Curriculum


 Emily Gassenheimer de Friedlander 

Home:    Costa Rica  506.2228.0342
Office:    Costa Rica  506.2228.8310
Fax:        Costa Rica  506.2228.8311
E-mail:  emily@emilys-studio.com

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”

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