Tali Halpern
b. 1994, Chicago, IL
taliahalpern@gmail.com
Education
2022-2024 MFA Candidate, Paint & Drawing at School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
2014 - 2016 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Hampshire College, Amherst, Massachusetts
2012 - 2014 Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts
2011 Sculpture Concentration, Early College Program, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
2009 - 2012 Drawing, Sculpture, Painting and Mixed Media Early College Programs, Schoolof the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois
Selected Solo & Group Exhibitions
2023 Beyond Desire (solo show), Untitled Gallery, Chicago IL
2023 SPACORE, Coprosperity, Chicago, IL
2021 Devotion (solo show), Happy Gallery, Chicago, IL
2020 For Black Angels, organized and curated by Jay Haller, Sullivan Galleries, Art Institute of Chicago, IL
2019 Beyond the Ripples, The Laundry Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019 Issue Five Magazine Release and Exhibition presented by Glamour Girls, Congruent Space, Chicago, IL
2016 And Away Go Troubles Down the Drain, Hampshire College Art Gallery, Amherst, MA
2014 Darkened Daze, with Sophie Leetmaa and Elise Parisian, Fulton Street Collective, Chicago, IL
2013 Drawing Showcase, Hillyer Gallery, Smith College, Northampton, MA
2012 Talia Halpern (solo show), Francis W. Parker School, Chicago, IL
2011 Early College Showcase, Woods-Gerry Gallery, Rhode Island School of Design, Province, RI
2009 - 2012 Early College Program Showcase, Sullivan Galleries, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Features & Publications
June 2020 Journal Spread & Feature, Ginger Zine #20, June 2020 Issue
Sept 2019 “Portrait of Ariel in her Room,” featured work for Ariel Zetina’s EP Organism and reviewed in Pitchfork : https://bit.ly/3o2lprP
Sept 2018 “Demon,” featured painting for television show on Starz™ titled “Vida,” created by Tanya Saracho
May 2018 “Room #3,” featured paintings in an Apple™ commercial & international campaign, directed by Spike Jonze, featuring FKA Twigs: https://bit.ly/37V2w4U
Related Experience
2023 Jacquard Teaching Assistant and Technician at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
2022 Curatorial Assistant at Roger Brown Collections and Archive
2022 Teaching Assistant “Painting into Abstraction” with Richard Hull
2022 Designed Ariel Zetina’s merchandise
2021-2022 Studio Assistant to Melissa Cody
2016 - 2023 Owner of Hand Painting Clothing & Customization Business
2017 Studio assistant to Eda Yorulmazoglu and Kayleigh Moynihan
2016-2018 Member of queer punk band Deadbeat Club based out of Amherst MA. Toured the United States and Greece
2012-2014 Member of the Smith College Frame Conservation Program
2012-2014 Studio Assistant to Sam Jaffee and Emily Hermant
Grants & Awards
Recipient of Visionary Artist Award, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 2022
Recipient of the LA Creative Professionals Relief Fund, 2020
Recipient of the Harris-Veit Artist Grant, Hampshire College, 2016
Collections
Amherst College Collection
Starz Incorporated, Lionsgate Company
Apple Corporate Collection
Facebook Corporate Collection
Ealy Family Private Collection
Ackerman Family Private Collection