Deborah Remington (1930–2010) lectured on the history of Chinese and Japanese art at The Cooper Union in 1969, then returned in 1973 to teach drawing and painting until 1997. During her tenure here, The Cooper Union hosted exhibitions of work by visiting artists, alumni, staff, and faculty; community events and parties; and over two dozen End of Year Shows and hundreds of Senior Shows. 

With a grant from the Remington Trust, The Cooper Union Archives were able to digitize and create a widely accessible online showcase of materials from events and exhibitions that took place here between 1969 and 1997, aka “The Deborah Remington Years.”

This exhibition, opening November 12, 2024 at 6pm, in the library atrium, highlights these newly digitized materials alongside loaned work from Deborah Remington’s Trace Series, offering a glimpse of how faculty work influences and is influenced by institutional affiliations. To attend the opening, please register here.

Additionally, as this exhibition coincides with the release of a beautiful monograph of Remington's life and work, published by Rizzoli / Electa in partnership with the Deborah Remington Charitable Trust for the Visual Arts, the opening will include a brief book talk by Trust Director Margaret Berenson, and copies of the book will be available for purchase. 

Related events: A solo exhibition of works by Deborah Remington will be on view this fall at Bortolami Gallery, 39 Walker Street, Tribeca, September 6th through October 19th. A panel discussion and book signing will take place at Bortolami Gallery, October 5th, 4-5pm.