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EDUCATION:	Master of Fine Arts, University of California, Santa Barbara Area of concentration: Painting
	Bachelor of Art, University of California, Santa Barbara Double Major: Studio Art, Printmaking Religious Studies, Cross-Cultural Emphasis
AWARDS:	California State Assembly Certificate of Recognition, presented by Laura Friedman, Member of the State Assembly 43rd District 2017	2016
	Ink & Clay 42, Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild and Santa Barbara Visual Artists Joint Exhibition, Second Place 3-D, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA	2016
	Ink & Clay 42, Juror’s Ink Choice Award, Kellogg Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA	2016
	Ink & Clay 42, Juror’s Choice Honorable Mention Award, Kellogg Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona	2016
	Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild Exhibition,Second Place, Community Arts Workshop Gallery (CAW)	2016
	The John C. Profant Foundation for the Arts,The Pat Hines Award	2015
	Santa Barbara Printmakers 21st Annual Open Juried Competition,Third Place, Faulkner Gallery	2014
	Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild Exhibition,Second Place, Faulkner Gallery	2012
	Santa Barbara Printmakers 18th Annual Juried Exhibition, Honorable Mention, Faulkner Gallery	2011
	Joseph Centeno Aquatics Complex,Public Art Finalist, New Cuyama, Collaboration with Alfred Ramirez	2011
	City of Santa Barbara Airport Terminal Public Art Commission: Wrought Iron Railing Design, “Giant Brown Kelp”,Winner, collaboration with fabricator David Shelton	2010
	Santa Barbara County Child and Family Services Building “Percent for Art” Proposal: Santa Barbara County Arts Commission, the County Art in Public Places Committee, and the Department of Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Services,Finalist, Collaboration with Alfred Ramirez and Isabella Kelly-Ramirez	1992
	Children’s Museum of Santa Barbara Third Place (Collaboration with Alfred Ramirez)	1992
	University of California, Santa Barbara Travel Grant	1980
	University of California, Santa Barbara Art Affiliates Fellowship	1979
	University of California, Santa Barbara Patent Fund Grant	1979


SOLO EXHIBITS:	Dream Portal: Once Upon a Time, Site-Specific Installation at Adams Square Mini-Park Gas Station, Glendale, CA, 2017 Naked Under Her Clothes, Exhibition and Collaborative Multi-Disciplinary Event, with Dancers: Carrie Farbstein, Carisa Carroll and Laura Eldred; and City of Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Sojourner Kincaid Rolle, Casa Magazine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2015 Naked Under Her Clothes, Exhibition and Collaborative Multi- Disciplinary Event, with Dancers: Brooke Melton, Director, Laura El- dred, Carisa Carroll, Nikki Pfeiffer, Carrie Farbstein; and Poet: So- journer Kincaid Rolle, City of Santa Barbara Poet Laureate, Project Space 643, Ventura, 2015 Naked Under Her Clothes, Solo Exhibit, Gallery 825, Los Angeles 2015 Habitats and Inhabitants: Industry Home Gallery, Solo Exhibit, 2013 Outer Space Gallery Window: Contemporary Arts Forum, 1989 *University of California, Santa Barbara Master Exhibit:* University of California, Santa Barbara Art Museum, 1980
GROUP EXHIBITS:	Naked Underneath, Curator: Shannon Currie Holmes, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA, 2016 Inkspots Members Group Exhibition, Project Space 643, Ventura, 2015 Mischief: Group Exhibit, AFS Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2014 Off the Wall: Santa Barbara Museum of Art Women’s Board Invitational, SBMA Ridley-Tree Center, Santa Barbara, CA, 2014 Three’s A Crowd: Minimal Expression in a Maximal World: Group Invitational Exhibit, Santa Barbara, CA, 2012 Mini Print International de Cadaques: Taller Galleria Fort, Cadaques, Spain, 2012 Gene Pool: Three Person Exhibit, AFS Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2012 One Night Stand: Group Exhibit, Gallery 27 @ Brooks Institute, Santa Barbara, CA, 2011 5X5, An Invitational: Westmont Museum of Art, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA, 2011 Rock, Paper, Scissors: Group Exhibit, Art From Scrap Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2011 Progenitor/Progeny: Group Exhibit, Art From Scrap Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2011 Three: Art from Scrap Gallery, Collaboration with Alfred Ramirez and Isabella Kelly-Ramirez, 2008 The Coastal Project, 1988-1993, A Retrospective: College of Creative Studies Gallery, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 1993 Cormorant Dance Foundation. Thousand Steps to Ledbetter Beach, Santa Barbara, CA, 1988, 1989, 1990,1991, 1992, 1993 2 Alumni, Paige Wilson and Colleen Kelly: University Center Gallery, University of California, Santa Barbara, Two-person show, Santa Barbara, CA, 1985 Master and Student Artist’s Exhibition: The Art Corner Gallery, Santa Barbara Arts Council, Santa Barbara, CA, 1984 Santa Barbara National Flower Show: (Centerpiece of) Santa Barbara Water Garden Exhibit (painted plywood cut-outs), Earl Warren Showground, Santa Barbara, CA, 1985 University of California, Santa Barbara Graduate Group Show: University of California, Santa Barbara Art Museum, Santa Barbara, CA, 1979-1981 Paintings, Levin and Kelly: The Student Union Art Gallery, San Francisco State University, Two-person Show, San Francisco, CA, 1980
JURIED EXHIBITS:	Countenance Divine, Juried Exhibit, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, 2016 Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild and Santa Barbara Visual Arts Joint Exhibition, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2016 Brand 44 Works on Paper, Annual Juried Exhibition, Juror: Laddie John Dill, Brand Library & Art Center, Glendale, CA, 2016 Ink & Clay 42, A National Competition, Jurors: Denise Kraemar (Ink), Patrick Crabb (Clay), Peter Mays (Curatorial),W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA, 2016 Los Angeles Art Association Benefit Auction, Juried Group Exhibit, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, 2016 Out There, Los Angeles Art Association and the City of West Hollywood, Juried Exhibition. Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, 2016 Let Your Imagination Transport You, Group Exhibit, Casa Magazine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2016 tXtME, Juried Exhibition, Orange Country Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA, 2016 Santa Barbara Sculptors Open Juried Spring Exhibition, Community Arts Workshop (CAW) Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2016 Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild Juried Winter Exhibit, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2016 Uncommon Beauty, Group Exhibit, Casa Magazine Gallery 2015 Chestnut, Juried Group Exhibit, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, 2015 Je Suis Ocean, Group Exhibit, Casa Magazine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2015 Santa Barbara Printmakers 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2015 Fashionistas Fight Back Juried Exhibition, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA), Santa Ana, CA, 2015 Santa Barbara Printmakers Juried Spring Members Exhibit, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2015 WaterWorks II: Group Exhibit, The Art Gallery at Glendale Community College, Glendale, CA, 2015 Los Angeles Art Association Benefit Auction, Juried Group Exhibit, Gallery 825. Los Angeles, 2015 WaterWorks II: Juried Exhibit, Porch Gallery, Ojai, CA, 2015 Santa Barbara Printmakers Juried Spring Exhibition: Art at the JCC, Santa Barbara, CA, 2015 Between Earth and Sky: Group Exhibit, Casa Magazine Gallery, 2015 Vertical: Group Exhibit, Casa Magazine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2015 The Art of Love: Group Exhibit, Casa Magazine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2015 Return: Group Exhibit, Casa Magazine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2014 Cultural Excavation: Juried Exhibit, Los Angeles Art Association, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, 2014 Santa Barbara Sculptors Juried Exhibition: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2014 Brand 42 Works on Paper, Celebrate: Juried Exhibit, Brand Library Art Center, Glendale, CA, 2014 Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild Juried Members Exhibition: Casa Magazine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2014 Santa Barbara Printmakers 21st Annual Juried Exhibition: Art at the JCC, Santa Barbara, CA, 2014 From Her: an Exhibition by Women about Women: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument Juried Exhibit, Santa Barbara, CA, 2014 Sisters: Group Exhibit, Casa Magazine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2014 Santa Barbara Printmakers Juried Winter Exhibition: Art at the JCC, Santa Barbara, CA, 2014 Familiar Spirits: Group Exhibit, Casa Magazine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2014 2013 Open Show: Los Angeles Art Association Juried Exhibit, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, 2013 Santa Barbara Printmakers Juried Fall Exhibition: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2013 Santa Barbara Sculptors Juried Exhibition: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2013 Twins: Santa Barbara Tennis Club Juried Exhibit, Santa Barbara, CA, 2013 Santa Barbara Printmakers 20th Annual Juried Exhibition: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2013 Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild: Juried Exhibit, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2013 Celebrating Life in Paradise: Group Exhibit, Casa Magazine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2013 2nd Friday Art at SBTC Juried International “Twins”: SBTC Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2013 Honoring the Earth: Casa Magazine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2013 Los Angeles Art Association and the City of West Hollywood Juried Exhibition Out There: Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, 2013 Words on Printed Page: Los Angeles Art Association Juried Exhibition, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA, 2013 Calm at Heart: Benefit Juried Exhibit, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2013 Small Images: Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA, 1979, 1981, 2009, 2011, 2012 Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild Juried Exhibition, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2012 Santa Barbara Printmakers Juried Exhibition: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2012 Nest: Juried Exhibition, Indigo Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2012 Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art Annual Juried Exhibition 2012: Lift, Santa Barbara, CA, 2012 Santa Barbara Printmakers 19th Annual Juried Exhibition: Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2012 Winter Art & Gift Festival: Group Show, Michael Kate Gallery 2011 Santa Barbara Printmakers at the JCC: Juried Exhibit, The Bronfman Family Jewish Center, Santa Barbara, CA, 2011 Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild Juried Exhibit: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2011 Santa Barbara Printmakers 18th Annual Juried Exhibition: Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2011 Santa Barbara Printmakers Members Exhibition: Group Exhibit, Ojai Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA, Santa Barbara, CA, 2011 Holiday Spirits: Juried Exhibit, Casa Magazine Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2010 Santa Barbara Printmakers: 17th Annual Juried Exhibition: Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA, 2010 Eighth Annual Assemblage Art Show, “Circles”: Art From Scrap Gallery Seventh Annual Art From Scrap Assemblage Exhibit and Benefit, “Fabric”: Art From Scrap Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 2008 Edge: Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara County Contemporary Artists, Santa Barbara, CA, 2008 House, Exhibit and Auction: Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA, 1995 Charity Exhibit and Auction: Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA, 1994 Un Ange Passe: Westmont College Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, 1993 Children’s Museum of Santa Barbara Exhibition Competition: Cosponsored by A.I.A. and Green Dragon, Collaboration with Alfred Ramirez, Santa Barbara, CA, 1992 Santa Barbara Arts Festival: Juried Exhibition, Hansen Galleries, Santa Barbara, CA, 1984. Holiday Art on Parade: Santa Barbara Downtown Association, Santa Barbara, CA, 1988 Fifth Annual Juried Show: Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA), Santa Ana, CA, 1985 Artisan’s Guild Fine Arts and Crafts Exhibition: Juried Group Show, Marin Civic Center, Santa Barbara, CA, 1981 Small Images: Santa Barbara City College Juried Show, Santa Barbara, CA, 1979, 1981
AFFILIATIONS:	Santa Barbara Printmakers Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild Los Angeles Printmaking Society Los Angles Art Association Inkspots of San Buenaventura

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