Bio

Education 

1983-1984           Washington University, School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO

1981-1983            SUNY Albany, Albany, NY

 

Solo and Two Person Exhibitions

2017                Artifact and Artifice, Maine Jewish Museum, Portland, ME

2015                Pop-up, The Garage, Portland, ME

2014                Duet,Betts Gallery, painting & sculpture, Belfast ME

1989                Helio Gallery, painting, sculpture & furniture, New York, NY

1988                New Work from New York, Gallerie Flamme, painting & sculpture, Heidelberg, Germany

                       

Group Exhibitions

2021-22           Myth, Cove Street Arts, Portland, ME, (https://www.covestreetarts.com/exhibitions-1/myth)

2020                CMCA Biennial 2020, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockland, ME

                        29th Annual Juried Show, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY

                        ARTPM 2020, Buoy Gallery, Kittery, ME

2019                Dimensional, Betts Gallery, Belfast, ME

                        ARTPM 2019, Buoy Gallery, Kittery, ME

2016                Overlords, SRO Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

                        The Retrieval of the Beautiful, The Painting Center, juried show, New York, NY

                        Neurotica, CTN Gallery,co-curator and participant, Portland, ME

2015                Fired Up, Harlow Gallery, Harlow, ME

                        Bon Appétit: Food Production, Presentation, Politics, Betts Gallery, Belfast, ME

                        Creatures and Critters,Richard Boyd Art Galley, Peaks Island, ME

                        Rumpus Redux,Engine Gallery, Biddeford, ME

2014                Holiday Offerings, Richard Boyd Art GalleyPeaks Island, ME

                        31 flavors, Betts Gallery, Belfast ME

                        Rumpus Redux,Engine Gallery, Biddeford, ME

2013                Earth,Waterfall Art Center, Belfast, ME

                        Radius, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME

2011                Radius,Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME

2001                Broome Street Studio, painting & sculpture, New York, NY 

1992                Helio Gallery, New York, NY             

1988                Wall mural, Heidelberg, Germany

1986                Democracy Now,P.S. 26, group show, Bronx, NY

 

Press

Keyes, Bob, “Husband and Wife show at Maine Jewish Museum,” Maine Today, November 13, 2017

 

Kany, Daniel, “Jeffrey Ackerman Exhibit at the Maine Jewish Museum is the Surreal Deal,” Portland Press Herald, November 19, 2017

 

Writing           

2015 –   2017      Maine Art’s Journal, Editorial board member and writer

 

2015           Meta Review; Kenny Cole at Buoy, The Chart, Vol. 1, No. 2, October 2015

 

2015           The dream-like spirituality of Elizabeth Fox’s paintings, The Chart, Vol. 1, No. 3, November 2015

                                                         

Related professional experience:

2008 – Present   Traditional Line Ltd., New York, NY Project Site Manager

Architectural restoration company specializing in all aspects of landmark and institutional restoration, period room installation, residential restorations and historic reproductions.

Selected Projects:

2008 –  Present    Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Project manager for the installation of the staircase from Cassiobury Park, Herfordshire, ca. 1677–80

https://www.metmuseum.org/metmedia/video/collections/esda/cassiobury-staircase-tl

Project manager for the installation of Rockefeller dressing room, previously removed from the Museum of the City of New York.

2009 – 2012     Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA.

Project manager for installation of Newland Room, built in 1747, the Hamilton Palace Dining room, and 7 American period rooms, 2 period Doorways and 1 period wall, installed in the new American Wing.

1987 – Present   Ackerman/Weinberg, New York , NY., Morrill, Maine

Partner in company specializing in the conservation and restoration of antique furniture, architecture and objects; architectural and furniture carving.

1996 – 2002    Arader Galleries, New York, NY, Gallery Director

Responsible for purchases, sales, publicity and client relations.