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Costanoa, "Circle of Friends,"  Pescadero, CA   2009
The Downtown Art Gallery, "Blue Moon," Pescadero, CA 2005
3 Brush Gallery, "Featured Artist," Fresno, CA 2005
S.C. Community Credit Union, "Pixeldust: Current Balance," Santa Cruz, CA 2005
City Council Chambers, "Pixeldust: Grist for the Mill," Mill Valley, CA 2005

Pacific Grove Art Center, 'Sight Spacific,' Pacific Grove, CA 2002

The Davenport Gallery, "Art of Photography" Davenport, CA 2011
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, "TV of Tomorrow" Juror: Beth Wright, San Francisco, CA 2011
Stage Road, "Capradero: A Lot of Goats" Juror: Arte Motu, Pescadero CA 2011

The Davenport Gallery, "Textiles" Davenport, CA 2011
Galerie Califia, "en Trance." Juror: Barbara Benish, Margaret Niven, Horazd'ovice, Czech Republic 2010
Sanchez Art Center, "50-50." Juror: Marian Parmenter, Pacifica CA 2010
Stage Road, Pescadero, "Capradero: a lot of goats," an outdoor sculpture installation by Arte Motu, Pescadero, CA 2010
Felix Kulpa Gallery, "en Trance," Juror: Margaret Niven, Santa Cruz, CA 2009
Santa Cruz Art League, "2009 Open Studios Art Tour Preview Exhibit," Santa Cruz, CA 2009
Peninsula Art Museum, "Signs and Revelations," Juror: Ultimate Eye Foundation, Belmont, CA 2009
LACDA, New and Improved, Juror: Rex Bruce, Los Angeles, CA 2008
Sanchez Art Center, " Bay Area Annual." Juror: Rene de Guznan. Pacifica, CA 2007
Cabrillo Gallery, "On/Off, Art in the Digital Era," Juror: Sheila Malone.  Aptos, CA 2007
Sanchez Art Center, "Arts on Fire Vll, Vlll, lX, X, Xl," Pacifica, CA 2003 - 2007
Jurors: Keith Morrison, Jack Rasmussen, Susan Hillhouse, Larry Rinder, Peter Selz
American Juried Art Salon, "Fall Show 2006," www.artjury.com, 2006
Santa Cruz Art League, "74th" and "76th Statewide," Santa Cruz, CA 2004 + 2006
Jurors: Paul Figueroa, Karen Kienzle
Santa Cruz Art League, "Open Studios Preview Exhibit" Santa Cruz, CA 2004 + 2006
LACDA, "Snap to Grid, the UN-juried competition," Los Angeles, CA 2004 - 2006
The Downtown Art Gallery, 6 week rotations Oct. '04-Dec. 05, Pescadero, CA 2004 - 2005
WomanMade Gallery, "Pattern & Decoration," Juror: Joyce Kozloff Chicago, IL 2004
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, "Ink Under Pressure." Santa Ana, CA 2004
Juror: Patrick Merrill

Kellogg University Art Center, "Ink and Clay." Juror: Hollis Goodall. Pomona, CA 2004
Cabrillo Gallery, "The Moment After." Juror: Cathy Kimball. Aptos, CA 2003
LA Artcore, Brewery Annex, 'Wallworks Winners Group,' Los Angeles, CA 2003
Artisans, 'Blossoms,' Mill Valley, CA 2002
LA Artcore Brewery Annex, 'Wallworks.' Juror: George Herms. Los Angeles, CA 2002
Artisans, "Through the Lens," Mill Valley, CA 2002
Santa Cruz Art League, "ARTech: Art and the New Technology," Santa Cruz, CA 2001
Sebastopol Art Center, "Scapes: Land - Sea - Mind." Juror: Harvey Jones. Sebastopol, CA 2001
Friday the Thirteenth West, "Ateen Stars," San Francisco, CA 2001


Burned Man Benefit (organizer,) Native Sons Hall, Pescadero 2010
Arte Motu, group exhibits:

—Capradero: A Lot of Fish-Goats, Stage Road, Pescadero 2011
—Hearts on the Coast, 2011
—Capradero: A Lot of Goats, Stage Road, Pescadero 2010
—Sullivan's, La Honda, CA 2010
—La Di Da, Half Moon Bay, CA 2009
UCSF Arts for Aids Auction, Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, CA 2004-05, 2007-09
Pescadero Arts & Fun Festival, South Coast Artists' Alliance, Pescadero, CA 2003 - 2011
PAFF Hanging Committee Chair 2007-2009, 2011, proceeds to Pescadero School art programs
Swanton Artisans Holiday Sale, raffle proceeds local families in need  Davenport, CA  2004-2010
DRSC (Davenport Resource Center)  Cinco de Mayo Celebration, Davenport, CA  2005-2011
Strawberry Festival & Art Fair, Calvary Church, Santa Cruz, CA 2005
Art in Bloom, Pacific School, Davenport, CA 2005
Simple Treasures Benefit & Sale, Hwy 1 Studios, Davenport, CA 2003
Sand City Arts Committee, West End Celebration, Sand City, CA 2002 - 2003
Digital Arts Festival, First Annual, Santa Cruz, CA 2002

Honorable Mention Px3 Prix de la Photographie, Paris 2007
Honorable Mention, International Photography Awards  2006
Fine Art in Non-Professional / Other  Artwork title: “Eye of the Beeholder”
Honorable Mention, 76th Statewide, Juror: Karen Kienzle, Santa Cruz, CA 2006
Artwork title: “Fallen Beauty”
Honorable Mention,International Photo Awards 2004
Fine Art, in Non-Professional /Collage,Artwork titles: “Untying Love,” and “Over the River…”
Merit Award, Arts on Fire Vlll, Juror: Jack Rasmussen, Pacifica, CA 2004
Artwork title: “El Rubio”
First Prize, Wallworks, LAArtcore, Juror: George Herms, Los Angeles, CA 2002
Artwork title: “Succulent”
Scholarship, Printmaking Workshop, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 1981


2000 - present — Beth Ross Art Works, Davenport, CA

Fine Artist

Active studio practice and exhibition schedule. Photo-based pigment prints and more recently,
sculptural works shown in California, with exposure and collectors in the U.S. and abroad.

Active in community arts and bringing arts to the community. Founding member of Arte Motu,
a non-profit arts group promoting "localization" through art. Active member local artist collectives:
South Coast Artist Alliance (SCAA,) Swanton Artisans. Chairperson, Hanging Committee, Pescadero
Art & Fun Festiva
l (PAFF.) Support local outreach, environmental, Aids and burn survivor programs.

Art Director, Digital Services Provider

Working with fine artists, book-makers, small businesses and non-profits; providing creative
design solutions, digital asset management, project coordination and in-house production
services for web and print.

Extensive background in fine and graphic arts. Expertise in digital photography, imaging, color
management and Adobe CS5. Agility and determination to meet client ambitions efficiently and
effectively. High regard for quality control, collaboration and customer service. Resourceful by
nature, a hands-on learner, and a stickler for detail.

1993 - 2000 — Thurston Productions, Inc., Digital Imaging Service Bureau, San Francisco, CA

Instrumental in the rapid growth and changing foci of this company—a forerunner in the
San Francisco Bay Area to embrace digital film (leaf) recording. Key contributions include:
—Parlayed visual arts expertise into high-end photo-retouching and compositing;
—Adopted, managed, defined administrative procedures, project coordination, digital workflows;
—Progressive absorption and mastery of software and hardware;
—Elevated company's reputation for quality product and services.

Digital Specialist (1995-2000)

Presentation and design services: scanning, retouching, compositing, color management, film output
for corporate art departments, photographers and fine artists.

Production Coordinator (1994-1995)

Communications, project management, quality control.

Assistant Office Administrator (1993-1994)

Production assistance, reception, phones, messenger services, invoicing, clerical.

1987 - 1993 — Multi-image Production Artist, Freelance production assistance, San Francisco, CA

Thurston Productions, Miidi Corporation, Ron Halbert Productions, Jack Morton Productions,
The Kenwood Group, Hershey Multi Media, Barbara Walters Photography, Chevron Corporation.

1984 - 1995 — Set Designer, Scenic Artist, Sacramento — Santa Cruz, SF Bay Area, CA

Survival Research Labs, Nesting Dolls, Theatre Artaud, One Act Theater, Victoria Theater, Eureka Theater, Footworks
Woodminster Ampitheater, Lamplighters, Angels of Light Productions, Diablo Light Opera Company, Shakespeare
Santa Cruz.

Proficiency: Software

Adobe CS5 (expert Photoshop,) Microsoft Office, Quark, Filemaker Pro, Quickbooks.

Proficiency: Language

French (fluent,) Spanish, Italian (competent.)


BA in Fine Arts, French, Cum Laude, Dean’s List, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA 
Certificat de Langue Francaise, Cours de Civilisation Francaise, La Sorbonne, Paris, France

TVOT 2011, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts 2011
Kelby Training Seminar, Photoshop CS5 2011
Meetup Groups—Photoshop Users, Creative Suite Lovers 2010
Digital Media Academy, Stanford University, Web Design 2008
Kelby Training Seminar, Adobe InDesign 2008
NAPP - Photoshop World, National Association of Photoshop Professionals 2004
Painting, Color Workshops, UC Berkeley Extension, Larry Robinson 1993, 1996
Color Management Seminar, Scanning Success Seminar, DPA Communications, Michael Kieran 1996, 1997
Advanced Photoshop, Portfolio, SFSU Media Center, Lisa Lopuck 1997
Photoshop for Photographers, Photo Metro (San Francisco,) Judy Dater, Jon Warren Lentz 1996


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