Miriam Schaer

Miriam Schaer
Born March 21, 1956
Buffalo, New York
Nationality American
Known for Artist's books
Website
miriamschaer.com

Miriam Schaer is an artist working in the media of artists' books, installation, photography, and video.

Recognition

Miriam Schaer's work has been exhibited and cataloged internationally at venues including The Brooklyn Library,[1] The New Orleans Museum of Art,[2] and The Brooklyn Museum of Art.[3] She is the recipient of many prestigious awards including The Soros Arts and Culture Grant[4] and the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship.[5] Her work is included in public collections such as Yale University, Azerbaijan Museum, in Baku, Azerbaijan and Tate Gallery, London, England. Her work has been reviewed several times in the New York Times [6] and included in the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art: Feminist Art Base[7] She is a Lecturer at Columbia College Chicago Interdisciplinary Arts, in the Interdisciplinary MFA Program in Book and Paper.

References

  1. ↑ Six Wives for the Brothers Grimm, exhibition, 2004, Six Wives for the Brother's Grimm, Brooklyn Public Library, Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY.
  2. ↑ Book Marks: Artists Respond to Text, exhibition, 2011, New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA.
  3. ↑ Working in Brooklyn: Artists Books, exhibition, 2000, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY.
  4. ↑ Soros Foundation Project Grant: Crafting Womens Stories: Lives in Georgian Felt, 2012.
  5. ↑ NYFA Artist’s Fellowship: New York Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY, 2003
  6. ↑ Artist Books at The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Art in Review by Grace Glueck, The New York Times, February 2000
  7. ↑ Brooklyn Museum, Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art: Feminist Art Base: Miriam Schaer