Curriculum Vitae
Education
M.F.A. 1991 Painting/Drawing, California College of Art, San Francisco/ Oakland, CA
B.F.A. 1986 Painting/Drawing, Boston University, Boston, MA
Teaching
Jan. 1999-Present Professor of Art, Faculty, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill CA
1991-1992 Life Drawing Instructor, California College of Art, Extended Ed. Oakland, CA
2002-2003 Drawing Instructor, California State Summer School for the Arts at California Institute for the Arts, Valencia, CA
Selected Exhibitions
Biomorphic, Abrams-Claghorn Gallery, Berkeley, CA, Curated by Anne Wolf, Professor of Art, CCA, SF, CA
Blue, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Marin, CA
Flora and Fauna, Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CA
Small Works, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CA
One Person Exhibition, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Cafe, San Francisco, CA
Bestiaries, Oakland Art Gallery, curated by Anna Vaughn, Oakland, CA “Two Person Exhibit”, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA
Firecrackers, Roshambo Winery, Curated by Chandra Cerrito, Napa, CA
Exhibition, Oakland Art Gallery, curated by Anna Vaughn, Oakland, CA
Two Person Exhibit, Mercury 20 Gallery, Oakland, CA
Contemporary Perspectives, Museum of ContemporaryArt at Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, CA Francisco, CA
No Big Heads, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK
Holiday Show, Two-XL Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Faculty Exhibition”, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill CA
Group Show, Soho-Myriad Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Fresh, 525 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
It’s A Dog’s Life, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Mostra 99 Works on Paper, Museo Italo Americano, San Francisco, CA
Small Works, The Sequel”, Susan Cummings Gallery, Mill Valley, CA “Fever Dreams”, Belcher Street Studios, San Francisco, CA
Bug Collection”, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
Mood Swings”, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA,
Obsession, Southern Exposure Gallery, Juror: Gary Garrels, Curator of Painting And Sculpture, SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
Three Person Show, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Miniatures, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Delirium, OPTS Art, San Francisco, CA
Miniatures, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Trees, Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT
Garden of Earthly Delights, OPTS Art, SF, CA
California Small Works, California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA
Art Auction, Harcourts Modern and Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
Art Against The Tide, Nexus Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Two Group Shows, Orphanos Gallery, Boston, MA
Small Works, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY
Fall Beginnings, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY
Honors and Awards
Finalist, Woman Create, Studio Assistant Photo, Jurors; Jo Packham, Fifi O’Neill
Best in Show, Cash Award, Artist Alliance of California, Jurors; David Bonetti, Catherine Clark, Peter Frank
Finalist, SF Woman’s Artists Emerging Artist Competition, SF, CA Fellowship/Residency, Vermont Studio School, Johnson, Vermont
Best in Show, Cash Award, George Sherman Union Gallery, Boston MA
Collections
Ritz-Carleton, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Ritz-Carleton, Dallas, Texas
Netscape, Mountain View, CA
Saks Fifth Ave, New York, New York
Burns Fine Art, New York, New York
Signe Mayfield, Curator Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
Metropolitan Museum of the City of New York, Children’s Library
Bibliography
East Bay Express, Critics Choice, “Bestiaries”, De Witt Cheng
East Bay Express, “21st Century Innocence”, Nate Seltenrich, Sun. Nov. 26, 2006
Contemporary Arts Quarterly, Vol.1, “Free Fall, Painting in the 00’s”, Fall 2005
New American Paintings, Vol. 25, Dec. 1999, Juror: Lowery Sims
East Bay Express, “Visual Art, As We See It”, Vol.22, Lin Fischer, Dec. 1999
San Jose Mercury News, “An Artful Look at Insects”, Chiori Santiago, May 1996
San Mateo Times, “Bug Out”, Jolene Thym, May 1996
Artweek, “An Exposed Historicism”, Randall Davis, Dec. 1994
SF Bay Guardian, Critiques Choice, “Wet Paint 2”, Harry Roche, 1992 ArtSpeak, “Surfaces That Effect Color, Form, and Content”, Vol.IX, No.3, October 1, 1987, J. Taylor Basker,