Background
Platus, Libby was born on August 18, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Benjamin Lyon and Gertrude Goldman.
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Platus, Libby was born on August 18, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, United States. Daughter of Benjamin Lyon and Gertrude Goldman.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1961. Group shows include Richmond (California) Designer Craftsmen, 1971, East.B. Crocker Gallery, Sacramento, 1973, Comsky Gallery, Beverly Hills, California, 1973, Galeria del Sol, Santa Barbara, California, 1973, Laguna Beach (California) Museum Art, 1973, Riverside (California) Art Center, 1974, California State University Northridge, Los Angeles, 1974, California State University, Fullerton, 1974, California Design "76, Los Angeles, 1976, Cleveland Museum Art, 1977. Represented in collections: Texas Christian University, Faberge Headquarters, New York City, numerous other public private collections.
Commissioned works: Big Canyon Country Club, Newport Beach, California, Carolando Hyatt Hotel, Orlando, Florida, Mc Culloch"s Silver Lakes Resort Hotel, Victorville, California, Blue Cross Southern California, Los Los Angeles
Lecturer, conductor workshops numerous international, national, regional meetings and meetings in all 50 states, including World CraftConf., Kyoto, Japan, 1978, Vienna, Austria, 1980, Glasgow (Scotland)School Art, 1980, 84, Loughborough College Art, England, 1980, 84, Rhode Island School Design, 1982, Parsons School Design, New York City, 1982, Konstfackskolan, Sweden, 1984, Goldsmith"s College, England, 1984, Taideteo llinen Korkeakoulo, Finland, 1984, Savannah (Georgia) College Art and Design, 1987, 89, 90,92, 94, East North Carolina University, Greenville, 1989, 92, 97, Navajo Community College, Shiprock Reservation, World Wildfowl Carving Exhibition, Ward Foundation, Maryland., 1990,Kansas City The Art Institute of Chicago, 1990, 92, New Mexico, 1992, Southern Ute Tribal Headquarters, Ignacio, Colorado, 1993, U. Western Sydney design department, 1993, Sydney College Art, 1993, Victorian College Art, Melbourne, Australia, 1993, U. South Australia, Underdale, 1993, Australian National University, Canberra, 1993, Small Business Development Center Northland Pioneer College, Hollbrook, Arizona, 1994, New York State College Ceramics Alfred University, 1994, 96, Tlingit-Gold Belt Corporation, Juneau, 1995, Seneca Nation Economics Development Corporation, Jamestown, New York, 1996, Assiniboine/Sioux/Gros Ventre-Tribal Business Information Center, Fort Belknap Reservation, Harlam, Montana, 1996, University of Wisconsin -Whitewater, Milwaukee, 1996, 10th national conference United States Association Small Business Entrepreneurship, Atlanta, 1996, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, 1996, Small Business Development Center Binghamton (New York) University, 1996, Small Business Development Center and New Mexico Main Saint Program, Carlsbad, 1997, Florida Craftsmen and Pinellas County Art Council, Saint St. Petersburg, 1997, Montgomery Museum Art, Alabama, 1997, Syracuse (New York) University, 1997, Bear Paw Development Corporation, Havre, Montana, numerous others Consultant Millstream Arts Festival College Saint Benedict, Saint Joseph, Minnesota, 1992, Mountain State Art and Crafts Festival, Cedar Lakes, West Virginia, 1992, Grand Junction area Chamber of Commerce Home Based Business Trade Fair, Colorado, 1992, YavapaiColl.
Creative Commander Convergence, Sedona, Arizona, 1995.
Juror regional exhibition Fairbanks Art Association, Alaska, 1984. Participant Charmin Care television commercial, 1989, Rotary International Group Study Exchange, Bangalore, India, 1998.
Member Los Angeles Olympics 1984 Cultural and Fine Arts Commission, 1980-1984, Los Angeles Olympics 1984 Citizens Advisory Commission 1980-1984. Advisory board Crafts Report Education Fund, 1985-1988.
Interviewer, writer Restaurant Hospitality Magazine, 2005—2010, Sante Magazine, 2007—2010. Writer Moving Pictures Magazine, 2006—2007, Cheers Magazine, 2007—2008, Valley Magazine, 2007, Grit Magazine, 2009—2010, Fit Pregnancy, 2010, Los Angeles Opinion, 2009—2010, Relish, 2009—2010, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2010, Destination Wedding Magazine, 2010. Lecturer, conductor workshops numerous international, national, regional meetings and meetings in all 50 states, World Craft Conference, Kyoto, 1978, Vienna, 80, Glasgow School Art, Scotland, 1980, 84, Loughborough College Art., England, 1980, 84, Rhode Island School Design, 1982, Parsons School Design, New York City, 1982, Arrowmont, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1978, Gatlinburg, 83, Gatlinburg, 87, Konstfackakolan, Sweden, 1984, Goldsmith's College, England, 1984, Taldeteo Linen Koneakoulo, Finland, 1984, Fairbanks Art Association, Alaska, 1985, 95, 97, 2000, 04, Savannah College Art and Design, Georgia, 1987, 89, 90, 92, 94, 99, E. North Carolina University, Greenville, 1989, Greenville, 92, Greenville, 97, Greenville, 2000, Greenville, 02, Navajo Community College, Shiprock Reservation, New Mexico, 1992, World Wildfowl Carving Exhibition, Ward Foundation, Maryland, 1990, Kansas City Art Institute, 1990, 92, Southern Ute Tribal Headquarters, Ignacio, Colorado, 1993, University Western Sydney Design Department, 1993, Sydney College Art, 1993, Victorian College Art, Melbourne, Australia, 1993, University São Paolo.
Australia, Underdale, Australia, 1993, Australian National University, Canberra, 1993, Walariki Polytechnic College, Rotorua, New Zealand, 1993, Actearoa Institute, South Auckland, New Zealand, 1993, numerous others. Consultant Millstream Arts Festival College St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minnesota, 1992, Mountain State Art and Crafts Festival, Cedar Lakes, West Virginia, 1992, Grand Junction area Chamber of Commerce, Home Based Business Trade Fair, Colorado, 1992, Yavapal College Creative Communications Convergence, Sedona, Arizona, 1995. Judge regional exhibition Fairbanks Art Association, 1984, Art Harvest Junior League Clearwater-Dunedin, Florida, 2000, Greater Gulf Coast Art Festival, Pensacola, Florida, 1999.
Judge culinary competition Montana Department Commerce, 1999, Western Food Service and Hospitality Expo., Los Angeles, 2001, Roma Pizza Competition, Los Angeles, 2007, Long Beach, California, 08. Panel moderator California Restaurant Association, Western Food Service and Hospitality Expo., Los Angeles, 2004. Juror Millstream Arts Festival, College St. Benedict, St. Joseph, 1992.
Participant Charmin Care television commercial, 1989. Judge Roma Pizza Competition, 2006, Los Angeles Convention, California, 2007, San Diego Bay Wine & Food Festival, 2007, Jack Daniel World Championship Barbeque, Lynchburg, Tennessee, 2008.
Member, member citizens advisory commission Los Angeles Olympics Cultural and Fine Arts Commission, 1980—1984. Advisory board Crafts Report Education Fund, 1985—1986. Participant Rotary International Group Study Exchange, Bangalore, India, 1998.
Member of Artists Equity (advisory board Los Angeles chapter 1981-1987).
Children: Julie Linda, Diana Lisa.