This resume covers my creative work when I was living on the West Coast, and is intended only to show my level of involvement in a decade-long fine art career, from 1992-2001. Since moving to New York, I have sought work as an illustrator, rather than exhibiting as a "fine" artist.
In New York, I have shown work in a gallery setting only as a faculty member at the Cooper Union for Arts and Sciences in 2003, and at FIT in the Master of Arts in Illustration exhibit in 2010.
CURATING / EXHIBIT DESIGN
7/01– “Imagine That,” Juror: Diane Fenster, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco
7/00– “Big Bang,” Juror: Ruth Waters, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco,
11/99– Best Bay Area Artist Portfolios Online, Artist Resource, Jurors: Sarah Vinci , Johnny Davis, Alan Bamberger, Cay Lang, Tony Reveaux, Yarrow Summers, Arabella Decker, Li Gardiner
1/99– “New Beginnings,” Academy of Art College North Gallery
7/95– "We Are All Connected," Bayfront Gallery, Fort Mason, San Francisco
LECTURES / PANELS
'01– “Unraveling the Web, Part I,” lecture, California Lawyers for the Arts
'99– “The Artist’s Web,” panelist, Yerba Buena Art Center and ArtSpan
'97-98– "Portfolio Workshop for Artists, Illustrators and Designers", Artists In Print
'94-95– "Collage with Recycled Materials Workshop", S.C.R.A.P.
'94– “Surviving as An Artist,” Center for Creative Work
'94– "Collage In Action", Center for Creative Work
PROJECTS
'95-03– Artist Resource:online gallery, portfolio archive, art community network and publication serving 80,000 Bay Area artists, designers, students, teachers and patrons each month
AWARDS
'01– Best of show, “Big Bang,” San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, (Juror: Ruth Waters)
'94– Simon Rockower Award for Excellence in Editorial Illustration(American Jewish Press Association)
'94– Discovery California, Bronze Award for Works on Paper, (Jurors: Michael Botwinick, Dyana Curreri Chadwick, Michael Zakian)
'92– Best of show, “Spring,” San Francisco Women Artists Gallery
PUBLICATION: REVIEWS
'95– The New Fillmore, “Art Notes”
'92– The Oakland Tribune, “ArtSpan Bridges Creative Groups”
PUBLICATION: INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES
'01– SHAPEarticle (art organization journal, British Columbia)
'99– San Francisco Observer, article by Laura Lengyel, August
'98– American Artist, article by Alan Bamberger, June
'98– Highlight, “An Artist’s Life” (academic journal, Berlin)
ILLUSTRATION
'96-97– Film/Tape World(cover art, editorial illustration)
'92-96– Jewish Bulletin of Northern California (cover art, editorial illustration)
'94– Furious Fictions(editorial illustration)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
The Graphic Artists GuildArtSpan
ArtHouse
Artists in Print
ARTwork
ProArts
California Lawyers for the Arts
Northern California Silk Artists
National Museum of Women in the Arts
San Francisco Women Artists:
- Artist Council ('00)
- Graphics Committee Chair ('94-95)
- Board of Directors, ('92-93)
- Publisher/Editor, SFWA Bulletin ('92-93)
EDUCATION
JURIED EXHIBITIONS
Jul '01– “Big Bang,” digital and new media art work, Award, Juror: Ruth Waters, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco
Jan 99– Pleasures and Treasures (Juried), SFWA Gallery, San Francisco
Feb ’96– “Kaleidoscope Reborn,” SOMAR Bay Gallery, San Francisco, Juror: Carlos Loarca
Nov ’95– “Kaleidoscope,” Bayfront Gallery, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, Juror: Carlos Loarca
May ’95– “Urban Visions,” Precita Eyes Award: Best Collaborative Mural, SOMAR Bay Gallery, San Francisco
Jan '95“New Beginnings,” SFWA Gallery, San Francisco
Nov ’94– “Paper Stars,” National Juried Exhibition, Jurors: Judy Dater, Kate Delos, Violet Fields, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco
Sept ’94– “Discovery California,” Bronze Award for Works on Paper, Jurors: Michael Botwinick, Dyana Curreri Chadwick, Michael Zakian
Nov ’93– “A Show of Hands,” Juror: Lewis Meyer; SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, image selected for promotion
Dec ’93– “Objects of Desire” SFWA Gallery, San Francisco
Jun ’93– “Sacred and Profane, An Uncensored Show,” Juror: Barbara de Genieve, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco
Jan ’93– “From Where We Stand, Physical & Psychic Landscapes,” Juror: Howard Margolis, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco
Dec ’92– “Seen & Unseen,” International Painting Exhibition, Eastern New Mexico University, Portales, NM
Jun ’92– “A Little Night Music” SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, image selected for promotion
Apr ’92– “Artist’s Books and Journals,” (Juried), Prieto Gallery, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Mar ’92– “A Woman’s Vision” SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco
Jan ’92– “Spring” Award, SFWA Gallery, San Francisco
CURATED & GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Jan '01– Macworld Digital Art Gallery, (curated), Moscone Center, San Francisco
Jan '00– “Bay Area Digital Art,” OaklandArt.com, Oakland
Nov 99– “Robot Dreams,” Music Annex Post Production, San Francisco, Curator: Johnny Davis
Oct '99– San Francisco Open Studios
Sept. '99– Art Walk and Gallery Tour, (group show) Yerba Buena Gardens and Center for Electronic Art, San Francisco
Oct '98– Art Walk and Gallery Tour, Yerba Buena Gardens and Center for Electronic Art, San Francisco
Dec ’97– “Silk!” Manor House Gallery, San Mateo Arts Commission
Nov ’97– “Six Artists,” 303 Second St., San Francisco
Oct-Dec '97– untitled group show, Click3 West, San Francisco
Sep ’97– Art Walk and Gallery Tour, Yerba Buena Gardens and Center for Electronic Art, San Francisco
Aug ’97– “Skin Deep,” Bridge Gallery, San Francisco
Jul ’97– “Similar Differences,” ARTwork at SOMAR Gallery
Jan ’97– “Abstract@1Post.com” ARTwork at McKesson Bldg, San Francisco
Sep ’96– Art Walk and Gallery Tour, Yerba Buena Gardens and Center for Electronic Art, San Francisco
Mar ’96– “Art Reach” (exhibition and auction), San Leandro Shelter for Women and Children, San Leandro
Jul ’95– “We Are All Connected” (U.N. Conference on Women) Bayfront Gallery, Fort Mason, San Francisco
Apr ’95– “Shared Visions,” ArtWork Gallery, San Francisco
Mar ’95– Potrero Hill Artists 40th, San Francisco Public Library
Mar ’95– Harlan Street Mural Artists First Annual Exhibition, Harlan Street Mural Site, San Leandro, CA
Feb ’95– “Bridging Realities,” ARTwork Gallery, San Francisco
Jan ’95– “Face It,” ARTwork Gallery, San Francisco
Dec ’94– “Visual Dialogues,” San Francisco Production Group
Nov ’94– KTEH On-the-Air Art Auction, KTEH Channel 54, San Jose, CA
Nov ’94– Alliance of Women Artists Exhibition, Curator: Georgette Owens, Firehouse Gallery, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco
Nov ’94– Opening Exhibition, The Art Explosion Gallery, San Francisco
Oct ’94– Open Studios, San Francisco
Jun ’93– “Elvis: A Cultural and Legendary Phenomenon” Bernice Layne Brown Gallery, Berkeley, CA
May ’93– “Angelology” Art Attack Gallery, San Francisco
Apr ’93– Fort Mason Artists Alumni Exhibition, Southern Exposure Gallery, SF
Dec ’92– Fort Mason Artists Exhibition, Fort Mason, San Francisco
Nov ’92– KTEH On-the-Air Art Auction, Channel 54, San Jose, CA
Nov ’92– 2nd Annual, Art Attack Gallery, San Francisco
Nov ’92– Open Studios, San Francisco
May-Sep ’92– Lee and Lees Contemporary Gallery, (Curated), San Francisco
Feb - Sep ’92– Bay Arts Gallery, (Curated), San Francisco
Jan ’92 – “First Annual,” Art Attack Gallery, San Francisco
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