RESUME
SELECTED EXHIBITS
2010:
"Fifth Annual Encaustic Invitational", Conrad Wilde gallery, Tucson, AZ
"Exploring the Triptych: Wax in Three Parts",Lux Center for the Arts, Lincoln, NE
2009:
“On the Cutting Edge”, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR
"Embedded Light”, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI
"Beauty and Its Opposites", 3rd National Encaustic Conference;
Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
"Luminous Landscape", Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
“Alchemy”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
"Working in Wax", Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
“Metamorphosis”, Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, NE
"Basin and Range", (solo), Phoenix University Art Gallery, Reno, NV
"Serenity", UCSF Center for Reproductive Medicine, San Francisco, CA
"ENCAUSTIC: Contemporary Art in an Ancient Medium", Old City Hall Gallery, Redding, CA
2008:
“The Diptych Project: A Collaboration in Wax”, Steamboat Springs Art Council, Steamboat Springs, CO
“Hat and Mask Show”,Cube Gallery, Portland, OR
"National Juried Show", ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
"Translucent: Contemporary Works in Wax", Cain Schulte Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA
"Encore", Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
"On the Edge: New Work in Encaustic", Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
"Diptych Show: A Collaboration in Wax " :
April 2008 - Whitney Art Works , Portland, ME and Brian Marki Gallery, Portland, OR
June 2008 - Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
2007:
"12x12 Painting Exhibition", Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
"Holiday Lites", Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA
"Re-Newal", Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
"Here and Now- Encaustics and Time", MM Galleries, San Francisco, CA
“Second Annual Encaustic Invitational”, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
“Off the Grid: New Dimensions in Wax”, Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA
“New Directions in Wax”, Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA
“Contemporary Textures in Wax”, Butte Silver Bow Arts Foundation,
Venus Rising Gallery, Butte, MT
“Contemporary Textures in Wax”, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las
Vegas, NV
2006:
“First Annual Encaustic Invitational”, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
“Wabi-Sabi”, O’Hanlon Art Center, Mill Valley, CA
"Hot Wax", Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA
“Impulse”, Portland Art Center, Portland, OR
“Holiday Lites”, Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA
2005:
“West Coast Encaustic Artists Group show”, Novato Arts Center, Novato,
CA
“Get Small”, Julie Baker Fine Art, Nevada City, CA
2004:
“Repose”, (2 person show), Shasta County Arts Council, Old City Hall
Gallery, Redding, CA
“California Works Fine Art Exhibit”, California State Exposition,
Sacramento, CA
“Lazy Days”, Julie Baker Fine Art, Grass Valley, CA
2003:
“California Works Fine Art Exhibit”, California State Exposition,
Sacramento, CA
“Encaustic Works ‘03”, R&F Paints/ The Marist College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY
2002:
“Encaustics”,(3 person show),Redding Civic Center, Redding, CA
“California Works Fine Art Exhibit”, California State Exposition,
Sacramento,CA
2001:
“Wabi-Sabi”,(solo) The Research and Grant Foundation of Northern
California, Redding, CA
2000:
“2000 Defining Vessels”, National Juried Exhibition, Chico Art Center, Chico, CA
“California Works Fine Art Exhibit”, California State Exposition, Sacramento, CA
1999:
“Meditations”,(solo) Shasta Arts Council, Old City Hall Gallery, Redding, CA
“Meditation Bowls”,(solo) Redding Municipal Airport/City of Redding,
Redding, CA
“Meditation Art”, Thich Nhat Hanh Meditation Retreat, Community for
Mindful Living, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010:
Presentations on "Drawing on Encaustic", and "Principles of Fusing Encaustic", "Fourth Annual Encaustic Conference", Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
2009:
Presentations on "Encaustic Grounds and Supports", and "Principles of Fusing Encaustic", as well as panel discussion on "Luminous Landscapes", "Third Annual Encaustic Conference", Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
2008:
Presentation: "Packaging Encaustic", "Second National Encaustic Conference", Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
2007:
“Exploring the Depths of Encaustic: Creating Depth through Layering”, Encaustic Workshop, Hidden Valley Institute of the Arts, Carmel Valley, CA
Panel Speaker at the first “National Encaustic Painting Conference”, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
2006:
“Supports and Grounds”, Encaustic course, Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, CA
“Encaustic Collage and Assemblage”, Encaustic Workshop, Hidden Valley Institute of the Arts, Carmel Valley, CA
2005:
“Supports and Grounds”, First West Coast Encaustic Conference, (in conjunction with “Oil & Wax”, national encaustic exhibit) Novato Arts Center, Novato, CA
AWARDS
California State Exposition, Sacramento, CA, California Works Fine Art Exhibit
2003:
Juror’s “Best of Show” award in “Recycled Art”
2002:
Award of Merit
2000:
2 Juror’s “Best of Show” awards in two-dimensional media, and new media; Award of Merit in sculpture
1997:
Award of Merit
1996:
Award of Merit
1993: Award of Merit
1992:
Award of Merit
Redding Museum of Art and History, Redding, CA, Annual Fine Art Competition
1996:1st Place Award
1995:Honorable Mention
1993:Award of Merit
North Valley Art League, Redding, CA, Annual National Juried Art Show
1993:Honorable Mention
Redding Museum of Art and History, Redding, CA, National Competition
1993-:Cash Award (Juror, David Gilhooly)
Shasta College Student Art Show
1992:3rd Place Award
North Valley Art League, Redding, CA, Small Painting Juried Art Show
1992:1st Place Award