Mindy Weisel
Mindy Weisel is an American abstract visual artist and author.
Early life and education
Weisel was born in Bergen-Belsen, Germany.[1] Her parents were survivors of the Auschwitz concentration camp.[2]
Weisel began to paint when she was 14 years old.[3] She attended California State University from 1965 to 1974 and the Otis Art Institute in 1971. She obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at George Washington University in 1977[4] and performed post graduate studies at American University.[1]
Career
Weisel has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in both Germany and the U.S.[1] including a 2013 show at the Kreeger Museum in Washington DC.[5] Her work is permanently displayed at several American museums including the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American Art,[6] Baltimore Museum of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum.[4] Her work can also be seen at the United States Embassy in Berlin, Germany and the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.[1] She is the author of several books including Touching Quiet: Reflections in Solitude.[3] Weisel is the editor of the Holocaust survivor book, Daughters of Absence.[7]
Personal life
Weisel is married and has three daughters.[4] She practices Transcendental Meditation.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c d Official website. "Mindy Weisel - Bio". Mindy Weisel. Self Published. Retrieved Dec 3, 2014.
- ^ Hornstein, Shelley; Levitt, Laura; Silberstein, Laurence J., eds. (2003). Impossible Images: Contemporary Art after the Holocaust. New York: New York University Press. p. 265. ISBN 9780814798256. OCLC 51931377.
- ^ a b Staff writer. "Mindy Weisel". Jean Albano Gallery. Jean Albano Gallery. Retrieved Dec 3, 2014.
- ^ a b c Staff writer. "Washington DC Stories". Jewish Women's Archive. Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved Dec 3, 2014.
- ^ Staff writer (Sep 30, 2013). "Smithsonian Closed? Here's What To Do Instead". The Washington Post. Retrieved Dec 4, 2014.
- ^ American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (1991). American Journal of Speech-language Pathology. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. p. 2.
{{cite book}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help) - ^ Staff writer (October 3, 2013). "E-book non-fiction". New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Award Winning Painter Describes her Experience of Transcendental Meditation". 29 November 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- ^ "12 artists who meditate: Deep down, silence becomes creative!". 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
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