Elsie Zarin Goll

May 16, 1915 – June 25, 2006

Elsie painted and resided in New York City and Northport, Long Island. She worked in oil, etching and monoprint beginning in 1948. Her paintings documented her life; portraits of family, friends and notables, flowers, landscapes and images reflecting her environment and the mood and culture of her time.

She studied painting and had deep friendships with many notable artists of the mid 20th century: Sol Wilson, Xavier Gonzalez, Jack Levine, Henry Varnum Poore and Sidney Simon at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. She also studied at The National Academy of Design and Columbia University.

Mrs. Goll’s first one-person shows were held at the Vera Lazuk Gallery in Cold Spring Harbor, NY, followed by shows at the United States National Arboretum in Washington, DC, and at Mansfield State College, Mansfield, PA, where she was a visiting art lecturer.

She has exhibited in group shows at numerous galleries and institutions, including: Knoedler Gallery, Silvermine Guild, Audubon Artists, Provincetown Art Association, Artists Equity Association, Long Island Art League, National Association of Women Artists, and Brandeis University; and has received various awards and prizes including the John Carl Georgi Memorial Prize awarded by the National Association of Women Artists.

She was married to Abram Emanuel Goll for 68 years a loving husband and friend who championed her work as both an artist and a hospital administrator. Her forward thinking and courageous life set an important example for her two children and for all who knew her.