Background
Schwebel, Renata Manasse was born on March 6, 1930 in Zwickau, Germany. Came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946. Daughter of George and Anne Marie (Simon) Manasse.
Schwebel, Renata Manasse was born on March 6, 1930 in Zwickau, Germany. Came to the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1946. Daughter of George and Anne Marie (Simon) Manasse.
Bachelor, Antioch College, 1953. Master of Fine Arts, Columbia University, 1961. Student, Arts Students League, 1969.
Bachelor, Antioch College, 1953. Master of Fine Arts, Columbia University, 1961. Student Art Students League, 1967-1969.
Cartographer, Ecostate, Incorporated., Ridgewood, New Jersey, 1949.
Display artist Silvestri, Incorporated., Chicago, 1950-1951. Assistant Mazzolini Art Foundation, Yellow Springs, Ohio, 1952.
One-person show Columbia University, 1961, GreenwichArt Barn, Connecticut, 1975, Sculpture Center, New York City, 1979, Pelham Art Center, New York, 1981, New Rochelle Library. Gallery, New York, 1980, outdoor installation Alfresco, Katonah Gallery, 1989, Berman/Daferner Gallery, New York City, 1992-1993.
Exhibited in group shows Stamford Museum, Connecticut, 1967, 96, Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, New York, 1972, 74, Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, 1975, Silvermine Art of the Northwest United States of America Annals, 1972, 76, 80, 95, 98, Silvermine Gallery, 1991, New Britain Museum American Art, Connecticut, 1974, Sculptors Guild Annals, 1974, Imprimatur Gallery, Saint Paul, 1985, Bergen County Museum, New Jersey, 1983, Sculpture Center, New York City, 1978-1988, Katonah Gallery, New York, 1986-1990, Cast Iron Gallery, New York City, 1991, 93, Kyoto (Japan) Gallery, 1993.
Traveling show exhibited in American cultural centers in Egypt and Israel, 1981, 3 Rivers Art Festival, Pittsburgh, 1994,FFS Gallery, New York City, 1994, 95, exhibition, Russian consulate, New York City, 1998. Represented in permanent collection Southwest Bell, Columbia University, Colt Industries, American Airlines, ComCraft Industries, Nairobi, GrüberHaus, Berlin, Museum Foreign Art, Sofia, Bulgaria. Board of directors Fine Arts Federation, New York, 1985-1987.
Trustee Sculpture Center, 1980-1988, chairman exhibition committee, 1986-1988.
Member of advisory board Pehlham Art Center, 1982.
Board directors Fine Arts Federation, New York, 1985-1987. Trustee Sculpture Center, 1980-1988, chairman exhibition committee, 1986-1988. Advisory board Pehlham Art Center, 1982.
Member of New York Artists Equity, Silvermine Guild, Connecticut New York Society Women Artists, Connecticut Academy Fine Arts, Audubon Artists (Chaim Gross award 1980, Medal of Honor 1982, Rennick award 1986, 1990, 1992, 1995), National Association Women Artists (Willis Memorial prize 1974, Medal of Honor 1981, Paley Memorial award 1979), Sculptors Guild (board directors 1975-1994, president 1980-1983, board directors 1995—2004), Katonah Gallery (artist member 1986-1990), Americans for Peace Now (board directors 1991—2001), Antioch College Association 1971-1977.
Married Jack P. Schwebel, May 10, 1955. Children: Judith, Barbara, Diane.