Albany, NY & Troy, NY / Haudenosaunee Land
protter92@gmail.com / phoeberotter.com
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Education
SUNY Albany / Master of Fine Arts
AUGUST 2021 - MAY 2023
Distinguished Master of Fine Arts Thesis Award, 2023
SUNY Albany / Master of Arts- Studio Art
AUGUST 2020 - JUNE 2021, Albany, NY
Kenyon College / Bachelor of Arts
AUGUST 2010 - MAY 2014, Gambier, OH
Cum Laude; Art History, Italian Language, Dance Performance.
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Selected Exhibitions
2026
Powers House Revel (Upcoming)
Troy, NY; curated by Adam Frelin, Eun Young Choi, and Daniela Kostova
Bog Body (solo), Context Collective
Troy, NY; curated by Mariah Kitner and Ash King
BUGS! Foxtrot Farm at Upstate Art Weekend
Millerton, NY; curated by Charlotte Woolf
2025
Queer Bestiary, Foxtrot Farm at Upstate Art Weekend
Millerton, NY; curated by Charlotte Woolf
Transfiguration: Engaging With the Figure Through Process, MKAD Gallery
Kingston, NY
Elevated, Context Collective
Troy, NY
Closer Than They Appear (solo), Woodstock Artists Association & Museum
Woodstock, NY
Funded through the NYSCA Artists in the Studio Grant and Arts Center of the Capital Region
2024
Archives, Menu, Darling (solo), Melrose House
Albany, NY
Before and After/River Swimming (solo), West Gallery, Earlville Opera House
Earlville, NY
Inspired, Hancock Shaker Village
Pittsfield, MA
Lorraine (solo), The Studio Troy
Troy, NY
Funded through the NYSCA Community Arts Regrant and Arts Center of the Capital Region
2023
Before and After/Hands Holding (solo), Woodshed Gallery, Bread & Puppet Museum
Glover, VT
MFA Thesis Exhibition, University Museum at SUNY Albany
Albany, NY
2022
Winter Open Studio, Boor Sculpture Studio
Albany, NY
Here In Spirit, The Church
Hillsdale, NY; curated by Leah Guadagnoli, Jen Dwyer, and Eva Genevieve
SUNY Art at the SUNY Rockefeller Institute
Albany, NY
2021
Chancellor’s Gallery, 2021-2022
Albany, NY
Best of SUNY, 2021-2022
Albany, NY
Out Of Office, Collar Works
Troy, NY; curated by Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy
2018
Produce Portraits (solo)
Burlington, VT
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Grants & Fellowships
New York State Council on the Arts Studio Grant
AUGUST 2024
New York State Council on the Arts Community Regrant Award
AUGUST 2023
MFA Thesis Scholarship Award
FEBRUARY 2023
Residencies
Way Beyond Residency, Arteles
MAY 2026, Hamëenkyrö, Finland
Installation Residency, Context Collective
APRIL 2026, Troy, NY
Kinhouse Residency
SEPTEMBER 2025, Fort Wayne, Indiana
ChaShaMa x Collar Works 50 4th Street Residency
SEPTEMBER 2024 -MAY 2025, Troy, NY
Bread & Puppet Theater
AUGUST 2021 & 2022, Glover, VT
Staff Artist, August 2021 — 2026; Touring Company, 2021, 2023, 2025, 2026
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Selected Publications
Hyperallergic, “10 Exhibitions to See in Upstate New York This May” by Taliesin Thomas
MAY 2026
Metroland, “Art Murmur: Phoebe Rotter at Context Collective” by Dana Brady
MAY 2026
Art Town Podcast, “Phoebe Rotter”
OCTOBER 2025
Chronogram, “10 Art Shows to See in the Hudson Valley in April” by Brian K. Mahoney
APRIL 2025
Canvas Rebel Magazine, “Meet Phoebe Rotter”
JANUARY 2024
I Like Your Work: MFA Exhibition Catalog, curated by Erika B. Hess, Featured Artist
AUGUST 2023
A Celebration of 50 Years of Women Artists at Kenyon College, Gambier, OH — Essayist
AUGUST 2019
The Ladybroad Ledger, Burlington, VT – Featured Artist
MARCH 2018
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Public Commissions
Untitled (Upcoming), Albany Center Gallery
COLLABORATIVE MURAL COMMISSION, AUGUST 2026, Glenmont, NY
Golden Hour, City of Amsterdam, New York
MURAL INSTALLATION, OCTOBER 2025
Early Girl, Troy Farmer’s Market
MURAL INSTALLATION, MARCH 2025, Troy, NY
Flowers, Albany Center Gallery
COLLABORATIVE MURAL INSTALLATION, MAY 2024, Albany, NY
Inspired, Hancock Shaker Village
MURAL INSTALLATION, APRIL 2024, Pittsfield, MA
Confluence, City of Cohoes, New York
MURAL INSTALLATION, SEPTEMBER 2023, Cohoes, NY
Wash House, Shaker Heritage Society
MURAL INSTALLATION, JANUARY 2023, Watervliet, NY
Malus, Albany Center Gallery and Nine Pin Cider Works
MURAL INSTALLATION, AUGUST 2020, Albany, NY
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Teaching Experience
Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
INTRODUCTION TO FIGURE DRAWING, 2025, 2026
DRAWING FOR THE TERRIFIED, 2026
INTRODUCTION TO ACRYLIC PAINTING, 2025
FIGURE DRAWING INTENSIVE, 2025
I CAN’T EVEN DRAW A STICK FIGURE: A DRAWING WORKSHOP; 2024, 2025
INTRODUCTION TO WATER-BASED PAINTING, 2024
Instructor of Record, University at Albany, Department of Art and Art History
DRAWING I — 2 SECTIONS, 2022-2023
TEACHING ASSISTANT, INTRODUCTION TO FILM — 2 SECTIONS, 2021-2022
Pathways Vermont, Burlington, VT
COMMUNITY ARTS WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR, DRAWING, 2018
OUTRIGHT Vermont, Burlington, VT
COMMUNITY ARTS WORKSHOP INSTRUCTOR, WATER-BASED MEDIA, 2018
Assistant Teacher, Kenyon College, Department of Modern Languages
ITALIAN LANGUAGE, 1 SECTION, 2014