Attended the University of California, Los Angeles, CA where she studied modern dance
1922
Studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Art, New York, NY
1925 - 1929
Studied at the Art Student's League, New York, NY
1970
Fellowship, Yaddo Foundation, Saratoga Springs, NY
1983
Lifetime Achievement Award, Women's Caucus for Art, New York, NY
1987
Award of Distinction, National Sculpture Conference: Works by Women, Cincinnati, OH
1994
Died: in New York, NY
Exhibitions
1999
Dorothy Dehner: Drawings and Sculpture 1950-1991, Susan Conway Gallery, Washington, D.C. (solo)
1994
Dorothy Dehner: A Lifetime of Art, Susan Conway Gallery, Washington, D.C. (solo)
1993
Dorothy Dehner: Sixty Years of Art, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY (solo)
1992
Dorothy Dehner, Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, IL (solo)
1992
Paths to Discovery: The New York School, Baruch College Art Gallery, City University of NY, New York, NY
1991
Dorothy Dehner, Baruch College Art Gallery, City University of NY, New York, NY (solo)
1990
The Coming of Age of American Sculpture: The First Decades of the Sculptors Guild, 1930s-1950s, Lowe Gallery Hofstra University, New York, NY Dorothy Dehner, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C (solo)
1989
Enduring Creativity, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
1988
The New Sculpture Group, A Look Back 1957-1962, New York Studio School, New York, NY John Graham: Artist and Avatar, The Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C. Centennial Exhibition, National Association of Women Artists, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn, NY Dorothy Dehner, Sculpture and Works on Paper, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA (solo)
1987
Standing Ground: Sculpture by American Women, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
1965
Dorothy Dehner: Ten Years of Sculpture, Jewish Museum, New York, NY (solo)
1950
Annual Exhibition, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
The Whitney Museum of American Art , New York, NY The Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University, IL Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington D.C. Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ
Literature
1995
Glaubinger, Jane. Dorothy Dehner: Drawings, Prints, Sculpture. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1995 (catalogue)
