Resume

EARLY YEARS

Born in New York and trained there. Studied at Pratt Institute, New York University, American Artist School, Art Students League and other schools. Studies continued abroad while living in England and France for 11 years. Actively participated in European art circles exhibiting the Musée D’Art Moderne, Paris; Alwin Galleries and the Drian Gallery, London.

RETURN TO THE UNITED STATES

Opened a studio in New York and Westchester. In the United States, early 1960’s gained recognition as a pioneer constructivist sculptor/painter. Worked with unusual materials (for the time) (plexiglass, acrylics, metals-nails and electricity) long before they were acceptable or normal choices. Invented the term “Construction” now part of the art lexicon, to define her art form. Numerous articles described her as “innovator” and “visionary”, “New Art Forms in Plexiglas.” Rohm and Haas Reporter Magazine, March 1966 and Plastics World Magazine, January 1966.

INCLUDED IN THE FOLLOWING BOOKS FROM THE 1960’S THROUGH 2005 (partial list)

“Plastics As An Art Form” Thelma Newman, Chilton Publishers 1964
“Encyclopedia Of Polymer Science & Technology” 1966
“Art In Public Places In The United States” Publisher, University of California at Berkeley 1972
“Collage And Assemblage” Dona Z. Meilach and Elvie Ten Hoor, Crown Publishers 1973
“Women Choose Women” Publishers, The New York Cultural Center 1973
“Plastics As Sculpture” Thelma Newman, Chilton Publishers 1974
“Female Artists Past And Present” Women’s History Research Center, University of California at Berkeley, Publishers 1974
“Women And The Arts: Arts In Society” Publishers, University of Wisconsin 1974
“Creating Design For Artists & Craftsmen”, Dona Z. Meilach, Crown Publishers 1974
“Winners Of The National Competition” National Community Arts Program, Publishers HUD 1974
“Small Environments” Elvie Ten Hoor, Crown Publishers 1975
“Women Artists In America – Eighteenth Century To The Present,” J.L. Collins Publishers, University Press of Tennessee, 1975
“Contemporary American Painting: Pattern, Grid And System Art” Publishers, Lehigh University 1977
SCULPTURE IN WOOD by Nicholas Roukes, Published by
The University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 1978
“Women In American Sculpture”, Charlotte S. Rubinstein, 1984
“Sculpture: Technique – Form – Content” Arthur Williams, Davis Publications 1993
"Harriet FeBland: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow" Adele Press, 2002
"The Sculpture Reference" Arthur Williams, publisher, SculptureBook.com 2004
"Sculpture Beginnings" Arthur Williams, publisher, SculptureBook.com 2003
"ASCA American Society Of Contemporary Artists" (Editor), 85th Year Celebration Publication, 2003
"Lessedra World Art Print Annuals"' publisher, Lessedra Publishers, Sofia, Bulgaria 2004, 2005
THE WORLD OF BEST ART, Sorrell Publishing International edition, Victoria and Nicholas Mascetta, 2007 Harriet FeBland 10 page feature and cover
EMELDA CAJIPE ENDAYA, Sorrell Publishing, Harriet FeBland essay Introduction "An Artist In Her Prime" 2007

TEACHING

Lecturer and Instructor, New York University 1960-61
Faculty Member, Westchester Art Workshop 1965-1972

FOUNDED SCHOOL

Founded school for advanced painters in 1962, Named “Harriet FeBland Art Workshop.” Remained Director until 1993. Workshops were held in N.Y.C. and Pelham, New York (Westchester). Workshops were also given at: Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont; Chelsea School of Art, London University, London, England; College of New Rochelle and Iona College, both in New Rochelle, New York; Santa Fe Art Institute, New Mexico; and elsewhere.

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITS (Partial List)

Mt. Scott Art Center, Portland, Oregon;
New Arts Program, Kutztown, Pennsylvania Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY
Sarah Lawrence College Gallery, Bronxville, NY
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Brainerd Art Center, State University Of New York, Potsdam, NY
Riverside Museum, New York City
Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
New York Cultural Center Gallery Museum, New York City
New School For Social Research Art Center, New York City
Musée D’art Moderne, Paris France
National Academy Of Design, New York City
Modern Art Center, Guadalajara, Mexico
Bruce Michell Gallery, New York City
Institute Of Contemporary Art, New York City
The Graphic Arts Council, Krasdale Galleries, New York And White Plains, NY
Sigma Gallery, New York City
Society of American Graphic Artists, New York City
Vincent Price Gallery, Chicago, IL
Katonah Gallery, Katonah, New York
National Association of Women Artists, New York. (exhibits: nationally and internationally).
Grounds For Sculpture Museum, Hamilton, NJ
Hunterdon Museum of Art, Clinton, NJ
UAHC Galleries, New York, NY
The Banana Factory: Binney & Smith Gallery, Bethlehem, PA
Stephen Gang Gallery, New York City
United Nations "Millennium Collection" NAWA, New York City
Jemison-Carnegie Heritage Hall Museum, Talladega, Alabama
Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL
Prince Street Gallery, New York City
Pacific States Biennial, University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI
Pelham Art Center, Pelham, NY
The Clifton Art Center, Clifton, NJ
Grand Gallery, Art Students League, NYC (SAGA)
Salisbury Art Institute Gallery, Salisbury, Maryland
Valdosta Fine Art Gallery, Valdosta University, Valdosta, GA
University of Wisconsin Museum, Parkside, Kenosha, WS
Hunter Art Center, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Poughkeepsie Art Museum, NY
Susan Teller Gallery, NYC
Springfield Art Museum, MO
Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
Art Link Gallery, Fort Wayne, IN
The Old Print Shop Gallery, NYC
Iona College Arts Center, New Rochelle, New York

SOLO EXHIBITS

52 Solo exhibitions including 4 retrospectives.

Retrospectives:

Brainerd Art Gallery Museum, State University of New York, Potsdam, New York 1986
Municipal Art Center Galleries, White Plains, New York (works chosen by John I.H. Baur, former Director, Whitney Museum) 1976
Silvermine Art Center, Vassos Gallery, Connecticut, 1973
Hudson River Museum (all galleries), Yonkers, New York, 1963

Other solo exhibits include: (partial list)

Riverside Museum, New York City, 1975
Rutgers University, Newark, New Jersey, 1976
Katonah Gallery (now called “Katonah Museum”), Katonah, New York; 1970, 1980
Vincent Price Gallery, Chicago, Ill 1977
Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 1971
Virginia Center For the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, Virginia 1986
Janer 81 Gallery, New York City, 1998
Contemporary Illustrators Gallery, New York City, 1998
The National Space Society, New York City 1996, Houston, Texas, 1999
UAHC Galleries, New York City, 1999-2000
The Donnell Library Center (across from MoMA) "Works on Paper", New York City, 2003
The Galleries of the Interchurch Center, "Poetic Geometry", New York City, 2004

HONORS AND AWARDS

Nominated as founding member to the Professional Woman's Advisory Board, ABI 2009
The Agnes K. Haverly Foundation Guilford, CT
Sponsored and funded their recently digitally restored 1986 film for TV titled "Harriet FeBland" and published a new color catalog for distribution to museums in U.S. & U.K.February 2009
American Society of Contemporary Artists Received the "Rose Hart Betensky ASCA Award" for the wall-relief construction "Where The Sun Shines" at the 90th Annual, NYC Nov 4-16, 2008
National Association of Women Artists (1966 through 2002). Various awards in painting, sculpture and printmaking.
American Society of Contemporary Artists (1977 through 2001). Awards in painting and printmaking.
Hudson River Museum 1976 through 1987. Awards in painting and sculpture.
Agnes K. Haverly Foundation (film for TV, produced, sponsored and funded by the foundation) titled: “Harriet FeBland” 1983
International Woman of the Year “Women Choose Women” N.O.W.
International Woman of the Year 1997/98; 1999/2000; 2001/2002 2003/2004 I.B.C. (Cambridge, England). Visual Artist of the Year-2004
ABI-American Medal of Honor-2002
Society of American Graphic Artists (SAGA) Robert Conover Memorial Award in Graphics, 1999.

COLLECTIONS (Partial List)

Library of Congress, print collection, Washington D.C.
State of Hawaii, Art in Public Places Collection
Pepsico Corp., Somers, New York
Sealy Corp., Chicago, Ill.
Metromedia, TV, Los Angeles, CA
John Kluge, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. & Mrs. John Haverly, New York City (Director: Agnes K. Haverly Foundation)
New School For Social Research Art Center, New York City
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York
Mercy College, Dobbs Ferry, New York
Hempstead Bank of New York, Hempstead, New York
Hon. & Mrs. Irwin Davidson Collection of American Art, New Rochelle, N.Y., and New York City
Jane Voorhess Zimmerli Art Museum, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Emile Lowe Gallery, Miami University, Coral Gables, Florida
Tweed Gallery Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Duluth
Westisle Art Center, Prince Edward Isle, Canada
Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio
City of White Plains, Country Court House Plaza, White Plains, NY
Grounds for Sculpture Museum, Hamilton, New Jersey

OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Past President: New York Artists Equity Association, 1989-90
President: American Society of Contemporary Artists ,2005-2007 -, Past President (ASCA) 1981 to 1983; President Emeritus (ASCA) 1983-2005 and again 2007 to present.
Delegate: American Art Committee, United Nations, 1978-1981
Editor "ASCA American Society Of Contemporary Artists", 85th Year Celebration Published, 2003
President "ASCA American Society Of Contemporary Artists" 2005

FELLOWSHIP HONOREE

The Tyrone Guthrie Center, Annaghmakerrig, County Monaghan, Ireland; Virginia Center For The Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, Virginia.
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont 2004

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

State University of New York, Potsdam College, Potsdam, New York

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

Who’s Who In America
Who’s Who In American Art
Who’s Who In The World
Who’s Who of American Women
Who’s Who In the East;
Who's Who In The 21st Century
Marquis Who’s Who
Dictionary of International Biographies (England)
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution
Professional Woman's Advisory Board, A.B.I
Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors and Engravers
of the U.S., Colonial to 2002.