RESUMÉ

EDUCATION

2004-06

Antioch University Los Angeles, MFA creative writing

1990-92

Oregon School of Arts and Crafts

1976-78

Feminist Studio Workshop, The Woman’s Building, Los Angeles

1976

Banff School of Art

1972-73

Ostra Grevie Folk High School, Ostra Grevie, Sweden

1970-74

Kirkland College, Clinton, NY, BA, art

 

GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES

1994

John Anson Kittridge Fund, travel and research grant

2002

The Mesa Refuge, writing residency

2016

The Puffin Foundation, project grant

Regional Arts and Culture Council, Professional Development Grant

 

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

2017

White Privilege Conference 18, Kansas City, MO, April 2017

2016

Whiteness History Month, Portland Community College, April 2016

Race Talks, Northwest Contributors of What Does It Mean to be White in America? Breaking the White Code of Silence: A Collection of Personal Narratives, July 12, 2016

Race Talks, September 13, 2016, I Am My White Ancestors slideshow and talk

Panelist at the 2016 Collins Lecture "Redeeming the Soul of America: Race, Justice, and Reconciliation," Concordia University, Portland, OR

 

EXHIBITIONS

2020

I Am My White Ancestors: Claiming the Legacy of Oppression, The Arts Center, Corvallis, OR

Healing Images, Miss Zumstein’s Bakery and Coffee shop, Portland, OR

2019

I Am My White Ancestors: Claiming the Legacy of Oppression, Newport Center for Visual Arts, Newport, OR

2017

I Am My White Ancestors: Claiming the Legacy of Oppression, Rhodes Art Center Gallery, Northfield Mount Hermon School, Gill, MA

2016

I Am My White Ancestors: Claiming the Legacy of Oppression, Alexander Gallery, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR

2015

Mounds and Stones, Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR

Looking In, group show, Eastside Exchange, Portland, OR

Winter Juried Show, Cannon Beach Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR

2014

3-Person show at Lower Columbia College Gallery, Longview, WA

From Avebury to Penwith Peninsula, Stonehenge Studio, Portland, OR

Recycled Rain Project, Olympic Mills, Portland, OR

Ancient Landscapes: The Spirit of Place, HIghfield Hall, Falmouth, MA

The Male Form, group show at Angst Gallery, Vancouver, WA

2013

Mounds and Stones, Walters Cultural Art Center, Hillsboro, OR

The Farm group show, Lane Gallery, Portland, OR

The Spirit of Place, 2-person show, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, OR

Family Landscapes, Eastbank Commerce Center, Portland, OR

Then and Now, Siren Nation Group show, Albina Press, Portland, OR

Invitational show, Angst Gallery, Vancouver, WA

2012

The Magic of Fruit, Mountain Park New Seasons, Lake Oswego

My Father’s Stones, Beaumont Health Clinic

My Father’s Stones, The Ugly Mug

2nd Annual Winter Wax Exhibition, Milepost 5

Annual Harvest Show, West Hills Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

Mounds and Stones series, Wildflower Gallery, Portland Waldorf School

Exquisite Wax, group show at Newport Visual Art Center, Newport, OR

Extracto Coffeehouse, Portland

2011

Siren Nation Visual Art show, Portland

Encaustic Masters: Inspirational Voices, Columbia River Gallery, Troutdale

2010

Siren Nation Visual Art show, Portland

2000

Seven by Seven, Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA

1997

Strong Hearts, Inspired Minds traveling exhibit, Huntington Beach Art Center, CA

1996

Strong Hearts, Inspired Minds exhibit, Archer Gallery, Clark College

1993

Littman Gallery Woman’s Show 93, Portland State University

1992

Artists Book Exhibition, Saratoga Community Library, Saratoga, CA

The Book as Art, Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR

Juried Student Show, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts

1991

Wilder Gallery, Los Gatos, CA

Juried Student Show, Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts

1989

Women’s History Month Exhibit, City Hall, Los Angeles, CA

1987

Annual Juried Sculpture Exhibit, Alligator, San Francisco, CA

Women and Their Work, Los Angeles City Hall

1980

The Sum of the Parts, The Woman’s Building, LA

1977

Feminist Studio Workshop Group Show, The Woman’s Building, LA

 

SELECTED PERFORMANCES AND INSTALLATIONS

1991

Peace Installation, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts

1990

Mom, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA

1989

Mouth Piece aired on Public Access Cable Network, Los Angele

1988

Mother Tongue, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions

1987

Mouth Piece, Lhasa Club, Fringe Festival/Los Angeles

Western Gateway, Santa Monica Mountains

Luna, Luna, Luna, Lhasa Club, Los Angeles

1981

The Last Waltz, White Room, Los Angeles

1980

Gathering of the Mermaids, The First International Festival of Women Artists, Copenhagen

Venus on the Half Shell and other poses, Los Angeles Contemporary

Exhibitions, part of Public Spirit/Live Art L.A. Performance Series,

Interaction Arts Foundation NYC, Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia.

Do Mermaids Really Have More Fun?, IDEA, Santa Monica

1979

The Ballerina and the Snake: Stones for Grandmother, Echo Park Community Art Center, Los Angeles

The Ballerina and the Snake: a triptych, Loeb Center, NYU

Ghostdances of Rosebud Hall, Pasadena, CA

1978

Anna Mavlova Goes to the Airport, San Francisco International Airport

Laurie Jean, Tap Dancer Extraordinaire, College Art Association Conference, The Woman’s Building, Los Angeles

 

SELECTED PERFORMANCES WITH THE WAITRESSES

1983

The Waitresses’ Easy Three-Step Guide to Food Preparation in the Event of Nuclear Attack, Fallout

Fashion Show at the Improv, Hollywood, La Mamelle, San Francisco, Target L.A.: The Art of Survival

1982

One Planet, One Plate, Sushi Gallery, UCSD, Espace DBD, Los Angeles, The Woman’s Building,

Wing Café, San Diego

1980

The Waitresses Salute Eleanor Roosevelt, UC Irvine and Jett’s Café and Art Haus, Los Angeles