Education
2002
Master of Fine Arts in Art, Claremont Graduate University
Emphasis in Painting and Drawing
1996 & 1997
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Advanced Painting Institute
1994
Bachelor of Arts in Art, California State University, Sacramento, CA
Emphasis in Studio Art
Selected Teaching Experience
2013 – present
California State University, Sacramento, CA
Part-Time Faculty
2003 – present
American River College, Sacramento, CA
Adjunct Professor
2005 – 2013
Sierra College, Rocklin, CA
Part-Time Faculty
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions
2016
Artspace1616, Sacramento, CA
Back in the Ring
2015
James Kaneko Gallery, American River College, Sacramento, CA
Narrative Space
2012
Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Nursery Crimes
2010
Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Glitter and Doom
Ridley Gallery, Sierra College, Rocklin, CA
Wood, Canvas, Paper
2009
Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Swan Song
2003
James Kaneko Gallery, American River College, Sacramento, CA
Innocence in Chaos
2002
Claremont Graduate University, MFA Thesis Exhibition: Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont, CA
Domestic Comfort and Chaos
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017
Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Sweet N Low: An International
Show of Cute, Jurors: Evan Pricco & Antler Gallery
Tsao Gallery, Davis Art Center, Davis, CA
a la Mode
2016
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Art Auction 2016
Gregory Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Cups
2015
E Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Back to the Drawing Board
Gregory Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Cups Curated by Tony Natsoulas
2014
Gregory Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Birdhouses 4
2013
Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Mayhem, Juror: Alan Bamberger
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Art Auction 2013, Juror: Peter Mendenhall
2012
Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA
Crocker-Kingsley Competition, Juror: Michael Duncan
2010
A Bitchin’ Space, Sacramento, CA
Living With Fur
2009
Visual Arts Center, Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR
Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Art Auction 2009
2008
Santa Cruz Arts League, Santa Cruz, CA
Visual Politics Art and the American, Experience Juried by Peter Selz
Tangent Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Dead
Verge Gallery, Sacramento, CA
The 2nd Annual Circus Show and Other Atrocities
2007
California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
California Fine Art Competition, Juror: Renny Pritikin
A Bitchin’ Space
The Circus Show and Other Atrocities
2006
Crocker Art Museum , Sacramento, CA
Art Auction 2006
Cambridge Art Association , Cambridge, MA
2006 National Prize Show | Juror: Cheryl Brutvan
Museum of Modern Fine Arts , Belarus
From America
Pamela Skinner Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Femme
California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts, Sacramento, CA
Capitol Artists’ Studio Tour Exhibition
2004
Agora Gallery, New York, NY
Soho-Chelsea International Art Competition, Juror: Susan Cross
Phillips Museum, Lancaster, PA
Invading Spaces: Sexual Violence Against Women in the Work of Women Artists
The Second City Council, Long Beach, CA
2004 Women’s Festival of the Arts, Juror: Irene Hofmann
2003
Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Women, Trauma, and Visual Expression | Juror: Amy Stacey Curtis
Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Global Artlook, Jurors: Scott Shields, & Yoshio Taylor
Curatorial
2015
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Eddie Stein, Garr Ugalde, Linda S. Fitz Gibbon, M. Parfitt, Phillip Altstatt
Robert Else Gallery, CSU Sacramento
2012
Flatlanders on the Slant (50 Artists Celebrate 50 Years of the Slant Step)
U.C. Davis, Nelson Gallery (director Renny Pritikin), Davis, CA
Guest Curator
Selected Lectures
2014
Sacramento Public Library :Sketch Club
2004
The Branson School, Ross, CA
Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Professional Service and Activities
2017
Pence Gallery
Panel Discussion Women & Art
California State Fair, CalExpo, Sacramento, CA
Judge, Fine Art Competition
Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, Sacramento, CA
Artist Selection Panel
2016
City of Lathrop, Lathrop, CA
Art Competition Judge
California State University, Sacramento, CA
Alumni Art Chapter President
2009-2013
Art Lecture Series at American River College
Grant-writer, organizer
2010, ’11, ’13
Youth Art and Design Expo, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
Competition Judge
2004-2009
Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA
Board and Exhibition Member
Selected Grants/Awards
2016
California State University, Sacramento, CA
Research, Scholarly & Creative Activity Awards Program
2008
Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission, CA
Artscapes Grant
2007
California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
Innovation Award
Public Art
2018
Rail Arts District, Napa, CA
Utility Box Wrap Project
2014
Power Inn Alliance, Sacramento, CA | Art of the Dumpster
Radio & Television
Cambi Brown, CBS Local, Good Day Sacramento “Art of the Dumpsters” May 27, 2014
Rose Froling, PBS, KVIE Arts Showcase July 29, 2014
Sage Lauwerys, Access.Local.TV “Local Artists Transform Dumpsters into Works of Art” August 11, 2014
Eric Rucker, Fox 40 KTXL, Sacramento, CA, Two segments aired separately: “Art of the Dumpster”, June 12, 2014, live interview, and “Artists Turn Dumpsters into Canvases” pre-recorded and edited
Beth Ruyak, Insight program, Capital Public Radio, Sacramento, CA, Jan. 7, 2013 Where Do Art Ideas Come From with Ron Peetz
Bibliography
Isabelle Taft: “Dumpsters become art objects in Sacramento’s Power Inn area”, Sacramento Bee, June 12, 2014
Victoria Dalkey: Highlights among Sacramento Gallery Offerings, Sacramento Bee, October 12, 2012
Victoria Dalkey: “Size isn’t the only topic in this Big Show”, Sacramento Bee, December 18, 2012
Victoria Dalkey: “UC Davis Nelson Gallery hosts show based on funky slant step”, Sacramento Bee, August 5, 2012
David M. Roth, “Flatlanders on the Slant at The Nelson”, Squarecylinder.com, July 30, 2012
Shoka: “Wooden entendre”, d’ART, Sacramento News & Review, December 11, 2008
Victoria Dalkey: Critic’s Pick, Sacramento Bee Ticket section; Kaneko Gallery August 20, 2004.
Naomi Kresge, “Looking for the audience to react” article about paintings with photo, Claremont Courier, April 13, 2002.
Joanna Corman, “Gallery features spacious environment”, Inland Valley version of the Los Angeles Times, December 6,
2001
Blogs
Bree Garcia, Sacramento Art History Consortium, “Sacramento Art History Consortium’s Featured Artist”, 10/9/2013
Publications
Studio Visit, volume forty, 2017 (juried selection of international visual artists) work selected for publication by George Kinghorn, Executive Director and Curator, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor, ME
51 Portraits of Women Artists by Kurt Edward Fishback, 2015
Featured cover artist for Inside Publications, Sacramento, CA, 2008, 2012, and 2014
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