EDUCATION
2004 - ongoing Printmaking - Painted Tongue Press
2000 - 2001 Drawing , Merritt College, Oakland, CA
1998 - 2000 Printmaking , Laney College, Oakland CA
1996 - 1998 Woodworking with Walter Fanning, Oakland, CA
1994 - 2004 Painting with Takeshi Nakayoshi, San Francisco, CA
1990 - 1992 California Art History, @ Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA
1992 - 1994 Western Art History, @ Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, CA
1966 - 1967 New School for Social Research, New York
1962 - 1966 City College of New York, NY
SOLO EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2007 ‘Images Of Light’ Studio Parasol, St Helena, CA
2006 “The Light Bearers” Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
2003 “Travels” Hank Rosso Library, East Bay Center for Non-Profit support, Oakland, CA
2002 “City Views” Hank Rosso Library, East Bay Center for Non-Profit support, Oakland, CA
1996 “Views of The Concourse” Bakery Cafe at the Bowl, Berkeley, CA
1983 “Urban Landscape” Lakeside Temple, Oakland, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (juried, selected)
2015 Black Artists on Art Petaluma Art Center
2014 "Beauty fierce as Stars" Mythos Firehouse Gallery Berkeley, CA
2012 "Attraction to Abstraction" Expressions Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2012 "Absolutely Abstract" Livermore Library, Livermore, CA
2012 “In Celebeation of Women” Lush Life Gallery, San Francisco,CA
2010 “Celebrating Black History Month” Lush Life Gallery, San Francisco,CA
2009 “Six Modernists” Chroma Art Design, San Francisco
2006 ”Is It A Crow” Women's Cancer Resource Center Gallery, Oakland, CA
2006 “Abstraction” John O’Lague Gallery, Hayward, CA
2006 “The Art of Living, Selected Works” Sargent Johnson Gallery, AACC SF, CA
2005 "Prisimism” Chroma Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 “Crossing Bridges” CBS Market Watch, San Francisco, CA
2005 “The Art of Living, Selected Works” Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA
2004 “Paint The Town Red, White and Blue” Frank Bette Ctr. for the Arts, Alameda, CA
2004 Carroll Harris Sims Competition, African American Museum of Dallas, TX
2003 “Art in the Convent” Prescott Joseph Center, Oakland, CA
2002 “Performing Live” Samuel’s Gallery Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
2002 “Crossing Bridges” CBS Market Watch, San Francisco, CA
2001 “Equilateral: Three Women” San Pablo City Art Gallery, San Pablo, CA
2001 3COM Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
2001 Synopsys Incorporated, Menlo Park, CA
2001 “Art in the Convent” Prescott Joseph Center, Oakland, CA
2000 “Windows on the Waterfront”, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
1999 Stanford University, Tresidder Student Union Gallery, Stanford CA
1998 “Windows on the Waterfront”, Jack London Square, Oakland, CA
1997 - 2011 “ The Art of Living”, The Richmond Art Center, Richmond,CA
1997 “Reflections in Time: In Color”, Center for Visual Art, Oakland, CA
1995 “The Seeing Soul” Collector’s Gallery, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
1994 “Christmas Artistry” Collector’s Gallery, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
TEACHING /ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT
2009 - present Instructor, Artful Steps, Stepping Stones Growth Center, San Leandro,CA
2004 Curator ”Ordinary Miracles” Prescott Joseph Center, Oakland, CA
2000 - 2003 Board of Directors, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA
1997 - 1999 Teaching Assistant, Creative Growth Art Center, Oakland, CA (PRINTMAKING)
1996 - 2005 Instructor, Studio One Art Center, Oakland, CA (PRINTMAKING)
1996 - 2000 Instructor, Amsterdam Art, Berkeley, CA (PRINTMAKING)
1996 - 1999 Board of Directors, Artship Foundation, Oakland, CA
1992 - 2003 Art Docent, Oakland Museum, Oakland CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2007 American Art Collector, Volume 3, Book 1 Alcove Books, Berkeley, CA
2006 365 Days of African American History, Pomegrante Press, Petaluma, CA
2005 American Art Collector, Volume 2, Book 1Alcove Books,Berkeley, CA
2003 Art of Northern California, Tom Palmer, Alcove Books, Oakland, CA
AWARDS
2011 Jan Hart Schyers Award, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2004 Best in Oil, “Cancun Sky” Livermore Art Association, Livermore, CA
COLLECTIONS
African American Museum of Dallas, Dallas Texas
Gabriel - Roche, Inc.,
Oakland, CA
Williams Adley & Company LLP, Oakland CA
VENUES
Collectors Gallery, Oakland Museum of California, Oakland, CA 1995 - 2006
SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2002 - 2008
Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA 2001-2007
Samuel Fredericks, Samuel’s Gallery Oakland, CA 2002-2013