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Public Art Commission
Regular Meeting
May 19, 2022
Council Chamber & Virtual
7:00 PM
Nia Taylor, Chair Loren Gordon, Vice Chair
Ben Miyaji, Commissioner Hsinya Shen, Commissioner Lisa Waltuch, Commissioner
Vice Mayor Lydia Kou, Council Liaison
Elise DeMarzo, Public Art Program Director Nadya Chuprina, Public Art Program Coordinator
Kristen O’Kane, Director of Community Services Department
Pursuant to AB 361, Palo Alto City Council meetings will be held as “hybrid” meetings with the
option to attend by teleconference/video conference or in person. To maximize public safety
while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can choose to
participate from home or attend in person. Information on how the public may observe and
participate in the meeting is located at the end of the agenda.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION
CLICK HERE TO JOIN Meeting ID: 886 2784 1441 Phone: 1(669)900-6833
The meeting will be broadcast on Cable TV Channel 26, live on and to Midpen Media Center at
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
Members of the public may comment in person, by sending an email to pac@cityofpaloalto.org,
or by attending the meeting virtually via the Zoom. Instructions for the Zoom meeting can be
found above. Members of the public wishing to address the Commission on matters within the
jurisdiction of the City, but not on this agenda, may do so during the Public Comment period for
up to three (3) minutes. Commissioner Names, Biographies, Present and Archived Agendas and
Reports are available online: https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/Departments/Community-
Services/Arts-Sciences/Public-Art-Program/Public-Art-Commission
CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
AGENDA CHANGES, ADDITIONS, AND DELETIONS
PUBLIC COMMENT
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
April 21, 2022 PAC Regular Meeting ATTACHMENT
CITY OFFICIAL COMMENTS
ACTION ITEMS
1. Adoption of Resolution - Approval of a resolution authorizing use of teleconferencing for
the Public Art Commission meetings during Covid-19 state of emergency. ATTACHMENT
2. Election of Officers - Election of Chair and Vice Chair of the Public Art Commission.
3. California Avenue Improvements – Approval of funding in the amount of up to $4,000
for artist designed treatments for street closer barriers on California Ave.
4. New Acquisition of Artwork – Review and acceptance of artwork donation by Cubberley
Artist Studio Program (CASP) artist Elizabeth Bennett. ATTACHMENT
NON-ACTION ITEM
5. Artlift Microgrants - Staff will update the Commission on the ten selected projects for
the ArtLift microgrants.
COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS OR FUTURE
AGENDA ITEMS
ADJOURNMENT
OTHER INFORMATION
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Members of the Public may provide public comments to teleconference meetings via email,
teleconference, or by phone.
1. Written public comments may be submitted by email to pac@cityofpaloalto.org
2. Spoken public comments using a computer will be accepted through the
teleconference meeting. To address the Commission, click on the link below for the
appropriate meeting to access a Zoom-based meeting. Please read the following
instructions carefully.
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https://cityofpaloalto.zoom.us
Meeting ID: 886 2784 1441
Phone number: 1 669 900 6833
MINUTES
PUBLIC ART COMMISSION
MEETING
Thursday, April 21, 2022
Council chamber & Virtual
7:00 p.m.
Commissioners Participating: Hsinya Shen, Lisa Waltuch, Ben Miyaji
Commissioners Absent: Nia Taylor, Loren Gordon
City Council Participating: none
Staff Present: Elise DeMarzo Public Art Program Director
Nadya Chuprina, Public Art Program Coordinator
CALL TO ORDER – Commissioner Miyaji called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
AGENDA CHANGES, REQUESTS, DELETIONS – None.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS – Community member Mark Weiss address the Commissioners.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES - PAC Regular Meeting March 17, 2022 Moved: Commissioner Shen,
Second: Waltuch. All in Favor.
STAFF COMMENTS – Staff provided a summary of the ongoing community engagement by Rayos
Magos with King Artist Residency. Magos led a number of community art making workshops in his
temporary studio at Cubberley. Staff updated the Commissioners on the status of the ArtLift Microgrant
artist selection process. Staff also updated the PAC on the conclusion of pad renovation work for
permanently installed artworks Albuquerque and Movement IV. Additionally, staff announced the launch
of the call for artists for subsidized by the City artist studios with CASP for the 2023-26 term.
ACTION:
1. Adoption of Resolution – Commissioners reviewed the resolution authorizing the use of
teleconferencing for the Public Art Commission meetings during Covid-19 state of emergency.
On September 16, 2021, the Governor signed AB 361, a bill that amends the Brown Act, effective
October 1, 2021, to allow local policy bodies to continue to meet by teleconferencing during a
state of emergency without complying with restrictions in State law that would otherwise apply,
provided that the policy bodies make certain findings at least once every 30 days. Moved:
Commissioner Shen moved to approve the resolution authorizing the use of teleconferencing for
the Public Art Commission meetings. Second: Commissioner Waltuch. All in Favor.
NON-ACTION ITEM:
2. Castilleja School – Initial review of public art in private development for the Castilleja School
development project. Nanci Kauffman of Castilleja School provided an overview of the project.
Kathy Layendecker presented the campus overlay construction plan, project objectives, estimated
art budget of $850,000, and construction project timeline. The presenters also talked the
Commissioners through the approval process, including public hearings and input to date and
shared a video walkthrough of the campus to gather PAC’s feedback about appropriate sites and
themes for the integration of public art. While there was some support for the Embarcadero Road
corner, the PAC had a more in-depth conversation about art integrated into the site.
Commissioners reviewed the submitted packet and provided initial recommendations to consider
public accessibility when thinking about suitable locations for the placement of artwork(s),
thematic approach to artworks, community engagement during the design development process.
Commissioners requested that the Castilleja School staff comes back to the PAC in Summer 2022
for an interim review when they have an art consultant and a better formulated art plan and theme
in place. Community members Mark Weiss, Rebecca Eisenberg, Barbara Gross, and Eva
Gabrielo addressed the Commission in relation to the discussion item.
ANNOUNCEMENTS – Staff updated the PAC about the upcoming City Council Meeting on Monday,
April 25 to review and approve the PAC 2022/23 Work Plan.
CALENDAR: Next PAC Regular Meeting – May 19 at 7 pm (hybrid) at City Hall Council Chambers.
MEETING ADJOURNED at 8:08 pm by Commissioner Miyaji.
City of Palo Alto Staff Report to Public Art Commission
November 4, 2021
RE: Agenda Item 1: Resolution authorizing the use of teleconferencing under Government
Code Section 54953(e) for meetings of the Public Art Commission
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) authorizing the use of teleconferencing under Government
Code Section 54953(e) for meetings of the Public Art Commission and its committees due to the
Covid-19 declared state of emergency.
Background
In February and March 2020, the state and the County declared a state of emergency due to
the Covid-19 pandemic. Both emergency declarations remain in effect.
On September 16, 2021, the Governor signed AB 361, a bill that amends the Brown Act,
effective October 1, 2021, to allow local policy bodies to continue to meet by
teleconferencing during a state of emergency without complying with restrictions in State
law that would otherwise apply, provided that the policy bodies make certain findings at
least once every 30 days.
AB 361, codified at California Government Code Section 54953(e), empowers local policy bodies
to convene by teleconferencing technology during a proclaimed state of emergency under the
State Emergency Services Act in any of the following circumstances:
(A) The legislative body holds a meeting during a proclaimed state of emergency, and
state or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social
distancing.
(B) The legislative body holds a meeting during a proclaimed state of emergency for the
purpose of determining, by majority vote, whether as a result of the emergency,
meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of
attendees.
(C) The legislative body holds a meeting during a proclaimed state of emergency and has
determined, by majority vote, pursuant to subparagraph (B) (B), that, as a result of
the emergency, meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or
safety of attendees. (Gov. Code § 54953(e)(1).)
In addition, Section 54953(e)(3) requires that policy bodies using teleconferencing reconsider
the state of emergency within 30 days of the first teleconferenced meeting after October 1,
2021, and at least every 30 days thereafter, and find that one of the following circumstances
exists:
1. The state of emergency continues to directly impact the ability of the
members to meet safely in person.
2. State or local officials continue to impose or recommend measures to
promote social distancing.
Discussion
At this time, the circumstances in Section 54953(e)( 1)(A) exist. The Santa Clara County Health
Officer continues to recommend measures to promote outdoor activity, physical distancing and
other social distancing measures, such as masking, in certain contexts. (See August 2, 2021
Order.) In addition, the California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational
Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) has promulgated Section 3205 of Title 8 of the California Code of
Regulations, which requires most employers in California, including in the City, to train and
instruct employees about measures that can decrease the spread of COVID-19, including
physical distancing and other social distancing measures.
Accordingly, Section 54953(e)(1)(A) authorizes the City to continue using teleconferencing for
public meetings of its policy bodies, provided that any and all members of the public who wish
to address the body or its committees have an opportunity to do so, and that the statutory and
constitutional rights of parties and the members of the public attending the meeting via
teleconferencing are protected.
To comply with public health directives and promote public safety, Palo Alto policy bodies have
been meeting via teleconference since March 2020. On September 27, 2021, the City Council
considered the format for future Council, committee, and Board and Commission meetings.
Council determined that beginning November 1, 2021, Council meetings would be conducted
using a hybrid format that allows Council Members and the public to decide whether to attend
in person, following masking and distancing protocols, or participate via teleconference. Council
directed that Council standing and ad-hoc committees and Boards and Commissions would
continue meeting via teleconference through January 2022.
Adoption of the Resolution at Attachment A will make the findings required by Section
54953(e)(3) to allow the continued use of teleconferencing for meetings of the Public Art
Commission and its committees.
NOT YET APPROVED
Resolution No. ____
Resolution Making Findings to Allow Teleconferenced Meetings Under California Government
Code Section 54953(e)
R E C I T A L S
A. California Government Code Section 54953(e) empowers local policy bodies to convene
by teleconferencing technology during a proclaimed state of emergency under the State Emergency
Services Act so long as certain conditions are met; and
B. In March 2020, the Governor of the State of California proclaimed a state of emergency
in California in connection with the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic, and that state
of emergency remains in effect; and
C. In February 2020, the Santa Clara County Director of Emergency Services and the
Santa Clara County Health Officer declared a local emergency, which declarations were
subsequently ratified and extended by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, and
those declarations also remain in effect; and
D. On September 16, 2021, the Governor signed AB 361, a bill that amends the Brown Act
to allow local policy bodies to continue to meet by teleconferencing during a state of emergency
without complying with restrictions in State law that would otherwise apply, provided that the
policy bodies make certain findings at least once every 30 days; and
E. While federal, State, and local health officials emphasize the critical importance of
vaccination and consistent mask-wearing to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Santa Clara County
Health Officer has issued at least one order, on August 2, 2021 (available online at here), that continues
to recommend measures to promote outdoor activity, physical distancing and other social distancing
measures, such as masking, in certain contexts; and
F. The California Department of Industrial Relations Division of Occupational Safety and
Health (“Cal/OSHA”) has promulgated Section 3205 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations,
which requires most employers in California, including in the City, to train and instruct employees
about measures that can decrease the spread of COVID-19, including physical distancing and other
social distancing measures; and
G. The Public Art Commission has met remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic and can
continue to do so in a manner that allows public participation and transparency while minimizing
health risks to members, staff, and the public that would be present with in-person meetings while
this emergency continues; now, therefore,
NOT YET APPROVED
The Public Art Commission RESOLVES as follows:
1. As described above, the State of California remains in a state of emergency due to the
COVID-19 pandemic. At this meeting, the Public Art Commission has considered the
circumstances of the state of emergency.
2. As described above, State and County officials continue to recommend measures
to promote physical distancing and other social distancing measures, in some
settings.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that for at least the next 30 days, meetings of the Public Art
Commission and its committees will occur using teleconferencing technology. Such meetings of the
Public Art Commission and its committees that occur using teleconferencing technology will provide
an opportunity for any and all members of the public who wish to address the body and its
committees and will otherwise occur in a manner that protects the statutory and constitutional
rights of parties and the members of the public attending the meeting via teleconferencing; and, be
it
FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Public Art Commission staff liaison is directed to place a resolution
substantially similar to this resolution on the agenda of a future meeting of the Public Art Commission
within the next 30 days. If the Public Art Commission does not meet within the next 30 days, the staff
liaison is directed to place a such resolution on the agenda of the immediately following meeting of the
Public Art Commission.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
ATTEST:
Staff Liaison Chair of Public Art Commission
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED:
City Attorney Department Head
City of Palo Alto Staff Report to Public Art Commission
May 19, 2022
RE: Agenda Item 4
Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the Public Art Commission accept the donation of artwork by Cubberley
artist Elizabeth Bennett into the City collection.
Discussion:
This generous gift is being offered by Elizabeth Bennett as part of the Cubberley Artist Studio
Program (CASP) agreement. According to the CASP Guidelines, all CASP artists are expected to
donate one of his/her artworks in their first (4-year) residency term to the City’s Public Art
Program. The donation is subject to the approval of the Public Art Commission and, upon
acceptance, will be deemed a gift made under terms and conditions established by City.
About the Artist:
Elizabeth Bennett is an interdisciplinary visual artist who currently resides in Cupertino, CA. She
has been a resident CASP artist since 2018. Bennett was previously granted residencies at
Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts in Wyoming, PLAYA in Oregon, StudioWorks at the Tides
Institute in Maine. She has shown her work throughout California, as well as nationally. Her
work has been acquired by the Hawai’i State Foundation of Culture and the Arts, Notre Dame of
Maryland University’s Gormley Gallery, and King County Public Art Collection (Seattle, WA) and
is in many private collections. Bennett states: “ The through line in all my work is the human
search for meaning through order, and the arbitrary nature of the order we create. My work
spans and interweaves mediums and processes as I roam freely between being an introverted
analytic formalist and a socially engaged trickster. Mostly, I play. I play with rules in the form of
interventions that are often subversive, humorous, and absurd. I play with text, rearranging
what is familiar, or placing text where it is unexpected. And I play with the mundane until it
becomes surprising”.
About the offered donation:
The three artworks offered for donation are from Bennett’s recent series titled
“Picking Up the Pieces”, a fifteen panel polyptych. In this series, the artist reconfigured each
standard puzzle shape into twelve new shapes that are laid out in grids and labeled them with
her personal associations. Bennett’s idea was to “play with the expectations we have of a
puzzle. Pieces fit and make sense when put in place. They transform from meaningless to
integral. It mirrors what we search for in our lives.”
Image of Proposed Artworks:
Picking Up the Pieces, #2, #8, and #10, 2019 by Elizabeth Bennett, 17” x 11” each
ELIZABETH BENNETT
EDUCATION
MFA Mills College
Headlands Graduate Fellowship Award Finalist
BA Studio Art Stanford
Raina Giese Award in Creative Painting
BA Philosophy Stanford
Postgraduate Studies SJSU
Printmaking, Book Arts
RESIDENCIES 2018 - 2022 City of Palo Alto Cubberley Artist Studio Program
2017 StudioWorks, Tides Institute ME
2014 Playa, OR
2013 Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, WY
GRANTS 2021 ArtLift Microgrant, Palo Alto Public Art
EXHIBITIONS
Solo and Two Person
2020 “we will remember these truths” Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA
2018 “Elizabeth Bennett: In Context” Embark Gallery, San Francisco
Juried and Group
2021 Silicon Valley Sculpture 2021, Menlo College, Menlo Park, CA
2021 “Brand 49: Works on Paper,” Glendale, CA
Juror Marvella Muro, Director Self Help Graphics and Art (SHG) Los Angeles
2021 7th Annual Juried Show at Piedmont Center for the Arts, Oakland, CA
Jurors René de Guzman, Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California, and Danielle
Fox, Principal, Slate Gallery, Oakland.
2021 “Street Encounters” The Silos at Sawyer Yards, Houston TX
Juror Paula Tognarelli, Director and Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography, MA
2020 “Street Encounters" Arlington Museum of Art, TX
Juror Paula Tognarelli, Director and Curator of the Griffin Museum of Photography, MA
2020 Silicon Valley Sculpture 2020, Menlo College, CA
2020 Axis Gallery 15th National Juried Exhibition
Juror Marcela Pardo Ariza
2020 Finding Beauty in an Imperfect World virtual exhibit
2020 “Americas 2020: Paperworks” Northwest Arts Center, Minot State University, ND
Juror Christina Z. Anderson, Professor of Photography at Montana State University
2020 Berkeley Art Center Members Show
2019 “Ink and Clay 44” Kellogg University Art Gallery at Cal Poly Pomona, CA
Juror Kimiko Miyoshi Artist, Professor at CSU, Long Beach, CA
Curator Juri Koll Founder and Director of Venice Institute of Contemporary Art, CA
2019 “Art Plus Movement” GearBox Gallery, Oakland, CA
Juror Maria Porges Artist, Writer, and Professor at California College of the Arts
2019 Tides Institute & Museum of Art Auction, ME
2019 “Brand 47: Works on Paper" Glendale, CA
Juror Alma Ruiz, Senior Fellow Sotheby’s Institute of Art/Claremont Graduate University
2019 “NFC: Art in Tech Gathering Context” Art Lab, Cubberley Palo Alto, CA
2019 “West Coast Biennial Exhibition” Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding CA
Curator Carrie Lederer, Artist and Curator for Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
2019 “Postcards from the Edge” Bortolami Gallery, New York City, NY
2018 Pacific States Biennial North American Print Exhibition, Hilo, HI
Curator Helen Frederick artist, curator, and the founder of Pyramid Atlantic
Purchase Award Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
2018 Solo show “Elizabeth Bennett: In Context” Embark Gallery, San Francisco
2018 “Multilayered: New Prints 2018/Summer” IPCNY, New York
Curator Juan Sanchez, artist, Professor and Head of Graphics CUNY Hunter College
2018 “Make Your Mark” Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Curator Jen Tough, owner Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia CA
2018 “Postcards from the Edge” Gallery 524 New York
2017 “Flat File” Embark Gallery, San Francisco CA
2017 "AbstrAction" Marin Moca
Curator Catharine Clark, owner Catharine Clark Gallery
Honorable Mention
2017 “12th National Juried Exhibition” Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Curator Mat Gleason, Art Critic and Curator
2017 “Utopia/Dystopia” Washington State University Gallery 2, Pullman WA
2016 “Order + Chaos” Arts Benicia
Curator Catharine Clark, owner Catharine Clark Gallery
2016 "Introductions" Root Division, SF
Jurors Abby Chen, Curator and Artistic Director Chinese Cultural Center San Francisco, Clea
Massiani, Co-Founder Bass and Reiner Gallery, Renny
Pritikin, Chief Curator Contemporary Jewish Muuseum
2016 “MFA Show” Mills College Art Museum, Oakland CA (catalog)
2016 “Campus” Embark Gallery, San Francisco CA
Juror Justin Hoover, Creative Director of Arts & Culture at Fort Mason, SF (catalog)
2016 “Hi/Lo” Embark Gallery, San Francisco CA
Jurors Megan McConnell, Anthony Meier fine Arts, Kerri Hurtado, Artsource Consulting, Amy
Cancelmo, Root Division, SF (catalog)
2015 “West Coast Biennial” Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding CA
Juror Bonnie Laing-Malcolmson, Northwest Art Curator, Portland Art Museum
2015 “Dig In” Oakland Up, Oakland CA
2014 “25th National Drawing and Print Exhibition” Gormley Gallery, Baltimore MD
Juror Ann Shafer, Associate Curator Baltimore Museum of Art
Purchase Award
2014 “Catalyst” Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station CA
Juror Dr. Scott Shields, Associate Director, Chief Curator Crocker Art Museum
2014 Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose Fall Auction, San Jose CA
2014 Crocker Art Museum Art Auction, Sacramento CA
2014 Triton Museum of Art Spring Auction, Santa Clara CA
2013 “Return to Simplicity” Piedmont Center for the Arts, Oakland CA
Juror Rene de Guzman, Senior Curator Oakland Museum
2013 “2D-3D Works” L. H. Horton Jr. Gallery, Stockton CA
Juror Rene de Guzman, Senior Curator Oakland Museum
2013 “Bay Area Currents” Pro Arts, Oakland CA
Juror Michael Schwager, Professor Sonoma State, Art Gallery Director
2013 “West Coast Biennial” Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding CA
Juror Dr. Scott Shields, Chief Curator of the Crocker Art Museum
2013 “Postcards from the Edge” Luhring Augustine, NY
2013 “Eat, Drink, Be Merry!” San Jose Works Members show, San Jose CA
2013 Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose Fall Auction, San Jose CA
2013 Triton Museum of Art Spring Auction, Santa Clara, CA
2013 “Postcards from the Edge” Sikkema Jenkins & Co, NY
2012 “Visual Politics” Santa Cruz Art League, CA
Juror Maureen Davidson, Lecturer and Art Critic
2012 “Borders // Boundaries” Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA
Juror Gail Wight, Professor Experimental Media Arts, Stanford U
Merit Award
2012 “California Centered: Printmaking” Merced County Arts Council, CA
Juror Kevin Bowman, Director and Curator Arts Visalia
2012 “Wonder” Berkeley Art Center, CA
2012 “The More the Merrier 3” Art Ark, San Jose CA
2012 “Optimism, Pessimism, Nihilism” San Jose Works Members Show, San Jose CA
2012 Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose Fall Auction, San Jose CA
2012 Triton Museum of Art Spring Auction, Santa Clara CA
2011 “50/50” Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica CA
Juror DeWitt Cheng, Art Critic
2011 “The Line” Prescott College Art Gallery, AZ
Juror John Risseeuw, Professor Arizona State
2011 “Shine” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley CA
2011 “Gems: Exquisite, Intricate, Intimate Small Works” Arts Benicia, Benicia CA
2011 “The More the Merrier 2” Art Ark, San Jose CA
2011 “Movin’ on up” San Jose Works Member’s Show, San Jose CA
2011 Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose Fall Auction, San Jose CA
2011 “Mail To” Drift Station,NE
2011 Triton Museum of Art Spring Auction, Santa Clara CA
2010 “All Media 2010” Chico Art Center, CA
Juror Dr. Scott Shields, Chief Curator of the Crocker Art Museum
2010 “Exploring Contemporary Printmaking”, Marin MOCA, CA
Juror Karin Breuer, Curator, Achenbach Foundation Graphic Arts
2010 “Green” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley CA
2010 “Ring in the New” San Jose Works, San Jose CA
2010 “The More the Merrier” Art Ark, San Jose CA
2010 Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose Fall Auction, San Jose CA
2010 Triton Museum of Art Spring Auction, Santa Clara CA
2010 Crocker Art Museum Art Auction, Sacramento CA
2010 “Monotype Marathon” Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose, San Jose CA
2009 “Bay Area Annual” Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
Juror JoAnne Northrup, Chief Curator, San Jose Museum of Art
2009 “Arts on Fire XIII” Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
Juror Jacquelin Pilar, Curator of the Fresno Art Museum
2009 “Ink and Clay 35” Kellogg University Gallery, Pomona, CA
Juror Carolyn Peters, Curator of the Laband Art Gallery at Loyola Marymount U.
2009 “Impressions 2009” Sebastopol Center for the Arts, CA
Juror Archana Horsting, Executive Director & co-founder Kala Art Institute, Berkeley CA
2009 “The 75th Crocker–Kingsley Art Exhibition” Sacramento, CA
Juror Michael Bishop, Chair of the Art Department CSU Chico
2009 “All for One…” San Jose Works Members Show, San Jose CA
2009 Crocker Art Museum Art Auction, Sacramento CA
2009 “Keeping Art Alive” Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara CA
2009 “Monotype Marathon” Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose, San Jose CA
2008 “All Media 08” Chico Art Center. CA
Juror Julie Gerngross Baker, Julie Baker Fine Art Gallery
2008 “Arts on Fire XII” Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
Juror Dr. Scott Shields, Chief Curator of the Crocker Art Museum
Award of Excellence
2008 Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose Annual Fall Auction, San Jose CA
2008 “Monotype Marathon” Institute of Contemporary Art San Jose, San Jose CA
2008 “Works on Paper” Orchard Commercial North First ARTSpace, San Jose CA