Ellen Soffer

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Solo Exhibitions
2008	Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Small Paintings, Shreveport, Louisiana (October)
2007	Milam Street Series/ New Works on Paper, Prima Tazza, Shreveport, Louisiana
2007	coolspace, artspace, Candy Mountain and Other New Works,  Shreveport, LA
2006	Prima Tazza, Works on Paper, Shreveport, LA
2005	Broadmoor Library, Sheveport, LA
1998	Magale Library, Centenary College, Shreveport, LA
1993	Nexus/Foundation for Today's Art, Philadelphia, PA
1990	Bradley Gallery, Lakeland College, Sheboygan, WI
	Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Dean Turk Fine Arts Center, Kilgore College, Kilgore, TX
1989	Noel Memorial Library, Louisiana State University at Shreveport, Shreveport, LA
	Turner Arts Center, Centenary College, Shreveport, LA
1987	Sam Wiener Gallery, Stoner Arts Center, Shreveport, LA
	Nexus Foundation for Today's Art, Philadelphia, PA
1985	Nexus Foundation for Today's Art, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009	"Point of View," Cerulean Gallery, Dallas, TX
2009	"Southern Open," Acadiana Center for the Arts , Lafayette, Louisiana juried by Eleanor Heartney
2008	"The Money Show," Artspace, Shreveport, Louisiana
2006	"Meadows Museum Northwest Louisiana Artists' Triennial Competition," Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA; juried by Meg Harders and Connie Bostic
2002	"Traditions and Interpretations: Perspectives of 7 Jewish Artists," East Bank Gallery, Bossier Arts Council, Bossier City, LA
1992	"Concurrent Conversations," Taylor's Contemporanea Fine Arts, Hot Springs National Park, AR
1991	"Twenty-first Prints, Drawings and Photographs Exhibition," Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AR; juried by Sue Taylor
	"Louisiana Competition 1991," Louisiana Arts and Science Center, Riverside Museum, Baton Rouge, LA; juried by John Yau (catalog)
	"Season Opening -- New Works by Gallery Artists," Hall/Barnett Gallery, New Orleans, LA; curated by Miriam Rose
1990	"Interstate 49: The Exhibition," Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria; curated by Caroline Kennedy Stone and Steve Bradley
	"Shrines and Rituals," Stoner Arts Center, Shreveport, LA; curated by Linda Snider
	"Island Introductions," Galveston Art Center, Galveston, TX; juried by Betty Moody
	"The Red Clay Survey," Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL; juried by Dr. Harry, Rand (catalog)
1986	"Art in City Hall - The Self-Portrait," Philadelphia City Hall, Philadelphia, PA; juried by Dean Savard
Awards, Honors and Collections
Visual Arts Fellowship, Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, LA, 2007
Residency, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL, 1993
Shreveport Regional Arts Council, Shreveport, LA, Third place in "SPAR National Art Show," 1989
Residency, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL, 1988
Art Association of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA, Oil and Acrylic Award, "60th Annual Juried Exhibition," 1988
Residency, Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL, 1984
Teaching Assistantship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1983
Van De Grift Tuition Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1982
Tuition Scholarship, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME, 1981
Ernest M. Greenfield Award for Excellence in Painting, First prize in Painting - Class of 1980, Philadelphia College of Art, 1980
Collection, Fabric Workshop, 1979
Apprentice Grant, Fabric Workshop, Philadelphia, PA, 1979
Lectures / Public Speaking Engagements
Lecture, Meadows Museum of Art, Shreveport, LA, 2006
Panel Discussion, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA, 1990
Lecture, Turner Arts Center, Centenary College, Shreveport, LA, 1990
Interview, “Art Scene,” Cablevision, Shreveport, LA, January 1989
Lecture, Stoner Arts Center, Shreveport, LA, 1988
Education
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, M.F.A., 1983
Philadelphia College of Art, Philadelphia, B.F.A. with Honors, 1981
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