1899, Perejaslaw, Ukraine1988, New York, USA

Biography

1899

Born in Kiev, Ukraine

1905

Moved Rockland, USA

1929–1930

Studied visual and performing arts, including dramatics at the Art Students League

1931

Attended Hans Hofmann’s school in Munich, Germany

1932

Returned to New York and assisted Diego Rivera on murals for the WPA Federal Art Project

1937

Joined the WPA as a teacher for the Educational Alliance School of Art

1947

Studied etching with Stanley William Hayter at his Atelier 17 in New York

1949–1950

Worked in marble and terra-cotta and executed her totemic Game Figures

1957–1959

Became a president of the Artist’s Equity New York chapter

1959

Received a grand Prize for work in the Art USA exhibition at the New York Coliseum

1966

Became vice-president of the International Association of Artists Received Honorary Degree from Western College for Women in Oxford, USA

1969

Received a MacDowell Colony Medal in Peterborough, USA

1973

Received a honorary degree from Smith College in Northampton, USA and Columbia University in New York, USA

1985

Received a National Medal of Arts from President Ronald Reagan

1988

Died in New York, USA

Solo Exhibitions

A selection

2013

Louise Nevelson: Black, Davis Museum am Wellesley College, Wellesley, USA

2010

Louise Nevelson, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, USA

1967

Louise Nevelson, The Rose Art Museum, Waltham, USA Sculpture: A Generation of Innovation, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, USA