Education & Grants
MFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
BFA, University of Texas, Austin
Fulbright-Hayes Grant, Kalakshetra College of Art, Chennai, India
Cecil and Eleanor Lipkin Endowed Chair in the Fine & Performing Arts, Northampton Community College
Solo Exhibitions
2015
2011
“Alphabet”, Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
“The Art of Indian Kolam: Traditional Designs & New Media”,
Northampton Community College,Bethlehem, PA (in collaboration w/ Josh Miller)
2004
Gallery 31, Glen Gardner, NJ
Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
1999
De Arte Magic Gallery, Easton, PA
1995
Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
1994
State Theatre Center for the Arts Gallery, Easton, PA
1991
Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA
1990
College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
1986
Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York, NY
1985
B–Side Gallery, New York, NY
1984
Limbo Gallery, New York, NY
Beulah Land Gallery, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2017
“VIS”
A collaborative installation environment of video, augmented reality, and mixed-media installation, with Jason Zulli, Mark Koberlein, Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
2016
“Wrap Around 11”
Arena Gallery, curated by Renee Riccardo, New York, NY
2012
“Faculty Biennial”
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA (’93 -‘18)
2010
“Art at the Mill”, Second Annual Independent Film Festival, Silk,
Easton, PA
“More Serious Business”, NCC Fowler Southside, Bethlehem, PA
2009
“Altered and Assembled: The Beat Goes On—New Perspectives” curated by Maryann J. Riker,
Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
2008
“Art Basel Miami Beach – Aqua Wynwood Art Fair
(Accola Contemporary, New York City), Miami, Fl
“Inner Child: Good and Evil in the Garden of Memories”
Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
“Inaugural Exhibition”
Accola Contemporary, New York, NY
2007
“Masters of the Arts: Higher Education Art Faculty”
Banana Factory, Bethlehem, PA
“NCC Faculty@UARTS”
University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2006
“Some Serious Business”
NCC Fowler Southside Center, Bethlehem, PA
2005
“Signs and Symbols: Journey of the Spirit”
The Gallery at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Princeton, NJ
2004
“Made Here”
Grossman Gallery, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
2003
“Art Walk”
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
2002
“25th Anniversary Benefit Selections”
Drawing Center, New York, NY
“Eye in the Sky: Visions of Contemporary Art”
Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill, NC
“Works on Paper 1922-2002”
Gary Snyder Fine Art, New York, NY
2000
“Abstract/Real”
MCS Gallery, Easton, PA
1999
“Sculpture in the Park”
Mayfair, Hamilton Park, Allentown, PA
“Collaborations”
Centre Space, Easton, PA
“Invitational Small Works Salon”
New Arts Program Gallery, Kutztown, PA (’93,‘95)
1998
“Small Works”
Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
“The Mythic Image”
White Birch Gallery, Easton, PA
1997
“All Things Small and Beautiful”
Connexions, Easton, PA
“Leaning on the Line: Drawing as Idiosyncratic Art”
Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
1996
“Artists Who Teach in the Lehigh Valley”
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem PA
1995
“Recent Works”
Maria Feliz Gallery, Jim Thorpe, PA
“Exposito Extremo”
State Theatre Center for the Arts Gallery, Easton, PA
1993
“Psychological Impact”
Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
1992
“Artists Select Artists”
Trenton City Museum, Trenton, NJ
“Guardians and Kolam”
Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
1991
“Summer Faculty Show”
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1990
“Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Collection”
Christie’s Fine Art, New York, NY
1988
“From New York”
Beau Lezard Gallery, Paris, France
“Group Show”
Helander Gallery, Palm Beach, FL
1987
“Painted Constructions/Constructed Paintings”
Schreiber/Cutler Gallery, New York, NY
“ruUSia”
City Gallery, Department of Cultural Affairs, New York, NY
1986
“Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation International Survey”
Centre National des Arts Plastiques, Paris, France (traveled to: Mus’ee d’art de d’histoire de Fribourg, Switzerland, Museo Calouste Gulbenkian,Lisbon, Portugal, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, University of Arizona, Tucson)
“Gallery Artists”
Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York, NY
“Artistic License”
Gallery New York, New York, NY
“A Man and a Women”
Dramatis Personae Gallery, New York, NY
“Art of the East Village”
Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
“NYC: New Work”
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
1985
“The Art of the 70’s and 80’s”
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
“Cityscapes Redefined”
Monique Knowlton Gallery, New York, NY
“Hard Cold Facts”
B Side Gallery, New York, NY
“This Way/This Way”
Thorpe Intermedia Gallery, Sparkhill, NY
“East Village on 57th Street”
Andre Zarre Gallery, New York, NY
“Cross Currents”
Sande Webster Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“East Village Collection”
The Palladium, New York, NY
“Getting Off”
Civilian Warfare Gallery, New York, NY
“East Village Galleries”
Centre Saidye Bronfman, Montreal, Canada
“Double Vision”
Frank Bernarducci Gallery and B-Side Gallery, New York, NY
“Present Pop”
B Side Gallery, New York, NY
1984
“East Village Artists”
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
“Art & Ego”
New York Academy of Art, New York, NY
“Bacchanalia”
New York Public Library–Tompkins Square, New York, NY
“Paintings & Multiples”
B Side Gallery, New York, NY
“Acid Test”
Sensory Evolution Gallery, New York, NY
“Icons”
Phoenix City Gallery, New York, NY
“If Culture Means Anything”
Vox Populi Gallery, New York, NY
“Winter Salon”
Sensory Evolution Gallery, New York, NY
“Conspiracies”
Limbo Gallery, New York, NY
“Summer Show”
Mo David Gallery, New York, NY
“1984: The Future is Now”
Sensory Evolution Gallery, New York, NY
“Blast”
B Side Gallery, New York, NY
“Psychology”
New York Public Library–Tompkins Square, New York, NY
“Limbo at Kamakaze”
Kamakaze, New York, NY
“Limbo Auction Preview”
Limbo Lounge Gallery, New York, NY
“Extravaganza”
Dramatis Personae Gallery, New York, NY
“Sensory Evolution Presents”
Kamakaze, New York, NY
“Winter Art Olympics ‘84”
Danceteria, New York, NY
“Carnival”
Sensory Evolution Gallery, New York, NY
“Musical Instruments”
Public Image Gallery, New York, NY
“East Side Story”
Cat Club, New York, NY
“Anonymous Productions”
Pyramid Club, New York, NY
“Limbo on Congo Bill”
Danceteria, New York, NY
“Artist Call”
Peter Fend Space, New York, NY
“Four Artists”
Soho Center for Visual Artists, New York, NY
“New Acquisitions”
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
1982
“Group Show”
Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, NY
“Selections 18”
The Drawing Center, New York, NY
“1982–1983 Outdoor Sculpture”
Organization of Independent Artists, Wards Island, NY
Bibliography
“KOLAM”, Illustration Concentration Blog, Kutztown University, Prof. Kevin McCloskey, (September 30, 2011)
“The Mystery of Kolam”, Adam Atkinson, Northampton Now, Northampton Community College,
(September 19, 2011)
“Gallery: Art of Kolam at Northampton Community College” (5 photos), Lisa Massey, The Express-Times, Easton, PA. (September 14, 2011) Northampton Community College students and staff practice the ancient art of Kolam on Wednesday, 9-13, around the campus.
“Ancient Art of Kolam Goes High Tech”, Steve Siegal, The Morning Call, (September 15, 2011) (review of The Art of Indian Kolam: Traditional Designs & New Media, Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA. (August 22 – October 23, 2011)
“Kolam Interactive Exhibit and Workshops”, Northampton Now, Northampton Community College,
(September 9,2011)
“Lipkin Endowed Chair Award”, risdviews, Rhode Island School of Design (Fall 2007)
“Special NCC Award for Wall”, The Express-Times (July 13, 2007) (Lipkin Endowed Chair Award)
“Lost Entries: The Vowel Series”, Lehigh Valley Hospital Magazine (January 2008)
“Embracing the Imagery of Childhood”, Benjamin Gennocchio, Arts and Entertainment, The New York Times (December 23, 2007) (review of Inner Child: Good and Evil in the Garden of Memories), Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ (October 7, 2007 – January 6, 2008)
“Childish Things”, Dan Bischoff, New Jersey Star-Ledger (October 14, 2007) (review of Inner Child: Good and Evil in the Garden of Memories, Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
“The Making of Local Report”, interviewed by Jim Weiss, performance artist and art historian,
Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA (Feb. 18 – Mar. 25, 2007)
“Local Report” (video reporter), Robert Whitman, Lafayette College, Easton, PA (August 26–28, 2005)
“National American Vision Awardees–Scholastic Art Awards” (interviewed by Nicole Brewer), PBS Tempo Extra, Channel 39 (Feb. 9, 2007)
“Maze of Art Deserving of Steel Location”, Ken Endick, The Express-Times (Sept. 1, 2006)
“Work by 50 Valley Artists Sparkle at New NCC Campus”, Kathy Lauer-Williams,
The Morning Call (Aug. 31, 2006)
“Reflecting on the Physical and Spiritual World” (review of Journey of the Spirit group show), Jan Lipes, Bucks County Herald, PA, (April 2005)
“Circle in the Square” (review of Journey of the Spirit group show), Ilene Dube, Time Off,
Princeton Packet, Princeton, NJ, March 4, 2005
“Highlights: The Year in Review”, Geoff Gehman, The Morning Call Dec. 30, 2004, (The Kolam Project in Made Here at Lafayette College cited as one of the ten best exhibitions of 2004)
“A is for Art” (Review of solo show, Gallery 31, Glen Gardner, NJ), Ken Endick, The Express-Times, Easton, PA, (Oct. 29, 2004) (Review of solo show, Gallery 31, Glen Gardner, NJ)
“Made Here”, Geoff Gehman, The Morning Call, July 24, 2004 (review of The Kolam Project a collaboration with NCC Prof. Ira Greenberg, included in this group exhibition at the Grossman Gallery, Lafayette College, Easton, PA)
“Kolam Opens Doors to the Mysteries of Indian Art”, Ken Endick,
The Express-Times, Easton, PA (Dec. 10, 1999)
“The Art of Kolam: Devotional Designs of India”, Mitchel Seidel, The Sunday Star-Ledger, New Jersey (February 19, 1995)
“Ancient Hindu Art of Kolam Shows Diversity, Fragility of Life”, Kristen Klick, The Morning Call Sunday Magazine, Allentown, PA, March 19, 1995
“Artist Shows Indian Kolam Tradition”, The Express Times, Easton, PA (March 20, 1995)
“Twelve Years: Bruce Wall/Rhonda Wall”, Bryan Hay, The Morning Call, Allentown, PA (January, 1995)
“Twelve Years: Bruce Wall/Rhonda Wall”, Linda Harbrecht, The Express Times, Easton, PA (January 1995)
“Phyllis Bramson and Bruce Wall”
(review of solo show, Monique Knowlton Gallery, Vivian Raynor, New York Times (May 23, 1986)
“New York Art Review”, Les Krantz, American Reference publishers (1988)
“A Landscape Revival”, Malcolm Preston, Boston Globe (January 5, 1986)
“This Way / This Way”, Vivian Raynor, New York Times (Nov. 10, 1985)
“This Way / This Way”, The Journal News, Rockland, NY (November 1, 1985)
“Bruce Wall” (Review of solo show, B-Side Gallery), John Howell, Artforum (November 1985)
“Bruce Wall” Holland Cotter, Arts Magazine, essay, (September 1985)
“Networken in de East Village”, Jhim Lamoree, Haagse Post, Amsterdam (July 6,1985)
“Present Pop”, Ken Sofer, Art News (May 1985)
“Double Vision”, Holland Cotter, Arts Magazine (April 1985)
“The Old Age of Modernism”, Philip Iliasoph, Greenwich Times, CT (February 10,1985)
“East Village Artists”, Mary Callan, New Art Examiner (January 1985)
“Post Iconoclasm”, Paul Krainak, Soho Arts Weekly (June 20, 1984)
“Peripheral Visions”, Dylana Lembitz, East Village Eye (August 1984)
“Manhattan”, Joan Shepard, New York Daily News (December 5, 1984)
“Rhonda’s Box”, Public Art Fund Quarterly (Spring, 1983)
Bibliography (Design)
“Designs & Styling”, by Robin B. Salzberg, The Sunday Star-Ledger, New Jersey (April 21, 1991)
“Six Designers of Avant-Garde Children’s Clothing”, by Elaine Louie, The New York Times (Jan. 27, 1991)
“Best Bets”, by Corky Pollan, New York Magazine (Summer Issue, 1990)
Public Collections
Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Ackland Art Museum, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, NC
The Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, CT
City College (CUNY), New York, NY
Publications
“Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers”, 8th edition – 2004, 9th edition – 2005
“Mark Kostabi and The East Village Art Scene 1983 – 1987”, photographs and text by Baird Jones, forward by Enrico Baj, Matteo Editore Press, 2002 (photo p.131)
“Artists Encyclopedia of Materials and Techniques”, Phil Metzger, by North Light Books, 2001, (featured in article under Experimental Art with reproduction)
“The Acrylic Book: Handbook of Fine Art Techniques and Applications for Acrylic Paints, Mediums & Varnishes”, published by Liquitex Art Products, Binney & Smith Inc., 1992 first edition (co-authored)
“Frederick R Weisman Foundation of Art”, Volume Two, 1985, works in the collection, (p 163, 262)
Teaching Experience
2008-18 Professor, Fine Art Program Coordinator, Northampton Community College,
2002-08 Associate Professor, Fine Art Program, Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
1993-02 Adjunct Professor, Fine Art Program, Northampton Community College, Bethlehem, PA
1999 Visiting Artist, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS
1998 Visiting Artist, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA
1997 Adjunct Professor, Alvernia College, Reading, PA
1992 Visiting Artist, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
1991 Visiting Artist, Cedar Crest College, Allentown, PA
1991 Instructor, Summer Session, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1990 Visiting Artist, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1989 Visiting Artist, College of New Rochelle, New Rochelle, NY
1988 Visiting Artist, High School Studio Arts Program, Westchester Board of Educational Services,
Yorktown Heights, NY
Visiting Artist, City College, City University of New York, New York,
Visiting Artist, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Lecturer, “Alternative Exhibition Spaces”, hosted by the Soho Center for Visual Artists, (Sarah
Lawrence College and New York University students)
1981 Visiting Artist, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1979-80 Visiting Artist, Kalakshetra College of Art, Madras, India
1978 Instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI