Background
Lipkin, Janet I. was born on July 24, 1948 in Jersey City. Daughter of Milton and Ruth (Jacobson) Lipkin.
Lipkin, Janet I. was born on July 24, 1948 in Jersey City. Daughter of Milton and Ruth (Jacobson) Lipkin.
Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors, Pratt Institute, 1970.
Artist, lecturer workshops, Sheridan College Technology, Caledon East, Canada, 1970-1971;
artist-in-residence, Peters Valley Craftsman, Layton, New Jersey, 1972-1973;
artist-in-residence, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, 1974-1975;
textile designer, Tami Sportswear, San Francisco, 1978-1980;
head artist designer, Janet Lipkin Knits, Berkeley, California, 1982-1992;
art teacher, Berkeley Adult School, since 1992;
art teacher, Tehiyah Day School, El Cerrito, California, since 1993. Art teacher University of Minnesota, Duluth, summers 1992, 95, 96, 97, 98, Mendocino (California) Art Center, summers 1992-1996. Lecturer, presenter workshops in field.
Creator curriculum for art program Berkeley-Richmond Jewish Cmty.Ctr., 1991. Teacher Oakes Children's Center, Francisco, 1975-1976, Bessie Carmichael School, San Francisco, 1986. Visiting artist Tehiyah Day School, 1991-1992.
Member University of California Berkeley Museum, Berkeley Art Center, Richmond Art Center, Oakland Museum, San Francisco Modern Museum, Mendocino Art Center.
Married Arthur Decker, June 10, 1969 (divorced August 1974. Married Barry Lee Shapiro, April 16, 1981. Children: Max, Ruby.