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Selected Exhibition

2024    Cerritos College Art Gallery, SellingThe New Normal.

                     Curator, James MacDevitt - Window Dressing project

2023     Solo Space: Hate The New Normal. The Last CA101, Redondo Beach Ca.

                     Curator, Nina Zak Laddon - Peoples Choice Award 3rd place

             TAG Gallery, MADE in the USA: Freedom of Expression, Juror, Scott Yeskel

             -Ongoing group exhibits at Gallery 825, and Pasadena Society of Artists, LA Ca.

 

2022      Gallery 825, LAAA'S 2022 Make Plain, Jurors, Stephen Swan, John Moran Auctioneers
               Beverly Hills Art Show 2022, representing the Los Angeles Art Association, booth 1&2

             

2021     Gallery 825, LAAA'S 2021 Open Show, Juror, Peter Frank
             The Kellogg Art Gallery, Ink/Clay 45, Pomona, CA., Keiko Fukazawa, Clay Juror

2020      - Solo Exhibit-Huntley Gallery, Pomona College, Through the Toyshop, Behind the Curtain,                                         Pomona, CA

2019    La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Heavy Water-Collaboration installation, Los Angeles, CA,

               with artist Deirdre Sullivan-Beeman
             The Kellogg Art Gallery, Ink/Clay 44, Pomona, CA., Juror, Susan Elizalde-Henson

             Gallery 825, VS Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, LAAA with artist Courtney Rackley   
             Dab Art, installation: Under The Big Top, for Latent Ability -

             Yessíca Torres, Director, Ventura, CA               
             The Loft, Hard Mud Soft Threads, installation Ceramic Circus, LA, CA Juror- Carolyn LaLiberte
             Blue Roof Studios, Let Me Eat Cake, Too, Los Angeles, CA -Kristine Schomaker

             Burbank Creative Arts Center, PSA 94th Juried Exhibition, juror, Mr. Jay Belloli
             McGinty’s Gallery at the End of the World, Spring Fever, Altadena, CA
             McGinty’s Gallery at the End of the World Convergence -Women of the Pasadena Society of                                  Artists, Altadena, CA

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2018    McGinty’s Gallery at the End of the World, By Hand, Printmaking & Drawing, Altadena, CA

             The Kellogg Art Gallery, Ink/Clay 43, Pomona, CA., juror Joan Takayama-Ogawa

             Hastings Branch Library, Solo exhibit, Pasadena CA – Mica Fakes. My Paper painting  sculptures                          The Hive Gallery, “Pity da Poe”, Los Angeles, CA 

             The Irvine Fine Arts Center, ALL MEDIA 2018, Irvine CA, juror Dave Barton

             Orange County Center for Contemporary Art Gallery, It’s Time, Santa Ana, CA,

               juror Anuradha Vikram
             Ace/121 Gallery, Reimagining America, Glendale, juror Diane Williams
             CA 101 - "CA," Redondo Beach CA, juror Nina Zak Laddon
             McGinty's Gallery, Altadena, CA, Locals Only, curator: Ben McGinty
             MOAH, Lancaster Museum, CA, 33rd Annual All-Media Juried Arts Exhibition!,

               jurors, Tina Dille, Kristine Schomaker
             White’s Gallery, Pasadena Society of Artists 93 Annual, Montrose CA juror, Meher McArthur,

               Awards of Merit
             TAG Gallery, 2018 LA Open Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA – juror, Fabian Debora, Honorable Mention

2017    Solo Exhibit  - Gallery 825, Midway, Los Angeles, CA
             Lamperouge Gallery, Eleven, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Shana Nys Dambrot

            The Kellogg Art Gallery, Ink/Clay 42, Pomona, CA., juror Patrick Crab
            El Camino College Art Gallery, Mother and Child, Torrance, CA, curated by Susanna Meiers

            ARK Gallery, No Restraint, Altadena, California, CA, Curated by Kristine Schomaker

            SMC: SOLA Gallery, Fresh 2017, Los Angeles, CA, juror Fatemeh Burnes, Peter Frank

            Towns Burr Gallery, Art of Assemblage, Burbank, CA, PSA

            The Hive Gallery, Trump Show, Los Angeles, California, CA 90014,

               curated by Nathan Cartwright

            Gallery 825, VS Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA, LAAA with artist Kristine Augustyn

            Orange County Center for Contemporary Art Gallery, Art As Protest, Santa Ana, CA,

               juror Tyler Stallings

            Gallery 825 LAAA'S 2017 Benefit Auction, Los Angeles, CA

            CA 101 - It Takes A Village, Redondo Beach CA, juror Nina Zak Laddon 

            Gallery 825, Multiple Feeds, Los Angeles, CA

            White’s Gallery, Pasadena Society of Artists 92 Annual, Montrose CA, juror Toby Tannenbaum

            El Camino College Art Gallery, Personal Matters, Torrance, CA, curated by Susanna Meiers

            SugarMynt Gallery, Love Me/ Love me Not, South Pasadena, CA

            The Loft, South Bay Contemporary, Dear President, San Pedro, CA, curated by Peggy Zask

            LA Art Show, Ping-Pong, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, CA,

 

2016     The Kellogg Art Gallery, Ink/Clay 42, Pomona, CA., Honorable Mention, juror artist Patrick Crabb

              Lamperouge Gallery, Funhouse, Los Angeles, CA, juror Jeanie Frias,

              Towns Burr Gallery, Through the Viewfinder, juror artist Don Meyer

             Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Play,  juror curator Scott Canty

              Pasadena Central Library, Free For All, PA, 
Pasadena, CA.

             McGinty's Gallery at the End of the World, LUCKY 13!!  Altadena, CA

              Gallery 825, VS Exhibition, Los Angeles, California, LAAA with artist Charles Magallanes

              San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center, Tarzana,CA., PSA 91th Annual, Honorable Mention,

                 juror artist Jim Morphesis

              Boone Family Art Gallery, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA, Scholarship Award Exhibit

              bG Gallery, Spectrum-Gestalt 3 Gallery Exhibit, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA.

 

2015     Boone Family Art Gallery, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA, Best of Show,

                   juror curator USC LB, Kristina Newhouse

              Whites Fine Art Gallery, Montrose, CA., PSA 90th Annual Exhibition, juror Director,

                   The Armory Center for the Arts, Scott Ward

              Lamperouge Gallery, FRESH!!!, Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA, juror Jane Szabo

              Lamperouge Gallery, ArtEnsemble, Los Angeles, CA, juror curator Betty Brown

              Tag Gallery, California Open 2015, Santa Monica, CA., juror artist Jim Morphesis

              CA 101 Exhibition, AES Power Plant, Redondo Beach, CA., juror artist Nina Zak Laddon

              Gallery 825, VS Exhibition, Los Angeles, California, LAAA with artist Deirdre Sullivan-Beeman

              The Kellogg Art Gallery, Ink/Clay 41, Pomona, CA., juror artist and educator Jody Baral

              bG Gallery, Spectrum-Gestalt Gallery Exhibit, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA.

              bG Gallery, UNusual Mediums, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA.

              Pasadena Central Library, Come Together, Fall Apart, PSA, Pasadena, CA.

 

2014     Boone Family Art Gallery, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA, Scholarship Award Exhibit

              Boone Family Art Gallery, Pasadena City College Pasadena, CA, Best of Show,

                 juror author / artist Bernard Cooper

              Segil Fine Arts Gallery, Monrovia, CA., PSA 89 Annual Exhibition,

                  juror Associate Dean of the VAMS at PCC, Joseph Futtner

              Pasadena Central Library, Curiosity, PSA, 
Pasadena, CA.

 

2013     Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA Scholarship Award Exhibit

              Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA. Best of Show, juror art critic Doug Harvey 

              The dA Center for the Arts, PSA 88th Annual Exhibition, Pomona, CA. juror Gloria Williams Sander

              Keystone Gallery, PSA Artists' Choice Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA.

 

2012     Pasadena Museum of California Art / Pasadena City College, CA., Tomorrow Today,

                  juror writer Christopher Miles

              Brand 41 Works on Paper, Glendale CA, juror artist Bonese Collins Turner 

              Creative Arts Center Gallery, PSA 87th Annual Exhibition, Burbank CA., juror curator, Meher McArthur

              Front Porch Gallery - Spiral Bound, Carlsbad, CA. 

2011      Pasadena Museum of California Art / Pasadena City College, Tomorrow Today, juror PMCA staff

2010      Pasadena City College Group Show, Pasadena, CA., VIVID–Paths of Expression

 

Awards

2018      Award of Merit, Pasadena Society of Artists 93 Annual, Montrose CA

2018      Honorable Mention, LA Open Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA
2016      Honorable Mention, Ink/Clay 42, Pomona, California
2016      Potters Scholarship - Pasadena California

2016      The Jean Ward Foundation for Excellence in Ceramics Scholarship

2015      The Jean Ward Foundation for Excellence in Ceramics Scholarship

2014      The Jean Ward Foundation for Excellence in Ceramics Scholarship

2013      William Miller Scholarship Award - Pasadena California

2012      Collage Artists of America Scholarship Award

2011      Julia Cannon Vocational Scholarship - Pasadena California

 

Education

Associate Arts degree from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, Los Angeles, CA.

Pasadena City College selected art and photo classes
Kent Twitchel Colorado One, Mural Project, Pasadena CA

 

Curatorial Experience:

2015 – 2019   Curate shows for Pasadena Society of Artists and The Starr Salon in San Marino.

 

Groups and Organizations -        aka Gina Fernandez

Los Angeles Arts Association - LAAA

Pasadena Society of Artists, Pasadena, CA – PSA