Marion J Lane 1950's Abstract Painting

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A stunning 1950 large scale abstract oil on canvas by listed artist Marion Lane. Labeled on Verso. signed verso and … more A stunning 1950 large scale abstract oil on canvas by listed artist Marion Lane. Labeled on Verso. signed verso and recto. Fabulous piece to add to a collection.
Marion J Lane

NEW YORK, NY
USA


Majored in commercial art at a high school in Brooklyn, NY. Graduates. Attends after school and weekend classes at the Brooklyn Museum Art School (1944-59). Gets Scholarship for study at the Woodstock School of the Art Students League (1953). Wins award in Brooklyn Museum Alumni Juried Exhibit (1958). Goes on to get degrees from William Paterson University, and a MFA from Rutgers University. Works as a textile designer (1949-1958). Marries Sidney Lane, Industrial Designer (1953). Has a son, Spencer Lane (1956). Moves to New Jersey (1958). Has another child, Paula Ann Lane (1961). Loses Paula in a tragic accident (1963). Paints “Grief” series of figurative abstract works. Has a son, George Lane (1966). Exhibits and wins awards in New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New Jersey galleries, museums, and college art galleries in group and solo exhibition (1960-1995). Accepted for inclusion by Kraushaar Gallery, NY for “New Talent Festival,” involving many Madison Avenue galleries (1974). Gets BA in Art Education from William Paterson University (1976). Survives two cancer operations (1976-78). Joins Pleiades Gallery, NY (1976). Gets MFA from Rutgers University (1978). Wins two New Jersey State Council on the Arts Awards (1983, 1988). Teaches at Bergen Community College (1981-86). Works as an art therapist at a mental hospital in New York City (1986-1999). Joins Women’s Caucus for Art and exhibits in Women’s Caucus Juried Exhibits and other exhibits in New York and New Jersey (1978-1990). Gets divorced (1988). Moves to New York City (1998). Rejoins Pleiades Gallery, NY and has two solo exhibits (2006, 2007). Wins Florsheim Art Award to help finance a catalog for her Retrospective Exhibit at Westbeth Gallery (2000). Awarded Residencies at Edward Albee Foundation, NY; Valparaiso, Mohoca, Spain; Julia and David White Foundation, Collones, Costa Rica; Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, VA; and Rocky Neck Art Colony, Gloucester, MA (1983-2007). less