Becky Howland

In The View From The Terrace, Howland presents the first in-depth look at her series on coal mining, paired with sculpture from her series of electrical transmission line towers. The entwined themes in the sculptures reference her childhood in Western New York - near the hydroelectric generating plant at Niagara Falls, and an early road trip through Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia. Additionally there is a recently discovered scroll drawing that combines imagery from both series of sculpture. Most of the work is from the mid 1980’s.

Becky Howland is a sculptor and painter based in New York. In 1980, she co-organized “The Real Estate Show”, which occupied an abandoned building on Delancey Street. The ensuing clash with the Department of Housing, Preservation, and Development lead to the creation of ABC No Rio, a center for art and activism on Rivington Street. As one of the founders, Howland co-organized exhibitions and performances, including “The Island Show” (1981), exploring the shared insularity of Manhattan, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic, and “The Williamsburg Bridge Show” (1983), a large-scale sculpture show installed on the bridge’s promenade. She served as president of Colab (Collaborative Projects, Inc.) from 1982 to 1983.

Howland received an MFA from Bard College, a BFA from Syracuse University (with one year independent study in Japan), and participated in the Whitney Independent Study Program. She has exhibited at venues including Artists Space, Fashion Moda, New Museum, Museum of Modern Art, P.S.1, White Columns, James Fuentes Gallery, Freddy Gallery in Baltimore, and Know More Games and Still House Projects in Brooklyn. She recently had a solo show of paintings - “Weeds of New York” - at Moiety Gallery in Brooklyn.