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Biography


EDUCATION


1978
University of California, Berkeley, M.F.A.
1977
University of California, Berkeley, M.A.
1975
University of California, Berkeley, B.A.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS


2008
The Lobby Gallery, 455 Market, San Francisco, CA
2007
Palette Café Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
2007
Cheryl Pelavin Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
2005
Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002
Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001
The Contemporary Museum of Honolulu, First Hawaiian Bank, Honolulu, HI
2000
The San Francisco Museum of Art Artist's Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999
Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997
Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995
Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1993
Caplan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1992
Arlene Lew Allen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1992
Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1991
Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Monterey, CA
1990
Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1990
Andrea Ross Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1989
Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988
Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1987
Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1985
Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1979
Both-Up Gallery, Berkeley, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS


2010
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006
The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
2006
Bay Area Abstraction: A Current View, The Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2005
San Francisco International Art Expo, Fort Mason. San Francisco, CA
2004
Contempo, Neiman Marcus, Honolulu, HI, benefit for Contemporary Museum of Honolulu, HI
2004
Faculty Exhibition, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
2004
Showcase 2004, Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI
2003
Commitment to Excellence, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu, HI
2003
25th Anniversary Invitational, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003
Mixed Media Miniature VI (MMM) Invitational, Kapi'olani Community College, Honolulu, HI.
2003
The Curatorial Eye: Fifteen Perspectives, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Sonoma, CA
2002
Faculty Exhibition, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
2002
Mixed Media Miniature V Invitational, Koa Gallery, Kapi'olani Community College, Honolulu, HI
2002
Enriched by Diversity: The Art of Hawai'i, Hawai'i State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI
2001
Drawn: Drawings by Artists of Hawaii, The Contemporary Museum of Honolulu, Honolulu, HI
1998
Commitment to Excellence, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce Annual Art Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
1998
Archetypes & Architecture, 455 Market, San Francisco, CA
1997
Artists of Hawaii, The Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
1996
ASOWB SAONPT, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
1996
Spirit and Ritual, Lizardi/Harp Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996
Drawn Conclusions, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
1994
Selected Works, Carolyn J. Roy Gallery, New York, NY
1994
Selected Works, Horwitch Lew Allen Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
1993
Diverse Expressions, Nestle Corporation, San Francisco, CA
1993
The Spiritual in Art, sponsored by The Parliament of Worlds' Religions, Chicago, IL
1991
ZUNI CAFE, San Francisco, CA, September - December
1991
355 Bryant, McKenzie, Rose & Holiday Development, San Francisco, CA
1991
Caplan Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1990
Bathers: Contemporary Images of the Summer Idyll, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
1990
Selected Acquisitions/Recent Works, Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988-1989
Small Works, Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988
Twelve Artists, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
1988
Contra Costa Contemporary Collections, Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA
1987
Jewish ThemesINorthern California Artists, Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA
1987
Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1987
The Right Foot Show, San Francisco International Airport, Exhibits Program, San Francisco, CA
1987
Charles Shere: A Berkeley Humanist and His Collection, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
1986
On Paper, Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1986
Shelter, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1986
Bay Area Contemporary Art: A Jewish Perspective, The Jewish Community Museum, San Francisco, CA
1984
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
1984
Anna Gardner Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA
1982
Critics' Choice, Eaton/Schoen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1979
Both-Up Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1978
Invitational Show, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
1978
M.F.A. Exhibition, University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
1978
Stuart Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1975
Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA
1975
Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA
1975
Surface and Image, Walnut Creek Civic Center, Walnut Creek, CA

TEACHING & LECTURING


2008
Instructor, Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa,Honolulu, HI
2007
Instructor, Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
2007
Lecturer, Visual Arts Department, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
2006-2008
Instructor, University of California at San Diego Extension, La Jolla, CA
2006
Instructor, Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
2006
Visiting Artist, The Athenaeum School of the Arts, La Jolla, CA
2005
Instructor, Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI
2005
Guest Lecturer, Copia, Napa, CA
2005
Visiting Artist, The Oxbow School, Napa, CA
2001
Guest Lecturer, Museum of Contemporary Art at First Hawaiian, Honolulu, HI
1999-2005
Affiliate Graduate Faculty, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1999
Workshop, Hui No?Eau Visual Arts Center, Maui, HI
1996-1999
Lecturer, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1996
Visiting Faculty, Holy Names College, Oakland, CA
1995
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1995
Guest Lecturer, Museum of Contemporary Art, Honolulu, HI
1992
Guest Lecturer, University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, CA
1991-1995
Visiting Faculty, Holy Names College, Oakland, CA
1990-1991
Visiting Faculty, Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA
1988
Guest Lecturer, Graduate Seminar, CCAC, Oakland, CA
1988
Guest Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Art Class, sponsored by AT&T, Oakland, CA
1986
Guest Lecturer, Skirball Museum, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institution of Religion, Los Angeles, CA - Trustee Group
1983
Instructor, Drawing & Painting, Berkeley Child Art Center, Berkeley, CA
1978
Instructor, Beginning Drawing & Painting, ASUC, University of California, Berkeley
1977
Guest Lecturer, University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley
1975-1976
Teaching Assistant for Elmer Bischoff, Advanced Painting & Drawing, University of California, Berkeley
1975
Instructor, Drawing & Painting, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA

AWARDS


2007
Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant Nominee
1997
State Foundation for the Arts Purchase Award, Hawaii
1977-1978
Regent's Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
1976
Eisner Prize, University of California, Berkeley
1972
The Leo Marchutz School of Vision, Aix-en-Provence, France, Scholarship for Summer Study

TELEVISION APPEARANCES


May 16, 2001
KHON TV Morning Show. Local broadcast, Honolulu, HI
July 13, 2001
PBS. "Egg: The Arts Show."

GUEST JUROR


2001
The National League of American Pen Women, 41st. Biennial Art Show, Honolulu, HI
1999
Art Maui 1999, 21st Annual Juried Exhibition, Maui, HI