EDUCATION
1987 MFA, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1970-1974 College of Marin, Kentfield, CA
1966-1969 Private Teachers, Munich, Germany
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 “A Painter's Life,” Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
2003 “A Soul's Geography,” Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA
“Destinies Manifest,” Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
2002 Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
“In Memoriam,” San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Rockford College Art Center, Rockford, IL
Western Washington State University, Bellingham, WA
Tacoma Art Museum. Tacoma, WA
2001 San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
2000 Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley. CA
1999 George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
1998 Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1997 Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
1996 Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1995 DeSaisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA
1994 Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1993 San Jose State University Gallery, San Jose, CA
1992 Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1990 Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1989 William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988 William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1986 William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1985 Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 "The First Illusion: The Transitional Object," Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA
2005 “Eco: Art About the Environment,” San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA
“Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement,” San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
“California New, Old Masters,” Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA
“Faces of the Fallen,” Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
2004 “A Not So Still Life,” Pasadena Museum of Art, Pasadena, CA
“Faces of the Fallen,” College of Marin, Kentfield, CA
2003 “Cabinets of Wonder/Redux,” Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
“Nature Remains,” Off the Preserve, Napa, CA
“Sprout: An Exhibition Celebrating New Growth,” Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Collection Highlights,” San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
“Tools as Art, Decordova Museum, Lincoln MA
2002 - 2005
Traveling Exhibit: “Tools as Art,” Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State College of Arts and Architecture, Pittsburg, PA; Decordova Museum, Lincoln, MA; Juliet Museum of Art, Charlston, W. A; Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, WI; Springfield Museum, Springfield, MA; Paine Art Center, Oshkosh, WI
2001 “Underfoot,”Associacao Alumni, Sao Paulo, Brazil
2000 "The Great Novel", Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
2001 "The Art of Time", Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut
"Resting on the Spirit," Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1999 International Biennial of Graphic Arts, Ljubljana, Slovenia
"Route 66", Tamarind Gallery, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
"The Industrial Landscape" San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
"Into the 21st Century", San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
"Our Good Earth", Hempel Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
"Art from the Open Space", Sonoma State University Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA
1998 "Springs Eternal', Seafirst Gallery, Seattle, WA
"Recent Prints", Tamarind Institute Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
"Construct for Thought,” Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
1997 "Show of Hands", George Adams Gallery, New York, NY
"A Thought Intercepted", California Museum of art, Santa Rosa, CA
"New Acquisitions: Permanent Collection", San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
"Occupied Territories", Benecia Arts, Benecia, CA
1996 "Narrative Landscape", Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
"Fire and Light", Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1995 Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
"Heroic Influences", Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1994 "USA Within Limits", Gaileria Milan, San Paulo, Brazil
Tacoma Museum of Art, Tacoma, WA
Frumkin Adams Gallery, New York, NY
"Lyricism & Light", Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA
1993 "Tribute", William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Northwest Landscape", Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
"Artists: Self Portrait", Edith Caidweil Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1992 "Just Plain Screwy", Charles Wustum Museum of Art Racine, WA
"Landscapes by Bay Area Artists", Contemporary Realist Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991 "Structure Transformed", Security Pacific Gallery, San Francisco, CA
AWARDS
2005 Fleishhacker Foundation Grant
2003 City of Sonoma, “Art Treasure”
1998 Milley Award
1997 Artist in Residence, Tamarind Institute Lithography Center
1996 Westaf/NEA foundation Grant
1990 Marin Arts Council Individual Artist Grant
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1988-Present College of Marin, Kentfield, CA, Drawing, Painting, Design, Color Theory
1993-1999 Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA, Drawing, Painting
1998 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, Painting
1988-1996 Private Classes, Plein -Air Painting
1995-1997 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, Painting, Graduate Advisor
1991 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, Drawing, Painting
1990 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, Drawing, Painting
1989 San Francisco community College, San Francisco, CA , Painting
1987 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA, Drawing, Painting
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