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Born: Berkeley, CA
EDUCATION:  
1984 - 1989 University of California, Davis, B.A.,
Art Studio/Minor in Anthropology
Concentration: Painting
 
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: 
2007 "Stung," Michael Rosenthal Contemporary Art, Redwood City, CA
2007 "New York Series-Falling," Caffe Museo, SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
2006 "Detour," Ojai, CA
2002 Open Studio, New York, NY
2001 Open Studio, New York, NY
1999 Open Studio, Oakland, CA
1997 "Beneath," Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996 Two Person Exhibition: Anya Spielman/Matt Matsuoka, "Science/Art Synthesis," the Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
1995 "Davis Open Studios," Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
1994 "Memory Stones," Stanford Faculty Club, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
1994 Albany Arts Gallery, Albany, CA
1993 "Davis Open Studios," Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
1993 "Archeology of Mind," Shenandoah Gallery, Plymouth, CA
1989 Department of Art, The University of California, Davis, CA
   
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2009 "TALENT PReVIEW '09," White Box Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Aqua Art Miami, Miami, FL
2008 Art Fair 21, Cologne, Germany
2008 Art Now, New York, NY
2007 Art Basel Miami, Red Dot Fair Michael Rosenthal Contemporary Art, Miami, FL
2007 Bridge Art Fair, London, England
2007 American Embassy, "Art in Embassies Program," Montevideo, Uruguay
2007 "Tips and Picks," NYArtsMagazine.com
2006 Toybox Holiday Sale & Benefit, Whitebox Gallery, hosted by Robert Miller Gallery, New York, NY
2006 "Night of 1,000 Drawings," New York, NY
2004 "San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Auction," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA (Catalogue)
2003 "Night of 1000 Drawings," Artists Space, New York, NY
2003 "Groundswell Benefit," White Columns Gallery, New York, NY
2003 "14th Annual GLAAD Media Awards," New York, NY
2002 "Night of 1,000 Drawings," Artists Space, New York, NY
2002 "POP Culture Road Show," NY, Miami, Chicago
2002 "Lucky Draw," Deitch Projects, New York, NY
2002 "San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Auction," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA (Catalogue)
2001 "Night of 1000 Drawings," Artists Space, New York, NY
2001 "Art Miami," Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, FL
2001 Art Smart, San Francisco, CA
2001 Palm Springs International Art Fair, Palm Springs, CA
2001 "8th Annual Artists' Warehouse Sale," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 LA Modernism Show, Santa Monica, LA
2000 "Night of 1000 Drawings," Artists Space, New York, NY
2000 "7th Annual Artists' Warehouse Sale," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 Gallery Artists' Exhibition, Art Smart, San Francisco, CA
1999 "6th Annual Artists' Warehouse Sale," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 "The 14th Annual San Francisco Art Institute Art Auction," San Francisco, CA
1998 "San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Auction," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA (Catalogue)
1998 "5th Annual Artists' Warehouse Sale," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1998 "Lef Foundation/Villa Mein Exhibition," Yountville, CA
1998 "29th Annual Juried Exhibition," Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA Juror: Janet Bishop-Associate Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Artists' Council Award.
1997 "4th Annual Artists' Warehouse Sale," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 Art is Vital Gallery, Calgary, Alberta
1996 "San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Auction," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA (Catalogue)
1996 "Painting Exhibition," John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
1996 "Change the World Exhibition," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
1996 Pence Gallery Art Auction, Davis, CA
1996 "7th Annual All Creatures Great and Small Exhibition," John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
1996 US Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
1996 "3rd Annual Artists' Warehouse Sale," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 "Oscar Wilde: A Man of Great Importance," Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 "Artists Salon," Lecture/Exhibition given to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
1995 "Introductions," Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 "2nd Annual Artists' Warehouse Sale," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 The Sacramento Club Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1995 "Status Report: Seven Years of Artist Projects/Programs/Exhibitions," Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 US Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
1995 "Breakfast at the Galleries," in conjunction with the opening of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
1995 "The Figure," John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
1994 "Homage to the Bard," Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994 Art Los Angeles 1994, The International Contemporary Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA
1994 "New Images," Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA Juror: Phil Linhares, Curator of the Oakland Museum of Art
1994 "Bay Area Women Artists' Exhibition," Agnes Bourne Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994 US Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
1994 LA Modernism Show, Santa Monica, CA
1994 "5th Annual All Creatures Great and Small Exhibition," John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
1994 Crocker Art Auction Exhibition, Live Auction, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
1994 KVIE Channel 6 Art Exhibition, Sacramento, CA
"Auburn Arts," Juried Exhibition, Auburn, CA
1994 "5th Annual Artists for Amnesty Exhibition," John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
1993 The Sacramento Club Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1994 “Auburn Arts,” Juried Exhibition, Auburn, CA
1993 The Walter Buehler Gallery, Davis, CA
1992 Calgene Gallery, Calgene Corporation, Davis, CA
1992 “UC Davis Alumni and Faculty Exhibition,” the Walter Buehler Gallery, Davis, CA
1992 The Weir Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1989 Department of Art, The University of California, Davis, CA
1989 Crocker Art Auction Exhibition, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
1989 Juried Art Exhibition, Memorial Union Gallery, Davis, CA
1989 1989 KVIE Channel 6 Art Exhibition, Sacramento, CA
1989 “3rd Annual Artists for Amnesty Exhibition,” John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
   
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
2001 Zweig, Linda, SFMOMA Modern Art Council Newsletter – Art Scene (November)
1996 Moyle, Marilyn, The Davis Enterprise – “Abstract Art is Blossoming at Area Galleries (March)
1996 Wilson, Karen, The California Aggie – “Pence Gallery Blends Art,
Science in Exhibit (February)
1995 Moyle, Marilyn, The Davis Enterprise – Weekend Feature Section – “Exhibit Shows Variety is the Spice of Life and Art” (February)
1994 Stanford Campus Report (September)
1994 Berkeley Voice – Front Page of Scene Section (May)
   
LECTURES:
1996 “Artist’s Lecture,” Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
1996 Studio visit by the Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA
1996 Studio visit by the Stanford Museum of Art, Stanford, CA
1995 “Artist’s Salon,” San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
1995 Studio visit by M.H. de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
1994 Studio visit by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
   
SLIDE REGISTRIES:
  The Drawing Center, New York, NY
  Irving Sandler Artists File, Artists Space, New York, NY
   
AWARDS:
2000 Vermont Studio Center Artist’s Grant
1998 Artists Council Award, Palm Springs Desert Museum; “29th Annual Juried Exhibition.” Juror: Janet Bishop – Associate Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
1994 Nominated by Wayne Thiebaud for the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York, NY
   
PROGRAMS:
2007 US EMBASSY American Artists Abroad Program, Montevideo, Uruguay
Selected as an Art-Ambassador to lecture and teach in Montevideo
   
   
COLLECTIONS:
  Wayne Thiebaud, Sacramento, CA
  U.S. Ambassador Frank Baxter & Mrs. Baxter
  John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
  Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
  Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
  Numerous Private Collections
   
MEDIA:
2006 The Motion Picture, "Puccini for Beginners"
2004 Images of paintings featured in interiors of Emmy winning television show, "Queer
Eye for the Straight Guy," exhibited in the Hollywood Museum of Television.
2004 "The Bachelorette"
2004 The Motion Picture, “Imaginary Heroes”
2004 American Express Commercial
2004 “The Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”
2003 “The Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”
2002 Time Warner Commercial
   
BOOKS:  
2004 "The Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," by Clarkson-Potter, p.151