Cindy Nemser
| Cindy Nemser | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 26, 1937 New York City, United States |
| Education |
Brooklyn College New York University |
| Occupation | Art historian |
| Notable work | Art Talk |
Cindy Nemser (born March 26, 1937) is an American art historian and writer. Founder and editor of the Feminist Art Journal, she was an activist and prominent figure in the feminist art movement and is best known for her writings on the work of women artists such as Eva Hesse, Alice Neel, and Louise Nevelson.
Nemser was born in Brooklyn, New York. She received her B.A. in Education and M.A. in English and American Literature from Brooklyn College before attending the Institute of Fine Arts at New York University, where she received her M.A. in Art History. While at the Institute, Nemser wrote exhibition reviews for Arts Magazine alongside her studies.
After completing an internship at the Museum of Modern Art, Nemser continued to be involved in the New York art scene in 1966 as a critic. Her articles covered contemporary realism, OP Art, body art, and other areas. She was the first critic to write about the work of several artists, including Chuck Close, Vito Acconci and Gordon Matta-Clark.
In 1972, Nemser was one of the founders of Women in the Arts, and was on the board of the collective which published the journal Woman and Art, along with Patricia Mainardi, Irene Peslikis, Irene Moss, Michelle Wallace and Majorie Kramer.
She was the publisher and editor of the Feminist Art Journal from 1972-1977, working with Patricia Mainardi for its first year of publication before continuing on as the FAJ's sole editor. By 1977 when Nemser closed the FAJ, it had been instrumental in securing positions for creative women, achieved world-wide readership, and reached major public and university libraries as well as many prominent artists, art critics and historians.
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