, bestofneworleans.com, November, 2012
Spiegel, Jeff, “Finding Answers Through Art”, Portland Tribune, August 2012
Kleinschmidt, Joe, “Crude Oil”, Minnesota Daily, December, 2011
TEACHING
2015-2016, Teaching Artist, Estacada High School, Estacada, OR
2014, Teaching Artist Clackamas Arts Alliance, Canby, OR
2012, Guest artist, teacher and lecturer, Louisiana State University
2012, Guest artist and teacher-in-residence, New Orleans Creative Center for the Arts
2011, Guest artist and lecturer, Wesleyan University
2011, Guest teacher and artist, Naropa University
2010, Guest artist and teacher, Portland State University
2009, Guest artist and teacher, Pacific Northwest College of the Arts
GRANTS
2015-2016 Estacada Arts Commission Teaching Artist Grant
2014, Regional Arts and Culture Council
2012, Sloan Foundation Grant
2012, Left Tilt Fund
2012, New Orleans Creative Center for the Arts Grant
2011, USA Project Grant
2011, Minnesota Emerging Artist Fund
2011, Wesleyan University Commission Grant
RESIDENCIES
2012, Studio Residency, Louisiana State University, Louisiana
2012, Studio Residency, New Orleans Creative Center for the Arts, Louisiana
2011, Studio Residency, Can Factory, New York
2010, Studio Residency, Cathedral Park Arts, Oregon
