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Joyce Schmidt, Israeli, born United States, 1942-1991

Joyce Schmidt was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1942. In 1969, after studying art, she immigrated to Israel with her family and settled in Be’er Sheva. In 1977 she accompanied her husband on a sabbatical in the United States. There, she studied paper making with Douglas Morse Howell. Upon returning to Israel, she established "Uncle Bob Leslie's Paper Workshop" located in the building of the Be’er Sheva Turkish train station. In her works, Schmidt explored the act of creating art using paper as a raw material and subject. Although she began using the medium and techniques of the print in the 1970s, from 1989-1990 the medium of the print became the main focus of her work.

Education

1965 University of California, M.A. in art.
1978 papermaking , New York, United States

Awards And Prizes

1964 First Prize, Los Angeles Art Techers' Exhibition
1983 Jury's Prize, Triennale of Graphic Arts, Haifa Museum of Modern Art, Haifa