GROUP SHOWS

2006, 2009 Menlo Park Arts and Craft Festival

2003, 2004, 2006, 2007,2008 - San Carlos Art and Wine Festival (juried) 

2005, 2007, 2008, 2009- Montclair Art Festivals,  Kings Beach Fine Arts Festival,  

2004 – Marin Art Festival (juried)

2002 - Artship Windows, Jack London Square

2002 - “Year of the Horse”, Alta Bates Hospital

2001 -  Exhibitor at ArtExpo California 2001 at the Concourse San Francisco

2001, 2002 - Alta Bates, Kaiser Center and John Muir Hospitals with the Oriental Art Society

1999 - Water+Color , Juried exhibit, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek

1999 - Brush Painters, Peralta Community College Administration Bldg.

1998 – PRO-ARTS Annual member’s show; jurors:  Mary Lovelace O’Neal and Yolanda Lopez

1998 – PRO-ARTS Annual  Emerging Artists Exhibition; juror: Philip Linhares. 

1995 - Chi of the Brush, Coffee Mill Gallery, Oakland

1987 – The Language of  Color, Art Co-op, juried, Berkeley

1986 -  San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery

OPEN STUDIOS

PRO ARTS East Bay Open Studios  - 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999,1998,1997, 1995, 1994

Oakland; Dec. Holiday show - 1998;1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009  

Lafayette, 1998, 2000;

San Francisco Open Studio, Triton Hotel, 02, ’03,’04

AWARDS & HONORS

2001 -  Juror for Adobe Art Center and Gallery “Spring at the Adobe Open Exhibit”

1971 & 72 – ARC  student  exhibits,  silver  award

1970 – Town and Country Village annual, first place award

1970 – California State Fair and exhibition, second place award, adult division

1970 - Bank of America award for Fine Arts, 

            Humanities Department Achievement Award, 

            Fine-Art Department Achievement award

EDUCATION IN FINE ARTS

1992-1994            BA  - Fine Art, Painting, San Francisco  State University, Advisor -  Bob   Bechtle     with a component  intercultural communication

1987-1993              Studied Chinese Brush Painting with Lam-Po Leong

1972                        Studied Film Arts at Calif. College of Arts and Crafts

1970-1972             Art Major, American River College

1967-1970             La Sierra High School, Art Teachers; John Kaneko and Ralph Goings

1977-1986             Various art and graphic design courses through CCAC and UC Extensions           

1972-1973            Studied Improvisational Dance

COLLECTIONS

Institutional Collections purchases include: Summit Hospital in Oakland, Skilled Nursing Facility, County of Alameda-Public Records Building, 1106 Madison, Oakland., Highland Hospital Critical Care Facility (Alameda County) Private collections in Oakland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Victoria B.C., Hong Kong, London, Boston, Denver etc.

ART TEACHING EXPERIENCE                                                                       

Private Classes - Sept. 00 to present.  Classes for adults in Brush Painting, Watercolor, Art in the Garden and Beginning Drawing and Painting

Feather River Adult Art Camp - July 1999, - to present - An annual week long intensive with students of various abilities drawing and painting in an environment of woods, streams and bogs. Currently serves as director of the camp as well as an instructor.

Adult School – Dec. 04 to present - Pleasant Valley Adult School- Classes in Beginning Drawing and Painting for older active adults. Alameda Adult School – Classes in Arts and Crafts for frail and disabled older adults. Piedmont Adult School – Chinese Brush Painting

Chabot Elementary School - November 01 to June 02; a curriculum of art classes once a week for 4th and 5th graders, 

'01 until prsent -  after school classes in drawing and painting.

Art Outreach in the Schools - City of Walnut Creek - Art classes in classrooms to fulfill state academic standards in the Arts.

ASUC Art Studio (UC Berkeley) - April, 2000 to 2004; Chinese Brush Painting

Studio  1 – Oakland  January, 1999 to present;  Chinese Brush Painting            , Beg. Dwg.,   

U.C. Berkeley Botanical Garden – 1995 to 2003;            Drawing and Painting from Plants and Flowers; 10 week classes and week-end workshops for adults. Summer Art-camps for children              

Little Stars Pre-school - 6-1999 to 5-2002 -  weekly children’s art classes

Danspace Ballet School -  July, 2001 - Summer art series for young dancers

Moraga  Parks and Rec. – 1994 to 2000  -  10 week classes and summer art-camps for children

Tiburon/Belvedere Rec. – 1994 to 1999   Watercolor and Drawing - 6 week classes for adults, 9 months out of the year;  8 week classes for children           

North Tahoe Art Center – 1996; weekend workshop

Tamalpais Adult Ed. – 1993-1994; Drawing and Painting from Plants and Flowers;  Color Theory 

Berkeley Public Schools – After School Program – 1974;  Various Art, Film and Dance classes

ORGANIZATIONAL/DIRECTING EXPERIENCE           

Oakland Feather River Art Camp for adults

2003 to present  - Art Camp director.  Promote, coordinate, administer and direct a group of 50 to 106 people, including a staff of 6 to 10 instructors.

Open Studios East Bay - at "We the People" - open studio coordinator/director - groups of 16 in 2002 and 2003

San Francisco Artspan - Triton Hotel artist coordinator/director - group of 12 artists in 2002, group of 25 artists in 2003, group of 31 artists in 2004

OTHER EXPERIENCE

1972 - 1975            Actively photographed dancers in black and white film

1973 - 1977            Collaborated with dancers in performance pieces which included painting as part of the performance. Performed a painting at MOMA

1975 - 1976            Managed a small plant and flower store

1974 - 1975            Designed and painted airbrushed fabric and clothing for specialty consignment

1970 - 1989            Various jobs creating signage, graphics and photographs for small businesses

1979 - 1992            Worked as a contracting draftsperson/designer for engineering firms all over the San Francisco Bay Area

1989 – present            Tai Chi Chuan instructor at a variety of learning venues including numerous communitly centers, private studios, 6 years at the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Science and 3 years at the Claremont Hotel Club.