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		As a seeker of knowledge, with ten years of landscape and (color) field painting in 1972, I returned to finished my education, to find answers to my search of the 'unknown'. This led me into sculpture and using concepts of the prehistoric monumental stone sites and myths. I visited England, Italy and Mexico, and lived in the Southwest. I used the monolithic forms, arches and stacking or layering to denote the passage of time in my sculpture In the last year, this background information along with the mythology of the Vikings, has helped me research my own heritage which combines Swedish and Northern European. This endless search has helped to shed some light on the unexplained phenomena of my past cultures. It enables my sculpture to come together as a 'Passage to My Heritage'.
	BORN Janesville, Wisconsin EDUCATION 2003 Glass Class, Slump and Fusing, Mary White,Janet Hiebert and Lynne Roldao, instructors The Crusible,Oakland, Ca 2003 Iron Workshop, San Jose State University, with Tom Walsh 1999-2000 Glass Casting Workshop, the Crucible, with Dan Reilly and LawrySwidler,Berkeley,CA 1984 Workshop Language/Systems/Action, Tom Marioni and the Museum of Conceptual Art, San Francisco, CA 1983 M.A. Sculpture, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, with Fletcher Benton, Sam Richardson and John Battenberg 1981 Forging Metal Workshop, San Jose State University, with Don Page 1980 Marble Workshop, University of Maryland, with Kenneth Campbell 1980 University of Georgia Studies Abroad, Cortona, Italy, with John Kehoe 1979 Marble Workshop Pietrasanta, Lucca, Italy, with Frank Gilliam and Tu Kuo Wei 1978 Iron Workshop, San Jose State University, with Tom Walsh 1977 Metal Casting Workshop, San Jose State University, with Steve Daly and John Battenberg 1977 B.A. Painting, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA, with Fred Spratt, John Hunter, Randy Sadler and Mary Beth Edelson 1974 A.A., De Anza College, Cupertino, CA, studied with Salvatore Pecoraro, Lee Takang and Charles Walker 1966-1974 Studied painting with Walter Kuhlman, Nina Wolf, Gertrude Venton and Leonard Breger 1960-1966 Studied painting with Joe Morello, Albuquerque, New Mexico SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1991 Passage of Time, New Leaf Garden Gallery, Berkeley, CA 1989 Crossover, Hatley Martin Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1988 Passage of Time, San Marco Gallery, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA 1987 Hatley Martin Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1984 Chico State University, Chico, CA 1983 San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 1981 Installation, Homage to the Etruscans, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 1980 Installation, Ritual to Stonehenge, S.O.M.A. Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1980 Installation, Homage to the Etruscans, Cortona, Italy 1979-1980 Galeria Esplande, Bad Eschel, Austria 1978 San Jose State University, San Jose, CA SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2006 Objects of Engagement, 600 Townsend, San Francisco, CA. Curator, Michele Row Shields 2006 Sensuality & Survival, New Nordic Design, 600 Townsend, San Francisco, CA 2005 Pushing Boundries, Nordic 5 Arts, 600 Townsend, San Francisco, CA 2004 North America Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO (Juror James Burls) 2004 Alternative Space, 525 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 2003 Nordic 5 Arts, Gualala Art Center, Gualala, CA 2003 Nordic Heritage, Hayward City Hall, Hayward, CA 2002 Glass Departures, Sight & Insight Art Center, Mill Valley, CA 2001 Website Premier Opening, A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA 2001 Landscapes, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA 2001 Tribute to Founding Members of the Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, 600 Townsend Building Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA 2000 10th Anniversary Show and Glass Exhibition, A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA 1999-2000 Mill Valley Sculpture Garden, Mill Valley, CA 1998-2000 Nordic 5, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA 1999 The Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA 1998 Henry Miller Library grounds, Big Sur, CA 1998 Heritage Museum, Seattle, WA 1997 Sculpture Spring, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA 1996 The Pacific Rim, Peter Selz, Juror, Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA (Sept-Oct) 1996 Mother Lode\Pacific Rim, Kautz Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, CA (June-Oct) Mother Lode\Pacific Rim, Ann Saunders Gallery, Jamestown, CA Mother Lode\Pacific Rim, Central Sierra Arts Council Gallery, Sonora, CA 1996 Speaking of Her . . . (Environmental concerns for the future), Curated John Battenberg, Fragile Acre, Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA (April) 1995 Anonymous Arrangement, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA (July) 1995 The Strong Clear Line, Nordic 5 Arts, T. Higbee Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1995 East Bay Bronze, Lynn House Gallery, Antioch, CA, Curated Warren Dreher 1994 Art in Public Places, Santa Clara Civic Center & Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA 1994 Plaza Art '94, city of Mountain View, Civic Center Plaza and Pioneer Park, Mountain View, CA 1994 Impromptu, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA 1994 One Bush Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1994 Sculpture, at Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA 1994 Nordic Arts, at Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA 1994 North American Sculpture Exhibition, The Foothill Art Center, Golden, CO Jurors: Julius Schmidt, Betty Gold 1992-1994 Sho-En Outdoor, Sculpture Center, Ramona, CA 1993 Metallurgy, Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA 1992-1993 Contours VI, Central Sierra Arts Council Gallery, Sonoma, CA 1992 Metals Now, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA 1992 Mendocino Art Center, California Stone Sculptors 1991 Structure, Spectrum Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1991 First Biennial Competitive Exhibition, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA 1991 Bay Area Outdoor Contemporary Sculpture, Carmel Fine Arts Gallery, Foushee Fine Arts, Danville, CA 1985, 1991 The North American Sculpture Exhibition, The Foothill Art Center, Golden, CO 1990 Metal Now, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA 1990 Human Spirit, Centennial Hall Annual, Hayward, CA 1990 Concord Open, the Second Annual, Concord, CA 1989 Continental Drift featuring The Sculptors Guild of New York and San Francisco Sculptors, San Francisco, CA 1989 California Stone Sculptors, UOP Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA 1988 Six Bay Area Women Sculptors, St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA 1988 Bay Area Bronze, Civic Arts Center, Walnut Creek, CA 1988 Exhibition 88, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA 1987 Nine California Stone Sculptors, Frye Art Museum, Seattle, WA 1984, 1987 Bay Arts 84, Belmont, CA 1986 Neo Geo, Lillian Paley Center for Visual Arts, Oakland, CA 1986 Shrine and Koan, Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA 1986 Valentines, Couples and Other Lovers, Hatley Martin Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1985 Stone, Santa Rosa Junior College Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA 1985 Triton Museum of Arts' 5th Annual, Santa Clara, CA 1985 Stone California Stone Sculptors, Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA 1984 Artspaces 1984, Oakland, CA 1984 Hayward Forum of the Arts, Hayward, CA 1983 Open Studio, San Francisco, CA 1982 Mudflats Sculpture Contest, Emeryville Industries Association, Emeryville, CA 1982 Hayward Civic Center (Centennial Hall), Hayward, CA 1982 Hilton Hotel, Oakland Airport, Oakland, CA (in conjunction with International Sculpture Conference) 1982 Year of the Women, San Francisco Women Artists, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA 1980 American Institute of Architects, San Francisco, CA 1979 Women in Bronze, Anna Gardner Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA 1978 San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 1977 California State Fair, Sacramento, CA 1977 Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA 1974 Crown-Zellerbach Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1971 San Francisco Civic Center, San Francisco, CA 1968-1970 Los Gatos Fiesta de Artes, Los Gatos, CA 1967 Triton Museum of Art, San Jose, CA 1966 Alpine Festival National Exhibition, Oray, CO 1966 New Mexico Art Museum, Santa Fe, NM 1966 New Mexico Fiesta - Biennial State Fair, Albuquerque, NM 1965 New Mexico Art Museum, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1965 New Mexico Fiesta, New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, New Mexico SITE EXHIBITIONS (STONE EARTHWORKS) 1996 Fragile Acre (earth, marble, cement, tar paper) Contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA 1989 Crossover (sod, cobblestones), with Dana Chodzko, Hatley Martin Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1986-1988 Hadrian's Corner (cobblestone/earth) with Dana Chodzko, Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA 1986-1987 Time Emerging II (cobblestone/earth) with Dana Chodzko, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 1984 Time Emerging I (cobblestone/earth) with Dana Chodzko, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA 1980 Ritual to Pietro de Cortona (stone, wax, cloth) St. Francis Church, Cortona, Italy 1969 Honor to Mayans (stone, wood, earth) Beach of San Carlos, Mexico AWARDS/COMMISSIONS 1992 Honorable Mention, Central Sierra National Exhibition, Sonora, CA 1987 Bay Arts 87, Belmont, CA 1986 Environmental Site, Collaborated with Dana Chodzko Commission: Wayne Swan's, Palo Alto, CA, Time Emerging III 1985 The John Cavanaugh Memorial Award, The North American Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, CO 1982 Mudflats Sculpture Contest, Emeryville, CA 1970 San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo, CA 1967 San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo, CA 1966 Alpine Festival National Exhibition, Oray, CO 1966 New Mexico Fiesta - Biennial, New Mexico State Fair, Albuquerque, NM 1966 Outstanding Young Women of America 1965 National League of American Pen Women Biennial Show, Boulder, CO 1965 Fiesta Show, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico 1964 New Mexico Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS Catalogue Pushing Boundries (2005) Nordic 5 Arts, 600 Towsend, San Francisco, CA Catalogue The North American Sculpture Exhibition (2004) The Foothill Art Center, Golden, CO (Photo) 1995 Carol Fowler Feb. 10, 1995, Contra Costa Times, "East Bay Bronze" Lynn House Gallery, Antioch, CA 1994 Frank Cebulski Artweek, San Jose, CA, August 1994, The Guide Review at Joan Roebuck Gallery 1994 Carol Fowler Contra Costa Times, August 12, 1994, Biennial event a fine platform for sculpture 1993 Steven Jenkins Artweek, San Jose, CA, July 22, 1993, "Metallurgy," review at Contract Design, San Francisco, CA 1992 Steven Alpern Central Sierra Times, June 1992, "Contours VI," Central Sierra Art Council National Exhibition, Sonoma, CA 1991 Sherry Lee Thomas Artweek, Oakland, CA, February 21, 1991, "Clash of Ideals," Review on Structure at Spectrum Gallery, San Francisco 1990 Carol Fowler Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA, January 1990 "Concord Open" 1989 Michele French Chico Enterprise Record, Chico, CA, March 10, 1989 1989 Merrill Schieier The Stockton Record, Stockton, CA, February 19, 1989 California Stone Sculptors 1988 Jamie Brunson Artweek, Oakland, CA, April 16, 1988 "Six Bay Area Women Sculptors" 1988 Carol Fowler Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA, April 1988 "Six Bay Area Women Sculptors" 1988 Carol Fowler Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA, January 1988 "Bay Area Bronze" 1986 Charles Shere The Tribune, Oakland CA, Sept. 8, 1986 "Neo Geo Exhibition" 1985 Carol Fowler Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA "Stone: Nine California Sculptors" 1985 Catalogue The Northern American Sculpture Exhibition, The Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO (photo) 1984 Catalogue Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA 1984 Catalogue Center for the Visual Arts/International Sculpture Conference (Photo) 1984 Catalogue Artspaces '84, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA 1984 Catalogue Bay Arts '84, Belmont, CA 1983 Thomas Albright San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA, October 27, 1983 Studio Review 1979 Julia Fries Point Reyes Light, Point Reyes, CA, Review COLLECTION (Commission) 1986 Environmental Site Collaborated with Dana Chodzko, Wayne Swan's, Palo Alto, CA, Time Emerging II. COLLECTIONS 2003 Warren Arnold, Sebastopol, CA 1999 Glendon Good, Sedona, AZ 1998-1999 H. Gerald Schiff, Big Sur, CA 1996-1998 Earl Wood, San Anselmo, CA 1996 Gail Van Dyke, San Anselmo, CA 1994 Paul Gowach, Berkeley, CA 1993 Cynthia Roach, Berkeley, CA 1991 Astrid Duesberg, Kensington, CA 1991 Ms. Heather McDougall, San Francisco, CA 1990 Will Torphy, Los Angeles, CA 1989 Fireman's Fund Insurance, Novato, CA 1988 Ms. Gari L. Miller, Oakland, CA 1987 Michael Spratt, San Jose, CA 1986 Thomas Fontaine, San Francisco, CA 1984 Austin Conkey ("Ritual to Stone Sites"), San Francisco, CA 1980 Douglas Odegarrd, Phoenix, AZ 1963-1996 Also in Arizona, Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas, New York, Ohio, Arkansas, Washington, D.C., New Mexico, California, and Virginia (ask not to be personally listed) REPRESENTED BY 1999-2001 Guild.com, Madison, Wisconsin 1998-2001 Mill Valley Sculpture Garden, Mill Valley, CA 1997-2007 Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA 1990-2001 The New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA 1990-2001 The Art Collector, San Diego, CA 1999 The Art Foundry Gallery, Sacramento, CA 1990-1999 Art South, Inc., Philadelphia, PA 1990-1999 Elizabeth Michaels Associates, Fallschurch, VA 1994-1998 Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA 1991-1996 Sho-en Gallery, Sculpture Garden, Ramona, CA 1986-1989 Hatley Martin Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1983-1984 Source Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1979-1980 Galleria Esplande, Bad Eschel, Austria 1978-1980 S.O.M.A. Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1963-1966 Yucca Gallery, Albuquerque, NM PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 1994-2005 Nordic Fine Arts Group, Scandinavian Artist in the San Francisco Bay Area 1991-2005 Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, San Francisco Bay Area 1978-2005t International Sculpture Association, Washington D.C. 1984-1996 California Stone Sculptors of Northern California PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1985-2005 Workshops in Marble and Bronze, and Stone Instruction, Berkeley, CA 1985-1999 Restoration Consultant and Sub-Contractor of marble and terra cotta, Berkeley, CA 1998 Mentor, John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, CA 1998 Collaborated with William Wareham on a sculpture for Earl Wood 1986-1997 R.H. Macy's Cutlery Consultant 1995 Instruction Assistant of marble, at the 1st Marble and Art June Sculpture Workshop in Carrara, Italy, at the Studio Carlos Nicoli 1994 Collaborated with Oliver Jackson, instructing Stone Workshop at the International Sculpture Conference, held at the Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA 1991 Founding Member of the Pacific Rim Sculpture Group 1987-1990 Stone Instruction, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA 1986 Sept. Redesigning the 3000 Block, Design Charattes Workshop, with City of Berkeley, (Bio-Rock Walls), City of Berkeley, CA 1984-1986 Marble Consultant, Leitch & Company, San Francisco, CA 1985 Restoration of the S.F. Federal Savings Bldg., Kearny St., Skidmore, Owens and Merrill, San Francisco, CA 1985 Instructor of Stone Workshop, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA 1984 Chico State University, Chico, CA - slide lecture and mold-making demonstrations 1984 Consultant, Chico State University, Chico, CA 1984 Restoration of Winchester House Gates, San Jose, CA 1981-1984 Contract Restoration Artist, Santa Clara Artist's Foundry, Santa Clara, CA 1982 Coordinator of Technical Demonstrations, International Sculpture Conference, Oakland, CA. The job duties were handling budget, organizing site, equipment, and co-workers. Supervising volunteers and monitoring the art demonstrations of 35 artists from the United States as well as foreign countries. 1979-1981 Sculpture Teaching Assistant to Professor John Battenberg, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA 1980 Chico State University, Chico, CA - slide lectures and mold-making demonstrations 1978 Founder, Sculptors Guild, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Continued) 1977 Sunnyvale Community Center, Sunnyvale, CA - paper mold-making demonstration 1977 Assisted in setting up the San Jose State University new metal art foundry 1976 Assisted Sam Richardson with his sculpture installation, De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA 1976 San Jose State University, San Jose, CA - mold-making demonstration 1975 San Mateo Junior College, San Mateo, CA - mold-making demonstration 1971 Chairman, Fine Arts, San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo, CA 1970 Co-Chairman, Fine Arts, San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo, CA 1969 Curator, Peninsula Art Association, San Mateo, CA 1966-1967 Curator, New Mexico Art League, Albuquerque, NM 1964-1967 Exhibit Curator, Yucca Gallery, Albuquerque, NM COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS (Earthwork Series) 1989 Crossover, with Dana Chodzko, Hatley Martin Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1986-1988 Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA, Hadrian's Corner, with Dana Chodzko 1986-1987 San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, Time Emerging II, with Dana Chodzko 1984 Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA, Time Emerging I, with Dana Chodzko