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Stoliar, Lee
American; (b. 1956, New York City, NY; lives in upstate New York, NY)
1978 BFA Bennington College, Bennington, VT

A large body of Lee Stoliar’s work consists of high relief terra-cotta sculptures that

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are perfectly packed into deep black boxes and hung on the wall. Stoliar exceeds

Schwartz, Judith S. “Projecting

the limits of traditional relief sculpture by adding sensuous shape and volume to her

Boundaries of Life: The Reliefs

emotionally laden sculptural forms. Influenced by pre-Columbian relief carvings
and Hindu reliefs dating from the forth to sixth centuries, the artist has also counted
contemporary artist Peter Gourfain as an artistic counterpart. After completing
studies at Benningon College in Vermont, Stoliar led various art programs for

of Lee Stoliar.” Kerameiki Techni
42 (December 2002): 4–7.
Stoliar, Lee. “Resume.” Lee Stoliar.
Accessed April 18, 2014.
http://leestoliar.com/resume.htm

older adults in New York City and taught sculpture at New York University. Among
her awards and grants are the New York Foundation for the Arts Award (1990)
and the Virginia A. Groot Foundation Award (1995). Lee Stoliar lives in upstate
New York with her husband, painter Leonard Dufresne, and their daughter.

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF LEE STOLIAR WORKS IN THE EXHIBITION

Completer
Kangas, Matthew. Craft and
Concept: The Rematerialization
of the Art Object. New York:
Midmarch Arts Press, 2006.

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