MIRIAM BEERMAN: EXPRESSING THE CHAOS
2015 ‧ Documentary Film‧ 53 mins
Synopsis:
Miriam Beerman was born in Providence, Rhode Island and studied at the Rhode Island School for Design where she earned her BFA. She also studied in New York City at the Art Students League and the New School for Social Research. Additionally, she studied at Atelier 17 in Paris, France.
Although Beerman maintains the aesthetics of abstract expressionism, her unique original art focuses on figurative bestial and macabre characters who convey provocative and penetratingly intense emotions. Her work includes automatic gestures, vivid colors, and stippled textures that evoke the feeling of devastation and grief. Some of her themes include biblical plagues, the Holocaust, Hiroshima, and the global threat of nuclear annihilation.
Beerman was the first woman to ever have a solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum and has since had 31 solo exhibitions of her work. She has exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, NY and at the Montclair Art Museum in Montclair, New Jersey. Her work resides in the permanent collections of over 60 museums.
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MIRIAM BEERMAN: EXPRESSING THE CHAOS Discussion
A pre-recorded post screening discussion between:
· Heather Harmon, former Director of the Nevada Museum of Art Las Vegas
· Bill Jaffe, son of Miriam Beerman
· Jonathan Gruber, Director “Miriam Beerman: Expressing the Chaos”
About Heather Harmon
Heather Harmon who works with artists, galleries and museums on strategy, capital campaigns, long-term planning and problem solving.
Recently she was Director of the Nevada Museum of Art Las Vegas, helping lead the effort to establish an art museum in Southern Nevada.
Heather also served as Director of Development for the Artists Space gallery in New York and is currently on the board of the Black Mountain Institute and a member of Nevada Women’s Philanthropy.
About Bill Jaffe
Miriam Beerman's son William (Bill) Jaffe, a lawyer who has worked for nonprofits and government. Bill lives in Washington DC and is married to Jessica Lieberman and they have two children. Bill has dedicated himself to the preservation and promotion of his mother Miriam’s art and legacy.
About Jonathan Gruber
The film's director Jonathan Gruber, who has worked on multiple documentary films, commercials, and videos. His work has been screened at festivals and in theaters around the world, and has been broadcast on PBS, The History Channel, National Geographic, Discovery Networks, and more.
