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ABOUT ME

My work tends to revolve around nostalgia, optimism and CHANGE – good, bad, or otherwise.  I paint my feelings, and inspired by the things I worry, daydream, laugh and cry about, am comforted by and endure, from the silly to the downright traumatizing.  I love the meditative and sensory experience of working with wax in all forms. Texture and depth are very important aspects of my work, and my work is typically created from a combination of encaustic, cold wax, ink, shellac, pigments, oils, and acrylic.  My experience has been a mix of learning how to do things properly while simultaneously experimenting in practices that would most likely result in epic failure – and as a huge fan of “happy accidents,” something I have learned not to worry about. 

Why "Curly Tails Studio,"  you might ask?  Well, I have not made a piece of art within my home studio without the company of at least one pug dog since 2006.  Seems right to give them some credit.  

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021 Occasional Optimist, Kaleid Gallery, San Jose, CA

2018 The Regeneration Show, Kaleid Gallery, San Jose, CA

2011   The Strip, Kaleid Gallery, San Jose, CA

1996   Progression, SJSU Gallery Eight, San Jose, CA

 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2024 The Business Card Show, JKR Gallery, Provo, UT

2024 Fused: A Celebration of Encaustic Art, Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA

2024 Cultural Connect: Made In America, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX

2023 Small Works III, Jen Tough Gallery, Artsy (online)

2023 Critters, Jen Tough Gallery, Artsy (online)

2023 The Art of a Story, The Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville, CA

2023 Convergence: The Intersection of Wax, Color Pigment & Design, The Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville, CA

2022 Nocturnal, Jen Tough Gallery, Artsy (online)

2022 Salon at the Triton, The Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA

2022 Annual Member Show, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA

2022 ConVergence, Morro Bay Art Center, Morro Bay, CA

2021 Small Works II, The Artist Alliance, Santa Fe, NM

2021 100th Anniversary Exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA

2021 Sugar High, The Artist Alliance, Santa Fe, NM

2021 Annual Member Show, The Artist Alliance, Santa Fe, NM

2021 (re)Building, Atlantic Gallery, New York City, NY

2021 Salon at the Triton, The Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA

2021     Altered Book Exhibition, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

2020     Wax In All Forms, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA

2020     Altered Book Exhibition, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

2019     In Gold We Trust National Exhibition, Ashton Gallery at Art on 30th, San Diego, CA

2019 50 States/200 Artists Exhibition, Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM

2019 Snap! 2019, ARC Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, CA

2018 First Annual Artist Showcase, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA

2017    Hopeful Darkness, International Encaustic Artists/Atlantic Gallery, New York City, NY

2017    9th Annual 50|50 Show, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

2017    Renegade Fiber, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

2016    3rd Annual Abstract Catalyst Exhibition, Verum Ultimum Gallery, Portland, OR

2016   Making Your Mark, International Encaustic Artists/Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM

2016   11th Annual Encaustic Invitational:  Length x Width x Depth, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ

2016    Beyond the Surface, Surface Design Association/San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA

2015    Another Way of Keeping a Diary, International Encaustic Artists/San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, San Luis Obispo, CA

2015    Transformations, Pajaro Valley Arts Council, Watsonville, CA

2015    Tenth Anniversary Show, Encaustic Art Institute, Santa Fe, NM

2014    Grand Opening Exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA

2009   Contemporary Collage:  Paper’s Many Forms, Emily Amy Gallery, Atlanta, GA

2009    Inaugural Exhibit, Art Raw Gallery, New York, NY

2008    Paste Up, Ayer Lofts Gallery, Lowell, MA

2008    Treasures, Creative Catalyst (online)

2008    Veni Vedi Veci, Club Six Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2007    Suite Jesus, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2007    Wish You Were Here, Art Dialogue Gallery, Buffalo, NY

2007    Still Life, Creative Catalyst (online)

2006   Wish You Were Here, Art Dialogue Gallery, Buffalo, NY

 

SELECTED COMMISSIONS & COLLECTIONS

2022 Guest Room Art Licensing of “Reverie No. 1” for display in all Guestrooms, Beacon Grand Hotel, San Francisco, CA

2016     Permanent Collection, Museum of Encaustic Art, Santa Fe, NM

2012     NextSpace, San Jose, CA

2009    Permanent Collection, International Museum of Collage, Assemblage, and Construction, Fort Worth, TX

2009    Permanent Collection, Longview Museum of Fine Arts, Longview, TX

 

AWARDS

"Echeveria," Second Place, 2016 Beyond the Surface Juried Exhibition, Surface Design Association/San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA |  Deborah Corsini, Juror

 

PUBLICATIONS

“Fun Size”, Published by Jen Tough Gallery

“The Encaustic Minimalist,” Daniella Woolf

"Loved to Death" (2009 self-publication, available here)

The Bark Magazine, May 2009

 

EDUCATION

BS Photography & Graphic Design, San Jose State University

 

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Women’s Caucus for Art

International Encaustic Artists

Pacific Art League

Encaustic Art Institute

Surface Design Association

National Collage Society

Artist Alliance

 

REPRESENTATION

Kaleid Gallery, San Jose, CA