Background
Schipper, Merle was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Daughter of Leon J. and Libby (Genesove) Solway. came to the United States, 1943.
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Merle Schipper
Edit Profileexhibition curator Art historian and critic
Education
Bachelor, U. Toronto, 1943; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1970; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy, Paris.
Career
Instructor extension, University of California at Los Angeles, 1974-1978, 83-84;
lecturer summer session, University of California at Los Angeles, 1977-1979, 84;
visiting artist graduate school, Claremont (California) U., 1979;
lecturer, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1985;
correspondent Los Angeles, ARTNews, New York City, 1985-1987;
columnist, ARTScene, Los Angeles, since 1987;
project director, Santa Monica (California) Arts Foundation, 1987-1989;
art book reviewer, Los Angeles Daily News, 1990-1991. Organizer Congress International Association Art Critics, 1991. Member public art panel Santa Monica Arts Commission, since 1966.
Member artist selection panel Metropolitan Transportation Association, Chinatown Station, 1993.
Achievements
Membership
Panelist, member grants committee Art Organisation Department Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles, 1984-1985. Member selection committee of sculpture installation California Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1986. Member Review Committee History Resources Survey Project, Los Angeles, 1978-1985, Southern California Committee for Contemporary Art Documentation, Los Angeles, 1985-1989.
Member International Association Art Critics.
Connections
Married Bernard Schipper, May 22, 1943 (divorced January 1980). Children: Lee, Amy Schipper Howe.
