Education

Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA

Bachelor of Fine Art, Graphic Design, 1985

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Affiliations

Association of Clay & Glass Artists (ACGA)

Pacific Rim Sculptors

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Select Exhibitions

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     SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2024

(a)wake: a stream of ideas  |  O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

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    GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024

​​Embracing Earth  |  Vickie Marchand, Curator  |  NY2CA Gallery, Benicia, CA

Material Matters  |  Donna Seager, Suzanne Gray, Curators  |  Seager Gray Gallery, Mill Valley, CA​

    JURIED EXHIBITIONS

​2024

Art of Clay:  Push  |  Emily McEwan-Upright, Curator  |  1202 Contemporary, Gilroy, CA

Wabi Sabi  |  Dart & Esther Cherk, Jurors  |  O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

Abstract Dimensions  |  Diane Williams, Juror  |  Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA

     2nd PLACE, 3D

Above Board: The Artful Dining Experience |  Michele Pracy, Juror  | 
     Clay Hands Studio Gallery, Fresno, CA

     HONORABLE MENTION

Off Center  |  Heidi McKenzie, Juror  |  Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

     HONORABLE MENTION

The Beauty of Purpose: A Functional Ceramics Show |  Cheryl Costantini, Juror | 

     Sebastapol Center for the Arts, Sebastapol, CA 

Connected  |  TaVee Lee, Juror |  Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA 

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2023

Small Works  |  Eleanor Harwood, Juror  |  Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA

Natural Elements  |  Marianne McGrath, Juror  |  Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

     HONORABLE MENTION

Wabi Sabi  |  Suzie Buchholz & Yoshi Tome, Jurors  |  O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

Landscape Perspectives  |  Kim Eagles-Smith, Juror  |  Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA

Art & Ecology  |  Obi Kaufmann, Juror  |  O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

Seen & Imagined |  Jeremy Morgan, Juror |  Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA 

     HONORABLE MENTION

The Color of Water |  Lori Austin, Juror |  Sebastapol Center for the Arts, Sebastapol, CA 

      3rd PLACE

Abstract Sanctuary |  Jennifer Gillia Cutshall, Juror |  Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR

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2022

Small Works  |  Emebet Korn, Juror  |  Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA

La Gran Vida  |  Yessica Torres, Juror  |  H Gallery, Ventura, CA

Wabi-Sabi  |  Naomi Kubota Lee, Juror  |  O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

50/50 Show  |  Julie McCray, Juror  |  Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

Off Center  |  Rachel Gotlieb, Juror  |  Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

Strata |  Jennifer Gillia Cutshall, Juror |  Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR

Strictly Abstract |  Emebet Korn, Juror |  O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

EcoSculpt  |  Ann Hazels, Juror  |  Radius Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA

California Clay Competition  |  Heidi Bekebrede, Juror  |  The Artery, Davis, CA

Light & Shade  |  Committee Jurors  |  Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

Shimmer  |  Robert Abrams, Elizabeth Addison, Jurors | 

     Laney College's June Steingart Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
Abstract Sanctuary |  Jennifer Gillia Cutshall, Juror |  Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR

Monochromatic |  Suzanne Gray Juror |  O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

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2021

Tondo  |  Committee Jurors  |  Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH

Bold Expressions  |  LeeAnn Brook, Juror  |  Sacramento Fine Art Center, Carmichael, CA

     HONORABLE MENTION

Sculpture in the Garden  |  The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA

That Which Surrounds You  |  Asya Abdrahman, Juror  |  Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA

Height by  Width by Depth  |  Charles Sherman, Juror  |  SCORE, Encino, CA

Purely Abstract  |  Committee Jurors  |  Las Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

Beauty or Truth  |  Chandra Cerrito, Juror  |  Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA

Patterns & Symmetry  |  Hillary Olcott, Juror  |  SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Crocker Kingsley  |  Carrie Lederer, Juror  |  Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

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2020

Golden Hour  |  Kim Eagles-Smith, Juror  |  O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA

Absract Only!  |  Codie E. King, Juror  |  Wailoa Center, Hilo HI

     2nd PLACE

Off Center  |  Jason Walker, Juror  |  Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

Pandemic Transformations  |   Sebastapol Center for the Arts, Sebastapol, CA

Focus On: Textures  Sculpture, Ceramics & Fiber Arts  |  Ridgefield Guild of Artists, Ridgefield, CT

California Clay Competition  |  Scott Parady, Juror  |  The Artery, Davis, CA

Artist's Vision  |  Carol Tarzier, Juror  |  Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA

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2019

Table Testaments  |  Juan Miguel Santiago, Juror  |  Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA

Abstract  |  Warren Bellows, Juror  |  Sebastapol Center for the Arts, Sebastapol, CA

Ceramic Sensibilities  |  Bill Abright, Claudia Tarantino, Jurors  |  Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA

Clay3  |  Jonathan Pacheco, Joey Knox, Deborah Venezia, Jurors  |  ClaySpace Ceramic Arts Center, Lisle, IL

Clay Center’s ‘Sculpture National’  |  Zemer Peled, Juror  |  Clay Center of New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Double Yellow  |  Candace Loheed, Juror  |  Orangeland Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Black-White & One hint of Color  |  Rik Olson, Sally Briggs, Jurors  | 

     Sebastapol Center for the Arts, Sebastapol, CA 

     MERIT AWARD

Map It Out  |  Museum of Northern California Art, Chico, CA

Off Center  |  Joshua Green, Juror  |  Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

Ceramic Wall Works  |  Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA 

New Currencies  |  Jennifer Perlmutter, Juror  |  Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery @ the Bank, Lafayette, CA

Elements  |  Gail Morrison, Betsy Kellas, Jurors  |  Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA

 

2018

In The Fields: Botanical Lore  |  Jennifer Perlmutter, Juror  |  Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA 

Green, Verde, Vert  |  Molly Casey, Juror  |  Women’s Caucus for Art/Colorado, Denver, CO 

Green  |  Chester Arnold, Kevin Elston, Jurors  |  Sebastapol Center for the Arts, Sebastapol, CA 

Off Center  |  Michelle Gregor, Juror  |  Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

Bay Area Masters  |  Kristen Benson, Andra Norris, Jurors  |  San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo, CA

California Clay Competition  |  Tiffany Schmierer, Juror  |  The Artery, Davis, CA

Left Coast Annual Juried Exhibition  |  Claudia Schmuckli, Juror  |  Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

delecTable  |  Marty Fielding, Juror  |  Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO

 

2017

Migration  |  Emily Kuhlmann, Juror  |  Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA

Art Farm  |  Frank Ordaz, Juror  |  Gallery 625, Woodland, CA

Sculpture in the Garden  |  The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA

Blue  |  Karen Sjoholm, Juror  |  Sebastapol Center for the Arts, Sebastapol, CA

 

2016

Your Landscape  |  Sukey Bryan, Juror  |  Sebastapol Center for the Arts, Sebastapol, CA

     AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

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2015

States of Matter  |  Driftwood Salon Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA

California Now: A Juried Exhibition of Clay, Glass & Enamel Art

     Beth Ann Gerstein, Mary Bayard White, Deborah Lozier, Jurors  | 

     Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA

America’s Clayfest III  |  Tip Toland, Peter Held, Jurors  |  Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

Southern Migration: Ruby’s @ AMOCA
     Nancy M. Servis, Juror  |  American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA

Shapes and Edges  |  Charlie Barboni, Juror  |  Frances Young Gallery, Ross, CA

 

2014

Making the Everyday Unique:  Functional Clay & Glass from ACGA  |  Lafayette Art Gallery, Lafayette, CA

America’s Clayfest II  |  Candace Groot, Juror  |  Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA

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