Curriculum
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EDUCATION
1980 – 1982 Cranbrook Academy of Art, M.F.A.
1976 – 1979 Kansas City Art Institute, B.F.A.
1979 San Francisco Art Academy
1975 – 1976 Alabama School of Fine Arts
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006 Museo Calderon Guardia, San José, Costa Rica
1994 Sophia Wanamaker Gallery, Centro Cultural Costarricense-Norteamericano, San Jose, Costa Rica
1992 – 1993 Huntingdon College Fine Arts Gallery, Montgomery, AL
1991 St. Supery Gallery of Art, Rutherford, CA
1990 Galeria Atma, San José, Costa Rica
1988 Mohammed Chang Design Studio, San Francisco, CA
1985 Jane Hartsook Gallery At Greenwich House Pottery, New York, NY
1985 Augusta College Fine Arts Gallery, Augusta, GA
1983 – 1984 Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2003 – 2004 Gallery South, Montgomery Alabama
2001 – 2003 “Por Amor al Arte” For the Love of Art, San José, Costa Rica
2000 The Montgomery Art Guild Juried Exhibition, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts; Montgomery, AL
2000 “Cuatro Mujeres”; “Sleepwalking”, Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano, Sophia Wanamaker Gallery, San Jose, Costa Rica
1994 Vermont State Craft Center, “The Ubiquitous Bowl”, Manchester, VT
1992 Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Juried Invitational Auction; Montgomery, AL
1992 R.E.F. Studios, Houston, TX
1992 “Art with a Southern Drawl,” Thomas Martin Fine Arts Gallery, Mobile, AL
1991 “Francisco Amighetti Biennial II,” Museo Plaza de la Cultura; San José, Costa Rica
1991 “Segunda Bienal Artistas Judios” Centro Israelita de Costa Rica; San José, Costa Rica
1991 “Francisco Amighetti Biennial II,” North American-Costa Rican Cultural Center; San Jose, CR
1989 The Montgomery Art Guild Juried Exhibition, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts; Montgomery, AL
1989 – 1991 Sandler Hudson Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1988 – 1989 V. Brier Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988 “Great Western Bowl Extravaganza,”Permanent Collection”, Harris Museum of Art; Logan, UT
1988 “Flowers; A to Z;” Monotypes and Drawings Green Garden Gallery; Montgomery, AL
1988 Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988 The Elements Gallery, Greenwich, CT
1987 – 1988 “Ceramics & Monotypes”; Green Garden Gallery, Montgomery, AL
1987 “Ceramics Exhibit”; Senoufo Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1987 Oberon Gallery, Napa, CA
1987 SDA System, Corporate Exhibit; San Jose, CA
1987 San Francisco Open Studio, San Francisco, CA
1987 “Drawing Exhibit,” Galleria D Arte, Montgomery, AL
1986 “Figurative Ceramics Southeast,” Fay Gold Gallery; Atlanta, GA
1986 “Textiles for the 80’s,” Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Sculpture Installation; Montgomery, AL
1986 “Animal Art,” Northport Museum; Tuscaloosa, AL
1986 “Women and Art, An Eclectic Sample,” Fine Arts Gallery; Troy State University; Troy, AL
1986 “Sculpture Superb Invitational,” Armory Gallery; Montgomery, AL
1985 “Southeastern Artists Under 35,” Atchison Gallery; Birmingham, AL
1985 International Juried Art Competition, Mussavi Gallery; New York, NY
1985 “Anniversary Exhibit,” Atchison Gallery, Birmingham, AL
1984 – 1985 “Faculty Exhibit,” Huntingdon College, Fine Arts Gallery, Montgomery, AL
1984 – 1985 Atchison Gallery; Birmingham, Alabama.
1982 “Pewabic Pottery 1982 Clay Art Exhibit”; Detroit, MI
1982 “Cranbrook Ceramics,” Ferris State College Fine Arts Gallery; Big Rapids, MI
1982 “M.F.A. Graduate Exhibit”; Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum; Bloomfield Hills, MI
AWARDS / ACHIEVEMENTS
1984 Regional Nominee Awards in the Visual Arts; Southeast United States
1983 State of Alabama Annual Exhibit; 2nd Place Montgomery, AL
1976 Valedictorian, Graduating Class; Alabama School of Fine Arts; Birmingham, AL
1974 – 1975 Excellence in Art Award, “The Montgomery Academy,” Montgomery, AL
1973 – 1974 “Best of Show,” Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts Annual Alabama High School
Exhibition, Montgomery, AL
TEACHING / ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT
2000 – 2007 Invited Juror XIII Exposicion Pictorica; Asociacion de Centros Educativos Privados, San Jose, Costa Rica
2003 – 2007 Coordinator, Por Amor al Arte, Arts Festival, San Jose, Costa Rica
1998 – 2003 Guest Artist, Teacher, Consultant, Country Day School, San José. Costa Rica
1990 – 1991 Contributing Art Critic, Tico Times; San José, Costa Rica
1990 Guest Artist, Silverado School; Napa, CA
1990 Guest Artist, Leinkauf School; Mobile, AL
1990 Guest Lecturer, North American, Costa Rican Cultural Center; San José, Costa Rica
1987 – 1988 Art Instructor, South San Francisco Department of Community Services; San Francisco, CA
1987 – 1988 Part Time Instructor, Katherine Delmar-Burke School; San Francisco, CA
1988 Guest Lecturer, Huntingdon College; Montgomery, AL
1987 Ceramics Workshop, Sunrise Montessori School; Napa, CA
1983 – 1986 Assistant Professor, Huntingdon College; Montgomery AL
1986 – 1985 Guest Lecturer, Auburn University; Montgomery, AL
1984 Ceramics Workshop, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts; Montgomery, AL
1984 Guest Lecturer, Alabama High School of Fine Arts; Birmingham, AL
1983 Guest Lecturer, Auburn University; Montgomery, AL
1982 Ceramics Instructor; Covington School; Birmingham, MI
1975 Director, Art Education, Temple Beth-Or; Montgomery, AL
1974 Director, Art Education, Montgomery Parks and Recreation; Montgomery, AL
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Harris Museum of Art – Utah
Mark McDonald – Savannah
Atchison Gallery – Alabama
Judy and Dick Marks – Atlanta
Leslye Ann Faithful – New York
Bistro Ambrosia San Francisco
Thomas A. Blount – Los Angelos, Miami
Michael and Rose Ann Levy – Michigan
St. Supery Winery, California
Elliot Gerson – Detroit
Raquel Baldocchi – San Francisco
R.E.F. Studios and Gallery – Houston
Margreet and Franz Wielemaker – San Jose, Costa Rica
Brenda and Franz Tattenbach – San Jose, Costa Rica
BIBLIOGRAPHY
La Prensa Libre; San Jose, Costa Rica
2006 “Sabiduria de Sirenas”
2000 “Cuatro Mujeres Norteamericanas en Exhibición en Centro Cultural Costarricense Norteamericano”
1994 “Artista Norteamericana en el Centro Cultural”
La Republica, San Jose, Costa Rica
2006 “A.M. Costa Rica 2006 “Sirens to Share Wisdom at Calderon Guardia Exhibition”
2000 “Cuatro Mujeres Sonámbulas”
1994 “Sentimientos Dibujados en Ceramica”
Panorama Magazine; Central America
1994 “Cerámica y dibujo” Costa Rica Today
1994 “Nature, Love and Wonder”
Rumbo Magazine; San Jose, Costa Rica
1994 “Naturaleza Brillante”
The Montgomery Advertiser and Alabama Journal
1993 “Gassenheimer Exhibit Opens at Huntingdon”
1992 “Many Talents”
1991 “Family of Artists”
1988 Surfacing in the Art World; Artists Emerge from Obscurity”
1986 “Women in Art”
1986 “Sculpture Superbs, in Armory Gallery”
1986 “Armory Gallery Offers Collection of Sculpture”
1986 “Textiles for the 80’s”
1985 “Exhibit in New York Gallery for Native Emily Gassenheimer”
1984 “Huntingdon College Art Facility Puts on a Quite a Show”
1984 “Emily Gassenheimer Exhibit Plays Up Contrast”
1983 “Large Scale Sculpture Exhibition”
1983 “Art Expression of Individuality”
1974 “City Girl Sweeps Honors”
Gourmet Magazine
1991 “Specialties de la Maison”
The Tico Times; San José, Costa Rica
2006 “Tico Times / Mermaid Magic at Calderon Guardia Museum”
2006 “Sooks and Sallies”
1994 “Ceramicist Aims to Put Viewers Off Balance”
1993 “The Recent Work of Ana Isabel Marten (Written by Emily Gassenheimer)
1993 “The Wanderings of Miguel Casafont” (Written by Emily Gassenheimer)
1991 “The Paintings of Ana Isabel Marten” (Written by Emily Gassenheimer)
1991 “New Visions: The Work of Roberto Lizano” (Written by Emily Gassenheimer)
1990 “Animals and Figures”, The Work of Emily Gassenheimer”
Perfil Magazine; San José, Costa Rica
1990 “Contradicciones Que Son Arte”
La Nacion; San José, Costa Rica
2006 “Emily Gassenheimer exhibe su coleccion “Leyendas de Sirenas”
1994 “Ceramica Animada”
1990 “Exibicion de Esculturas”
Alabama School of Fine Arts
1990 “Selected Alumni Achievement Profile, Catalog”
Montgomery Magazine
1994 “Emily Gassenheimer, Emigré Sculptress”
1990 “An Alabamian in San José”
The Montgomery Independent
1994 “Emily Gassenheimer Friedlander Opens Exhibit at North American Costa Rican Cultural Center”
1983 “Exhibition of Sculpture and Sketches by Emily Gassenheimer”
1974 “South Central Alabama High School Art Competition – 1st Place – Emily Gassenheimer”
Decor Magazine
1985 “Atchison Gallery Exhibition”
The Birmingham News
1985 “Young Artists in Delectable Show at Atchison Gallery”
Ferris State College Catalog
1982 “Cranbrook Ceramics”
Kansas City Art Institute
1982 “Art Institute Catalog”