Kent Rogowski’s works are often provocative and whimsical manipulations of objects and images that surround us in our daily lives. From teddy bears to jigsaw puzzles and self help books, he uses and alters mass-produced consumer products as a vehicle for self expression. By transforming the generic into something personal, Rogowski questions what these products communicate, and also what role they play in our culture.

Kent Rogowski is an artist/photographer living and working in Brooklyn, NY. In 2000, Rogowski received his MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design, where he is now a Critic. He has also taught at The Pratt Institute and The School of Visual Arts in New York. His first monograph, Bears, was published by powerHouse books in 2007. He has had solo shows in New York at both the Foley Gallery and the Jen Bekman Gallery. His first European solo show opened at the In Focus Gallery in Cologne, Germany in 2009.

Solo Exhibitions

• 2009Bears – In Focus Gallerie, Cologne, Germany
• 2008Love=Love – Jen Bekman Gallery, New York
• Bears (Traveling Exhibition) – Bryan Art Gallery, Conway, South Carolina
• 2007Bears – The Foley Gallery, New York, New York
• 2005Someday it will happen, Gallery Alloy, Newport, Rhode Island
• 2000Future(Perfect), Market House Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island
• 1999Possible Worlds, Market House Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island

Group Exhibitions / Art Fairs

• 2011Art.Fair Cologne – w/ In Focus Gallerie
• Critical Mass – Photo Center NW, Seattle
• Critical Mass – Newspace Center for Photography, Portland
• Critical Mass – Rayko Photo Center, San Francisco
• 2010Pulse, Miami – w/ Jen Bekman Gallery, New York
• 2009Summer Reading – Jen Bekman Gallery, New York
• 2008It’s Nice That: Original Format – The Viewpoint Gallery, Plymouth College of Art, UK
• X Marks the Art– Jen Bekman Gallery, New York
• Summer Fun – White Box, New York
• 2007Aqua Art Fair, Miami – w/ Foley Gallery, New York
• Bridge Art Fair, London- w/ Foley Gallery, New York
• 2006The Pursuit of Happiness – Sarah Bowen Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
• Emerge 7 – Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark New Jersey
• No Money Down – Limited Engagement, Newark, New Jersey
• 2005Biennial Faculty Exhibition – RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island
• 2001AIM 21 (Artist in the Marketplace) – Bronx Museum of the Arts, New York
• 2000MFA Student Exhibition – RISD Museum; Providence, Rhode Island

Monograph

• 2007BEARS: Photographs by Kent Rogowski, PowerHouse Books/Miss Rosen Editions

Awards

• 20062006 Villa Serbelloni – Guest Artist – Bellagio, Italy
• 2005Emerge 7 Fellowship – Aljira Center for Contemporary Art
• 2001Artist in the Marketplace, Residency – The Bronx Museum for the Arts
• 1999Fellowship- RISD Photography Department
• T.C. Colley Award- RISD Photography Department
• Emerging Artist Award: Finalist – Calumet/Friends of Photography
• 1998Center Award – Center for Photographic Art
• Critic’s Residency, Maryland Art Place

Education

• 2000Rhode Island School of Design – MFA Photography (Honors)
• 1996University of Maryland, Baltimore County – BFA Interdisciplinary studies: Photography and Anthropology

Lectures

• 2011Rhode Island School of Design
• 2010Pratt Institute
• 2009Rhode Island School of Design

Related Professional Experience

• 03-12Critic – Rhode Island School of Design, Photography Department
• 10-12Visiting Associate Professor, Pratt Institute, Photography Department
• 2005Producer – Al Otro Lado (documentary film)
• Screenings include:
• 2008 Whitney Biennial, National Broadcast on POV (PBS) and Theatrical Release at
  he Museum of Modern Art, New York

Selected Publications

• Bolhofer, Kitty, “Bears,” Style Magazine (Germany) June 2007.
• Dorsey, John, “Body and Soul,” The Baltimore Sun, June 23 1998.
• Farnell, Cynthia, “Lonely hearts club,” The Mercury News, July 27 2005.
• Frazier, Chester, “The Selling of Romance,” The Washington Review, April/May 1998.
• Genocchio, Benjamin, “ART REVIEW; Tri-State Talent Search Hits a High Note,” The New York Times, August 6, 2006.
• Giuliano, Mike, “Picks of the Litter; A show of Critics’ Choices at MAP,” The City Paper, March 25 1997.
• Heller, Steven, “Book Review: Words Into Type,” The New York Times, September 9, 2007.
• Kozma, Andrew, “Bears,” Arts Houston, October 2007.
• McMorrow, Paul, “Bears,” The Weekly Dig- Boston, July 4, 2007.
• Nichols, Kathryn, “C.P.A. unveils new show,” The Monterey Herald, January 29, 1998.
• Paricio, Pedro, “Reverse Soul,” H Magazine (Spain), N 82, April 2007
• Trolio, Jen, “Dust Jacket,” Readymade Magazine, August 2007.
• Verdone, Sara, “Rebuild-A-Bear Workshop,” Paper Magazine, July 2007