Born Norwich, Vermont 1981

Lives and Works in Brooklyn, New York

athena@athenawaligore.com

EDUCATION

2001 Dartmouth College, B.A., Studio Art with High Honors

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2008 Wish You Were Here 7, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, New York
Atlantic Avenue Art Walk 08, Brooklyn, New York
Generations VI, A.I.R. Gallery, New York, New York
Art On Our Walls, Rapture Cafe, New York, New York

2007  Threshold, Camera Club of New York, New York, New York
Chaat, Global Arts Village, New Delhi, India
(solo) Coloring Pictures, Rapture Cafe and Books, New York, New York

2006 Nurturing the New 2006, Julie Fishkin's Curator Showcase, CUE Art Foundation, New York, New York
Fine Art Adoption Network, Online Project with Adam Simon and Art in General
Womanhouse Too, Monster Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
Group Show April, www.group-show.com
Cannabalize, RIDER Project at Scope Fair, New York, New York

2005 Square Foot Williamsburg, AWOL Gallery at Project Spaceman, Brooklyn, New York
Dear Bubble Tea, Nurture Art, Brooklyn, New York

2004 Queer Packaging: Body Commodities, San Jose WORKS, San Jose, California
Tunnel of Love, Holland Tunnel, Brooklyn, New York

2003 La Superette, Deitch Projects, NYC; Participant Inc., New York
DUMBO Arts under the Bridge Festival, Brooklyn, New York
DUMBO Works on Paper Show, Gallery 800, Brooklyn, New York
OUTstories, Lerner Hall, Columbia University, New York
Pinned to the Wall, Organization of Independent Artists, New York
Time, Light, Space, New Century Artists, New York

2002 MANNA: A Show of Hands, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA

2001 (solo) Athena Waligore: Photographs, Dartmouth Exhibitions, Hanover, NH
Senior Art Majors Exhibition, Dartmouth Exhibitions, Hanover, NH
Photographs and Prints, Dartmouth Exhibitions, Hanover, NH

2000 (solo) Athena Waligore: For Sale, Dartmouth Student Center, Hanover, NH
(solo) Self-Portrait: 13 Pieces, Dartmouth Student Center, Hanover, NH

ARTIST RESIDENCIES

2008 (Forthcoming) Artist Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont

2007 Emerging Artist Fellowship, Global Arts Village, New Delhi, India

BIBLIOGRAPHY

"United Colours." Indian Express July 28 2007: Delhi Features Section.
atomicyente.blogspot.com. ""Athena Waligore, Photographer, The Interview." June 2006
Andrea Liu. Julie Fishkin, The Politics of Surfeit.NY Arts Magazine Jan/Feb 2006: 50-51.
Lily Faust. Tunnel of Love / Holland Tunnel;The New York Art World April 2004: Editorial Section.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Founder and Organizer: New York City Photo Critique Group