EXHIBITIONS


Square Cylinder, by David Roth
"Kremer fosters the illusion of multiple perspectives by linking clusters of loose and tightly knit brushstrokes in patterns whose closing rhythms vary enormously within any single canvas. The feel is of colliding force fields…
The dominant feel is of an organic Cubism, achieved without interpenetrating planes...
For Kremer, nature is the springboard for abstraction. She rejuvenates it by placing total faith in her own gestural impulses. Carried forward in video feedback loops that both break apart and reconstruct the source material, they deliver Abstract Expressionism into the digital present.
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SF ARTS QUARTERLY, by John Held
"In Naomie Kremer’s paintings, there are thousands of strokes, but none seem wasted and all seem to build toward a crescendo of unimaginable harmony. I marvel at her confidence, because no one can foretell where a work like this is leading."



STAGED WORKS


SONG OF THE EARTH by Gustav Mahler
Marseille Opera House
Classique en Provence, December 1, 2021
"The concert is enhanced by video projections on the backdrop produced by Naomie Kremer. They are more or less figurative paintings, which come alive during the songs. They are successively a landscape of trees, grasses in the water, and even foliage which begins to move, to distort, sometimes veering towards a psychedelic kaleidoscope. The illustration of The Adieu is more abstract, presenting shapes that twist, a bit like in certain paintings by Edvard Munch, very much in line with the supreme melancholy of the piece."



Margaret Jenkins Dance Company
Chicago Tribune, by Sid Smith
"…the richly collaborative thrust behind this piece includes the mesmerizing, delicately beautiful projection of designer Naomie Kremer."

SF Examiner, by Stephen Smoliar
"Kremer’s images explore the complexity of such perception…creating what is almost an ingenious laboratory in which we can ponder just what it is that the mind is doing in the midst of all those changes…."



SECRET GARDEN
San Francisco Opera and Cal Performances

SF Chronicle, by Joshua Kosman
"Perhaps the most delectable aspect of Friday’s premiere…was the visual design of Naomie Kremer, a series of video projections that did a superb job of capturing the piece’s mood and detail."

The Daily Californian, by Addy Bhasin
"These stunning sets can be attributed to multimedia artist Naomie Kremer, whose work is exhibited at the Berkeley Art Museum and the U.S. Embassy in Beijing."


2023
Square Cylinder, April 22, 2023, by David M. Roth

2021
La Provence, 26 novembre 2021, Ablaye Cissoko et Marina Mahler, ambassadeurs des Musiques interdites
Destimed, 3 décembre 2021, Festival Musiques Interdites - 'Le Chant de la Terre': comme un testament de Mahler
Lyrica Massillia, 3 Décembre 2021, Rédigé par Jean-Pierre Bacot. Le Chant de la Terre: L'adieu de Mahler à la vie et à la musique
Classique en Provence, François Jestin, 3 décembre 2021, Gustav Mahler, "Das Lied von der Erde", à Marseille (01-12-2021)
Squarecylinder.com, April 2021, "Naomie Kremer @ Modernism," by David M. Roth.

2020
Squarecylinder.com, March 2020, "Naomie Kremer @ Modernism," by David M. Roth

2019
QUANTUM ENTANGLEMENT: A NEW SOURCE OF ARTISTIC CREATION, By Iñigo Sarriugarte Gómez, ARBOR Ciencia, Pensamiento y Cultura Vol. 195, No. 794

2018
San Francisco Classical Voice, August 28, 2018, "Operatic Startup Delights With a Splendid Tristan," By Janos Gereben. 
San Francisco Chronicle, August 27, 2018. "Out of nowhere, an excellent ‘Tristan’ pops up in San Francisco," by Joshua Kosman
Squarecylinder.com, February 22, 2018, "Naomie Kremer @ Modernism," by David M. Roth.
theatrius.com, February 19, 2018, "Lucia Berlin: Stories," by Kim Waldron.
broadwayworld.com, January 29, 2018, "Lucia Berlin: Stories Word for Word," by BWW News Desk.
The San Francisco Chronicle, February 22, 2018, "Leah Garchik Column," by Leah Garchik.

2017
Squarecylinder.com, November 29, 2017, "About Abstraction @ Bedford," by Barbara Morris.

2016
Ha'aratz, August 29, 2016, "Bathing Ancient Acre in Baroque Sound," by Haggai Hitron.
Squarecylinder.com, January 2, 2016, "Best of 2016," by David Roth.

2015
Squarecylinder.com, August 18, 2015, "Naomie Kremer @ San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art," by David Roth.
SciArt in America, August 11, 2015, "Naomie Kremer Tackles Quantum Entanglement At The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art," by Joe Ferguson.
Art Practical, January 28, 2015, "Living with Endangered Languages in the Information Age," by Nancy Garcia, Shotgun Reviews.
The Manchester Journal, January 14, 2015, "Opera Theatre of Weston's 'Garden' in full bloom," by Telly Halkias, Entertainment.
Rutland Daily Herald, January 11, 2015, "Is opera for children? Yes, when Weston does it," by Jim Lowe, Opinion, page B7

2013
San Francisco Arts Quarterly, "Naomie Kremer: The Surety of Stroke," by John Held, Jr.
The San Francisco Chronicle, Datebook, page 1, March 4, 2013, “Secret Garden Review: Child’s Delight,” by Joshua Kosman.
The Daily Californian, March 4, 2013, “Review: ‘The Secret Garden’ blooms into hope and visual bliss,” by Addy Bhasin.
The Oakland Tribune, Time Out Weekend, page 14, February 21-27, 2013, “Secret Garden Blooms Anew,” by Richard Scheinin.
Press Democrat, “First for Gasser at SF Opera, by Diane Peterson,” Wed., Feb. 27, 2013
The Opera Tattler, March 2, 2013, “World Premiere of The Secret Garden
SF Examiner, Friday, February 24, 2013, “Opera, families come together in The Secret Garden,” by Janos Gereben
Stage and Cinema, “Bay Area opera Review: The Secret Garden (Cal Performances and SF Opera at Zellerbach Hall),” by Stacy Trevenon
Berkeley Patch, March 7, 2013, “Review: ‘The Secret Garden’ at Zellerbach Wins Thumbs Up,” by Caroline Crawford
San Francisco Classical Voice, March 3, 2013, “Seeing is Believing in The Secret Garden, San Francisco Opera,” by Janos Gereben
San Francisco Classical Voice, February 19, 2013, “An opera to open worlds: The Secret Garden,” by Georgia Rowe.
San Francisco Chronicle, 96 Hours, four day weekend guide, Feb. 28 to Mar. 3, “Nolan Gasser's Secret Garden blooms,” cover story, by Meredith May.

2012
artssf.com, Nov. 4-11, 2012, "New Dimensions in Video Design in Jenkins Dance's New 'Light Moves,'" by Paul Hertelendy.
The Chicago Tribune, February 10, 2012, "Margaret Jenkins work a dance of light," by Sid Smith.
Time Out Chicago, February 8, 2012, "Margaret Jenkins Dance Company's Light Moves," by Zachary Whittenburg.
Backstage at the Center magazine, Spring 2012, Volume 11, No. 2 "The Art of Collaboration," by Phil Reynolds.

2011
San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday November 5, 2011,"'Light Moves' review: Meditative digital-human mix," by Mary Ellen Hunt.
San Francisco Examiner, November 4, 2011, "Light moves in mysterious ways at Yerba Buena," by Stephen Smoliar.
San Francisco Chronicle, Thursday, November 3, 2011, "Margaret Jenkins, Naomie Kremer add light touch," by Allan Ulrich.
Art Ltd., March, 2011, "Naomie Kremer at Modernism, San Francisco, CA" by Marlena Donohue

2009
Art in America , International Review, October 19, 2009, "Between the Lines, Art Brut and Professionalism," by Alice Pfeiffer
Art Ltd., May 2009, "Naomie Kremer: Paintings and Hybrids at Modernism" by Hearne Pardee  

2008

ArtNews
, March 2008, p. 147-8, "Naomie Kremer, Modernism" by Lea Feinstein
Bluebeard's Castle (click here to see excerpts of reviews)
 
2007

Art In America, June/July 2007, p. 206, "Naomie Kremer at Hosfelt" by Leigh Anne Miller
ArtNews, March 2007, p. 145-6, "Naomie Kremer and Crystal Liu at Hosfelt Gallery" by Robert Ayers
The L Magazine
, Jan 31-Feb 13, 2007, p. 60, "Naomie Kremer: Pleasure and Paint" by Kate Lowenstein  

2006

PiL', October 2006, p. 27, "Le dessin au travail" by Christophe Cesbron

2005
Art News, October 2005, p. 174-6, "Naomie Kremer, Modernism West, San Fransisco" by Kenneth Baker
Artweek, September 2005, Volume 36, Issue 7, p.16 "Naomie Kremer at the Judah L. Magnes Museum," by Jordan Essoe
Apple Computer, July 22, 2005, Apple Pro, "Paint Moves," by Barbara Gibson
San Jose Mercury News, May 1, 2005, Arts & Entertainment, p. 5-E, "Painting with urgency: An artist grapples with the flow of time," by Jack Fischer
Metro Silicon Valley, April 20-26, 2005, p. 53 "Pigment Pleasures: The abstractions of Naomie Kremer shimmer in full flux at SJICA," by Michael S. Gant
Vyu Magazine, Issue 22, Interview with Naomie Kremer
Art News, January 2005, p. 132, "25th Anniversary, Modernism San Francisco," by Kenneth Baker

2004
Art Contemporaries, Winter 2004, cover and p. 12-13, "Keeping Time: Naomie Kremer Works, 1992-2004," by Cathy Kimball
Ouest France, "Naomie Kremer," December 10, 2004, p. 8
Sortir, "Naomie Kremer" December 7, 2004, Rennes, France, p. 25
Art News, September 2004, p. 94, "City Focus: San Francisco - Bubbling Over in Talent," by Kenneth Baker
San Francisco Arts Monthly, April 2004, Volume 13, Number 11, p. 1, "Art Dealers Champion Bay Area Visual Art," by Sura Wood

2002
Tema Celeste, Vol. 92 , Summer 2002, pp. 18-21, "Behind the veil," by Reena Jana
Smithsonian Archives of American Art Journal, Vol. 41, 2001, p. 74, "West Coast Regional Report," by Paul Karlstrom
UCSF Newsbreak, Vol. 17, NO. 21, "Campus Enjoys Banner Year for Art in Public Places," by Lisa Cisneros

2001
ArtNews, Summer 2001, p. 179, "Naomie Kremer, Modernism, San Francisco," by Kenneth Baker
Artweek, Vol. 32, Issue 5, May 2001, p.18, "Naomie Kremer at Modernism," by Harry Roche

1999
San Francisco Chronicle, Saturday, November 27th, 1999, Datebook p.1
"Abstract Ideas People Can See," by Kenneth Baker
NY Arts, October, 1999, Vol. 4 No. 10, previews/reviews
Max Cole, Naomie Kremer, Christine Taylor Patten at Knoedler Gallery

1998
San Francisco Chronicle, Thursday, July 9th, 1998, Datebook p.1
"Intense Paintings Engross Viewers in Another's Mind," by Kenneth Baker
Art News, October, 1998, p.150
"Naomie Kremer, Modernism, San Francisco," By Marcia Tanner
San Francisco Examiner, Tuesday, August 11, 1998, section B, p.1
"Ten Takes on Painterly Abstraction," By David Bonetti
Artweek, September, 1998, p.19
"Naomie Kremer and Sheldon Greenberg at Modernism," by Juan Rodriguez
San Francisco Arts Monthly, June, 1998, Vol. 9, No. 2, p.1
"50/Fifty: Israeli Art from Bay Area Collections," by Claudia Gioseffi

1997
Flash Art International, Summer, 1997, p. 99
"Gottfried Helnwein/Naomie Kremer, Modernism, San Francisco," by Reena Jana

1996
Zyzzyva, Summer, 1996, pp.41-45
"For the Record," images and words by Naomie Kremer

1995
Asian Art News, Jan/Feb 1995, p.69
"Naomie Kremer at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery," by Reena Jana

1994
San Francisco Bay Guardian, October 26, 1994, p.72
"Critic's Choice - Art: Naomie Kremer," by Harry Roche
Artweek, May 19, 1994, p.17
"Back in Style," by Naomie Kremer

1993
Artweek, April, 1993, p.21
"On Painting: Some Notes," by Naomie Kremer

1992
Artweek, December 1992, pp.16-18
"Landmarks along the city streets: A phenomenon called bus shelter art," by Reena Jana
"The Bus Shelter Gallery: An Artistic Statement," By Naomie Kremer


SELECTED PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Art, Design and Architecture Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara
A.T. Kearney, San Francisco, CA
Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin
Earl Warren and Hiram Johnson State Office Building, Civic Center Plaza, San Francisco, CA
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, S.F., CA
Hammer Museum, University of California, Los Angeles
Hassard Bonnington, San Francisco, CA
Hewlett Packard Corporation, Roseville, CA
Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA
Mills College Art Museum
Mulia Hotel, Jakarta, Indonesia
New York Public Library
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Picker Art Gallery, Colgate University
Queens Museum
Reuters Holdings PLC, San Francisco, CA
Richmond Center for Visual Arts, Western Michigan University
RISD Museum of Art
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Staglin Family Vineyard, Rutherford, CA
Stone & Youngberg, San Francisco, CA
Tang Museum
The Brooklyn Museum
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College
Thomas Weisel Partners, San Francisco, CA
United States Embassy, Beijing, China
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
University Museum of Contemporary Art, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Vera List Center, New School
Washington Convention Center Art Collection, Washington DC
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Williams College Museum of Art
Yale University Art Gallery
Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University


EDUCATION

1993
California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA, MFA, Painting and Drawing, High Distinction

1977
Sussex University, Brighton, England, MA, Art History, modern period

1975
University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y. BA, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude

1974
London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England, year abroad