EDUCATION
1978
University of California, Berkeley, M.F.A.
1977
University of California, Berkeley, M.A.
1975
University of California, Berkeley, B.A.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014
Blue Azul Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2008
The Lobby Gallery, 455 Market, San Francisco, CA
2007
Cheryl Pelavin Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
Palette Café Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
2005
Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002
Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001
The Contemporary Museum of Honolulu, First Hawaiian Bank, Honolulu, HI
2000
The San Francisco Museum of Art Artist’s Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999
Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997
Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995
Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1993
Caplan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1992
Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
Arlene Lew Allen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1991
Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Monterey, CA
1990
Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
Andrea Ross Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1989
Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988
Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1987
Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1985
Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1979
Both-Up Gallery, Berkeley, CA
TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2018
Radiance: in conjunction with The Color of Light, Tenth Avenue Arts Center, San Diego, CA
2013
L Street Fine Art, San Diego, CA
2011
Jacqueline Lavenu Studio and Gallery, San Diego, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Fall Selections from the Artists Gallery, SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
2019
Juried Biennial, Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2017
XXV Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA
2013
Athenaeum Faculty Exhibit, La Jolla Riford Library, La Jolla, CA
2012
XXI Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA
2011
Cannon Art Gallery Juried Biennial, Carlsbad, CA
2010
XIX Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA Awarded Honorable Mention
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006
The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
Bay Area Abstraction: A Current View, The Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2005
San Francisco International Art Expo, Fort Mason. San Francisco, CA
2004
Showcase 2004, Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI
Contempo, Neiman Marcus, Honolulu, HI, benefit for Contemporary Museum of Honolulu, HI
Faculty Exhibition, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
2003
Commitment to Excellence, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu, HI
25th Anniversary Invitational, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Mixed Media Miniature VI (MMM) Invitational, Kapi’olani Community College, Honolulu, HI
The Curatorial Eye: Fifteen Perspectives, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Sonoma, CA
2002
Faculty Exhibition, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Mixed Media Miniature V Invitational, Koa Gallery, Kapi’olani Community College, Honolulu, HI
Enriched by Diversity: The Art of Hawai’i, Hawai’i State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI
2001
Drawn: Drawings by Artists of Hawaii, The Contemporary Museum of Honolulu, Honolulu, HI
1998
Commitment to Excellence, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce Annual Art Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
Archetypes & Architecture, 455 Market, San Francisco, CA
1997
Artists of Hawaii, The Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
1996
Drawn Conclusions, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
ASOWB SAONPT, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
Spirit and Ritual, Lizardi/Harp Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1994
Selected Works, Carolyn J. Roy Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Works, Horwitch Lew Allen Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
1993
The Spiritual in Art, sponsored by The Parliament of Worlds’ Religions, Chicago, IL
Diverse Expressions, Nestle Corporation, San Francisco, CA
1991
ZUNI CAFE, San Francisco, CA, September – December
355 Bryant, McKenzie, Rose & Holiday Development, San Francisco, CA
Caplan Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1990
Selected Acquisitions/Recent Works, Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Bathers: Contemporary Images of the Summer Idyll, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
1988-1989
Small Works, Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988
Twelve Artists, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Contra Costa Contemporary Collections, Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, CA
1987
Jewish ThemesINorthern California Artists, Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA
Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Right Foot Show, San Francisco International Airport, Exhibits Program, San Francisco, CA
Charles Shere: A Berkeley Humanist and His Collection, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
1986
Bay Area Contemporary Art: A Jewish Perspective, The Jewish Community Museum, San Francisco, CA
On Paper, Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Shelter, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1984
Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Anna Gardner Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA
1982
Critics’ Choice, Eaton/Schoen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1979
Both-Up Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1978
Stuart Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Invitational Show, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
M.F.A. Exhibition, University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
1975
Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA
Surface and Image, Walnut Creek Civic Center, Walnut Creek, CA
TEACHING & LECTURING
2017
Guest Lecturer, “A Fine Madness,” Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Ensenada
2014
Instructor, University of California at San Diego Extension, La Jolla CA (since 2006)
Instructor, The Art Academy of San Diego, San Diego, CA (since 2013)
2013
Instructor, The Athenaeum School of the Arts, La Jolla, CA (since 2006)
2008
Instructor, Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa,Honolulu, HI
2007
Instructor, Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Lecturer, Visual Arts Department, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
2006
Instructor, Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
2005
Instructor, Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Guest Lecturer, Copia, Napa, CA
Visiting Artist, The Oxbow School, Napa, CA
2001
Guest Lecturer, Museum of Contemporary Art at First Hawaiian, Honolulu, HI
1995-2005
Affiliate Graduate Faculty, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1999
Workshop, Hui No’Eau Visual Arts Center, Maui, HI
1996-1999
Lecturer, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1996
Visiting Faculty, Holy Names College, Oakland, CA
1995
Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Guest Lecturer, Museum of Contemporary Art, Honolulu, HI
1992
Guest Lecturer, University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, CA
1991-1995
Visiting Faculty, Holy Names College, Oakland, CA
1990-1991
Visiting Faculty, Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA
1988
Guest Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Art Class, sponsored by AT&T, Oakland, CA
Guest Lecturer, Graduate Seminar, CCAC, Oakland, CA
1986
Guest Lecturer, Skirball Museum, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institution of Religion, Los Angeles, CA – Trustee Group
1983
Instructor, Drawing & Painting, Berkeley Child Art Center, Berkeley, CA
1978
Instructor, Beginning Drawing & Painting, ASUC, University of California, Berkeley
1977
Guest Lecturer, University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley
1975-1976
Teaching Assistant for Elmer Bischoff, Advanced Painting & Drawing, University of California, Berkeley
1975
Instructor, Drawing & Painting, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA
AWARDS
2007
Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant Nominee
1997
State Foundation for the Arts Purchase Award, Hawaii
1997-1998
Regent’s Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
1976
Eisner Prize, University of California, Berkeley
1972
The Leo Marchutz School of Vision, Aix-en-Provence, France, Scholarship for Summer Study
BOOK COVERS
2013
Choo, Suzanne. Reading the World, the Globe, and the Cosmos: Approaches to Teaching Literature for the Twenty-first Century (Global Studies in Education) amazon.com
2002
Barclay, Robert. Melal: A Novel of the Pacific amazon.com
TELEVISION APPEARANCES
May 16, 2001
KHON TV Morning Show. Local broadcast, Honolulu, HI
July 13, 2001
PBS. “Egg: The Arts Show.”
GUEST JUROR
2015
2015 Art on 30th “Think Pink” Benefit Show, San Diego, CA
California Preservation Foundation Annual Youth Art Competition, San Diego, CA
2001
The National League of American Pen Women, 41st. Biennial Art Show, Honolulu, HI
1999
Art Maui 1999, 21st Annual Juried Exhibition, Maui, HI