STEVEN RUDIN

Education

1998-2002: Columbia University, Residency in Psychiatry
1994-1998: Yeshiva University, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, MD
1990-1994: Cornell University, BA, Spanish Language and Linguistics
1992-1993: University of Seville, Spain, Concentration in Latin American Studies

Teaching Appointments

October 2019-Present: Art Students League of New York, Instructor, New York, New York

Art Residencies

Feb-April 2023: El Cerrito, Artist in Residence, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
September 2022: Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Artist in Residence, Amherst, Virginia
August 2022: Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum, Teaching Artist in Residence, Clarinda, Iowa
September 2021: ChaNorth (ChaShama), Artist in Residence, Pine Plains, New York

Solo Exhibition

Dec 2018- Jan 2019: Between a Painting and a Photograph, Solo Exhibition curated by Lana Urso, Supported by Department of Cultural Programming, DACRA, Miami Design District

Selected Group Exhibitions

2023: Masques, Faces à Faces, Curated by Bernard Coets, Galerie La Banane, Cannes, France
2023: El Cerrito Series, Galeria Omar Alonso, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
2023: Dumbo Open Studios, Supported by Art Dumbo, Brooklyn, NY
2023: Polyptych, Curated by Bernard Coets, Galerie La Banane, Cannes, France
2022: Metaphotographie, Curated by Bernard Coets, Galerie La Banane, Cannes, France
2022: What Might Have Been, Curated by Hayley Ferber, Robert Berry Gallery, New York
2022: Re-Imagining Rural, Curated by Peter Fulop, Chashama Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
2022: Entre-Images, Curated by Bernard Coets, Galerie La Banane, Cannes, France
2021: Inner States, Curated by Chantelle Purcell, The Security Building, Miami
2021: Together in Isolation, Curated by Henry Klimowicz , Re-Institute Gallery, Millerton, New York
2021: Cinema, Curated by Bernard Coets, Galerie La Banane, Cannes, France
2021: Art Remedy, Capsule exhibition, Curated by Val Francisco, The Gallery at Sea Spice, Miami
2020: Poétiquement Noir et Blanc, Curated by Bernard Coets, Galerie La Banane, Cannes France
2020: Goutte de Jaune, Curated by Bernard Coets, Galerie La Banane, Cannes, France
2019: Scope Art Fair Miami Beach, Capsule Exhibition, Directed Art Modern Gallery
2019: When Memory Meets Line, Capsule Exhibition, Directed Art Modern Gallery, Miami
2019: Mostly Monochromatic, Memory, and Meditation, Directed Art Modern Gallery, Miami
2019: Scope Art Fair New York, Capsule Exhibition, Directed Art Modern Gallery
2019: Palm Springs Modernism Week Design Expo, Capsule Exhibition, Bruce Lurie Gallery
2018: Cat Art Show Los Angeles, Group Exhibition, Curated by Susan Michals, Los Angeles, CA
2018: Wrap Around 15, Capsule Exhibition, Curated by Renee Riccardo, New York, NY

Selected Artist Talks and Teaching

August 7-10: Psychology of Collage Workshop, Course Leader, Art Students League of New York
June 2023: Inspiration, Motivation and Completion Guest Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
May 19, 2023: Emotional Resilience & Art Education, Guest Lecturer, University Council for Art Education
April 24-27, 2023: Psychology of Collage Workshop, Course Leader, Art Students League of New York
February 15, 2023: Creative Process, Memory and Liminal Spaces, Guest Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
February 6-9, 2023: Psychology of Collage Workshop, Course Leader, Art Students League of New York
September 21, 2022: Art and Autobiography, Guest Lecturer, School of Art Institute of Chicago
August 12-13, 2022: Collage for Kids Workshop Course Leader, Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum, Clarinda, Iowa
August 1-4, 2022: Psychology of Collage Workshop, Instructor, Art Students League of New York
June 18, 2022: From Collage Psychology to Accidental Dada, Interview with Steven Rudin, Sasse Museum
April 8, 2022: Que(e)ry Collaborative Collage Workshop, Lecturer/Facilitator, Columbia University
February 23, 2022: Collage, Creativity, and Process, Guest Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
February 8, 2022: Art as a Special Form of Communication, Thought Row Podcast, Featured guest
November 3, 2021: Exploring Memory and Identity through Collage, Guest Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Oct 12-Nov 16, 2021: Collage and the Creative Process Workshop, Art Students League of NY
October 23-24, 2021: Art as a Place Workshop, Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, Richmond, VA
June 16, 2021: Art as a Place, Artist talk, Branch Museum of Architecture and Design, Richmond, VA
Apr 20-May 18, 2021: Collage as Memoir, Putting the Pieces Together Workshop, Art Students League of NY
March 23, 2021: Art Therapy as Creative Process, Guest Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
February 23, 2021: Creativity in Uncertain Times, Juried Artist Presentation Series, Jewish Art Salon
February 3, 2021: Art and Resilience, “Stay at Home Sisters Program IGTV” hosted by Rebecca Moses
January 29, 2021: Collage and Psychotherapy, Guest Speaker, Art Therapists Collective of Chicago
Jan 12-Feb 8, 2021: Collage as Memoir, Putting the Pieces Together Workshop, Art Students League of NY
November 4, 2020: Collage as Creative Process, Guest Lecturer, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
January 27-30, 2019: Psychology of Collage Workshop, Course Leader, Art Students League of New York
December 5, 2019: Wanderlust, Artist Panel, IVY/Sagamore Hotel Miami Art Week Speaker Series
October 3-6, 2019: Psychology of Collage Intensive, Instructor, Art Students League of New York
February 20, 2019: Psychology of Collage, Guest Lecturer, New York Film Academy, New York, NY
January 16, 2019: Between a Painting and a Photograph Illuminated, Miami Design District Live Artist Talk Series, Moderator: Margery Gordon, Arts Encounters, Miami, FL

Selected Press

Nov 2022: Brut Journal Annual, Number 1 by Edward Gomez, ISBN 0-9662001-2-8
June 2022: “Steven Rudin: A Psychiatrist-Artist Explores and Revels in the Technique as a Metaphor for Memory and Identity,” by Edward Gomez, Founder and Editor, Brut Journal
February 2022: “Steven Rudin: Tableaux” by Les Jones, Editor-in-Chief, Contemporary Collage Magazine
June 2021: “Collage Care: Transforming Emotions and Life Experiences with Collage” by Laurie Kanyer
May 2020: “Collage Your Life—A Manual for Recovery” by Ruth Walker, W42ST Magazine
August 2019: “Meet the Artist who Fuses Psychiatry and Spanish Language Through His Collage Work,” by Esther Liberman, PhD, www.belatina.com
March 2019: “Psychiatrist and Visual Collage Artist Speaks with New York Film Academy,” by Julie Sugarman, www.nyfa.edu
January 2019: “There’s More to Steven Rudin’s Art than Meets the Eye,” Photo Editorial by Phil O’Brien, Article by Ruth Walker, W42ST Magazine

Steven Rudin is a visual artist, art educator, and retired psychiatrist based in New York City. Rudin reimagines hand-cut paper collage as a metaphor for memory and identity, blending precision and whimsy in his multilayered compositions that engage viewers in a dialogue about the dynamic nature of the mind. His artistic philosophy delves into how stories can be constructed in diverse ways using the same components. Rudin’s vibrant exhibitions, talks, and classes inspire participants to envision their inner lives as intricate collages.

In the mid-2017, Rudin transitioned to a full-time career in art. He holds degrees from Columbia University, Cornell University, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. As an instructor at the Art Students League of New York, Rudin leads workshops that explore collage as a means of memoir. He frequently serves as a guest lecturer in various settings, including the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum, and New York Film Academy. His work has been showcased internationally in galleries, public spaces, and art fairs across New York, Miami, Puerto Vallarta, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and Cannes.