EDUCATION |
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| BFA (Art Education) | Syracuse University, NY | 1961 |
| MFA (Painting) | Syracuse University, NY | 1962 |
| Trained in printmaking with Mohammad Khalil. | ||
LISTINGS |
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| Marquis Who’s Who in the World, Marquis Who’s Who in American Art, Marquis Who’s Who in America, Marquis Who’s Who in the East. | ||
MAJOR COLLECTIONS |
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| Centro de las Artes de San Agustín Etla (CASA) | San Agustín Etla, Mexico | 2008 |
| Newark Public Library | Newark, NJ | 2006 |
| Ben Shahn Gallery | Wayne, NJ | 2006 |
| U.S. Embassy (Germany) | Berlin, Germany | 2004 |
| Druckwerkstatt Bethanien | Berlin, Germany | 2004 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | 1995 |
| Royal Thai Art Collection | Bangkok, Thailand | 1995 |
| Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum | New Brunswick, NJ | 2002, 1996, 1993 |
| Social Science Research Council (corporate collection) | New York, NY | 1988 |
EXHIBITIONS |
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| One Person Shows | ||
| (OSI)inc. | Melville NY | 2010 |
| Johnson Gallery | Bedminster, NJ | 2009, 2002 |
| Steeplechase Cancer Center | Somerville, NJ | 2008 |
| New Jersey State Council on the Arts featured artist | Jerseyarts.com | August 2005 |
| Watchung Gallery | Watchung, NJ | 2000 |
| ICPNA Miraflores Gallery | Lima, Peru | 1999 |
| Hunterdon Museum of Art | Clinton, NJ | 1998 |
| B. Beamesderfer Gallery | Highland Park, NJ | 1992, 1990 |
| Pargot Gallery | Edison, NJ | 1989 |
| Douglass College, Rutgers University | New Brunswick, NJ | 1983 |
| Lowe Art Center, Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY | 1961 |
| Small Group Shows | ||
| Pierro Gallery (4-person show) | South Orange, NJ | 2004 |
| Grounds for Sculpture | Hamilton, NJ | 2001 |
| Stark & Stark Gallery (2-person show) | Princeton, NJ | 1998 |
| 3 in 3D (First Prize winners show) Printmaking Council of NJ | North Branch, NJ | 1996 |
| Germanow Gallery (2-person show) | Rochester, NY | 1990 |
| Show Awards | ||
| Ben Shahn Gallery (Purchase Prize) | Wayne, NJ | 2006 |
| Johnson Gallery (Award of Excellence) | Bedminster, NJ | 2005 |
| Johnson Gallery (Best in Show) | Bedminster, NJ | 2000 |
| Audubon Artists (Art News Prize) | New York, NY | 1999 |
| Dimension Dementia, Printmaking Council of NJ (First Prize) | North Branch, NJ | 1995 |
| Audubon Artists (New York Central Prize) | New York, NY | 1995 |
| Printmaking Council of NJ (Award) | North Branch, NJ | 1994 |
| “12 x 12” Juried Exhibition (First Prize) | Watchung, NJ | 1992 |
| American Artists Professional League (NJAAPL Award) |
Woodbridge, NJ | 1991 |
| 5th International Miniature Format Show (One of six US Awardees) |
Toronto, Canada | 1990 |
| Group Shows | ||
| Printmaking Council of NJ | North Branch, NJ | 2009, 2006, 2005, 1994 |
| Johnson Gallery | Bedminster, NJ | 2008 |
| Wawaka Gallery | Halcottsvile, NY | 2007 |
| Somerset Art Association Juried Membership Show | Bedminster, NJ | 2007 |
| German Consulate General | New York, NY | 2006 |
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg, NJ | 2006 |
| Redbrick Gallery | Beverly, MA | 2006 |
| Ortho-McNeil corporate gallery (ElectroEtch) | Raritan, NJ | 2006 |
| Folio 2 x 12, Hunterdon Art Museum | Clinton, NJ | 2005 |
| ElectroEtch, Printmaking Council of NJ (exhibitor and curator) | North Branch, NJ | 2005 |
| NAWA Gallery | New York, NY | 2009, 2004 |
| Faces of Somerset Art Association | Bedminster, NJ | 2005 |
| Nova Fine Art | Clinton, NJ | 2004 |
| Deutsches Architektur Zentrum | Berlin, Germany | 2004 |
| 928 Gallery | New York, NY | 2003 |
| Audubon Artists | New York, NY | 2001 |
| Bankgesellschaft Gallery | Berlin, Germany | 2001 |
| "FEEDBACK," Bethanien Gallery | Berlin, Germany | 2001 |
| Hunterdon Museum of Art (45th Annual National Juried Show) | Clinton, NJ | 2001 |
| “Humanities,” Printmaking Council of NJ | North Branch, NJ | 2001 |
| Ise Gallery | New York ,NY | 2000 |
| Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum | New Brunswick, NJ | 1999 |
| National Academy Museum | New York, NY | 1998 |
| Krasdale Gallery | New York, NY | 1998 |
| Audubon Artists | New York, NY | 1997 |
| Cheltenham Center for the Arts (juried show) | Cheltenham, PA | 1996 |
| Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center | New York, NY | 1996 |
| Male Formi Grafiki (juried show) | Lodz, Poland | 1996 |
| 18th International Independante Print Exhibition | Kanagawa, Japan | 1996 |
| Selected NAWA Artists, Hunterdon Art Museum | Clinton, NJ | 1996 |
| Lever House | New York, NY | 1995 |
| Pacific Rim International Print Exhibition | Hilo, HI | 1995 |
| Travelling Show, Johnson & Johnson | Somerville, NJ | 1994 |
| NAWA Annual Exhibit | New York, NY | 1993 |
| 7th National Print Exhibition, Hunterdon Art Museum | Clinton, NJ | 1993 |
| Artsquad Gallery | Easton, PA | 1993 |
| “Green,”, Louisville Visual Arts Association | Louisville, KY | 1992 |
| Watchung Gallery (4-person show) | Watchung, NJ | 1992 |
| Eldorado Gallery | Colorado Springs, CO | 1992 |
| New Jersey Small Works Show | Demarest, NJ | 1992 |
| 1st International Miniprint Exhibition, Juniper Gallery | Napa, CA | 1991 |
| 17th International Independante Print Exhibition | Kanagawa, Japan | 1991 |
| 11th Mini Print International of Cadaqués | Cadaqués, Spain | 1991 |
| B. Beamesderfer Gallery | Highland Park, NJ | 1990 |
| 13th Annual Tri-State Juried Exhibition | New Brunswick, NJ | 1990 |
| 10th Mini Print International of Cadaqués | Cadaqués, Spain | 1990 |
| 3rd Micrographics Triennial | Riga, Latvia | 1990 |
| 14th Annual Small Works Exhibition, 80 Washington Square East Galleries |
New York, NY | 1990 |
| 15th International Independante Print Exhibition | Kanagawa, Japan | 1989 |
| Mini Print Biennial Exhibition, John Szoke Gallery | New York, NY | 1989 |
| Contemporary American Artists | Scarsdale, NY | 1977 |
| Memorial Art Gallery | Rochester, NY | 1947 |
ART HONORS AND AWARDS
Exhibition grant, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, 2009Grant for ElectroEtch®, jointly awarded by the United States Embassy in Mexico, Francisco Toledo and Conaculta (Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes), 2008
Artist of the Month (featured on www.Jerseyarts.com), New Jersey State Council on the Arts, August 2005
Grant for Arts and Humanities, Charles A. Lindbergh Fund, 1993
TEACHING
Lectured on Electroetch: University of Alaska at Fairbanks; University of Alaska at Juneau; Druckwerkstatt Bethanien, Berlin, Germany; New Jersey Printmaking Council, North Branch, NJ; Parsons School of Design, New York, NY.Artist-in residence: Centro de las Artes de San Agustín Etla, Mexico; Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY; Howard University, Washington, DC; Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA; Cultural Moussem of Asilah, Asilah, Morocco; Holman Island Eskimo Co-op, NWT Canada; Christchurch Polytechnic and UCOL, Wanganui, New Zealand.
Lectured on Home-based business: Kean University, Brookdale College, Lehigh University, Rutgers College, Mercer College.
PROFILES
Profiled in Inc., Changing Times, McCall’s, Vogue, Working Woman, Entrepreneur, New Woman, Family Circle, Redbook. Extensive radio and TV appearances including Donahue, Good Morning America and AMs (New York, San Francisco, Minneapolis, etc) and Woman to Woman.
TECHNOLOGY
Co-inventor (with Omri Behr) of acid-free, environmentally safe graphic etching process. Marion R. Behr & O.M. Behr, 1992, Electrolytic etching process and apparatus, US Patent 5102520; Method and apparatus for producing etched plates for graphic printing, US Patent 5112453. Patent of the Week N.Y. Times May 2, 1992.
ILLUSTRATION
Jewish Holiday Book, Doubleday, New York, NY 1976. Freelance contributor: illustrations for stories, crafts, magazine covers and toy designs for national magazines including McCall’s, Good Housekeeping, Lady’s Circle, 1962-1977.
MEMBERSHIPS
Audubon Artists, 1999; Society of American Graphic Artists, 1992; Southern Graphics Council, 1992; Printmaking Council of New Jersey, 1993; National Association of Women Artists, 1995.
PUBLIC SERVICE |
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| Member | New Jersey Development Authority for Small, Minority and Women’s Business Commission | 1986-88 |
| Founding Member | Rural Women’s Committee, Washington, DC | 1983 |
| Trustee | Women’s Business Ownership Educational Conference, Inc., NJ | 1981 |
| Director | YWCA, New Brunswick, NJ | 1986, 1983 |
| Member | White House Conference on Free Enterprise Zones | 1982 |
| Moderator | NJ Governor’s Conference on Small Business | 1986, 1982 |
| Member | Kean for Governor campaign | |
PUBLIC SERVICE HONORS AND AWARDS |
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| Appointed Personal Delegate by President Reagan | White House Conference on Small Business | 1986 |
| Woman of the Year in Business and Industry | Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce | 1985 |
| Recipient, New Jersey Women in Business Advocate of the Year Award (national runner-up) | US Small Business Administration | 1984 |
| Alumni grantee | Syracuse University | 1957 |
HOME-BASED BUSINESS ADVOCATE
President, Women Working Home, Inc., Edison, New Jersey, 1980; creator, First National Survey on Women Working Home—The Invisible Workforce, 1978; Founder, National Alliance of Homebased Businesswomen (president 1980-1982, legislative chair 1982-1985)—first national professional organization for women home workers in the United States.
Legislative work on behalf of home-based business since 1982 includes: Testimony to Federal Secretary of Labor on restrictive home-based business regulations, directed to the Vermont Knitters case (1982); testimony to US Senate on Freedom of Workplace bill (Sen. Hatch); testimony to US House of Representatives Labor Committee on proper status of clerical home workers; testimony to Governor of California in favor of bill assisting home-based transcribers (1983); presentation to 1984 Republican platform committee, which subsequently adopted a pro-homework plank; testimony to New Jersey Senate on revisions to Home Work Bill 1986; Co-Chair of Homebased Business issues, White House Conference on Small Business, 1986—Passed as Issue No. 21 of the final 60 national issues.
Lectured and conducted workshops extensively in universities and community colleges on home-based business. Speaker at national and state conferences on home business, including 5th National Conference of State and Local Officials and Legislators, 1983, as well as on many nationwide TV programs. Negotiated an agreement between the Management Assistance division of the SBA and the National Alliance of Homebased Business to provide business information and assistance to women who could not afford to pay for help in starting a home-based business.
