EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, pending 2024
Post-Baccalaureate in Studio Art, Brandeis University, 2009
Master of Architecture, University of Pennsylvania, 1978
Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1973
EXHIBIT AND MEDIA
Doran Gallery, Mass College of Art and Design, Drift, 2023
Concord Center for the Visual Arts, The 22nd Frances N. Roddy Open Competition, 2021
Concord Center for the Visual Arts, Members Juried Painting + Sculpture, 2021
OLD BAGS PROJECT, Faith Baum + Lori Petchers, with Liz Harvey, Photographer, http://oldbagsproject.com/ , A multi-disciplinary project that
explores the lives of women ages 40-70, showing the impact of biology, poking fun at consumerism, and “turning an old insult on its head.
The Housatonic Museum of Art “Highlights of the Collection; Of Woman Born”. September 3 - present
Gallery 263, “On the Body”, 263 Pearl Street, Cambridge, MA. February 11- March 12, 2016
Rabbithole, 33 Washington Street, Brooklyn, NY. February 11, 2016
A.I.R. Gallery, “Generation X: Razzle Dazzle,” Brooklyn, NY. January 7- February 7, 2016
Artspace, “DWELL,” New Haven, CT, Site-specific multi-channel projection, October 2015
City Lights Gallery “Forever Young,” Bridgeport, CT. April 2015
RISD Museum, “Faculty Biennial,” Providence, RI – Video Installation. February 2013
City Canvases, Bridgeport, CT – Building Projection. July 2012
UCONN Stamford Art Gallery, “A Changing World: Women Respond,”– Video installation. March 2012
Artspace, “City Wide Open Studios,” New Haven, CT – Dual projection with sound. October 2011
WGBH Interview with host, Jim Braude, PBS Greater Boston.
New Boston Post “Old Bags Tackles Body Image Issues”
The Boston Globe “The Old Bags Project Spotlights the Insidiousness of Ageism”
The Village Voice “These Old Bags Are Taking A Stand Against Age Discrimination”
Irish Examiner “Ageing with Attitude: Old Bags Stand Up for A Right to Live a Full Life”
Senior Planet “Who’s an Old Bag Now?”
SELF “The Old Bags Project Highlights How Society Treats Middle-Aged Women”
Women You Should Know “Old Bags: Exploring the Lives of Middle-Aged Women”
The Huffington Post “Semi-Nude Photo Series Will Empower Older Women with Body Woes”
The Harford Courant “Old Bags – A Revealing Look at Age and Body Image“
The American Scholar “Here’s Looking at You”
Providence Journal “RISD Faculty Show a Smorgasbord for Art Lovers”
Connecticut Post “Stripped to the basics women reveal the experience of aging in America”
EXPERIENCE - Architecture
Sole Practitioner, 1989-2022, Faith Baum Architects, Lexington MA
Project Architect, 1983-1989
Staff Designer, 1979-1983
EXPERIENCE - Academic
Senior Critic 1995-2018, Rhode Island School of Design, Interior Architecture Department, Providence Rhode Island
Director Of Interior Design 1993-1999, Boston Architectural Center, Boston, MA
Assistant Professor 1990-1992, Drexel University, Nesbitt College of Design Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Associate Professor 1986-1990, Drexel University, Department of Architecture, Philadelphia, PA