Paula Gerard

Paula Gerard
Paula Gerard self portrait
Born1907
Died1991
EducationSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
SpouseHerbert Renison
AwardsWomen's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award

Paula Gerard (1907-1991) was an American art educator, administrator, and visual artist, whose primary work was in drawing, painting, and graphic arts.

Gerard's artwork is included in the collections of major museums, including the Smithsonian Museum of American Art;[1] and the Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago.[2] Other exhibitions include the Chicago Society of Artists, National Academy of Design NYC, San Francisco Art Association, among others.[3] Gerard taught fine art at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin from 1945 to 1962. Upon leaving that position, she taught at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Upon her retirement from teaching in 1975, she was named an emeritus professor.

  1. ^ "The Crossword Puzzle". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Gerard, Paula". The Art Institute of Chicago. Art Institute of Chicago. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Mrs Paula Gerard". Illinois Women Artists Project. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 10 January 2017.