BORN:
1949 Columbus, OH.
1984 RESIDENCE IN CA.
EDUCATION:
1965
Penland Arts and Crafts School, Penland, NC.
1968-70
Kent State University, Kent, OH.
1982
B.A. Psychology. University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Ml.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2003
Warren Britt Gallery, Alabama State
University, Montgomery, AL.
2002
Water in Clouds, East Bay Municipal
Utiliities District, Oakland, CA.
2000
Northwards with Benny Alba, ARC
Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Travels with Benny Alba, The Arts Center, Jamestown, ND. (sponsor N.D.
Gallery Ass'n)
N. Valley Arts Council, Grand
Forks, ND.
NW Art Center, Minot State
Univ., Minot, ND.
Lake Region Heritage Center,
Devils Lake, ND.
Bismarck Art & Galleries
Assoc, Bismarck, ND.
Liquid Sky and Water, Valley Art Center, Clarkston, WA.
Silver Waters; An Alaska Journey, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific
Grove, CA.
Dark Clouds, Black Mountains & Blue Water, FireHouse G., Rogue C.C.,
Grants Pass, OR.
Napa City-County Library, Napa, CA.
A Painter of the Cool, Sedona Art Center, Sedona, AZ.
1999
Oakland Higher Education Center, Oakland, CA.
AlbaVisions, Adell McMillan Art Gallery, EMU Cultural Forum, Univ of OR, Eugene, OR.
Moser Library Gallery, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.
1998
Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, MI.
Road Show, Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Oakland, CA.
Commonwealth Club, S.F., CA.
Bright and Colorful, San Francisco State, University Club, S.F., CA
Contra Costa Arts and Culture Commission, Martinez, CA.
1997
"Intermingling Junctures: American Emblems" N. Country Museum of Art, Park Rapids. MN.
"Explorations into a Canvas World", Merced College Art Gallery, Merced, CA.
"Landscapes from Alaska," First Federal Bank, Oakland, CA.
"Ikons to Beauty", Capitol Cafe, State Building. Sacramento, CA.
1996
"Undressing into Simplicity," Lupin Naturalist Colony, Los Gatos, CA.
"Two Rooms of Alba: Paintings Up & Downstairs", The Courtyard Gallery, Alameda. CA.
Oakland Windows Project, Oakland, CA.
1995
"Meaningful Clues: Symbolic Beings". Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, Idyllwild, CA
& One exhibition in a Bay Area Restaurant/Cafe Location
1994
"Crosstalk: Painted Conversations Between Females". Center for Psy. Studies, Albany, CA.
"Abiding Beings". Las Vegas Art Museum, Main Gallery, Las Vegas. NV.
"A Show of Gold", a Gallery in a Clock Tower, San Francisco. CA.
"The Window & Other Works", Live Art Gallery, Apprentice Alliance, San Francisco, CA.
"Echoing Messages". Liberty Village Art Center, Chester, MT.
"World of Mystery", Western Wyoming Community College. Rock Springs. WY.
"Paintings Inside a Theater", Artist Television Access, S.F. CA.
1993
"The Portal Angels & Other Guardians", Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH.
1992
The Informative Edge. S.F. CA.
1991
Jeanne Brewer Gallery, UC Berkeley Extension, San Francisco, CA.
& Four exhibitions in Bay Area Restaurant/Cafe Locations
1990
"Environment & Beliefs", 201 Convention Plaza, San Francisco, CA.
"Evolving Elements", Canessa Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
(Sponsor: CA. Institute of Integral Studies)
1989
Canessa Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
1983
Loft Gallery, Columbus, OH.
1981
Loft Gallery, Columbus, OH.
Selected Group Shows:
2003
San Pablo City Gallery, San Pablo,
CA.
Ink & Clay 29, Kellogg G, Cal. State Polytec, Pomona, CA
2002
23rd Annual , Moutain Art , Bernardsville,
NJ.
Gulf Coast Nat'l Juried, Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX.
Water Music, Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA.
19th Annual, Gallery '76, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, WA.
Alice Arts Center Windows Exhib. II, Alice Arts Center, Oakland, CA.
Greater Midwest Int'l. XVII, Central Missouri State Univ, Warrensburg, MO.
2001 Nat'l. Fall Exhibition, Impact Artists Gallery, Buffalo, NY.
Day or Night, MakeReady Press Gallery, Montclair, NJ.
7th Annual Gulf Coast Nat'l Juried, Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX.
Import/Export, WomanMade Gallery, Chicago, IL.
Imprints, ArtsBenecia, Benecia, CA.
Summer Art 2001, Steamboat Springs Arts Council, Steamboat S, CO.
11th Int'l Art Exibition, Havre De Grace Arts Commission, HdGrace, MD.
4th Nat'l Juried, South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mableton, GA.
12th Nat'l Juried, Viridian Artists Inc. Gallery, NY. NY.
All Media Juried, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palo Verdes, CA.
Strength in Numbers, Fredericksburg CCA/Mary Washington College (2
shows), VA.
73rd Annual Juried, Art Assn. of Harrisburg, Harrisburg, PA.
Contemporary III Int'l Juried, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE.
Landscape 2001 Int'l Juried, Period Gallery, Omaha, NE.
30th Int'l. Art Show, Brownsville Art League, Brownsville, TX.
28th Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA.
32nd Annual Nat'l Juried, Palm Springs Desert Museum, PS, CA.
75th Annual Int'l Competition, The Print Center, Philadephia, PA.
2000
On/Of Paper, Adams State College,
Alamosa, CO.
Exclusively Landscape, 11 E. Ashland Gallery, Phoenix, AZ.
Scene/Unseen, Eastern New Mexico Univ., Portales, NM.
Western Montana College Art Gallery, Dillon, MT. (2 person show)
Black and White, O'Kane Gallery, Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX.
2000 California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA.
On the Road: Inner & Outer Journeys, Fredericksburg Center,
Fredericksburg, VA.
Seeing Red, Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA.
Faces of Woman, Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, NM.
9th National Art Exhibition, Lincoln Center, Ft. Collins, CO.
Book Nooks, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA. (sponsor SBayWCA, "Bookies")
The Female Gaze, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA.
Good & Evil, Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA.
15th Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA.
1999 Books, Maps and Journals, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol,
CA.
Seeding the Snow, womanmade gallery, Chicago & Prairie View Ed. C.,
Crystal Lake, IL.
Bold Expressions, 44th Internat'l Open Exhib., No. Calif. Arts, Inc.,
Carmichael, CA.
Annual Nat'l Small Works, Leftbank Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT.
Dot's Art, Arts Council of SE Missouri, Cape Giradeau, MO.
1999
California Works, Calif. State Fair,
Sacramento, CA.
Small Works from CSP Exhib., Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA.
Nat'l Small Works Exhib., Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY.
11th Nat'l DR & PR C. Exhib. Gormley G., Coll. of Notre Dame of MD,
Baltimore, MD.
Arts on Fire, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA.
Adobe Gallery, Castro Valley, CA.
Three Create, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL.
What We think of Ourselves, Center for Visual Arts, Oakland, CA.
Annual Nat'l Small Works, Leftbank Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT.
Dot's Art, Arts Council of SE Missouri, Cape Biradeau, MO.
Calif State Fair, Sacramento, CA.
Small Works from CSP Exhib., Caudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA.
Nat'l Small Works Exhib., Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY.
*11th Nat'l DR&PR C. Exhib. Gormley G/, Coll/ Notre Dame of Md, Baltimore, MD.
Arts of Fire, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA.
Adobe Gallery, Castro Valley, CA.
*Three Create, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL.
What we think of Ourselves, Center for Visual Arts, Oakland, CA.
1998
Ink & Clay, CA. State Polytechnic Univ., Ponoma, CA.
Seen/Unseen ,Eastern New Mexico Univ, Portales, NM.
*Works on Paper, Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA.
*10th Annual Nat'l Art Competition , Truman State Univ, Kirksville, MO.
*Works on Paper X , Valdosa State Univ, Valdosa, GA.
*Celebrate Northwest Women , Wiseman G, Rogue Comm Call, Grants Pass, OR.
*Confluence 1998 , Hill County Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX.
*Invitational , Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA.
*Escapes: Views of Land, Sea, City, & Sky , Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene OR,
*Contemporary Landscapes , Museum of Arts Downtown Los Angeles, LA, CA.
*Paper Works in and of , Univ. of Florida, Pensacola, FL.
'Womanscape: Land, Ocean, City , Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA.
*People and Process , Eddie Rhodes G., Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA.
1997
"Working Art," SOMAR Gallery, S.F., CA.
"The Open Book," Dancing Horse Studios, Denver, CO.
"22nd Annual Open, Juried," Roseville Arts Center, Roseville, CA.
"Icons: Past, Present, Future," Helios Gallery, Ashland, OR.
"Journey to Wholeness: Self Awareness and Healing,"Center for Visual Arts, Oakland, CA.
"13 Annual Juried," Coastal Arts League, Half Moon Bay, CA.
"West Coast Works on Paper," The Ink People, Eureka, CA.
"2nd Biennial Janet Turner Nat'l Print Competition," Cal. State Univ. Chico, CA.
"Made in California," Civic and Cultural Center, Brea, CA.
Xerox Corp, PARC Blvd., Palo Alto, CA. Cosponsored by SBWCA
"East Bay Women Artists," Alta Bates, Berkeley, CA.
and Two Exhibitions in Bay Area Restaurants/Cafes
1996
"66th Annual Statewide Exhibition", Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA.
"Earth Dancers", Serra House, Stanford University. Stanford, CA.
"Dish man Competition", Lamar University, Beaumont, TX.
1995
"ArtShip", Federal Building Windows Project, Oakland, CA.
"Creative Conflict Dispute Resolution Exhibit", John Jay College of Criminal Justice, NY, NY.
"Designer's Wholesale Showroom Show". Nat'l. Congress of Art & Design. Salt Lake City. UT.
Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, CA.
"The Women's Show", Danville Fine Arts, Danville, CA.
"Top It Off", (4th annual). Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA.
"Inner Eye", Lillian Paley Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA.
"Being on Earth", Lillian Paley Center for the Visual Arts. Oakland, CA.
"National Small Painting Exhibit", New Mexico Art League. Albuquerque, NM.
1994
"Figure as Focus". Diablo Valley College Gallery, Pleasant Hill, CA.
1993
"Kunst Fur Begegnungen", Munich, Germany
Artist Television Access, collaborative window installation with video
Davis Art Center, Davis, CA..
"Women Artists: A Celebration". YWCA, Youngstown, OH.
Educational Testing Service, Emeryville. CA.
"N. American Artists Invitational", Museum without Walls International, Bemis Pt. NY.
1992
Informative Edge; S.F. CA.
"Women Artists: A Celebration!", YWCA, Youngstown. OH.
"17th Annual Open Juried", Roseville Arts Center. Roseville, CA.
"Auburn Arts 41", Auburn Arts Center, Auburn, CA.
"New Beginnings" Lee & Lees Gallery, S.F. CA.
"10th Annual", Roswell F. Arts League/NM Miniature Arts Society. Roswell, NM.
"Telling Stories: "Books & Journals". Prieto Gallery, Mills College. Oakland. CA.
1991
Oxfam America Benefit Auction Show, Dow & Frosini Art Gallery. Berkeley, CA.
"Contemporary Bay Area Emerging Artists". Bayfront Gallery, Fort Mason, S.F. CA.
"National Juried Art Show", NVPVAG, Scottsbluff, NE.
"West Coast Works On/Of Paper". Ink People Gallery, Eureka, CA.
"Second Annual National Juried", Eleven East Ashland, Phoenix, AZ.
"Juried 2 & 3 Dimension", Lafayette Art Assoc, Lafayette. LA.
"Auburn Arts 40", Auburn Arts Center. Auburn, CA.
1990
"Sixth Annual Juried", Coastal Arts League. Half Moon Bay, CA.
Women's Resource Center, Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH.
"Women Artists. A Celebration", YWCA, Youngstown, OH.
"Earth's Alive!", Mesa Gallery, San Francisco. CA.
1989
3COM Corporation Art Show, Santa Clara, CA.
"Auburn Arts 38". Auburn Arts Center. Auburn, CA.
Southwestern Regional Art Center, N.M. Jr. College, Hobbs, NM.
1987
"Holiday Expressions". S.F. Women Artists Gallery, S.F. CA.
1986
"All Media Figurative & Portrait Show", S.F. Women Artists Gallery, S.F. CA.
"All Media Rental Show", S.F. Women Artists Gallery, S.F. CA
1985
"Art as Process", Shared Visions, Berkeley. CA.
1983
"Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Show". Columbus, OH.
North Central Mental Health Facilities, Columbus, OH.
"73rd Annual Columbus Art League Exhibition , Columbus Art League, Columbus, OH.
1982
"A Slight Departure from the Norm", Ann Arbor, Ml.
AWARDS/ COMMISSIONS:
2002
Artist in Residence, Montana Artists' Refuge, Basin, MT.
2001
Honorable Mention, Fredericksburg C for the C Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
Award, 75th Annual Int'l.: Printmaking, The Print Center, Philadephia, PA.
1999
Merit Award, 1999 Calif. Works Exhibition, CA State Fair, Sacramento,
Vice President, Calif. Society of Printmakers, Oakland, CA.
Dr. S. Mackoff Award, 28th Annual, Palm Springs Desert Museum, PSprings, CA.
Am. Embassy, Chargee d'Affaires Kent M. Weideman, Rangoon, Burma.
Am. Embassy, Ambasadoress Katherine Peterson, Lesotho, Africa.
1997
Dr. S. Mackoff Award, 28th Annual Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA.
Merit Award, "Motley Hues," ArtConcepts, Walnut Creek, CA.
1996
"Live at 6". CTI Cable, Alameda. CA.
"Speakeasy". 510 Arts and Culture, Berkeley, CA.
1992
"Art Against Prejudice" Poster Project, Munich, Germany
1991-92
Secretary, Northern California Women's Caucus for Art
1991-93
Phone Liaison, Northern California Women's Caucus for Art
1991
Lenore Miles Award, National Juried Show, NPVAG, Scottsbluff, NE.
1991-93
Board of Directors, Northern California Women's Caucus for Art, Berkeley, CA.
1990
"Body of Work", Women Artists, A Celebration, Youngstown. OH.
1989
Artist in Residence, April through August. Canessa Gallery, S.F. CA.
1986
Merit Award, S.F. Women Artist Gallery, S.F. CA.
1985-82
Artist in Residence, St. Charles Boy's Prep. School, Columbus, OH.
TEACHING/ ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT:
2001
Award Judge, Art Ass'n. of Palo Alto Seeing Red, Palo Alto, CA.
Jury and Award Judge, SF Women Artists, San Francisco, CA.
2000
Award Judge, Adobe Gallery, Castro Valley, CA.
1999
Juror, City of Oakland Banner Project, Oakland, CA
1997
Lecturer, Merced College, Merced, CA.
1996
"Commuting between Universes", Lecture, Barnes & Noble Bookstore, Oakland, CA.
1995
"Sense of Place" teaching program, Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA.
`Taking Professional Slides". Alameda Art Association, Alameda, CA.
Panelist. "Artists & Epistemology'. California Institute for Integral Studies, SF, CA.
"Pathways to Symbols'. Master Class, Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts, Idyllwild. CA.
1996-93
"Taking Professional Slides", annual workshop, Berkeley Arts Center, Berkeley, CA.
1993
Three day workshop. Western Wyoming Community College. Rock Springs. WY.
Cody's Book Store. Presentation of Collaboration with poet Cynthia Harris. Berkeley, CA
1993,84,83
Lecturer, "Conversations and Coffee", Loft Gallery, Columbus, OH.
1992
Lecturer, `Artist Salons', Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley. CA.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2003
Glass on Metal, reviewed exhibition, Thompson Enamels, Publisher
2002
Art of Northern California, Tom Palmer, Alcove Books
Inkspot, Daniel Smith, publisher, spring edition
1998
Who's Who in the World , 16th edition, Marquis, Publisher
Who's Who in the West, 26th edition, Marquis, Publisher
1997-8
Who's Who in the America, 51st & 52nd editions, Marquis, Publisher
1995-97
Who's Who in American Women, l9th & 20th editions, Marquis, Publisher
1994
SPIDR. Cover, International Conference Brochure, N.Y., NY.
510 Magazine: East Bay Art and Culture. Issue Two, Berkeley. CA.
The Best of San Francisco. first edition, Michelle Rockford, Publisher, S.F., CA.
1993
Columbus Alive! "And Benny Jumped Over the Moon', Columbus, OH.
1992
"Basic Instinct", movie set, third scene, Tristar, Hollywood, CA.
1989
The California Art Review, second edition, Krantz, Publisher, N.Y., NY.
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock,
AR.
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL.
Canajoharie Library & Art Gallery, Canajoharie, NY.
Center for Psych. Studies, Berkeley, CA.
Columbus School for Girls, Columbus, OH.
Greenpeace, San Francisco, CA.
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI.
Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV.
Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
Nat'l. Museum of Women in the Arts, Wash, DC.
Portland Art Mus.Gilke Print C, Portland,OR.
St. Charles Preparatory School, Columbus, OH.
Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, TX.
Univ. of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI.