EDUCATION
2013 MFA in Visual Arts, Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University; Cambridge, MA
1981 BFA in Photographic Studies, School of Visual Arts; New York, NY
Hartford Art School, University of Hartford; Hartford, CT
SELECT SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2022
Eleanor D Wilson Museum at Hollins University, Roanoke, VA, Rita Maas: 2022 Frances Niederer Artist-in-Residence
2017
Spot Gallery, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY, Residual Ink Drawings
2013
Thorndike Hall, Myers Media Art Studio, Columbia University, New York, NY, Tidal Volumes
2012
Gallery 1401, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Reality TV
2011
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA, At Home
2010
Gallerie BMG, Woodstock, NY, Skylight Views
2009
Lishui International Photographic Cultural Festival, Lishui, China, Reality TV
2007
Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA, New Works Gallery
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Float Magazine, Photo Not a Photo, curated by Jennifer Marion & Andre Ramos-Woodward
2021
The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, Top Ten Finalists 95th Annual, selected by David Campany and Larrisa Goldstein
The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA, Fit to Print, curated by Ksenia Nouril and Lisa Blas
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY, Cladogram: 2nd KMA International Biennial, selected by Yasmeen Siddiqui
Putnam Arts Council and Digital Arts Gallery, Peekskill, NY , Grass + Roots, selected by Patricia Miranda
Katonah Museum of Art Artists Association, Katonah, NY, Open To Interpretation, selected by Katie Schidt Feder
2020
Center for Creative Photography, Tucson AZ, Qualities of Light, curated by Rebecca Senf
Filter Space, Chicago, IL, we like small things v.3, juried by Roula Seikaly
Parallel Vienna, Vienna Austria, Anzenberger Gallery, Hand Made VI
2019
KlompChing Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, FRESH
Filter Space, Chicago, IL, Imprints & Abstractions
Site:Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, Art on Paper, juried by Rebecca Lax
Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX, Center Annual, juried by Shane Lavalette
2018
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA, Connect & Collect, curated by Cathy
Kimball
Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL, Hard Edge, curated by Bethany Bennett
Behr
Anzenberger Gallery, Vienna, Austria, Hand Made IV
Umbrella Arts, New York, NY, I Surrender, Dear, curated by Frances Jakubek
Friends Without a Border, New York, NY Invitational Benefit Auction
New Art Center, Newton, MA, Dialogues: Medium and Materiality
2017
Norton Gallery, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix AZ, INFOCUS PhotoBid, curated by Rebecca
Senf
Filter Space/Filter Photo Festival, Chicago IL, we like small things v.1, juried by Jennifer
Keat
Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX, 35th Annual Juried Member Exhibition
Commons Gallery, University Hall, LUCAD/AIB, Cambridge, MA, Group 6 WIP
Fine Art Gallery at Westchester Community College, Valhalla, NY, A Crack in Everything
2016
Circuit Gallery @ Prefix ICA, Toronto, Canada, Trace, Copy, Render
Anzenberger Gallery, Vienna, Austria, Hand Made
Bevier Gallery, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY. Faculty Exhibition
Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester, NY Annual Member Exhibition
2015
International Photography Festival GuatePhoto 2015, Guatemala City, Guatemala
Norton Gallery, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix AZ, InFocus PhotoBid, curated by Rebecca
Senf
Filter Space/Filter Photo Festival, Chicago IL, Abstract, juried by Debra Klomp Ching
Barrett Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, Photography 15 National Photography Exhibition / First Prize
Leslie University College of Art and Design, Cambridge MA, Alumni Biennial / Reclassified
2014
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY, Hot Off the Press
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA Winter Solstice Show
2013
Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, MFA Exhibition, Tidal Volumes
Caloundra Regional Gallery, Tasmania, Touring Exhibition Missing Presumed Dead
Hammond Museum, North Salem, NY, Elements, juried by Jennifer McGregor
MoMA, New York, NY, PopRally: Abstract Currents: An Interactive Video Event
Friends Without a Border, New York, NY, Invitational Benefit Auction
2012
Central Square Theater, Cambridge MA, This That Show
2011
Contemporary Arts Spaces Tasmania (CAST) Missing Presumed Dead
Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY, The Collector’s Guide to New Art Photography
2010
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX, Photo Forum
Friends Without a Border, New York, NY, Invitational Benefit Auction
Methodist Hospital, Dunn Tower Gallery, Houston, TX, Life’s Intentional Details
2009
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY, Contemporary Confrontations
Rayko Gallery, San Francisco, CA, It’s Still Life
2008
Miranda Fine Arts, Port Chester, NY, Multi-Media Exhibition
Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA, Benefit Auction
Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, WA, Photo Vision Awards and Auction
2006
Dream Box Foto Gallery, Chicago, IL, Women Photographers Competition, Best in Show
2005
Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA, Photo National, juried by Kate Ware
Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD, Summer Group Show
The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, CO, Intimate Flora
Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD, 2005 Bethesda International Competition, Third Prize
2004
Pen and Brush, New York, NY, Open Juried Photography Exhibition / First Prize
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
2020 The Print Center 95th Annual, Top Ten Finalist
2019 Rhonda Wilson Award, Finalist
2017 INFOCUS Sidney Zuber Photography Award, Honorable Mention
2015 Filter Space, Abstract, Honorable Mention
2015 Barrett Art Center, Photography 15 National Photography Exhibition, First Place
2010 The Ten Most Exciting Photographers I Learned About Last Year, Rebecca Senf
2010 Critical Mass, Finalist
LECTURES AND TEACHING
2021 Hollins University, Roanoke, VA
2021 Katonah Museum of Art Artist's Association, Panel Discussion, Alternate Processes
2020 College of Staten Island, CUNY, Staten Island, NY
2019 Filter Space, Chicago, IL
2017 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, Visiting Professor
2017 Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
2015 College of Staten Island, CUNY, Staten Island, NY, Visiting Artist Adjunct Professor
2015 University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
2013 Art Institute of Boston, Boston MA
2011 Griffin Museum, Winchester, MA
2010 College of Staten Island, CUNY, Staten Island, NY
2007 Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA
COLLECTIONS
Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA
Photography Museum of Lishui, China
Creative Center of Photography, Tuscon AZ
Archive 192, a non-profit research archive of women working in abstract photography
PROFESSIONAL
2016-2017 Visiting Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2015 Adjunct Professor/ Visiting Artist, College of Staten Island, CUNY, Staten Island NY
2013-2015 Teaching Assistant, International Center of Photography, New York, NY
1987-2014 President and owner of Rita Maas Studio, Inc., an award winning commercial studio
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2021 Under The Bridge, Winter 2021 Issue, Printmaking, Leia Genis
2021 Musee Magazine, Issue 25, Fit To Print, Lana Nauphal
2019 Fresh 2019, The Annual Summer Exhibition at Klompching Gallery, Debra Klomp & Darren
Ching
2016 Diffusion Annual Volume VIII, Abstract Invitational, Blue Mitchel
2014 Rita Maas-20th Century Plastics, Photo Eye Blog, Lucas Shaffer
2013 Big, Red and Shiny, Thesis Show Round up, Shawn Hill
2011 Light and Lens: Photography in the Digital Age, Robert Hirsh
2011 Missing Presumed Dead (the loss of the referent?) Exhibition catalog
2011 The Boston Globe, Exhibition Review, Mark Feeney
2010 The Collector’s Guide to New Art Photography Vol.2, Humble Arts Foundation
2010 Portfolio Showcase Volume 4, Katherine Ware, The Center for Fine Art Photography
2010 Unless You Will Issue 3, Cover Image, Heidi Romano