Born
January 1974/ San Francisco Bay Area, California
Education
1992-1999
Foothill College
CA State University Hayward
BA Studio Art
Minor Business Administration
Solo and Two Person Shows
Upstart Modern – Solo Show – Mill Valley CA – August 2022
Clorox Building – Solo Show – Oakland CA – Sept . 2019
Slate Contemporary - Three person show – Oakland CA – July 2018
The Other Art Fair – LA – March 2018
Whitney Modern – Two person with Gustavo Rivera - Las Gatos CA – March/April 2018
stARTup Art Fair – LA/ Venice Beach- January 2018
JayJay – Sacramento CA – Solo Show – NOV/DEC 2017
Mill Contemporary – Lucky Strike -Sante Fe NM – 3 person show – May 2017
The Other Art Fair – Brooklyn NY – June 2017
George Billis Gallery - Transition – Los Angeles CA – Solo Show – Spring 2017
Local Language -Departures– Oakland CA – Artist in Resident/Solo exhibit – Feb.-March 2017
stARTup Fair SF 2016 – San Francisco CA – April 2016
stARTup Fair LA 2016 – Los Angeles CA – January 2016
Zia Gallery – Chicago Ill. – 2 person show – Oct. 2015
K. Imperial Fine Art – Bye, Bye, Birdie/ San Francisco CA / June 2014/ Solo Exhibit
Sopa Fine Art - Kelowna BC, Canada / Aug. 2014 / 2 person show
SCOPE NY 2014/ Represented by Reaves Gallery of NYC / March 2014 / 2 person show
Black Bird of Calistoga / Calistoga CA / Also presented by the Seager Gray Gallery – Mill Vallery CA/ Nov.-Dec. 2013 / Solo Show
Fremont Street Lobby Exhibit / Above Ground / SanFrancisco CA/ Curated by Cathy Baum /Sept. –Nov. 2013 / Solo Show
Seager Gray Gallery- Playland / Mill Valley CA / Nov. 2012 / Solo Show
Aqua Miami 2012 / Represented by Seager Gray Gallery /Nov. 2012
Zia Gallery / Winnetka IL / Jan. 2013 / Two Person Show
K. Imperial Fine Art / San Francisco Ca / June - July 2012 / Solo Show
Zia Gallery / Winnetka IL. / May 2011 / Solo Show
Donna Seager Gallery. / San Rafael Ca, / Feb.-March 2011 / Solo Show
Jacana Contemporary Art / Vancouver BC, Canada / Oct – Nov. 2010 / Solo Exhibition
Donna Seager Gallery - Why Not? / San Rafael Ca, / Dec.. 2008 / Solo Show
SOPA Fine Art... Borrowed Goods / Canada / Oct. 2008 / Solo Show
Bryant Street Gallery / Palo Alto, CA / April 2008/ Solo Show
Wells Fargo Presents Lobby Exhibition / San Francisco, CA / Curated by Cathy Baum / 2007 / Solo Show
One Sansome Street Lobby, Citigroup Center / Curated by Jan Casey / Summer 2007 / Solo Show
Stricoff Fine Art / New York, N.Y. / Oct. 2007 / Three-person Show
Melanee Cooper Gallery / Chicago Ill. / March 2007 / Two- Person Show
Swarm Gallery / Oakland Ca / November 2006 / Two-person Show
Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, Ca/ February 2006/ Solo Show
Triton Museum of Art “New California Artist Series”, Santa Clara, CA/ Oct.-Dec. 2005/ Solo Show
Sense Gallery, Menlo Atherton, Ca/ September 2004/ Solo Show
Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, Ca/ February 2004/ Solo Show
1212 Gallery, Burlingame Ca / October 2003/ Two Person Show
Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto, Ca./ February 2003/ Solo Show
Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto Ca./ February 2002 / Two Person Show
Bryant St. Gallery, Palo Alto Ca./ February 2001/ Two Person Show
CSUH Student Gallery, Hayward Ca./ 1998 1999
Group Shows
JayJay - Objects of Affection – Group show – Sacramento CA – Feb. 2020
George Billis Fine Art – “On the Verge” - Solo “Mini” Show – Culver City CA – April 2020
Jen Tough Gallery – “Pulp” - Group Exhibit -Benicia CA
2018 Summer Group Show “Splash”, FP Contemporary, Culver City, CA
Whitney Modern – TWO! – Los Gatos CA – Oct. 2018
Subject NYC – Group Exhibit – Mexico City, Mexico – Sept. throught Oct. 2016
Jay Jay Gallery – Sept. – Oct. 2016 – Group Exhibit “Reboot”
George Billis Gallery – Los Angeles CA – Group exhibit – May 2016
Zuni Café – San Francisco CA - Group exhibit curated by Heather Marx – through August 2016
Applegate Gallery /Culver City CA / April 2014 / Group Exhibit
Applegate Gallery / Grand opening group exhibition / Culver City CA /. Nov. 2013
Village Theater Gallery – What’s so Funny / Danville CA / April 2013 /Group exhibit
Aqua Miami 2012 / Represented by Seager Gray Gallery / Nov. 2012
Sopa Fine Art - Kelowna BC, Canada / Summer 2012 / Summer Group show
Zia Gallery / Winnetka IL. / August 2012 / Summer Group exhibit
Seager Gray Gallery / Mill Valley CA / August 2012 / Summer group exhibit, "Paint"
Firehouse Art Center / Pleasontan CA / July/Aug. 2012 / Group Show
San Francisco International Art Fair 2012 - 2015 / Represented by the K. Imperial Fine Art
SF ART MRKT 2012 (San Francisco Fine Art Fair) / Represented by Seager Gray Gallery
Seager Gray Gallery / Mill Valley CA / Nov. 2011 / Grand Opening
JGO Gallery / Massivly Small / Park City, Utah / Dec. 2011
Donna Seager Gallery / San Rafael CA / Summer 2011 / Summer Salon Group Exhibit
Zia Gallery / Summer 2011 / Winnetka Il. / Summer Group Exhibit
Aqua Miama Art Fair / Dec. 2010, 2011 / Represented by the Donna Seager Gallery
Wings Learning Center – An Artful Evening / Redwood Shores CA / Oct. 29, 2010
San Francisco International Art Fair 2010 / Represented by the Donna Seager Gallery
Art Houses of Marin
A public Art Project...Selected Artist / 2010
Melissa Morgan Fine Art / Palm Desert, CA / Jan. 2010 / 3 person show
San Francisco Fine Art Fair / Represented by Donna Seager Gallery / May 2010 -2011
Joyce Gordon Gallery, Surface Strata...Oakland, CA Sept. 2009
Kids in Art...Benefitting The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Participating Artist, 2009
Jacana Contemporary Art / Vancouver BC, Canada / Oct. 2009 / group show (new gallery artists)
Jules Place…Beneath The Surface / Boston, MA / Oct. 2009 / 4 person show
Gardner Colby Gallery / Naples Fl. / Oct. 2009 / group show
Donna Seager Gallery / San Rafael CA / Summer 2009 / group show
Bennett Street Gallery.. Introductions / Atlanta Georgia / Dec. 2008/ Group Exhibit
Visions West Galleries...Holiday Group Show / Denver CO. / Dec. 2008 / Group Exhibit
Santa Cruz Museum or Art and History (MAH)...
Assemblage + Collage + Construction/ Jan. - April 2009 / Group Collage Show
AAArt Foundation / Kitzbuhel, AUSTRIA / August 2008 / Grand opening group show
Adobe Art Center / Castro Valley, CA / July 2008 / Three – Person Show
Melanee Cooper Gallery /Chicago IL. / June 2008 / Summer Group Show
AAF Contempory Art Fair New York City / Rep. by Stricoff Fine Art / June 2008
Melanee Cooper Gallery / Chicago Ca, / June 2008/ Gallery Artist’s Group Show
Melanee Cooper Gallery, Green is the New Black / Chicago Il. / Dec. 2007
Donna Seager Gallery: Group Exhibit; Painted Dreams / San Rafael , CA / Oct. 2007
Pro-Arts..EBOS Exhibition; Port of Oakland . Oakland International Airport / 2007
FLOW, Miami Invitational Art Fair / Miami FL / Represented by Donna Seager Gallery / Dec. 2007
The Affair @ the Jupiter Hotel / Portland Oregon / Represented by Swarm Gallery / Sept. 2007
SJICA / 27th Annual Fall Auction / San Jose, CA/Oct. 2007
Visions West Galleries / Livingston Montana / Summer 2007
Visions West Galleries / Grand Opening Event / Denver Colorado / Sept. 2007
EBOS Exhibition; Port of Oakland . Oakland International Airport / Summer 2007
Cool Globes...Contributing Artist / Chicago Il. / Represented by Melanee Cooper Gallery / Sept. 2007
Monotype Marathon 2007 / San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art / June 2007
AAF Contempory Art Fair New York City / Rep. by Stricoff Fine Art & Bryant Street Gallery / 2007
Red Ink Studios / Art auction benefiting The League of Young Voters / S.F. CA / June 2007
Bridge Art Fair Chicago 07/ April 2007 / Represented by Melanee Cooper Gallery (Chicago IL.)
Bridge Art Fair Miami 06/December ,2006/ Represented by Melanee Cooper Gallery (Chicago IL.)
Michael Martin Galleries / Art Auction benefiting MMG Foundation / San Francisco, Ca / Sep. 2006
Oakland Museum / Day of the Dead Exhibit / Oakland CA / Oct. 2006
SJICA / 26th Annual Fall Auction / San Jose, CA/Oct. 2006
SFMOMA / Art Auction 2006 / San Francisco, CA / May 2006
Morpeth Gallery / Spring Contemporary / Hopewell, NJ / May –June 2006
Julie Baker Fine Art / Get Small/ Nevada City, Ca / Dec. 2005
Wings School for autistic children /Fundraising Art Auction, /San Mateo, Ca/ Nov. 2005
SOMARTS Cultural Center / Rituals in the Journey of Life and Death, A day of the Dead Exhibition / San Francisco CA / Oct. 2005
Michael Martin Galleries / Art Auction benefiting MMG Foundation / San Francisco, Ca / Sep. 2005
SJIC / Monotype Marathon Art Auction/ San Jose Ca/ July 2005
Pro Arts Open Studios 2005-Group Exhibition / Oakland CA / May-June 2005
Museums of Los Gatos / Touch My heART Art Auction/ Los Gatos, CA/ Feb. 2005
Michael Martin Galleries / Art Auction benefiting MMG Foundation / San Francisco, Ca / Nov. 2004
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA/ Aug.-Oct. 2004/ Permanent Collection Exhibit
“Wings School for autistic children” /Fundraising Art Auction, /San Mateo, Ca/ Nov. 2004
SJICA / 24th Annual Fall Auction / San Jose, CA/Oct. 2004
Julie Baker Fine Art / “Lazy Days Group Exhibit”/ Grass Valley, Ca. / Aug.-Oct. 2004
SJICA / Monotype Marathon Art Auction / San Jose Ca / July 2004
Triton Museum of Art/ Annual Art Auction/ Santa Clara, CA/ May 15th, 2004
Art Auction-Sponsored by Bryant St. Gallery (proceeds to the Down Syndrome Foundation)/ Palo Alto, CA / May 13th, 2004
Red Ink Studios/Santana Row, San Jose Ca / December 2003
Sun Gallery / Columbarium(Dia De Los Muertos installation) / Hayward Ca / October 2003
SJICA / 23rd Annual Invitational Fall Auction / San Jose Ca / October 2003
Sense Gallery / Menlo Atherton, CA / Grand Opening Exhibition / June 2003
Bryant Street Gallery / Palo Alto Ca./ Summer Show/ August 2002
Bryant Street Gallery / Palo Alto Ca./ Symbols of Courage Show/October 2001
Bryant Street Gallery / Palo Alto, Ca. / Five Gallery Artists/ July 2001
Green Shutter Gallery / Hayward Ca./ January 2001
San Mateo County Fair Fine Art Exhibition/ 1999 1998
CSUH Student Gallery, Hayward Ca./1999
CSUH Annual Juried Show, Hayward Ca./ 1999 1998 1997
Public Collections
Atlantis – The Palm in Dubai - Dubai
Grand Hyatt SFO
Courtyard Marriott Manhattan
Fairmont – Maui Hawaii
Hilton - Waikoloa Hawaii
Westin – Maui Hawaii
Coldwell Banker – Kailua Kona HI
Highland Hospital – Alameda County Permanent Collection
Sutter Health
Kaiser Permanente
Mary Perkins Cancer Center
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Microsoft Corporation
Bloomingdales
Triton Museum of Art/ Santa Clara, Ca
David & Lucile Packard Foundation/ Palo Alto, Ca.
Benefit Cosmetics/ San Francisco, Ca
HopeLab / Redwood City CA
Sense Fine Art/ Woodside, Ca
Mondry Associates/ San Mateo, Ca
Private Collections
Sarah McLachlan (singer/songwriter)
Awards
Alameda County Arts Commission / Winner of Commission project for Highland Hospital / Oakland CA /
2014 - 2015
New American Paintings / A juried competition in print, West Coast Edition / 2005
Alameda County Arts Commission Purchase Grant / Semi-Finalist / 2005
Recipient of the CSUH Solicitation Program Award/ 1998
San Mateo County Fair, Gold Award in Print Media/ 1998
Recipient of the University Art Center Award/ 1999
San Mateo County Fair, Honorable Mention in Print Media Award/ 1999
Burlingame Art Society Annual Juried Show, Honorable Mention/ 2000
Reviews and Publications
San Francisco Chronicle’s Kenneth Baker – Review of Bye Bye Birdie, solo exhibit at K. Imperial Fine Art (SF) – June 2014
Publications
Fault Zone, Stepping up to the Edge / Cover image / Published 2011
The Lamp with Wings, By Michael Vizsolyi / Published by Harper Collins / Cover Image / Published 2011
California, by Jennifer Denrow / Published by Four Way Books / Cover Image / Published 2011
Fault Zone Words, From the Edge an Anthology of Stories / Cover Image / published 2010
Marin Magazine / Cover Image / Feb. 2009 issue
Southwest Art Magazine....Featured Artist / "Artist to Watch"...Feb. 2009 issue
National Poetry Review / cover image / Spring 2009
Atlantan Magazine...."Pretty Boys"...Dec. 2008
Atlanta Home and Lifestyles Magazine
Events Page...Dec. 2008 issue
Artist Interview with myartspace.com: / Published Sept. 2007
New American Paintings / A juried competition in print, Book #61 , West Coast Edition/ 2005
Traditional Home Magazine / Spring 2006
Silicon Valley Magazine/ Featured Artist/ Dec. 2004
Silicon Valley Magazine/ Seven Bay Area Artists/ Oct. 2004
Gallery Guide/ North-West Edition/ April 2004
Haywire/ Cal State Hayward Alumni Magazine/ Alumni profile / Summer 2004
Notre Dame University/ The Bohemian/ Spring 2004
San Mateo Daily Journal (Bi-Monthly, local artist profile)/ November 15, 2003
Gallery Guide/ February 2001/ Summer edition 2001/ Summer Edition 2003
Reflections (The Philosophy Journal Of California State University Hayward, volume 4)/
