These paintings - although traditional landscapes on many levels - are more mood driven personal examinations abstracted from nature. My inspirations are partially derived by the subtleties in weather, climate and atmosphere that evoke sensations and memories within me. Devoid of any man-made elements, they are solitary escapes, providing a transcendental experience into a floating world where society and civilization are eerily absent. Loneliness and isolation are replaced with solitude and peace. These landscape abstractions do not exist in the past, present or future nor are they literal depictions of a particular place or historical reference. It is the ambiguity in these environments that is intriguing to me and drives this body of work.

Solo Exhibitions

2010                                                                                                                                                                  East Bay Municipal Water District, Oakland, CA
                                          
2009
Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA 

2006
Maturango Museum of Natural History, Ridgecrest, CA
Joyce Gordon Gallery, New Work. Oakland, CA

2005
Tang Gallery, Bisbee, AZ
Torphy Fine Art, 50 Fremont Street, San Francisco, CA

2004
Head Room Productions, Art + Hair, Berkeley, CA


Selected Group Exhibitions

2007                      
Small Treasures, Tang Gallery, Bisbee, AZ
Chinese Cultural Center, Cheers to Muses/Asian American
Women's Artist Association. San Francisco, CA.                                                                            
Falkirk Cultural Center, Annual Juried Exhibition.                                                                         
Juror: Donna Seager, Donna Seager Gallery. San Rafael, CA

2006                                                                                                                                                  
Visual Aid Benefit Auction, San Francisco, CA                                                                            
Lobot Gallery, Virology, Oakland, CA
AAF/ Dolby Chadwick Gallery, New York, NY
Idea House, Sunset Magazine. Menlo Park, CA
Encantada Gallery, AAWAA Group Exhibition. San Francisco, CA
Richmond Art Center,Top of the Map. Richmond, CA
Tang Gallery, Small Treasures. Bisbee, AZ
SOM/SmithGroup,Series Retrospective. San Francisco, CA

2005
AAF/ Dolby Chadwick Gallery, New York, NY
Cyzuki Industries, Group Exhibition, Oakland, CA
SOM/SmithGroup, Revolving Art Series, San Francisco, CA
Richmond City Hall, Asian American Artists in
Contra Costa County, Richmond, CA
Hollis Street Project, Open Surface, Emeryville, CA

2004
Contra Costa Civic Center, Art Passages: Asian American Artists, Martinez, CA
Mad River Post, Fall Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
70 Washington Street, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
Pro Arts Open Studios, Oakland, CA
Richmond Art Center, Top of the Map, Richmond, CA

1993
Berkeley Art Gallery, Group Exhibit, Berkeley, CA

1992
San Francisco State University, Contemporary
Asian-American Art, San Francisco, CA

1990
Squiggle Gallery, Storefront Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
La Pena Cultural Center, Group Exhibit, Berkeley, CA

1989
Isabelle Percy West Gallery, CCA Oakland, CA

1988
Dennis Smith Architects, Group Exhibit, San Francisco, CA
Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Group Exhibit, CCA Oakland, CA


Awards

2008
Millay Colony for the Arts, Artist in Residence, Austerlitz, NY (Oct)
Acadia National Park, Artist in Residence, Bar Harbor, ME (Sept)                                                                                                                                                                                 
2007                                                                                                                                             
Vermont Studio Center, Artist Residency Fellowship, Johnson, VT.                         
Caldera Artist Residency, Sisters,OR.

1988
Harvest Merit Full Tuition Scholarship
Exhibition Award, Dennis Smith Architects

1986
Mobility Student Award, Travel Scholarship


Education

1989
Bachelor of Fine Arts, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA.  High Distinction

1987
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL


Collections

Kaiser Hospital Corporate Offices, Oakland, CA
Matthew Funds Investments, San Francisco, CA
Genentech, South San Francisco, CA                                                                                                 
CalFox, San Francisco, CA

Lectures

2006 Slide Lecture: Maturango Museum of Natural History                                                           
2006 Artist Lecture: Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA                                                              
2005 Artist Lecture: Hollis Street Project, Art on Site, Emeryville, CA

Publications

2007 Asian American Women's Artist Association, Cheers to Muses

Representation

DolbyChadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Tang Gallery, Bisbee, AZ
William Torphy Fine Art                                                                                                                
Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA