Estelle Shay
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Contact
Helen Goodman
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Biography
Estelle Shay (b. September 14, 1921 d. December 14, 2006) - Born in New York City, Estelle Shay was a graduate of the New York School of Fine and Applied Arts (now Parsons School of Design) with a degree in graphic arts, and began studying painting in the early 60s in various schools in New York as well as L'Academie de la Grande Chaumiere in Paris. Ms. Shay studied in an experimental workshop with Henry Pearson, who was an important influence in the transition from realism to abstract art. She worked as an Art Director for many years in several advertising agencies.
Estelle Shay's paintings were included in numerous juried exhibitions, with jurors such as New York Times Art Critic Vivien Raynor, Anthony Toney, Joseph Solman, Irving Sandler and Henry Pearson. Ms. Shay's juried group exhibitions included the Salmagundi Gallery, the 1994 National Annual Exhibition of the Butler Institute of American Art, Wunsch Arts Center Gallery, Bergen County Museum, Silvermine Guild of Art, Olin Institute of Fine Arts, Art Center Gallery of Central Missouri University and The New School Gallery.
Ms. Shay received an awarded prize by the Institute of Electronic Engineers (Will Barnet, juror), and her paintings were published in the magazine Oxymoron, where she was described as "a painter who moves at will among differing visions, seemingly unconnected. The painting of the Renaissance frame is introduced as an element linking remove realities that move across time and space. The contrasting styles and techniques suggest the ambiguity of experience." She was a participant in the International Group Quilt Project for artists, and one of her quilts was exhibited in the international headquarters of IBM. One of her paintings was sold by Channel 13 on the Thirteen Collection Televised Auction.
Estelle Shay was a Member of Artists' Equity. Many of her works are now part of numerous private collections.
