Biografie von Esther Forman SINGER (XX)

Birth place: NYC

Addresses: South Orange, NJ

Profession: Painter, art critic

Studied: ASL, 1940-41; Temple Univ., 1941-44; New York Univ., 1947-49; New York School Social Res., 1968-70.

Exhibited: New York World's Fair, 1965; Kenosha (WI) Pub. Mus., 1970; Centenary College, Hackettstown, 1970 (solo); Bloomfield College, NJ, 1971 (solo); Ohio Univ., St. Clairsville, OH, 1972; Gallery 9, Chatham, NJ & Gallery 1952, South Orange, NJ, 1970s. Awards: Nat. Design Centerr Award for Contemporary Art, 1966; first prize for oils, Roseland Festival Art, 1966, 1967 & 1968; first prize for oils, Summit Art Center-Collage, 1968.

Member: Artist's Equity Assn. New York; Artist's Equity Assn.; NJ Art Exhibs. Council; P&S Soc NJ; Miniature Artists Assn. NJ.

Work: Newark (NJ) Mus.; NJ State Mus., Trenton; Finch Mus. Contemporary Art, New York; Hudson River Mus., Yonkers, NY; Seton Hall Univ. Collection, South Orange, NJ.

Comments: Preferred media: oils, mixed media. Positions: guest panelist, Art Forms," WOR TV, 1967-68; editor, Jewish Standard Newspaper (1970-71), Jersey Journal Newspaper (1970-72) & Suburban Life Magazine NJ(1970-); judge, Menlo Park Outdoor-Indoor Art Show, 1971; advisor, Art Exhibs. Council, NJ, 1971-72; judge, Art Exhibs. Council Art Show, 1972; art editor, Newark News Newspaper, 1972-. Publications: contributor, Am. Artist Magazine, 4/1972. Teaching: instructor childrens' exp. art, South Orange Community Center, 1968-69; lecturer on contemporary art, Deborah Hospital, 1968-

Sources: WW73; Smith, feature story & cover photo, NJ Music & Art Magazine (Nov.,1965); Nancy Kallis, review, Art Review Magazine (April, 1966); Carlette Winslow, article, NJ Suburban Life Magazine (March, 1970)."