Background
Gibans, Nina Freedlander was born on July 30, 1932 in Cleveland. Daughter of Samuel Oscar and Adeline (Kaden) Freedlander.
Gibans, Nina Freedlander was born on July 30, 1932 in Cleveland. Daughter of Samuel Oscar and Adeline (Kaden) Freedlander.
Student, Wellesley (Massachusetts) College, 1952. Bachelor, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1954. Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, 1966.
Instructor Cleveland Museum Art, 1966-1972. Director Cleveland Area Arts Council, 1972-1979. Principal Nina Gibans Consultant Inc., Cleveland, since 1979.
Member faculty Capital University, Cleveland, since 1984. Consultant Cleveland Children's Museum, 1985, director community relations, 1986-1994, special projects 1995-1996.
Trustee, president Cleveland Artists Foundation, since 1989. Trustee Citizens' League, 1987-1994, Fairmount Theatre of the Deaf, Friends of Shaker Square, 1986-1994. Member board Shaker Heights Public Library.
Member American Association Museum, American Council of the Arts.
Married James David Gibans, July 16, 1955. Children: David Myer, Jonathan Samuel, Amy Gibans McGlashan, Elisabeth.