EDUCATION
2007 MFA - Painting - High Distinction, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
1991 BFA – Interior Architecture, High Distinction, California College of Arts & Crafts, San Francisco, CA
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019, Emerging Artist Series, Foundry Art Centre, St Charles, MO
2018, West Gallery, Mike Curb College of Arts, Media & Communication, Cal State University Northridge, CA
2017, Penn State Altoona, PA
2016, The Billboard Creative, Santa Monica Blvd., LA
2013, The Butterfly Hurricanes Project, LouisJane Studio, Pasadena, CA
2011, Haus Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2009, Moorpark College Gallery, CA
2007, Weltanschauung - MFA Thesis Exhibition, Cal State University Northridge West Gallery
TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2014, As You Like It, Rymer Gallery, Nashville
2013, Destruction and Deconstruction, Esvelt Gallery, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA
2010, FA LA LA (ma non troppo), 2 Person Exhibition, Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA
2008, Current State of Affairs - 2 Person Exhibition, Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
GROUP
2024
A Woman's Place, Ebell of Los Angeles
BLOOM, Shoebox Projects, LA CA
CSUN Faculty Exhibition, Northridge CA
Artist Space Gallery, Landscapes, Online exhibition
Scenes & Places, Gallery 4%, Award of Distinction - Online exhibition
2023
Patterns, Grey Cube Gallery, Best in Show - Online Gallery
Non-Representation & Unreal, Gallery 4%, Online exhibition
Perceive You, Shoebox Arts, Los Angeles
Scribbles, Carter Burden Gallery, New York
2022
44th Anniversary Exhibition, Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
Perceive Me, Coastline College, CA
2021
Drawn to Paper, City of Brea Art Gallery, CA
Reflection, Korean Cultural Center, Launch LA, CA
Perceive Me, Studio Channel Islands Gallery, Camarillo, CA
Much Out of Little - The Art of Mixed Media, Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
HerStory, Zenith Gallery, Washington DC
Indiana University Kokomo Downtown Gallery, Anxiety in a Time of Pandemic
Momentomori_kk, Online Exhibition
2020
Hindsight, Gallery 114, Online Exhibition
Art in the Time of Coronavirus & Social Distancing, Circle Arts Online Exhibition
Instant Imagery, SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC
Made in California, City of Brea Art Gallery, CA
Perceive Me, Ronald H Silverman Fine Arts Gallery, Cal State University Los Angeles
The Same Thing Every Day, Moorpark Gallery, CA
2019
The Nothing That Is, Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA
Parlor Project Space, La, CA
Let Me Eat Cake Too, Blue Roof Studios, LA, CA
Made in California, City of Brea Art Gallery, CA
Blinky The Friendly Hen 40th Anniversary Exhibition, Cal State University Northridge, CA
2018
CSUN Alumni Small Works, Shoebox Projects LA, CA
Intersection, Korean Cultural Center, LA, curated by Emily Gonzalez-Jarrett
Mothers, Eggshells and the People Who Birth Us, Keystone Art Space, curated by Kim Abeles
2017
Gallery Tally, All Women Art Fair, Miami
All Media 2017, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, curated by Kim Abeles
Full & Part (Two), CSUN Faculty Exhibition, Northridge
2016
First Response, Keystone Art Space, Los Angeles
Miami Spectrum, bG Gallery Los Angeles
Makeshift Museum, Los Angeles
60 Americans, Makeshift Museum, Los Angeles
Still Life Past, Present, Future, uBeArt, Berkeley, CA
Groundswell, Groundspace, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Mat Gleason
Face In The Crowd, ArtShare LA
Holiday Exhibition, bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2015
FL3TCH3R International, Reese Museum, TN
Summer Group Exhibition, Co-LAb, LA, CA
GALA Exhibits, Holly Boruck & Sandra Low, Curated by John O'Brien, Glendale, CA
Combines, bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
3rd Hildegard Festival of Women in the Arts, Cal State University Stanislaus, CA
2013
Under Construction, Antelope Valley College Art Gallery, Lancaster, CA
Units of Measure, Rymer Gallery, Nashville
LIKE, Davidson Galleries, Seattle
The Wild Flowers, Sturt Haaga Gallery at Descanso Gardens, Curated by John O'Brien
2012
20th Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, Curated by Douglas Fogle, Max Presneill, Alma Ruiz
Beauty Comes In Many Forms, Linus Gallery, Pasadena
Summer Exhibition - Moorpark College Gallery, CA
Collector's Choice - Sylvia White Gallery, CA
2011
Soft Machine: DNA, Curated by Mike Saijo, USC Institute for Genetic Medicine Art Gallery, LA
Soft Machine UT, Curated by Mike Saijo, Bleicher/Golightly Gallery, Santa Monica
Summercamp Project, El Sereno, LA
Flora – Curated by John O'Brien, Ontario Airport, CA
The Open Day Book, Curated by David P. Earle, LACE Los Angeles, CA
2010
Thickening the Plot – Curated by John O'Brien, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
Brilliant Paintings & Amazing Ceramics, Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA
Sweet Subversives: Contemporary California Drawings, Long Beach Museum of Art, CA
2009
Ferencvarosi Gallery, Budapest, Hungary
Interactions - Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
Gem - Los Angeles Art Association, LA, CA
Drawing From Experience - San Pedro Chamber of Commerce, San Pedro, CA
Man's Inhumanity to Man - Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA
2008
Mucius Gallery - Budapest International Artists Residency, Budapest, Hungary
A Mirror in Which to Dwell - Ventura County Arts Council, CA
Summer Group Exhibition - Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art, San Francisco
Juried All-Media Exhibition - Palos Verdes Art Center
Muzzles, Beaks, and Stingers - Art Dialogue, Prague, Czech Republic
2007
Aurora - LAAA/Gallery 825
Tarfest - Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles
LAAA Biannual Exhibition - LAAA South/Mike Napoliello Gallery, Hermosa Bch
2006
Artists of the Valley - Pierce College Art Gallery, CA
Tarfest - Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles
ALPAN Gallery, Long Island, NY
Award Winners Exhibition - 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Open Exhibition, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2005
Petite Works II, Gallery 825, Bergamot St., Santa Monica, CA
Limner Gallery, Phoenicia, NY
Chesterton Art Center, Chesterton, Indiana
Out Auction benefiting the LA Gay & Lesbian Center, Pacific Design Center
2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA
CSUN Art Gallery, Northridge, CA
IN THE ABSTRACT, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
Petite Works II, Gallery 825 Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2004
LA Municipal Art Gallery Fundraiser, Barnsdall Art Park
BROAD EXPRESSIONS - 7 Women Painters, SCA Gallery, Pomona, CA
OUTSIDERS, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
All Media Juried Exhibition, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
WALLWORKS - Brewery Artist Colony Complex, Los Angeles, CA
SPATIALLY INSPIRED - WomanMADE Gallery, Chicago, IL
WHITE PLANES - Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
ENVISIONING THE FUTURE, Nichols Gallery @ Pitzer College, Claremont, CA
Open Exhibition, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
Up To Kivipankki , International Invitational Exhibition, Jamsa, Finland
2002
Small Works 2002, City of Louisville, Kentucky
The Day After - International Invitational Art Show, Barcelona, Spain
1995 - 2000
Circle Elephant Gallery - Group Show - Los Angeles, CA
Fem-i-ine Art Exhibit - 621 Gallery - Tallahassee, Florida
SITE 'Blow Up' Exhibition, LA, CA
Valdosta Works On Paper IX, Valdosta, Georgia
Hyperdisc State Juried Competition, Santa Monica, CA
ARTernatives National Exhibition, San Luis Obispo, CA
Mythos Gallery, Burbank, CA
Studio A, SilverLake, CA
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TEACHING - Foundation Drawing, Figure Drawing, Painting, 2D Design, Color Theory
2006 – present Cal State University Northridge
2010 – present Ryman Arts
2020 - 2021 Cypress College
2010 – 2014 Moorpark College
2008-2013 Coach Art, Los Angeles, CA - Volunteer teacher for chronically ill children and young adults
May '12 Adult Drawing Class, Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA
Spring '11 Visiting Teaching Artist – Pilgrim School, LA
2008 – 2011 Armory Center for the Arts
Summer '10 Beginning Acrylic Painting, Grumbacher, Covina
2009 Pierce College
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CURATORIAL
2014 - 2018 Director & Curator, Surrogate Gallery Projects, Pasadena
2012 Interim Gallery Director, Moorpark College
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GRANTS & AWARDS
2023 Best in Show, Patterns, Grey Cube Gallery
2021 Certificate of Achievement, LICC Awards
2021 Finalist, Luxembourg Art Prize
2020 Circle Arts, 2nd Place Award, Art in the Time of Coronavirus & Social Distancing
2015, '16, '17 Pasadena Arts League, Curator/Director, Surrogate Gallery Projects
2015 - 16 The Plum Foundation, Curator/Director, Surrogate Gallery Projects
2015 City of Pasadena Invidual Artist Grant
2013 USA Project Funding Grant, The Butterfly Hurricanes Project
2011 Sharon Disney Lund Master Teaching Artist Grant, Ryman Arts, LA, CA
2009 Artists' Resource for Completion Grant, The Durfee Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
2006 Graduate Equity Fellowship Award - CSUN
2006-2007 Mabel Wilson Richards Scholarship
2006 Hans G. Burkhardt Memorial Scholarship - CSUN
2005-2006 National Dean's List Scholarship
2005-2006 Mabel Wilson Richards Scholarship
2004-2005 International Visual Arts-Painting Grant, Alpha Delta Kappa Foundation
2003 Individual Artist Grants, The George Sugarman Foundation, Inc., Novato, CA
1996 Award of Excellence, Manhattan Arts International Competition, New York, NY
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RESIDENCIES
July 2022 Greywood Arts, Killeagh, Ireland
March 2017 Artist Residency, The Andalucia, Pasadena, CA
2011 Teaching Residency, ArtMill, Czech Republic
2008 Hungarian Multicultural Center - International Artist Residency in Budapest, Hungary
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PUBLICATIONS
Perceive Me, Artist Discussion hosted by the Fulbright Association, Kansas City Chapter
Artist Portfolio Magazine, Issue 47, Spring 2021
Spotlight Magazine Issue 23, Circle Arts, 2021
The Woven Tale Press Magazine, Spring 2021
Dazed & Confused Magazine London, Perceive Me @ Cal State University LA
Park La Brea News Beverly Press, Intersections, Launch LA, Korean Cultural Center, LA
VoyageLA Magazine, May 7, 2018, Featured Artist in 'Thought Provokers'
Artist Portfolio Magazine, January 9, 2018, 10 Art Competition
Hometown Pasadena, September, 2017, Reconstructions, Surrogate Gallery Projects, by Kat Ward
Hometown Pasadena, September, 2017, Pasadena Artists Place in 'ALL MEDIA' Show, by Kat Ward
Hometown Pasadena, March, 2017, Zeitgeist Portraits, Artist Residency, by Kat Ward
Hometown Pasadena, February, 2017, S + P = A, Surrogate Gallery Projects, by Kat Ward
ART Habens Magazine Special Edition, Nov. 2015, http://issuu.com/arthabens/docs/arthabensartreview_spissue
Hometown Pasadena, August, 2015, Illuminate, Surrogate Gallery Projects, by Kat Ward
Hometown Pasadena, Oct., 2014, Art Pop-Up: Us Versus THEM, Surrogate Gallery Projects, by Kat Ward
The Tennessean, Nashville Event Unites Fashion and Art, March 29, 2014, by MiChelle Jones
Hometown Pasadena, April 4, 2014, Pot-Luck Up-Pop, Surrogate Gallery Projects, by Kat Ward
Artist Portfolio Magazine, Oct. 6, 2013, LA vs NY Selected Artist, Juror Ingrid Reeve
Artist Portfolio Magazine, Issue #9, 2012 Abstract Art Competition Honorable Mention, Juror Martina Nehrling
Caliban Online Magazine, Issue #4, 2011, Editor Larry Smith
The Open Day Book, ISBN: 978-1-9356130-7-7, David P. Earle, 2010
CATALOGUES
Perceive Me, curated by Kristine Schomaker, essay by Shana Nys Dambrot, catalogue by Tony Pinto, Jan. 2020
The Nothing That Is Catalogue, curated by Christine Rasmussen & Yaron Dotan, Brand Library Art Center, Dec. 2019
Painting in the 21st Century, Juried by Steven Henry Madoff, Site: Brooklyn Gallery, NY, October 2018
APERO Fine Art Catalogue, July, 2018
Man's Inhumanity to Man, Journey Out of Darkness - Exhibition Catalogue ISBN 978-0-578-01642-9
City of Glendale, CA - Brand Library Gallery, Guest Curator Ramela Abbamontian
Summer Group Exhibition - Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art Gallery, San Francisco, California
621 Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida - Exhibition Catalogue 1998, 'fem'-i-nie n women collectively: womenkind'
REVIEWS
The Nothing That Is review by Lorraine Heitzman for Art & Cake, Nov. 2019
Tri-City Herald, October 29, 2013, Deconstruction & Destruction, review by Dori O'Neal
ArtScene, Weekly Newsletter, Oct. 8, 2010, ''Thickening the Plot'', Angels Gate Cultural Center, by Betty Ann Brown
ArtScene, Vol. 29, No. 8, April 2010, Continuing & Recommended, Diane Calder, Brilliant Paintings, Amazing Ceramics, curator: Betty Brown, Sylvia White Gallery
San Francisco Art Magazine August 2008 - Review by Anastasia Steinberg
Pitzer College Participant Magazine - Winter 2004, 'Envisioning the Future With Judy Chicago', Nichols Gallery
Las Vegas Review-Journal Online Edition - July 19, 2001, 'Restaurant-In The Zone', ESPN Zone Restaurant Artwork