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EDUCATION:


2009             Master of Fine Arts, California State University San Jose,
                     San Jose, CA

2005             Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics, California State University Chico, Chico, CA.

2002             Associate of Arts, Three dimensional Art, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA.
                     Associate of Arts, Liberal Studies, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA.


 
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2017              Preparator III,  Fabricator and Carpentry, Exhibits department, Anderson Collection, Stanford University, Palo Alto CA.
                      2016.


2015              Exhibition designer, Project director, Ceramic exhibition, "Character Studies", San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA.

2015              Exhibition designer, Project director, Koret family gallery , "Maker Space", San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA.

2015              Preparator, Carpenter and Fabricator, Exhibits department, San Jose Art Museum, San Jose, CA.
                      2014, 2013.

2013              Head of Ceramics, Beginning and Intermediate Ceramics. Hand building and wheel throwing.
                      Curriculum and S.L.O. development, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA.

2013              Juror, Annual Student Exhibition, Fresno State  University, Fresno, CA.

2013              Lead Installation Technician, Exhibition Carpenter, Fabricator, Exhibits department, San Jose Art Museum,
                      San Jose, CA. 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008.

2012              Exhibition Carpenter and Fabricator, Artist: Carlos Ramirez, (Center for the New Generation
                      and Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula). Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA.

2012              Instructor, Sculptural hand building, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA.
                      
2012              Instructor, Wheel Throwing and hand building, The Finn Center, C.S.M.A. Mountain View, CA.
                      2011

2009              Graduate Instructor, Introduction to Ceramics, Art 046, California State University San Jose.
                      CA. 2008, 2007.

2006              Teaching Assistant, Ceramic Sculpture, Art 133, California State University San Jose.
                      Instructor, Monica Van Den Dool

2005              Teaching Assistant, Beginning Ceramics, California State University Chico.
                      Instructor, Cameron Crawford

2005              Juror, S.O.S. Search of Space Student Art Club, 1st Annual Art show “Grit”
                      Chico, CA.           

2004              Teaching Assistant, Beginning Ceramics, California State University Chico.
                      Instructor, Sue Whitmore.
 
2002              Preparator, Exhibits department, Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA.
                      2001, 2000.



PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:



2005             California State University Summer Arts; “Clay as a Medium for Sculpture”, Fresno, CA.                                
                     Instructors: (Richard Notkin, Walter McConnell, Sue Whitmore, Nan Smith).  

2004             California State University Summer Arts; “The Figure in Glass”, Fresno, CA.                                               
                     Instructors: (Hank Murta Adams, Ruth King, Dana Zamecnikova, Joe Cariati).

2004             California State University Summer Arts; “Print as Public Art”, Fresno, CA.
                     Instructors: (Kim Abeles, John Valedez, John Outterbrige, Brian Sanderson).

2003             California State University Summer Arts; “Clay as a Medium for Sculpture”, Fresno, CA.                                
                     Instructors: (Victor Spinsky, Patty Warashina, John Balistreri, Katherine Ross).   

2000             “Woodetoke”, Penryn, CA.
                     (Peter Voulkos, Rudy Audio, Paul Soldner, Don Reitz, Janet Mansfield, John Balistreri)

 
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: 



2015             "Art Silicon Valley / San Francisco" 2nd Annual Art Fair, SENSE Fine Art Gallery, San Mateo, CA.

2015             "The Skull Show" 3rd Biennial Exhibition, Donna Beam Fine Art Gallery, University of Nevada Las Vegas, NV.

2014             "Community Matters" Celebrating a Centuries worth of Achievement, San Jose Tower Gallery, San Jose, CA.

2013             "Microcosm" Miniature gallery performance, Gallery 105A, Fresno City College, Fresno CA.

2013              "The Red Zone" Gallery 85, San Jose, CA. 

2013              "Art and Bonsai" Art Space Gallery, Fresno, CA.   

2011              "Contemporary Clay" Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, CA.

2011              "S.J.S.U. Grad Art Exhibition" The Halden Art Gallery, South Lake Tahoe, CA.
 
2010              "Slippin it up", Snurb Art  San Jose, CA

2010              "Where I'm From"  The Art Ark, San Jose, CA.    
 
2009              Solo: “If Only For the Light” Gallery 3, San Jose, CA.                                   

2009              "Prepare" The Art Ark, San Jose, CA.

2008              Solo: “World Without End” Gallery 2, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA.

2007              Solo:“Seven Sonnets, Seven Songs, Seven Secrets” The Black Gallery, San Jose, CA.

2007              “Cross Contamination.” Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose, CA.

2006              “California Clay Competition”, Juror: Patti Warashina, The Artery, Davis, CA.

2006              “NCECA Regional Student Juried Exhibition ”,  Juror: Nan Smith, Portland, OR.

2006              "Cross Contamination" Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose, CA.

2005              Solo: “Somewhere Between Home and Here”California State University, Chico,
                      Chico, CA.

2005              “Print and Clay” Janet Turner Gallery, Chico, CA.    

2005              California State University, Chico, Juried Exhibition,Chico, CA.
2004              “That Thing” California State University, Fresno, Fresno, CA.
 
2004              "Print and Clay" Janet Turner Gallery, Chico, CA.

2004              California State University, Chico, Juried Exhibition, Chico, CA.
 
2004              “The Fresno Banner Project” Public Art, In conjunction with: “Print as Public Art”
                      California State University Summer Arts, Fresno, CA.

2003              California State University, Chico, Juried Exhibition, Chico, CA.

2003              California State University, Chico,“Ceramics Now” In conjunction with,
                      California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Davis, CA.

2003              “Divergence” Atlas Clayworks, Chico, CA.

2002              “Backdrift”  Robert Ogata Studio, Fresno, CA.

2000               Juried exhibition, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA.

2000               “Synchronicity” Centro Belles Artés, Fresno, CA.

1999               Juried exhibition, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA.

1998               Juried exhibition, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA.
                      

COLLECTIONS:


2010              Charles D. Himmelblau collection, Mountain View, CA.

2009              Gabe Toci, Anchorage, AK.

2008              Hideki Yamashiro collection, Okinawa, Japan.

2006              Trevor Koch, Kate Mullins, Portland, OR.

2006              Cameron Crawford, Chico, CA.

2006              Vernon Patrick, Chico, CA.

2006              The Darryl and Edra Jandro collection, San Francisco, CA.  
 
2004              Dave Schleiger Architecture, Chico, CA.

2003              James and Melissa Miller, Fresno, CA.

2003              Todd Pitman, Fresno, CA.

2002              James Shepard collection, Fresno, CA.

             

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS:


2009              Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Award, nominee.

2009              Elizabeth Heil Ceramic Scholarship.                                                                                                         
                      2008, 2007.

2006              Clay Planet Award, California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA.

2006              Summer Art Scholarship, California State University, Fresno, CA.
                      2005, 2004.
 
2000              Best of show, Fresno City College, Student Show, Fresno, CA.
                      1998.



LECTURES:


2012              Visiting Artist, Visual presentation and discussion on creating and presenting a cohesive body of artwork. Thrown                                                     and assembled forms demo, South Lake Tahoe Community College, South Lake Tahoe, CA.

2012              Visiting Artist, Slide lecture, large scale thrown and altered forms demo, Pasadena Community College, Pasadena, CA.

2011              Visiting Artist, Image resource presentation, Ceramic decal demo, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA.


PUBLICATIONS: 
      
2014             "
Depicting death: Artists take on the great inevitable" Las Vegas Weekly

2010              Refused Art Culture magazine, Issue #8.

2009              “Lift Off” exhibition catalog, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art.

2008              Spartan Daily, Front page, November 17th.

2008              California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Arts, Program.
                       2006

2007              Refused Art Culture magazine, Issue #3.  

2006              Spartan Daily, News Section, November 30th.

2004              Chico News and Review, Fine Arts section, April 29.

2003              California State University Chico, brochure, “Achieving Excellence.”
                       2004

1998              The Rampage, Volume LXVIII, Edition 5, Life section, April 22.

1998              Fresno City College, “City at Large”, Cover panel, April edition.


CONFERENCES:


2014              California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, CA.
                      2013, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003.

2009              National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts,
                      “A Historical Overview”, Phoenix, AZ.

2006              “Explorations and Navigations: The Resonance of Place”, Portland, OR.

2003              “Borders in Flux”, San Diego, CA.
                                                                  

REFERENCES:
     

     Professor, Stan Welsh                                                      Professor, Monica Van Den Dool
     SJSU School of Art & Design                                             SJSU School of Art & Design
     One Washington Square,                                                 One Washington Square,
     Art Building 116, San Jose, CA 95192                              Art Building 116, San Jose, CA 95192                             
     E-mail: stanwelsh.com                                                     E-mail: http://monicavandendool.com/


     Professor, Cameron G. Crawford                                     Professor, Susan Whitmore
     Graduate coordinator                                                      California State University, Chico
     California State University, Chico                                     Chico, CA   95929 -820
     Chico, CA   95929 - 820                                                  Email: swhitmore@csuchico.edu               
     E-mail: ccrawford@csuchico.edu                       


     Professor, Vernon C. Patrick                                         
     Retired                                                                         
     California State University, Chico                                  
     Chico, CA   95929 - 820                                                
     E-mail: vpatrick@csuchico.edu                                      
                                                                                         



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