Artist Barbara Bouman Jay

Barbara Bouman Jay – Artist Statement

Beginning with a restricted color palette of hot, pigmented beeswax and damar resin, I create non-objective encaustic works on panel. The approach is intuitive, but through the process of working, becomes more analytical. My focus is on combinations of subtle layered, implied textural surfaces using soft geometric order and random mark making while building up layers of translucent color in waxed surfaces that invite the viewer to gaze into.

I usually work in a series and on several pieces simultaneously, allowing a dialog to develop among pieces while exploring both experimental and deliberate actions. Content evolves from a variety of expressions, deliberate thoughts, and of previous experience. Content is not literal or representa-tional, but rather a response to subconscious and conscious process. This process appeals to me since unpredictable events occur, offsetting the control of my hand. Throughout the process, the work is always changing with both additive and subtractive techniques to cover up or expose previous layers of actions and marks. The quietly contemplative pieces shift focus from the structure and color to the subtleties of texture and layering, to suggest a history, a balance of intellect and senses. The result is a luscious surface and aesthetic contemplative arrangement.

My preoccupation is in the process of creating where the journey of rediscovery and re-evaluation of ideas occurs. I hope to capture the viewers’ interest and appreciation of both order and the unpredictable occurrences we all experience in life, and lead the mind into an awareness of minimal narrative content, making time and place indeterminable but familiar.

New meanings are hinted at and the viewer is left with the depth, the surface and characteristics of the wax to complete the picture in their own terms of exploration and judgment.

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Education

1998-06 Ongoing educational, studio coursework and workshops
1984 State of California Art Education Teaching Credential, CA
1984 Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA
1971 State of Florida Art Education Teaching Certificate, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
1971 M.A. Studies, Art Studio/Art Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
1969 B.A., Sociology, Emphasis in Art Studio, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

Exhibitions

Solo/Small Group

2002 Ventura County Museum of History and Art, Ventura, CA
2001 New Works, The Gallery Soho, Palm Desert, CA
2000 Current Works, The Gallery Soho, Palm Desert, CA
1998 5 Artists, LA Art Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
1998 2 Artists, Flat Rabbit Gallery, Park City, UT
1997 The City, LA Art Seen, Beverly Hills, CA
1995 Grand Opening, First View I, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
1993 One Drum, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA
1992 New Drawings/Monotypes, College Art Gallery, Moorpark, CA
1992 One More Than II, Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA
1991 Current Works, Danica House, Westlake Village, CA
1990 Six Easels, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA

Group

2008 SOFA Chicago 2008, Covet Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2008 Leslie A.Westbrook, Arts and Antiques, Montecito, CA
2008 Dreams on Canvas, City Art Gallery, Van Nuys, CA
2007 Not Just for the Office, Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2005 Patron Preview Party Exhibitor, Bellevue Art Museum, Botanical Gardens, Bellevue, WA
2004 Palm Springs International Fair, Gallery Soho, Palm Springs, CA
2004 Niemann-Hayden Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2003 Small Images, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, CA
2003 Magnum Opus, County Government Center, Ventura, CA
2003 Featured Artist, The Gallery Soho, Palm Desert, CA
2003 Niemann-Hayden Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2002 Palm Springs International Fair, Gallery Soho, Palm Springs, CA
2002 Santa Barbara Printmakers, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2002 City’s Art Collection, Fred Kavli Theatre, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA
2002 Annual Women, The Living Gallery, Ashland, OR
2001 Glass Garage Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
2001 Niemann-Hayden Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2000 Las Vegas Art21, Art Arena, Las Vegas, NV
2000 New York Artexpo, Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY
1999 Small Images, Ventura College Art Gallery, Ventura, CA
1999 Featured Artist, The Gallery Soho, Palm Desert, CA
1998 World Contemporary Art, California Center Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
1998 Printmakers Annual, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, Santa Barbara, CA
1998 Small Images, Ventura College Gallery2, Ventura, CA
1998 Original Gallery Artists, Gallery 9, Thousand Oaks, CA
1997 Los Angeles Artexpo, Los Angeles, CA
1996 Annual Juried, Blanchard Library, Santa Paula, CA
1995 Los Angeles Printmaking Society Juried Exhibition, Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA
1995 5th Annual Faculty Show, Learning Tree University, Community Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA
1995 Art of Our Time, Temple Aliyah, Woodland Hills, CA
1995 Open Juried, City of Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA
1995 Arts Council Exhibition, Ventura County Government Building, Ventura, CA
1994 Arts Commission Juried Exhibition, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA
1994 In Concert with the Earth, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA
1994 Access West: IV, Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, Learning Tree University, Thousand Oaks, CA
1994 ’94 Preview, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA
1994 Oxnard Open Juried, Oxnard Public Library, Oxnard, CA.
1994 Open 90th, Long Beach Art, Long Beach, CA
1994 Messages, Gallery 9, Agoura, CA
1993 Expressions, Gallery 9, Agoura, CA
1993 Icons, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA
1993 93 Preview, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA
1992 All That Shimmers, Momentum Gallery, Ventura, CA
1992 Out of Our Minds, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, CA
1992 88th Open Juried, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
1992 ’92 Preview, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA
1992 St. John’s Seminary, Camarillo, CA
1992 Rites of Spring, Ojai Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA
1991 Un Ange Passe, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA
1991 Water is Life, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA
1991 Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA
1991 A Selection of Works, Ventura County National Bank, Oxnard, CA
1991 Celebration of the Santa Monica Mountains, Peter Strauss Ranch, Agoura, CA
1991 Food for Thought, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA
1991 Eighth Summer Show, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA
1990 Visual Arts Celebration, Arts Council Center, Thousand Oaks, CA
1990, Wilbur Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA
1990 Art Expo 90, Carnegie Museum, Oxnard, CA
1989 Wilbur Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA
1988 Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA
1988 Artworks 88, Wilbur Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA
1988 Seven Artists, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA
1981 Annual West Coast Parade of Prizewinners Invitational, Art Center, Longboat Key, FL
1980 Mayfaire 80, Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL
1980 Annual Photography and Small Sculpture Competition, Art Center Gallery, FL
1980 Florida Gulf Coast Annual, Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL

Awards

2008 Best in Painting, Sedona Arts Festival, Sedona, AZ
2008 2nd place 2D-MM, Scottsdale Center for the Arts Festival, Scottsdale, AZ
2008 2nd place Printmaking, Scottsdale Center for the Arts Festival, Scottsdale, AZ
2007 1st Place Printmaking, Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH
2006 Best in Printmaking, 57th Street Art Festival, Chicago, IL
2004 1st Place Printmaking, Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO
2003 Best in Printmaking, Bayou City Art Festival, Houston, TX
2003 1st Place Printmaking, Vail Arts Festival, Vail, CO
2002 Honorable Mention, Fine Art Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
2002 Jury Award, Main Street Art Festival, Fort Worth, TX
2001 3rd Place Printmaking, Portland Arts Festival, Portland, OR
2001 1st Place Printmaking, Scottsdale Art Festival, Scottsdale, AZ
2001 1st Place, Vail Arts Festival, Vail, CO
2001 Jury Award, Main Street Art Festival, Fort Worth, TX
2000 1st Place Printmaking, Scottsdale Art Festival, Scottsdale, AZ
2000 Juror’s Invitation Award, Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH
2000 Honorable Mention, Fine Art Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
2000 Best in Printmaking, Sun Valley Arts Festival, Sun Valley, ID
2000 Best of Show, Portland Arts Festival, Portland, OR
1999 1st Place Printmaking, Saint Louis Art Festival, St. Louis, MO
1999 3rd Place Printmaking, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA
1999 1st Place Printmaking, Portland Arts Festival, Portland, OR
1998 3rd Place Printmaking, Saint Louis Art Festival, St. Louis, MO
1998 2nd Place Printmaking, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA
1998 1st Place, Printmaking, Conejo Valley Art Museum Thousand Oaks, CA
1996 Jurors Invitational Award, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, CO
1996 3rd Place Printmaking, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA
1995 1st Place Printmaking, Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
1995 1st Place Printmaking, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA
1995 Award of Merit, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA
1995 1st Place Printmaking, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA
1994 2nd Place Printmaking, Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
1992 Purchase Award, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA
1992 Best of Show, Conejo Valley Art Museum Artwalk, Thousand Oaks, CA
1991 3rd Place, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA
1991 Award of Merit, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, CA
1980 Honorable Mention, Winter Park Arts Festival, Park, FL

Collections

City of Beverly Hills, Department of Recreation and Parks, Beverly Hills, CA
City of Thousand Oaks Permanent Art Collection, Thousand Oaks, CA
Pasco Hernando Community College, Dade City, FL
Fitzpatrick Manhattan Hotel, New York, NY
North West Power Management, Palm Springs, CA
Jeffrey Jurasky & Associates, Palm Springs, CA
TVI inc., Bloomfield Hills, MI
Kenoyer Hendricks Law Offices, Phoenix, AZ
Private Collections, National and International

Commissions

University of South Florida, Music Department, Tampa, Florida
San Francisco Hilton Towers, San Francisco, CA
The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach Corporation, West Monterey, CA

Publications

2003 Outer Voice, CD cover art
2000 Self Avoiding Random Walk, CD cover art
1999 Tangled Strings, CD cover art
1997 Sea Never Dry, CD cover art
1977 Africa; Drum, Chant, and Instrumental Music, Album cover & liner photographs, Nonesuch Records, Explorer Series.
1977 Africa; Ancient Ceremonies, Dance Music and Songs of Ghana, Album and liner photographs, Nonesuch Records, Explorer
1976 The Photographic Image, Contributing photographer: Florida Edition, Vol. 2.

Lectures & Presentations

2003 Panelist “Professionalism in the Arts” Women’s Center, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
1992-00 Arts in Focus Art Faire, Conejo Valley Unified School District, TO Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA
1995 The Monotype, Westlake Village Art Guild, Westlake Village, CA
1995 Live Broadcast Interview, Radio Station-KCLU 88.3FM, 9/11/95
1995 Meet the Artists, First View I Exhibition Preview, Arts Commission, Thousand Oaks, CA
1995 The Art of the Monotype, Thousand Oaks Art Association, Thousand Oaks, CA
1994 Future of the Visual Arts in the Conejo, Time Capsule: Thousand Oaks’ Centennial Celebration Year 2064
1993 Mumsey Nemiroff-Deutch Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (studio visit)
1992 Artists’ Gallery Talk, One More Than II, Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA
1987 Academic Decathlon, Art History Coach, Fillmore High School, CA

Articles & Reviews

Smylie, Matt, Art Proves Fluid Yet With Purpose, Sun Valley Mountain Express, (August 8, 2001) Special Section, p.S12, illus.
McKig, Jean, Artist Uses Multiple Methods, Layers to create abstract works, The Desert Sun, (April 2, 2000) F-3, illus.
New Works, Artexpo Preview, (October23-26, 1998), p.5-6, illus.
Cason, Colleen, Gallery, The Star, Time Out Section, (November 1, 1996), back cover, color illus.
Civic Arts Plaza Inaugural Exhibition Catalog, First View, CAPVAC, September, 1995
Barbara Bouman Jay, One Drum, Conejo Valley Art Museum Newsletter, July/August 1993.
Koller, Ken, Circles Dominate Artists Work, The Reporter, Features, Vol.25, No.20, (April 6, 1962), p.5, illus.
Desch, Martha, College to Show N.P. Artist’s Works, Daily News, (March 27, 1992), p.3.
Desch, Martha, Photographer Believes in Medium as Art Form, Neighbors, Daily News, Vol. 76, (December 16, 1987), p. 2
Cason, Colleen, Prop Maker Unmasked, News Chronicle, (September 12, 1987), p.16, illus.

Professional Experience

1995-09 Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, CA
1985-04 Private studio instruction
1994-96 Learning Tree University, Thousand Oaks, CA
1990-95 Gallery Steering Committee, City of Thousand Oaks, CA
1983-95 Thousand Oaks Art Association, Thousand Oaks, CA
1989-94 Conejo Recreation & Park District Summer Enrichment Camp, Thousand Oaks, CA
1987-91 Arts Council Center, After School Cultural Enrichment Program, Thousand Oaks, CA
1985-87 Fillmore High School, Fine Art Department Chair, Fillmore, CA
1984-85 Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, Thousand Oaks, CA
1979-83 Zephyrhills High School, Zephyrhills, FL
1979-80 Zephyrhills Adult Education, Zephyrhills, FL
1978-80 Pasco-Hernando Community College, East Campus, Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Dade City, FL
1977-80 Florida Art Education Association
1977-80 National Art Education Association
1976-79 Pasco Junior High School, Dade City, FL

Residencies & Travel

1974-76 West Africa; Niger, Mali, Ghana, Burikina Faso, Senega
1973-74 Holland, England, Scotland, Germany
1973 Iceland: Flateryi, Reykjavik



	Barbara Bouman Jay – Artist Statement Beginning with a restricted color palette of hot, pigmented beeswax and damar resin, I create non-objective encaustic works on panel. The approach is intuitive, but through the process of working, becomes more analytical. My focus is on combinations of subtle layered, implied textural surfaces using soft geometric order and random mark making while building up layers of translucent color in waxed surfaces that invite the viewer to gaze into. I usually work in a series and on several pieces simultaneously, allowing a dialog to develop among pieces while exploring both experimental and deliberate actions. Content evolves from a variety of expressions, deliberate thoughts, and of previous experience. Content is not literal or representa-tional, but rather a response to subconscious and conscious process. This process appeals to me since unpredictable events occur, offsetting the control of my hand. Throughout the process, the work is always changing with both additive and subtractive techniques to cover up or expose previous layers of actions and marks. The quietly contemplative pieces shift focus from the structure and color to the subtleties of texture and layering, to suggest a history, a balance of intellect and senses. The result is a luscious surface and aesthetic contemplative arrangement. My preoccupation is in the process of creating where the journey of rediscovery and re-evaluation of ideas occurs. I hope to capture the viewers’ interest and appreciation of both order and the unpredictable occurrences we all experience in life, and lead the mind into an awareness of minimal narrative content, making time and place indeterminable but familiar. New meanings are hinted at and the viewer is left with the depth, the surface and characteristics of the wax to complete the picture in their own terms of exploration and judgment. Resume Education 1998-06 Ongoing educational, studio coursework and workshops 1984 State of California Art Education Teaching Credential, CA 1984 Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA 1971 State of Florida Art Education Teaching Certificate, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 1971 M.A. Studies, Art Studio/Art Education, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL 1969 B.A., Sociology, Emphasis in Art Studio, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL Exhibitions Solo/Small Group 2002 Ventura County Museum of History and Art, Ventura, CA 2001 New Works, The Gallery Soho, Palm Desert, CA 2000 Current Works, The Gallery Soho, Palm Desert, CA 1998 5 Artists, LA Art Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA 1998 2 Artists, Flat Rabbit Gallery, Park City, UT 1997 The City, LA Art Seen, Beverly Hills, CA 1995 Grand Opening, First View I, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA 1993 One Drum, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA 1992 New Drawings/Monotypes, College Art Gallery, Moorpark, CA 1992 One More Than II, Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA 1991 Current Works, Danica House, Westlake Village, CA 1990 Six Easels, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA Group 2008 SOFA Chicago 2008, Covet Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA 2008 Leslie A.Westbrook, Arts and Antiques, Montecito, CA 2008 Dreams on Canvas, City Art Gallery, Van Nuys, CA 2007 Not Just for the Office, Katie Gingrass Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2005 Patron Preview Party Exhibitor, Bellevue Art Museum, Botanical Gardens, Bellevue, WA 2004 Palm Springs International Fair, Gallery Soho, Palm Springs, CA 2004 Niemann-Hayden Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ 2003 Small Images, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, CA 2003 Magnum Opus, County Government Center, Ventura, CA 2003 Featured Artist, The Gallery Soho, Palm Desert, CA 2003 Niemann-Hayden Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ 2002 Palm Springs International Fair, Gallery Soho, Palm Springs, CA 2002 Santa Barbara Printmakers, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA 2002 City’s Art Collection, Fred Kavli Theatre, Civic Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, CA 2002 Annual Women, The Living Gallery, Ashland, OR 2001 Glass Garage Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA 2001 Niemann-Hayden Fine Art, Scottsdale, AZ 2000 Las Vegas Art21, Art Arena, Las Vegas, NV 2000 New York Artexpo, Javits Convention Center, New York City, NY 1999 Small Images, Ventura College Art Gallery, Ventura, CA 1999 Featured Artist, The Gallery Soho, Palm Desert, CA 1998 World Contemporary Art, California Center Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA 1998 Printmakers Annual, Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Public Library, Santa Barbara, CA 1998 Small Images, Ventura College Gallery2, Ventura, CA 1998 Original Gallery Artists, Gallery 9, Thousand Oaks, CA 1997 Los Angeles Artexpo, Los Angeles, CA 1996 Annual Juried, Blanchard Library, Santa Paula, CA 1995 Los Angeles Printmaking Society Juried Exhibition, Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA 1995 5th Annual Faculty Show, Learning Tree University, Community Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA 1995 Art of Our Time, Temple Aliyah, Woodland Hills, CA 1995 Open Juried, City of Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA 1995 Arts Council Exhibition, Ventura County Government Building, Ventura, CA 1994 Arts Commission Juried Exhibition, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA 1994 In Concert with the Earth, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA 1994 Access West: IV, Visual Arts Faculty Exhibition, Learning Tree University, Thousand Oaks, CA 1994 ’94 Preview, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA 1994 Oxnard Open Juried, Oxnard Public Library, Oxnard, CA. 1994 Open 90th, Long Beach Art, Long Beach, CA 1994 Messages, Gallery 9, Agoura, CA 1993 Expressions, Gallery 9, Agoura, CA 1993 Icons, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA 1993 93 Preview, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA 1992 All That Shimmers, Momentum Gallery, Ventura, CA 1992 Out of Our Minds, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, CA 1992 88th Open Juried, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA 1992 ’92 Preview, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA 1992 St. John’s Seminary, Camarillo, CA 1992 Rites of Spring, Ojai Center for the Arts, Ojai, CA 1991 Un Ange Passe, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, CA 1991 Water is Life, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA 1991 Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA 1991 A Selection of Works, Ventura County National Bank, Oxnard, CA 1991 Celebration of the Santa Monica Mountains, Peter Strauss Ranch, Agoura, CA 1991 Food for Thought, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA 1991 Eighth Summer Show, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA 1990 Visual Arts Celebration, Arts Council Center, Thousand Oaks, CA 1990, Wilbur Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA 1990 Art Expo 90, Carnegie Museum, Oxnard, CA 1989 Wilbur Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA 1988 Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA 1988 Artworks 88, Wilbur Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA 1988 Seven Artists, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA 1981 Annual West Coast Parade of Prizewinners Invitational, Art Center, Longboat Key, FL 1980 Mayfaire 80, Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL 1980 Annual Photography and Small Sculpture Competition, Art Center Gallery, FL 1980 Florida Gulf Coast Annual, Gulf Coast Art Center, Belleair, FL Awards 2008 Best in Painting, Sedona Arts Festival, Sedona, AZ 2008 2nd place 2D-MM, Scottsdale Center for the Arts Festival, Scottsdale, AZ 2008 2nd place Printmaking, Scottsdale Center for the Arts Festival, Scottsdale, AZ 2007 1st Place Printmaking, Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH 2006 Best in Printmaking, 57th Street Art Festival, Chicago, IL 2004 1st Place Printmaking, Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO 2003 Best in Printmaking, Bayou City Art Festival, Houston, TX 2003 1st Place Printmaking, Vail Arts Festival, Vail, CO 2002 Honorable Mention, Fine Art Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 2002 Jury Award, Main Street Art Festival, Fort Worth, TX 2001 3rd Place Printmaking, Portland Arts Festival, Portland, OR 2001 1st Place Printmaking, Scottsdale Art Festival, Scottsdale, AZ 2001 1st Place, Vail Arts Festival, Vail, CO 2001 Jury Award, Main Street Art Festival, Fort Worth, TX 2000 1st Place Printmaking, Scottsdale Art Festival, Scottsdale, AZ 2000 Juror’s Invitation Award, Columbus Arts Festival, Columbus, OH 2000 Honorable Mention, Fine Art Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 2000 Best in Printmaking, Sun Valley Arts Festival, Sun Valley, ID 2000 Best of Show, Portland Arts Festival, Portland, OR 1999 1st Place Printmaking, Saint Louis Art Festival, St. Louis, MO 1999 3rd Place Printmaking, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA 1999 1st Place Printmaking, Portland Arts Festival, Portland, OR 1998 3rd Place Printmaking, Saint Louis Art Festival, St. Louis, MO 1998 2nd Place Printmaking, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA 1998 1st Place, Printmaking, Conejo Valley Art Museum Thousand Oaks, CA 1996 Jurors Invitational Award, Cherry Creek Arts Festival, CO 1996 3rd Place Printmaking, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA 1995 1st Place Printmaking, Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA 1995 1st Place Printmaking, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA 1995 Award of Merit, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara, CA 1995 1st Place Printmaking, Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, CA 1994 2nd Place Printmaking, Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA 1992 Purchase Award, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA 1992 Best of Show, Conejo Valley Art Museum Artwalk, Thousand Oaks, CA 1991 3rd Place, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA 1991 Award of Merit, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, CA 1980 Honorable Mention, Winter Park Arts Festival, Park, FL Collections City of Beverly Hills, Department of Recreation and Parks, Beverly Hills, CA City of Thousand Oaks Permanent Art Collection, Thousand Oaks, CA Pasco Hernando Community College, Dade City, FL Fitzpatrick Manhattan Hotel, New York, NY North West Power Management, Palm Springs, CA Jeffrey Jurasky & Associates, Palm Springs, CA TVI inc., Bloomfield Hills, MI Kenoyer Hendricks Law Offices, Phoenix, AZ Private Collections, National and International Commissions University of South Florida, Music Department, Tampa, Florida San Francisco Hilton Towers, San Francisco, CA The Inn at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach Corporation, West Monterey, CA Publications 2003 Outer Voice, CD cover art 2000 Self Avoiding Random Walk, CD cover art 1999 Tangled Strings, CD cover art 1997 Sea Never Dry, CD cover art 1977 Africa; Drum, Chant, and Instrumental Music, Album cover & liner photographs, Nonesuch Records, Explorer Series. 1977 Africa; Ancient Ceremonies, Dance Music and Songs of Ghana, Album and liner photographs, Nonesuch Records, Explorer 1976 The Photographic Image, Contributing photographer: Florida Edition, Vol. 2. Lectures & Presentations 2003 Panelist “Professionalism in the Arts” Women’s Center, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 1992-00 Arts in Focus Art Faire, Conejo Valley Unified School District, TO Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA 1995 The Monotype, Westlake Village Art Guild, Westlake Village, CA 1995 Live Broadcast Interview, Radio Station-KCLU 88.3FM, 9/11/95 1995 Meet the Artists, First View I Exhibition Preview, Arts Commission, Thousand Oaks, CA 1995 The Art of the Monotype, Thousand Oaks Art Association, Thousand Oaks, CA 1994 Future of the Visual Arts in the Conejo, Time Capsule: Thousand Oaks’ Centennial Celebration Year 2064 1993 Mumsey Nemiroff-Deutch Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (studio visit) 1992 Artists’ Gallery Talk, One More Than II, Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA 1987 Academic Decathlon, Art History Coach, Fillmore High School, CA Articles & Reviews Smylie, Matt, Art Proves Fluid Yet With Purpose, Sun Valley Mountain Express, (August 8, 2001) Special Section, p.S12, illus. McKig, Jean, Artist Uses Multiple Methods, Layers to create abstract works, The Desert Sun, (April 2, 2000) F-3, illus. New Works, Artexpo Preview, (October23-26, 1998), p.5-6, illus. Cason, Colleen, Gallery, The Star, Time Out Section, (November 1, 1996), back cover, color illus. Civic Arts Plaza Inaugural Exhibition Catalog, First View, CAPVAC, September, 1995 Barbara Bouman Jay, One Drum, Conejo Valley Art Museum Newsletter, July/August 1993. Koller, Ken, Circles Dominate Artists Work, The Reporter, Features, Vol.25, No.20, (April 6, 1962), p.5, illus. Desch, Martha, College to Show N.P. Artist’s Works, Daily News, (March 27, 1992), p.3. Desch, Martha, Photographer Believes in Medium as Art Form, Neighbors, Daily News, Vol. 76, (December 16, 1987), p. 2 Cason, Colleen, Prop Maker Unmasked, News Chronicle, (September 12, 1987), p.16, illus. Professional Experience 1995-09 Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Los Angeles, CA 1985-04 Private studio instruction 1994-96 Learning Tree University, Thousand Oaks, CA 1990-95 Gallery Steering Committee, City of Thousand Oaks, CA 1983-95 Thousand Oaks Art Association, Thousand Oaks, CA 1989-94 Conejo Recreation & Park District Summer Enrichment Camp, Thousand Oaks, CA 1987-91 Arts Council Center, After School Cultural Enrichment Program, Thousand Oaks, CA 1985-87 Fillmore High School, Fine Art Department Chair, Fillmore, CA 1984-85 Arts Council of the Conejo Valley, Thousand Oaks, CA 1979-83 Zephyrhills High School, Zephyrhills, FL 1979-80 Zephyrhills Adult Education, Zephyrhills, FL 1978-80 Pasco-Hernando Community College, East Campus, Adjunct Faculty Instructor, Dade City, FL 1977-80 Florida Art Education Association 1977-80 National Art Education Association 1976-79 Pasco Junior High School, Dade City, FL Residencies & Travel 1974-76 West Africa; Niger, Mali, Ghana, Burikina Faso, Senega 1973-74 Holland, England, Scotland, Germany 1973 Iceland: Flateryi, Reykjavik





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