1929

Born in Seattle, Washington, USA on August 7th, as Josephine Gail Kleinberg.

1946-1949

Educated at University of Washington, Seattle. Majors in biology and takes first year painting and drawing art courses.

1950

Works during spring and summer in Kibbutz in Israel. Moves to New York City.

1950-1953

Attends the New School for Social Research, New York, NY, and studies with the Graduate Faculty in Gestalt Psychology.

1953

Marries Richard Baer, a television writer, and moves to Los Angeles, CA.

1955

December, birth of son Joshua.

1957

Begins experimenting in an Abstract-Expressionist style. Work characterized by strong light-dark contrasts.

Associates peripherally with the Walter Hopps-Ed Kienholz run Ferus Gallery.

1959

Starts living with John Wesley in California.

1960

Paints in a reductive, hard-edge style.

June: returns to New York City. Marries John Wesley, first in Mexico and then again in New York.

1962

Summer: begins first mature series of work. Meets Dan Flavin and Donald Judd.

1962-1963

Graph paper paintings and drawings, and Korean Paintings.

1964

Series of large squares, small squares, vertical rectangles, with fully enclosing border. Participates in a group show at the Kaymar Gallery,

Eleven Artists, organized by Dan Flavin; her first NY group show (March 31st-April 14th).