GRANTS
2007
• The Tea House Project, One woman show of Encaustic Paintings, Gallery/50 Belcher
Street, as result of a grant from the San Francisco Arts Commission
PUBLICATIONS
• 2009 Catalogue for the 4th Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• 2008 Embracing Encaustics, by Linda and William Womack, Tea House #220, p. 64
RECENT CURATING/JURYING
• 2009 Works in Wax, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek CA
• 2008 Tangible Wax, a group show at the Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College, Chicago Heights, IL
EDUCATION
• 2001 San Francisco Center for the Book, Encaustic Painting
• 1974-1977 University of Iowa MFA, MFA, Ceramics, Photography
• 1970-1974 Alfred University, BFA, Ceramics, Glass, Photography
• 1969-1970 Brooklyn Museum Art School, Ceramics
• 1969-1970 New York University, Ceramics, Design, Drawing
ONE WOMAN SHOWS
• 2010, Hallway Gallery, Bellevue, WA
• 2009, Gallery/50 Belcher Street, San Francisco, CA
• 2009, A Woman's Eye Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 2009, Himmelberger Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 2009, Propeller, San Francisco, CA
• 2008, Salon Show , Himmelberger Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 2003, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento
• 2003, Bates Community Gallery, Berkeley, CA
• 1999, Featured Artist- Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF
• 1997/98, Insight Gallery, San Francisco
• 1995, Hanson Artsource, Knoxville, TN
• 1992/93, Artisan Gallery, Great Neck NY
GROUP SHOWS (partial list)
2009
• Waxing Philosophically, Marin Arts Council, Novato, CA
• 225 F: Encaustic Encounters, Turchin Center for the Visual Arts, Boone, NC
• Working In Wax, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
• 4th National Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson AZ
• 32nd Annual Small Works, 80 Washington Square Galleries New York, NY
• Tangible Wax, Christopher Art Gallery, Prairie State College Chicago Heights, IL
• Metamorphosis, Contemporary Works in Wax, at the Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, NB, Sponsored in part by International Encaustic Artists
• Bellevue Arts Museum Show, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA
2008
• Small Works, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA
• Art In the Pearl, Portland, OR
• Bellevue Arts Museum Show, Bellevue Arts Museum, Bellevue, WA
• Looking Forward, Himmelberger Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Translucent: Contemporary Works In Wax, Cain Schulte Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• 14th Annual National Exhibition, SOHO20 Chelsea Gallery, New York, NY
• 31st Annual Small Works, 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York, NY
• Summer Show, Himmelberger Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Summer Salon Show, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
• Art For Your Home, Coupa Cosas Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
• Bay Area Juried Exhibition, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
• Mill Valley Art Fair, Mill Valley, CA
• Wish You Were Here, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
2007
• 12 x12, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson AZ
• Relative Geometries, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson AZ
• Encaustic Works 2007, R&F Gallery, Kingston, NY
• Abstract and Geometric, Woman made gallery, Chicago, IL
• Re-newal, Juried Encaustic Show, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
• National Annual Juried Show, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
• Here and Now-Encaustic and Time, MM Galleries, San Francisco, CA
• Off The Grid: New Directions in Wax, Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA
• Contemporary Textures in Wax, Group Nine Show, at the Contemporary Art Center, Las Vegas, NV
• "9", group show at Venus Gallery Butte, Montana
• Wish You Were Here, at Pleides Gallery, New York, NY
• Textures,Group Show, International Encaustic Artists, at the Contemporary Art Center, Las Vegas, NV
2006
• Opening of Walls Gallery, Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
• Wax Works, International Encaustic Artists, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
• Hot Wax, encaustic paintings, Studio Gallery, San Francisco CA
• Encaustic Paintings, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005
• In the Abstract, Encaustic Paintings, Sebastapol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
• de Young Museum, Ceramics in the museum store, San Francisco, CA
• San Jose Museum, Ceramics in the museum store, San Jose, CA
• Oil and Wax, A National Exhibition of Encaustic Art, Art League of Northern California, Novato, CA
• Falkirk Art Center, Underworld #1, San Rafael, CA
• Woman Made Gallery, Annual Show, "Blue Fence #10," Chicago
• Half Moon Plate, California Clay Competition, the Artery, Davis, CA
• Crafts Extraordinaire, Paintings, Danville Artisans Gallery
2004
• Faber-Castell Colored Pencil Competition, Third Place
2003
• Clearly Black and White, Solida, Santa Barbara, CA
• Smithsonian Craft Show, Wash, D.C
• Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito, CA
LECTURES
• 2009, "Teaching the Teachers" at the Third National Encaustic, Conference, Monserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
• 2008, "The Tea House Project" at the Second National Encaustic, Montserrat College of Art, Conference, Beverly, MA
• 2007, "Materials" Moderator for Panel Discussion, First National Encaustic Conference, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
• 2007, Demonstration of encaustic technique, International Encaustic Artists annual retreat, Carmel Valley, CA
COLLECTIONS
• 2007, James, Law firm, Philadelphia, PA
OTHER GROUP SHOWS
• 2008-2009 Bellevue Arts Museum Show, Bellevue WA
• 2009 Santa Cruz River Fest, Santa Cruz, CA
• 2008 Art In The Pearl, Portland, OR
• 2008 Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, Mill Valley CA
• 2002-2004, American Crafts Council Show, Baltimore, MD
• 1996-2006, American Crafts Council Show, San Francisco, CA
• 2002-2006, KPFA Community Craft Fair, San Francisco
• 1999-2006, Kings Mountain Crafts Fair, Woodside, CA
• 1998-2004, Contemporary Crafts Market, San Francisco, CA
• 2001-2005, North Beach Art Festival, San Francisco, CA
• 1999-2006, Festival Of Fine Art and Crafts, Palo Alto, CA
• 1997-2005, Association of Ceramic and Glass Artists, SF, CA
• 1991-2006, Celebration of Craftswomen, SF CA
• 1999, Hot Tea, del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
TEACHING
• 2005-Present, Encaustic Workshops, in my studio, San Francisco, CA
• 1999-Present, Ceramics to children and adults, Burlingame Rec. Center, Burlingame CA
• 1980-1990, Ceramics, Ruby O'Burke's Clay Studio, San Francisco, CA
JURY EXPERIENCE
• 2003, American Craft Council/ Ceramics Jury
• 2003, ACGA, Jury for new members
• 2002, KPFA Community Crafts Fair
• 1996, American Crafts Council Shows/Ceramics
• 1994-2008, Celebration of Craftswomen, San Francisco, CA, Ceramics and Glass
ORGANIZATIONS
• International Encaustic Artists, President of Board of Directors
• Association of Clay and Glass Artists, Board of Directors
• Member of Artist's Committee for Celebration of Craftswomen Show
• Sunset Artists, Member
• Art Span, Member
• American Craft Council, Member
• Museum of Women in the Arts, Member
• De Young Museum, Member
• Frameline, Member