Isaac Witkin (born South Africa, 1936-2006)

Isaac Witkin was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1936.  At the age of 21 the sculptor moved to London where he attended St. Martin’s School of Art.  In 1965, Witkin emigrated to the United States and became an artist-in-residence at Bennington College, from 1965-79.  Following, Witkin lived and worked in Pemberton, NJ.  Witkin exhibited extensively in galleries and museums around the world.  Selected past exhibitions include: Locks Gallery, Philadelphia; Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, NY; Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ; and a solo exhibition at the Walker Hill Art Center in Seoul.  Additionally, Witkin is featured in numerous public collections including: Centre for Modern Art, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon; Fine Arts Museum, University of Sydney, Australia; Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh; Denver Art Museum; Hayward Gallery, London; Storm King Art Center, Mountainville, NY; the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, MA; Tate Gallery, London, UK; and The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel. Witkin passed away in 2006.