EDUCATION M.F.A., May 1999
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Printmaking
B.A., June 1993
University of California, Santa Cruz
Studio Art, emphasis in Printmaking
College Honors
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2008 - Systems of Sharing: Below the Surface,
Bay Model Visitor Center, Sausalito, California
- SF State Art Department Faculty Exhibition,
Art Department Gallery, San Francisco State University
- Women in Ink,
Mina Dresden Gallery, San Francisco, California
2007 - 81st Annual International Competition: Printmaking
The Print Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- California Centered: Printmaking
Merced Art Center Gallery, California
- 8 x 8: Bay Area Printmakers
Traveling Exhibition, California
- Recent Work, two person show
Propeller, San Francisco, California
2006 - 7th Mondial de L’Estampe et de la Gravure Originals Triennale
Chamalieres – Auvergne, France
- Winter Group Show
- Insular Origins
Mid-America Print Conference, Athens, Ohio
- Impressions 2006, Merit Award
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California
2005 - International Invitational Print Exhibition
Chung-shan National Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
- 10 Gallery Artists
Tinhorn Public Works, San Francisco, California
2004 - Confluence: West Coast Printmakers
A Street Gallery, Santa Rosa, California
- Prints and Panels: Works by Susan Belau and Sara Tabbert
Tinhorn Gallery, San Francisco, California
- Roots and Crown: UNL Printmakers
Christlieb Gallery, Great Plains Art Collection, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Faculty Exhibition
Academy of Art University Gallery, San Francisco, California
- Pacific States Biennial Print Exhibition
University of Hawaii, Hilo
2003 - Washington Printmakers National Small Works 2003
Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- Women Printmakers 2003
Galeria Tonantzin, San Juan Bautista, California
- Invitational Exhibition of Small Works
New Arts Program, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
2002 - Western States Small Works 2002
Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, California
- Pacific Northwest Exhibition
Rogue Gallery and Art Center, Medford, Oregon
- The Sensory Experience, A Portfolio
Southern Graphics Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska
2001 - Fourteenth Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Purchase Award
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha
- Florida Printmakers Society Exhibition
Venice Art Center, Venice, Florida
2000 - Markings/Imprints: Kala Art Institute Fellowship Awards Exhibition
Kala Art Institute Gallery, Berkeley, California
- Works On and Of Paper
University of West Florida Art Gallery, Pensacol
- University of Nebraska Printmaking Alumni Portfolio
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
1999 - The James D. Phelan Awards in Printmaking
- Falling Floating: Pieces of Nature
Master of Fine Art Thesis Exhibition
Rotunda Gallery, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
- Pressed and Pulled VIII, Juror’s Special Mention, Mamie Padgett Purchase Award
Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, Georgia
- 1999 National Works on Paper
St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York
- Printmaking: 73rd Annual International Competition
- Another View: Selected Works from Contemporary American Printmakers
Saddleback College Art Gallery, Mission Viejo, California
1998 - Delta National Small Print Exhibition
Fine Arts Center, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
- Contents and Contexts
University of Hawaii, Honolulu
- Second Minnesota National Print Biennial, purchase award
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- Stockton National Print and Drawing Exhibition, honorable mention
The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California
- Parkside National Small Print Exhibition
Communication Arts Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
San Francisco State University • San Francisco, CA • Assistant Professor 2008/2009
San Francisco State University • San Francisco, CA • Adjunct Faculty 2007/2008
Napa Valley College • Napa, CA • Adjunct Faculty 2007/2008
Academy of Art University • San Francisco, CA • Faculty and Printmaking Coordinator 2000/2006
San Francisco Arts Education Project • San Francisco, CA • Artist-in-Residence 2000
Paulson Press • Berkeley, CA • Printer 1999/2000
University of Nebraska – Lincoln • Lincoln, NE • Instructor 1997/1999
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
RESIDENCY — WOMEN’S STUDIO WORKSHOP 2004
Rosendale, New York
PURCHASE AWARD, Fourteenth National Parkside Small Print Exhibition
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, 2001
KALA ART INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP, Berkeley, California, 1999
JAMES D. PHELAN ART AWARD IN PRINTMAKING, 1999
Jurors: Philip Linhares, Chief Curator of Art, Oakland Museum
Karen Brewer, Curator of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic
Arts, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
JUROR’S SPECIAL MENTION, Mamie Padgett Memorial Purchase Award
Pressed and Pulled VIII, Georgia College and State University,
Milledgeville, Georgia
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD
College of Fine and Performing Arts
University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 1998
COLEMAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRINTMAKING
Department of Art and Art History, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 1998
GRAPHIC CHEMICAL AND INK PURCHASE AWARD
Minnesota National Print Biennial, Minneapolis, 1998
SUSAN IRWIN SCHOLARSHIP, Department of Art, University of California,
Santa Cruz, 1993
COLLECTIONS
Association Mouvement Art Contemporain, Chamalieres, France
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California
Ford Foundation, San Francisco, California
Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville
Sheldon Memorial Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Lincoln, Nebraska
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
University of Wisconsin – Parkside, Kenosha
Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York
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EDUCATION M.F.A., May 1999
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Printmaking
B.A., June 1993
University of California, Santa Cruz
Studio Art, emphasis in Printmaking
College Honors
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2008 - Systems of Sharing: Below the Surface,
Bay Model Visitor Center, Sausalito, California
- SF State Art Department Faculty Exhibition,
Art Department Gallery, San Francisco State University
- Women in Ink,
Mina Dresden Gallery, San Francisco, California
2007 - 81st Annual International Competition: Printmaking
The Print Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- California Centered: Printmaking
Merced Art Center Gallery, California
- 8 x 8: Bay Area Printmakers
Traveling Exhibition, California
- Recent Work, two person show
Propeller, San Francisco, California
2006 - 7th Mondial de L’Estampe et de la Gravure Originals Triennale
Chamalieres – Auvergne, France
- Winter Group Show
Propeller, San Francisco, California
- Insular Origins
Mid-America Print Conference, Athens, Ohio
- Impressions 2006, Merit Award
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California
2005 - International Invitational Print Exhibition
Chung-shan National Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
- 10 Gallery Artists
Tinhorn Public Works, San Francisco, California
2004 - Confluence: West Coast Printmakers
A Street Gallery, Santa Rosa, California
- Prints and Panels: Works by Susan Belau and Sara Tabbert
Tinhorn Gallery, San Francisco, California
- Roots and Crown: UNL Printmakers
Christlieb Gallery, Great Plains Art Collection, Lincoln, Nebraska
- Faculty Exhibition
Academy of Art University Gallery, San Francisco, California
- Pacific States Biennial Print Exhibition
University of Hawaii, Hilo
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2003 - Washington Printmakers National Small Works 2003
Washington Printmakers Gallery, Washington, D.C.
- Women Printmakers 2003
Galeria Tonantzin, San Juan Bautista, California
- Invitational Exhibition of Small Works
New Arts Program, Kutztown, Pennsylvania
2002 - Western States Small Works 2002
Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, California
- Pacific Northwest Exhibition
Rogue Gallery and Art Center, Medford, Oregon
- The Sensory Experience, A Portfolio
Southern Graphics Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, Lincoln, Nebraska
2001 - Fourteenth Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, Purchase Award
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha
- Florida Printmakers Society Exhibition
Venice Art Center, Venice, Florida
2000 - Markings/Imprints: Kala Art Institute Fellowship Awards Exhibition
Kala Art Institute Gallery, Berkeley, California
- Works On and Of Paper
University of West Florida Art Gallery, Pensacol
- University of Nebraska Printmaking Alumni Portfolio
Sheldon Memorial Art Gallery, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
1999 - The James D. Phelan Awards in Printmaking
Kala Art Institute Gallery, Berkeley, California
- Falling Floating: Pieces of Nature
Master of Fine Art Thesis Exhibition
Rotunda Gallery, University of Nebraska – Lincoln
- Pressed and Pulled VIII, Juror’s Special Mention, Mamie Padgett Purchase Award
Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, Georgia
- 1999 National Works on Paper
St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York
- Printmaking: 73rd Annual International Competition
The Print Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Another View: Selected Works from Contemporary American Printmakers
Saddleback College Art Gallery, Mission Viejo, California
1998 - Delta National Small Print Exhibition
Fine Arts Center, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
- Contents and Contexts
University of Hawaii, Honolulu
- Second Minnesota National Print Biennial, purchase award
Katherine E. Nash Gallery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
- Stockton National Print and Drawing Exhibition, honorable mention
The Haggin Museum, Stockton, California
- Parkside National Small Print Exhibition
Communication Arts Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS
San Francisco State University • San Francisco, CA • Assistant Professor 2008/2009
San Francisco State University • San Francisco, CA • Adjunct Faculty 2007/2008
Napa Valley College • Napa, CA • Adjunct Faculty 2007/2008
Academy of Art University • San Francisco, CA • Faculty and Printmaking Coordinator 2000/2006
San Francisco Arts Education Project • San Francisco, CA • Artist-in-Residence 2000
Paulson Press • Berkeley, CA • Printer 1999/2000
University of Nebraska – Lincoln • Lincoln, NE • Instructor 1997/1999
FELLOWSHIPS AND AWARDS
RESIDENCY — WOMEN’S STUDIO WORKSHOP 2004
Rosendale, New York
PURCHASE AWARD, Fourteenth National Parkside Small Print Exhibition
University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, 2001
KALA ART INSTITUTE FELLOWSHIP, Berkeley, California, 1999
JAMES D. PHELAN ART AWARD IN PRINTMAKING, 1999
Jurors: Philip Linhares, Chief Curator of Art, Oakland Museum
Karen Brewer, Curator of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic
Arts, Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco
JUROR’S SPECIAL MENTION, Mamie Padgett Memorial Purchase Award
Pressed and Pulled VIII, Georgia College and State University,
Milledgeville, Georgia
OUTSTANDING GRADUATE TEACHING ASSISTANT AWARD
College of Fine and Performing Arts
University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 1998
COLEMAN AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PRINTMAKING
Department of Art and Art History, University of Nebraska – Lincoln, 1998
GRAPHIC CHEMICAL AND INK PURCHASE AWARD
Minnesota National Print Biennial, Minneapolis, 1998
SUSAN IRWIN SCHOLARSHIP, Department of Art, University of California,
Santa Cruz, 1993
COLLECTIONS
Association Mouvement Art Contemporain, Chamalieres, France
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California
Ford Foundation, San Francisco, California
Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville
Sheldon Memorial Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Lincoln, Nebraska
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
University of Wisconsin – Parkside, Kenosha
Women’s Studio Workshop, Rosendale, New York