Exhibitions & Screenings

Solo/ 2-Person/ 3-Person Exhibitions (Collaborations are marked with an * followed by the additional artists' last names.)

2007
Dress Tents, Sala Saracco in Neuquen, Large Format Photo, Video and Sculptural Installation, Province of Patagonia, Argentina (Invitational) * (Lasser)
Dress Tents, Instituto Europeo di Design, Large Format Photo, Video and Sculptural Installation, Sao Paulo, Brazil * (Lasser)

2006
Ms. Homeland Security: Illegal Entry Dress Tent installation, part of "Off-AXIS", Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Santa Barbara, California *(Lasser)
Hawaiian Cover-Ups, Balcony Gallery, Kailua, HI
Dress Tents, traveling exhibition, Argentina Recoleta Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Art Museum of Neuquen, Patagonia*(Lasser)

2005
Hawaiian Cover-Ups, Gallery 3, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

2004
Hawaiian Cover-Ups, Gallery 8, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA      

2002
Invocations, Morris Graves Museum of Art, William Thonson Gallery, Eureka, CA
Invocations, Herbert Sanders Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Adrienne Pao New Work, Kalos Gallery, Arcata, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2007
International Photographers Exhibition, Pingyao International Photography Festival, Pingyao, China
One Night Stand, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
SFAI Now, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA
Teragloba, Contemporary Art Confronts Globalization, Oakland University Art Gallery, Rochester, Michigan * (Lasser)    
CSU East Bay Faculty Exhibition, University Art Gallery Hayward, CA

2006
Choice Art, The Garage, San Francisco, CA
Illegal Entry, Galeria de la Raza, San Francisco, CA * (Lasser)
Fresh Strokes, Heritage Bank, San Jose,CA.

2005
Dress: Clothing as Art, Curator: Anu Vikram, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA *(Lasser) (Catalogue, pgs. 7 & 16)
New California Masters, Juried, Curators: Berin Golonu, Megan Hochsteldt, Brooke Jones,  Works Gallery, San Jose, CA    
Glim Glam Glom: New Masters from San Jose State University, Curator: Marisa S. Olsen, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
California Current, Invitational, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA *(Lasser)
Women's Festival: Contemporary California Artists, Juried, 2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA *(Lasser)
The Seven Ages of Man, Lionel Rombach Gallery, Juried, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ    
Emerging Masters, Fourth Street Studio, Berkeley, CA

2004
SF Camerawork Annual Auction and Exhibition, Hosfeldt Gallery, San Francisco, CA *(Lasser)
Annual Auction and Exhibition, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA *(Lasser)
Works Auction, Works Gallery, San Jose, CA *(Lasser)
Holiday Auction and Exhibition, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA *(Lasser)
Subject to Oneself, PLAySPACE Gallery, Juried Exhibition, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Reduce, Reuse, Reexamine, Wave Hill Glyndor Gallery, Bronx, New York City (Catalogue, p.10). *(Lasser/Trefethen)    
Body, Land, Spirit, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA. *(Lasser/Trefethen)
San Jose State University Photography Faculty Show, Natalie Thompson Gallery, San Jose, CA *(Lasser/Trefethen)    
From Whom I've Studied-From Whom I've Learned, First Street Gallery, Eureka, CA

2003
Permanent Collections from the Sanitary Fill Company, China Basin Corporate, San Francisco, CA    
Auction and Exhibition, Works Gallery San Jose, San Jose, CA. *(Lasser/Trefethen)
Armed for the Blackout Screening, University Theatre, Juried Digital Media Showcase, San Jose, CA
"Migrant Pyros" Video Screening, Humboldt State University Theatre, Arcata, CA

2002
Guarding the Garbage, San Francisco Sanitary Fill Company, San Francisco, CA (Catalogue, p. 6)    
Presenters Exhibition-SPE Conference, California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA
Suspended in Air, North Soles Gallery, Eureka, CA

2001
The Ruins of Art and Fear, The Foyer Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

1997
Girls' Voices, Kerckhoff Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA   

Artist Lectures, Workshops & Residencies

2007
Collaborative Visions: Creativity from Multiple Perspectives, Collaborative Roundtable Discussion,  San Francisco City College,  San Francisco, CA

2006
Workshop  - Women and the Body in Contemporary Art (15 Argentine artists), Recoleta Cultural Center, Buenos Aires, Argentina    
Artist Lecture, "Hawaiian Cover-ups and Dress Tents," Photography Course - Binh Danh, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA    
Panel, "The Allure of Being Desired," Society for Photographic Education National Conference, Chicago, IL
Panel - College Art Association Fellows, "Hawaiian Cover-ups," College Art Association National Conference, Boston, MA

2005
Portfolio Reviewer, Western Regional Society for Photographic Education Conference, San Jose, CA    
Artist Lecture, "Hawaiian Cover-ups and Dress Tents," Photography Course - Deirdre Visser, Mills College, Oakland, CA    
Photographer (with Robin Lasser), "Portrait Party," SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA    
Juror and Artist Lecture, "Celebration of the Humanities," Student Exhibition, Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA

2004
Artist Lecture with Robin Lasser, "Pleasure Politics: Revising the Female Body and Other Sites of Seduction" Society for Photographic Education Western Regional Conference, Pasadena, CA    
Group Presentation, Artists Teaching Art - Professor David Middlebrook, SJSU, San Jose, CA    
Artist Lecture w/ Binh Danh, Professional Practices in Photography-Sandra Frank, SJSU, San Jose, CA    
Artist Lecture, Beginning Photography, SJSU, San Jose, CA
Co-Coordinator with Robin Lasser and Ellie Brown, Public/Private Persona Photographic Workshop, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY

2003
Master Class Workshop Instructor, "Digital Photography", California Arts Educators Conference         
Co-Coordinator with Robin Lasser and John Trefethen, Migrant Signmakers Student/Professor Collaboration, Public Works created for the Department of Space and Land Reclamation, San Francisco, CA    
Artist Lecture, Intermediate Photography-Robert Dawson, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
Artist Lecture with Robin Lasser, Art 01 Art and Life-Dr. Robert Milnes, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA           
Artist Lecture, Humboldt State University's Photographer's Association, Arcata, CA
Co-Coordinator with Robin Lasser, and Wrenay Gomez Charlton, Migrant Pyros Student Collaboration, SJSU and HSU, Arcata/San Jose, CA

2002
Panel,  "Guarding the Garbage", Society for Photographic Education Western Regional Conference, Oakland, CA
San Francisco Sanitary Fill Company Residency (in conjunction with a graduate seminar lead by Robin Lasser), San Francisco, CA   

2001
Artist Lecture, "Six Students, Six Lives", Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

Teaching & Related Experience

2006-2007   
Visiting Faculty, Beginning Photography, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
Adjunct Faculty, Digital Photography, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Adjunct Faculty, Beginning Digital Photography, California State University, East Bay, Hayward, CA

2005-2006   
Adjunct Faculty, Digital Photography, Beginning Photography, Advanced Photography, Survey of Photography (co-teacher), Modesto Junior College, Modesto, CA

2005
Instructor, Digital Photography, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (Instructor of Record)

2003-2004
Instructor, Beginning Photography, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (Instructor of Record)    

2002-2004
Teaching Assistant, Beginning Photography (Professor Reed Estabrook), SJSU, San Jose, CA
Teaching Assistant, Image and Idea (Professor Robin Lasser), SJSU, San Jose, CA
Teaching Assistant, Digital Photography (Lecturer Keay Edwards), SJSU, San Jose, CA    

2001
Teaching Assistant, Beginning Photography (Associate Professor Don Anton), Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA

1998
Visual Literacy Educator, Elementary Education, Ansel Adams Center for Photography, San Francisco, CA

1996-1997   
Director-WYSE, Arts Education for "at-risk" girls, U.C.L.A. Community Service Commission, Los Angeles, CA

Bibliography (Reviews/Articles/Books/Radio)

2007
Lisa Montanarelli, "Cry of the West - Don't Fence Me In," San Francisco Chronicle, Book Review Section M, 1/2 page full color photo, Sunday, June 24, M1    
Rebecca Solnit, Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics, University Press, includes frontispiece photograph titled:  Ms. Homeland Security: Illegal Entry Dress Tent and caption information about the Dress Tent.    
"Art Provokes Action by Way of Tergloba Exhibit," The Oakland Post, photo and article, Vol. 33, No. 22, March 14

2006
"Camouflage Couture," Scene - Final Scene, photo and article, September
"'Ms. Homeland Security' to Visit County Courthouse," CASA Santa Barbara, photo and article, September
"Santa Barbara Tilts Off-Axis," Lifescapes, September
"Te Traje Un Vestidito," Playboy South America, #08, August
Liana Mazer, "Dress Tents," TOP Brazil, 10-page spread, 7 photographs and article
Interview with Graciela Smith, Radio Cultura 97.9 FM, Argentina, Wednesday, July 19, 12.30 PM
"Cultura al Día," Channel 57 Multicanal y repetidoras , Argentina, Sunday, July 23, 3.30 PM
Alan Bamberger, San Francisco Art Gallery Openings First Friday and Saturday May 5-6, 2006, exhibition review, 3 photos
Bridget Cooks, "Beneath the Paradise," Exposure, 300-word article, 6 photos, Spring Issue, Volume 39:1, pgs. 27 - 32    
Alison Kudlow, "Dress Tents," Flaunt, 200-word article, 4-page photo spread, March Fashion Issue No. 72, pgs. 98-101

2005
Anne Colvin, "Dress," Tart Notebooks, exhibition review, October 27
John Casey, "Fashionably Dysfunctional," The Eastsider, 3 photos and general show review, September
Terri Cohn, "Here, There, Everywhere," Stretcher.org, on-line art journal, photo and article, exhibited as part of Bay Area Now, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, July
Anne Crump Ray, "Natural Wonder: Galleries Highlight the Breadth of our Local Resouces," MARIN extraordinary living, Galleries Section, photo and article, Volume 1, Issue 2, June/July, p.92
Shirle Gottlieb, "From Pathos to Laughter, Women's Festival Showcases Diverse Approaches," U Daily Bulletin, Living Section, general show review, March 10

2004
Michael Cirrelli, publisher, The NOWW Book, juried, includes photograph
"Art Scene," Metro (Silicon Valley), photograph with caption, November 24 - 30, p.52
William Zimmer, "Transforming Life's Debris," The New York Times, May 2
"Reduce, Reuse, Reexamine" general show review, Sculpture, Vol.23 No. 4, May
Laurel Graber, "Cultivating Imaginations," The New York Times, April 23         
Denise McMarrow, "Reduce/Reuse/Reexamine: Wave Hill Glyndor Gallery," The Brooklyn Rail, April         
Alejandro Lazo, "Think it's trash? Think again. Wave Hill show makes garbage look good." The Riverdale Press, April 29         
"Waste not...," The Riverdale Press, exhibition announcement with photograph, Bronx, New York, March 18

2003
Dan Honda, "Art Student at SJSU depicts Gauguin Painting," San Jose Mercury News, December 8, p.3
BJoe Gaspar, "Local Art Student has Cross to Bear," Tri-Valley Herald, photo and article, Dec. 8, p.8
Hiya Swanhuyser, "Takin' it to the Streets," SF Weekly, photo and article, October 1, p. 26
Lynn Rapoport, "Civic Planning," San Francisco Bay Guardian, October 1-7, p. 25  

2002
"The 2002 Portfolio Issue," SHOTS Magazine, juried, includes 5 photographs, Volume 77, September, pgs. 32-35
"Shots from Morris Graves: Wilson, Pao, and Schoenfeld Exhibit Evocative Works," Times-Standard, Style/Art Section, July 5

Professional Service

2003-2004
Graduate Committee, San Jose State University, serve as elected representative of graduate MFA student body

Professional Organizations

2004-2007   
Member, Society for Photographic Education

2003-2006   
Member, College Art Association

Honors & Awards

2005
College Art Association Professional Development Fellowship     
San Jose State University Distinguished Photographer Award    
Society for Photographic Education Student Award

2004    
San Jose State University Lottery Grant    
College Art Association Travel Grant    
Liko A'e Native Hawaiian Scholarship    
Veronica Lew Button Scholarship, San Jose State University

2003     
Dierks-Morgan Scholarship, San Jose State University

Education

2005     
San Jose State University Master of Fine Arts, Photography

1999-2001
Humboldt State University Directed Studies, Photography

1997     
University of California Los Angeles B.A. Women's Studies Emphasis: Classical Literature High Honors, Cum Laude