Education
BFA, Painting, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Graduate Study, Painting, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions (selected)
2015 Daydreams and Archetypes, Inclusions Gallery, San Francisco, CA (two person)
2014 Collage Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
1995 The Courtyard Gallery, Alameda, CA (solo)
1994 Green World Mercantile, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Tied House, San Jose, CA (solo)
1993 Griffith Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Triton Hotel, San Francisco, CA (solo)
1992 Griffith Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
1991 The Courtyard Gallery, Alameda, CA (solo)
Expressive Paintings, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA (solo)
1989 Farewell Exhibit, Acme Art Gallery, Austin, TX (solo)
1986 Cibola Gallery, Austin, TX (solo)
1985 Figurative Figures, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX (two person)
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2020 California Dreaming, Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville, CA, Juror Shelley Barry
Pieced Together, Think Round Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
Women Rising, Drawing Room Annex, San Francisco, CA, Jurors Courtney Norris and Renee DeCarlo
2019 Alphabet Soup, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Benefit Art Auction, SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Juror Philip Bewley
2018 Retrospective 11, Inclusions Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Tiny Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Contemplation and Musings, Inclusions Gallery, San Francisco, CA
3, Mom and Pop Art Shop, Point Richmond, CA
24th Annual El Corazon Exhibition, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX, Juror Jose Vargas
2017 Tiny Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 In Your Dreams, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA, Juror Michael Azgour
Gravity of the Heart, Art Brokers Gallery, San Rafael, CA, Jurors David Coyle and Donna Seager
2015 Retrospective 8, Inclusions Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Day of the Dead: Art of Dia De Los Muertos 2015, The California Museum, Sacramento, CA
Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco, San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo, CA
The Big Draw, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY
2013 Guerrilla Show, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 Colorgraphics, San Francisco, CA
Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996 Women’s Work, Bayview Opera House, San Francisco, CA
1995 Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1993 10th Anniversary Show, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA
Mission Grafica, The Spirit of the Community, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Dia De Los Muertos, Galeria Museo, Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
Chain Reaction 8, The Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Corazon Del Barrio, Galeria Museo, Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
1992 Spring Fever, Gallery Sanchez, San Francisco, CA
1991 Why We Are Here, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA
1990 10th Autumn Annual, Gallery Sanchez, San Francisco, CA
1988 Dia De Los Muertos, Mexic-Arte Art Museum, Austin, TX
1987 Alumni Exhibit, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
1986 Splash ‘86, Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin, TX
Awards and Publications
2016 1ST PLACE JUROR’S AWARD, Gravity of the Heart, Art Brokers Gallery, San Rafael, CA
2014 JUDGE’S AWARD, 2014 Benefit Auction, Shipyard Trust for the Arts, Hunter’s Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA
1997 Pacific Paper Works, San Francisco, CA (Greeting Cards)
1994 19th Annual Open Studios, San Francisco, CA (Catalog Cover, Poster, Invitation, T-Shirts)
1993 BRONZE AWARD, Art of California Magazine, Discovery Awards Competition, Napa, CA
1992 Celebration of Craftswomen, San Francisco, CA (Poster, Bus Billboards, Invitation, T-Shirts)
1987 CASH AWARD, Alumni Exhibit, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Bibliography (selected)
How Heartbreak Changes Us, Huffington Post, February 5, 2016, Vicki Larson
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/9163578
San Rafael Exhibit Explores How Heartbreak Impacts Choices, Marin Independent Journal, February 10, 2016, Jim Baldwin
Why Two Divorced Women Wanted to Explore Heartbreak, Boredpanda, February 2016, vlarson
A Celebration of The Dead: Dia De Los Muertos in Sacramento, This is My Happiness: Travel, Culture & California Lifestyle Blog, November 2, 2015,
Jenna Francisco.
Ready, Set, Go: Museum Hosts Art of the Day of the Dead, San Francisco Chronicle, August 16, 2015, Christine Delsol
Oral Histories, Art Show at Hunter’s Point Shipyard, The Potrero View, May 1997
San Francisco Murals, Community Creates Its Muse, 1914 – 1994, Timothy W Drescher
Art on the Waterfront, San Francisco Chronicle, May 4, 1994, Karen Seriguchi
Shipyard’s Thriving Art Colony, The Independent, September 1993, Joe Strupp
Year of the Woman, San Francisco Business, November/December 1992, Daria De Lotell
Neighborhood Art and Literature, The New Fillmore, July 1992
Art for Everyone, The Daily Texan, June 26, 1989, Tempy Evens
Home is Where the Art Is, The Daily Texan, February 22, 1989, Bob Walker
Austin Chronicle, May 3, 1989, Beaju Merry
Austin American Statesman, October 24, 1987. Diane Payton Gomez
BFA, Painting, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Graduate Study, Painting, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Solo and Two Person Exhibitions (selected)
2015 Daydreams and Archetypes, Inclusions Gallery, San Francisco, CA (two person)
2014 Collage Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
1995 The Courtyard Gallery, Alameda, CA (solo)
1994 Green World Mercantile, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Tied House, San Jose, CA (solo)
1993 Griffith Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
Triton Hotel, San Francisco, CA (solo)
1992 Griffith Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo)
1991 The Courtyard Gallery, Alameda, CA (solo)
Expressive Paintings, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA (solo)
1989 Farewell Exhibit, Acme Art Gallery, Austin, TX (solo)
1986 Cibola Gallery, Austin, TX (solo)
1985 Figurative Figures, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX (two person)
Group Exhibitions (selected)
2020 California Dreaming, Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville, CA, Juror Shelley Barry
Pieced Together, Think Round Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
Women Rising, Drawing Room Annex, San Francisco, CA, Jurors Courtney Norris and Renee DeCarlo
2019 Alphabet Soup, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
ArtSpan Benefit Art Auction, SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Juror Philip Bewley
2018 Retrospective 11, Inclusions Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Tiny Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Contemplation and Musings, Inclusions Gallery, San Francisco, CA
3, Mom and Pop Art Shop, Point Richmond, CA
24th Annual El Corazon Exhibition, Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX, Juror Jose Vargas
2017 Tiny Show, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016 In Your Dreams, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA, Juror Michael Azgour
Gravity of the Heart, Art Brokers Gallery, San Rafael, CA, Jurors David Coyle and Donna Seager
2015 Retrospective 8, Inclusions Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Day of the Dead: Art of Dia De Los Muertos 2015, The California Museum, Sacramento, CA
Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco, San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo, CA
The Big Draw, Catalyst Gallery, Beacon, NY
2013 Guerrilla Show, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 Colorgraphics, San Francisco, CA
Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996 Women’s Work, Bayview Opera House, San Francisco, CA
1995 Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1993 10th Anniversary Show, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA
Mission Grafica, The Spirit of the Community, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Dia De Los Muertos, Galeria Museo, Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
Chain Reaction 8, The Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Corazon Del Barrio, Galeria Museo, Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
1992 Spring Fever, Gallery Sanchez, San Francisco, CA
1991 Why We Are Here, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA
1990 10th Autumn Annual, Gallery Sanchez, San Francisco, CA
1988 Dia De Los Muertos, Mexic-Arte Art Museum, Austin, TX
1987 Alumni Exhibit, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
1986 Splash ‘86, Austin Visual Arts Association, Austin, TX
Awards and Publications
2016 1ST PLACE JUROR’S AWARD, Gravity of the Heart, Art Brokers Gallery, San Rafael, CA
2014 JUDGE’S AWARD, 2014 Benefit Auction, Shipyard Trust for the Arts, Hunter’s Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA
1997 Pacific Paper Works, San Francisco, CA (Greeting Cards)
1994 19th Annual Open Studios, San Francisco, CA (Catalog Cover, Poster, Invitation, T-Shirts)
1993 BRONZE AWARD, Art of California Magazine, Discovery Awards Competition, Napa, CA
1992 Celebration of Craftswomen, San Francisco, CA (Poster, Bus Billboards, Invitation, T-Shirts)
1987 CASH AWARD, Alumni Exhibit, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Bibliography (selected)
How Heartbreak Changes Us, Huffington Post, February 5, 2016, Vicki Larson
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/9163578
San Rafael Exhibit Explores How Heartbreak Impacts Choices, Marin Independent Journal, February 10, 2016, Jim Baldwin
Why Two Divorced Women Wanted to Explore Heartbreak, Boredpanda, February 2016, vlarson
A Celebration of The Dead: Dia De Los Muertos in Sacramento, This is My Happiness: Travel, Culture & California Lifestyle Blog, November 2, 2015,
Jenna Francisco.
Ready, Set, Go: Museum Hosts Art of the Day of the Dead, San Francisco Chronicle, August 16, 2015, Christine Delsol
Oral Histories, Art Show at Hunter’s Point Shipyard, The Potrero View, May 1997
San Francisco Murals, Community Creates Its Muse, 1914 – 1994, Timothy W Drescher
Art on the Waterfront, San Francisco Chronicle, May 4, 1994, Karen Seriguchi
Shipyard’s Thriving Art Colony, The Independent, September 1993, Joe Strupp
Year of the Woman, San Francisco Business, November/December 1992, Daria De Lotell
Neighborhood Art and Literature, The New Fillmore, July 1992
Art for Everyone, The Daily Texan, June 26, 1989, Tempy Evens
Home is Where the Art Is, The Daily Texan, February 22, 1989, Bob Walker
Austin Chronicle, May 3, 1989, Beaju Merry
Austin American Statesman, October 24, 1987. Diane Payton Gomez