About the artist:

Born: 1941 in Brooklyn New york Studied: University of Illinois, B.F A; Cornell University, M.F.A Awards: FOundation des etas Unis; Fellowship, Cite Universitaire, Paris, 1965-66. Positions: Chairman, Graphics department, Silvermine College of Art; Instructor, Pratt Graphics Center. Education 1965 MFA/Painting and Printmaking, Cornell University 1963 BFA/Painting and Printmaking, University of Illinois Additional Professional Training 1966 Atelier Clot-Bramson, Paris, France 1965 Advanced training in lithography at the cole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, France Professional Experience 1997 State University of New York at Purchase - Kempner Distinguished Professor 1977-present State University of New York at Purchase - Professor 1972-76 State University of New York at New Paltz - Assistant Professor 1972 Silvermine - Lacoste School or Art, Lacoste, France - Director 1972 Lehman College, City University of New York - Lecturer 1969-71 Silvermine College of Art - Chairman, Graphics Department, Assistant Professor 1968-71 Pratt Graphics Centre - Instructor 1963-65 Cornell University - Teaching Assistant Guest Lecturer 1996 Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute, Troy, New York 1996 Sydney Jewish Museum, Sydney, Australia 1996 University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia 1995 The Jewish Museum, Friedman Lecture Series, New York, NY 1994 Holocaust Memorial Museum and Educational Center, Madeira Beach, FL 1994 Rockland Center for the Arts, NY, 1994 1994 Purchase College, Jewish Studies Program, Purchase, NY 1993 Amsterdam School of the Arts, Amsterdam, Holland 1993 Suffolk Community College, Seldon, NY 1993 University of Illinois, Urbana, IL 1989, 1992 Neuberger Museum, Purchase, NY 1989 National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA SUNY, Buffalo, NY 1988 Haifa University, Haifa, Israel 1983 Aberdeen Print Studio, Aberdeen, Scotland Duncon of Jordan Stone School of Art, Dundee, Scotland Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland 1981 Saint Martins School of Art, London, England Chelsea School of Art, London, England 1973,75,77 Vassar College 1970 Philadelphia College of Art Franconia College Other Professional Experience Guest Curator, Museum of American Folk Art to prepare an exhibition of Jewish Folk Art, scheduled for the year 2000 in their new building adjacent to MOMA on 53rd St, New York City. Selected Solo Exhibitions 1998 BMGART, Adelaide Festival, Australia 1996 Sydney Jewish Museum, Sydney, Australia 1994 Holocaust Memorial Museum and Educational Center, Madeira Beach 1993 Suffolk Community College, Selden, NY 1992 Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, New York, NY 1992 Stuart Levy Gallery, New York, NY 1989 National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA 1987 Hahn Gallery, Chestnut Hill, PA 1985 Vorpal Galleries, San Francisco, CA 1984 Vorpal Galleries, New York, NY 1983 Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow Print Studio, Glasgow, Scotland 1982-86 Group Gallery, Provincetown, MA 1981 Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 1980 Neuberger Museum, SUNY College at Purchase, NY 1978 Vassar College of Art Gallerym Poughkeepsie, NY Sindin Galleries, New York, NY 1977,88 Kent School, Kent, CT 1976 Welfleet Art Gallery, MA 1974 State University of New York at New Paltz, NY 1972 Kunstnerfaorbundet Gallery, Oslo, Norway 1971 Zingale Gallery, New York, NY 1966 Central Cultural de la Cite Universitaire, Paris, France 1965 Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Selected Group Exhibitions 1971-92 Over eighty-five group exhibitions across the United States including: Alfred College, NY Associated American Artists Gallery, NY Forum Gallery, NY Graham Gallery, NY Group Gallery, Provincetown, MA Hartford School of Art, CT Idaho State University, ID Illinois State University, IL Kansas State University, KS North Carolina State University, NC Pratt Graphics Centre, National Show of Paper Objects, NY Philadelphia College of Art, National Invitational, "Experiences in Offset Lithography" Philadelphia, PA Princeton University, NJ P.S. 1 "International Post Card Show", NY Sindin Galleries, NY Society of American Graphic Artists, NY SUNY Gallery, Albany, NY SUNY Gallery, Purchase, NY University of Arizona, AZ University of Southern California, CA University of Tennesee, TN Vassar College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY Virginia Museum of Art, Richmond, VA Wisconsin State University, WI Colections Brooklyn Museum, NY First National Bank, Chicago, IL Jewish Museum, NY Johnson Museum, Ithaca, NY Museum of Modern Art, NY Museum of Modern Art, Haifa, Israel National Collection, Washington, DC National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, PA Neuberger Museum, Purchase, PA Rosenwald Collection, Philadelphia, PA Royal Norwegian Government Collection, Oslo, Norway Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel University of Illinois, Urbana, IL U.S.I.A. Collections Fellowships and Grants 1995-96 New York State Council on the Arts Grant for Artists' Book Fellowship 1995-96 Museum of American Folk Art Travel Grant to Romania and the Ukraine for the Synagogue and Carousel Project 1995-96 Smart Foundation for the Synagogue and the Carousel, Jewish Folk Art project, NY 1993-94 Dorot Foundation grant for The Synagogue and The Carousel, Jewish forlk art project 1993 U.U.P. SUNY travel to collections award 1987 Visiting Artist Fellowship Program, to publish a suite of prints on the Holocaust, Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA 1986,88 Faculty Award, SUNY at Purchase 1980,81,91 Dutchess County Arts Council Award for a mural for the Civic Centre, Poughkeepsie, NY 1976 State University of New York Research Award, for experimentation in high relief collage, drawings, prints and cast paper 1971 Fellowship to Oslo, Norway, given by the Royal Norwegian Government for the Study of Edvard Munch's art 1965-66 Fellowship to Paris, France, given the winners of a national competition sponsored by the Harriet Hale Wooley Foundation, Administered by the Foundation des Etats-Unis, Cite Universitaire, Paris, France Publications 1998 Memories and Metaphors, Giles Autry, Catalogue Essay, BMGART, Adelaide Festival, Australia 1988 "Boris", catalogue essay in Boris Margo, A Retrospective, curated by Murray Zimiles for the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, Provincetown, MA, and the Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, FL 1986 "Atlier Project", Provincetown Arts 1975 "Windmills: Energy without Pollution", Historic Preservation 1974 The Lithographic Workshop Around the World, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. 1973 Early American Mills, Clarkson N. Potter Inc. 1970 The Technique of Fine Art Lithography, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. Reviews Donelly, Marea, "War Crimes Fire a Burning Passion", The Book of Fire exhibtion at the Sydney Jewish Museum, The Daily Telegraph, Arts Section, Sydney, Australia, March 8, 1996 Rothwell, Micolas, "Eternal Flame", The Book of Fire exhibition at the Sydney Jewish Museum, The Australian Magazine, Showcase, March 2-3, 1996 "Best of It", The Book of Fire, exhibition at the Sydney Jewish Museum, The Australian Financial Review, Weekend Review of the Arts, Weekend Review of the Arts, March 15, 1996 Michaels, Dannielle, "My Passion, My Obsession", The Book of Fire, exhibition at the Sydney Jewish Museum, The Australian Jewish News, March 15, 1996 Lowe, Jillen, "The Zimiles", Compelling Art, Dutchess Magazine, Dutchess County, NY, Spring, 1996 Wix, Elizabeth, "A Fiery Echo of the Holocaust, Murray Zimiles", New York Newsday, Manhattan and Long Island Editions, February 12, 1993 Dworkin, Norine, "Murray Zimiles", Art News, April, 1992 Paine, Piera, "Murray Zimiles", 30 minute broadcast interview for the program Conversations in the Arts, WBAI, February 20, 1992 Raynor, Vivien, Krasdale Foods, Gallery Project, New York Times, Sunday, May 5, 1991 Busa, Chris, "Murray Zimiles", New England Arts, August 1986 Caldwell, John, "Murray Zimiles", New York Times, Sunday, January 4, 1978 Justin, Gale, "Murray Zimiles", Arts Magazine, January, 1978, p. 11 "A Portfolio of Prints by Young Printmakers", Artist Proof, 1971