Skye Asta Devine Schirmer

b. 1990, Boston, MA
lives and works in Kingston, NY

Education
2023-present (in progress)
Certificate in Sustainable Garden Design, New York Botanic Garden, Bronx, NY
2013
BFA Printmaking, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
2012
Fine Arts Study Abroad, London Metropolitan University, London, UK

 

Awards/Residencies
2020

Artist in Residence, The Studios at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
2017
Artist in Residence, The Studios at MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA
Artist in Residence, ChaNorth, Pine Plains, NY
2016
Artist in Residence, Trestle and Brooklyn Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
2015
Artist in Residence, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
2nd Place, “Women and Money”, San Francisco, CA
2013
2D Award for Excellence, Massachusetts College of Art and Design
George Nick Jury Prize

Solo Shows
2020

Izzy Rose, “Yelling into the Void” Brooklyn, NY
2017
The Ink Shop, “Blinded by Truisms” Ithaca, NY

Curatorial Projects
2016

Trestle Projects, “We’re Glad You’re Here”, Brooklyn, NY

Selected Group Shows
2021

544 Park Ave, “Bushwick Open Studios: Vega Collective”, Brooklyn, NY
2019
544 Park Ave, “Vega Studios Showcase”, Brooklyn, NY
2018
One Brooklyn Bridge, “Just Being Polite”, Brooklyn, NY
2017
Trestle Gallery, “Trestle Art Benefit”, Brooklyn, NY
Good Year Arts, “Apple Pie” Charlotte, NC
2016
Trestle Contemporary, Studio 11, “Home”, Brooklyn, NY
Trestle Projects, “A Symptom of the Universe” BAS Resident Showcase, Brooklyn, NY
Trestle Projects, “We’re Glad You’re Here”, Brooklyn, NY
Goodyear Arts, “Unibrow”, Charlotte, NC
Union Shop Studio, “Cherry Pie” Charlotte, NC
Godine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, “The Small Show” Boston, MA
2015
Kala Art Gallery, “Artist Annual” Berkeley, CA
Distillery Gallery, “Your Ticket Out” Boston, MA
Expressions Gallery, “Does Color Matter?” Berkeley, CA
Spare Change Gallery, “Women and Money”, San Fransisco, CA
Building 32, Boston Harbor Shipyard, “Set Off the Summer”, Boston, MA
Pacific Art League, “Pressed: A Printmaking Exhibition”, Palo Alto, CA
Studio 23, “Eat Your Heart Out: the Good the Bad and the Ugly”, Alameda, CA

Related Experience
2023-Present
Freelance Graphic Design (remote)
2022-Present
Senior Designer/Project Manager, Devine Native Plantings LLC, Belmont, MA (partially remote)
Program Advisor, Biodiversity Builders(SM), Belmont, MA (partially remote)
2018-2023
Co-founder/co-manager/accounting, VEGA STUDIOS, Brooklyn, NY
2021
Illustration/Graphic Design, Meadowscaping for Biodiversity, Boston, MA (remote)
2019
Assistant Production Designer (photoshoot), Chasing Fireflies, Boston, MA
2018
Guest Critic, Intro to Etching, Pratt College of Art, Brooklyn, NY
Assistant Production Designer, Pip’s Island, Brooklyn, NY
2016- 2018
Studio Assistant, H. Theophile, Brooklyn, NY
2017
Artist Assistant to Miriam Ancis, Brooklyn, NY
2016
Gallery Intern, Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2015
Studio Maintenance, Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
Teaching Assistant to Annie Albagli, Berkeley Arts Magnet School, Berkeley, CA
Photography Assistant to Zohra Opoku, Berkeley, CA
Kala Gallery Event Rentals, Berkeley, CA

Press/Publications
2019
"Bushwick Open Studios- Vega Collective
2016

“4 Things to Know: Cherry Pie at Union Shop Studio”
2015
“Your Ticket Out”
“Your Ticket Out” -Boston Globe
ARTiculAction Art Review – Biennial Edition
National Art Exhibit
Creative Mind of the Week
2013
Master Print with Liliana Porter
Iron-Printmakers Print-Off