AJ ROMBACH (they/them)
born: 1988, Norwalk, CT
ajrombie@bu.edu
IG: @ajrombie
born: 1988, Norwalk, CT
ajrombie@bu.edu
IG: @ajrombie
EDUCATION | |
2022 | Boston University - MFA in painting cum laude |
2010 | Boston University - BFA in painting cum laude |
2008 | Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia - Study Abroad Program in Venice, Italy. Painting, Printmaking & Art History. |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS | |
2015 | Zephyr, Rodger Lapelle, Philadelphia, PA. |
2014 | Wanderlust, Mankiw Family, Waltham, MA., |
The Song that Sounds Like, CSA, Philadelphia, PA. | |
2012 | PHILADELPHIA, Part Time Studios, Philadelphia, PA. |
SPACES, CSA Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. | |
GROUP EXHIBITIONS | |
2022 | BU MFA THESIS SHOW, Morgan Lehman, New York, NY. |
Banging on the Door, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA. | |
BU MFA THESIS SHOW, Stone Gallery @ BU, Boston, MA. | |
2021 | T.B.D., Commonwealth Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA. |
Dinner to Follow, Commonwealth Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA. | |
2019 | There is no Band, Distillery Gallery, Boston, MA. |
2018 | Feminism Prism, SPACEUS Annex, Cambridge, MA. |
Mapping Worlds, SPACEUS Substation, Roslindale, MA. | |
Art Today, Lynn Museum, Lynn, MA. | |
2017 | Touching The Pond, FJORD Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. |
2016 | Artist-Run Miami: Pool Rules, Ocean Terrace Hotel, Miami, Fl. |
FJORD Member Show, FJORD Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. | |
2419, FJORD Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. | |
2014 | Inliquid V. 14.0, Icebox, Philadelphia, PA. |
2013 | CHORUS EFFECT, Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Philadelphia, PA. |
Inliquid V. 13.0, Icebox at Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA. | |
2012 | 71st Annual Juried Exhibition, Woodmere Art Museum, Chestnut Hill, PA. |
Alumni & Faculty Show, Rubin-Frankel Gallery, Boston, Ma. | |
CURATORIAL PROJECTS | |
2022 | Shadow Work, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, MA. |
2021 | T.B.D., Commonwealth Gallery, Boston, MA. (with Jason Lipow) |
2019 | There is no Band, Distillery Gallery, Boston, MA. |
Fourth House Presents, Fourth House, Salem, MA. | |
2016 | Pool Rules, Ocean Terrace Hotel, Miami, Fl. (with FJORD) |
Basic Instinct, FJORD Gallery, Philadelphia, PA., (with Natessa Amin) | |
Brick Moon, FJORD Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. (with FJORD) | |
2015 | Finding a Zeitgeist through Submission, FJORD Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. |
2014 | The Rainbow Room, 111 Front Street Galleries, Brooklyn, NY, for RISD MFA-Painting class of 2015 |
QUALIA, FJORD Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. (with Chrissy Scolaro) | |
MECHANICAL TURK, Memorial Hall, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. (with FJORD) | |
2013 | CITYWIDE: A COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION, Philadelphia, PA. |
2012 | WANDERING PLANAR, FJORD Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. |
MURALS | |
2021 | A Sea Bird, assisted Maria Molteni, Seaport, Boston, MA. |
Courting the Sky, assisted Maria Molteni, New Bedford, MA. | |
2019 | Spaceus @ Hubweek, Seaport, Boston, MA. |
2015 | The Journey, Lawnside, NJ. with Natessa Amin and Meghan Reilly |
2013 | The Scale, Santa Fe, NM. with Natessa Amin, Amanda Dunham, and Britt Kuechenmeister |
Haitian Germantown Project, assisted artist Parris Stancell for Haitian Germantown Project via Philadelphia Mural Arts. | |
AWARDS | |
2022 | Walter Feldman Fellowship, Boston, MA. |
2021 | WildFlower Alliance Career Initiatives Grant |
2019 | The Constantine Alajov Award from Boston University |
TEACHING/ WORK EXPERIENCE | |
2022 | Teaching assistant to Richard Ryan, Boston University |
2021 | Teaching assistant to Lucy Kim, Boston University |
2020 | Teaching assistant to Richard Ryan, Boston University |
2019 | Teaching assistant to Paul Karasik, Boston University |
2017-2019 | Acorn Gallery, lead teacher, Marblehead, MA. |
2012-2017 | Founding member & co-director FJORD, Philadelphia, PA. |
2009- present | Trader Joes, Crew Member, Brookline, MA., Philadelphia, PA., Peabody, MA., Hadley, MA., Cambridge, MA. |