Background
Samberg, Shirley was born on May 18, 1920 in New York City. Daughter of Julius and Bessie (Greenhaus) Klein.
Samberg, Shirley was born on May 18, 1920 in New York City. Daughter of Julius and Bessie (Greenhaus) Klein.
Widowed; Certified, New York School Interior Design, 1950.
Teacher sculpture North Shore Community Art Center, Great Neck, New York, 1969-1979, Wunch Art Center, Glen Cove, New York, 1979-1982. Guest lecturer Peking University, China, 1982, Barbican Center, 1997. Solo exhibitions include: Unicorn Gallery, New York City, 1978, Gallery 33, New York City, 1976, Bryant Library, Roslyn, New York, 1976, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 1989.
Group exhibitions include: Museum Eskiltuna, Sweden, 1976, Gallery Kristianstad, Stockholm, Sweden, 1976, Royal Academy, Stockholm, 1973, Avery Fisher Hall, New York City, 1975, Heckscher Museum, Hunting, New York, 1973, Silvermine Guild, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1972, Cayman Gallery, New York City, 1980, Hempstead Harbor Artists Association, Glen Cove, New York, 1984, Saint Peters Church, New York, 1986, FineArts Museum Long Island, 1987, Rutgers University, 1988, Greenville Museum, 1988, RoyalFestival Hall, London, 1989, Barbican Center Museum Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan, 1989, Craft Center, Hyogo, Japan, 1989, Knoxville (Tennessee) Museum Art, 1989, Minnesota Museum American Art, 1989.
Represented in permanent collections: Rockefeller University, Art Publication Archives, Peking, China, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Notoro Gallery, Warsaw, Poland. Also numerous private collections.
Secretariat designer Eisenhower, Long Island, New New York Radio interviewer WCWP-FM, Long Island.
Member National Association Women Artists (judge 1985-1986), Professional Artists Guild.
Daughter of Julius and Bessie (Greenhaus) Klein. Widowed; children: Jesse, Wendy.