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Exhibit History (see below for divisions into International, National, Local and Juried categories)

2022  ArtSpan Gallery, Open Studios Group Exhibit, San Francisco, California, USA
2018 "Canal House", Novato City Hall, Novato, California, USA
2018 "My", Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, California, USA
2017 "Art Comes Alive", Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2017 "Charlie's Forest", Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, California, USA
2017 "Art Comes Alive", Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2017 'Serenity', UCSF Women's Health Center, San Francisco, California USA
         Matt McKinley of McKinley Art Solutions, curator
2016 "Brushed", Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Fall National Juried Exhibition, Novato, California USA​
         Juror: Susan Snyder, Caldwell Snyder Gallery
2016 Space 151, "R A W", San Francisco, California, USA
2016 "Patinated Wicker", Hotel Triton, San Francisco, California USA
         Matt McKinley of McKinley Art Solutions, curator
​2016 Journal Building, San Francisco, California, USA

2016 Tapestry Studios, Napa, California, USA
2016 Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
​2016 Huntenkunst 2016, Ulft, The Netherlands
2016 Art Square Hermitage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2016 Gallery Kunst aan de Kade, Delft, The Netherlands
2016 Arc Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, California, USA
2015 Artsquare Amsterdam, Museumplein, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015 Ft. Mason, Herbst Pavillion, Open Studios, San Francisco, California, USA
2015 Huntenkunst 2015, Ulft, The Netherlands
2015 Arc Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, California, USA
2015 Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2015 ArtSpan Juried Auction, San Francisco, California, USA
2014 Nancy Toomey of Toomey Tourell Fine Art, Juror
         Arc Gallery & Studios, San Francisco, California, USA
2013 San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco, California, USA
2011 The C Gallery, Los Alamos, California, USA
2011 San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco, California, USA
2011 ART94124 Gallery, San Francisco, California, USA
2011 The C Gallery Chair Faire, Los Alamos, California, USA
2011 The C Gallery, Los Alamos, California, USA
2010 The C Gallery, Los Alamos, California, USA
2009 The C Gallery, Los Alamos, California, USA

Public Lectures:
2017 "The Strength of Texture, an Overview of the Process": Lecture given for First Wednesday Art Talks, San Rafael City Hall, San Rafael, California, USA
2017 "The Strength of Texture, an Overview of the Process": Lecture given at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, California, USA

Special Recognitions
2018 "Exhibit explores what women reveal or not in today’s political climate" by Vicki Larson, Style Section cover article, Marin IJ (Independent  
  Journal)
2017 Artist in Residence at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, California, USA
2017 & 2018 Blink Art, Featured Artist. Art Design Consultants, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
​2016 Honorable Mention at Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, California, USA
 
 from Juror: Susan Snyder, Caldwell Snyder Gallery, Fall National Juried Exhibition
​2016 Blog Interview with Diana Bokje at WhereToGo.Photo, The Netherlands (link to interview)
2015 Radio Interview with Harold Thiehatten, talk radio host at Studio 54, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (link to podcast of interview)
2009 Santa Maria Sun, “Big Minds Think Small”, by Shelly Cone
  “China Blue Nest”, highlighted in review of group show


Education
San Francisco Art School, 1996-1997
L’École du Louvre, Museum Studies, 1989-1990
The Phillips Collection, Internship, research at La Bibliotèque Nationale de France,
  for curator doing fieldwork in Paris, France, 1989
Scripps College, Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1988

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Related Work Experience
Shanley Personal Property Appraisals, Appraiser of Antiques and Decorative Arts, 1992-2006
Owner, 1995-present
Shanley Furniture Finishing, Antique and Fine Furniture Finisher, 1992-2003
Owner, 1995-present

Exhibit History

Internationally Juried Exhibits

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2017
Huntenkunst 2017, Internationally Juried
SSP Hal (DRU Industriepark), Ulft
The Netherlands
2016
Huntenkunst 2016, Internationally Juried
SSP Hal (DRU Industriepark), Ulft
The Netherlands
Picture
Picture
2016
Art Square, Internationally Juried
Hermitage Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2016 
Gallery Kunst aan de Kade, Internationally Juried
Delft, The Netherlands
Picture
Picture
2015
Art Square Amsterdam, Internationally Juried, Bi-Annually
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2015
Huntenkunst 2015, Internationally Juried, Annually 
SSP Hal (DRU Industriepark), Ulft
The Netherlands


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Nationally Juried Exhibits in the United States

2016
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art
Fall National Juried Exhibition
Honorable Mention given by juror:
Susan Snyder of Caldwell Snyder Gallery
Novato, California USA
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Picture
2015
Art Comes Alive 2015, Nationally Juried, Annually
Art Design Consultants (ADC)
Online Image gallery
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2014
Nancy Toomey of Toomey Tourell Fine Art, juror
"Dark", Nationally Juried 
Arc Gallery & Studios
San Francisco, California, USA
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Group and Locally Juried Exhibits in San Francisco

2017
​'Serenity'
UCSF Women's Health Center
Matt McKinley of McKinley Art Solutions, curator
San Francisco​, California, USA
Picture
Picture
 2016
"R A W"
Space 151
San Francisco, California, USA
2016 
Hotel Triton
Matt McKinley of McKinley Art Solutions, curator
San Francisco, California USA
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Patinated Wicker, 2453
Picture
2016
The Journal Building
San Francisco, California, USA
2016
Tapestry Studios
Napa, California, USA
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Picture
2016
"Impulse", Locally Juried
Arc Gallery & Studios
San Francisco, California, USA
2015
"Impulse", Locally Juried 
Arc Gallery & Studios
San Francisco, California, USA
Picture
Picture
2015
ArtSpan Juried Auction
To help raise money for ArtSpan
San Francisco, California, USA

Education

San Francisco Art School
1996-1997
Focusing on abstracted figural work

L'École du Louvre
Museum Studies, 1989-1990

Scripps College
Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1988
Focusing on abstracted figural work and fiber

Related Work Experience

Shanley Personal Property Appraisals
Appraiser of Antiques and Decorative Arts, 1992-2006
Owner, 1995-present

Shanley Furniture Finishing
Antique and Fine Furniture Finisher, 1992-2003
Owner, 1995-present

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