Freda Claire Guttman Bain (born 1934) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist and activist.
Guttman was born March 16, 1934, in Montreal, Quebec. [1] [2] She studied briefly at McGill University, where she met and dated Leonard Cohen. [3] [4] She would go on to illustrate Cohen's first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies. [5] Guttman moved to Rhode Island, where she received a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1956. [6] She also studied at Concordia University and the Saidye Bronfman Centre. [7] From 1972 to 1983, she taught at Concordia University in Montreal. [8]
Guttman's work combines elements of politics, economics, sociology and ecology. [9] [10] Her work has been exhibited in Canada, [11] the United States, Europe, Mexico and Nicaragua. [12]
Since the early 1980s, Guttman has been involved as an activist in a number of political causes. [13]
Guttman's work is included in the collections of:
Freda Claire Guttman Bain (born 1934) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist and activist.
Guttman was born March 16, 1934, in Montreal, Quebec. [1] [2] She studied briefly at McGill University, where she met and dated Leonard Cohen. [3] [4] She would go on to illustrate Cohen's first book of poetry, Let Us Compare Mythologies. [5] Guttman moved to Rhode Island, where she received a degree from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1956. [6] She also studied at Concordia University and the Saidye Bronfman Centre. [7] From 1972 to 1983, she taught at Concordia University in Montreal. [8]
Guttman's work combines elements of politics, economics, sociology and ecology. [9] [10] Her work has been exhibited in Canada, [11] the United States, Europe, Mexico and Nicaragua. [12]
Since the early 1980s, Guttman has been involved as an activist in a number of political causes. [13]
Guttman's work is included in the collections of: