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Media:            Painting

Education:

1990-1994        University of California at Santa Cruz, BA Studio Art, Painting

 

Exhibitions

 

2023            Toy Show, Juried show, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR.

            Meet Your Neighbors, Solo Show, Plural, Sellwood OR

            Native Bird Paintings, Dambo Troll Installation, Portland, OR

2022            Having A Party, Solo Show, Venice Beach, CA. OR

2020            Open Show, Socially Distanced Art Show, Lake Oswego, OR.    

2019            Unnatural Histories VIII, Antler Gallery, Portland OR

            Circus, Solo Show, Dragonfly Coffeehouse, Portland, OR

            Siren Nation, Annual Visual Art Show, Portland City Hall, Portland, OR

2018            Kitch, Group Show, Splendorporium, Portland, OR

2017            Big 500 Show, Pioneer Place, Portland OR

            Sweet & Low , Juried Show Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA            

            Solo Show, Salt & Straw, Portland, OR

            Solo Show, Tin Shed, Portland OR

            Portland Open Studios, Portland, OR

2018-2023        Food Show, Lovejoy Bakers, Portland, OR

            Selected paintings, Blick Art Materials, Portland, OR

            Solo show, Tin Shed, Portland, OR

2016            Group Show, BIG 500, Portland, OR

2015-2016        Lake Oswego Art In George Rogers Park

2015            Bend, Art In the High Desert

            Portland Open Studio Tour

2012, 2014, 2016    Ice Cream Paintings, Salt & Straw Ice Cream Shop, Portland, OR

            Solo Show, Bikeasaurus, Portland, OR

            “Unnatural Histories” Group Show, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR.

            “Food Cart Art”, Screaming Sky Gallery, Portland, OR.

            “Swan Boat” Installation in Red Rover Gallery, Portland OR.

             Solo Show, Suzette Creperie, Portland, OR.

            Group Show, Antler Gallery, Portland, OR

            Bend SpringFest, Bend SummerFest, Bend, OR

2011            Juried Show, ‘Artcrank” Ace Hotel, Portland, OR.

            Solo Show, Suzette Creperie, Portland, OR.

            “What the Timbers Saw”  Bitter End Pub, Portland, OR

            Group Show, Screaming Sky Gallery, Portland, OR.  

2010            Group Show, Benjamin Benjamin Gallery, Portland, OR

            “Octopus” Benjamin Benjamin Gallery, Portland, OR

            Solo Show, Suzette Creperie, Portland, OR

            “Atomic Tiki”, Elroy Gallery, Portland, OR

            “Blue Ribbon” Benjamin Benjamin Gallery, Portland OR

2009            Bicycle Art Installation, Green Microgym, Portland, OR

            Solo Show, Nora’s Table, Hood River, OR.

            Group Show, PiP Gallery, Portland, OR.

2008            Juried Show, “Images of the Pittock Mansion”  Pittock Mansion, Portland, OR

            “Gargle”, Sarkie Studios, Portland, OR

            Solo Show, Good Neighbor Pizza, Portland  OR

            Group Show, PiP Gallery, Portland, OR.

2007            “Thirty” Group Show, Ohm Studio, Portland, OR

            “Zoo” Sarkie Studios, Portland, OR

2004            Commerative Sculpture  w/ Thomas Collins & Kate Murphy for Sonoma Community Ctr.

2002            Juried Selection, Sonoma Art Banner Project, Sonoma, CA

            Two Person Show with Helene Minelli, Cloverdale Library, Cloverdale, CA

2001            “Recreation”  Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA

2000            “April Fools”  ”  Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA

1999            “Figurative Interpretations”  Quicksilver Mine Co., Sebastopol, CA.

            “Travel and Leisure”,  Alta California Gallery, Sonoma, CA

            Juried Show, “Tiles,” The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA

            “6 on 5” Alta California Gallery, Sonoma, CA.

1998            “Thrills and Chills” Alta California Gallery, Sonoma, CA

1997             “You Are What You Eat” ”  Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA

1996            Solo Show, “Tables and Chairs,”  ”  Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA

1995            Group Show, Central Coast Craftmakers, San Luis Obispo, CA

1994            Senior Show, Bridge Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA

 

Publications

2019            Featured Artist Of The Week, Willamette Week, Portland, OR.

2012            Painting on the cover of Source Weekly, Bend, OR

2009            Illustration in Dirt Rag bicycling magazine, for the Old Coot column

            Five illustrations in Oregon Home Magazine, ‘Control Your Clutter’

            Illustration used on rustler.com, a British cycling website

            Interview in Boneshaker Magazine    

            Featured in Michael Mann’s “Art of Bicycling” blog  www.velotry.blogspot.com

            

Recognition and Awards

2021            Artist Relief Award, Oregon Arts Commission 

2012            Best of Show, Bend SpringFest, Bend, OR

2009            Design Competition Winner, CD design, KINK FM, ‘Plug In Portland’

1998            Honorable Mention, Sonoma Salute to the Arts Competition

            Third Place, 3D, Napa Mustard Festival Art Competition 

1997            First Place, 3D, Napa Mustard Festival Art Competition

1996            Best Of Show, Small Works Show,   Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA

            Honorable Mention, National Society Of Arts and Letters, Ceramics Competition, 

            Santa Barbara Chapter, judged by Beatrice Wood

Related Work History

2007-2009        Co-Owned and operated Sarkie Studio and Gallery, Portland, OR

2003-2007        Co-Owned and operated Hipkiss Gallery, Sonoma, CA

1996-2005        Ceramics and Art Teacher, Sonoma Community Center.  

2001-2004        Art Teacher, Prestwood Elementary School

2001-2004        Art Teacher, El Verano Elementary School

2001            Ceramics Teacher, La Luz Community Center

2000            Ceramics Teacher, Sassarini School

1998            Printmaking Teacher, Dunbar School

1995-1996        Craft Teacher, Whiz Kids, Los Osos, CA

1992-1994        Gallery Worker, Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA

 

Installations 

Current        Paintings in the Troll House at the Dambo Troll Installation, Nordic Northwest, Portland, OR

Current        Two 5x5’ paintings at the Modera Belmont, Portland, OR

Current        Six Portraits of Members of Secret Societies. Secret Society Recording Studio, Portland, OR.

Current        Six paintings depicting Oregon’s logging history.  Secret Society Lounge, Portland, OR

2008-2012    Twelve paintings of cyclists.  Portland’s Green Microgym, Portland, OR

 

 

 

 

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