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Born 1963, Mountain View, CA

EDUCATION

2005

M.F.A. pictorial, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

2003

B.A. Studio Art, summa cum laude, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

1995

B.S. Industrial Technology, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

1988

A.S. Electronic Technology, San Jose City College, San Jose, CA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2007

Terry Thompson, George Billis LA, CA

2006

Roadside Art, The California Museum for History, Women & the Arts, Sacramento, CA (Catalog)
Recent Work, b. sakata garo, Sacramento, CA

2005

Neon Nights, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA

2004

New Work, Voshan Gallery, Palo Alto, CA

2003

Recent Paintings, Voshan Gallery, Palo Alto, CA

2002

Cityscapes, d.p. fong Galleries, San Jose, CA
Artist of the Month, Triton Museum of Art (store), Santa Clara, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008

2008 Biennial: Contemporary American Realism, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN (Catalog)
City Light- A Cityscape Group Show, George Billis Gallery, NY, NY
Building a Team: 11th Annual Art of Baseball Exhibition, George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Los Angeles Art Show (George Billis), Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA

2007

I (Heart) Pop Realism Group Exhibition, George Billis LA, CA
2007 City Life, SFMOMA Artist’s Gallery, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA (3/14 – 4/13)

2006

The Last Picture Show, F8 Fine Art Gallery, Austin, Texas
ICA 26th Annual Fall Art Auction, Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Lift Off, SJSU MFA Graduates, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA

2005

New California Masters, WORKS/San Jose, San Jose, California
ICA 25th Annual Fall Art Auction, Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Fresh Strokes, Heritage Fine Arts Collaborative, San Jose, CA

2004

ICA 24th Annual Fall Art Auction, Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Introductions 2004, b. sakata garo, Sacramento, CA (Catalog)
Landscapes & Cityscapes, d.p. fong Galleries, San Jose, CA

2003

Art Bowl III - Juried Northern Cal. M.F.A. Exhibition, b. sakata garo, Sacramento, CA
Los Gatos Art Association Juried Show, Los Gatos Art Museum, Los Gatos, California

2002

Current SJSU Faculty and Student Work, Heritage Fine Arts Collaborative, San Jose, CA
Los Gatos Art Association Juried Show, Los Gatos Art Museum, Los Gatos, CA
WORKS 25th Anniversary Members Show, WORKS/San Jose, San Jose, CA
Los Gatos Art Association Juried Exhibition, Los Gatos Art Museum
WORKS Annual Member Show, WORKS/San Jose, San Jose, CA

HONORS AND AWARDS

2005

Violet Speddy Scholarship, San Jose State University

2004

Catherine Urban Scholarship, SJSU

2003

Helen Dooley Scholarship, SJSU
Randall Sadler Scholarship, SJSU
Honorable Mention, Los Gatos Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition, Los Gatos Art Museum

2002

Merit award, AVA Exhibition, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
First Place, Los Gatos Art Association Annual Juried Exhibition, (Juror - Randall Sexton)

COMMISSIONS

San Jose Jazz Society, CA • Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce, CA • IBM Corporation, CA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004-05

Instructor - San Jose State University, School of Art & Design, San Jose, CA

2005 &07

Invited Lecturer – San Jose Art History Club
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
SF MOMA – Artist’s Gallery, San Francisco, CA • b. sakata garo, 923 20th St., Sacramento, CA

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rose, Joshua, “Signs of the Times” American Art Collector (July, 2007)
Dalkey, Victoria, “Critic’s Pick” Sacramento Bee (March 24, 2006)
Swanson, Ben, et al, The Santa Clara Review – Volume 93, no.1 2006, Santa Clara University
White, Tim, “Urban Images” Sacramento News & Reviews (July 22, 2004).
Gant, Michael S., “Neon Notions,” Metro Newspaper (22 August 2002).
Crow, Fred W., “Homegrown Painter’s Collection of Note,” Milpitas Post (28 February ‘02).

FILM

2008

Opal- Independent film by Dina Ciraulo; stop motion animation sequence.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

The San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA • The California Museum, Sacramento, CA • The Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV • de Saisset Museum, Santa Clara, CA • IBM Corp., San Jose, CA • Metro Newspaper, San Jose, CA