Ms. Criss is a fine art photographer, painter and collagist with more than twenty years experience as a curator, editor, and researcher for art and photography collections. She leads ongoing discussions on creativity based on Julia Cameron's book The Artist's Way.
Education: Mentoring workshops with Ernestine Ruben (2001-2003);
Lori Novak (1988);
Bernice Abbott (1955).
School of Visual Arts, BFA/Photography (1986);
NY School of Photography (1960);
High School of Music and Art, Art/Photography (1957)
Affiliations: Professional Women Photographers, President (1993-2000)
Board member (2005-2008)
PWP Program Chair 2005-2007
B. J. Spoke Gallery, current Member 2006
Awards: National Scholastic Honorable Mention in Photography, 1956
Juried Exhibitions:
Breaking Ground, Omni Gallery, Uniondale, NY, September 2010 – January 2011
The 1st Long Island Biennial, Heckscher Museum, Huntington, NY, July 2010
Body and Soul, Art League of Long Island, Dix Hills, NY June 2007
Life In & Out of Balance, a Juried competition, Ashforth Warburg Gallery, NY
April-May 2002
Cow Quest, Ashforth Warburg Gallery, NY, September 2000
All Americans, National Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures,
Prague, Czech Republic, Severocheske Museum, Northern Bohemia, 1996 and
Nassau Community College, NY, 1997
Solo Exhibitions
Harmony Reigns-Everyday Meditations, B.J.Spoke gallery, Huntington, NY 2011
Heal and Unite, B.J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY, July 2009
City Sightings, 96th Street Public Library, New York, NY, April 2000
Curator/Producer of Photographic Exhibitions:
Francis Criss – New York Inspired, Ashforth Warburg Gallery, NY, 1999
Intimate Portraits, Duggal Gallery, New York, NY, 1994
All Americans, National Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures. Prague, Czech Republic, Severocheske Museum, Northern Bohemia, 1996 and Nassau Community College, NY, 1997
YWCA, Women First for 135 Years, national traveling exhibit, 1993-1994
Curated/Produced Historic Vintage Photography Instillations
The Fashion District, On Shore Mfg, 512 Seventh Avenue, NY, 1993-2007
The Fashion Industry 1888-1938, Leon Charney Gallery, 1410 Broadway, NY, 1992-2007
Group Exhibitions
Small Works, B. J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY, November 2010
Poetic Visions, B. J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY, October, 2010
All That Jazz – Improvisations, B. J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY, July 2010
Artist’s Choice, B. J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY, February 2010
NEWWORKS 2008, Chelsea Gallery Space, New York, NY February 2008
Eros an d Agape, Canvas, Paper and Stone Gallery, New York, NY January 2008
A Celebration of Long Island, L’Abbate, Balkan, Colatita & Contini LLP,
Garden City, NY, May’07
Being Green, B. J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY April May 2007
Elegy to Eden, Durst Lobby Gallery, NY, March-April 2007
Carnival, B. J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY, January-February 2007
Winter Spirit, B. J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY, November-December 2006
Signs of Fall, B. J. Spoke Gallery, Huntington, NY, October-November 2006
Summers End, Weil Cornell Medical Library Gallery, NY, August-September 2006
Daydreams in a Real World, Montauk Library Gallery, NY, July-August 2006
Inside, Chrystie Street Gallery, NY, March-April 2006
Compassion, St. Vincent’s Hospital, NY, February-May 2006
Eyewitness – Part II, Durst Show Walls, NY, Oct – November 2005
Diversity, Next Door and Abroad, Stepping Stone Gallery, Huntington, NY,
November 2005
Secret Garden, A Woman’s View, Brooklyn Botanical Gardens, Summer 2005
Personal Landscapes, Stepping Stone Gallery, Huntington, NY, April-May 2005
Estro Art Show, Manhattan Theatre Source, NY, October 2003
Peace Works, Times Sq Gallery, NY, September 2003
Venus in NY, Manhattan Mall Gallery, NY, July 2003
Point of View, Westbeth Gallery, NY, September 2002
PWP Celebrates Women of NY, Manhattan Borough President’s Office,NY, 2002
Strength in Numbers, Weil Cornell Medical Library Gallery, NY, February 2002
The Steps We Have Taken, Ashforth Warburg Gallery, NY, August, 2001
Hidden Faces and Places, Ashforth Warburg Gallery, NY, May - June 2001
A Spiritual Moment, St. Francis College, Brooklyn, NY, 2001
Details, Ashforth Warburg Gallery, NY, January 1998
NY Shows Off, Ashforth Warburg Gallery, NY, May 1997
A World of Wonder – People and Places, Lever House, NY, June 1996
Women Photograph Women, Learning Alliance, NY, March, 1996
PWP Shoots Catskills, Sullivan County Museum, Hurleyville, NY, Fall 1995
Hope and Joy in a Troubled World, Columbia University, NY, January 1995
