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Jules Olitski Biography
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1922 |
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Born Jevel Demikovosky in Snovsk, Ukraine, 27 March 1922
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1923 |
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Emigrated with his mother to Brooklyn, NY
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1939 |
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scholarship to the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
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1939 - 1942 |
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Attends National Academy of Design, New York, NY
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1940 - 1942 |
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Attends Beaux Arts Institute, New York, NY
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1949 |
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studied with Ossip Zadkine in the Zadkine School of Sculpture
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1949 |
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Academia de la Grande Chaumière, Paris, France
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1949 - 1950 |
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Attends the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, Paris
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1954 - 1955 |
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Associate professor of art, State University of New York at New Paltz
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1951 - 1956 |
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Attends New York University, New York, B.S. 1952, M.A. 1954
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1955 - 1956 |
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Curator, New York University Art Education Gallery, New York
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1956 - 1963 |
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Art instructor and fine arts department coordinator, C. W. Post College, Long Island University, Greenvale, New York
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1964 |
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Awarded Purchase Prize, Ford Foundation
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1963 - 1967 |
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Instructor in art, Bennington College, Vermont
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1967 |
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First Prize and Gold Medal, 30th Biennial Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.
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1975 |
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Distinction in the Arts Award, University of South Carolina, 1975
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1987 |
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Sally and Milton Avery Professor, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
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1991 |
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Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sceinces
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1993 |
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Associate, National Academician, National Academy of Design
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2007 |
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Died February 4, 2007, in New York City
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2007
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"Jules Olitski: The Late Paintings, A Celebration" Knoedler & Company, New York,
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2007
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Jules Olitski: Selected Paintings and Sculpture from the 1980s, Gallery Camino Real, Boca Raton, Florida, March 1–29, 2007. Catalogue with text by David Courtney.
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2006
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Jules Olitski: The Seventies Painting and Sculpture, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, March 30–April 29. Catalogue.
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2006
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Jules Olitski: Works on Paper, The Luther W. Brady Art Gallery, The George Washington University. Washington, DC, May 10–July 14, 2006. The catalogue essays were by Andrew Hudson and Lenore D. Miller
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2005
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Jules Olitski, Virginia Lynch Gallery, Tiverton, RI, August 28–October 2.
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2005
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Jules Olitski—Matter Embraced: Paintings 1950s and Now, Knoedler & Company, New York, September 14–November 5. Catalogue with text by Carl Belz.
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2005
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Jules Olitski: Six Decades, The Goldman Warehouse, Miami, February 18–April 15. Catalogue with text by Karen Wilkin.
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2004
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Jules Olitski: Half a Life's Work: Selected Paintings 1972–2002, The Singer Gallery at the Mizel Center for Arts and Culture, Denver.
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2003
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American Master: Important Paintings and Works on Paper, opening January 19, Marianne Friedland Gallery, Naples, Florida.
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2003
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Jules Olitski: Spray Paintings of the 1960s, Ameringer/Yohe Fine Art, New York, May 29–August 1.
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2003
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Voyages: Recent Paintings by Jules Olitski, The McIninch Art Gallery, Southern New Hampshire University, Manchester, September 20–October 23.
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2003
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Jules Olitski: A Ten-Year Retrospective 1993–2003, Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene State College, September 2–October 12. Catalogue for both exhibitions, Jules Olitski: The New Hampshire Exhibits, Lauren Poster, ed., with text by Jules Olitski, Jim Walsh, John Walters, et al.
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2002
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Jules Olitski, Virginia Lynch Gallery, Tiverton, Rhode Island, July 28–August 18.
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2002
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With Love and Disregard: New Paintings by Jules Olitski — an 80th Birthday Celebration, Ameringer/Yohe Fine Art, New York, October 17–November 16. Traveled to
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2002
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Jules Olitski: New Acrylics and Watercolors, Gallery V, Columbus, Ohio, October 18–November 16.
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2002
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Ameringer/Howard/Yohe, New York (1960s paper).
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2002
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Ameringer/Howard/Yohe, Boca Raton (landscapes).
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2002
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Jules Olitski: Recent Works, Marianne Friedland Gallery, Naples, Florida, opening February 10, 2002
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2002
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Ameringer/Yohe Fine Art, Boca Raton, Florida, February 13–March 8. Catalogue.
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2002
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Jules Olitski: Passages, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, March 20–April 27.
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2002
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Jules Olitski, Annandale Galleries, Sydney, Australia, March 20–April 27.
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2002
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Jules Olitski: Watercolors and Pastels, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon, May 2–June 1.
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2001 - 2002
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Jules Olitski: New Works on Paper and Intimate Paintings, Ameringer/Howard/ Yohe Fine Art, Boca Raton, Florida, October 2001–Spring 2002.
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2001 - 2002
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Olitski: Works on Paper, the 1960s, Ameringer/Howard/Yohe Fine Art, New York, November 29, 2001–January 5, 2002
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2001
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Jules Olitski, C.W. White Gallery, Portland, Maine, September 5–October 13.
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2001
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Jules Olitski, Bonington Gallery, Nottingham Trent School of Art & Design (in association with Bernard Jacobson Gallery and John Kasmin Gallery, London), January 8–February 3. Catalogue with text by Derek Sprawson and Jules Olitski.
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2001
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Jules Olitski: New Work on Paper, Ameringer/Howard Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida, March 8–31.
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2001
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Dorothy Blau Gallery, Bay Harbor Island, FL
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2001
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Jules Olitski: New Works on Paper, Virginia Lynch Gallery, Tiverton, Rhode Island, June 17–July 15
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2001
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Jules Olitski, C.W. White Gallery, Portland, Maine, September 5–October 13.
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1999 - 2001
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Five Decades of Jules Olitski: A Traveling Retrospective Including Prints, Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture. Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples. Traveled to The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, September 3–October 22 (extended through January 2001). Catalogue with text by James Lilliefors
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2000
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Jules Olitski, Annandale Galleries, Sydney, Australia (in association with Bernard Jacobson, London), May 3–27.
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2000
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Jules Olitski, Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, June 9–27
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2000
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Jules Olitski, Virginia Lynch Gallery, Tiverton, RI, July 9–30, 2000
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2000
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Jules Olitski: New Work, Ameringer/Howard Fine Art, New York, September 14–October 21
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1999
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Marianne Friedland Gallery Naples, FL
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1996
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Contemporary Masters, Philharmonic Center for the Arts Naples, FL
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1995
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Monotypes, Long Fine Arts New York, NY
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1991
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Galeria Afinsa Porto, Portugal
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1990
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Retrospective, Salander O'Reilly Galleries Los Angeles, CA
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1989
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Print Retrospective, Associated American Artists New York, NY
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1987
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Galerie Wentzel Cologne, Germany
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1987
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M. Knoedler & Co. New York, NY
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1985
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La Musée de Valence Valence, France
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1984
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Galerie Daniel Templon Paris, France
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1984
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Yares Gallery Scottsdale, AZ
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1973
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(solo exhibition) Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
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1969
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(solo exhibition) Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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1967
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30th Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary Painters, Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington, DC
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1966
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Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
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1961
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The Pittsburgh International Exhibition of Contemporary Painting & Sculpture, Carnegie Institute Pittsburgh, PA
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1958
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First solo exhibition in the United States at the Zodiac Gallery, New York, where his name was spelt 'Olitski', a European spelling which the artist has retained
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1951
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First solo show at Galerie Huit, Paris
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