Marion R. Behr - Artist, Master Painter
Education
| BFA | Syracuse Univ. NY | 1961 |
| MFA | Syracuse Univ. NY | 1962 |
Trained in Printmaking with Mohammed Khalil
Listings
- Marquis Who's Who In American Art, Marquis Who's Who In The East
- Marquis Who's Who In America, Marquis Who's Who In The World.
Major Collections
| Centro de los Artes | San Agustin Etla, Mexico | 2008 |
| Newark Public Library | Newark, NJ | 2006 |
| Ben Shahn Gallery | Wayne, NJ | 2006 |
| U.S. Embassy (Germany) | Berlin, Germany | 2004 |
| Druckwerkstatt Bethanien | Berlin, Germany | 2004 |
| Smithsonian Institution | Washington, DC | 1995 |
| Royal Thai Art Collection | Bangkok, Thailand | 1995 |
| Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum | New Brunswick, NJ | 1993, 1996, 2002 |
| Social Sci. Res. Council for Corporate Collection | New York, NY | 1988 |
Exhibitions
ONE PERSON SHOWS
| NAWA Gallery | New York, NY | 2010 |
| (OSI)inc | New York, NY | 2010 |
| Johnson Gallery | Bedminster, NJ | 2009 |
| Steeplechase Cancer Center | Somerville, NJ | 2008 |
| JerseyArts.com (Featured Artist) | 2005 | |
| Johnson Gallery | Bedminster, NJ | 2002 |
| Watchung Gallery | Watchung, NJ | 2000 |
| Miraflores Gallery, ICPNA | Lima, Peru | 1999 |
| Hunterdon Museum of Art | Clinton, NJ | 1998 |
| B. Beamsderfer Gallery | Highland Park, NJ | 1992 |
| B. Beamsderfer Gallery | Highland Park, NJ | 1990 |
| Pargot Gallery | Edison, NJ | 1989 |
| Douglass College | New Brunswick, NJ | 1983 |
| Lowe Art Center | Syracuse, NY | 1961 |
SMALL GROUP SHOWS
| Pierro Gallery (4 person show) | South Orange, NJ | 2004 |
| Grounds for Sculpture | Hamilton, NJ | 2001 |
| Stark & Stark Gallery (2 person show) | Princeton, NJ | 1998 |
| 3 in 3D (3 x 1st Prize Winners Show) Print C'Cil NJ | Somerville, NJ | 1996 |
| Germanow Gallery, Two Person Show | Rochester, NY | 1990 |
SHOW AWARDS
| Ben Shahn Gallery (Purchase Prize) | Wayne, NJ | 2006 |
| Johnson Gallery (Award of Excellence) | Bedminster, NJ | 2005 |
| Johnson Gallery (Best in Show) | Bedminster, NJ | 2000 |
| Audubon Artists (Art News Prize) | New York, NY | 1999 |
| Dimension Dementia, Print Council of NJ (1st Prize) | Somerville, NJ | 1995 |
| Audubon Artists (NY Central Prize) | New York, NY | 1995 |
| Print Council of NJ (Award) | N. Branch, NJ | 1994 |
| "12 x 12" Juried Exhibition (1st Prize) | Watchung, NJ | 1992 |
| American Artists Professional League (NJAAPL Award) | Woodbridge, NJ | 1991 |
| 5th Int. Minitiature Format Show (One of six US Awardees) | Toronto, Canada | 1990 |
GROUP SHOWS
| Johnson Gallery | Bedminster, NJ | |
| Wawaka Gallery | Halcottsville, NY | |
| Somerset Art Assoc Juried Member Show | Bedminster, NJ | |
| German Consulate General | New York, NY | |
| Raritan Valley Community College | Branchburg, NJ | |
| Printmaking Council of NJ | Branchburg, NJ | |
| Redbrick Gallery | Beverly, MA | |
| Ortho Gallery (Electroetch) | Raritan, NJ | |
| Folio 2 x 12, Hunterdon Art Museum | Clinton, NJ | |
| ElectroEtch, Print Council of NJ (Exhibitor & Curator) | N. Branch, NJ | |
| NAWA Gallery | New York, NY | |
| Faces of Somerset Art Assn | Bedminster, NJ | |
| Nova Fine Art | Clinton, NJ | |
| Deutsche Architektur Zentrum | Berlin, Germany | |
| 80 Fifth Ave Gallery | New York, NY | |
| 928 Gallery | New York, NY | |
| Audubon Artists | New York, NY | |
| Bankgesellschaft Gallery | Berlin, Germany | |
| FEEDBACK Bethanien Gallery | Berlin, Germany | |
| Hunterdon Museum of Art (45th Ann. Natl. Juried Show) | Clinton, NJ | |
| "Humanities" Print Council of NJ | Somerville, NJ | |
| Ise Gallery | New York, NY | |
| Zimmerli Museum Group Show | New Brunswick, NJ | |
| National Academy Museum | New York, NY | |
| Krasdale Gallery | New York, NY | |
| Audubon Artists | New York, NY | |
| Cheltenham Center for the Arts (Juried Show) | Cheltenham, PA | |
| Cork Gallery, Lincoln Centre | New York, NY | |
| Male Formi Grafiki (Juried Show) | Lodz, Poland | |
| 18th Independante Print Exhibition | Kanagawa, Japan | |
| Selected NAWA Artists, Hunterdon Art Museum | Clinton, NJ | |
| Lever House | New York, NY | |
| Pacific Rim International Print Ex. U. of Hawaii | Hilo, HI | |
| Print Council of NJ | Chatham, NJ | |
| Traveling Show, Johnson & Johnson | Somerville, NJ | |
| Nat'l Assoc of Women Artists Ann Exhibit | New York, NY | |
| 7th Nat'l Print Exhibit, Hunterdon Art Museum | Clinton, NJ | |
| Artsquad Gallery | Easton, PA | |
| "Green." Louisville Vis. Arts Assoc | Louisville, KY | |
| Four person Show, Watchung Gallery | Watchung, NJ | |
| Eldorado Gallery | Colorado Springs, CO | |
| New Jersey Small Works Show | Demarest, NJ | |
| 1st Int. Miniprint Exhibition, Juniper Gallery | Napa, CA | |
| 17th Independante Print Exhibition | Kanagawa, Japan | |
| 11th Mini Print Internacional | Cadaques, Spain | |
| B. Beamsderfer Gallery | Highland Park, NJ | |
| 13th Annual Tri-State Juried Exhibition | New Brunswick, NJ | |
| 10th Mini Print Internacional | Cadaques, Spain | |
| 3rd Micrographics Triennial | Riga, Latvia | |
| 14th Ann. Small Works, Washington Sq E Gallery | New York, NY | |
| 15th Annual Print Exhibition | Kanagawa, Yokohama, Japan | |
| Mini Print Biennial Exhibit, John Szoke Gallery | New York, NY | |
| Contemporary American Artists | Scarsdale, NY | |
| Memorial Art Gallery | Rochester, NY |
Honors and Awards
Charles E. Lindbergh Fund: Grantee for Arts and Humanities. 1993. Arts Council of New Jersey, "Artist of the month" Aug. 2005 featured on www.jerseyarts.com. Grant for Electroetch from: US Embassy, Mexico; Francisco Toledo; and CONACULTA 2008.
| Appointed Personal Delegate by President Reagan | White House Conference on Small Business | 1986 |
| Woman of the Year in Business and Industry | Middlesex County Chamber of Commerce | 1985 |
| Recipient, NJ Women in Business Advocate of the Year award (National Runner-up) | U.S. SBA | 1984 |
| Alumni grantee | Syracuse University | 1957 |
Memberships
Audubon Artists, 1999; National Association of Women Artists, 1995; Print Council of New Jersey, 1993; Society of American Graphic Artists, 1992; Southern Graphics Council, 1992
Teaching
Lectured on Electroetch: Univ. of Alaska @Fairbanks; Univ. of Alaska @Juneau; Druckwerkstatt Bethanien, Berlin, Germany. Artist-in residence: Centro de los Artes, San Agustin Etla, Mexico; Syracuse University; Howard University; Stanford University; Cultural Moussem, Asilah, Morocco; Holman Island Eskimo Coop, NWT Canada , Christchurch Polytechnic and UCOL at Wanganui, New Zealand; also at Kean University, Brookdale College, Lehigh University, Parsons School of Design, Rutgers College, Mercer College Etc.
Profiles
Profiled in Inc., Changing Times, McCall’s, Vogue, Working Woman, Entrepreneur, New Woman, Family Circle, Redbook, etc., Extensive radio and TV appearances include Donahue, Good Morning America and AMs (New York, San Francisco, Minneapolis, etc) and Woman to Woman
Publications
Books include: Women Working Home: The Homebased Business Guide and Directory, WWH Press, Edison, NJ, 1981, 2nd ed., 1983 (with Wendy Lazar);
Articles: "Electroetch II", Printmaking Today 4, #4, 24 (1995). "Electroetch, a safe etching system", Printmaking Today 3, #1, 18 (1994). "Etching and Tone Creation Using Low-Voltage Anodic Electrolysis" (with O. M .Behr), Leonardo 26, #1, 53,(1993). "Environmentally safe etching" (with O.M. Behr), Chemtech 21, #4, 210 (1991); Series on Home based Business Entrepreneur 15-16, (1987); Articles in New Woman and Working Women.
Technology
Co inventor of new acid free, environmentally safe graphic etching process. Marion R. Behr & O.M. Behr US Patents 5102520, 5112453. (Patent of the Week N.Y. Times 05/02/92)
Illustration
Jewish Holiday Book, Doubleday, New York, NY 1976, has been a freelance contbr. Illustrations for stories, crafts, magazine covers and toy designs to national magazines including McCall's, Good Housekeeping, Lady's Circle, 1962-1977.
Public Service
| Member | N. J. Development Authority for Small, Minority and Women's Business Commission | 1986-88 |
| Founding Member | Rural Women's Committee, Washington DC | 1983 |
| Trustee | Women's Business Ownership Ednl. Conference,Inc., NJ | 1985 |
| Director | YWCA, New Brunswick, NJ | 1983/6 |
| Member | White House Conference on Free Enterprise Zones | 1982 |
| Moderator | NJ Governor's Conference on Small Business | 1982/6 |
| Member | Kean for Governor campaign | 1981 |
Home-Based Business Advocate
President, Women Working Home, Inc., Edison, New Jersey, 1980; Creator: 1st National Survey on: Women Working Home- The Invisible Workforce, 1978; Founder, National Alliance Homebased Businesswomen (President 1980-1982, legis. chair 1982-85; 1st National professional organization for homeworkers in USA).
Legislative work on behalf of homebased business since 1982. Including: Testimony to Federal Secretary of Labor on restrictive home based business regulations, directed to the Vermont Knitters case (1982), testimony to US Senate on Freedom of Workplace bill (Sen Hatch). Testimony to US House of Representatives Labor Committee on proper status of clerical homeworkers. Testimony to Governor of California in favor of bill assisting homebased transcribers (1983). Presentation to 1984 Republican platform committee that subsequently adopted a pro homework plank. Testimony to New Jersey Senate on revisions to Home Work Bill 1986. 1986 White House Conference on Small Business, Co-Chair of Homebased Business issues (Passed as Issue No.21 of the final 60 national issues).
Lectured and conducted workshops extensively on homebased business in Universities and Community Colleges. Speaker at National and State Conferences on home business, including 5th National Conference of State and Local Officials and Legislators, 1983, as well as on many TV programs on this subject nationwide. Negotiated an agreement between the Management Assistance division of the SBA and the NAHB to provide business information and assistance to women who cannot afford to pay for help in starting a homebased business.