Alessandra Gieffers
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Education:
New York University, Post Graduate Studies, 1981
Hunter College, City University of New York, M.A., 1968
Marymount Manhattan College, B.A., 1965

Academic Positions:
Palm Beach State College, Eissey Campus, Professor Emeritus, 2010
Palm Beach State College, Eissey Campus, Professor of Art 1985-2010
Norton Gallery and School of Art, West Palm Beach. Art instructor (Landscape Painting) 1982-85
Palm Beach Junior College, Lake Worth. Adjunct Art instructor (Art Appreciation, Composition/Painting, Fundamentals of Design) 1982-85
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton. Adjunct Art Instructor (Art Appreciation) 1982

Previous Assignments:
New York University School of Art and Art Education:
Adjunct Art instructor, (Art for Teachers in Special Education) 1974-77
New York University School of Art and Art Education:
Acting Coordinator of Graduate Art Therapy program, 1975
Southampton College, Long Island University; Adjunct Art Instructor (Two–Dimensional Design, Art for Secondary Teachers) 1974-75
La Guardia High School of Music and Art:
Teacher of Fine Arts, Curriculum Development and Teacher Training, 1978–82
Charles Evan Hughes High School, 1970-74

Organizational Affiliations:
College Art Association of America
Fellow, Fine Arts Work Center –Provincetown, MA
Phi Delta Kappa, NYU Chapter

Scholarships/Awards/Lectures:
Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel, Lighthouse ArtCenter Museum, Gallery & School of Art, Tequesta, 2014
Michelangelo’s Spiritual Gifts: The Pieta and the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Lecture at St. Edward Guild, Palm Beach, 2012
Michelangelo: A Young Maestro, Lecture at Palm Beach Atlantic University, 2011
Michelangelo’s Pieta, Lecture at St. Paul of the Cross, 2010
Palm Beach State College, Teaching Sabbatical Award, 1996 & 2003
Herman Gimbel $1000 First Prize: 33rd All-Florida Painting Competition: Boca Raton Museum, Boca Raton, Fla., 1984
The Mary Hulitar $1000 Award: 46th Annual Exhibition of
Contemporary American Paintings: Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach, FL, 1984
Meta C. Schwarz Foundation: Grant: Paris, France 1984
Art Research Sabbatical, 1982
Riverhead, Long Island Bicentennial Painting Grant, 1976
America The Beautiful Fund, Washington, D.C. 1975
Guild Hall Museum, East Hampton, Long Island, 1972
Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, Long Island, 1971
American Federation of the Arts: Painting Grant/ Five Arts Work Center: Provincetown, Mass. 1969-70


Solo Exhibitions:
The Art Gallery, Eissey Campus 2007
Ann Norton Sculpture Garden & Gallery 1992, 2003
The Art Gallery, Eissey Campus PBCC 2002
Helen Star Gallery, Palm Beach 1992-97
Art in Public Places, John D. & Catherine T. Mac Arthur 
Foundation, 1989
Palm Beach Junior College, Lake Worth 1989
Marymount Manhattan Gallery, New York 1985
Palm Beach Junior College, Lake Worth 1985
Marie Pellicone Gallery, New York 1981
Chuck Levitan Gallery, New York 1981
Euro-Art, Washington, D.C. 1979
Pacem-In-Terris Gallery, New York 1971

Selected Group Exhibitions:
Elliott Museum, Celebrating Viva Florida 500, Stuart, 2013
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, County Contemporary: All Media Juried Show, 2013
Art Faculty Exhibition, Palm Beach State College, Eissey Campus, 2010, 2012
Dario Gallery, PBCC Facility, Lake Worth, 2006
The Art Gallery, Palm Beach State College, 1996-2009
Helen Star Gallery, Palm Beach, 1992-1997
Nine Palm Beach County Artists: North Miami Museum and Art Center, N. Miami 1985
46th Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings: Society of the Four Arts, Palm Beach 1984
33rd Annual All-Florida Painting Competition: Boca Raton 
Museum, Boca Raton 1984

Review of Exhibitions and Publications:
Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, Featured Artist, June 2013
A Monograph on Michelangelo’s Spiritual Gifts, February 2013
15th Anniversary of the Art Gallery at Eissey Campus, 1995-2010
Contact Magazine, Palm Beach State College, August 2007
Palm Beach Post, January 21, 2007
Art Speak, Vol. III, Nov. 18 –May 7, 1981
“A Tip of the Hat to Past and Recent Masters,” William Pellicone.
Art Speak, Vol. III, Nov. 27–Aug. 19, 1982.
“Roamin’ at Will: The Pause That Refreshes,” Will Grant.
New York Times, Feb. 14, 1982
“Show with Pleasing Eccentricity,” Helen A. Harrison.
The East Hampton Star, Feb. 11, 1982
“From the Studio,” Phyllis Braff
Word/Image Book, Women’s Caucus for Art (New York Chapter) 1981
Palm Beach Post: Aug. 28, 1983: 1984: Mar. 23, 1985: Apr. 7, 1985
New York Times: Oct. 28, 1984
Evening Times: Nov. 30, 1984
Palm Beach Daily News: Dec. 2, 1984
Miami Herald: Mar. 9, 1985: Apr. 5, 1985
Beachcomber: Mar. 18, 1985

Selected Collections:
De Haven: West Palm Beach, FL
Judith B. Watt Collection: Stuart, FL
Brocato Collection: Jupiter, FL
Elizabeth Dedick: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Oscar and Bev Mas: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Nancy Albertz: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Arron and Nancy McDonald: Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Honorable Anthony Fiorella, Jr: New York, NY
Edwin Peck: Jupiter, FL
Leahy Collection: Jupiter, FL
Colbath Collection: North Palm Beach, FL
La Roche Collection: Rutherford, NJ
Francois Schwarz, Inc.: New York
Jurg Conzett: Zurich, Switzerland
Hans Erlanger: Beverly Hills, CA
K. Kerpen & Co. Inc. New York
Willam Dudine: New York
Dr. Anthony Pietropinto: New York
Ishikawa: San Francisco, CA
Essay Energy Systems: Southampton, NY
Leon Dalva: New York
H. Guttman Associates: Washington, DC
Lawrence Merthan: Washington, DC
A. Tisdall-Grant: London, England
Thomas Watson: New York
Gerald Davis: Greenwich, CT
Grace Y. Chao: New York
Carol Toolan: Rumson, NJ