Solo Exhibitions

2/2005

Santa Cruz County Government Center, Recent Landscapes Juried by Cultural Council of Santa Cruz, County

12/1986

Donatello's, Santa Cruz, CA. Shedding and Sprouting, Sprouting and Shedding, a show of figurative expressionist paintings.

6/1984

Hall Gallery, College Five, University of California at Santa Cruz, two large installations and four paintings with the theme of challenging the boundaries between art and life.

5/1982

Stevenson College Coffee House, University of California at Santa Cruz. A showof figurative and abstract paintings.

Group Exhibitions (selected)

9/2004

Santa Cruz Art League, Open Studios Show

6/2004

Santa Cruz Institute of Contemporary Art, Plein-air Show (five artists)

6/2004

Santa Cruz Art League , Statewide Exhibition- 2 paintings. Award Winner

9/2003

Mendocino Art Center, For the Seventh Generation

6/2003

Statewide Exhibition, Two paintings in a juried exhibit at the Santa Cruz Art League. Received Honorable Mention.

1/2003

Oceans Gallery, Santa Cruz - two local ocean paintings

10/2002

Huntington Beach Art Center, For the Seventh Generation

9/2002

Oceans Gallery, Huntington Beach, For the Seventh Generation

7/2001

Pajaro Valley Arts Council, For the Seventh Generation

9/1997

Santa Cruz Art League, Open Studios Show

8/1996

Atelier Gallery, For The Seventh Generation

Awards

6/2004

Statewide Exhibit Award: "Wilder Shadow"

6/2003

Statewide Exhibit Honorable Mention: "Laguna Creek"

5/1980

Bank of America Award: "Construction Worker in Pink"

Residencies

6/2004

The Fields Project, Oregon Illinois A national juried week long residency

6/2003

The Fields Project, Oregon Illinois. A national juried week long residency.

Performance Art

1/2005

"Clean". A painting dance by Andrew Purchin and Jo Birns. 418 Project, Santa Cruz.

12/2004

First Night Santa Cruz “The Never Ending Painting” Performance painting.

8/2004

Art on the Avenues -- A collaborative public painting process with Nue 2000 in Downtown Santa Cruz.

2/2002

418 Project, Santa Cruz, CA Tribute to my Grandfather

8/1985

Eye Media Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan A performance with Steven Jaron entitled, Beans on Toast: A Correspondence

5/1983

Keynes College Gallery, University of Kent at Canterbury, England. No Buffalo In The Morning Please

Publications

2/2004

"Wilder Ranch Shadow" in American Artist 2/2004 p. 62

2003

For The Seventh Generation, Mendocino Art Center Catalogue

2001

For The Seventh Generation, Pajaro Valley Arts Center Catalogue

12/2000

Cover art for the Manifesto

4/1995

Artwork in the Lavender Reader

5/1985

Artwork in DeVoid

Related Experience

3/1990 - Present

Facilitator of Expressive Art Therapy Workshops. Provides painting experiences in which participants use art processes to let go of inhibitions, increase creativity and ability to problem-solve.

Education

1990

MSW San Francisco State University

1985

Bachelor of Arts in individual major, "The Arts and Social Action," through the Boards of Study in Fine Arts and Community Studies. University of California, Santa Cruz.

1982-83

Coursework in Playwriting, Anthropology. University of Kent at Canturbury, England

1978-81

Coursework in Painting and Drawing at:—Pasadena Art Center—Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles—San Francisco Art Institute