Ghitta Caiserman-Roth
Ghitta Caiserman-Roth (March 2, 1923 – November 25, 2005) was a Canadian artist. She was a founder of the Montreal Artist School and has work in the National Gallery of Canada.[1] Caiserman Roth was also a member of the Royal Canadian Academy (RCA) and the first artist to receive the Governor General Award.[2][3]
Biography
Ghitta Caiserman-Roth was born in Montreal, Quebec in 1923.[4] Her parents were Sarah Wittal, an owner of a children's wear company and Hannaniah Meir Caiserman, a civic leader in the Montreal Jewish community and union activist.[4] Both parents were heavily involved in socialist causes which had a significant impact on Ghitta's art; she was also influenced by her experiences working in war factories in Montréal and Halifax. By young adulthood much of her art was influenced by her experiences working in war factories in Montréal and Halifax, her work embraced the working class life and explored socialist themes.[5]
Caiserman-Roth attended the Parsons School of Design in New York from 1939 to 1943.[6] She studied at the École des Beaux Arts in Montreal in 1961 to 1962.[7] She returned to Montréal in 1947, with Alfred Pinsky she opened the Montréal Artists School. A trip to Mexico in 1948 exposed her to the socialist mural movement, and she began incorporating mural forms into her work, once again exploring socialist themes.[1] She studied with Moses Soyer at the American Artists School of the Art Student League of New York.[4]
Personal life
From 1945 to 1959 she was married to Alfred Pinsky. They had one daughter. In 1962, she married architect Max Roth.[4]
Caiserman-Roth died in November 2005.
Exhibitions
- Gallery Eclectica, Kingston, Ontario (1998)
- Galerie Jean-Claude Bergeron 1997
- Herzl Family Practice Centre (1994)
- Galerie quartier des arts, Pointe Claire, Québec (1993-92)
- Galerie 007, Bochum, Germany (1992-91)
- Ottawa School of Art, Ottawa, Ontario (1990)
- Altinian Laing, Montréal, Québec (1989)
- L'Art français, Montréal, Québec. École d'hautes études commerciales, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec (1988)
- Restaurant Al Caretta, Montréal, Québec (1983)
- Dresden Galleries, Halifax, Nova Scotia (1982)
- Ghitta Caiserman-Roth: A Retrospective, 1947-1980. Concordia University Gallery, Montréal, Québec (1981-82)
Awards
Caiserman-Roth won numerous awards:
- The Canadian Centennial Medal (1967)[4]
- Canada Council Purchase Awards
- Purchase Prize and Best Graphic Image Award at the Ontario Society of Artists (1975)[8]
- Ninth Annual Award for the Arts, I.J. Segal Fund
- Living Nature 86 Prize.
- Member of the Royal Canadian Academy
- Conseil des artistes peintres du Québec
- The Conseil Québecois de l’estampe
- The Governor General's Award (2000)[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Andrus, D.F. "Ghitta Caiserman-Roth". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ "Caiserman-Roth, Ghitta". Galerie Jean-Claude Bergeron. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ Simpson, Peter (31 August 2015). "Survey of a GG Winner at Ottawa Gallery". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Brown, Michael. "Ghitta Caiserman-Roth". Jewish Women's Encyclopedia. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ghitta Caiserman - Residence". Museum of Jewish Montreal. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ Trépanier, Esther (2008). "Ghitta Caiserman-Roth". Jewish Virtual Library. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ghitta Caiserman-Roth". Les Femmes artistes du Canada / Women Artists in Canada. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ↑ "Ghitta Caiserman-Roth". Canadian Artists of Eastern European Origin. Retrieved 30 March 2016.