Resume

Education

Graphic Design, ROP, Orange County, California
Photoshop, Pagemaker
BA Fine Arts/History Education, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
MFA Program, Art Education, NMSU, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Idyllwild School of Music and Arts, Idyllwild, California
Printmaking, Textile Arts
Contemporary Art Synetics, Santa Ana, California
Creative Writing, Maureen Murdock, Instructor UCLA, Taos, New Mexico
Assemblage/Construction Workshop, Mark Lysen Studio, Irvine, California
Printmaking, Bluestone Editions, Santa Ana, California
Assemblage Workshop, Valire T. Bechtol, Santa Fe, New Mexico
National Sales Trainer Program, Parke-Davis, Greenwood, South Carolina
Wilson Learning Corporation, Counselor Selling Certification, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Management Training Seminar, Bristol Meyers, New York, New York
Continuing Education, University of California, Irvine, California

Teaching

Monoprint Workshops, Laguna Beach, California
Painting & Design, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Alameda Middle School, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Art Education
De Vargas Middle School, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Art Education
Coranado Middle School, Tucson, Arizona, Art Education

Curatorial

“Secrets & Sins”, Timbuktu, Costa Mesa, California
African Verdite, Hud Studios, Venice, California
“Baking Cookies”, 1st Group Exhibition featuring 26 Women Artists
Orange County Satellite - Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
“Issues of Violence”, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
Featured in The Orange County Register, Look Back 1994
Rated 3rd in top 10 Best Art Shows for 1994
National Mail Art Exhibition , Subject - “Issues of Violence”
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
“Issues of Oppression”, National Juried Exhibition, Juror - Miriam Schapiro
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California

Exhibitions:

2003
Tops, Malibu, California
Elements, Laguna Niguel, California
LA Designs, Los Angeles, California
Yoga Place, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, California

2002
Yoga Place, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa, California

2001
Alchemy, Laguna Beach, California
Wild Wind Art Gallery, Idyllwild, California

2000
Wild Wind Art Gallery, Idyllwild, California
Lawrence Unlimited Gallery, High Point, North Carolina, Northridge, California, Dallas Texas

1999
Wild Wind Art Gallery, Idyllwild, California
Lawrence Unlimited Gallery, High Point, North Carolina, Northridge, California, Dallas, Texas

1998
Lawrence Unlimited Gallery, High Point, North Carolina, Northridge, California
Hud Studios, Venice, California, Gallatin Gateway, Montana
Blackfish Gallery, Invitational Exhibition, Portland, Oregon
Gallery Artists, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California

1997
“Alchemical Scavengers”, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California
“Southern California Open Juried Exhibition”, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA. Juror - Henry T. Hopkins
“Through the Looking Glass: Artist Self-Portraits”, Invitational, Cypress College Fine Arts Gallery,Cypress, California, Curator - Betty Disney
International Center for Earth Concerns, Ojai, California
Golden Orb Art Gallery, Representing Southern California Artists. Curator - Robin Fuld, Fine Art Services
Fine Art Services, Invitational Corporate Residency, Irvine, California
Film Art, Los Angeles, California

1996
Works on Paper Invitational, Museum Adzak, Paris, France
Film Art, “Friends” TV rotation, Los Angeles, California
“Open Book”, University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pamona University, Pamona, California. Curator - Patrick Merrill
WoCA Slide Project, Women of Color Exhibition, National Women’s Caucus for Art. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
“The Figurative Concept”, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, California, Curator - Ray Jacob
Invitational Auction, Musical Theater Company, Laguna Beach, California
“Secrets & Sins”, Timbuktu, Costa Mesa, California
Golden Orb Art Gallery, Representing Southern California Artists
Curator - Robin Fuld, Fine Art Services

1995
International NEA Grant Exchange Exhibition, “Works on Paper”, Director, Fransisca Magana
Universidad de Colima, Galerias de Artes Plasticas, Colima, Mexico
“Digital Site”, art/computer interface, SITE Gallery, Los Angeles, California. Curator - Michael Wright
“Exploring Cultures; Power and Transition”, National Juried Exhibition, Women’s Caucus for Art. Carver Cultural Center, San Antonio, Texas
“A Really Big Group Show”, Gallery Artists, Patricia Corriea Gallery, Bergamot Station. Santa Monica, California
Group Show, Gallery Artists, Breeden Gallery, Orange, California
African Verdite, Hud Studios, Venice California, Curator - Jacqueline Rieder-Hud
Gallery Artists Show, Patricia Corriea Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, California

1994
The Best of L.A. Rhythms, Spring Street Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Sponsor - City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department
Inaugural Opening, Gallery Artists, Patricia Corriea Gallery, Bergamot Station. Santa Monica, California
“Westworld”, Cal Poly Pamona University, Pamona, CA. Curator - Ron Breeden, Breeden Gallery, Orange, CA
“Virgins, Whores, Witches & Goddess”, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, California
“Violence in the Media”, St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York
International Conference on Violence in the Media, New York, New York
International Textile Exhibition, Arts Yours Gallery, San Francisco, California
Women In The Arts, 70th Anniversary of the YWCA, South Orange County. Santa Ana, CA, Curator - Tari Brand, Brand Art Gallery
“Room with a View”, Rondeau Fine Arts, Los Angeles, California, Curator - Ginette Rondeau
“Issues Of Violence”, Solo Exhibition Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
“Celebrating Art”, Oliveria Street Gallery, Los Angeles, California, Curator - Ginette Rondeau
“Race and Gender- alternative view point”, Gallery 1078, Chico, California, Curator - Alan Carrier
“Dark Vision”, National Juried Exhibition, Dark’s Art Parlour, Santa Ana, California. Jurors - Gomez, R.H. Phister
“Fresh Squeezed“, Gallery Artists, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
Cypress College Fine Art Gallery, Cypress, California. Curator - Betty Disney, Director, Art Gallery
“Stars and Stripes FTA“, South Bay Contemporary Art Museum ll. Long Beach, California, Curator - Joe Harris
Mixed Media Exhibition, Gallery Artists, Breeden Gallery, Orange, California
“Historical Feminism”, Collaboration Exhibition with Julie Wolfe
Cal Poly Pamona University, Pamona, California
Group Invitational, Hud Studios, Venice, California, Curator - Jacqueline Rieder-Hud
“Baking Cookies”, Orange County Satellite of the SC/WCA, Curator - Shorty Vassalli
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
“Simpatico” Charbogne Salon, San Juan Capistrano, California, Curator - Jeannie Denholm, Art Matters

1993
“Healing Grief”, National Juried Exhibition, Galeria Mesa Art Gallery, Mesa, Arizona
Purchase Award - City of Mesa Contemporary Art Collection
“Beauty & The Beast - Myths and Fairy Tales”, National Juried Exhibition UNW Union Art Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
“Depayser”, Artspace Gallery, Woodland Hills, CA. Sponsor - SITE, Los Angeles, Curator - Joni Gorden, Newspace Gallery
“The Verdict”, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, Sponsor - SITE, Los Angeles, California
Curator - Suzanne Muchnic, Art Critic, Los Angeles Times
“Double Vision”, Art Store Gallery, Los Angeles, California,
Sponsor - SITE, Los Angeles, California, Curator - Margaret Lazzari
Mixed Media Invitational Exhibition, Koll Center, Newport Beach, California. Art Resources, Curator - Ray Jacob
Works on Paper, Butterfields, West Hollywood, California, Curator - Brenda Berland
“Diversion”, Art Store Gallery, Newport Beach, California, Curator - Vera Viana Asper
Mixed Media Invitational, Security Pacific Bank, Newport Beach, California. Art Resources, Curator - Ray Jacob

1992
“She Said/She Says/Women Speak Through Art”, Art In Action Juried Exhibition
NCJW/LA Women’s Center, Los Angeles, California. Jurors - Kim Dingle, Artist, Mary Artino, Director Ruth Bloom Gallery
Exhibition Artist - University of California, Irvine, Curator - Dotti Beasl
Rachel Long Morgan Women’s Opportunity Center, Irvine, California
OCVA 8th Annual Juried Exhibition, Guggenheim Gallery, Award - Honorable Mention
Chapman University, Orange, California, Juror - Dorrit Rawlins, Curator IFAC
“Awareness 2”, The Caged Chameleon Gallery, Santa Ana, California
“Into the Urban Landscape”, Soho International, Irvine, California. Curator - Antoinette Sullivan, Director, Studio Gallery
Environmental Exhibition, Bistango Gallery, Irvine, California
Gallery Artists, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. Curator - Antoinette Sullivan, Director, Studio Gallery
Solo Exhibition, Current Works, Breeden Gallery, Orange, California, Curator - Ron Breeden
Works on Paper, Butterfields, West Hollywood, Curator - Brenda Berland

1991
“Barriers and Boundaries”, OCVA 7th Annual Art Exhibition, Guggenheim Gallery. Chapman University, Orange, California
“Out of Bounds”, Breeden Gallery, Orange, California, Curator - Ron Breeden
“Just War”, BC Space Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, Curator - Mark Chamberlain

1990
Solo Exhibition, Merlino’s, Costa Mesa, California
Invitation Corporate Exhibition, Steven’s Square, Tustin, California

1984
Artists of California Gallery, Artist Exhibition. Locations; Lake Forest, Laguna Beach, California
Fall Collection Exhibition, The Property, Casa Grande, Arizona

1983
Gallery Exhibition, Artists of California Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
Laguna Beach Art Gallery, Gallery Artist, Laguna Beach, California
Showcase Art Gallery, Casa Grande, Arizona
Corporate Exhibition, Jonathan Club, Los Angeles, California

1982
Art Exhibitor, Corporate Collection, Bristol-Myers Corporation, New York, New York
Gallery Artist, Humble Artist Gallery, San Diego, California, Bernie Fiello, Director
Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts, Juried Exhibition Artist, Laguna Beach, California
Inagural Opening, Artists of California Gallery, Lake Forest, California
Glendale Federal Savings, Newport Beach, California

1981
Laguna Beach Festival of the Arts, Juried Exhibition Artist, Laguna Beach, California
Exhibition Artist, Humble Artist Gallery, San Diego, California, Bernie Fiello, Director
Showcase Gallery, Casa Grande, Arizona
Annual Invitational, Collectibles Gallery, San Francisco

1980
Solo Exhibition, Collectibles Gallery, San Francisco, California, Curator - Wayne Zion
International Exhibition, The Garden Gallery, San Francisco Decorators Showcase
San Francisco , California, Curator - Wayne Zion
Solo Exhibition, Nancy Dunn Gallery, San Clemente, California
Concept Gallery, Laguna Niguel, California
Media Exhibition, The Lakes Center, Santa Ana, California
Accent Shoji Screens featured in Orange County Magazine

Solo Exhibitions

Orange County Center For Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
Breeden Gallery, Orange, California
Collectibles Gallery, San Francisco, California
Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, California
Wiltern Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Nancy Dunn Gallery, San Clemente, California
Wild Wind Art Gallery, Idyllwild, California
Fine Art Services, Corporate Resident, Irvine, California
Alchemy, Laguna Beach, California
Soho, Irvine, California

Awards

Women of Color Art Slide Resource Project, Latin American Unit, National WCA
Top 10 best art shows in Orange County for 1994
Solo Exhibition rated 3rd Orange County Register, Show Section, January 1995
Purchase Award, City of Mesa Contemporary Art Collection, Mesa Arizona
Honorable Mention, OCVA 8th Annual Exhibition. Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, California
Graphic Award -dada, True Wheel Magazine, San Diego, California

Professional Affiliations

Who’s Who In The West - 1987-2003
Who’s Who In American Women - 1994-2003
LA ARTCORE, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, California
SITE, Los Angeles, California
Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art, Los Angeles, California
Founder - Orange County Chapter
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
Assistant Director
Board of Trustee’s
Executive Editor - Network Newsletter
Chairman, Art Fundraising Auction
Orange County Visual Artists

Lectures Interviews

Los Angeles Printmaking Society, “The Journal” Newsletter, Los Angeles, California
“The Feminist Response”, featuring Miriam Schapiro, Interviewed by Patrick Merrill
Menlo College, Atherton, California, Marla Lowenthal, Department of Communications
Interviewed by Amanda Goren for Women and Culture Profile Series
Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, California, Professor Jonathan Burke
Interviewed by Rochelle Pendleton for Professional Studies,Women Artists Profiles
Chapman University, Orange, California, Women’s History Month, Lecture Series
Interviewed by Connie Sasso , Lecture on Collaborative Assemblages with Julie Wolfe
Orange County Visual Artists Monthly Lecture Series, Studio 1667, Costa Mesa, California
Assemblage Collaborative with Julie Wolfe
Video Coverage documented in Media Archive - OCVA

Catalogues

Laguna Art Museum, Open Juried Exhibition Catalogue, Laguna Beach, California
Women of Color Art Slide Resource Project, Latin American Unit, National WCA
Women’s Caucus for Art, National Juried Exhibition, San Antonio, Texas
Orange County Satellite of the SC/WCA, “Baking Cookies”, catalogue designer, curator
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Solo Exhibition, catalogue designer, curator
Galeria Mesa Art Gallery, “Healing Grief”, Mesa, Arizona

Catalogue Production, Design

Orange County Satellite of the SC/WCA, “Baking Cookies”, designer, curator
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Solo Exhibition, designer, curator

Publications, Art Reviews

1997
Orange County Register, Weekend, April 11, 1997
Laguna Coastline Art, Laguna Art Museum Exhibition, April 11, 1997
Southern California Open - Juried by Henry Hopkins
Orange County Register, Art Cover, Laguna Art Museum ,April 12,1997
Los Angeles Times, OC Calendar ,LAM Exhibition, April, 1997
The Coaster, Newport Beach, California, April 17, 1997- September 4, 1997
Huntington Beach Art Center Calendar,”Alchemical Scavenger”, August/September 1997
In conjunction with “Are We Touched” curated by Tyler Stallings
Visions Magazine, San Diego, California, “Alchemical Scavenger”, September 1997
Los Angeles Times, Art Weekend, HBAC, July 1997

1996
Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, California, Winter 1995-96
“The Journal” Newsletter, “The Feminine Response”’ featuring Miriam Schapiro
True Wheel Magazine, San Diego, California, Vol 3, No. 2, Graphics Award, dada
The Daily Pilot, Costa Mesa, California,10 Top Things To Do, Art Calendar, November 7,1996
The Los Angeles Times, Costa Mesa, California, OC Day By Day, October 31, 1996
The Coaster, Newport Beach, California, Coast Calendar, November 7, 1996
OC Weekly, Costa Mesa, California, Art Calendar, November 8-14, 1996
Orange County Register, Art Calender, November,8, 1996
The Press-Enterprise, Riverside,California, November 17, 1996
“Open Book”, Art Review by Devorah Knorah Knaff

1995
Orange County Register, Santa Ana, California, January 1, 1995
Solo OCCCA Exhibition rated 3rd in top 10 Best Art Shows for 1994

1994
Look Back - Art Review by Devorah Knaff
The Argonaut, Santa Monica, California, What’s On Art, September 25, 1995
Orange County Visual Artists, Newsletter No. 11, Spring Edition
True Wheel Magazine, San Diego, California, Vol 3, No.1, Illustrator, dada
Art Now Gallery Guide, June/July/August 1995 West Coast
Southern California WCA Show Review, Spring 1995
1994 New York Daily News, New York, The Cultural Scene, Art Review, September 16, 1994
International Conference On Violence In The Media, St. John”s University, New York
Art Scene, Los Angeles, California, Exhibition Review, Vol 13, No. 6, February 1994
The Orange County Register, Santa Ana, California, Art Review by Devorah Knaff, April 1, 1994
Community Press Publications, Orange County Beach Cities, Art Review, April
Artweek, San Jose, Los Angeles, California, Vol 25, No. 5, March 10, 1994
The Coaster, Newport Beach,California, Art Review by Justin Kaplin, January 22, 1995
The Los Angeles Times, Costa Mesa, California, Art Review by Cathy Curtis, January 11, 1995
The Orange County Register, Santa Ana, California, “The Art of Women” by Devorah Knaff
SITE Calenadar, Los Angeles, California, May/June 1994
Orange Coast Magazine, Art Calendar, January 1994
Chico News and Review,”When Race Matters”, December 22, 1994
Chico Enterprise-Record, Art Review on “Race & Gender”, December 11, 1994
Cypress College Fine Art Review, Cypress, California, Vol 2, No. 1, February 1994

1993
Artweek, San Jose, Los Angeles, California, Art Review by Devorah Knaff, August 5, 1993
The Los Angeles Times, Costa Mesa, California, Calendar Section
Juried Shows Review by Cathy Curtis, July 13, 1993
Orange County Visual Artists, Newsletter No 4, September 1993
The Arizona Republic, Phoenix, Arizona, Community Arts/Entertainment
Art Review by Steve Cheseborough, February 1993

1992
Community Press Publications, Orange County Beach Cities, Vol 6, Issue 7
Art Review, October 1992
True Wheel Magazine, San Diego, California, Vol 2, No. 1, Environment Issue, Illustrator
OPTIONS Newsletter, University Of California, Irvine, California
“New Art At The Center” by Laura Kirchoff

Board of Directors

Orange County Center For Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
Southern California Women’s Caucus for Art
Los Angeles
Orange County
National Advisory Board, President
Professional Medical Products, Greenwood, South Carolina

Galleries, Art Dealers

Patricia Correia Art Gallery, Bergamont Station, Santa Monica, California
Tops, Malibu, California
Lawrence Unlimited, Northridge,California
Dallas, Texas
Highpointe, South Carolina
Film Art, Los Angeles, California
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
Hud Studios, Venice, California
Bozeman, Montana
Wild Wind Fine Art Gallery, Idyllwild, California
Ron Breeden Gallery, Orange, California
Art Source L.A., Los Angeles, California
Art Resources, Corona Del Mar, California
Fine Art Services, Irvine, California
Art Matters, Laguna Beach, California
K. McMillian & Associates, Del Mar, California
The Collectibles, San Francisco, California
Concept Gallery, Laguna Niguel, California
Nancy Dunn Gallery, San Clemente, California

Permanent Corporate Collections

City of Mesa Contemporary Art Collection, Mesa, Arizona
City of Santa Fe, State Capitol Art Collection, Senator Joseph Montoya
Informer Computer Technologies, Los Angeles, California
Bentall Adaman Corporate Plaza, Santa Ana, California
R.C. Little Offices Contemporary Art Collection, Los Angeles, California
Property Resturant Management, Arizona
Holiday Inn, Torrence, California

Collectors

Senator Joseph Montoya, Santa Fe, New Mexico
City of Mesa, Arizona, Permanent Art Collection
Breeden Art Gallery, Orange, California
Mr. and Mrs. Doug Anderson, Seattle, Washington
Dean Dresser, New York, New York
Butterfields, Los Angeles, California
Dr. and Mrs. Irwin Gellman, Newport Beach, California
Lisa Palmer Russo, Los Angeles, California
Kathy Bennett, Redmond, Washington
Dr. and Mrs. Gerald Reece, Las Cruces, New Mexico
The Property Restaurant, Casa Grande, Arizona
Bentall Building Corporation, Santa Ana, California
Holiday Inn, Presidential Suite, Torrance, California
Heather Kulp, Santa Monica, Californa
Dr. Carol LeBlanc, Newport Beach, California
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Redmond, Laguna Niguel, California
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Holzman, Idyllwild, California
Darlene McElroy, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Patricia Kimball, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Gina Chavez, San Diego, California
Patricia Forest, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Fine Art Services, Robin Fuld, Irvine, California
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gabourie, Marietta, Georgia
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Simard, Bar Harbour, Maine
Dr.Michael Karger, Manhattan Beach, California
Dr. and Mrs. William Routt, St. Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Barbara Wright, Laguna Beach, California
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Johnson, Hudson, Wisconsin
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Davis, San Clemente, California
Dr. Helen Diamond, Esquire, Laguna Beach, California
Ruth Urban, Newport Beach, California
Mi Place, Laguna Niguel, California
Dr. and Mrs. Sheldon Rubenstein, Fullerton, California
Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Little, Laguna Niguel, California
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wystrach, Laguna Niguel, California
Dr. and Mrs. Greg Nelson,, Phoenix, Arizona
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Hudson, Newport Beach, California
Yogeesh Ashram, Riverside, California
Desiree Darden, Boulder, Colorado
Elizabeth Leonard, San Diego, California
Mrs. Yorke Smith, Solana Beach, California
Mr. and Mrs. Lillian Edwards, Laguna Niguel, California
Mandy Goren, Menlo Park, California
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Zane Collings, Laguna Niguel, California
Mr. and Mrs. John Hud, Bozeman, Montana
Mrs. Lucille Darden, Mesilla, New Mexico
Gabrielle Priel, Santa Monica, California
Eileen Shahbazian, Orange, California
Lars Person, Sweden
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Isherstedt, London, England
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Berland, Culver City, California
Mr. and Mrs. Gale Richards, Phoenix, Arizona
Elizabeth Harding, Laguna Beach, California
Dustin Shultz, Laguna Beach, California
Diane Stovall, Corona del Mar, California
Lynn Kubasek, Santa Ana, California
Gerald Sasaki, Irvine, California
Film Art, Jennifer Long, Los Angeles, Californa
Eva Chimento, Santa Monica, California
Dr. Richard Gritz, Topanga Canyon, California
Cherylee Gillespie, Pomona, California
Mary Foley, Phoenix, Arizona
Robin Richards, Phoenix, Arizona
Mr. and Mrs. Gale Richards, Tempe, Arizona
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Westerlund, Phoenix, Arizona
Mr. and Mrs. William Palmer, Balboa Island, California
Dr. Robert Little, Santa Monica, California
Dr. and Mrs. Owen Nelson, St. Paul, Minnesota