Bio

Born: 1974
Education: California College of Arts and Crafts
1996-1999, BFA with Distinction

Artist Statement
I am a traditional figurative painter. My approach to figurative work is expressed through formal and academic principles that pay strict reverence to modernist ideals, yet I allow room for interdisciplinary exploration. This approach has led me to experiment with traditional crewel embroidery alongside painting. My work conveys, not only in the subject but also in the medium itself, a sense of belonging, a connection to humanity and ancestry, and a deep understanding of the profundity of making art: process, progress and narrative. It really is about putting the experience into the object itself.

Select Exhibitions

2007
Rowan Morrison Gallery, Oakland - "Paint By Needle", November 2007
Tinlark Gallery, Hollywood - Group Show, January 2007

2006
TwentyTwo Shoes, Oakland - Solo Exhibit, September 2006 - March 2007
Harvard University, Cambridge- "Paint Chips Paintings", September 2005 - September 2006
Blankspace Gallery, Oakland - "Holidayland" December 2006

2005
Arena 1 Gallery at the Santa Monica Art Studios - "Fresh stART Los Angeles" February 12th, 2005
OTSU, San Francisco - Solo Exhibit, December 2004 - April 2005
Low Gallery, San Francisco - "The Gravy Train", November 2005
The Richshaw Stop, San Francisco - "The Final Expression!", September 2005
The Attic , Santa Cruz - “Nuevo Abo”, April 2005

2004
Buzz Gallery, Oakland - “De Profundis”, October 2004
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA - “Go West!” Juried Exhibition, July - August 2004
Modart, San Diego - “Keep A Breast”, July 2004
Subject Matter Gallery, Costa Mesa - “Nuevo Abo”, June 2004
21 Grand, Oakland - Group Show, May 2004
Spanganga Gallery, San Francisco - New Expressions “Spring Break”, April 2004

2003
Mojo’s, Oakland - Solo Exhibit, January-March 2003
Needles and Pens, San Francisco - “To Do List” group show, November 2003
21 Grand, Oakland - Group Show, May 2003

2002
Ardency Gallery, Oakland - “Priced To Sell”, September - October 2002
21 Grand, Oakland - “Symptom”, June 2002
Modart / Triple Five Soul, New York - “Keep A Breast”, October - November 2002

2001
Hey! Gallery, Oakland - “Blue”, March, 2001
Hey! Gallery, Oakland - Group Show, January 2001

1999
Isabel Percy West at CCAC, Oakland - "Bi-Mon-Sci-Fi-Con" May, 1999

Commissions

Touchstone Climbing GWPC, Oakland, 2008: Mural
Emmanuel Canteras, 2007: Portrait

Professional Experience

Montalvo Arts Center, Saratoga - "Young Artists in Residence" 2006, Painting Teacher
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland - T.A. for Animation Art taught by Laurence Arcadias

Bibliography and Publications

East Bay Express, November 2007: Review of "Paint By Needle", Jakki Spicer
San Francisco Chronicle, November 11th, 2007 Photo Credit for "Paint By Needle"
Piedmont Post, November 2007: Review of "Paint By Needle", Isabelle Ringer
Ready made Magazine, December 2007: Paint Chip Wallet feature
Making Stuff - An Alternative Craft Book, 2006: Nara Passport Holder feature
San Francisco Chronicle, December, 2005: "Green Gift Guide" featuring Paint Chip Wallets
East Bay Express, October 2004: write-up for "De Profundis" at Buzz Gallery
Kitchen Sink Magazine, 2002: photo for "Symptom" at 21 Grand
Readymade Magazine, 2003: review of Nara Paint Chip Wallets
Push Skateboard Magazine, 2002: interview with skateboarder Jessie VanRochoudt

"De Profundis" at Buzz Gallery, 2004