Candice Brearley

WHO'S WHO of American Women

28th Edition   2010 - 2011

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BREARLEY, CANDICE, fashion designer, artist; born Trenton, NJ; daughter of Joseph and Lillian (Mieler) Szalay; married Purvis Brearley, 1965. BFA, Museum School, Philadelphia. 1965, MFA, 1968, BFA Parsons School Design, 1975, New School for Social Research, 1975. Freelance portrait artist, Trenton, 1965-present; assistant Designer Malcolm Starr, NYC, 1974-75; Designer Originala, NYC, 1975-77, Vignette, NYC, 1977-78, President, Designer Candice Brearley, Inc. Trenton, 1978; President, Wickford Corporation of NJ 1986-present; Board of Directors, Beta Con Corporation, Lawrenceville, NJ. One-woman art shows National State Bank, NJ, 1971, R.F. Gallery, Trenton NJ, 2004, Lawrence Historical Society, 2010; exhibited in group show at NJ State Museum, Trenton, 1970. Member, David Brearley Charitable Society, 1996. Member, Development Committee Restoration of "The Brearley House", Lawrenceville, NJ. Recipient Award Lane Bryant Design Competition 1974. Fellow, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Princeton University Museum, NJ State Museum. Owner/Artist, Brearley Wickford Gallery, Lambertville, N.J. 2011. Roman Catholic. Avocations: opera, cooking.