This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  Ghitta Caiserman was born in Montreal to Romanian emigrant parents on
March 02, 1923. She studied with Alexander Bercovitch between
1931 and 1933, and at the age of 11 received an honourable mention at
the Art Association of Montreal's Spring Exhibition.
Caiserman attended Parson’s School of Design in New York City and from
there the American Artists’ School, and the Art Students League where
she studied with Harry Sternberg. In addition, she studied with Moses
and Raphael Soyer at the New Art School. In 1947 she and her
then-husband Alfred Pinsky began the Montreal Artists School. In 1954
she gave birth to her daughter Käthe. In 1961-1962
Caiserman-Roth studied with Albert Dumouchel at the École des Beaux
Arts in Montreal under a Canada Council Senior Fellowship.
Caiserman-Roth's figurative work reflects her concern with composition,
light and colour and she often explores social themes in her work. In
the 1950's her investigations turned toward still life and interiors.
The 1960's continued with these themes as well as religious/social
concerns. The 1970's saw Caiserman-Roth move toward a more surrealist
approach in her work and in the 1980's and 1990's her work became
increasingly abstract. In the 1990's Caiserman-Roth returned to the
theme of dolls and their association with death for her, which she had
touched on in the 1970's.
Over her career, Caiserman-Roth taught at Concordia University and the
Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts in Montréal, Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario, Mount Allison University in Sackville, New
Brunswick, and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax,
Nova Scotia. Caiserman-Roth was the winner of numerous awards,
including the Canadian Centennial Medal, Canada Council Purchase
Awards, and Best Graphic Image Award at the Ontario Society of Artists,
and the O'Keefe prize. She was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy,
the Conseil des artistes peintres du Québec, and the Conseil québecois
de l’estampe.
Media used
Drawing
Painting
Printmaking
Education
Parsons School of Design, New York, 1939 - 1943
Art Students' League, New York, 1943 - ? (under Harry Sternberg)
Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, 1961 - 1962 (under Albert Dumouchel)
New School of Art, 1943? - ? (under Moses & Raphael Soyer)
Nova Scotia College of Art
Memberships
Royal Canadian Academy of Arts
Conseil des artistes peintres du Québec
Conseil québecois de l'estampe
File & Archive locations
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal - Media Centre
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Library and Archives
University of Calgary Library
University of British Columbia - Fine Arts Library
Winnipeg Art Gallery - Clara Lander Library
Vancouver Art Gallery - Library
Hamilton Public Library - Fine Arts Department
London Public Library
National Gallery of Canada - Library and Archives
Art Gallery of Ontario - Edward P. Taylor Research Library and Archives
Artexte Information Centre - Documentation Centre
Canadian Women Artists History Initiative Documentation Center
National Archives of Canada
Source:
Canadian Women Artists History Initiative, http://cwahi.concordia.ca/sources/artists/nameSearch.php?artist=ghitta+caiserman-roth |
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