Lucy Rose Fischer                                                                                 2320 Parklands Road

                                                                                                              St. Louis Park, MN 55416

www.lucyrosedesigns.com                                                                                                                     952-925-0649

                                                                                                                                  lucyrosedesigns@comcast.net

 

Lucy Rose Fischer creates vibrant images on glass bowls, vases and plates, using a unique technique that combines hand blown glass with paint and collage. Her glass art has been shown at fine art and craft exhibits, museums and galleries.  Before launching her fulltime art career in 2003, she had a successful career as an award-winning writer and researcher, specializing in aging and health care.

 

Selected Exhibitions

 

EXHIBITS ON AGING

·         Vanishing: The Wonderland of Aging, Four-woman exhibit, Catherine G. Murphy Gallery, College of St. Catherine (2008)

·         As Time Goes By, Three-woman exhibit, Bloomington Art Center, Bloomington, MN (2008)

·         Running Out of Time, Four-woman exhibit, St. Johns University, Collegeville, MN (2007)

·         Signatures of Age, Woman Made Gallery, Juried exhibit, Chicago, IL (2006)

·         Old Lady Art, Two-Women Exhibit, Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN (2006)

·         Aging with Indignity, Two-Women Exhibit, Paul Whitney Larson Gallery, Univ of Minnesota, St Paul (2006)

·         Old Lady Art, Two-Women Exhibit, Sabes Jewish Community Center, Minneapolis, MN (2004)

·         Who is That Woman in the Mirror? Solo Exhibit, Women’s Club of Minnesota, Minneapolis (2004)

 

INVITATIONAL EXHIBITS

·         Neshama: Visions of Soul, Group Exhibit [organizer]: Adath Jeshurun Congregation, Minnetonka (2009); Westminster Presbyterian Church (2008); Paul Whitney Larson Gallery, University of Minnesota (2008)

·         Beste aller Frauen. Weibliche Dimensionen des Judentums: Jewish Museum of Vienna (2009); Jewish Museum of the City of Frankfurt (2008)

·         Two Woman Exhibit, Plymouth Congregational Church (2008)

·         Frank Stone Gallery, Minneapolis, MN (2007; 2005)

·         Jewish Women and Prayer, Group Exhibit [organizer]: Jewish Community Center of St. Paul (2007); Adath Jeshurun, Minnetonka, MN (2006)

·         In Book Form: Women Artists from Israel and the Twin Cities: Bet Zera, Israel (2005); Jewish Community Center of St Paul (2004)

·         Art-in-Bloom Garden Show, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN (2004)

·         Unitarian Society, Two-Women Exhibit, Minneapolis (2004)

·         Life is a Work of Art, Solo Exhibition, Undercroft Gallery, St. Matthews Church, St Paul, MN (2003)

·         Wandering Jew, Solo Exhibit, Jewish Community Center of St. Paul, St Paul, MN (2003)

·         Spirit of Bali, Solo Exhibit, Solo Exhibition, Jewish Community Center of St Paul (1998)

·         Linking Art and Life, Two-women exhibit, Jewish Community Center, Minneapolis, (1996)

 

JURIED EXHIBITS

·         American Craft Council Fine Craft Show, RiverCentre, St Paul, MN (2009, 2005, 2004)

·         American Craft Council Fine Craft Show, Sarasota, FL (2004)

·         Five Books, Tychman Shapiro Gallery, Sabes Jewish Community Center (2008)

·         25th Annual WARM All-Members Banfill-Locke Center for the Arts, Honorable Mention (2008)

·         Stone Arch Festival, Minneapolis, MN, June (2007)

·         Highland Art Festival, Minneapolis, MN (2007)

·         Minnesota Craft Festival, History Center, St Paul, MN (2006)

·         Art for the Parks, Minnetonka, MN (2006)

·         Minnesota Craft Festival, History Center, St Paul, MN  (2005)

·         Minnesota Craft Council-Fiber Metal Show, State Fair Grounds, St Paul, MN (2005)

·         Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Minnesota State Fair, St Paul (2004; 2003-Honorable Mention; 1999)

·         MacNider Museum Art Festival, Mason City, IA (2004)

·         Celebration of Community, Undercroft Gallery, St. Matthews Church, St Paul, MN (2003)

·         Creating and Connecting, College of St. Catherine (1998); St. Johns University (1999)

·         Judaic Needlework: Continuing the Legacy, Jewish Community Center, Minneapolis (1983)

 
Galleries and Retail Stores

Jeff Pierce White Oak Gallery, Minneapolis, MN; Allogio Gallery, St Louis Park, MN; Sorrayah Studios, Victoria Crossing, St Paul, MN; Brochin’s Bookstore, St Louis Park, MN; Art Resources Gallery Glass Show, Galleria, Edina, MN; Frederick Weisman Museum Shop, Minneapolis, MN

 

Permanent Exhibit

Jewish Community Center of Houston, TX; HealthPartners Research Foundation; Minneapolis Jewish Day School; Sabes Jewish Community Center; Minneapolis, MN; Jewish Community Center of St Paul, MN; Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; Private collections

 

Illustrations

Hanukah Story Cards and Passover Story Cards, for Joy of Storytelling, watercolors, 2003; Frontispiece, Keeping the Faith, S. Eisenhandler, Springer, 2003; Covers and drawings: Healthy Outcomes, 1998-2006; Older Minnesotans, Fischer et al, Wilder Foundation, 1989;13 regional reports, Wilder Foundation, 1990; The AGEnda, newsletter, 1988-90; brochures

 

Education

Ph.D.           Sociology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

M.A.             Asian Studies/Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley, CA

B.A.             History, cum laude, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

Art Education: WARM Mentorship Program (Karen Searle, mentor); 30-year personal mentorship with Marian C. Fischer (mother-in-law); 4-5 art classes including life drawing with Michael Mazur at Brandeis University and summer watercolor workshop at MCAD

 

Professional Work Experience

Owner                                             Lucy Rose Designs                                                                         2003-present

Senior Research Investigator            HealthPartners Research Foundation                                               1992-2002

Senior Research Scientist                Wilder Research Center                                                                    1989-1992

Associate Professor                        Department of Sociology, St. Olaf College                                       1987-1989        

Assistant Professor                         Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota                           1979-1987

Author of 3 books—1st book translated into German; national award for 3rd book; 90+ professional articles; Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America for “distinguished contributions to the field of aging”