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CURRENT RESIDENCE:
New York City and Charlottesville, Virginia

DATE OF BIRTH / LOCATION:
Stuttgart, Germany, 1940

EDUCATION:

· Stachelz-Institut of Homeopathy and Psychology, Munich, Germany, 1968-70
· Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Munich, Germany, 1958-62
· Oskar Kokoschkas Schule des Sehens, Salzburg, Austria, 1958-59
· Isadora Duncan School of Dance, Munich, Germany, 1953-59

TEACHING HISTORY:
· Board Member. The Culture Project, New York, NY, 1997-present
· Board Member, Live Arts, Charlottesville, VA, 1993-99
· Artist-in-Residence, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, 1987
· Board Member, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA, 1985-95

AWARDS:

· Jury Award for Best Work, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, 1991 (Tom Armstrong)
· Jury Award of Distinction, Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, 1990 (Donald Kuspit)

LECTURES:

· Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, 1993 / 2003
· Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, 1992
· Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1988
· New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, 1987
· Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, 1986

SELECTED LITERARY, CINEMATIC AND STAGE HISTORY:

· Author, My Father's House 2006
· Author, Als wär's ein Teil von mir 2004
· Producer, White Chocolate 2004
· Author, I Bit My Tongue 2000
· Scriptwriter, Killer Venus 1998
· Creative Producer, Scriptwriter, Producer, Hearts' Lonely Hunters (dir. D. Kuttner), 35mm, 106 minutes, 1 : 1.85 color, Charlottesville, VA, KO Films, 1996
· Actress. Pousse Cafe (dir. Susan Winter), Charlottesville, VA, Burnt Mountain Films, 1996
· ZDF German State Television documentary: Zu Gast bei Beatrix Ost, 1980
· Leading role, Protokoll einer Heirat (dir. Dieter Lemmel). German State Television, 1967
· Leading role, Bis zum Happy End (dir. Theo Kotulla), 35mm, 1967

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

· "100 Nudes", Les Yeux du Monde, Charlottesville, VA 2003
· "About Love and Other Obstacles", Artists' Consortium, Charlottesville, VA 2002
· Galerie Goetz, Stuttgart, Germany, 1994
· The X-Art Foundation, Blast 4, Bioinformica, New York, NY, 1994
· "Beauty is Harsh", Gallery White Hall, New York, NY, 1993
· "Ten Years of Solitude", Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, 1993
· "Beauty is Harsh", Newcomb Hall, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1993
· "In Search of the Goddess", Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, 1992
· Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA, 1991
· Galerie Goetz, Stuttgart, Germany, 1991
· New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, 1989
· Galerie Rieder, Munich, Germany, 1988
· Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1988
· Randolph-Macon Gallery, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, VA, 1987
· Riverside Museum Gallery, New York, NY, 1987
· Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, 1986
· Synergist Gallery, New York, NY, 1982
· "Watercolors by Beatrix Ost", Galerie Poseidon, Ischia, Italy, 1973
· Galerie Commerzbank, Munich, Germany, 1972
· "Watercolors by Beatrix Ost", Galerie Poseidon, Ischia, Italy, 1971

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

· Community Art Fund, Nature Gallery, Charlottesville, VA 2003
· New York Academy of Art, New York, NY 2001
· "Get Surreal: Reviving the Exquisite Corpse", Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA 2000
· "Animal Attraction", Frank IX Building / Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA, 2000
· "Hindsight/Foresight", Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia,
Charlottesville, VA, 2000
· New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, 1999
· New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, 1998
· New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, 1994
· New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, 1993
· Hispanic AIDS Forum, Gallery White Hall, New York, NY, 1993
· "Salute to Merce Cunningham", Cartier, New York, NY, 1993
· Galerie Goetz, Stuttgart, Germany, 1992
· "Dream House", Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, 1992
· Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, 1991
· Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA, 1991
· Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, 1990
· "Artists Create Fashion", New York Academy of Art, New York, NY, 1987
· "Studied from Life", Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1987
· Museo Bellas Artes, Mexico City, 1965
· Herbstsalon, Haus der Kunst, Munich, Germany, 1964
· Museum Bratislava, Bratislava, Yugoslavia, 1963
· Museum Wasserburg, Wasserburg am Inn, Germany, 1962
· "Art in Concentration Camps", Museum Baden-Baden, Baden-Baden, Germany, 1961

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

· Nannette Gehrig, München
· Barbara Schwarz, NY
· American Health Foundation, Valhalla, NY
· Baden-Baden Museum of Art, Baden-Baden, Germany
· Box Tree Hotel, New York, NY
· National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC

SELECTED BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS

· Vintage Contemporary Editions, Random House 1990-94

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:

· Virginia Art Museum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA: Hindsight/Fore-site: Art of the New Millenium, 2003
· Riley, Terrance, The Unprivate House. New York, NY: Museum of Modern Art, 1999 p.116
· Graaf, Vera, "Farbflut und Kunststoffwellen. Die New Yorker Wohnung der Künstlerin Beatrix Ost", Architektur und Wohnen, Germany, Februar 1998
· "Modepassport": "Beatrix Ost: Bohemienne mit Grandezza", Vogue (German), June 1998 p.38
· Giovannini, Joseph, "Design Notebook: The Shape of Things to Come Is Here", New York Times, 18 September 1997, late edition, sec. F, pg. 1
· Rose, Deborah, "Film Offers New Lens on Town", Marquee, Charlottesville, VA, April 5, 1996 p.3
· Youssef, Nancy A, "Movie Filming Near Rotunda...", Cavalier Daily, Charlottesville, VA 1995
· Podium: "Klassikers Eigenleben: Malerei von Beatrix Ost", Podium, Stuttgart, Germany 1994
· Moldenhauer, Susan, "Beatrix Ost: Ten Years of Solitude", The Second Glance, Charlottesville, VA 1993 p.1
· Schwartz, Eugene, "Visibles, Rose Tattoo, Parade. A Conversation" unpublished interview, July 1993
· Holladay-McLeod, Deborah, "Beauty Is Harsh". Exhibition Notes. Gallery White Hall, New York, NY, September 1993
· Beauty Is Harsh, 1993 (dir. Mikl Wood) 30 minutes, Wood Productions. Videocassette
· Margulis, Stephen, "Ten Years of Solitude. McGuffey Show Stimulates", Charlottesville (Virginia) Observer, Vol. XVI #38, 23 September 1993
· McLeod, Deborah, "In Search of the Goddess". Exhibition Catalog. Newport News, VA: Peninsula Fine Arts Center, 1992
· Rand-Hudson, Carol, "Ost Succeeds in New Medium: Sculpture", Hampton Roads Virginian Pilot- Ledger Star, 12 April 1992 sec. G, pg. 5
· St. John Erickson, Mark, "At a Glance: PFAC Shows Are Emotionally and Visually Intense", Newport News (Virginia) Daily Press, April 26, 1992
· McGreevy, Linda, "Two Women's Art", Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA, April 1992
· In Search of the Goddess, 1992 (dir. Daniel Kuttner) 25 minutes, KO Films. Videocassette.
· Latter, Ruth, "Beatrix Ost Unlaces the Corset", Marquee, Charlottesville, VA, September 1991
· von Olschowsky, Petra, "Das tägliche Abenteuer", Stuttgarter Nachrichen, Germany, 10 January 1991 Sec. NR, pg. 8
· Sherman, Linda, "On the Path of Self-Discovery. Beatrix Ost...of Freedom and the Corset", Charlottesville (Virginia)Observer, May 23, 1991 p.1
· Schmock, Regina: "Stil Porträt, Manhattan Malerisch", Vogue (German), February 1990, p. 70
· Casey, John, Some Observations on Beatrix Ost's 'Beaches and Beds'. Exhibition Catalog. Stuttgart, Germany: Galerie Goetz, 1990
· Schulze-Lackner, Klaus Peter, "Wie gemalt: Münchener Kunst in Virginia", Monaco International, 3. Jahrgang, Spring 1988
· Van Doren, William, "New York Welcomes Ost Show With Crowd at Academy of Art", The Charlottesville (Virginia) Observer 1989
· "Women at Work: Beatrix Ost", Other Voices, Special Issue - 2, Japan, October 1989
· Latter, Ruth, "From the Art World: Ost's Canvases Boldly Executed", Charlottesville (Virginia) Daily Progress, 6 November 1988 Sec. C, pg. 3
· Van Doren, William, "Ost's Exhibit at the Bayly Shows Artist's Spirit", Charlottesville (Virginia)Observer, 17 November 1988
· Tucker, Dale, "All About Ost. The Bayly's Exhibit of Stark and Dignified Portraits", Charlottesville (Virginia) Declaration, 17 November 1988
· "Ost Exhibit Overlaps Film Festival", Charlottesville (VIrginia) Daily Progress ,Saturday Magazine, 22 October 1988 p.5
· Metzner, Sheila, Robert Reed, Douglas Day, Beatrix Ost: Still Lives. Exhibition Catalog. Charlottesville, VA: Bayly Art Museum, University of Virginia, 1988
· Jerz, Dennis, "Art Preview. Ost Exhibit Invites Viewer Interpretation", University of Virginia Journal, Charlottesville, VA, November 1988
· "Ein Leben aus der Frühzeit der Moderne: Die Malerin Beatrix Ost", Vogue (German), March 1988 p.166
· "Leute", "Loriot stand für Beatrix an", Abendzeitung, Munich, Germany, 7 March 1988 p. 12
· Latter, Ruth, "Paintings Question Reality", Charlottesville (Virginia) Daily Progress, 16 November 1986
· "Prominenz in Schale: Aussergewöhnliche Paare...", Vogue (German), November 1986, p. 234
· Latter, Ruth, "Studied from Life", Charlottesville (VIrginia) Daily Progress , 16 December 1987 Sec. F, pg. 3
· Merrit, Robert, "Ost's Surreal World Unfolds in Art", Richmond (Virginia) Times-Dispatch, April 23, 1987 Sec. D, pg. 14
· "Ein Haus der Kunst", Vogue (German), July 1987 p.194
· "Works by Beatrix Ost at Randolph-Macon College", Richmond (Virginia) News Leader, 18 April 1987
· "Works by Beatrix Ost at Randolph-Macon College", Randolph-Macon College Bulletin, VA, Spring 1987
· Gutman, Nell, The Paintings of Beatrix Ost. Exhibition Notes. New York, NY: Riverside Museum Gallery, 1987
· Vroom IV, George, "Ost's Exotic Surreal", Artworld, New York, NY, Vol. II #6, 15 March - 15 April 1987, p.7
· Merkin, Richard, "Vienna in Virginia", Vanity Fair, New York, NY, November 1986 p. 114
· Holladay, Deborah, Beatrix Ost. Exhibition Catalog. New York, NY: Riverside Museum Gallery,1986
· Höhne, Anita, "Mit Maximilian Schell. Die Münchener Malerin spielt eine Malerin", Abendzeitung, Munich, Germany, 6 June 1986 p. 30
· Wilson, Elizabeth, "Living Well Still Best Revenge", Charlottesville (Virginia) Daily Progress, 24 October 1986
· Graaf, Vera, "Old South, Ein Farmhouse in Virginia", Architektur und Wohnen, Germany, 22 May 1985
· Bangert, Dr. Albrecht, "Eine Wohnung aus verrückten Träumen", Ambiente, Germany, February 1981
· Wintour, Anna and Post, Henry, "Looking Great", New York , New York, NY, 9 November 1981 p.37
· Graaf, Vera, "Rotes Dinner in Manhattan", Ambiente, Germany 1979
· Exhibition Catalog, Commerzbank, Munich, Germany 1972
· "Eine Schülerin Oskar Kokoschkas", Quick, Munich, Germany, Jahrgang 12 #53, 29 August 1959 p.1