(1922-1979)
Ilene Nimelman Katz attended the Albright Art School and received a Bachelor of Science in Art Education from Ohio State University. She was working toward an M.F.A. from the University at Buffalo, studying with Sam Russo, Saul Hurwitz and Seymour Drumlevitch. Mrs. Katz was a member of the Oakland Artists, whose members included Elizabeth Tower, Charlotte Albright, Nancy Jewett, Virginia Tillou, and others. Sylvia L. Rosen was a friend. She was very active in the Members’ Council of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery.