Curriculum Vitae
PROFESSIONAL STUDY
Richmond Art Club
-Studied under Adele Clark and Nora Houston, 1912-1917
Art Student's League of New York
-1920, 1921-1923, 1925-1926, 1932, 1941-1942
Tiffany Foundation Fellowship
-Oyster Bay, Long Island, Summer 1932
Carnegie Fellowship
-Fogg Museum, Harvard University, Summer 1933
Steiger Paint Group
-Edgartown, Massachusetts, Summer 1937
Hans Hofmann School of Painting
-Provincetown, Massachusetts, Summer 1958
POSITIONS HELD
Artist
-Metropolitan Engraving Company, Summer 1919
-Staples & Staples, Advertising Agents, 1923-1925
Instructor of Art
-Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University), 1928-1935
-Westhampton College, University of Richmond, 1930-1935
Professor of Art
-Richmond Professional Institute/Virginia Commonwealth University, 1935-1969
Faculty Chairman
-School of Art, Richmond Professional Institute, 1942-1950Professor Emerita
-School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1969-2002
SPECIAL PROJECTS
Richmond News Leader
-Two series of drawings, 1922, 1924
Virginia Museum Council
-Special Lecturer, 1965
University of Richmond
-Faculty/Alumni Forum, 1966
Member, First and Merchants Bank (Sovran)
-Advisory Committee for Purchasing Project, 1973
Virginia Commonwealth University Woman's Club
-Slide lecture: "My Art through the Years," 1974
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
-Designer of Christmas Cards, 1974
Virginia Commonwealth University's Oral History Program
-Participant, 1975
Occasional art lecturer and juryperson for clubs, schools, colleges, and museums
MEMBERSHIPS AND OFFICES HELD
Virginia Educational Association
-1930-1969
Virginia Art Alliance
-Vice President, 1940-1941
-President, 1941-1945
Artists Advisory Committee
-Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Chairman, 1943-1946
Richmond Artists' Association
-Vice President, 1958-1959
-Honorary Member, 1978-2002
Art Student's League of New York
-Life Member
Virginia Governmental Employees Association
-Life Member
Richmond Public Library
-Friend
Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond
Cultural Laureate Foundation
Phi Beta Kappa, Epsilon Chapter, University of Richmond
Society for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Westhampton College Alumnae Association
Women's Club, Virginia Commonwealth University
HONORS AND AWARDS (GENERAL)
Carnegie Fellowship
-For study at the Fogg Museum, 1933
Distinguished Alumna Award
-Recipient, one of eleven awards, Westhampton College, University of Richmond, 1964 (Fiftieth Anniversary of Westhampton College)
Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Art
-Certificate of Merit, WRNL, Richmond, 1969
"Theresa Pollak Building" Dedication
-School of the Arts, Virginia Commonwealth University, 1971
Honorary Doctorate in Fine Art
-University of Richmond, 1973
Richmond Federated Arts Council Annual Award
-Distinguished Service to the Arts, 1976
Peer Eminent Award in the Arts
-Virginia Cultural Laureate Center, 1977
Honorary Doctorate in the Humanities
-Virginia Commonwealth University, 1978
YWCA Award
-One of Ten Most Prominent Women of the Year in Richmond, 1986
Phi Beta Kappa
-Epsilon Chapter, University of Richmond
AWARDS IN PAINTING
Studio Club of New York
-First Prize, 1926
Richmond Academy of Art
-Second Prize, 1931
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Virginia Artists Biennial
-First Prize, 1939
-Certificate of Distinction, 1971
Richmond Artists' Association
-First Prize, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1975
Norfolk Museum, Irene Leache Memorial
-Purchase Prize, 1960
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University
-Special Merit Award, "Drawing Contempo '76," 1976
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Delphic Studios
-New York, New York, 1934
Anderson Gallery of Art
-Richmond, Virginia, 1936
Lynchburg Federal Art Gallery
-Lynchburg, Virginia, 1940
University of Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
-Charlottesville, Virginia, 1940, 1961
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
-Richmond, Virginia, 1940, 1973
Westhampton College, University of Richmond,
-Richmond, Virginia, 1940, 1965, 1974
Farmville State Teachers College
-Farmville, Virginia, 1941
Mary Baldwin College
-Staunton, Virginia, 1951
Jewish Community Center
-Richmond, Virginia, 1960
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University
-Retrospective, Richmond, Virginia, 1969
Washington and Lee University
-Lexington, Virginia, 1969
Limestone College
-Drawings, Gaffney, South Carolina, 1972
Virginia Intermont College
-Bristol, Virginia, 1973
Scott-McKennis Fine Arts Gallery
-Richmond, Virginia, 1979
Reynolds/Minor Gallery
-Drawings, Richmond, Virginia, 1982
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University
-Extensive Retrospective Drawings and Paintings, Richmond, Virginia, 1986
Reynolds/Minor Gallery
-Richmond, Virginia, 1988
Reynolds Gallery
-Theresa Pollak Impressions: 1991-1992, Works on Paper, Richmond, Virginia, 1993
Reynolds Gallery
-Theresa Pollak: Selected Works 1942-1996, Richmond, Virginia, 1997
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Studio Club of New York
-New York, New York, 1926
Woman's Club Foyer
-Richmond, Virginia, 1927
Dudensing Gallery
-New York, New York, 1928
Richmond Woman's Club
-Richmond, Virginia, 1928
Corcoran Gallery
-Twelfth Biennial of Contemporary American Painting, Washington, D.C., 1930
New York Society of Independent Artists
-New York, New York, 1931
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
-Richmond Exhibition of Virginia Artists, Biennial, Richmond, Virginia, 1931-1949, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1971
G.R.D. Gallery
-New York, New York, 1932
Richmond Academy of Arts
-First Annual Exhibition of Virginia Artists, Richmond, Virginia, 1932
Whitney Museum
-First Biennial of Contemporary Painting, New York, New York, 1932
Argent Gallery
-New York, New York, 1933
Museum of Fine Arts
-New England Society of Contemporary American Art, Boston, Massachusetts, 1933
Macbeth Gallery
-New York, New York, 1933
Salons of America
-New York, New York, 1933-34
Old White Art Gallery
-White Sulphur Springs, Virginia, 1934
Rockefeller Center
-New York, New York, 1936, 1938
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
-Southern States Art Exhibit, Richmond, Virginia, 1939
Oakland Art Gallery
-Oakland, California, 1941-43
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
-American Painting Biennial, Richmond, Virginia, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1950
Virginia Intermont College
-Bristol, Virginia, 1944, 1946
Butler Art Institute
-Youngstown, Ohio, 1947
Gibbes Art Gallery
-Charlestown, South Carolina, 1947
Valentine Museum
-The Richmond Scene, Richmond, Virginia, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955
Norfolk Museum of Fine Arts (now the Chrysler Museum of Art)
-Norfolk, Virginia, 1955, 1960-62, 1968
Richmond Artists' Association Exhibits (3 Annually)
-Richmond, Virginia, 1955-1975
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
-Richmond, Virginia, 1956
Lynchburg Art Center
-Lynchburg, Virginia, 1958
University of Georgia
-Athens, Georgia, 1958
Washington and Lee University,
-Lexington, Virginia, 1960
Ferrum College
-Ferrum, Virginia, 1963
Fredericksburg Gallery of Modern Art
-Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1964
Muggleton Gallery
-Auburn, New York, 1964
Rocky Mount Art Center
-Rocky Mount, North Carolina, 1964
Twentieth Century Gallery
-Williamsburg, Virginia, 1964, 1973
Longwood College
-Farmville, Virginia, 1966
Fredericksburg Gallery of Modern Art
Fredericksburg, Virginia, 1967
Scott-McKennis Fine Arts Gallery
-Richmond, Virginia, 1975, 1979
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University
-Drawing Contempo '76, Richmond, Virginia, 1976
Richmond Federated Arts Council, 1708 Gallery
-June Jubilee Invitational, Richmond, Virginia, 1979
Reynolds/Minor Gallery
-Richmond, Virginia, 1980-
Art Student's League
-The Immortal Eight and Its Influence, New York, New York, 1983
Anderson Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University
-Faculty Exhibition, Richmond, Virginia, 1986-87
AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS
Art Criticism
-Richmond News Leader, 3 January, 20 February, 4 November, 28 November 1931, 30 November 1932, & others
-Richmond Times-Dispatch, 11 December 1949
Booklet
-An Art School: Some Reminiscences, published by Virginia Commonwealth University, 1969.
Essay
-"Recollections," Hundredth Anniversary Catalog (New York: Art Student's League, 1975), 21-24.
LISTED IN PUBLICATIONS
Who's Who in American Art (New York: R.R. Bowker, Reed Publishing Co.)
Who's Who in American Art (Washington, D.C.: American Federation of Arts)
Leading Women in America (New York: Authors' International Publishing Company)
Prominent Women in Virginia (Jacksonville, FL: Southern Historical Publishing Associates)
Who's Who in Virginia (n.p.: Larkin, Roosevelt and Larkin, Ltd.)
Women of Distinction of America (New York: Who's Who Among Women)
American Women (n.p.: American Publications, Inc.)
Who's Who in the South and Southwest (n.p.: A.N. Marquis Company)
Who's Who in American Jewry (New York: National News Association)
"American Jews--Their Lives and Achievements," Universal Jewish Encyclopedia (n.p.: Universal Jewish Encyclopedia, Inc.)
Prominent Women in America
Who's Who of American Women (n.p.: A.N. Marquis Company)
Dictionary of International Biography, ed. Geoffrey Hendley-Taylor (London, England)
Virginia Lives, The Old Dominion's Who's Who (Williamsburg, VA: Historical Record Association)
Outstanding Educators of America (Chicago, IL)
Who's Who in American Society (Fort Lauderdale, FL: American Publishing)
REPRESENTED IN PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
Collegiate School, Richmond, Virginia
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Richmond, Virginia
Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, Virginia
First and Merchants National Bank (now Sovran), Richmond, Virginia
Longwood College, Farmville, Virginia
Mary Baldwin College, Staunton, Virginia
Norfolk Museum (Now Chrysler), Norfolk, Virginia
North American Corporation, Richmond, Virginia
Owens Minor and Bodeker, Inc., Richmond, Virginia
Philip Morris, Inc., Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Eye and Ear Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Richmond Metropolitan Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Sheltering Arms Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Stuart Circle Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia
Virginia National Bank, Norfolk, Virginia
Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
Westhampton College, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Numerous private collections