Freda Guttman
Freda Claire Guttman Bain (born 1934) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist and activist.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Guttman was born March 16, 1934, in Montreal, Quebec.[1][2] She studied briefly at McGill University, where she met and dated Leonard Cohen.[3][4] She would go on to illustrate Cohen's first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies.[5] Guttman moved to Rhode Island, where she received a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1956.[6] She also studied at Concordia University and the Saidye Bronfman Centre.[7] From 1972 to 1983, she taught at Concordia University in Montreal.[8]
Work
[edit | edit source]Guttman's work combines elements of politics, economics, sociology and ecology.[9][10] Her work has been exhibited in Canada,[11] the United States, Europe, Mexico and Nicaragua.[12]
Since the early 1980s, Guttman has been involved as an activist in a number of political causes.[13]
Exhibitions
[edit | edit source]- 1976 : Freda Guttman Bain, Galerie Powerhouse, Montréal[14]
- 1986: Guatemala! Le chemin de la guerre (multimedia works), Chambre Blanche[15]
- 1989: The Global Menu / Le Menu Global, A Space Gallery, Toronto[16]
- 1989: Cris et chuchotements, DAZIBAO, Montreal
- 1990: The Global Menu / Le Menu Global, OBORO, Montreal
- 1995: Cassandra : un opéra en quatre actes, OBORO, Montreal
- 1998: Cassandra : un opéra en quatre actes, Galerie Sequence, Chicoutimi[10]
Collections
[edit | edit source]Guttman's work is included in the collections of:
- the National Gallery of Canada,[1]
- the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[2]
- the Agnes Etherington Art Centre[17]
- the Art Gallery of Guelph[18]
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