Jeanette Kuvin Oren is an American
contemporary artist specializing in
Jewish art,
fiber art,
mosaics,
stained glass
Stained glass is coloured glass as a material or works created from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant religious buildings. Although tradition ...
,
calligraphy
Calligraphy (from el, link=y, καλλιγραφία) is a visual art related to writing. It is the design and execution of lettering with a pen, ink brush, or other writing instrument. Contemporary calligraphic practice can be defined as "t ...
,
papercutting
Papercutting or paper cutting is the art of paper designs. Art has evolved all over the world to adapt to different cultural styles. One traditional distinction most styles share is that the designs are cut from a single sheet of paper as oppo ...
and
painting.
Kuvin Oren (born in 1961) graduated from
Princeton University (B.A. 1983) and
Yale University (M.P.H. 1985). Kuvin Oren has been a full-time artist of
Judaica since 1984. Kuvin Oren's work has been commissioned by more than 450
synagogue
A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of worshi ...
s, community centers, day schools and camps. Kuvin Oren creates
Torah covers (Torah mantles), Ark curtains, wall-hangings, Glass Ark Doors, mosaics, stained glass,
huppahs (wedding canopies), marriage contracts (
ketubot
A ketubah (; he, כְּתוּבָּה) is a Jewish marriage contract. It is considered an integral part of a Jewish views of marriage, traditional Jewish marriage, and outlines the rights and responsibilities of the groom, in relation to the b ...
) and
papercuttings.
Jeanette Kuvin Oren is the designer of the USPS Hanukkah Stamp 2022.
Jeanette Kuvin Oren is featured in the documentary series ArtFUL 2023.
.
References
* The New York Times, November 24, 199
* Palm Beach Daily News, Sept 23, 201
* New Haven Register September 25, 201
* Jerusalem Post June 25, 201
* Jewish Independent January 23, 200
* The New York Times January 14, 200
* Orlando Sentinel May 17, 200
* Connecticut Jewish Ledge
* Quilting Arts Magazin
* The Kno
External links
KuvinOren.com
Wedding DIY
Torah covers
Congregation Gates of Heaven, Schenectady, New York
Meet the Artist
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American artists
Jewish American artists
Living people
Yale University alumni
Princeton University alumni
1961 births
21st-century American Jews