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Education and Credentials:
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, Ca., MA Art Education with an Emphasis in Studio Art, 2020
University of California Santa Cruz, Ca. BA Studio Art, 2001
Cabrillo College, Aptos, Ca. AA in Studio Art, 1999
Credential, Site Director Permit, Valid until 2022
Exhibitions:
2024
WinterView, Art in the Loft, Alpena, MI., December-March 2024
2023
Metals, Art in the Loft, Alpena, MI., October 2023
2020-2022
Rogers City 2nd Annual Art Walk, Rogers City, MI., June 2022
Members Medley, Main Gallery, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, Ca., July 2021
Inner Power Exhibition, Art Queens, Virtual Gallery, July 2021
The Anonymous heArt Project, UK., July 2021
Play and Inspire Gallery, Virtual Spring Show, May 2021
New Members, Members Gallery, Blue Line Arts, Roseville, Ca., January 2021
Leaf and Bean, Auburn, Ca., Summer 2020
2000-2020:
Crafty Underdog, Portland, Or
Little River Cafe, Portland, Or
Courthouse Coffee, Solo Show, Auburn, Ca
Auburn Art Walk, Solo Show, Auburn, Ca
Gateway Gallery, Group Show, Philomath, Oregon
City Hall, Solo Show, Auburn, Ca
Roseville Public Library, Solo Show, Roseville, Ca
Third Saturday Art Walk, Group Show, Roseville, Ca
Art Bark Fest, Squaw Valley, Ca
Art Under the Oaks, Scotts Valley, Ca
Stranded Beauty, Solo Show, Santa Cruz, Ca
Mary Porter Sesnon Art Gallery, Santa Cruz, Ca
Smith Gallery, Santa Cruz, Ca
Open Studios, UCSC, Ca
Santa Cruz Art Center, Santa Cruz, Ca
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Guanajuato, Mexico
Cabrillo College Admissions Building, Group Show, Aptos, Ca
Cabrillo College Art Gallery, Group Show, Aptos, Ca
Awards:
Art Under the Oaks, Featured Artist, Scotts Valley
Susan Benteen and William Hyde Irwin Scholarship, UCSC Art Department
Public Work:
Outside the Box, Auburn, Ca
City of Scotts Valley Utility Box Project, Ca
Verse In the Valley Poetry Book Cover, Scotts Valley, Ca
Chamber of Commerce Directory Cover, Scotts Valley, Ca
Pigs Can Be Purple and Turtles Can Dance: A Curriculum Book For Teachers of Young Children, Book Cover
A Collection of Thought, Illustrations, Collaborative Book Project
Cabrillo College Children’s Center’s Cinco De Mayo Celebration, Wall Mural
Broadcasts:
State of the Arts, Peter Troxell, KUSP
Professional Experience:
Play and Art Education Consultant, International Association of Play and Art
Maker Space Art Instructor and Owner, The Art Crate, Auburn, Ca
Teaching Artist, Blue Line Art Gallery, Roseville, Ca
Art Docent, Skyridge Elementary, Auburn, Ca
Masterpiece Art, San Lorenzo Valley Elementary School, San Lorenzo Valley, Ca
Art Advisor, Teacher, and Lecturer, San Juan Bautista Child Development Centers Inc., San Jose, Ca
Teaching Assistant, UCSC Beginning Drawing, Santa Cruz, Ca
Technician Assistant, Cabrillo College Visual Arts Department, Aptos, Ca
Podcasts, Blogs, Published Articles and Commissioned Murals:
Cool Cat Watching Me, Illustrator and Co Author, Children’s Book
Pretty Little Bluebird, Illustrator and Co Author, Children’s book
Community Connections by Loyce Smallwood, Auburn Journal
Local Art Stories by Jondi Gumz, Santa Cruz Sentinel
