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. |