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Mindy Weisel
BORN
Bergen-Belsen, Germany
RESIDES
Washington, D.C.
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EDUCATION |
| 1965-74 |
California State University & Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1977 |
BFA. George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
| 1977-78 |
Post-Graduate work at American University, Washington, D.C. |
| 2004 |
Glass Studio with Kari Minnick, Silver Spring, MD |
| 2005 |
Pilchuck Glass School, studied with Therman Statom, Stanwood, WA
Corning Museum of Glass, studied with Denise Leoné, Corning, NY |
AWARDS & NATIONAL COMMISSIONS |
| 2008 |
Painting Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA |
| 2005 |
America’s 100 Greatest Jewish Women, World Jewish News Agency |
| 2004 |
Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA |
| 2001-Present |
Smithsonian: Archives of American Artists |
| 1997-98 |
NASA Art Program Commission, Celebrating Women in Space |
| 1995-Present |
Art in Embassies Program, State Department, Washington, DC |
| 1999-Present |
Member, Women’s Forum of Washington, Washington, DC |
| 1996-98 |
Board of Directors, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, Washington, DC |
| 1993 |
Fellowship, Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem, Israel |
| 1992 |
Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA |
| 1991 |
Smithsonian Resident Associates Program Commission, Serigraph Flowers for a Country |
| 1998 |
Artist-in-Residence, Haifa University, Haifa, Israel
Commission, International Human Rights Law Group |
| 1987 |
Nomination, Award in the Visual Arts
Commission, Amnesty International Poster
Commission, Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts, Original Limited Edition Silkscreen |
| 1986 |
Rutgers National Works on Paper Award, Stedman Art Gallery |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
| 2008 |
Of Roses and Rasa, Prada Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 2006 |
Katzen Arts Center, American University, Washington, DC |
| 2005 |
Out of the Blue, Reed Savage Gallery, Miami, FL
Cover to Cover, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD |
| 2004 |
"All That Is Remembered", Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
25 Years of Painting, Strand on Volta, Washington, DC |
| 2003 |
Nine Anniversaries of Blue, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2002 |
Tikkun Ha’Olam: Meditations in Blue", Yale University, New Haven, CT
Beauty as Consolation, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Translations, Troyer Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 2001 |
Ella the Muse, Lydon Fine Arts, Chicago, IL |
| 1999-2000 |
Mindy Weisel, 1979-1999, Lydon Fine Arts, Chicago, IL |
| 1999 |
In the Presence of Absence, Troyer Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1997 |
A Place for Memory, Troyer Fitzpatrick Lassman, Washington, DC |
| 1995 |
Lili, Let’s Dance, Troyer Fitzpatrick Lassman, Washington, DC |
| 1993 |
Touching Quiet, Jones Troyer Fitzpatrick, Washington, DC |
| 1992 |
A Harmony of Sorts, Jones Troyer Fitzpatrick, Washington, DC |
| 1990 |
Night of the Soul, Daniel Broder Gallery, New York |
| 1989 |
Echoes, Jones Troyer Fitzpatrick, Washington, DC |
| 1986 |
Selected Paintings, Baumgartner Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1985 |
Gypsy, Baumgartner Gallery, Washington, DC
Layers of Time, Elise Meyer, New York
Passions and Appearances, Bertha Urdang Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1984 |
Black Gifts, Baumgartner Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1983 |
Transitions: Paintings from 1979-1983, B’nai Brith Museum, Washington, DC |
| 1982 |
Lili in Blue, Jack Rasmussen Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1981 |
Recent Paintings, Jack Rasmussen Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1980 |
Paintings of the Holocaust, Jack Rasmussen Gallery, Washington, DC |
| 1977 |
Works on Paper, Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, DC |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2011 |
Visiting Artist Exhibition, Gensler Architects, Washington, DC
The Paper Show, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2010 |
Friendly Persuasions: Meaning Beneath the Surface, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago IL
AFTER: The Survival of Beauty, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
Art Chicago, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago IL |
| 2009 |
Full Circle, Lorch & Seidel Galerie, Berlin, Germany
Cool! Cool! Cool! Cool!, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago IL |
| 2004-05 |
“Painting the Town Red,” Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL
Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, Curated by Therman Statom |
| 2004 |
Out of the Blues, Jean Albano Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2003 |
Art Chicago, Navy Pier, Chicago, IL |
| 1999 |
Corcoran Hemicycle Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC |
| 1998 |
Seven Artists, Robert Steele Gallery, New York
Celebrating Women in Space, NASA, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
American Prints, Addison Ripley Gallery, Washington, DC
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| 1996-99 |
Art in Celebration, Simthsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service |
| 1996-98 |
Artrain’s Tour |
| 1996-2001 |
Witness & Legacy, National Traveling Exhibition, with book by Dr. Stephen Feinstein
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| 1995 |
Gifts to Israel Museum, Marian Goodman Gallery, New York
Burnt Whole, Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, MA
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| 1994 |
Burnt Whole, Washington Project for the Arts, Washington, DC
Corcoran Hemicycle Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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| 1992 |
Tactility, American University, Washington, DC
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| 1991 |
Lou Stovall: Heroes, Teachers, Friends, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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| 1989 |
Continuing Witness, B’nai Brith Klutznick Musuem, Washington, DC
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| 1988 |
The Artist’s Mother, National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
Dennis O’Neil and Friends, Gallery K, Washington, DC
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| 1987 |
Works on Paper, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, DC
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| 1985 |
Works on Paper, curated by Donald Kuspit and Cynthia McCabe, Rutgers University, NJ
The American Artist-Immigrant Experience, 1930-1985, organized in cooperation with the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Philadelphia, PA
Self Portraits, Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington, DC
Spiritualism in Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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| 1984 |
Washington Watercolors, Corcoran Art Institute, Washington, DC
Women in Expressionism, A.I.R. Gallery, New York
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| 1982 |
Jewish Themes/Comtemporary American Artists, Jewish Museum, New York
Eight from Washington, Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
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| 1981 |
Five Year Anniversary Exhibition, Gallery 10, Washington, DC
Watercolors, Jack Rasmussen Gallery, Washington, DC
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| 1979 |
Works on Paper, Gallery 10, Washington, DC
Voices of the Past; Paintings, Goldman Fine Arts Gallery, Rockville, MD
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| 1978 |
Works on Paper, Gallery 10, Washington, DC
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| 1976 |
Works on Paper, Diane Brown Gallery, Washington, DC
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SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Hirshhorn Museum, Washington, DC
Smithsonian, Washington, DC
National Museum of American Art, Washington, DC
Baltimore Museum of Art, MD
Jewish Theological Seminary, NY
The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
Stedman Art Gallery, Rutgers University, Camden, NY
Watkins Art Gallery, American University, Washington, DC
Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
Hill & Knowlton, Washington, DC
House of Representatives, Washington, DC
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Columbia Hospital for Women, Washington, DC
Arnold & Porter, Washington, DC
Coopers & Lybrand, Washington, DC
The Washington Post Company, Washington, DC
B’nai Brith Museum, Washington, DC
Kirkpartrick & Lockhart, Washington, DC
Arent Fox, Washington, DC
Akin Gump, Washington, DC
Oliver T. Carr Company, Washington, DC
Federal National Home Mortgage Corporation, Washington, DC
ATT Corporate Offices, VA
Charles E. Smith Corporate Offices, VA
Lerner Corporation, Rockville, MD
Artery Corporation, Bethesda, MD
Group Health Insurance, Main Office, Washington, DC
Shaw Pttman, Washington, DC
Mishkenot Sha’ananim, Jerusalem, Israel
New York University Health Center, NY
American Dental Association, Washington, DC
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TELEVISION |
| 1997 |
April 27, CNN Impact (national and international) 14 minute segment |
PUBLICATIONS |
| 2003 |
Mindy Weisel, The Color Cure, Capital Books, in press
Mindy Weisel, The Seven Day Color Diet, Capital Books, New Guide to Health and Beauty |
| 2001 |
Mindy Weisel, Daughters of Absence: Transforming a Legacy of Loss, Capital Books |
| 2000 |
Mindy Weisel, Touching Quiet: Reflections in Solitude, Capital Books |
| 1982 |
Harry Rand and Mindy Weisel, The Beginning of Things, Dryad Press |
| 1980 |
Mindy Weisel, The Rainbow Diet, Simon and Schuster |
BOOK COVERS BY MINDY WEISEL |
| 2000 |
Popov and McHugh, Paul Celan: Glottal Stop, 101 Poems, Wesleyan University Press
Roy Jacobstein, Blue Numbers, Red Life, The North Carolina Writers Network |
| 1995 |
Primo Levi, The Reawakening, Simon and Schuster |
| 1995 |
Primo Levi, The Survival of Auschwitz, Simon and Schuster |
Jean Albano Art Gallery • 215 W. Superior Chicago, IL 60654
312 440 0770 • fax 312 440 3103
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