Jane E. Zweibel is an American artist, and

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, she is known for her

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paintings and mixed media work as well as three dimensional sculptures.

Biography

Jane E. Zweibel was raised in New Rochelle,

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. Zweibel has a MPS degree (2009) in

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from

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, MFA degree (1984) in Painting from

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, and a BA degree (1981) in Visual Art from Bennington College. Her artwork has a cartoon-like aesthetic and the themes include examining the female identity, the female form, self portraits, dreams, and mythology. She had a series of "stuffed paintings", which were three dimensional sculptures painted of women, self portraits, and mermaids. Zweibel has held many exhibitions of her artwork nationally and internationally, including in galleries in

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(2010),

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(2010), and the

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(2011). Zweibel's work is included in the

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Archive at the

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and in the Fales Library and Special Collections artist files from

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(gallery) at

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(NYU).

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