Pamela Mayers-Schoenberg
Born: Cincinnati, Ohio
Education
| 1995 | Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design, Jerusalem, Israel |
| 1994 | Mills College California, M.F.A., Studio Art-Photography, Oakland, CA |
| 1993 | Center for Creative Imaging, Eastman Kodak, Camden, NJ |
| 1992 | Washington University School of Fine Arts, B.F.A., Photography, St. Louis, MO |
| 1991 | Washington University School of Liberal Arts, B.A., History, St. Louis, MO |
| 1990 | Santa Reparta Graphic Art Center, Florence, Italyv |
Selected Solo Exhibitions
| 1999 | "Vermont Community," Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA "Vermont Community," Skylight Books, Los Angeles CA "Vermont Community," Exposition Park L.A. Public Library, Los Angeles, CA "Vermont Community," Eco Village, Los Angeles, CA "Vermont Community," S. CA Library of Social Studies and Research, Los Angeles, CA "Vermont Community," Harbor City/Harbor Gateway Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, CA "Vermont Community," Korean Youth and Community Center, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1997 | "The Mitikus," The Bernard Miliken Jewish Federation Council, West Hills, CA |
| 1995 | "The Mitiku Family," NACOEJ fund-raiser, Los Angeles, CA "The Mitiku Family," Norton Gallery, Cincinnati, OH "Focus- the new immigrants," NA'AMAT National Convention, Boston, MA |
| 1992 | "Boys," Norton Gallery, Cincinnati, OH |
| 1992 | "Boys," Bixby Hall Gallery, St. Louis, MO |
| 1991 | "The Italy Experience," Bixby Hall Gallery, St. Louis, MO |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 1998 | "LACPS 1997 Photo/Video Arts Annual," Los Angeles, CA |
| 1997 | "artworks97," Los Feliz Jewish Community Center, Los Feliz, CA "Northridge Review- Winter," California State University, Northridge, CA |
| 1996 | "About Face," Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA "Recent Acquisition Exhibition," Judah L. Magnus Museum, Berkeley, CA |
| 1996 | "1996 Festival," Jewish Arts Festival, San Diego, CA |
| 1995 | "Weitman Opening Exhibition," Weitman Gallery, St. Louis, MO |
| 1994 | "Members' Exhibition," Images Gallery, Cincinnati, OH "Longing," Mason Fine Art Gallery, Mason, OH "Master of Fine Arts 1994," Mills College Art Gallery, Oakland, CA, catalogue "Images & Objects," ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA "Relationships '94," Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA "The Last Decade," Gallery 57, Fullerton, CA "1994 Art Show," Osher Marin Jewish Community Center, San Rafael, CA "Rituals of Passage," NCJW, Los Angeles, CA "One Hundred Years Of Street Photography," Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, OH |
| 1993 | "Our Families," Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh, PA "4th Annual Juried Exhibition: Photography," Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA |
Selected Photographic Commissions
| 1995 | "International Video Artists of the 90s", Research for a national art exhibition curated by Cindy Goodman, Cincinnati, OH |
| 1995 | National Electrical Contractor's Association, Electrical Work in the Ohio Art Center, (Cincinnati, OH) for NECA's national magazine, National Electrical, Baltimore, MD |
| 1994 | Wingate Institute, Depicting sports activities, Israeli elementary schools, Israel |
| 1994 | Communicare Nursing Homes, Documentary photographs exhibiting interpersonal relationships of staff, Cincinnati, OH |
| 1993 | Eastman Kodak Company, Field work photographs for Hurricane Island Outward Bound School Camden, ME |
Teaching Positions
Japanese American Museum, photography workshop for members, Los Angeles, CA 2004
Venice High School, photography workshop for grades 10-12 sponsored by the Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity, Los Angeles, CA, 1998-99, 1997-98, 1996-97
Etz Jacob Hebrew Academy, Director and instructor of art/photography design program, grades 4-8 sponsored by the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, Los Angeles, CA, 1997
The North Valley Jewish Community Center, Art/ Photo specialist for the "Star Camp" program Granada Hills, CA, 1996
Skirball Cultural Center, Coordinator and instructor of the arts program, family day, Los Angeles, CA, 1996
The Armory Center for the Arts, Substitute teaching assistant in the art program: "Walk To Art", Pasadena, CA, 1996
Publications
"On the Eve of Everything, poems by Luisa Villani," cover photograph, 1997-98
"Photo Essay," The Northridge Review, Winter, 1996-97
"San Diego Workshop Report," MESC (Museum Education of Southern California) EDline newsletter, October, 1996
"The Jewish Arts Festival," The Heritage, June, 1996
"Photo Finish," The Jewish Journal, December 29-January 4, 1995
"Cincinnatian captures images of Ethiopian family's absorption into Israeli society, "The American Israelite, July, 24, 1994
"The New Street Photography," CD-ROM Publication associated with "One Hundred Years Of Street Photography" Exhibition at Wright State University Art Galleries, 1994
"The Medium is the Message, "The Cincinnati Magazine, July, 1989
Awards and Grants
"ARTIST-IN-THE-COMMUNITY" Regional Grant, Los Angeles CulturalAffairs, Los Angeles, CA
"Jewish Artists' Outreach to Los Angeles High Schools," Center for Jewish Culture and Creativity, Los Angeles, CA
Youth Arts Services Program, Los Angeles Cultural Affairs, Los Angeles, CA
Koret Linkages Grant, The Jewish Federation of the Greater East Bay, Israel
Educational Grant, The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, OH
Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Independent student, Jerusalem, Israel
Collections
Private Collection of Lewis Family, Los Angeles, CA
The Law Firm of Donald Burris, Los Angeles, CA
Skylight Books, Los Angeles, CA
Eco Village, Los Angeles, CA
Braille Institute for the Blind, Los Angeles, CA
Exposition Park, L.A. Public Library, Los Angeles, CA
Private Collection of Helen Johnson, Los Angeles, CA
Southern California Library for Social Studies and Research, Los Angeles, CA
Private Collection of Carlos Holguin, Los Angeles CA
Private Collection of Joeanne Valle, Los Angeles, CA
The Judah L. Magnus Museum, Berkeley, CA
The Jewish Federation of the Greater East Bay, Oakland, CA
The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH
National Council of Jewish Women, Los Angeles, CA