Marlene Zimmerman
AWARDS
1947 National Scholastic Award, local Gold Key and national place at Carnegie Ins. Pittsburgh
1974 1st Place in Down Publications Folk Artist search; 3300 entries; judge: art publisher Harry Abrams
1976 Special Bicentennial Theme Award, Huntington, CA
1977 Beverly Hills Art Showaward
1978 Beverly Hills Art Show award
1979 'Here Comes The Music', paintings rented for Allan Carr movie
1980 Malibu Art Festival, 1st & 2nd prize & Best Malibu Scene
Westwood Center of the Arts: judge: J.Parkerson Vice Pres. of Art and Sculpture SothebyPark-BernetBest of Show
San Bernardino County Museum of Art
Mayor's Award, City of Beverly Hills, Mayor Ed Brown
1982 Malibu Art Festival, 1st and 2nd awards and special award for creativity; judges: Otis ArtIns. Instructors
Santa Monica City Art Show, 1st acrylics
1986 Mayor's Purchase Award, City of Beverly Hills, Mayor C. Spadaro
1987 Water Color Award, LA Seen Series; Beverly HIlls Affaire in theGarden: juror-Bruce DavisAssoc. Curator LACMA
1989 Artist In Residence, Kibbutz Yahel, Eilat, Israel 6/1 to 8/1
1990 Beverly Hills Art Show award
1991 Beverly Hills Art Show award
1993 Beverly Hills Art Show award
1994 Beverly Hills Art Show award
1999 Artist and her menorah presented in "Holiday Treasures at The White House"
2002 Mayor's Purchase Award, City of Beverly Hills, Mayor Meralee Goldman
2002 Hall of Fame, Beverly Hills, CA High SchoolAlumni
Beverly Hills Annual Art Show
EXHIBITS
1948 Carnegie Inst., Pittsburgh National Scholastic Art Competition
1974 Bergdorf-Goodman, New York, Special Exhibition of Folk Art
1975 Greystone Mansion, Sponsored by the City of Beverly Hills
Museum Of Natural History, L.A. County, Opening of theAmerican History Hall
1976 Downey Museum Of Art, Exhibit of 20 Of The Artist's Works
Museum Of Science And Industry, L.A. County, "Folk Art: Los Angeles"
Springville Museum, Springville, UT
1979 Chevron Traveling Exhibition, San Francisco, L.A. .....
The Greening Of Heritage Square
1980 May Company Street Gallery, solo show
San Bernardino County Art Museum
Westwood Center Of The Arts
1981 Los Angeles Street Scene Parade ("L.A.People" Painting on a float)
Temple Beth-Am, Los Angeles Bicentennial Celebration
1982 UCLA International Student Center, solo show
1983 Downey Museum Of Art, Retrospective Silver Jubilee
Beverly Hills Library
1984 Federal Building, Los Angeles
1985 Craft And Folk Art Museum, "Joyful Visions"
1986 Gallery Pro Arte, Invitational Exhibition, Morges, Switzerland
City Of Los Angeles, Commission On The Status Of Women, City Hall
Oakland, CA Museum, "Cat And A Ball On a Waterfall", 3/22 to 8/3/86
Unisys Corporation, rented "Their Presence Was Felt" 3 months for opening of new corporate offices in McLean, VA
1987 Galerjie Grada Zagreba, artist was sole representative of the U.S. in the International Naive Art Exhibition, 120 artists, June to September, Yugoslavia
USC Hillel, Inaugural Exhibition
1989 Jewish Historical Society Convention, Los Angeles, 5/18 to 5/22
Venice Family Clinic Commission, 12 chairscapes
Saint Monica's Church, publication of poster edition
1990 Hyatt Hotel, General Manager 's pub of " Sunset and Sweetzer" watercolor card
1991 Home Savings And Loan Co, Ahmanson Holding Co. publication of150,000 calendars;including "First Family Wedding In This Country," painting from Skirball Museum Collection
1992 Focus On L.A. Artists, Pauline Hirsch Gallery, Los Angeles, juried, two works, sculpture
Commission, Holocaust Sculpture (commissioned for the Washington D.C. Holocaust Museum '94) (current status unknown)
Governor Pete Wilson's "Call To Action For Women" Conference Solo featured artist, 230 ceramic sculptures exhibited, Anaheim, CA, November
Jewish Artists in L.A., Bi-annual exhibit, juried, March-May
Galerjie Grada Zagreba, work of artist requested for exhibition (Zagrab, Yugoslavia)
Museum Of Tolerance, Simon Wiesenthal Center, Museum Shop, Los Angeles
Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Los Angeles, Synagogues-Ceramic Replicas
1994 ASI Market Research, commissioned6 life-size papier mache figures for traveling exhibition
Beverly Hills Affaire In The Garden, Art Exhibit, October Award
1995 Paintings and Ceramics Leased for movie "Cats And Dogs", with Uma Thurman
1997 Commission From Skirball Cultural Center For A Sukkah, Exhibited Sept. through Dec., Los Angeles
Long Beach Jewish Community Center, art works
1999 The White House, Artist's menorah, a ceramic model based on Breed Street Shul, used by President and Mrs. Clinton for Hanukah ceremony in the Oval Office. Menorah is part of the permanent collection of the White House, on exhibit in the West Wing Lobby
2000 The White House, Artist's menorah on exhibit in West Wing Lobby, as in 1999
2003-2005 “Their Presence Was Felt” (a painting of persons who contributed to development of America). Original on loan to Beverly Hills Public Library. Library sponsored a contest to select the entrant who identified the most persons in the painting.
2007 Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los AngelesGlass collages in “Healing: A Cultural Exploration”, January-April
2007 Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, Artist’s Sukkah, 10th Anniversary of 1997 Exhibit, September-November
PUBLICATIONS
1980 Angeleno Heights, poster by the Carroll Ave. Historic Preservation Foundation
1982 Their Presence Was Felt, posterby Luna Arts
Celebration of the Peoples of Los Angeles, poster by the City of Los Angeles
1985 Women Of Achievement, poster by the National Women's Political Caucus
Santa Monica, publication of 350 edition silk screen from artist's original painting
1986 Celebrate Our Schools, poster by Beverly Hills Education Foundation
LA Seen, publication of post cards series, carried by MOCA, LA
1987 Galerjie Grada Zagreba: Naive Art Exhibition Catalog; sole representative of the U.S.
1989 Saint Monica's Church, poster of their 5-10k run
1990 Craft and Folk Art Museum, pub. for the museum ofpost cards from original paintings
1991 Ahmanson Company, pub for Home Savings Bank of the Project Americana calendar from the Skirball Museum collection; the month of June devoted to the First Family Wedding in the New Country, painting from the Skirball collection
1993 Women of Achievement II, Women in Politics, poster by the National Women's Political Caucus
1996 “New Beginnings”, Skirball Museum, Dr. Grace Cohen Grossman, Ed. Includes artist’s painting entitled “First Wedding in the New Land”
1999 “Holiday Treasures at the White House” Describes artist’s menorah on exhibit in the West Wing Lobby.
2001 “Romance, Ritual,” Celebrating the Jewish Wedding, book published by Skirball Museum. Includes artist’s painting entitled “First Wedding in the New Land”
2002 Floral Bouquet Reverse Glass Painting, poster by Beverly Hills to announce its first annual Home & Garden Show
2004 Calendar Celebrating 350 Years of Jewish Life in America, published by Skirball Museum. Artist’s work is for the Month of October. Image is of an 8 ft. by 5 ft. mural inside the succah created by the artist at commission of the museum.
2009 Art and Living Magazine, Winter 2009 “Artists To Watch”
Christmas In The White House, Published December 2009
ARCHIVES & COLLECTIONS: MUSEUMS
The White House, Washington D.C.
President Clinton Library, Little Rock, AR
Harvard University, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Folk Art Archives, UCLA / Oakland Museum, CA
UCLA and Oakland Museum collaborated on video tape of artist in studio; tape was on continuous display during the three month exhibition at the Oakland Museum, l986
Craft And Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles
Museum Of Natural History, L.A.
Museum Of Women In The Arts, Washington, D.C
Galleries Of The City Of Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Skirball Cultural Center, Permanent Collection And Display, Los Angeles