Sally Schoch

Sally Schoch is an artist and painter living in Wilmette, Illinois.

Background

Schoch was born in Joliet, Illinois and studied at School of the Art Institute of Chicago where she earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in drawing and painting in 1962. She worked as a commercial artist for a short time. After she married she focused on weaving and later began painting. [ [http://www.shaveyourhead.com/ComedyColumn/042703FriendsForever.shtml The Herald News Online] ]

Types of Paintings

Schoch specializes in abstract flower and portrait paintings and has been painting in oils for more than 40 years. She believes that abstract art is "the marriage of imagination, spontaneity and color." [ [http://www.thetimmelcollection.com/Gallery/sschoch/Sally%20-%20NS.htm The Timmel Collection] ] .

Commissions and Shows

Institutions in Chicago and elsewhere, including Marshall Field's, Bank of America, the Chubb Corp., and the American Meat Export Association have commissioned works from Schoch. Her works have been exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Marshall Field's and at other locations in northern Illinois and southwestern Michigan. [ [http://www.thetimmelcollection.com/Gallery/sschoch/Sally%20-%20Resume.htm The Timmel Collection] ]

Schoch is a member of the Chicago Artists' Coalition.

References

External links

* [http://www.sallyschoch.com S. Schoch website]
* [http://www.womensjourneysinfiber.com/Purses/schoch.htm Women's Journeys in Fiber -- Sally Schoch: Get Some Color in Your Life]
* [http://www.courtyardfineart.com/profile.php?artistID=8&bio=true Courtyard Gallery -- Sally Schoch]