About

Ms. Gabriel studied painting in Vienna, Austria, and has received a MFA degree from the University of Massachusetts, where she was granted a University Fellowship in painting. She also has a Master of Science in Art Education from the Massachusetts College of Art. Ms. Gabriel has been in numerous publications and exhibitions nationwide. She has won numerous awards, including an Art Student’s League scholarship in New York, a Certificate of Achievement in Art from the Office of the Mayor of New York City, First Prize in “All California Art exhibition, juror Henry Hopkings, and “Best of Show,” in the “Human Form” exhibition at the Newport Visual Arts Center, Newport, Oregon. She was named “Finalist” in the recent 2007 Artist’s Magazine competition. Ms. Gabriel has had her work on extended loan in the Executive Chairman’s office at the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, D. C. Her painting “Roots” is a recent Havurah Shir Hadash Temple acquisition. She had a retro