Tiso
An American of Hungarian, Russian, and Italian decent. Born and raised in
Peekskill, NY. Graduate of two professional art academies: B.F.A - The Cleveland
Institute of Art, Ohio; M.F.A - Cranbrook
Academy of Art, Michigan. Tiso was an Instructor/Assistant Professor of Art for
13 years and since 1981, she created painting and clay studios in Brooklyn,
New York. She opened the doors in 1993 of a Concentrated Alumni Fine Arts
Gallery which had biannual shows.
ARTIST:
Painting, Sculpture, Ceramics, Drawing, Lithography, Photography.
Nonobjective Abstract, Portraits and the subject of Non-human Primate.
EDUCATOR:
Instructor, Assistant Professor, Workshops, National Endowment for the Arts, Visiting Artist Lecturer
SUNY Alfred
Wayne St Univiversity
SUNY New Paltz
Montclair State University
Boston University
The New School
Mercer CCC
Montgomery CC
Haystack Mountain Crafts School
Penland School of Crafts
SIMULTANEOUSLY:
Primate Image Conservationist and Director/Curator of Contemporary Art Exhibits for 20 years - 3000 sq.ft.space Brooklyn, NY.
Tiso Artwork is in numerous Private, Corporate, National and International Collections.
Exhitbits
- The Tiso Smithsonian Porcelain form "Floating Triangles" was selected by Walter and Joan Mondale to be on exhibit during their stay for one year at the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan
- Invited Artist via Bill Clinton Administration to create a White House Christmas Ornamental Form titled "Birth of an Angel"
- Cristie's South Kensington, England "Wildlife" (painting)
- The Natural History Museum London "Wildlife" (painting)
- NYC Guernsey's "Beasts" (painting)
Museum Group Shows
Permanent Collections
Honored achievements
- Selected as Visiting Artist Lecturer by 43 United States Colleges or Universities.
- Recipient of U.S. National Endowment for the Arts via Delaware, New Jersey and Michigan.
- Protege of both: Lenore G Tawney and Toshiko Takaezu.
Tiso sitting with Lenore and Toshiko
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Tiso with Jon Friedman
Watercolor Portrait ©Tiso 1993
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