EDUCATION 1998 MFA - Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 1992 BFA - California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach,CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014 Recent Paintings, Antenna Studio, Eagle Rock, CA 2003-25 A Vision of Peace, Window Installation, La Pintoresca Library, Pasadena, CA 1998 Stigmatic Morphology, The East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 1998 Transplanted, The Atrium, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 1998 My Roots based on a System of Foliage, The Dillingham Caples Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 1997 The Writing’s on the Wall, The White Installation Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 1997 Pay Attention!, The White Installation Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2023 INQUESTigation, Women at the Intersections of Art + Science, Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ 2018 Connections, Relationships, Applications, Duke Gallery, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA 2016 Off the Wall Auction, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA 2015 Abstract Mystique, Kellogg University Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 2012 Monster Drawing Rally, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA 2009 Big Ass Sculpture, SummerCamp, Los Angeles, CA 2009 Off the Wall Auction, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA 2007 Off the Wall Auction, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA 2005 Off the Wall Auction, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA 2004 Armory Artist in Residence, Armory Northwest, Pasadena, CA 2003 The First Annual Inaugural Show, HAUS Gallery, Pasadena, CA 2002 Ephemeral, New Town at the Armory Northwest, Pasadena, CA 2001 Line Dance, Flor de luna Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Castillo, Curator. 2001 New American Talent: The Fifteenth Exhibition, Buddy Holly Center, Lubbock, TX David Pagel, Curator. 2001 New American Talent: The Fifteenth Exhibition, Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, TX 2000 Light Show, The Peppers Gallery, The University of Redlands, Redlands, CA 2000 Inland Specific, Installations by artists in the San Gabriel Valley, Pasadena City College Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA 2000 New American Talent: The Fifteenth Exhibition, The Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX 2000 New American Talent: The Fifteenth Exhibition, Shore Art Gallery, Abilene Christian University, Abilene, TX 2000 New American Talent: The Fifteenth Exhibition, J Wayne Stark University Galleries, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX 1999 Open, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA. Jay Belloli, Curator 1998 Claremont Graduates 1998, Kohn Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1997 The Big Wave, Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 1997 While Supplies Last, The Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 1997 Phantom of the Armory Auction, Armory Center for the Arts Gallery, Pasadena, CA 1996 Round Robin, The Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA 1996 Open Exchange: Armory Artists and Students, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA. Jay Belloli, Curator. 1996 Without Alarm: Public and Private Security, Arroyo Arts Collective at the Lincoln Heights Jail, Los Angeles, CA. Nancy Buchanan, Curator. 1996 Mend Create Continue, Southern California Women’s Caucus for the Arts in the California Medical Arts Group, Santa Monica, CA. MC Armstrong and Rosalie Ortega, Curators. 1995 Out of Print 2, Armory Center for the Arts, Community Room exhibition, Pasadena, CA. Carolyn Farris, Curator. 1995 Faculty Exhibition, Armory Center for the Arts, Community Room exhibition, Pasadena, CA 1995 Phantom of the Armory Auction, Armory Center for the Arts Gallery, Pasadena, CA 1994 Out of Print, Armory Center for the Arts, Community Room exhibition, Pasadena, CA 1994 On the Square Aids Auction, Aids Service Center, Pasadena, CA 1994 Faculty Exhibition, Armory Center for the Arts, Community Room exhibition, Pasadena, CA 1993 Then Becoming Now, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA. Robert Kitzmiller, Curator 1993 Countdown to the Millennium: Artists envision the future of the Los Angeles Landscape, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), Los Angeles, CA 1992 World News, Muchkenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA. Kim Abeles, Barbara Bennish, and Deborah Lawrence Curators 1992 Freedom: International Mail Art Exhibition, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA. Judith Hoffberg, Curator. 1992 World News, Beyond Baroque Gallery, Venice, CA. Kim Abeles, Barbara Bennish, and Deborah Lawrence, Curators. 1991 California Artists Books, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA. Jay Belloli, Curator. 1990 Windows x 4, Armory Center for the Arts, (Window Installation), Pasadena, CA 1990 Gallery Artists, The Alamani Gallery, Long Beach, CA 1990 Woman, Object, Symbol, Femininity, California State University Gallery B, Long Beach, CA 1988 Tight Shoes, Global Despair and Personal Power, California State University, Long Beach, CA 1998 Tight Shoes, System M Gallery, Long Beach, CA 1987 Painting Introspective, California State University Gallery B, Long Beach, CA 1986 Pastel Works, Los Angeles Valley College Gallery, Van Nuys, CA
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS 2008 Whz your sygn?, Armory Northwest, Pasadena, CA 2003 A Vision of Peace, La Pintoresca Library, Pasadena, CA 2001 Shards, Armory Center for the Arts, (Window Installation) Pasadena, CA 2000 River Visions, The Los Angeles River (Site specific Installation) Los Angeles, CA Kim Abeles, Curator. 1989 Message of Global Awareness, The Long Beach Mall, (Mural), Long Beach, CA
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 2003 Staff Reporter. “Armory Reception open to the public” Pasadena Star News, April 22. 2002 Emanuel Parker. “Ephemeral works have power to stir up all the senses”, Pasadena Star News, June 17. 2002 Kevin Felt. “Artworks take on life of their own”, Pasadena Star News, May 19. Peter Frank. “Pick of the Week”, Los Angeles Weekly, 2000 Redlands Daily Facts, “Enlightening exhibition at Peppers Art Gallery”, Oct. 20. Inland Specific, Installations by artists of the San Gabriel Valley, Catalog issue. 2000 Alicia van Wijk. “Installations by San Gabriel Valley artists now on display in art gallery”, The Courier, Vol 86 no.4. 2000 New American Talent 15, Catalog issue. 2000 River Visions, The River Center, Catalog issue. 2000 Peter Frank. “Pick of the Week” Los Angeles Weekly, Sept 8 -14 1996 Jessica Hough. “You cannot simultaneously prepare for war and plan for peace,” Without Alarm .Catalog issue,” Vol. 7, No. 3. May/June. 1996 Monica Valentez. “Former jail is host to multimedia show about violence,” Los Angeles Times, Sat. May 4. 1993 Hope Urban. “Future Legends: Artists see everything from horror to hope on LA’s horizon,” Sun. May 9. 1992 Shanna Snow. “Special Delivery: Mail art features works sent through the postal system,” Los Angeles Times, May 10. 1992 “World News” Continental and Century Cable TV, Feb 6-8. 1990 Barbara Zunich. “Go jazz pictures: Beautifying the Environment,” Bixby Knolls Community News, Thurs. Nov. 22.
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS 2002-03 City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division, Arts and Culture, Individual Artist Grant 2000-01 City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs Division, Arts and Culture, Individual Artist Grant 1997 Helen B Dooley Merit Fellowship 1996 Claremont Graduate University Merit Fellowship
CURATION 2010 Fresh, An exhibition by the Armory’s Teaching Artist Fellows, One Colorado, Waterworks retail space, Pasadena, CA 2009 Interactions, An exhibition by the Armory’s Teaching Artist Fellows, Mezzanine and Community Room galleries, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA 2008 Interactions, Armory Artists and their Art, East Gallery, Pasadena, CA 2007 Interactions, Armory Artists and their Art, Mezzanine and Community Room galleries, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA 2006 UpClose with Armory Artists and their Art, Northwest Gallery, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA 2005 UpClose with Armory Artists and their Art, Northwest Gallery, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
COLLECTIONS Harvey and Ellen Knell Bernard and Debbie Babcock William and Sally Hurt Scott and Julie Ward Takako Suzuki