Esther Wertheimer
6507 Brava Way
Boca Raton , Florida 33433-8239
Tel: 561-392-3503
Fax: 561-392-0065
Email: ewertheimer@ewertheimer.com

Education

1958-63 - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Quebec.
1966      - International Academy, Austria.
1967-68  - Academia di Belle Arte, Florence, Italy.
1973      - Bachelor of Arts, Loyola of Montreal, Quebec
1974-75 - Master in Arts, Goddard College

EXHIBITIONS & AWARDS

2010 - Invictus chosen as Finalist for the PICTURE centerpiece sculpture design at California State University
2010 - Gateway Center for the Arts Exhibition, Debary, FL (September 12th - October 9th)
2010 - Fifth Avenue Art Gallery Solo Exhibition, Melbourne, FL (June 1st - June 30th)
2010 - Arts West Artist Association Group Show, Seattle, WA (May 30th - June 26th)
2010 - Gallery at Avalon Island Exhibition, Orlando, FL (April 12th – May 15th)
2010 - Down East Sculpture Exhibition, Greenville, NC (February 26th - April 10th)
2010 - Chowan University National Juried Exhibition, Murfreesboro, NC (March 1st - April 1st)
2010 - Women’s Works Exhibition, Woodstock, IL (March 1st - April 30th)
2010 - World Expo Shanghai, China 2010, 6 month exhibition
2010 - Upstream People Gallery “12th Annual All Media Juried Online International Art Exhibition” (January 1st - 30th)
2009 - Gallery at the Avalon Island Exhibition, Orlando, FL
2009 - Won Gold Medal & Certificate at the Florence Biennale. Arte Studio S.r.l. Viale Belfiore, 54, 50144 – Firenze, Italy.
2009 - Good Angel/Bad Angel Exhibit at the Morean Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL
2009 - Invictus won the “Nathaniel Kaz Award” in 67th Annual Audubon Exhibition
2009 - City of Boynton Beach, Florida Art in Public Places Exhibition - Adam & Eve "The Visionaries"
2009 - Madre Gambe Incrociate won “Best in Show” in 100% Pure Florida Exhibition
2008 - Sculpture Exhibit in Shanghai, China at the “Art Fair”
2007 - World Art Expo in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Sculpture Space Museum representing Canada
2006 - Washington DC Public Arts Council – Celebration, 4 Figs, 60” commission
2005 - Public Arts Program Commission of the City of Palm Desert, California chooses Caftan 60"
2004 - City of Livermore Library, Livermore, California Airborn
        - Gordon Gamm of Boulder, Colorado Paolo and Francesca and Sea Nymphs
        - Stephen Gross of Buffalo, New York, Airborn, 72”
2002 - Douglas Hospital in Verdun, Canada, Reaching, 72” & Melee/Football
2000 - Loto Quebec’s Casino in Montreal, Canada, Merle with Ribbon II
1999 - Expressions 4 chosen best sculpture in the Mtn. Lake PBS show
1997 - The B'nai B'rith International Arts Award
1994 - Hikifune Cultural Center in Tokyo, Japan, chose Ascendence as the winner of their competition.
1994 - Government of Canada Grant for an exhibition in Singapore.
1991 - Japanese officials selected Primavera for installation in front of the City Hall of Fukuoka for its 100th Anniversary.
1989 - Government of Canada Grant, "Program for Export and Market Development."
1989 - The Hakone Open-Air Museum in Japan selected Caftan as one of the winners of the 3rd Rodin Grand Prize Exhibition
1987 - Alcan chose Wertheimer to create a sculpture, Liberte, for the Grand Prix Yearly Journalism Award
1977 - Gold Medal, INT Tourismo, Rome, Italy
1977 - EUR Europa Premio, Rome, Italy
1977 - Premio Cronaca Fotogramma D'oro, Rome, Italy
1974 - Government of Quebec - Bource de l'Enseignement Superieur
1969 - Elizabeth T. Greenshields Memorial Grant
1967-68 - "Borsa di Studio" from the Italian Government
1967 - Canada Council Travel Grant
1956-63 - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts Scholarship

SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES, SUBSIDY AND HONOURS

1994 - Government of Canada scholarshipin Singapore
1994 - Culturel Hikifune Center, Tokyo, Japan; "Ascendance" is the winner art work during the competition
1994 - Japan’s official representatives chose "Primavera" , amongst 120 artworks to recreate it at a larger scale for the Fukuoka city hall
1989 - Hakone Outdoors Museum in Japan chose « Caftan », winner artwork of the Rodin Exhibition’s 3rd Grand Prize, amongst 442 artworks of 31 countries
1988 - Government of Canada’s subsidy, Program for Export and Market Development (P.E.M.D.) to participate in an artistic exposition in New York
1988 - Honoured for her contribution to education and the arts during the American Women’s ART 60th Anniversary
1985 - A Decade of Realization amongst Women: honoured by Flora McDonald, Immigration and Employment Ministry
1977 - Premio Cronaca Fotogramma d’Oro, Rome, Italy
1977 - EUR PREMIO, Rome, Italy
1977 - Tourism INT Gold Medal, Rome, Italy
1974 - Superior teaching scholarship, Government of Quebec
1969 - Elizabeth T. Greenshields Memorial subsidy
1967 - Canadian council’s traveling scholarship
1967-1968 - Italian government’s scholarship
1958-1963 - Scholarship from the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

TEACHING

1970-1974 Organization of the fine arts faculty of the Montreal Loyola College and teaching at the school