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SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2006
- Thicker than Water 2006 Monotype environment Primal Visions Art Gallery, Holualoa, HI
- 2000
- Beyond Forever: A Tropical Perspective Louden Nelson Community Center, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1997
- Pacific Horizons Atelier Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1996
- Water Worlds and Liquid Visions County Government Center, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1995
- Water Worlds Chaminade Artists Series 22, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1994
- Love at First Sight Primal Visions Art Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1993
- Fresh Prints Many Hands Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- Primal Visions Palomar Annex, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1988
- Dancing on Limitations UCSC Women’s Center, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1986
- American Dreamscapes Santa Cruz Main Library, Santa Cruz, CA
- Nightmares and African Dreams Santa Cruz Art Center, Santa Cruz, CA
- Rock and Ritual 320 Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1985
- Tropical Dreams Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1983
- Retroplanes and Recent Departures Poet and Patriot, Santa Cruz, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- 2009
- 81st Annual Exhibition Honolulu Printmakers, Academy Art Center, Honolulu, HI
- Na Makana O Keauhou Luana Gallery, Fairmont Orchid, Kohala, HI
- Pressing On Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, CA
- 2008
- East/West Pacific Island Printmakers, East Hawaii Cultural Center, Hilo, HI
- Expansions Monterey Peninsula College Gallery, Monterey, CA
- The Moment PrintInstallation Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI
- 2007
- Current Voyages Monterey Peninsula College Gallery, Monterey, CA
- Origins Portfolio Exchange Balcony Gallery, Kailua, Oahu, HI
- 2006
- Prints in Space Honolulu Printmakers, Academy Art Center, Honolulu, HI
- First Impression-A Year of Editions Donkey Mill Art Center, Holualoa, HI
- 77th Annual Exhibition & Prints 2006 Honolulu Printmakers, Academy Art Center, Honolulu, HI
- Artists’ Books Hamilton Library, Honolulu, HI
- 2005
- Women Artists of the Big Island Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, HI
- Pele Invitational Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, HI
- 2003
- For the Seventh Generation Mendocino Arts Center, Mendocino, CA
- 2001
- Ocean’s Festival 2001 Pajaro Valley Arts Council and Gallery, Watsonville, CA
- 2000
- For the Seventh Generation Atelier Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- Open Studios Ten Years on the Annual Art Tour, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, CA
- 1998
- Imagine Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1997
- Exposed Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1996
- Women in Art and Culture National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C
- Remembrance Mira Costa College, Oceanside, CA
- Seventh Generation: Mile Long Pacific Ocean Mural Project Atelier Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1995
- Global Focus Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, China
- 20/20 Insight: Contemporary Women Artists Galeria Tonantzin, San Juan Batista, CA
- 1994
- Exemplary Contemporary Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
- Reflections from the Yard Fresno Arts Council, Fresno, CA
- International Print Exhibition Galeria Tonantzin, San Juan Batista, CA
- Our California Heritage Pajaro Valley Gallery, Watsonville, Ca; Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA
- Breaking the Myth New Women’s Art Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1992
- 500 Years of Resistance through Women’s Eyes Galeria Museo, San Francisco, CA
- The Personal is Political & The Political is Personal Stevenson Library, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1991
- Pacific Prints Los Angeles Print Society, Traveling Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA; Honolulu, HI
- Monterey Bay Landscape Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
- Hawaiian Dreams Kona Village Resort, Kaupulehu, HI
- 19th Annual Spring Arts Exhibition Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, HI
- The Eclipse Experience 1991 West Hawaii Gallery, Kailua-Kona, HI
- 1989
- The Exemplary Contemporary Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1988
- Novas ’88 Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
- An Invitational Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Juror’s Choice Mount Saint Mary’s College, Los Angeles, CA
- 1986
- Erotica 320 Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1982
- LifeYard Project San Lorenzo River & 1984 Louden Nelson Community Center, Santa Cruz, CA
WORK IN THE ARTS
- 2002-09
- Eco-tourism and the Arts, Primal Visions Studio Art Gallery, Kailua Kona, HI
- 2005-09
- Exhibition and Installation Development, Pacific Island Printmakers, Kailua Kona, HI
- 2003-05
- Master Gardener Education Committee, Kona Outdoor Circle, Kailua-Kona, HI
- 2002
- Artist, Embrace the River Design Charrette, National Park Service, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1999-02
- Artist Consultant, San Lorenzo Urban River Plan Task Force, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1994-99
- Project Director, First Night Santa Cruz Giant Puppet Workshops, Parades and Performances for New Years Eve Public Events, Santa Cruz County, CA
- 1984-99
- Director, Jail Arts Project, Minimum Security Facilities, William James Association and Santa Cruz County, CA
- 1991-99
- Instructor and Guest Artist, Santa Cruz City Schools, Court and Community Schools, and the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, CA
- 1992-99
- Lead Artist for Outreach and Development, Pilot Program and formation of Community Youth Arts Project, William James Association, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1992-95
- Artist Consultant, Open Studios Steering Committee, Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1993-94
- Gallery Director, Primal Visions Art Gallery, Dance Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1992-93
- Artist Consultant, Art Box Educational Program, Art Museum of Santa Cruz County, CA
- 1990-91
- Artist and Teacher, State of Hawaii Department of Education and West Hawaii Arts Guild, Kailua-Kona, HI
- 1987
- Exhibition and Catalog Design, The River Shall Never be at Rest, Transitions in Yoruba Art, Sesnon Art Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1983-84
- Graphic Artist, Product Design, Meridian and River Street Trading Co., Santa Cruz, CA
- 1982-84
- Program Director, Community Arts Events, Santa Cruz LifeYard Project, Santa Cruz, CA
PUBLIC ART, GRANTS, AWARDS, AND HONORS
- 2009
- Who’s Who of American Women, Marquis Who’s Who, New Province, NJ
- 2001
- Public Art Grant: Earth Day River Dragon Puppet, Performance and Park Sculptural Mural, San Lorenzo River Park, City of Santa Cruz Arts Commission, Santa Cruz, CA
- 2000
- The Gail Rich Award for Visual Arts, Santa Cruz Sentinel and Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County, CA
- 1994-99
- Recognition for Community Outreach, First Night Santa Cruz, Visual Arts Committee Chair, and Board Member, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1984-99
- Artists Multi- Residency Grant Awards, National Endowment for the Arts and the California Arts Council, William James Association, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1998-99
- Design Team for Master Public Art Plan, City of Santa Cruz Arts Commission, Public Art Committee, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1997
- National Arts for Change Award, Bravo Network and TCI Cablevision, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1997
- Visual Arts Presenter, First Night International, Monterey, CA
- 1994-96
- Artist Grants for Community Workshops, Santa Cruz Arts Commission Santa Cruz, CA
- 1991
- Exhibit Award, 19th Annual Spring Arts Festival, Wailoa Art Center, Hilo, HI
- 1989
- People’s Choice Award, Exemplary Contemporary, Smith Gallery, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
EDUCATION
- 2003
- Master Tropical Gardener Certification, University of Hawaii, Cooperative Extension Services College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Kainaliu, HI
- 1988
- Bachelor of Arts, Painting and Printmaking, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
- 1985
- Graphic Arts Certificate, University of California, Santa Cruz Extension Program, CA
- 1970
- Fine Arts Scholarship, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
MASTER ART PLANS, PUBLICATIONS AND CATALOGS
- 2006
- Imagination in Motion, Cover story and profile West Hawaii Today, Kailua Kona, HI
- 2005
- Growing a Landscape Painting, Special article for West Hawaii Today, Kailua Kona, HI
- 2003
- For the Seventh Generation, Catalog interview, Mendocino Art Center, CA
- 2002
- Levee as Armature, San Lorenzo River Public Art Plan, Buster Simpson, Santa Cruz, CA
- 2001
- Ocean’s Festival, Catalog interview, Pajaro Valley Arts Center, Watsonville, CA
- 1999
- Master Public Art Plan, City of Santa Cruz Art Commission, Santa Cruz, CA