Exhibitions / Professional Activities

EDUCATION

MFA, Painting/Drawing, Hunter College, New York City

BA, Art / Studio, California State University, Sacramento

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024 Harold J.Miossi Art Gallery, Between Ordinary, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA

2022 Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Amplifying the Between, a retrospective with

catalogue, Westmont College, Santa Barbara

2019 CabadaGray Gallery, Ventura, CA

2016 J. Spoor Broome Gallery, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA

2012 Jane Deering Gallery, Santa Barbara

2007 Gallery 2, Ventura College, Ventura, CA

2007 Cal Poly State University Art Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA

2005 Ro Snell Gallery, Santa Barbara

1994 Cuesta College Art Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA

1992 Ro Snell Gallery, Santa Barbara

1990 Tokoro Gallery, Los Angeles

1990 Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara

1988 Braunstein Quay Gallery, San Francisco

1986 College of Creative Studies Gallery, University of California, Santa Barbara

1982 Hunter College, M.F.A. Thesis Show, New York City,

1980 Hunter College, New York City

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

Jane Deering Gallery, "Lines of Thought|Contemporary Women Artists Draw", Gloucester, MA

2023

Vita Art Center, “Vita Art Editions", invitational benefit, Ventura, CA

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, “5X5”, Santa Barbara, CA

2022

Vita Art Center, “Vita Art Editions", invitational benefit, Ventura, CA

2021

Vita Art Center, “Vita Art Editions", invitational benefit, Ventura, CA

2020

Jason McCoy Gallery, "Drawing Challenge XIV", New York, NY

Jason McCoy Gallery, "Drawing Challenge XII", New York, NY

Jane Deering Gallery, "Absolute Secret 2020", Gloucester, MA

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, “5X5”, Santa Barbara, CA

2019

Vita Art Center, “The Drawing Room”, Ventura, CA

Channing Peake Gallery, “Wit and Whimsy – selections from the Nancy and Michael Gifford Collection”, Santa Barbara, CA

CabadaGray Gallery, “NINE+ONE”, Ventura, CA

2018

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, “Summer Nocturne – works on paper from the 1970’s”, curator: Julie Joyce.

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions”, Santa Barbara, CA

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, “5X5”, Santa Barbara, CA

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, “Creative Hands", Santa Barbara, CA

2017

MarkArts, Wichita, KS, Printmaking National Exhibition, (catalogue)

Juror: Sarah Riley,

Sullivan & Goss Gallery, “100 Grand”, Santa Barbara, CA.

2016

College of Creative Studies Gallery, "IMPRINT", UC Santa Barbara

Sullivan & Goss Gallery, “The Art of Santa Barbara, 1870-2016”, Santa Barbara, CA.

Sullivan & Goss Gallery, “100 Grand”, Santa Barbara, CA.

2015

Sullivan & Goss Gallery, “100 Grand”, Santa Barbara, CA.

2014

Sullivan & Goss Gallery, “100 Grand”, Santa Barbara, CA.

Santa Barbara Arts Fund, “inch4inch”, curated by Philip Koplin

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, “5X5”, Santa Barbara

Atkinson Gallery, “Faculty Biennial”, Santa Barbara City College

SBTC Gallery, “Art+Love”, Santa Barbara

2013

“Tapping the Third Realm”, curators: Meg Linton and Rhonda Purdom, Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis

College of Art Design and Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, “Invisible Realms”, curator: Judy Larson

2012

Elverhoj Museum of History & Art, Solvang, CA, “Original/Multiple”

2011

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, “A View From Here”, curator: Julie Joyce

Jane Deering Gallery, “Achromatic Variations”, Santa Barbara

Westmont Museum of Art, Westmont College, SB, “Selections From Permanent Collection”, (catalogue)

Westmont Museum of Art, Westmont College, SB, “5x5 Invitational”, curator: Judy Larson

Santa Barbara Arts Fund, “Double Trouble”, curator: Nancy Gifford

Art From Scrap Gallery, “Benefit Invitational”

Channing Peake Gallery, “Few Chosen by Many…”

2010

Channing Peake Gallery, SB, 17th Juried Print Exhibition, juror: Tim Schiffer

Atkinson Gallery, “Faculty Biennial”, Santa Barbara City College

Monlleo Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

Channing Peake Gallery, SB, CA, “IAA 20-year Retrospective”

Sylvia White Gallery, “Neighbors – Santa Barbara Artists”, Ventura, CA

Faulkner Gallery, SB, CA, 16th Juried Print Exhibition, SB Printmakers

Alan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA, Barry Berkus Family Art Collection”

2008

Atkinson Gallery, “Faculty Exhibit”, Santa Barbara City College

“Beatitudes Society, “Homecoming”, Santa Barbara, CA

2006

Channing Peake Gallery, “Barry Berkus Family Art Collection”, Santa Barbara

Jewish Federation of Santa Barbara, “Married 2 Art”

Atkinson Gallery, “Faculty Exhibit”, Santa Barbara City College

Marcia Burtt Studio, “Bright & Beautiful”.

2005

Reynolds Gallery, “The Fine Art of Education – Art Faculty Exhibit”

2004

Atkinson Gallery, “Faculty Exhibit”, SB City College, yearly since 1995

Faulkner Gallery, “Faculty Exhibit”, SBCC-CE”, Santa Barbara, 1983-2005

Trinity Episcopal Church, SB, Stations of the Cross

2003

Arts Fund Gallery, “IAA Retrospective”, County of Santa Barbara

Reynolds Gallery, “Art of Devotion”, Invitational, Westmont College, SB

Trinity Episcopal Church, Santa Barbara, “Stations of the Cross”

2002

Atkinson Gallery, “Faculty Exhibit”, Santa Barbara City College

Faulkner Gallery, “Faculty Exhibit, SBCC-CE”, Santa Barbara

2001

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, “Poetic Natures”, curator: Diana DuPont

Channing Peake Gallery, SB “Out of Line”, curator: Rafael Perea

Betteravia County Building, Santa Maria, “Out of Line”, curator: Rafael Perea

Monlleo Gallery, Santa Barbara, “Response”

Heal The Ocean, Invitational Benefit, Santa Barbara

2000

Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, “Print-In”

1999

Reynolds Gallery, SB, “Un Angel Passé”, 1st Place Painting AWARD

Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara

Ridley-Tree Education Center, SB Museum of Art, Santa Barbara

1998

Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara County Arts Commission

1997

Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara

Ridley-Tree Education Center, SB Museum of Art, Santa Barbara

Trinity Episcopal Church, Pentecost Ribbons,

w/Dane Goodman/Nora Gallagher

1996

Print Makers Guild, Santa Barbara, AWARD

1995

Ro Snell Gallery, Santa Barbara

Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara

Museum Art Center, Santa Maria, CA

1994

Ro Snell Gallery, Santa Barbara

Elverhoj Museum, Solvang, CA

1993

Ro Snell Gallery, Santa Barbara

1992

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, “Bold Strokes-Quiet Gestures”, touring exhibit, (catalogue).

Ro Snell Gallery, Santa Barbara

1991

Hunter College, New York City (Catalogue)

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, “Santa Barbara Artists”, curator Nancy Doll

1990

Michael Dunev Gallery, San Francisco

Lone Pine Gallery, Irvine, CA “Monotypes from Black Mesa Workshop”

The Women’s Building, Los Angeles, “34’25” x 120’15’ “

Santa Barbara Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisition"

Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, “Openings”

Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, “Free For All 2”

1989

Contemporary Arts Forum, SB, “Arts Festival ‘89”, Juror: Joan Hugo

1988

Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, “Arts Festival 1988”

Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara “Arts Festival 1988”

Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, “Free For All”

1987

Outer Space Gallery, Contemporary Arts Forum, SB, “L’arto”

L.A. Art Core, Los Angeles, “Tri-City Show”

C.O.V.A., San Diego, “Tri-City Show”

Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara “Tri-City Show”

Arts Festival ‘86, Santa Barbara. Juror: William Olander

1985

Los Angeles Design Center, “To the Astonishing Horizon”. Curator: Peter Frank

Akron Art Museum, Ohio, “Have a Heart”/ Curator: Kathleen Monaghan

1984

Hunter College, New York City, “Alumni - Selections I”

Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, Juror: Paul Schimmel (catalogue)

1980

22 Wooster Gallery, “Invitational”, New York City

Hunter College, “Graduate Invitational”, New York City

1977

National Organization of Women, Sacramento, Juror: Lynda Benglis

COLLECTIONS

American Telephone and Telegraph

Best Products

City of Wichita, Kansas

Illinois State University

Santa Barbara County Arts Commission

Santa Barbara County, Berkus Family Collection

Santa Barbara County, Nancy & Michael Gifford Collection

Santa Barbara Museum of Art

University of California Art Museum, Santa Barbara

Westmont Museum of Art, Westmont College, Santa Barbara

JUROR

California State University Channel Islands, Student Exhibition, 2014

“The Figure Obscured”, Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, 2005

Santa Barbara Channel Keepers Art Exhibit, 2004

Artwalk, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, 2003

Santa Barbara Art Association, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2009

Goleta Valley Art Association, 1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2009

Westmont College, “Un Angel Passé”, 2000

Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara, 1996

Santa Barbara City College Student Exhibit, 1996

Abrams Prize, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1988, 1995

AWARDS

Outstanding Adjunct Teaching Award, Westmont College, 2017

Individual Artist Award - Works on Paper, Santa Barbara County Arts Commission

& The Arts Fund - 1993

Hunter College Graduate Student Awards:

Nancy Ashton Memorial Prize - 1982

William Graf Scholarship - 1980 and 1982

RESIDENCIES

Printmaking Intensive, Westmont College – yearly 2014- 2019, 2021

Wichita Center for the Arts, Kansas - 1993

The Center Visual Arts, Illinois State University, Bloomington-Normal - 1991

Mendocino Art Center - 1986, 1987

PANELS

"Young Artist Round Table", 5th Annual Art Career Conference, Art Without Limits Coalition,

Santa Barbara City College, 2018

“The Artist & The Icon”, Chair of Panel, Trinity Episcopal Church, SB, CA, 2004

“The Role of Theory in Contemporary Art”, Hunter College, New York City, 1991

“Five Santa Barbara Artists”, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1985

PROFESSIONAL ART ACTIVITIES

Santa Barbara Museum of Art:

"Summer Nocturne, Virtual Art Talk", 2020

Ridley-Tree Education Center, Art & Spirituality Class, lecture, 2001

“Inner Natures”, gallery lecture, 1991

“Jim Dine”, gallery lecture on Dine exhibit, 1989

“Five Santa Barbara Artists”, studio lecture, 1985

Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum:

Gallery Talk, 2000

Print-In, 2000

“Helen Rosenberg Memorial Lecture”, 1999

“Tracing Taiwan - Sound Off”, 1998

Gallery Talk, 1996

Gallery Talk, 1989

Committee Member, Outer Space Gallery, 1986-1987

School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston:

Guest Artist, 1997

California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland:

Guest Artist, 1988

University of California, Santa Barbara:

Women’s Center workshop, 1988

Visiting Lecture Series-Studio Tour, 1985

Graduate seminar lecture, 1984

College of Creative Studies - UCSB:

Symposium Slide Lecture, 1992 and 1988

Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art:

Virtual Art Talk for Exhibition: "Contemporary Art Selections From the

Permanent Collection", 2021

Virtual Interviews with Meagan Stirling for Exhibition: "Matter+Spirit", 2020

Gallery Talk, Women of Contemporary Art, Oct 2013

Drawing workshop, 2013

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo:

Artist Lecture, 2006

Guest Artist, Illustration Class, yearly from 1997-2002

Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA:

Artist Lecture, 2024

Guest Artist slide lecture, 1994

Santa Barbara City College:

Continuing Education, studio tour, 2008, 2000,1991

Other Lectures/Talks:

Studio tour, 2004

Santa Barbara Off-Axis, Print-in, 2006

Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara, gallery talk, 1995

Ro Snell Gallery, Santa Barbara, gallery talk, 1992, 2005

Newcomers Group, Santa Barbara, 1999

Stanford Collectors Group Tour, 1992

Laguna Beach Museum Collectors Tour, 1992

Fellows of Contemporary Art, Long Beach Collectors Tour, 1999

Principal Financial Group Art Collection, Des Moines, IA, lecture to docents, 1990