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Louise Fishman
1939 - present
Photograph of Louise Fishman, courtesy of the artist
      Place of Birth:
Philadelphia
Nationality:
American
Phonetic Spelling:
loo-EEZ FIHSH-mehn Minority status:
White non-Hispanic
Work Type/Media:
Books and manuscripts, Textiles and clothing, Painting
Artistic Role(s):
Book Artist, Painter, Textile Artist, Weaver
Style:
Conceptual Art, Feminist Art, Abstract Expressionism
Place(s) of Residence:
New York City
Where Trained/Schools:
University of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA (1965)
Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Elkins Park, PA, USA (1963)
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1958)
Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1956-1957)
Related Visual Artists:
influenced by Eva Hesse
influenced by Agnes Martin
friend of Judy Chicago
friend of Paula Cooper
Fellowships, grants and awards:
Grant, National Endowment for the Arts, Washington, DC, USA (1994)
General Support Grant, Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, New York, NY, USA (1986)
Fellowship in Painting, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY, USA (1986)
Earliest exhibition:
National Watercolor and Drawing Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA, USA (1963)
NMWA exhibition(s):
WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution
Artist retrospective(s):
Louise Fishman: Small Paintings 1979-1992, Temple Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1992-1993)
Louise Fishman: Paintings, 1986-1992, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, USA (1992)
Louise Fishman: Small Paintings 1979-1991, Olin Art Gallery, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH, USA (1991)
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