Mindy Weisel

Mindy Weisel is an American abstract visual artist and author.

Early life and education

Weisel was born in Bergen-Belsen, Germany.[1] She began to paint when she was 14 years old.[2] 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[3] 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.[4] Her work is permanently displayed at several American museums including the Smithsonian Institute's National Museum of American Art,[5] Baltimore Museum of Art and the Hirshhorn Museum.[3] 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.[2] Weisel is the editor of the Holocaust survivor book, Daughters of Absence.[6]

Personal life

Weisel is married and has three daughters.[3] She practices Transcendental Meditation.[7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Official website. "Mindy Weisel - Bio". Mindy Weisel. Self Published. Retrieved Dec 3, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Staff writer. "Mindy Weisel". Jean Albano Gallery. Jean Albano Gallery. Retrieved Dec 3, 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Staff writer. "Washington DC Stories". Jewish Women's Archive. Jewish Women's Archive. Retrieved Dec 3, 2014.
  4. Staff writer (Sep 30, 2013). "Smithsonian Closed? Here's What To Do Instead". The Washington Post. Retrieved Dec 4, 2014.
  5. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. (1991). American Journal of Speech-language Pathology. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. p. 2.
  6. Staff writer (October 3, 2013). "E-book non-fiction". New York Times. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
  7. "Award Winning Painter Describes her Experience of Transcendental Meditation". 29 November 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  8. "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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