EDUCATION
2004
MFA degree in Painting
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
1989
BFA degree in Painting
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
AWARDS
2006
Berkeley Art Museum National Juried
Exhibition Jurors Award
1988
Collegiate Art Merit Scholarship
1988
Robert Gamblin Award for Painting
SELECTED COLLECTORS
Genentec
Nordstrom
The Spa at San Miguel Alende Mexico
The Estate of Jeffery Smith
The Estate of Chris Peters
The Estate of Veronique and Sean Jordan
The Estate of Craig and Gay Hammack
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
Heavy Weather
EDG Design, Novato, CA
2018
California Burning Hurricane Warning
Creative Framing and Gallery, Oakland, CA
2017
Glacial Retreat
Creative Framing & Gallery, Oakland, CA
2016
Satellite Show
Ruth Stroup Farmers Insurance Gallery, Oakland, CA
2016
Pop Up Show
Capital Club, San Jose, CA
2015
Oil Paintings Past and Present
Creative Framing & Gallery, Oakland, CA
2014
The Abstract Landscape
Jingle Town Art Studios, Oakland, CA
2011
Catastrophic Landscapes
Blue Dot Gallery, Alameda, CA
1998
Culinarily Inspired
Gallery 9, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED
GROUP
EXHIBITIONS
2023
Art and Ecology
O’Hanlon Center for the Arts
Mill Valley, CA 94941
2020
Mine What is ours in the wake of extraction
The Midway Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016
Two Men Turning Over The Soil
Creative Framing & Gallery, Oakland, CA
2014
The Lines Between the Figure and Abstraction
Creative Framing and Gallery, Oakland, CA
2010
Alameda Artist group
Alameda Towne Center Gallery, Alameda, CA
2010
The Preview
Driftwood Salon, San Francisco, CA
2006
Berkeley Art Museum National Juried Exhibition
Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
2004
NEW Paintings, Drawings, and Photographs Group Show
The Stone Gallery, Oakland, CA
2002
Collaborative Group Show
Helsinki School of Art and San Francisco Art Institute
Simultaneously in Helsinki Finland, and SF, CA
2002
CBS Newswatch
CBS Newswatch Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001
Berhurungsangst
Chestnut Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994
Wild Paint
Museum of Modern Art Artist Gallery
Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA
1990
Art House
Marin Avenue Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1989
Our Art
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988
Six Real Painters
The Lab Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Curator
2019
Heavy Weather
EDG Design, Novato, CA
2018
California Burning Hurricane Warning
Creative Framing and Gallery, Oakland, CA
2017
Glacial Retreat
Creative Framing & Gallery, Oakland, CA
2011
Catastrophic Landscapes
Blue Dot Gallery, Alameda, CA
2010
Alameda Artist group
Alameda Towne Center, Alameda, CA
2003
Raisonance
SFAI Café Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 – 2007
Weekly Art Shows
SFAI Café Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1998
Culinarily Inspired
Gallery 9, San Francisco, CA
1989
Art House
Marin Avenue Gallery, Berkeley, CA
PERFORMANCES
1990 – Present
Numerous dates throughout the Bay Area, performing
flute, percussion, and Native instruments for the Jazz poetry ensemble Mad Hat, and Runecatchers, including…
The Last Day Saloon, San Francisco
Subterranean Room, Berkeley
Chabot College, Hayward
San Francisco Art Institute Café, San Francisco
Creative framing & Gallery Oakland
Jingle Town Artist Studios Oakland
UC Davis, Davis
TELEVISION APPEARANCES
2003
Spectacular Chefs
San Francisco, CA
Public Access TV
1995
Eye on America
Chef Appearance
CBS News Broadcast
1992
Laval’s Poetry Follies
Oakland, CA
Public Access TV
Teaching
2018 - 2019
Founding Art Teacher
Academy of Thought and Industry
San Francisco, CA
2016 – 2018
Educator Art Institutes of California – San Francisco
Civic Center, UN Plaza, San Francisco, CA
2012 – 2017
Thunder Road Youth Adolescent Treatment Center
Educator/Executive Catering Chef, Oakland, CA
2016 - 2017
Art Teacher
Bay Language Academy, Alameda, CA
2012 - 2017
Art Docent Teacher
Otis Elementary School, Alameda, CA
2003
Teachers Assistant with
Professor Carlos Villa
Undergraduate Senior Seminar Class
San Francisco Art Institute,
San Francisco, CA
2002
Art Teacher
Young Artist Program
San Francisco Art Institute,
San Francisco, CA
1998
Art Teacher
Wilkinson School,
Half Moon Bay, CA
1998 – 2007
San Francisco Art Institute Cafe
Educator Culinary Arts /GM/Catering Manager
Student Work Study Program,
San Francisco, CA
EDUCATION
2004 MFA degree in Painting
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
1989 BFA degree in Painting
San Francisco Art Institute
San Francisco, CA
Summary of Courses Taught
2018
ACADEMY OF THOUGHT AND INDUSTRY – SF, CA
DRAWING PAINTING AND COLLAGE
2017- 2018
ART INSTITUTES OF CALIFORNIA – SF, CA
OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING
2016 - 2017
K – 5TH GRADE MODERN ART – ALAMEDA CA.
BAY LANGUAGE ACADEMY
DRAWING, PAINTING, SCULPTURE
2017 -2018
ART INSTITUTES OF CALIFORNIA – SF, CA
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT AND DESIGN
2017 – 2018
ART INSTITUTES OF CALIFORNIA – SF, CA
HOSPITALITY LAW
2016 – 2018
ART INSTITUTES OF CALIFORNIA – SF, CA
SENIOR CULINARY PRACTICUM
2016 – 2018
ART INSTITUTES OF CALIFORNIA – SF, CA
MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISION & CAREER DEVELOPMENT
2016– 2018
ART INSTITUTES OF CALIFORNIA – SF,CA
CATERING AND EVENT MANAGEMENT FOODSERVICE MERCHANDISING
2017– 2018
ART INSTITUTES OF CALIFORNIA – SF, CA
FUNDAMENTALS OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2017– 2018
ART INSTITUTES OF CALIFORNIA – SF, CA
UNDERGRADUATE SENIOR SEMINAR CLASS
2003
TEACHING ASSISTANT FOR PROFESSOR CARLOS VILLA
SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE – SF. CA
Senior Practicum
2002
SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE – SF, CA
YOUNG ARTIST PAINTING PROGRAM
2002
SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE – SF, CA
LARGE SCALE DRAWING
2015 – 2017
AFTER SCHOOL COOKING CLASSES WITH RAINBOW CHEFS
AFTER SCHOOL COOKING CLASSES WITH COOKING ROUND THE WORLD
MULTIPLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AROUND THE BAY AREA, INCLUDING
RUBY BRIDGES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GRADES K-5TH, ALAMEDA, CA
OTIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GRADES K-5TH, ALAMEDA, CA
Teaching Philosophy
I have been in leadership roles teaching and managing people for over 30 years. I have always believed in giving students clear instruction using articulate language, direct lesson plans, written and visual historical context, and the belief that the greatest learning takes place in the doing. As a teacher of art, including the culinary arts, it has been my experience that the best environment for students to learn is one that reflects the excitement and real world experience that the teacher has about the subject being taught.
As a Master Artist graduate of The San Francisco Art Institute, it was at the Art Institute that I learned through self-discovery, the Socratic method of questioning and hypothesis formation, and independent freedom. Students need to be encouraged and shown a commitment to their learning. I am committed to every student I teach no matter what their individual challenges may be. I understand that students are individuals and learn at different rates. It is my responsibility to guide them through the material to be learned and help them to find their uniquely individual path to success.
I have always given my students the opportunity to ask for extra help and I am always willing to go the extra mile for my students. I have a broad knowledge of strategies to teach youth at risk due to my tenure at Thunder Road Youth Adolescent Treatment Center in Oakland. Ultimately, my guiding philosophy when teaching is to be prepared, to listen to students difficulties learning the material being presented, ask a lot of questions, and support them so they can achieve their goals.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
2024-Present
Lake Park Senior Living
Dietary Director
Oakland, CA
2019-2024
Newport Academy
Chef De Cuisine N. CA
Marin and East Bay
2019
Kitava Restaurant
Executive Chef
San Francisco, CA
2018 - 2019
Oakmont of Cardinal Point
Luxury Senior Living
Executive Chef
Alameda, CA
2017 - 2018
Gladman Mental Health Facility - Telecare
Chef/Dietary Director
Oakland, CA
2012 - 2017
Thunder Road Youth Adolescent Treatment Center
Executive Catering Chef /Educator
Oakland CA
2014 - 2010
Farmhouse Gourmet Catering
Chef/Owner
Alameda, CA
2010 - 2011
Willowstone Catering
Executive Chef
Concord, CA
2008 - 2010
Miss Pearl’s Jam House
Banquet Chef
Oakland, CA
2007 - 2008
BurgerMeister
General Manager
Alameda, CA
1998 - 2007
San Francisco Art Institute Café
General Manager/Catering Manager
San Francisco, CA
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1997 - 1998
Quadrus Conference Center
Executive Chef
Palo Alto, CA
1993 - 1997
Boulevard Restaurant
Line Chef
San Francisco, CA