Freda Guttman

Freda Claire Guttman Bain (born 1934) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist and activist.

Biography

Guttman was born March 16, 1934, in Montreal, Quebec.[1][2] She studied briefly at McGill University, where she met and dated Leonard Cohen.[3][4] She would go on to illustrate Cohen's first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies.[5] Guttman moved to Rhode Island, where she received a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1956.[6] She also studied at Concordia University and the Saidye Bronfman Centre.[7] From 1972 to 1983, she taught at Concordia University in Montreal.[8]

Work

Guttman's work combines elements of politics, economics, sociology and ecology.[9][10] Her work has been exhibited in Canada,[11] the United States, Europe, Mexico and Nicaragua.[12]

Since the early 1980s, Guttman has been involved as an activist in a number of political causes.[13]

Exhibitions

• 1976 : Freda Guttman Bain, Galerie Powerhouse, Montréal[14]
• 1986: Guatemala! Le chemin de la guerre (multimedia works), Chambre Blanche[15]
• 1989: The Global Menu / Le Menu Global, A Space Gallery, Toronto[16]
• 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[10]

Collections

Guttman's work is included in the collections of:

• the National Gallery of Canada,[1]
• the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec[2]
• the Agnes Etherington Art Centre[17]
• the Art Gallery of Guelph[18]

References

1. "Freda Guttman Bain". www.gallery.ca. Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
2. "Guttman, Freda - Collections - MNBAQ". Collections - MNBAQ. Archived from the original on 2019-05-07. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
3. Ira B. Nadel (29 October 2010). Various Positions: A Life of Leonard Cohen. Random House of Canada. pp. 37–. ISBN 978-0-307-36702-0.
4. Brian Busby (5 November 2010). Character Parts: Who's Really Who in CanLit. Knopf Canada. pp. 333–. ISBN 978-0-307-36858-4.
5. Mike Evans (3 December 2018). Leonard Cohen: An Illustrated Record. Plexus Publishing Limited. pp. 21–. ISBN 978-0-85965-869-0.
6. "Freda Guttman". Vithèque. 13 February 2017. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
7. "Wallack showing Montreal artists". The Ottawa Journal. newspapers.com. 20 September 1976. p. 30. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
8. "Concordia University Calendar 1979-1980" (PDF). concordia.ca. Concordia University. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
9. Cahiers de la Femme. Centennial College. 1990.
10. "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". Vie des Arts. 39 (161): 58–59. 7 May 1995. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019 – via www.erudit.org.
11. Guttman, Freda (7 May 1998). Cassandra: voix intérieures : une exposition et trois essais = Cassandra : voices from the inside : an exhibtion [sic] and three essays. OBORO. OCLC 51736531. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019 – via Open WorldCat.
12. "Artist - Vtape". www.vtape.org. Archived from the original on 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
13. "CBC.ca | Daybreak Montreal | CSIS making housecalls to activists".
14. Sabra Moore (25 October 2016). Openings: A Memoir from the Women's Art Movement, New York City 1970-1992. New Village Press. pp. 191–. ISBN 978-1-61332-042-6.
15. Delagrave, Marie (May 31, 1986). "Freda Guttman allie esthétique et politique". Le Soleil.
16. Barbara Fischer (January 1999). Foodculture: tasting identities and geographies in art. YYZ Books. ISBN 978-0-920397-27-5.
17. https://agnes.queensu.ca/search-our-collections/detail.php?t=objects&type=all&f=&s=guttman&record=0 ^[dead link‍]
18. "Collection". collections.artgalleryofguelph.ca. Art Gallery of Guelph. Retrieved 2021-07-11.