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
GROUP SHOWS (partial list)
2008
• Bay Area Juried Exhibition, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
• 31st Annual Small Works, 80 Washington Square East Galleries, 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
ONE WOMAN SHOWS
• 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
COLLECTIONS
• 2007, James, Law firm, Philadelphia, PA
OTHER GROUP SHOWS
• 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
• 2005-2008, Encaustic Workshops, in my studio, San Francisco
• 1999-present, Ceramics to children and adults, Burlingame Rec. Center, Burlingame CA
• 1980-1990, Ceramics, Ruby O Burkes Clay Studio, San Francisco
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 Artists 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