EDUCATION
1988 BA in Studio Art, University of California, Davis
Additional art instruction from University of North Texas and Chico State University and UC Berkeley
Instructors include: Robert Arneson, Julie Bozzi, Squeak Carnwath, Gillian Hodge, David Hollowell, Roland Petersen, Cornelia Schulz, poet Gary Snyder, Wayne Thiebaud, and Peter Voulkos
ART RELATED JOBS
Art in Public Places Director Nevada County Arts Council
Art Instructor: Public Schools Stars Programs
Art Instructor: Neighborhood Centor of the Arts -a day program for for adults with
psychiatric and developmental disabilities
Illustrator/Graphic Designer
Gallery and Public Art Installations Assistant
AWARDS
1993 Vesta Chaistan Memorial Award
43rd Artcetera Competitlon.,Auburn,CA.
Juror:Phillip Linhares, Curator, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
1993 Award of Merit
California Works: California State Fair
1993 Award of Merit
41st Artcetera Competition:
Juror: John Fitzgibbon, professor SSU, Art Critic
1992 Purchase Award, Sierra Visuals '92, Grass Valley, CA
Juror: Sylvia Tessore, Director, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1991 Honorable Mention 40th Artcetera
Juror: Janet Dreisbach, Curator, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
1989 Second Place Award
Northern California Arts. Inc. 50th Anniversary Exhibition,Sacramento, CA
1989 Nominee
Dewar's Young Artist Award, Los Angeles, CA
1989 Second Place Award
Auburn Arts Competition
Juror, Janet Dreisbach, Curator, Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA
1989 Best in Show
Sierra Visuals '89 , Nevada City, CA
SCHOLARSHIP
Tarrant County Annual High School Art Scholarship Competition sponsored by the Ft. Worth Chamber of Commerce, exhibited at the First National Bank, Ft. Worth, TX:
1976 Best in Show for portfolio
including 1st place for ceramics, 2nd place for jewery and metalsmithing, second place for printmaking, honorable mention for drawing
OTHER JURIED EXHIBITIONS
1992 Callfornla Small Works, Santa Rosa Art Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
1991 Women Artists '91, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1989 Women Artists '89, Satellite exhibit, B. McDonald Gallery, Sacramento, CA
GROUP SHOWS. ONE AND TWO PERSON SHOWS *
2007 "Pussyfooting Around" Knox Humane Society, Thomaston ME, group fundraiser- 2 public art fiberglass sculptures.
2000 "The Home Show", Carol Henderson Gallery, Ft. Worth, Tx., group show
1996 "A Relative Show", Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine,
Fort Worth, Texas, group show.
1995 "Death and Rebirth" Phantom Gallery. Sacramento, Ca.. group show
1995 Templeton Art Center Annual Group Show, Ft. Worth, Tx.
1994 "Exploring Heart's Desire" Vitae Gallery,
Nevada City, CA , one person show
1993 "Tweaked People, Twisted Places", Auburn Arts Center,
Auburn, CA, two person show
1993 "Reflecting Diversity", Upstairs Gallery, Nevada Clty, CA, group show
1991 "Haute Trash", Performance. Fashions Designs using
discarded materials, Nevada Theatre, Nevada City, CA
1990 St. Joseph's Cultural Center, Grass Valley, Ca., one
person show
1990 Vitae Gallery, Nevada City, CA. one person show
1989, 1990 "The Rlver Show" : Tofanelli's Restaurant, Grass
Vallev, CA, group show
1989 "Two Women", Microgallery, Nevada County Art's Council Gallery,
Nevada City, CA, two person show
1989 Third Floor Gallery, Group Exhibitlon, Grass Valley, CA
1988, "Inns and Arts Show", Murphy's Inn, Grass Valley, CA
1988 "Paintings and Monoprints" Sierra Mountain Coffee
Roasters, Nevada City, CA, one person show
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