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EDUCATION
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Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, B. A. Art History
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The Boston Museum School, Massachusetts, postgraduate work
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Robert Motherwell, painting
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James Brooks, painting
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Nieves and James Billmyer, annual workshops
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
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2007
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Dreamscapes, Flomenhaft Gallery, New York, New York
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2006
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Modern Masters of Tapestry, Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida
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Mira Lehr for Odegard, Chicago, Minneapolis, New York
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Between the Meadow and the Moon, Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida
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2005
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Mira Lehr for Odegard, Paradeisos, Celebrating Art Basel, Miami, Florida
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Moon and Bellflower Variations, Flomenhaft Gallery, New York, New York
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2003
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World Game: Celebrating Art Basel, Odegard, Miami, Florida
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Affinities with the East, Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida
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1997
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New Work, Dorothy Blau Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida
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Icarus, Continuum Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
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1996
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Past and Present, Continuum Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
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1995
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Orientations, Continuum Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
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1993
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Sources, Continuum Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
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1991
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Night Paintings, Gloria Luria Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida
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GROUP EXHIBITIONS
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2007
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New American Paintings Juried Exhibitions in Print
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Silent Art Auction to benefit the RugMark Foundation, Odegard, Miami, Florida
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2006
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Art Loves Design, Art Basel, Holly Hunt, Miami, Florida
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Our Gang, Flomenhaft Gallery, New York, New York
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The Continuum Gallery Continues, Futernick Art Gallery, Miami, Florida
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2006
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Palm Beach 3, Palm Beach, Florida
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2004
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Holiday Salon, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta, GA
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FLOW: The Art Show, Oct. 7, 2004-January 6, 2005, entry titled “Man of
War,” SunTrust Plaza Gallery,
Atlanta, Georgia
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It’s for the Birds, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, Florida
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Legal Art: Books and Sculptures on the Theme of Law, silent auction, Bernice
Steinbaum Gallery,
Miami, Florida
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2003
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Turning Pages: Celebrating South Florida Artist-Made Books, Miami-Dade
Community College, Miami,
Florida
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Travels to:
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- Bienes Center
for the Literary Arts, Broward County Main Library, Ft.
Lauderdale, Florid,
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- Arthur and Mata
Jaffe Collection of Books as Aesthetic Objects, Florida
Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida
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2002
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Recent Works of the Continuum Artists, Frances Wolfson Gallery, Miami Dade
Community College,
Miami, Florida
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Second Annual Juried Living Room Show: Celebrating Art Basel, The Living
Room Space, Miami,
Florida
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1996
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Birds, Center Gallery, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
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1995
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Small Works, Bianca Lanza Gallery, Miami Beach, Florida
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1994
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Paintings After Nature, 6 Artists Miami-New York, Museum of Contemporary
Art, North Miami, Florida
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1993
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103rd Annual Exhibition of the National Association of Women Artists, Jacob
Javits Center, New
York, New York
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Women’s Caucus for Art Invitational, Broward Community College, Fort
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Lauderdale, Florida
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1991
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53rd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings, The Society for
the Four Arts, Palm
Beach, Florida
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1990
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Florida Invitational, Gloria Luria Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida
52nd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings, The Society for the Four Arts, Palm
Beach, Florida
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Florida Artists, Gloria Luria Gallery, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida
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Hortt Exhibition, Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Nada, The Cuban Museum, Miami, Florida
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1989
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Ceramics as Surface, Tavelli Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
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The Way of the Woman Artist, Art and Culture Center, Hollywood, Florida
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1988
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99th Annual Exhibition of the National Association of Women Artists, Jacob
Javits Center, New York,
New York
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Thomas Center Biennial, Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, Florida
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The Capitol Gallery Exhibition, Capitol Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida
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1987
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49th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings, The Society of the
Four Arts, Palm
Beach, Florida
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98th Annual Exhibition of the National Association of Women Artists, Jacob
Javits Center, New York,
New York
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Biennial Exhibition, Metropolitan Museum, Coral Gables, Florida
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1986
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Works on Paper National Exhibition, University Gallery, University of Texas,
Tyler, Texas
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Hortt Exhibition, Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
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Women’s History, Gallery at 24, Bay Harbor Islands, Florida
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Thomas Center Biennial, Thomas Center Gallery, Gainesville, Florida
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1984
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A Century of Women’s Achievements, Women’s Pavilion, Louisiana World’s
Fair, New Orleans,
Louisiana
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Women’s Caucus for Art Travels, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania
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46th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings, The Society of the
Four Arts, Palm
Beach, Florida
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UPCOMING PUBLICATIONS:
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Featured Artist, Miami Contemporary Artists, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.,
Atglen,Pennsylvania, 2007
Artist in Residence, Flying Horse Editions, Orlando, Florida, 2007
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Featured Artist, New American Paintings, 2007
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The Open Studio Press
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SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
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New American Paintings,
Juried Exhibition-in-Print, Vol. 70. 2007. The Open Studios Press,
Boston, MA.
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Davidow, Jullie and Clemence,
Paul, Contemporary Miami Artists, Schiffer Publishing, 2007
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Henry, Saxon, “Art
Basel Miami: So Many Affairs, So Little Time,” Art Info Magazine, December
12, 2006
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Casa Mia Décor, Dessie’
Magazine, November 2006, Milan, Italy, p 24-25
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Florida International Magazine,
All About Art, FIM Florida Artists Hall of Fame,” November 2006
Vol. 09.11 p 104
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Culture and Travel, September/October
2006, Volume 1, Number 1, pg 14
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The New York Times Magazine,
September 24, 2006/ Section 6, Art and Culture pg 4 & 5
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Turner, Elisa, “Bass unfurls a thoroughly modern
exhibit of tapestries,” The Miami Herald,
September 24, 2006, Tropical Life
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Russell, Candice, “Rugs
and Paintings,” Ft Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, September 2, 2006, Lifestyle
section
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Curtiss, Courtney Powers, “Mira Lehr Visual Imprints” Florida Design’s Miami Home & Décor,
Spring/Summer 2006 p.179-186
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Jaffe, Tali, InsideOut,
Magazine, “An Artist’s Retreat,” May 2006 p.120-125
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Art In America, “Jersey”
and “Sea,” May 2006 p. 90, 97
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Colon, Yahnilet, “Woman’s
Art Shines for Decades”, The Miami Herald, May 11, 2006 p.8
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Stieglitz, Sheila, “The
Continuum continues with art exhibition at JCC,” Palmetto Bay News, May 2-
8, 2006 p.2
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Turner, Elisa, “Critic’s
Pick,” Miami Herald, May 5, 2006, weekend section p.32
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“The AI Eye: Editor’s
Picks of Art for Sale,” Photo Gallery, April 12, 2006, p.2
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Russell, Candice, “Abstract
artist seeks ‘spiritual landscape’,” Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, April 8,
2006 p. C1
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“Mira Lehr, l’ultima
collezione,” Home, April 2006, p. 17
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“Enchanted April,
Market Scout,” Elements of Living, April 2006, p.33
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Henry, Saxon, “Designs
on Life,” Distinction Magazine, New York, April 2006, p.167
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Henry, Saxon, “Mira
Lehr,” Home& Design, The Miami Herald, March 2006, p.26
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Pritchett, Kathryn Loosli, “Things Elemental”, Contra Costa Times, February 11, 2006
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Catalogue- Nieves Billmyer.
Woudrichem Towers Exhibition. From The Jan Verhoeven Collection.
28 May-June 2005, pp 19-21.
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Cullum, Jerry, “Wonders
in a Wet World,” AccessAtlanta, November 4, 200,4 p. 20
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“Making an
Intercontinental Connection,” Florida Design, Vol. 14, No. ,3 p. 283
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Russell, Candice, “The
Flap About Birds,” The Sun Sentinel, July 18, 2004
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It’s for the Birds:
A Group Invitational Traveling Exhibition, catalogue, Bernice Steinbaum Gallery,
2004.
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Florida Design,”Mira
Lehr: Visual Imprints -- Earthly and Botanical, the Artist’s Paintings Blur the
Line Between the Figurative and the Abstract,” Courtney Curtiss, December, 2003
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Russell, Candice, “Mira
Lehr,” City Link, April 2-8, 2003, p 74
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Turner, Elisa, “Gallery
Review,” The Miami Herald, March 30, 2003, p.10 m
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Visual Art, “Art Beat,” The
Miami Herald, March 23, 2003 p. 3 m
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Llanes, Miguel S., “La
residencia del presidente de FIU,” el Nuevo Herald, April 13, 2002, p. 1E,
illus. p. 1E
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Turner, Elisa, “Art
at Work: Fine Art Enlivening Corporate Settings,” The Miami Herald, May 23,
2000, pp. 1-2E, illus. p. 2E
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Kiley, Dan, The Complete
Works of America’s Landscape Architect, Bulfinch Press, Little Brown
and Company, 1999, pp. 154-157
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Tommaney, Jim, “New
Work by Mira Lehr at Continuum Gallery,” Entertainment News and Views,
July 4-10, 1997, p. 3
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Turner, Elisa, “Mira
Lehr’s Water World Reflects Beauty, Despair,” The Miami Herald, June 20,
1997, p. 9L
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Guy Cooper and Gordon Taylor, Paradise
Transformed: The Private Garden for the Twenty-first
Century, Monacelli Press, 1996, pp.128-129
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Kohen, Helen, “Go
Figure,” The Miami Herald, March 31, 1995, p. 14G
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Review, “Juarez Curates
COCA Show,” Wire, December 8, 1994, p. 10
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Delaplaine, Andrew, “The
Myriad Colors of Mira Lehr,” YES Magazine, cover story, Vol. 1, No. 4,
August 5, 1994, pp. 8-11
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Kohen, Helen, “Lehr
at Continuum,” The Miami Herald, May 13, 1994
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Turner, Elisa, “Lehr’s
Paintings Tantalize the Eye,” The Miami Herald, September 12, 1991, p.5F
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Review, “Night Paintings
by Mira Lehr,” Wire, September 11, 1991, pp. 20-21
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Blanc, Giulio V., “Bombs
and Oranges,” Arts Magazine, November 1990, p. 78
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Who’s Who in American
Art 1991-1992, 19th Edition, R. R. Bowker, div. Reed Publishing Co.,
1990, p. 657
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The Best in The World, “An Impulse Towards Figuration,” Curtis Publishing, Paris, France,
Sept/Oct/Nov 1990, p. 109
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Simmons, Ann, “Artists
Find Creative Niche on Lincoln Road,” The Miami Herald , May 18, 1989,
p. 18C
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Kohen, Helen, “Outstanding
Show at Four Arts,” The Miami Herald, December 4, 1987, p.8D
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Lacher, Irene, “Here
Women Make Art Their Business,” The Miami Herald, May 14, 1987
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Burg, Monika, “Eureka
Exhibition,” The Arts Newsletter, January 1986
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Kohen, Helen, “Women’s
Group Show Lives Up to Fine Setting,” The Miami Herald September 8,
1985, p. 2K
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Review, “Women in
the Mainstream 1884-1984,” Louisiana World Exposition, Inc. May 1984,
Kohen, Helen, “Water, Water Everywhere at New Orleans’ Fair – Lehr’s a Winner,” The
Miami
Herald, April 5, 1984, p. 27
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PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
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The American Embassy, Brussels, Belgium
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Stichting Yellow-Fellow. Woudrichem, The Netherlands
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Vassar College Library, Archives & Special Collections, Poughkeepsie, NY
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Art Enterprises, Inc., Chicago, Illinois
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The Art Museum, Florida International University, Miami, Florida
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Bacardi Collection, Miami, Florida
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Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Florida
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Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, New York
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Barnes /Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri
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Inter Terra Corporation, Miami, Florida
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Kislak National Bank, Miami Lakes, Florida
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Proskauer, Rose, Goetz & Mendelsohn, New York, New York
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SunTrust Banks, Florida
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Tyler Museum of Art, Gallery, University of Texas, Tyler, Texas
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SELECTED RECOGNITIONS, AWARDS AND HONORS
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2007
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Silent Art Auction to Benefit The RugMark Foundation. Odegard, Paradeisos, April 17,
Miami FL
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2007
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A Winner of the 2007 Southern Competition of New American Paintings. Juried by Charlotta
Kotik,
Chairman of Painting and Sculpture and Curator of Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum.
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2006
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“Paintings into Tapestries” talk at the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach
FL August 25,
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2006
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“From Canvas to Textiles” interview for WLRN TV aired on September 18,
2006
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“Influences on My Art”, Panelist, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York
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2005
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Off the Beaten Path, Inside the Artist Studio, Bass Museum of Art
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2005
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Mira Lehr Designs for Stephanie Odegard, Inc.
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2002
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Vasari Project, Visual Art Archives at Miami-Dade Public Library
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1973-98
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Trustee, Miami-Dade County Art in Public Places Trust
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1991-96
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Chairperson, Art in Public Places Committee, Miami Beach, Florida
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1993
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Grumbacher Award, National Association of Women Artists, New York
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1984- 90
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Grant Letters of Recommendation, Linda Nochlin, New York
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1986
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First Place, Works on Paper National Exhibition, University of Texas, Tyler, Texas
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1966-86
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Co-Founder, Continuum Gallery, First Women’s Art Co-op in Southeast, shows and
workshops
including John Chamberlain, Jack Flam, Betty Parsons, Roman Vishniac
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1969
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Selected as one of twenty-three participants to work with Buckminster Fuller on the
First World Game
Scenario Project, New York Studio School, New York, New York
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