Alice Schonfeld
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Alice Schonfeld (full name: Alice L. Ortgier Cummins-Schonfeld), born in 1936 in Burbank, California is an American sculptor and contemporary artist.
Although Alice Schonfeld is most known for her sculpting work primarily in Italian marble, she is also regarded as an inspirational figure for the disabled community. Her determination to work through debilitating illnesses has succeeded in promoting disabled artist visibility through her participation in multiple exhibitions since suffering several strokes in the 1990's. To this day Alice continues to participate in shows and create art from her home in La Costa, California, where she lives with her husband Bernard Schonfeld.
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[edit] Life
Alice demonstrated interest in art at an early age, and began to develop her technique at as a child. Passionate about diverse portrayal of perspective, at age 15 she began to express herself in a variety of mediums including drawing, charcoal, painting, and eventually stone. Eventually her passion prompted her to study art in northern California during the sixties, and she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Drawing & Painting from San Francisco State University in 1968.
Alice later transitioned to the stone medium as her primary artistic outlet, and she was invited to study with master sculptor Robert Ortlieb at the Riverside Art Center in California in the seventies. Alice has studied and sculpted on multiple occasions in Italy during the eighties and nineties, resulting in two large sculptures carved in Italian Carrara Marble. Subsequently Alice joined the Claystone Sculpture Studio of Herb Conrad in Perris, California, where she continues to work today. Although Alice has chosen not to sell a single piece she has created, her work is on exhibition in many galleries, and exhibitions across California including private collections.
Tragically since 1990 Alice has suffered multiple strokes, which have greatly affected her memory, and nearly ended her pursuit of artistic expression. Alice Schonfeld adapted to her environment with a variety of visial reminders, enabling her to create many of her more notable works.
[edit] Works
[edit] Notable Sculptures
- Fleur de la Mer, Italian Alabaster, 2003.
- The Black Swan, Black Black Belgium Marble, 1997.
- Angel Fish, Utah Orange Alabaster, 1992.
- True Exposure, Italian Carrara Marble, 1985.
[edit] Selected Exhibitions
- “Fallen Barriers” The Society of Russian Artists. June, 1992. Los Angeles.
- “Dimensions Unlimited” and “Art Ability” Signature Gallery at the Lyceum Theater-Horton Plaza. June 1998. San Diego, California.
- “Independent Visions VII” St. Paul's Cathedral. May 2002. San Diego, California.
- “Reflections V" San Diego Parks & Recreation. March, 2004. San Diego, California.
- "Celebration of Abilities Art Display" Price Center Theatre. University of California, San Diego. October, 2004. La Jolla, California.
[edit] Honors
- 1992: Best in Show, Fallen Barriers. "The Angel Fish"
- 1998: First Place, The Escondido Art Association "Black Swan".
- 2004: Honorable Mention, Reflections V. "Fleur De La Mer".
