biography of Anita May KUSHNER-WEINER (1935-2011)

Birth place: Phila., PA

Addresses: Phila.

Profession: Painter, art administrator

Studied: Univ. Penn. (B.A.); Temple Univ. (M.A.); New Sch. Social Res., with Egas & Poussette d'Arte; Penn. Acad. Fine Arts.

Exhibited: PAFA Biennual Drawing & Watercolor, 1967; New Talents, WMAA, 1968; Oklahoma Mus. Traveling Art Show, 1968; B'nai Brith Int. Mus., 1971 (solo); Anita Weiner, Debra Sprude-Dual Show, Phila. A. All., 1971; Piccadilly Gal., London W1, England & Wanamakers Artists Gal., Philadelphia, PA, 1970s. Awards: First prize graphics, 1968 & first print painting, 1969, Philadelphia Civic Mus.; critics choice list, New York Times, 1967.

Member: AEA.; Illinois Committee Arts; organizing mem. Artists Market Chicago; Drawing Soc. New York; Print Cl. Phila.

Work: Mus. Modern Art, Haifa, Israel; B'nai Brith Mus., Wash., DC; Univ. Amsterdam, Holland; Picadilly Gals., London; Grabar Gals., Phila.

Comments: Preferred Medium: watercolors. Positions: demonstrator, Print Club Phila., 1966-68; dir., Jewish Community Center, Skokie, IL, 1971-72. Teaching: supervisor elem. educ., Pennsauken Bd. Educ., NJ, 1963-65; instr., T-Square Atelier Architects, 1963-68; instr., Phila. Bd. Educ., 1965-71; instr., Oakton Community College, 1972-on.

Sources: WW73; Contemporary Art in America," La Rev. Mod. (1967); Sara Wilkinson, "An Artist in a Tel-Aviv Show," Jerusalem Post mag. (Israel, 1969)"