Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut • Encountering Survivors with Vivian Zoe

Join the Jewish Federation of Eastern Connecticut and the Lyman Allyn Art Museum for an Encounter program with local artist Vivian Zoe.

Encountering Survivors is a unique opportunity for individuals to learn about the Holocaust through the eyes of local survivors.  Learn detailed personal accounts of the survivors’ childhood, experiences during the Holocaust, and their liberation and immigration to the United States. This program is held in conjunction with the Pop-up Exhibition: Art in the Holocaust.

About the Speaker:

Vivian F. Zoë is a graduate of the University of Connecticut and the Ohio State University with degrees in studio art, arts education and administration and theatre design. Recently retired, she has served as the director of several museums and arts organizations. She is a historian who’s researched and published numerous articles about the people, places, artists and art in Connecticut history. Since retiring, Zoë has focused her research on the Holocaust era experiences of her family, plumbing the ever-increasingly available digitized archives.

Her own artwork has enjoyed inclusion in juried exhibitions at galleries including the Lyme Art Association (CT), Five Points Center for the Visual Arts (CT), Spectrum Gallery in Essex (CT), the Rhode Island Watercolor Society (RI), CT Academy of Fine Arts, the Bristol (RI) Art Museum and CT Women Artists. Vivian recently presented a solo exhibition at the Gallery at Three Rivers Community College. She works in her home studio in Gales Ferry, CT, USA.

Date & Time: Sunday, January 18, 2pm
Cost: Free for All

RSVP to 860.443.2545 ext. 2129 or email us.