Contact me at: beezwax@sonic.net
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EDUCATION
- 1998
- MFA - Painting, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California
- 1995
- BFA, cum laude, distinction, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
- 2010
- Palette Gallery, Healdsburg, California
- 2009
- Gary Farrell Vineyards and Winery, Healdsburg, California
- 2008
- Arc Gallery, Healdsburg, California
- 2005
- Panov Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 2003
- Quicksilver Mine Company, Sebastopol, California
- 2002
- The Gallery at R & F, Kingston, New York
- Kaneko Gallery, American River College, Sacramento, California
- Ventura College, "Between the Seeing and the Doing", Ventura, California
- 2001
- University YWCA, Berkeley, California
- 2000
- Gallery 76, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, Washington
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
- 2016
- The Far Out Gallery, San Francisco, California
- Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- 2015
- Two person show, Robert Reynolds Fine Art, New Haven, Ct. Catalog
- 2012
- Two person show, Robert Reynolds Fine Art, New Haven, Ct. Catalog
- Sonoma State University, Art From the Heart
- 2010
- Santa Rosa Jr. College, Working with Wax
- 2009
- Palette Gallery, Healdsburg, California
- Bedford Gallery, Wareg, California Works in Wax
- Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Appalachian State University, NC 225 Degrees F. Encaustic Encounters
- 2008
- Bakersfield Museum of Art, Lie to the Eye: Encaustic Expressions
- Berkeley Art Center, ARTiFACTS: Works by Mary Black, Kirk Crippens, Linda Race
- The Gallery of Sea and Heaven, Santa Rosa, California, Abstract Show
- 2007-08
- Berkeley Art Center, Members Show, Finalist
- 2007
- Encaustic Works 2007, Juror Joan Snyder, Catalog, Traveling Show, Gallery at R&F/Watermark Cargo Gallery, Kingston, New York: Ball State University's Atrium Gallery
- 24th Annual National Competition, Works on Paper, Berkeley Art Center, Jurors: Dr. Peter Selz, Nancy Buchanan
- 2006
- O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, California West Coast Encaustic Artists
- Impulse, National Encaustic Show, Portland Art Center, Portland, Oregon, Jurors: Jef Gunn, Elise Wagner
- Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, California, Anniversary Show
- Evolving Art Gallery, Vallejo Jury Show, Juror Terri Cohn, Curator, Writer, Faculty San Francisco Art Institute, UC Berkeley
- 2005
- Novato Arts Center at Hamilton Field, Oil + Wax Chapter & Verse
- Sonoma Valley Museum, Sonoma, California "Wet Paint"
- 2004
- Museum of Contemporary Art at the LBC Invitational Art Auction
- 2003
- Sonoma State University 25th Anniversary Alumni Exhibition
- Anne Bradford Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
- Exploding Head Gallery, Mixed Media Exhibitions, Sacramento, CA
- Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma Creates, A Juried Exhibition
- DiRosa Art Preserve, ART: Nature Catalog, Invitational Art Audition
- 2002
- DiRosa Art Preserve, Director's Cut Catalog, Invitational Art Auction
- Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Immaterial World: Three Artists
- Pacific Union College, Angwin, California, Enkaustikos, Two person show
- Quicksilver Mine Company, Sebastopol, California Fusings, Encaustic Painting Group Show
- 2001-02
- Korean Cultural Center, DIS-EMBODY, Los Angeles, California
- 2001
- Angels Gate Cultural Center, On Site at the Gate: All About Abstraction, San Pedro, California
- Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, California January Juried Show
- Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, Oregon, Celebrate Northwest Women 2001, Catalog
- Sonoma State University, University Art Gallery, California "Art from the Heart"
- 2000
- California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, California, California Small Works
- Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California, Inspiration and Image
- Nicolet College, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, Northern National Juried Art Competition
- Marin County Fair, San Rafael, California, Fine Arts Competition
- Matrix Arts International 2000, Sacramento, California, Women Consumed, Women Consuming
- Mesh Gallery, Sebastopol, California, 42 frames, Invitational Show
- Galeria Tonantzin, San Juan Bautista, California, 9th Annual Images of the Virgin
- 1999
- California Small Works SMOVA, Santa Rosa, California
- "Bold Expressions" 44th Annual International Open Exhibition, Northern California Arts
- Third Annual Competition, Artist's Alliance of California, Tahoe Art Center, California
- California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento, California
- Selected Works, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, California
- Art on the Move, Healdsburg, California
- Art is Figurative - A Juried Competition, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, California
- Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Second Annual Silent Auction, Santa Rosa, California
- "All Media" National Juried Event, Chico Art Center, Chico, California
- Faces of Woman, Regional Juried Art Exhibition, Las Vegas Arts Council, New Mexico
- January Juried Show, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, California
- Animals and People; People and Animals, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California
- MFA Exhibition, San Francisco Art Institute, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, California
- 1997
- Spring Show, Walter McLean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California
- 1996
- California Small Works, California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, California
- Bay Area Emerging Artists, The Messenger and the Message, NAACP, Legal Defense Fund/Youth Awareness Media Symposium, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, California
- 1995
- Openings: The Spiritual in Art, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California
- California Small Works, California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, California
- Women Creating, Luther Burbank Center, Santa Rosa, California
- 1994
- Print Show, Ringling School of Art, Sarasota, Florida
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AWARDS
- 2000
- Merit Award, Inspiration and Image, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California
- Second Place, Cash Award, Fine Arts Competition, Marin Fair, San Rafael, California
- International Chair Prize Cash Award, Women Consumed, Women Consuming, Matrix Arts International 2000, Sacramento, California
- 1999
- Award of Excellence,Cash Award, 44th Annual International Open Exhibition, Northern California Arts, Carmichael, California
- Award of Merit, Cash Award, California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento
- Jurors Distinguished 2D, Best of Show, Cash Award, Marin County Fair, California
- Jurors Cash Award, "All Media" National Juried Event, Chico Art Center, California
- 1998
- Best of Show, Animals and People; People and Animals, Sebastopol Center, California
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RELATED EXPERIENCE
- Wine Label, Eric Kent Wine Cellars, 2005 Russian River Chardonnay
- Advisory Board, Museum of Contemporary Art, Santa Rosa, CA
- Teacher, Pacific Union College, Angwin, California
- Visiting Artist/Workshop Instructor, R&F Handmade Paints, Kingston, New York
- Guest Lecture, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California
- Co-Curator, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, 4th Annual Silent Art Auction, Santa Rosa, California
- Guest Lecture, Gallery 76, Wenatchee Valley College Campus, Wenatchee, Washington
- Guest Lecture, Pacific Union College, Angwin, California
- Guest Lecture, Ventura College, Ventura, California
- Guests Lecture, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, California
- Teaching Workshops: Encaustic Painting, Mixed Media, Abstract Painting
- Visiting Artist, San Francisco Art Institute Extension Program
- Teaching Assistant, San Francisco Art Institute
- Curatorial Assistant, San Francisco Art Institute MFA Exhibition
- Professional Juror, Art Competitions, California
- Teacher, Kids Art Camp, Sonoma Community Center
- Santa Rosa Jr. College Library, You Tube Doyle Collection, Art Talk Encaustic Process
- Publications Authentic Visual Voices: Contemporary Paper and Encaustic: Catherine Nash 2013
- Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed Media Artists: Ann Baldwin 2009
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PUBLICATIONS
- Encaustic Art in the Twenty-first Century, Anne Lee and E. Ashley Rooney 2016
- East Bay Express, Artifacts: The Art of Mary Black, De Witt Cheng 9/8/2008
- West Coast Gazette, Artist Profile, March-April 2008
- California Homes, August 2007, Page 117, James Marzo, "A Country Cottage"
- Chronogram, Backbone, Lucid Dreaming, Matter and Memory, by Beth Elaine Wilson, January 2003
- Catskill Mountain Region Guide, ARTSPACE, by Sue Stovall, The Gallery at R&F (page 12) December 2002
- Art of Northern California, Alcove Books, Berkeley, California, Featured Artist
- Art in America, 2002 Guide
- ARTMUSE Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, May 2002, "Abstract Gestures" review by Juan Rodrigues
- Press Democrat May 2002, "Look Again Art Has Many Layers" by Debra Bass
- ARTWEEK April 2002, Preview "Immaterial World: Three Artists from the Slide Registry" by Debra Koppman
- Los Angeles Times, Ventura County Culture, Review
- Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Q Section Cover Story - SSU Art Auction Offers Love for Sale
- Los Angeles Weekly, All About Abstraction, Angels Gate, San Pedro, California
- Ventura College Press - Review
- The Sonoma Community Center News & Reviews, Sonoma, California
- Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County Newsletter, Santa Rosa, California
- Enterprise-Record, Chico, California
- Sonoma West Times & News, Sebastopol, California
- Authentic Visual Voices: Contemporary Paper and Encaustic, Catherine Nash, 2013
- Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed Media Artists, Ann Baldwin, 2009