Scholarships,
Awards &
Recognition
Blick Art Materials sponsorship for 'Bay Invaders' project, 2012
Winsor&Newton artist's material Co. sponsorship for 'Bay Invaders' project, 2012
Alice Virginia de Bar Memorial Scholarship, CA, 2009
Bertha Anolic Memorial Fine Arts Travel Award, PA, 2008
Winsor and Newton Artist's Material Co. sponsorship for 'Animals of the Bible' project, 2008
Official artist of San Francisco Marathon, CA, 2006
Judge for National Reflection Program, in the visual arts category, CA, 2005–2009
Artist in
Residence
Denali National Park - Denali, AK, 2018
de Young Museum of Fine Arts - San Francisco, CA, 2012
Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts - Saratoga, WY, 2012
The Living Gallery at Annmarie Garden - Solomons, MD, 2012
Fields Project - Oregon, IL, 2009
Exhibits
2018
Artist-Scientist Collaboration, Bay-Delta Science Conference, Sacramento, CA
2016
Fragile (solo) - Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA
Birds of a Feather - (solo) - Siskiyou Arts Museum, Dunsmuir, CA
2015
Art Scientifique - Sorensen Studio, Fresno, CA
Wetlands - Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
2014
Manimal Kingdom (solo) - Grants Pass Museum of Art, Grants Pass, OR
2013
Land and Cityscape, Blak Sage Gallery, Hollister, CA
Sculpture Is, Sierra Azul - Watsonville, CA
* Oil painting interpretations to stories by Franz Kafka (Book published 2013)
2012
Project 510 Museum & Art Space - Lake Oswego, OR
Gallery Without Walls – Lake Oswego, OR (Purchased for permanent collection)
Sustainable Silicon Valley - WEST 2012 summit - Santa Clara, CA
Animals of the Bible (solo) - Multicultural Art Center - Merced, CA
2011
Outdoor Sculpture Show - Sonoma Wine Country - Geyserville, CA
Manimal Kingdom (solo) - SJSU - San Jose, CA
Animals of the Bible (solo) - Addison-Penzak JCC - Saratoga, CA
Animals of the Bible (solo) - Peninsula JCC - Foster City, CA
Sculpture Is, Sierra Azul - Watsonville, CA
Artist of the Month - J. Hettinger Interiors, Danville, CA
Zebras - Library exhibit - Cupertino, CA
2010
Animals of the Bible (solo) - MLK Jr. Library - San Jose, CA
2009
Blue - Library Art Exhibit - Cupertino, CA
Biennial Indoor Sculpture Exhibition - Santa Clara, CA
2008
Please Touch Again - Tohono Chul Park - Tucson, AZ
Best of show - Olive Hyde Art Gallery - Fremont, CA
Animals - PAHS - Menlo Park, CA
Creative Justice - School of Law - University of San Francisco, CA
2007
All Fired Up - Santa Clara Civic Center, CA
Nocturnal Visions - ARTworkSF - San Francisco, CA
SCAA show - Triton Museum - Santa Clara, CA
Summer Days - Los Altos Library - Los Altos, CA
AVA Fest - Triton Museum - Santa Clara, CA
Student Show - Euphrat Museum of Art - Cupertino, CA
Housewarming - Works/San Jose Gallery - San Jose, CA
Animal Magnetism - ARTworkSF- San Francisco, CA
Publications
& Press
Redding.com 2016
Mt Shasta News 2016
San Jose Mercury News 2012
Cupertino Courier 2012
JWEEKLY 2012
Merced County Times 2012
La Voz 2011
De La Mancha Magazine 2011
Red Wheelbarrow 2010
La Voz 2010
Ogle County News 2009
Red Wheelbarrow 2009
Tri-City Voice 2008
Women's connection 2008
Education
B.S. Natural Sciences, Open University of Israel (Cum Laude)
Studio and History Art classes, De Anza, Foothill & Gavilan Colleges, CA (2005 - present)
Teaching &
Public Appearance
Lectures and Art demonstrations at Art clubs, Art Associations & de Young Museum
Guest interviewee for De Anza F/TV department
Guest artist on the New Horizons TV show - KMVT Community Television