1) Donna N. Schuster, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 1883, was an American easel painter, who created work in the style of modern impressionism using the medium of oil and watercolor.
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2) She got her education at the Art Institute of Chicago, then later attended Boston Museum School along with Edmund C. Tarbell and Frank W. Benson.
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3) In 1914, she was a student at the William Merritt Chase Summer School of Art in Carmel by the Sea, CA. In 1923, she built a studio home in the hills of Griffith Park & joined the faculty of OCAD.
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4) She was a member of the Group of Eight, who considered themselves modernist in their use of rich color, expressive techniques, & an emphasis on the figure.
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5) She co-founded the California Art Club and Women Painters of the West. She was also a founding member of the CA Watercolor Society & was involved with their exhibitions from 1921 until the mid 1940s.
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6) Her art was exhibited at LACMA in 1914, 1917, 1920, 1927 & 1929. Later, in the 1930s, she had shows at the San Francisco Art Association, the NY Academy of Fine Art & the NY Watercolor Society.