Education
M.F.A.
Tulane University, Newcomb School of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana
B.A.
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Gallery Representation
- Kim Foster Gallery, New York, New York
- Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, California
- Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington
- Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida
- Martha Schneider Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Exhibitions: Invitational (Selected)
2011
Kim Foster Gallery, New York, New York
Peninsula Museum of Art, Belmont, California
2010
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, California
2009
Kim Foster Gallery, New York, New York
2008
Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, California
Kim Foster Gallery, New York, New York
2007
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, California
Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, California
2006
Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, California
2005
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2004
LewAllen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Kidder Smith Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Sue Greenwood Fine Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
2003
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Greenwood/ Chebithes Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
2002
LewAllen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2001
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2000
LewAllen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco, California
1999
LewAllen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
1998
Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco, California
1996
Hebrew Union College, New York, New York
Pence Gallery, Davis, California
1995
Berkeley Hillel, Reutlinger Center, Berkeley, California
1993
Joy Horwich Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1992
Marin Civic Center, First and Third Floor Galleries, San Rafael, California
1989
"Artspots", Art in Public Places, Concord, California
1988
American Institute of Architects, Oakland, California
2010
Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York
2007
Ft. Collins Museum Of Contemporary Art, Ft. Collins, Colorado
2005
Kidder Smith Gallery, Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
2001
Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, California
2000
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1999
Gwenda Jay/Addington Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
1998
Stanford University, Center for Integrated Systems, Stanford, California
Albertson/Peterson Gallery, Winter Park, Florida
1996
The National Jewish Museum, Washington, D.C.
Joy Horwich Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Exhibitions: Group Shows Invitational (Selected)
2011
Orange County Contemporary Art Center, "Deep", Curated by Grace Kook Anderson, Santa Ana, California
Performance Art Institute, Curated by Hanna Regev, "Surveillance", San Francisco, California
Kim Foster Gallery, "Anonymous" curated by Dominick Lombardi, New York, New York
Cerritos College, "inscription:Text-Image-Action", Norwalk, California
Axiom Gallery, Riders on the Train Project, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts
de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara University, "New Media", Santa Clara, California
Islip Museum of Art, "Text Messaging", Long Island, New York
Kim Foster Gallery, New York, New York
LewAllen Contemporary, "Diptych" exhibition, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Reversing Vandalism, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, California
Greenwood/Chebithes Gallery (Inaugural exhibition), Laguna Beach, California
Jan Baum Gallery, "Figure It Out", Los Angeles, California
Triton Museum, Shenson Gallery, "Bittersweet Legacy", Santa Clara, California
San Francisco City College & 743 Gallery, High Tech/High Touch, San Francisco, California
Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco, California
San Francisco Art Commission Galleries, San Francisco, California
Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California
The National Jewish Museum, Washington, D.C.
Lisa Parker Fine Art, New York, New York
University of Judaism, Platt Gallery, Los Angeles, California
John Natsoulas Gallery, Thirty Ceramic Sculptors '95, Davis, California
Exploring a Movement: Feminist Visions in Clay, Downey Museum, Downey, California
Dorothy McRae Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Jewish Museum, "About Face" Exhibition, San Francisco, California
Pacific Rim Ceramic Sculpture Exhibition, Honolulu Art Academy, Honolulu, Hawaii
West Coast Clay, The New Breed, California Crafts Museum, San Francisco, California
Images of Us, Bedford Gallery, Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, California
ART of CALIFORNIA Magazine, Discovery Award Exhibition, Los Angeles, California
Oakland Museum, "Oakland's Artists", Oakland, California
Judah A. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California, Personal Landscapes - Universal Visions
Exhibitions: Juried (Selected)
2006
University of Wisconsin, "SuperVision", Eau Claire, Wisconsin
2003
Center for Photographic Art, juried by Tim Wride and Barbara Sinsheimer, Carmel, California
2000
Crocker Museum of Art, Crocker-Kingsley 72st Biennial Exhibition, Sacramento, California
1999
Women's Caucus for the Arts, National Conference, Los Angeles, California
1998
Crocker Museum of Art, Crocker-Kingsley 71st Biennial Exhibition, Sacramento, California
1997
Pacific Rim Sculptors Exhibition, San Francisco, California
1995
Fletcher Ceramic Challenge, International Exhibition, Auckland, New Zealand
1994
Downey Museum of Art, Ceramics Now 1994, Downey, California
1993
Everson Museum of Art, 29th Ceramic National Exhibition, Syracuse, New York
San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, 8th Annual Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, Texas
1992
National Women's Exhibition, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, California
1991
Downey Museum of Art, Ceramics Now 1991, Downey, California
Art & The Woman Artist, Clary-Miner Gallery, Buffalo, New York
1990
Two-Dimensional Reality, San Jose Art League, San Jose, California
1989
Long Beach Art Association Seven Western State Open Juried Exhibit, Long Beach, California
Professional Teaching Experience:
1987 - Present
Laney College, Oakland, California, Art Instructor
1986
Chabot College, Hayward, California, Drawing Instructor
1985-1988
University of California, Berkeley, California, Art Instructor, A.S.U.C. Studio
1981-1984
California State University, Chico, California, Assistant Professor
1980-1981
San Diego State University, San Diego, California, Visiting Assistant Professor
1979 Summer
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Visiting Instructor
1979
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, Art Instructor, Glass technician
Published Recognition - Photos, Articles, & Reviews (Selected)
2011, November
galomagazine.com (Global Art Laid Out) by Nicole Bonosccuro
2010, August
The Seattle Times, Review by Michael Upchurch
2010, September
The Best of World Wide Mixed Media, Volume 1, Kennedy Publishing
2010, August
Visual Art Source, Review by Laura Macomber
2009, October
Examiner.com, Interviewby Lorenzo Dominguez
2009, September
Cover, Coast Magazine, Orange County, California
2009, May-June
Art Ltd. Magazine, "Under the Radar", Review by Roberta Carasso
2008, September
Orange County Register, Review by Roberta Carasso
2008, April
New.York.Art.Crit: John Haber's Art Reviews, "Rush Hour", New York
2008, April
Chelsea Flaneur, AndrewWerth.com
2007, February
North Coast Journal, Eureka, CA, Review by Katherine Almy
2006, August
American Art Collector, National Magazine, Arizona
2006, Summer
Cover, Orange County Kids Magazine, Orange County, California
2006, January
San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, San Francisco, California
2006, Winter
LILITH Magazine, New York
2005, December
HOMEOWNER HAIKU, Co-author w/Jerry Ratch
2005, September
THE Magazine, Poetry/Photo Issue, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2005, Fall
LILITH Magazine, New York
2005
Cover, CITY ECONOMICS by Brendan O'Flaherty, Harvard University Press
2005, Feb.-March
THE Magazine, Photo Issue, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2004
Cover, LET'S DO, by Rebecca Meacham, University of North Texas Press
2004, July
The Boston Globe, Boston, MA
2004, April
SLATE, on-line magazine, Reversing Vandalism, by Lisa Davis
2003
100 ARITISTS OF THE WEST COAST, Douglas Bullis, Atelier Books
2003, August
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Review by Bobbie Allen
2003
Cover, POPULATION CHANGE IN CANADA, Beaujot & Kerr, Oxford University
2003
SOCIOLOGY, John Macionis, Prentice Hall
2003 May
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, Review by Victoria Josslin
2002, Fall
LILITH Magazine, New York
2002, May
The New Mexican, Pasatiempo, Review by Lynn Cline
2002, June
THE Magazine, by Jon Carver, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2002, June
The New Mexican, Pasatiempo, Artwalker by Hollis Walker
2001, Dec.-Jan.
ARTWEEK, Cover & Review, by Victoria Josslin
2001, Oct.
ART ACCESS, Review by Molly Rhodes
2001
Cover, WILD DREAMS OF REALITY by Jerry Ratch, Creative Arts Books
2001
Cover, AGAINST ESSENTIALISM, by Stephen Fuchs, Harvard University Press
2001
Cover, The Green Hills Literary Lantern
2001
Bittersweet Legacy by C.Brody
2001, Spring
Cover, LILITH magazine, New York
2000
NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS, Pacific Coast edition
2000, Nov.
THE magazine, Review by Diane Armitage, Santa Fe, NM
1999, February
Gravy, (River North) Vol.1, #3
1999, April
Santa Fean magazine
1998
NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS, Pacific Coast
1998, April
Sacramento Bee
1998, April
Sacramento News & Review
1997, Fall
LILITH magazine, New York
1997, October
Oakland Tribune
1996, Spring
LILITH magazine, New York
1996, Nov.
Ceramics Monthly
1994, Sept., 1993, April
Artweek
1994, 1991, January
Ceramics Monthly
l992, September
Jewish Bulletin, CA
l99l, Oct./Nov.
Art Of California magazine
1990, April
Artweek
Awards: (Selected)
2005
Short List Finalist, Los Angeles Metro Station Project, Los Angeles, California
2004
Short List Finalist, Oakland Airport Project, Oakland, California
2003
Chosen to be part of "100 Artists of the West Coast" by Douglas Bullis
1998
Crocker Museum of Art, Crocker-Kingsley Biennial, monetary award, Sacramento, CA
1994
Silver Award in mixed media, Art Of California Magazine, Napa, California
1992
Honorable Mention, National Juried Exhibition, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, California
1991
Gold and Bronze Awards in sculpture, Art Of California Magazine, Napa, California
Monetary Award, Art & The Woman Artist, Clary-Miner Gallery, Buffalo, New York;
1983
Grant Award, Office of Professional Development, California State University, Chico, CA
1982
Grant Award, Office of Professional Development, California State University, Chico, CA
Public / Corporate Collections & Commissioned Works: (Selected)
Peninsula Art Museum
Belmont, CA
AT&T
Houston, TX
Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History
Santa Cruz, CA
Camino Medical Center
Mountain View, CA
Crocker Museum of Art
Sacramento, CA
Temple Isaiah
Los Angeles, CA
City of Richmond, City Hall
Richmond, CA
Pacific Gas & Electric
San Ramon, CA
Earthcam Inc.
Hoboken, NJ
Kaiser Hospital
Mountain View, CA
Alameda County Art Commission
Oakland, CA
Willow Pass Rec. Center
Concord, CA
Merck Pharmaceutical
Philadelphia, PA
Harrison Museum of Art
Logan, Utah
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA
Shoreline Office Center
Mill Valley, CA
Deloitte & Touche
Seattle, WA
DPR Construction
Redwood City, CA
San Francisco City Hall, Asst. City Atty.
San Francisco, CA
Life Scan Corporation
Milpitas, CA
Copan Corporation
Seattle, WA
ESL Corporation
Santa Clara, CA
Voyager Capital
Seattle, WA
Cal. State Teachers Ret.
Sacramento, CA
Rhoda Goldman Plaza
San Francisco, CA
Kemper Tool Company
Chino, CA
Corporate Net Leasing at City Commons
Orlando, FL
La Rinconada Golf Club
Los Gatos, CA
United Airlines
San Francisco, CA
Harvey's Restaurant
Boston, MA
Apple Corporation
Cupertino, CA
Bemidji State University
Bemidji, MN
Adobe Corporation
Mountain View, CA
Louisiana Craft Council
New Orleans, LA
Temple Sinai
Oakland, CA
Varian Corporation
Palo Alto, CA
Kaiser Hospital
Martinez, CA
Top of the Hub restaurant
Boston, MA
Televised Video & Radio Interviews with the Artist:
2007
KUSP Radio, Santa Cruz, California
1996
Channel 10, Santa Rosa, California
1991
Channel 6 Cable, Palo Alto, California
1986
Channel 6 Cable, Walnut Creek, California
Workshops / Lectures / Panels: (Selected)
2007
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, California
Fort Collins Museum of Contemporary Art, Ft. Collins, California
1998
Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, Slide Panel, Berkeley, California
1995
Bay Area Jewish Women's Conference, Slide Panel, San Francisco, California
1993
Slide Presentation, Emerging Talent, at National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts, San Diego, California.
Slide Presentation, California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, California