Background
Landis, Ellen Jamie was born on May 6, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Alvin and Sadie (Reingold) Landis.
Landis, Ellen Jamie was born on May 6, 1941 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Alvin and Sadie (Reingold) Landis.
Bachelor, University California, Berkeley, 1962. Student, University Vienna (Austria, 1961. Master of Arts, New York University, 1965.
Assistant curator exhibitions and publications Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1967-1968. Curator B.G. Cantor Collection & Art Foundation, Beverly Hills, California, 1968-1970. Curatorial consultant Robert Gore Rifkind Art Collection, 1970.
Curator painting and sculpture Baltimore Museum of Art, 1970-1971. Curator Robert Gore Rifkind Art Collection, Beverly Hills, 1974-1975. Instructor art history and appreciation Yuba College, Marysville, California, 1976-1977.
Curator art Albuquerque Museum, 1977—2003. Independent curator, since 2004.
Juror Art in Public Places, Albuquerque, 1981, One Percent for Art, Albuquerque, 1978, New Mexico Women in the Arts, Albuquerque, 1979, Suntran, Albuquerque, 1980. Board trustees Comprehensive Art Publications, Ohio, since 1980. Board directors Performing Arts Collective, Albuquerque, 1979-1981.
Member American Association Museums, New Mexico Association Museums, International Council of Museums, College Art Association, Sculpture.
Married Frederick Cohn, November 4, 1984. 1 child, David.