Joan Newman Cohen

Background

Cohen, Joan Newman was born on November 16, 1934 in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Henry Paul and Annabelle (Teplitz) Newman.

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Carnegie-Mellon University, 1956.

Career

Art teacher, Pittsburgh Schools, 1956-1959; art teacher, Shadyside Academy, Pittsburgh, 1970-1972; art teacher, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1975-1984; visual arts chairman, Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools, 1984-1992.

Achievements

• Joan Newman Cohen has been listed as a noteworthy Art educator, sculptor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairperson Orange County (North Carolina) Arts Commission, 1988-1991. President School ArtGuild, Chapel Hill, 1983-1986. Board directors Carolina Designer Craftsmen, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1984-1986.

Member National Art Education Association, American Craft Council, Carolina Designer Craftsmen, Carnegie Alumni Association (president North Carolina chapter since 1987).

Connections

Married Kalman J. Cohen, June 6, 1956. Children: Jonathan, Deborah, Andrew.

Father:

Henry Paul Newman

Mother:

Annabelle (Teplitz) Newman

Spouse:

Kalman J. Cohen

child:

Andrew Cohen

child:

Deborah Cohen

child:

Jonathan Cohen