Hilda D Levy's first solo show in 58 years at Ferus Gallery
Hilda D. Levy (1908–2001) is receiving her first solo exhibition in 58 years, aiming to restore her place in Abstract Expressionism and among American women artists. She was one of the first artists granted a solo show by the renowned Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles. Born in Pinsk, Russia (now Belarus), she immigrated to the US after WWI, graduated from UC Berkeley in 1937, married Joseph Levy that year, and studied with modernist painter Leonard Edmondson at Pasadena City College in 1947, pursuing abstract figuration at the Jepson Art Institute.
Key facts
- Hilda D. Levy (1908–2001) was one of the first artists to have a solo exhibition at Ferus Gallery.
- This is her first solo presentation in 58 years.
- The exhibition seeks to restore her place in the history of American women artists and Abstract Expressionism.
- She was born in Pinsk, Russia (now Belarus).
- She immigrated to the United States after World War I.
- She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley in 1937.
- She married Joseph Levy in 1937.
- In 1947, she studied with Leonard Edmondson at Pasadena City College and pursued abstract figuration at the Jepson Art Institute.
Entities
Artists
- Hilda D. Levy
- Leonard Edmondson
Institutions
- Ferus Gallery
- University of California, Berkeley
- Pasadena City College
- Jepson Art Institute
Locations
- Los Angeles
- Pinsk
- Belarus
- United States
- California