Ellen Berkenblit

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Ellen Berkenblit
Born1958[1]
EducationCooper Union
Known forPainting
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship
Websiteellenberkenblit.com

Ellen Berkenblit (born 1958) is an American painter.[2][3][4][5][1] She was born in Paterson, New Jersey and graduated from the Cooper Union in 1980.[1] She received an Arts and Letters grant from the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2013,[6] and a Guggenheim Fellowship in the following year.[1] She has exhibited at the Anton Kern Gallery.[7][8][9] The Brooklyn Museum holds examples of her work.[10]

Often working in large-scale and in oil paint, a recurring motif in Berkenblit’s work is a magical female protagonist, frequently depicted as a cartoonish women in profile, with long lashes, rosy cheeks, and wild hair.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Ellen Berkenblit. John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Archived 13 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Doing the Loop-de-Loop: The latest surprise from Ellen Berkenblit / artcritical". Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  3. ^ Asfour, Nana. "ELLEN BERKENBLIT". Art in America. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  4. ^ Nicksin, Carole (September–October 2010). "Ellen Berkenblit". Artillery Magazine. 5 (1): 48.
  5. ^ Gratza, Agnieszka. "Ellen Berkenblit". Frieze Art Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
  6. ^ Arts and Letters Awards in Art. American Academy of Arts and Letters. Archived 17 August 2016.
  7. ^ Dunham, Carroll (2014). Ellen Berkenblit: Paintings 2011-2014. New York: Anton Kern Gallery. ISBN 978-0-9833622-8-9.
  8. ^ Smith, Roberta (14 July 2000). "Art In Review; Ellen Berkenblit". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  9. ^ "Frieze Magazine - Archive - Ellen Berkenblit". www.frieze.com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Brooklyn Museum: Ellen Berkenblit". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Ellen Berkenblit | artnet". www.artnet.com. Retrieved 2019-03-16.