Freda Guttman Explained
Freda Claire Guttman Bain (born 1934) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist and activist.
Biography
Guttman was born March 16, 1934, in Montreal, Quebec. She studied briefly at McGill University, where she met and dated Leonard Cohen.[1] [2] She would go on to illustrate Cohen's first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies.[3] Guttman moved to Rhode Island, where she received a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1956.[4] She also studied at Concordia University and the Saidye Bronfman Centre.[5] From 1972 to 1983, she taught at Concordia University in Montreal.[6]
Work
Guttman's work combines elements of politics, economics, sociology and ecology.[7] [8] Her work has been exhibited in Canada,[9] the United States, Europe, Mexico and Nicaragua.[10]
Since the early 1980s, Guttman has been involved as an activist in a number of political causes.[11]
Exhibitions
- 1976 : Freda Guttman Bain, Galerie Powerhouse, Montréal[12]
- 1986: Guatemala! Le chemin de la guerre (multimedia works), Chambre Blanche[13]
- 1989: The Global Menu / Le Menu Global, A Space Gallery, Toronto[14]
- 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
Collections
Guttman's work is included in the collections of:
Notes and References
- Book: Ira B. Nadel. Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen. 29 October 2010. Random House of Canada. 978-0-307-36702-0. 37–.
- Book: Brian Busby. Character Parts: Who's Really Who in CanLit. 5 November 2010. Knopf Canada. 978-0-307-36858-4. 333–.
- Book: Mike Evans. Leonard Cohen: An Illustrated Record. 3 December 2018. Plexus Publishing Limited. 978-0-85965-869-0. 21–.
- Web site: Freda Guttman. 13 February 2017. Vithèque. 7 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507022514/https://vitheque.com/en/directors/freda-guttman. 7 May 2019. live.
- News: Wallack showing Montreal artists . The Ottawa Journal . 20 September 1976 . 30 . newspapers.com . 2021-07-11.
- Web site: Concordia University Calendar 1979-1980 . concordia.ca . Concordia University . 7 May 2019.
- Book: Cahiers de la Femme. 1990. Centennial College.
- Freda Guttman : une histoire des femmes / Cassandra, an opera In four acts Installation OBORO 4001, rue Berri, local 301 Montréal Du mercredi au dimanche de midi à 17h. 7 May 1995. Vie des Arts. 39. 161. 58–59. www.erudit.org. 7 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426124554/https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/va/1995-v39-n161-va1140387/53412ac/. 26 April 2019. live.
- Book: Guttman, Freda. Cassandra: voix intérieures : une exposition et trois essais = Cassandra : voices from the inside : an and three essays. 7 May 1998. OBORO. 51736531. Open WorldCat. 7 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426124543/https://www.worldcat.org/title/cassandra-voix-interieures-une-exposition-et-trois-essais-cassandra-voices-from-the-inside-an-exhibtion-and-three-essays/oclc/51736531. 26 April 2019. live.
- Web site: Artist - Vtape. www.vtape.org. 2019-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912025246/http://www.vtape.org/artist?ai=513. 2017-09-12. live.
- Web site: CBC.ca Daybreak Montreal CSIS making housecalls to activists.
- Book: Sabra Moore. Openings: A Memoir from the Women's Art Movement, New York City 1970-1992. 25 October 2016. New Village Press. 978-1-61332-042-6. 191–.
- News: Delagrave . Marie . Freda Guttman allie esthétique et politique . Le Soleil . May 31, 1986.
- Book: Barbara Fischer. Foodculture: tasting identities and geographies in art. January 1999. YYZ Books. 978-0-920397-27-5.
- Web site: Freda Guttman Bain. www.gallery.ca. 2019-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507021959/https://www.gallery.ca/collection/artist/freda-guttman-bain. 2019-05-07. live.
- Web site: Guttman, Freda - Collections - MNBAQ. Collections - MNBAQ. 2019-05-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20190507023027/https://collections.mnbaq.org/fr/artiste/600005096. 2019-05-07. live.
- https://agnes.queensu.ca/search-our-collections/detail.php?t=objects&type=all&f=&s=guttman&record=0
- Web site: Collection . collections.artgalleryofguelph.ca . Art Gallery of Guelph . 2021-07-11.