Esther Gilman – Resume and Publicity

Education

  • New York University, M.A.

  • University of Michigan, B.S.

  • Cleveland School of Art

  • Art Student’s League of New York

  • Columbia University

Studio Workshops & Supplementary Study

  • Contemporary Graphic Workshop, New York

  • Greenwich House Pottery

  • Polikof School of Stage Design, New York

Selected Group Exhibitions

  • Museum of Modern Art, Young Printmakers Exhibition, New York, 1950s

  • Roko Gallery, New York, 1950s

  • Jersey City Museum, 1956

  • National Academy of Design, New York, 1950s

  • Roland de Aenille Gallery, New York, 1960s

  • Laurel Gallery, New York, 1960s

  • Gertrude Stein Gallery, New York, 1961

  • The Contemporaries Gallery, New York, 1960s

  • Riverside Museum, New York, 1960s

  • American Watercolor Society, New York, 1960s

  • Northwest Printmakers, Portland, Oregon, 1960s

  • Rochester Festival of Religious Arts, Rochester, NY, 1970

  • Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA, 1974

  • Elaine Starkman Gallery, New York, 1980s

  • Razor Gallery, New York, 1977–78

One-Person Exhibitions

  • Bodley Gallery, New York, 1961

  • Little Gallery, Detroit, MI, 1962

  • Simons Rock College, Great Barrington, MA, 1971

  • A Show of Hands, New York, 1973

  • Cleveland Institute of Music, Pavilion Gallery, 1973

  • Pentagram Gallery, Charlottesville, VA, 1975

  • Razor Gallery, New York, 1978

  • Washington Square East Gallery, New York, 1981

  • Americana in Soho, New York, 1981

  • Salle Polyvalente, St. Amand Montrand, France, 1983

  • University of Wisconsin–Madison, 1987

  • Jewish Community Center, Cleveland, OH, 1988

  • Galería Duo Duo, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 1998

Professional Honors & Awards

  • Bronze Medal of Honor for Watercolor, Painters and Sculptors Society of New Jersey, 1956

  • Robert Boardman Award, First Prize for Watercolor, 1956

  • Award for Outstanding Children’s Book Illustration, 1963

  • American Institute of Graphic Arts Exhibition, 1965

  • 1st Award in Graphic Arts, Rochester Festival of Religious Arts, 1970

  • Fellow, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, 1974

  • Fellow, Cummington Community for the Arts, 1975

Illustration

  • Jubilee Magazine (illustrations for stories), 1950s

  • I Have Considered My Days by Joseph Morgenstern, Ykuf Publishers, 1964

  • The Little Girl and Her Mother, Vanguard Press, 1963

  • Nothing But a Dog, The Feminist Press, 1972

  • Little Boat Lighter Than a Cork, Magic Circle Press, 1973

  • Women Artist News, 1983

  • Women in the Arts Bulletin, 1983

Stage Sets and Design

  • Writers Stage, Van Dam Playhouse; Judson Memorial Church; Café Cino; Open Theatre; La Mama:

    • Viet Rock by Megan Terry, La Mama, NY

    • Keep Tightly Closed in a Cool Dry Place by Megan Terry, La Mama

    • It’s Almost Like Being by Jean-Claude van Itallie, Van Dam Playhouse, NY

    • Soon, Jack, November by Sharon Thie, La Mama

    • Miss Nefertiti Regrets by Tom Eyen, La Mama

    • Rumplestiltskin, Rockefeller Children’s Theatre, NY

    • The Boyfriend by Sandy Wilson, Stockbridge, MA

    • The Mikado by Gilbert & Sullivan, Simons Rock College, Great Barrington, MA

Reviews

  • Arts Magazine, 1978

  • Art News

  • New York Times, 1961

  • Cleveland Plain Dealer, 1973

  • The Berkshire Eagle, 1971

  • The Westsider, 1973

  • Tulane Drama Review

  • Atención San Miguel, 1998

  • El Independiente, 1998

Art Activities

  • Open Theatre, Visual Consultant, 1964–1970

  • Feminist Press, Art Consultant, 1972–1975

  • Women in the Arts, Publicist & Contributing Editor, 1980s

Biographies

  • Something About the Author, vol. 15, by Anne Commire

  • Who’s Who of American Women, 1985–1986

  • Who’s Who in the World, 1987–1988