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Jennifer Howard Coleman Residency
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10/11/08 - 12/06/08 |
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09/23/08 - 11/17/07 |
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10/01/06 - 11/25/06 |
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04/09/06 - 04/22/06 |
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08/01/05 - 10/31/05 |
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The Jennifer Howard Coleman Residency
From 2005-2008 Otis College of Art and Design hosted the Jennifer Howard Coleman Distinguished Lectureship and Residency with the support of the Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, to honor the memory of Jennifer Howard Coleman, who was a talented artist and an Otis alumna. It highlighted and recognized prominent contemporary painters by awarding an annual residency and lectureship at Otis in the fall and spring semesters. Invited artists were provided with an on-campus studio, living accommodations, transportation and a generous stipend. They worked intensely with senior and graduate-level students, giving Otis students an opportunity to engage with a professional artist about aesthetic, economic, and technical issues that artists face today.
Jennifer Howard Coleman
Jennifer Howard Coleman was born in 1925 in New York City. She began her professional life as an actress working with The Actor's Studio and Elia Kazan. After moving to Los Angeles with her husband, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. she raised her family of four children: Catherine Goldwyn, founder of Sound Art, a not-for-profit organization that brings music education to inner city schools; Francis Goldwyn, Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer, Quorum Associates LLC, an international executive search firm specializing in recruiting senior executives for global companies; John Goldwyn, an accomplished motion picture producer; and Tony Goldwyn, a versatile actor and talented director. She continued performing as an actress until the early 1960s, when she discovered her love of painting, and attended drawing and painting classes at Otis. Her most innovative and important work was a series of watercolors that she created over a ten-year period. They are indicative of her love of everyday objects and her keen sense of color. Until her death in 1993, Jennifer Howard Coleman was dedicated to the artist's vision in all parts of daily life. She felt that the creative process, no matter how it comes about, offers artistic freedom to any student who is prepared and willing. She supported many local artists, and was deeply commmitted to open dialogue and collaboration in all aspects of artistic learning.
The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation
The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation was created in 1947 by Samuel Goldwyn, Sr. Under his leadership and those of the subsequent presidents, Frances Howard Goldwyn and currently Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., the Foundation has been a major contributor to organizations that deal with children, health, and education in Los Angeles. Major contributions include: the Samuel Goldwyn Writing Awards, created in 1955; scholarship and loan programs at both UCLA and USC medical schools; and the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 1983, the Foundation ventured into a public/private partnership with the City of Los Angeles to rebuild a city library burned by arson. The result was the award-winning Frances Howard Goldwyn Hollywood Regional Branch Library designed by Frank Gehry, which opened in 1986. The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation Children's Center is the Foundation's most recent project. The Center provides childcare for 89 children whose parents work in the entertainment industry. In addition to major projects, the Foundation annually funds many innovative community, educational, arts and social programs.
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