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Biography

Artist's Statement

Solo Exhibitions
2007  Paso a Paso: Prints from the Camino de Santiago
    • Alma Gifts & Culture, Santa Cruz CA
    • Rockridge Public Library, Oakland CA
    • Butch 'n' Nellie's Coffee Shop, Sacramento CA
California Landscapes, Mill Valley Community Center, Mill Valley CA
2006  California Landscapes, California Dreamscapes, Crepeville 3, Sacramento CA
Yosemite: Studies in Black & White, Squat & Gobble Café, San Francisco CA
2003  Recent Paintings, Boadecia's Books, Kensington CA
Group Exhibitions
2007 Best Seller's Showcase, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, Alameda CA
Visual Voices, ArtworkSF Gallery, San Francisco CA
2006 Conversations with the Goddess, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, Alameda CA
Us vs. Them, Blow Gallery, Berkeley CA
Art Hell, ArtworkSF Gallery, San Francisco CA
Catching the Light, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, Alameda CA
Other Worlds, Other Realms, Hotel Triton, San Francisco CA
Conversations in Color: Monochrome, Polarity Post Productions, San Francisco CA
Annual Members Showcase, Berkeley Art Association, Berkeley CA
2005 19th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibit, Emeryville CA
Smoke, Lilies & Jade, Women's Cancer Resource Center Gallery, Oakland CA
The Blues, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, Alameda CA
2004 Works on Paper, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz CA
18th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibit, Emeryville CA
Mystical, Magical, Mythical, Frank Bette Center for the Arts, Alameda CA
Picture Progress, Trax Gallery Space, Berkeley CA
SFGLAA June Show, Sweet Inspirations, San Francisco CA
Arts on Fire, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica CA
ArtWalk, Embarcadero Center, San Francisco CA
ArtSF 3rd Anniversary Show, ArtSF Gallery, San Francisco CA
Female2, Balazo Gallery/Mission Badlands, San Francisco CA
We Like It Dirty, Heritage Square Building, Emeryville CA
2003 Artists by Nature, Women's Cancer Resource Center Gallery, Oakland CA
San Francisco Open Studios, Harvey Milk Academy, San Francisco, CA
Blow Gallery Summer Show, Blow Salon, Berkeley CA
East Bay Open Studios, Oakland, CA
Woman's Work, Prescott Joseph Center, Oakland CA
Film Placement
2004 Bee Season, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Affiliations
WEAD, Women Environmental Artists Directory
San Francisco Gay & Lesbian Artists Alliance
Education
1980 B.A. in Studio Art, Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley MA
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