Background
Stecher, Pauline was born in Brooklyn. Daughter of Morris and Helen Solomon.
Stecher, Pauline was born in Brooklyn. Daughter of Morris and Helen Solomon.
Attended, private studio instruction with Paul Puzinas, New York City, 1961—1963.
Oil painting instructor, Bellerose, Bellerose Village, Little Neck, New Hyde Park, New York, 1965—1985. Judge, lecture demonstrator American Pen Women, Floral Park Art League, Flushing Art League, Indiana Art Society, Island Art Guild, Rockville Center Art Club, Tri-County Artists, Queens Alliance Artists, Suburban Art League, since 1978.
Exhibitions include Newington-Cropsey Foundation Gallery Art, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, Westchester County Center, New York, Salmagundi Club, New York City, National Arts Club, Nassau County Museum Art, Roslyn, New York, various galleries, Long Island's East End, Boca Raton and Naples, Florida. Painting reproduced in Literary Cyclist by Professor James E. Starrs, 1997. Contributor articles and paintings to Grumbacher's Palette Talk magazine, 1983, as featured teacher, 1987, in cover, 1990.
Fellow: Hudson Valley Art Association (Isabel Steinschneider Memorial award 1991, First prize Dumond Memorial award Best Light and Atmospheric Effect 1998, Spradling Memorial award 2000, Georgie Read Barton Memorial award 2002, Jane Peterson Still-Life Memorial award 2004), American Artists Professional League (board directors 1985—2002, Directors award 1991, John R. Grabach Memorial award 1994, Helen De Cozen award 1997, President's award 1998, 2001, Raymond Chow Memorial award 2006, Traditional Landscape Alden Bryan Memorial award 2007, William P. Lawrence Memorial award Harbor Scene 2008). Member: National Art League (Gold medal 1973), Art. League Nassau County (Council American Artists Society Painting award 1993).
Married Bernard Stecher, August 20, 1950. Children: Martin Alan, David Joseph.