PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
The Lost Synagogues of Europe 2007 ongoing
Research and document synagogues destroyed during the holocaust. Paint recreations, lecture, create and mount exhibits of the paintings and history. Organize material into book format. Children’s book, 4 art books plus coffee table version. Publication begins April 2012
“Where We Once Gathered – Lost Synagogues of Europe” has been awarded a Sliver Moonbeam from the Independent Publishers and is a finalist for book of the year for Foreword Reviews.
Exhibits of The Lost Synagogues of Europe have taken place at the following:
Montclair State University, Montclair NJ 2013
Anti-Defamation League, New York, NY 2013
Edmund Safra Synagogue, New York, NY 2011
David Posnack Jewish Community Center in Davie, FL 2011
Holocaust Resource Center of Clifton Passaic, NJ 2011
Sabes Jewish Community Center, Minneapolis, MN 2010
Temple Israel, Bloomfield, MI 2010
Bagels & Co. New York, NY 2009 – ongoing
Talks have been given at:
Montclair State Univerisity, Montclair, NJ 2013
Ner Tamid, Bloomfield 2013 Sponsored by NJ Council on the Humanities
Manhattan Jewish Experience, New York NY 2013
Greenburgh Hebrew Center, Dobbs Ferry, NY 2013
Anshe Emeth Memorial Temple, New Brunswick, NJ 2013
Atria of Roslyn Harbor, NY 2012
JCC of Ann Arbor MI 2012
Cornell Hillel at the Paul Rudolph Foundation, New York, NY 2012
Temple Beth Abraham, Tarrytown, NY 2012
JCC of Suffolk County, NY 2012
Jewish Association for Services for the Aged 2011-2012
West 76th Street Club at WSIS, New York, NY
JASA of Van Cortland Park, Bronx, NY
JASA at John Jay College, New York, NY
David Posnack JCC, Davie, FL 2011
Beit Hatikvah, Summit, NJ 2011
Shalom Club Toms River, NJ 2010
The Brotherhood Synagogue, New York, NY 2010
Sabes Jewish Community Center, Minneapolis, MN2010
St Bartholomew’s Church, New York, NY 2009
Mt Sinai Synagogue, Brooklyn, NY 2008
Rogue Confections 2010 ongoing
Create artwork for hand-made Belgian chocolates sold throughout US.

Tree Free 2010-2012
Artwork licensed for use on cards

Cornell University 2010 ongoing
Created artwork licensed by the University for puzzles and other items.

Rubia Handwork 2010 ongoing
Illustrated manual to teach hygiene and civics to Afghan women. USAID Funded project. .

Out of Kashmir 2010 -2011
Created a line of embroidered soft goods to be sold world-wide.

Ketubot 2009 - ongoing
Create artwork for Jewish marriage contracts sold through web sites, Judaica shops and museums.

The Ajrestan Embroidery Project 2002-2008
Created embroidery designs and products produced by women in Afghanistan and sold in the US and Europe.

Cheryl Pelavin Fine Arts – 2005 ongoing
Fine art paintings represented by Cheryl Pelavin, New York, New York.

Artist Painter/Sculptor/Designer 1970 -ongoing
Create and market art work. Show extensively in the US, Puerto Rico and France.
Comprehensive list of gallery shows available on request.
A Strongwater Designs 1985-1994
Established and ran a custom made knitwear company. Responsible for design of collections, marketing and supervision of production. Consulted to spinning mills in Maine and Scotland. “Machine Knitter’s Source” first prize for design in 1993

Costume Designer 1970-1978
Designed and produced costumes for off-Broadway productions and Wendy Osserman Dance company. Responsible for costumes for The Theatre of Opinion of Latin America which won a special citation Obie in 1972.

COLLECTIONS
Or Hadash Synagogue, permanent installation of artwork Atlanta GA
VSA Arts – an affiliate of the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,Washington DC, Note card program 2008, Annual Report 2007.
University Medical Center at Princeton Princeton, NJ
Insignia / Douglas Elliman – New York, NY Corporate Offices
The Plantations – Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Hebert F. Johnson Museum of Art – Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Georges Cziffra Foundation – Senlis, France
EDUCATION
Cornell University, Ithaca NY Bachelor of Fine Arts 1970
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA
Graduate study in theatre design 1970
Hunter College, New York, NY
Graduate study in painting and art history 1970-1973
Cornell Adult University, Ithaca, NY
Writing workshops 1996-1999
Digital Imaging 1997
Archeology and Political Identity in the Middle East 1995
New York University, New York, NY Real Estate Institute program leading to sales license 1996.