Associations

Founder and Member of Many Art and Cultural Women's Committees in Washington, DC

Trustee and Overseer the Corcoran Gallery
Washington, DC
 

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

2004 - Present

Chairman of the Board
Arts for the Aging, Inc. (AFTA)

1999 - Present

President
Dara's Canine Foundation, Inc.

Transcriber: Dara: Autobiography of a
Chesapeake Bay Retriever

1990 - Present

Honorary Trustee
The Stanley J. Sarnoff Endowment for Cardiovascular Science, Inc.

1967 - Present

Sculptor

1988 - 2004

President/Founder
Arts for the Aging, Inc. (AFTA)

1959-1961

President, Rodana Research Corporation
Bethesda, MD

1954-1959

Research Associate, National Heart Institute
Bethesda, MD

1948-1954

Research Assistant, Harvard School of Public Health
Boston, MA

Author/Co-Author of Scientific Papers
Co-inventor: the Phrenic Respirator

1942-1948

Red Cross Nurse
New York, NY
 

EDUCATION:

2003

Doctor of Fine Arts (Hon.)
Corcoran College of Art & Design, Washington, DC

1936-1938

History of Art, University of Florence
Florence, Italy

1936

Graduate, Reimann Art School
Berlin, Germany
 

AWARDS:

2002

IONA Senior Services Outstanding Citizen Award

2000

Third Prize, Commercial Publishers–Interiors, Illustrated Books, 1 And 2 Colors
The Washington Book Publishers Fifteenth Annual Design & Effectiveness Competition, for
Dara: Autobiography of a Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Path of Achievement Award for Arts & Humanities

1999

Swiss-American Cultural Exchange Council
Award for Excellence

Lolo with Otto Ruesch,
Swiss-American Cultural Foundation

1998

Millennium Hall of Fame Honoring Prominent Citizens of the 20th Century

1995

The Golda Award for Outstanding Accomplishments
 

LISTINGS (Selected):

Bibliography (Selected):

Books:

Lolo Sarnoff: Retrospective 1995
Catalog, Gallery K , Washington, DC (1995)

Articles:

It's a Dog's Life, and a Good One, at That
By Rebecca Denton, Valley News
Saturday, September 4, 1999, pp. C-1, C-3.

Canine Autobiography Will Help
Other Dogs Needing Adoption
By Cassie Horner, The Vermont Standard, Woodstock, VT
Thursday, July 8, 1999.

Dog's Tale Written with Help from Soul Mate: From Brush with Death to Life with Lolo Sarnoff
By Judith Kreiner, The Washington Times
Wednesday, July 7, 1999, p. C-10.

Retrieving a Sense of Adventure: A Trip to the Shelter Opens a New Chapter for Artist Lolo Sarnoff
By Sarah Booth Conroy, The Washington Post
Monday, May 24, 1999, p. C-2.

Dara's Story: The Yips and Yelps of a Canine Soap Opera
By Karen Schafer, Montgomery Gazette
Friday, May 21, 1999, p. 3.

Bethesda Author Starts Foundation to Help Stray Dogs
By Simone Wellington, Gazette Community News
Wednesday, May 12, 1999, p. A-9.

A Perspective From D.C.: Using the Power of Art
as a Response to Physically
and Psychologically Impaired Seniors
By Lolo Sarnoff, Women in Washington Business
May/June 1999, p. 9.

Doers Profile: Lili-Charlotte (Lolo) Sarnoff
The Washington Times
Tuesday, December 30, 1997, p. C-10.

Lolo Sarnoff: An Artful Life
Montgomery Magazine, Montgomery Gazette
Friday, October 4, 1996, Cover story.

Lolo Sarnoff, Young at Art
By Sarah Booth Conroy, The Washington Post
Monday, April 17, 1995, Style Section.

Elegant Women Make Elegant Art
By Eleanor Kennelly and Victor Gaetan, The Washinton Times
Friday, April 14, 1995, p. C-15.

Conversation with Lolo Sarnoff,
Swiss American Legend of the Arts
Swiss American Review
April 6, 1995, pp. 3, 12.