| EDUCATION |
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Masters of Fine Arts |
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Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA |
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Bachelor of Fine Arts (painting/philosophy) |
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Santa Clara University. Santa Clara, CA |
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| SOLO EXHIBITIONS |
| 2024 |
Dimmitt Contemporary, New Works, Houston, TX, May 9 to June 9 |
| 2024 |
The Obsession of Art, Bergen, Netherlands, April to May |
| 2024 |
Tesande Gallery, A Sence of Place, Jan 24 to Feb 3, 24, La Jolla, CA |
| 2024 |
Spätes Leben, Author: Bernhard Schlink Roman Diogenes Publisher, Distribution: Germany, Switzerland, Austria – Book cover (Hardcover, Paperback, eBook and audiobook) |
| 2023 |
The Obsession of Art, Bergan, Holland |
| 2022 |
Caldwell Snyder Gallery |
| 2022 |
The Obsession of Art, Bergen, Holland |
| 2019 |
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA, A Moment of Time, August 10 – September 10 |
| 2018 |
Skidmore Contemporary Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Far and Beyond, October |
| 2017 |
J Willott Gallery, Off the Highway, November |
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Caldwell Snyder Gallery, New Works, St Helena, CA |
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Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA, Melissa Chandon: Six Pools, April 15 to May 20th |
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Terzian Galleries, Park City UT, New Works, March 10th thru April 10th |
| 2016 |
Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA, American Weekend |
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Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA, From Here to There |
| 2015 |
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St Helena, CA, American Holiday, July |
| 2014 |
The Consortium for Women and Research, Davis Feminist Film Festival, Featured Keynote speakers Keep on Truckin’, April 10th |
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Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA, Keep on Truckin’, July- August |
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Campton Gallery, New York, NY, July |
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Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA, American Vacation, October |
| 2013 |
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA, California Dreamin’, June |
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Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St Helena, CA, New Works, August |
| 2012 |
Campton Gallery, New York, NY, New Works, November |
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Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St Helena, CA, May |
| 2011 |
Campton Gallery, New York, NY, June |
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Caldwell Snyder Gallery, St Helena, CA, May |
| 2010 |
Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA – September |
| 2009 |
Morris Graves Museum, Eureka CA, A Complimentary Compilation |
| 2008 |
John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA – February |
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Selby Fleetwood Gallery, Santa FE, NM – April |
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I Wolk Gallery, St Helena, CA – September |
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J Willott Gallery, Palm Desert, CA – November |
| 2007 |
Morris Graves Museum, Eureka CA, Melissa Chandon: LandMarks, November |
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John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA – January – February |
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Terzian Galleries, Park City, UT – July |
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John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA – November |
| 2005 |
Phoenix Gallery, Sacramento, CA – June |
| 2004 |
Phoenix Gallery, Sacramento, CA – July |
| 2000 |
Tower Gallery, Sacramento, CA – November |
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| SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2024 |
Water, Yolo County Arts Council, Barn Gallery, November 2024 – February 2025 |
| 2023 |
“BC Projects” A Werner Brothers Movie Production |
| 2023 |
We Are Essential, November 16th Golden One Center |
| 2023 |
California Landscape Exhibition, John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, Davis, CA – June 28 – Aug 26 |
| 2021 |
SHIFT, Dimmitt Contemporary Art, Houston, Tx |
| 2020 |
Memories of a New Future, Yolo County Arts Council, Barn Gallery, September 10 to November 14 |
| 2018 |
Napa Valley Museum of Art, Yountville, CA, California Dreamin’, September – October |
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Tasende Gallery, La Jolla, CA, Figure and Image, September |
| 2017 |
UC Berkeley’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 116 Kroeber Hall, Worth Ryder Art Gallery, Artist for Peace, December 9th |
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Terzian Galleries, From California With Love, December 8th |
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Morris Graves Museum of Art, From the Collection: New Acquisitions, Feb 4th thru March 19th |
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John Natsoulas Gallery, Art of Painting in the 21st Century, Feb 5st thru March 11th |
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Hagen Museum, Stockton, Delta Forever |
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University of California, Davis Art Department Basement Gallery, Faculty Show, “Educere,” March 16th, 2017 |
| 2016 |
Equity, A Film by Meera Menon, Broad Street Pictures, Start Date July 18, 2015, Release September, 2016 |
| 2016 |
Sacramento State University Library Art Gallery, Delta Forever, March-April |
| 2015 |
Electronic Art Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CA, Media Motion, Glenda Drew and Friends, 2015 |
| 2015 |
Delta Protection Commission, State of California, Delta Forever, May |
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John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, California Landscape Exhibition, June – July |
| 2014 |
William D. Cannon Gallery, Common Thread: Traversing the American Landscape, June 14th thru August 17th |
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Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA, This Land is Your Land, July-August |
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Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA, American Flashback, March-April |
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Morris Graves Museum, This Land is Your Land, July-August |
| 2013 |
Merced Multicultural Arts Center, Central Valley Threads, Keep on Truckin’, September |
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Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, University Hall Gallery, OBJECTIFIED, January |
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Pence Gallery, Home is: Artists Reflect on the Meaning of Place, June |
| 2012 |
Begovish Gallery, California State University, Fullerton, Common Thread: Traversing the American Landscape, September |
| 2010 |
Sullivan Goss an American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, Small Works, November |
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I Wolk Gallery, St Helena, CA |
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John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA |
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Water Street Gallery, Chicago, IL |
| 2009 |
Sullivan Goss An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA November – January |
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I Wolk Gallery, St Helena, CA – January |
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John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Art of the Bicycle, January |
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Pence Gallery in conjunction with University of California, Davis, Davis, CA Consilience of Art & Science – March – April |
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I Wolk Gallery, St Helena, CA – April |
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Selby Fleetwood Gallery, Santa Fe, NM – June |
| 2008 |
John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA – May – June |
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Selby Fleetwood Gallery, Santa Fe, NM – November |
| 2007 |
Selby Fleetwood Gallery, Santa Fe, NM – December – January |
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John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Sacramento Valley Landscape – June – August |
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Art Santa Fe, July – John Natsoulas Gallery – An International Contemporary Art Fair, July |
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Exhibition de Paysages du Perche à la Gallerie ď air ď Alan Gauber, Mondoubleau, France – August |
| 2006 |
University of California, Davis, Richard L. Nelson Gallery, Davis, CA, Flatlanders: A Regional Roundup, A survey exhibition of forty-six artist’s residing in the Sacramento-Davis-Woodland, July – August |
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John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Sacramento Valley Landscape, June – August |
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Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, Art of the Bicycle, July -August |
| 2005 |
John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA, Sacramento Valley Landscape, June – August |
| 2003 |
Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA, Cow Town, September – October |
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Yolo County Arts Council, Woodland, CA Pieces of the Puzzle, September – November |
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University of California,Davis Walter A. Buehler Alumni and Visitors Center, Davis, CA, Pieces of the Puzzle, Sacramento Valley Landscapes December – January |
| 2000 |
Sacramento Métropolitain Arts Council, Sacramento, CA, Capital Building, |
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Smith Gallery, Sacramento, CA, September – October |
| 1999 |
Soloman Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA, November |
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ArtScape West International, San Francisco, CA, October – November |
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Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA, June – July |
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| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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| 2021 |
New Philosopher Magazine, 10/1/24 Ever-Changing Landscapes, by editor Zan Boag / page 68-74 |
| 2023 |
Design News from UC Davis 12/14.2023 |
| 2021 |
Three art exhibits in Houston try to make sense of a difficult year |
| 2020 |
Memories of a New Future, Yolo County Art Council, Barn Gallery |
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Davis Enterprise, September 5th, 2020 |
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Yolo Arts, September 4, 2020 |
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Facebook |
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Daily Democrat, September 6, 2020 |
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UC Davis |
| 2017 |
American Art Collector, “California Dreaming“, December |
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UC Berkeley’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 116 Kroeber Hall, Worth Ryder Art Gallery, Artist for Peace, A Unique Glimpse at the Underexposed: “Artists for Peace” December 10, 16 and 17, A Unique Glimpse at the Underexposed: “Artists for Peace”, Monday October 30th |
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American Art Collector, “American Summer“, July |
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Architectural Digest, May 2, 2017, A Traditional Ski Retreat Where More Is More |
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Instagram, May 5, 2017 |
| 2016 |
ARABELLA: Canadian Art, Architecture & Design, Road Trip, by Lorie Lee Steiner |
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Huffington Post, Kathy Leonardo, Melissa Chandon’s ‘American Weekend’ Offers Warm Shades of Nostalgia!, July 5, 5:34 pm |
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LA Art Party, Kathy Leonardo, On View Now: Skidmore Contemporary Art Presents “American Weekend” Featuring the Paintings of Melissa Chandon! |
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Mutualart, June 25, Melissa Chandon: American Weekend |
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I Require Art, March 27, 2016, Thinking Outside the Museum |
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I Require Art, March 16, 2016, Thinking outside the Museum |
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Southern Living, The New Sothern Colors, March 2016, page 83 |
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Coastal Living, Spyker, Marisa, Palm Beach Perfect, March 2016, page 54 |
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I require Art, March 15, 2016, Thinking Outside the Museum |
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San Francisco Examiner, Good Day, March 2, 2016 |
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The Art of Painting in the 21st Century, speaker / panelist: Discussion About Painting in the 21st Century, March 12, 2016 |
| 2014 |
Daily Democrat, Staff, Davis Film Fest Premiers Tonight, 04//10/14 |
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Times Standard, Polck, Lisa, Art Grows Here; Art Reflects Life, 07/17/14, 12:01 am |
| 2013 |
Sun-Star staff, Exhibit showcasing Central Valley workers opening at Multicultural Arts Center, www.sacbee.com/2013/09/18/5745387/exhibit-showcasing-central-valley.html, September 18, 2013, 12:00 am |
| 2013 |
Scott Hernandez-Jason, Director of News and Social Media, “Exhibit Brings Valley Threads Together”, University of California Merced, September 16 |
| 2013 |
diattaart.wordpress.com/tag/melissa-chandon/, March 7, 2013 |
| 2012 |
Reid Singer, “The First-Ever Palm Springs Art Fair Debuts With Tributes To Judy Chicago and Cheech Marin, Blouin ARTINFO, published: February 16, 2012 |
| 2010 |
Charles Donelan, “Americans at Play at Sullivan Goss”, Santa Barbara Independent, July 2010 |
| 2010 |
Annie Boon, Melissa Chandon: New Perspectives, American Art Collector, October 2010, p 162 – 165 |
| 2010 |
Bonnie Gangelhoff, Best of the West, Southwest Art Magazine, September 2010, p 34 |
| 2009 |
Bound for Santa Fe: International Attention”; American Art Collector, August, 2009 |
| 2009 |
Staff Writer, “The Story So Far”; American Art Collector, July, 2009, p 188 |
| 2009 |
Melissa Hiatt, “The bigger-is-better set should watch their collective backs, because it seems that Bob Dylan’s words have become apt once again: “The times, they are a-changin.’”; Davis Enterprise, July 23, 2009 |
| 2009 |
“Forward Thinking”; American Art Collector, June, 2009, p 140 – 143 |
| 2009 |
Melissa Hart, “Vintage Vistas: A brush with the great American family road trip”; Davis Enterprise, February 19, 2009, p C6 |
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Melissa Hart, “Paul Cezanne Was a Physicist: Art and Science are Two Halves of a Greater Whole”; Davis Enterprise, March 19, 2009, p C6 |
| 2009 |
Bonnie Gangelhoff, “Under the Desert Sun March is High Season in Palm Desert”; Southwest Art Magazine, March 2009, p 58 -61 |
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Bonnie Gangelhoff, “Edward Hopper meets T. Boone Pickins”, The Artist Magazine, April 4, 2009 |
| 2008 |
Virginia Campbell, “Melissa Chandon’s Abstract Realism”; Southwest Art Magazine, May 2008, p 88 – 93, 112-113 |
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Joshua Rose, “Melissa Chandon Roadside America”; American Art Collector, April, 2008 p.149 – 153 |
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Hollis Walker, “Artist Resurrects and Restores the Icons of Life in the U.S. in the ’50s and ’60s to Their Original Luster”; Albuquerque Journal, April 11, 2008 |
| 2008 |
Elizabeth Kalfsbeek, “Davis Artist Brings Feeling of the Valley to New Med Center”; Daily Democrat & Davis Enterprise,May, 22, 2008 |
| 2007 |
Bonnie Gangelhoff, “Best of the West: Bygone Era” Southwest Art Magazine, May, 2007 |
| 2007 |
Gussie Fauntleroy, “Ten Artist to Watch 2007”; Southwest Art Magazine, January, 2007 |
| 2007 |
Cathleen Ferraro, “Subtraction Adds up to Art”; Inside the City Publications, January, 2007 |
| 2007 |
Suzanne Munich, “Davis artist acknowledged by national magazine”; Davis Enterprise January 2, 2007 |
| 2006 |
Diane Chin Lui, “Varied Valley Visions”; Davis Enterprise, August 10, 2006 |
| 2005 |
Chrisanne Beckner, “Paint Your Valley”; Sacramento News & Review, September 1, 2005 |
| 2005 |
Victoria Dalkey, “Valleyscapes Paintings show the diversity of North Valley’s Regions”; Sacramento Bee, July 24, 2005, p 45 |
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| INTERVIEWS |
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| 2020 |
Memories of a New Future – Melissa Chandon Exhibition Talk |
| 2013 |
On Valley Edition: Youth & Gangs; Bakersfield Power Plant; Central Valley Threads |
| 2013 |
Arts in the Valley, September 2013, 1480 KYOS AM, Merced,CA , September 20, 2013 |
| 2010 |
California State Rice Growers Association, September 2010 |
| 2009 |
John Natsoulas Gallery |
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| SELECTED PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS |
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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco de Young Museum Morgan Flagg Collection |
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Morris Graves Museum |
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Napa Valley Museum |
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Triton Museum of Art |
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Gregory Kondos Museum, Sacramento City College |
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Sacramento Metropolitan Art Council, Art in Public Places Program |
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University of New Mexico, Women’s Cancer Research Center |
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Stanford Medical Center |
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Queen Raina Al Abdullah of Jordan |
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Chevy Chase |
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True Religion Brand Jeans |
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City of Sacramento, Art in Public Places |
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University of New Mexico, Cancer Research Center |
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University of California, Davis Medical Center |
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University of California, Shields Library |
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Alderwood Business Park, Seattle |
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James Flagg |
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Preston Butcher |
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Mayor Jan Jones, Los Vegas |
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Alan Gauber, Mondoubleau, France |
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Rudd Vineyard and Winery |
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Woodland Memorial Medical Hospital |
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Schumaker Oil Collection |
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Tower Corporation – Russ Solomon |
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Ward Carry Collection |
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William Nicholson Collection |
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Trish and George Vandenburg |
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Mark and Nancy Gilbert |
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| PUBLIC ART PROJECTS AND GRANTS |
| 2021 |
Open Ceilings: Salt. November 19th, 2021, volume 6. Painting and photography juror |
| 2020 |
Memories of a New Future, Yolo County Arts Council, Barn Gallery, Sept 10 to Nov 14 |
| 2019 |
Recipient of the 2019 “Hearts in San Francisco” San Francisco General Hospital Foundation |
| 2016 |
University of New Mexico, Women’s Medical Cancer Research Center |
| 2015 |
Sacramento Metropolitan Art Council, Art in Public Places Program |
| 2013 |
Central Valley Threads is presented in part with $25,000 from the UC Humanities Research Institute. The contribution is part of the institute’s Humanities and Changing Conceptions of Work initiative, a multi-campus project funded by an $800,000 Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant. |
| 2010 |
California Rice Growers Association, State Capital, Sacramento, CA |
| 2008 |
University of California, Davis Medical Center, new wing expansion |
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Woodland Healthcare, 1325 Cottonwood St, Woodland, CA – “Farm House with Tree”, installation – 92” h x 192” w |
| 2007 |
Sacramento International Airport, Exhibition sponsored by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Council |
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University of California, Davis Medical Center, new wing expansion |
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Korshak Kracoff Kong & Sugano Law Offices- Sacramento, CA |
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| TEACHING |
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| 2013- present |
University of California, Davis, Design Department |
| 2009 – 2008 |
University of California, Davis, Environmental Sciences, Art/Science Fusion Program |
| 2001-1997 |
Davis Community Art Center, Painting, (color and form) |
| 2001-1997 |
Davis Community Art Center, Drawing |
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| TEACHING (WORKSHOPS – plein air) |
| 2007 |
14-day workshop, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico |
| 2007 |
14-day workshop, Mondoubleau, Franc |
| 2006 |
2-day workshop, Yountville, CA |
| 2006 |
2-day workshop, Clarksburg, CA |
| 2005 |
14-day workshop, Vers-Pont-du-Gard, France |
| 2004 |
10-day workshop, Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico |
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| ENGAGED SCHOLARSHIP – SEMINARS (Sponsored Courses/Educational Partners) |
| 1997-2007 |
Researched, coordinated, and executed over 100 field seminars to over 30 count with 12 to 45 participants per seminar. The seminars lasted one to three weeks in length and were accompanied by an expert guide or academic visiting museums for specific exhibitions, artist studios, special events special firings for ceramics, Pilchuck Glass School for a 1 week glass blowing event where 5 teams of glass blowing artist work. The field seminars were sponsored by various non-profit organizations. The trips additionally raised funds for the organizations. Listed below are the sponsors: Crocker Art Museum, City of Davis, Pence Gallery, Marin Museum of the American Indian, Yolo County Arts Council, KVIE Channel 6 |
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University of California, Davis: Friends of the Arboretum, Design Museum, C. N. Gorman Museum, Medical Center, Department of Food Science and Technology, Shields Library Associates, Richard L. Nelson Art |
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| PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE |
| 2000-2004 |
Assistant to the Director, Richard L. Nelson Gallery, University of California, Davis |
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• Implemented exhibition calendar, installation design and acquired specific equipment for each installation |
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• Trained students on art handling, gallery preparation and installation |
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• Scheduled student pool for exhibition staffing |
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• Coordinated special gallery activities; guest speakers, special events, visiting artist talks |
