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Betye Saar Biography
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1926 |
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Born, Los Angeles, CA
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1949 |
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B.A. University of California, Los Angeles, CA, Graduate Studies at California State University, Long Beach, CA; University of, Southern California; and California State University, Northridge, CA
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1974 |
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National Endowment for the Arts Award
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1984 |
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National Endowment for the Arts Award
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1990 |
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J. Paul Getty Fund for the Visual Arts Fellowship, Malibu, CA
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1990 |
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22nd Annual Artist Award, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
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1991 |
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John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, New York, NY
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1991 |
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Honorary Doctorate Degree, California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA
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1992 |
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James VanDerZee Award, Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA
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1992 |
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Honorary Doctorate Degrees: Otis/Parson, Los Angeles, CA; San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA; Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
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1993 |
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Distinguished Artist Award, Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA
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1995 |
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Honorary Doctorate Degree, California Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA
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1998 |
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Flintridge Foundation Visual Artists Award
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1999 |
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National Artist Award, Anderson Ranch Art Center, Snowmass Village, CO
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1999 |
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Living Artists Award, The California Art Education Association, Pasadena, CA
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2000 |
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Annual Pioneer Awards, I.A.M., New York, NY
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2002
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Betye Saar: Colored – Consider the Rainbow, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY; Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA (solo)
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2002
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African-American Art: 20th Century Masterworks, IX, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY(traveled) (group)
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2001
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Art of the Masters: A Survey of African American Images, 1980-2000, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY (group)
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2000
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Strength and Diversity: A Celebration of African American Artists, Carpenter Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (group)
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2000
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In Service: A Version of Survival, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY (solo)
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1999
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The American Century: Art and Culture, 1900-2000, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY (group)
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1998
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Workers + Warriors: The Return of Aunt Jemima, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, NY (traveled) (solo)
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1994
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25 Years of African-American Art, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY (group)
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1990
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Secrets, Dialogues, Revelations: The Art of Betye and Alison Saar, The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA (traveled) (group)
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1990
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Sanctified Visions, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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1989
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The Appropriate Object, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, New York, NY (group)
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1987
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Sentimental Sojourn: Strangers & Souvenirs, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA (solo)
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1985
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Tradition and Conflict: Images of a Turbulent Decade 1963-1973, Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY (group)
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1984
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In Context, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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1980
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Rituals, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY (solo)
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1977
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Betye Saar, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA (solo)
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1977
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Painting & Sculpture in California: The Modern Era, National Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC (group)
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1976
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Matrix 22: Betye Saar, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT (solo)
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1972
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One Woman Exhibit, Multi-Cul Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (solo)
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2000
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Betye Saar: In Service, A Version of Survival. New York, NY: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
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1998
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Betye Saar: Workers + Warriors, The Return of Aunt Jemima. New York, NY: Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
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| Links to further information |
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