| BORN | 1954, Trenton, NJ | |
| EDUCATION | ||
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1990-1993
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MFA in Painting, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY
Studied with Lennart Anderson, Lois Dodd and John Walker |
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1972-1976
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BA in Art, Moravian College, Bethlehem. PA | |
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1977-1979
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Studied with Edith Isaac-Rose and Hughie Lee-Smith through Artworks, Princeton, NJ |
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Summer 1974
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Studied with Dr. Rudy S. Ackerman in Florence, Italy | |
| AWARDS AND HONORS |
| President's Award, "TAWA Exhibition at Ellarsie Museum, " 2000 | |
| Best in Show, "Arts Council of the Essex Area Juried Show," 1988 | |
| New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship, 1984 | |
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Purchase and Merit Awards, "Landscapes," Mercer County Cultural and |
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Heritage Commission and Mercer County Community College, 1983 |
| Merit Awards, "Mercer County Artists Exhibition," 1982,1980,1977 | |
| SOLO SHOWS |
| Rider Universtiy Gallery, Lawrenceville, NJ, 1998 |
| The Art Gallery, Suffolk Community College, Selden, NY, 1997 |
| The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ, 1995, 1986, 1982 |
| The Mill Hill Playhouse, Trenton, NJ, 1985 |
| Queenstown Gallery, Pennington, NJ, 1985 |
| The Villanova University Art Gallery, Villanova, PA, 1981 |
| Stover Mill, Erwinna, PA,1980 |
| The Center for Health Affairs, Princeton, NJ, 1979 |
| Jacmel Galleries, New Hope, PA,1978 |
| SELECTED GROUP SHOWS |
| The New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ, "Eyes on Trenton," 2001 | |
| The Gallery of South Orange (NJ), "Earthline-Landscape," curated by Mel Leipzig, 2001 | |
| National Academy of Design, New York, NY, "175th Annuanl Exhibition," 2000 | |
| The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ, "Ambience and Energy: Expressionist | |
| Painters Give Life to Inanimate Spaces," 1999 | |
| The Lowe Gallery at Hudson Guild, New York, NY, "Habitat," 1999 | |
| Rider University Gallery, Lawrenceville, NJ, "New Jersey Landscapes," | |
| curated by Lois Dodd, 1999 | |
| Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ, "43rd Annual Print Exhibition," | |
| juried by Starr Figura, 1999 | |
| Vincent Louis Gallery, New York, NY, "Artgroup Pride 2," 1999 | |
| Payne Gallery, Moravian College, Bethlehem, PA, "National Print Competition," | |
| juried by Sidney Tillim, 1999 | |
| Maine Coast Artists, Rockport, ME, "After Dark," curated by Bruce Brown, 1998 | |
| Firehouse Gallery, Bordentown, NJ, "Contemporary Landscapes," | |
| curated by Lois Dodd, 1998 | |
| First Street Gallery, New York, NY, juried by Eric Brown, 1997 | |
| La Mamma La Galleria, New York, NY, "Me, Myself & I," 1996 | |
| 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, New York, NY, | |
| "Small Works," juried by Edward Thorpe, 1996 | |
| New Jersey Network, Trenton, NJ, "Jeff Epstein and Tom Malloy," 1995 | |
| BACA Downtown Gallery, Brooklyn War Memorial Building, Brooklyn, NY, | |
| "A Different Perspective," curated by Scott Holman, 1995 | |
| 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, New York, NY, | |
| "Small Works," juried by Jacquie Littlejohn, 1995 | |
| First Story Gallery, Louisville, KY, "The Color Show," 1994 | |
| DDC Gallery, Montclair, NJ, "Jeff Epstein and Maria Lupo," 1993 | |
| Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY, "TAWA in New York," 1993 | |
| The Newark Museum, Newark, NJ, "The Search for Meaning," 1993 | |
| Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY, "Thesis Show," 1993 | |
| Pfizer Inc. Headquarters, New York, NY, "Illumination," | |
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curated by the Art Advisory Service of the Museum of Modern Art, 1992 |
| The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ, "Artistsą Gardens," 1990 | |
| American Re-Insurance Corp., Princeton, NJ, "Recent Aquisitions," 1990 | |
| Henry Chauncey Conference Center, Educational Testing Service, Princeton, NJ, | |
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"Jeff Epstein and Clyde Lynds," 1990 |
| USSR Artists Union Gallery, Moscow, Russia, "TAWA in the USSR," 1990 | |
| The Art Center of Trenton, NJ, "Landscape Painters of the Delaware Valley," 1988 | |
| The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ, "Living in America," 1988, | |
| Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, PA, "Artists Equity Triennial," 1988, 1984 | |
| The Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ, "The Ellarslie Open," 1988,1986,1984,1982 | |
| Gallery Jupiter, Little Silver, NJ, "Immediate Causes," 1987 | |
| Levy Gallery, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA, "Objets-dards" (sic), 1987 | |
| The Noyes Museum of Art, Oceanville, NJ, "The New Jersey Arts Annual," 1986 | |
| Hunterdon Arts Center, Clinton, NJ, "83/84 Fellowship Exhibition," 1985 | |
| The New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ, "Biennial Competition," 1983 | |
| Swansboro Gallery, Wellfleet, MA, "Gallery Artists," 1984 | |
| Nabisco Brands USA Gallery, East Hanover, NJ, "New Jersey State Council on the Arts | |
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1984 Visual Arts Fellowship Recipients," 1984 |
| The New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ, "Eyes on Trenton," 1981 | |
| Corporate Art Directions, New York, NY, "New Work," 1981 | |
| Artspace Middlesex, Kendall Park,NJ, "New Jersey Artists: A Selection," 1980 | |
| The Art Spirit, Clinton, NJ, "Of Light and Plane," 1979 | |
| Gallery 100, Princeton, NJ, "Three New Young Artists," 1977 | |
| SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| Helen A. Harrison, "Works of Curious, Conflicting Directions," | |
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The New York Times, 4-13-97, p.LI 16 |
| Cathy Viksjo, "Jeff Epstein's work shown at Ellarslie," The Trenton Times, 6-11-95 p.CC1 | |
| Laura Mayron, "The Geometry of Contemporary Life," Artifacts, Vol.X, No.3, p.1 | |
| William Zimmer, "At Little Silver, the Solid and the Airy," | |
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The New York Times, 3-13- 97, p. NJ 28 |
| Susan Doan-Johnson, "Three Mini Exhibitions Come Together for Impressive | |
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Show at Ellarslie," The Trenton Times, 7-20-86, p. CC8 |
| Louis Cook, "Art Exhibit at City Museum a Real Eye-Opener," | |
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The Trentonian, 3-19- 84, p.15 |
| Lizabeth Starr, New Jersey Television Network, State of the Arts, 3-6-84 | |
| Eileen Watkins, "Selection and Celebration of Realistic Painters," | |
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The Starr- Ledger, 5-13-80, p.33 |
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| Trilla Ramage, "Artist Finds the Right Light at his Merritt Drive Home," | |
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The Lawrence Ledger, 12-25-84 |
| Andrea Clurfeld, "Jeff Epstein Has Remembering Eye for Realistic Image, Abstract Form," | |
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The Hunterdon Democrat, 5-24-79 |