Mira Schor

Faculty at New School University

Mira Schor is a renowned painter and writer with a deep interest in the gendered production of art history, painting in post-modern culture, and the intersection of political and conceptual themes with the materiality of expression.

Having earned her MFA in painting from CalArts in 1973, Schor boasts an impressive list of honors from prestigious foundations such as Guggenheim, Rockefeller, Marie Walsh Sharpe, and the Pollock-Krasner Foundations.

Acknowledged for her contributions to the art world, Schor was the recipient of the College Art Association's Frank Jewett Mather Award for Art Criticism in 1999 and a Creative Capital/Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant in 2009, which supported her art and culture blog, A Year of Positive Thinking.

With a rich teaching background, Schor has imparted her knowledge at institutions like NASCAD, Sarah Lawrence College, RISD, SUNY Purchase, and various art schools in the US and Europe, while currently serving as a Fine Arts Department faculty member at Parsons the New School for Design since 1989.

Schor's artistic endeavors have been showcased at esteemed galleries and museums like Edward Thorp Gallery, Horodner Romley Gallery, Santa Monica Museum, Armand Hammer Museum, P.S.1, Neuberger Museum, and the Aldrich Museum, along with solo exhibitions at Momenta Art, CB1 Gallery, and Marvelli Gallery.

A prolific author, Schor has penned notable works such as 'Wet: On Painting, Feminism and Art Culture,' 'A Decade of Negative Thinking: Essays on Art, Politics, and Daily Life,' and served as co-editor for 'M/E/A/N/I/N/G: An Anthology of Artists' Writings, Theory and Criticism' and 'The Extreme of the Middle: Writings of Jack Tworkov.'

Mira Schor's areas of expertise cover contemporary art, contemporary painting, modern painting history, artists' writings, and feminist art and art history, which she adeptly imparts through her writing, teaching, and engagements as a visiting artist and lecturer.

To explore more of Mira Schor's insightful content, one can find her lectures, readings, and interviews on various online platforms like Pennsound, Vimeo, YouTube, and her official website www.miraschor.com.