Ciel Olsen Bergman

Background

Bergman, Ciel Olsen was born on September 11, 1938 in Berkeley, California, United States. Daughter of George Olaf Olsen and Evelyn Ruth (Melbin) Givant.

Education

Registered Nurse, Santa Rosa (California) Nursing School, 1959; Master of Fine Arts with honors, San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1973.

Career

Lecturer in art, California State University, Hayward, 1974-1975; assistant professor, U. Oregon, Eugene, 1975-1976; assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1976-1977; assistant professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1977-1979; associate professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1979-1984; professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1984-1994; professor emerita, University of California, Santa Barbara, since 1994. Speaker in field.

Achievements

• Ciel Olsen Bergman has been listed as a notable Artist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Artists' Equity, National Museum Women Painters, Santa Fe Museum Art.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, writing, walking, travelling.

Connections

Married Lynn Franklin Bowers, August 29, 1959. Children: Bridgit Lynne, Erik George.

Father:

George Olaf Olsen Givant

Mother:

Evelyn Ruth (Melbin) Givant

Spouse:

Lynn Franklin Bowers

child:

Bridgit Lynne Bergman

child:

Erik George Bergman