Living in Oakland, CA

EDUCATION

1998       M.F.A, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

1990       B.F.A., Parsons School of Design, NY, NY

1988       Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, CA

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

* indicates solo show

2008  Aqua Art Fair with Swarm Gallery, Miami, FL

          Final Dream Fringe, with Reuben Margolin, Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA*

          Sum of its Parts: Group  show of Gallery Artists, Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA

2007  Red Dot Art Fair with Swarm Gallery, Miami, FL

          Out of San Jose State, Heritage Bank Building, San Jose, CA

          The Little Show: 75 Works by National Artists, Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA

          2 x 2, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA

          Affair Art Fair with Swarm Gallery, Jupiter Hotel, Portland, OR

          Critical Chaos, with Ema-Harris Sintamarian Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA

          Housewarming, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA

          Overhung 3, Boontling Gallery, Oakland, CA

          Pictorial Faculty Exhibition, Natalie and James Thompson Gallery, SJSU, San Jose, CA

2006  Storm, with Ema-Harris Sintamarian, Project Space, Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA

          Drawn: Anniversary Exhibition, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA

          Bay Area Currents, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA. Curated by Christopher Miles, Critic for Artforum, Frieze, Art in America and The Los Angeles Times

         Theory of Relativity, Soap Gallery, San Francisco, CA

          Project: Catch-22, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA

2005  Mayhem, Selections by Julie Joyce, gallery Director of Luckman Fine Arts Complex, California State University, Los Angeles, Southern Exposure. San Francisco, CA

          New Visions - Introductions 2005 Selections by Catherine Clark and Jack Hanley, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA

2004  Hybrid Drawings, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA*

          Juried Annual, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA. Selections by Rene De Guzman, Curator, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts

          Epic, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA. Selections by Magali Arriola, Art Critic and Independent Curator, Mexico City

          Layered Language with Gabrielle Thorman, Monterey Peninsula Art Gallery, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA

          Anti-Auction, Roshambo Winery, Healdsburg, CA

          Windows and Chairs, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA

          Made in California, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA. Selections by James Elaine, Curator, UCLA, Hammer Museum Projects

2003  Bay Area Currents, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA. Curated by James Elaine, Curator, UCLA Hammer Museum Projects

          Filling Space, A Street Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA

          Shikishi: Gifts of Art for the New Year, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA

2002  73rd Crocker - Kingsley Exhibition, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

          Western States Small Works, Selections by Ralph Ruggoff, Curator, Wattis Art Institute, California College of the Arts, Sonoma Museum of Visual Arts, Santa Rosa, CA

          January Juried Show,Selections by Meredith Tromble, Editor, Artweek Magazine, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA

2001  Bay Area Art,Selections by Rene De Guzman, Napa Valley College Fine Arts Gallery, Napa, CA

2000  Pro Arts Juried Annual, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA. Selections by Larry Rinder, Curator, Whitney Museum of Art, NY, NY

          BACA 2000, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA. Selections by Clara Kim, Curatorial Assistant, SF Art Institute

          New Visions 2000, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA

1999  New Visions 99, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA

          Out of State, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA

          Art is Figurative, A.C.C.I. Gallery, Berkeley, CA. Selections by Libby Lumpkin, Writer and Critic

1998  M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition, San Jose State University - Gallery 3, San Jose, CA*

1997  Unhappy Hour, San Jose State University - Gallery 2, San Jose, CA*

AWARDS

2004       First Place, Made in California, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA

2003       First Place, Filling Space, A Street Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA

2000       Jurors Award, BACA 2000, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

1999       New Visions Award, New Visions 99, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Taylor, Robert.  "Weekend Art", Contra Costa Times,  2007.

Vogel, Tracy.  "Debris Trail", SF Weekly,  August 15 2007.

Vance, Kelly.  "Weekly Pick",East Bay Express, October 25, 2006.

"Soap Gallery - Theory of Relativity",  Erik Friedman and Ema-Harris

Sintamarian. www.Artbusiness.com. 4/27/06.

Bibeau, Petra.  "Bay Area Currents 2006", Shotgun Review, July 4, 2006.

"Bay Area Currents"  San Francisco Bay Guardian, May 17th, 2006.

Downs, David.  "On the Wall: Bay Area Currents 2006",East Bay Express, June

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Baker, Kenneth.  "Bay Area Currents 2006", San Francisco Chronicle, May 27th,

2006.

Swanhuyser, Hiya.  "Creative Relatives", SF Weekly. April 26,  2006.

Pritkin, Renny.  "New Visions At Pro Arts", Shotgun Review, September 25, 2006.

Baker, Kenneth.  "Advertising, Stocks Phrases, and Real estate", San Francisco

Chronicle. August 27, 2005.

Bruckner, Clark.  "Critics Choice :Epic", SF Bay Guardian,  Dec 8, 2004.

Westbrook, Lindsey.  "Archives and Audiotapes", East Bay Express, May 28,

2003.

Schirrmacher, Nils.  "The Square Foot Getaway", ArtMuse, September 2002.