Selected Invitational Exhibitions
2009
Bare Necessities, A Two-Person Show, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Boot, Bags and Bikinis, A Three-Person Show, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA
2008
New Work by Featured Artist Melissa Woodburn, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
Hanging With Art: 11 Marin County Artists Live Lives Surrounded by Art, Marin Arts Council, Marin Civic Center, CA
2007
Full Circle: Mandala, A Three-Person Show, Alta Bates Community Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Get Fired - Red Hot Ceramics, Invited Gallery Speaker, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2006
Melissa Woodburn, Recent Work, KPFA Craft and Music Festival, San Francisco, CA
2000
Healing Art, A One-Person Show, Aesclepion Healing Center, San Rafael, CA
Selected Exhibitions and Awards
2010
Fine Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Marin County, San Rafael, CA, (Honorable Mention, Various Media)
Open Studio Tour, Marin Arts, San Rafael, CA
Arts on Fire XIV, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, Juror: Philip Linhares, Curator of Art, Oakland Museum
Open Craft and Sculpture Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
Spring Student Show, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA
Fine Art Exhibition, Napa Valley Mustard Festival, Rutherford, CA, (First Place 3-D) Jurors, Bob and Kristine Pallas, Directors Napa Valley Mustard Festival
2009
Bold Expressions 54th Annual International Exhibition, Northern California Arts, Carmichael, CA, Juror: Gregory Kondos, former Professor of Art, Sacramento City College
National Juried Art Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA, Juror: Scott Shields, Crocker Art Museum
The Art of Crafts, City of Santa Clara, Santa Clara, CA, (Merit Award) Jurors: Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara Cultural Advisory Commission
Out of the Fire, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA, Juror: Dorothy Saxe
California State Art Exhibition, CalExpo, Sacramento, CA, (Merit Award) Juror: Clayton Bailey
NorCal State Art Exhibition, National League of American Pen Women, Ross, CA, (First Place
3-D, 3rd Place 3-D) Juror: Paul Mahder, Paul Mahder Gallery, SF
Fine Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Marin County, San Rafael, CA, (Jeanne Bogardus Award for Creativity, Sculpture; Third Place, Ceramics; Honorable Mention, Various Media) Jurors: Nancy Servis, Ex. Dir. Richmond Art Center; Karen Tsujimoto, Senior Curator of Art, Oakland Museum
Chaos, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA, (Honorable Mention) Juror: Scott Ward, Ex. Dir. Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena
California Clay Competition, The Artery, Davis, CA, (ClayPeople Award) Juror: Cathie Duniway
Arts on Fire XIII, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, Juror: Jacqueline Pilar, Curator, Fresno Art Museum
2008
Innovations in Fiber Art IV, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, Juror: Carole Austin, former curator San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum
Unbreakables, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA, Curator: Ann Morhauser, Dir. Annieglass
Intersections 4, Fiber/DIMENSIONS, San Francisco, CA
International Online Art Exhibition, Art Kudos, Aug, 2008 – Aug. 2009, www.artkudos.com
California State Fine Art Exhibit, CalExpo, Sacramento, CA, (Merit Award) Juror: Amy Scott, Curator of Visual Arts, Autry National Center
Fine Arts and Crafts Exhibit, Marin County, San Rafael, CA, (First Place, Ceramics; Second Place, Various Media)
Exploring the Surface, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, Juror: Peter VandenBerge
National Biennial Exhibition, National League of American Pen Women, Arlington, VA, Jurors: Dawn Lee, Director Omni Gallery; Rosalie O’Donnell, Director Torpedo Factory
2007
ANA 35 Exhibition, Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT
20th National Juried Art Exhibition, South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mableton, GA, (Merit Award)
39th National Juried Show, VAST Arts Center, Denton, TX
Yosemite Renaissance XXII, Yosemite Museum Gallery, Yosemite Valley, CA (2nd Place)
National Juried Show, Baker Arts Center, Liberal, KS, (3rd Place 3-D)
2006
Waves of Tradition, Slater Mill Gallery, Pawtucket, RI
Yosemite Renaissance XXI, Yosemite Museum Gallery, Yosemite Valley, CA (Award of Excellence)
By the Hand, a National Juried Exhibit of Fine Crafts, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
Fine Arts Exhibition, Sonoma Salute to the Arts, Sonoma, CA (1st Place 3-D)
2005
California State Fine Art Exhibit, CalExpo, Sacramento, CA, (Juror’s Award)
Fine Art Exhibition, Napa Valley Mustard Festival, St. Helena, CA, (First Place, Second Place)
Dimensions 2005, San Luis Obispo Art Museum, San Luis Obispo, CA
Curatorial Experience
2010
Mill Valley Art Festival, Mill Valley, CA
Figuratively Speaking, Elsewhere Gallery, Fairfax, CA
Spring Student Exhibition, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA
Dynamic Images, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA
Pinup Show, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA
2009
NorCal State Art Exhibition, National League of American Pen Women, San Rafael, CA
Art On The Spot, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
Amateur Art, Sonoma County Harvest Fair, Santa Rosa, CA
Professional Art, Napa Town and Country Fair, Napa, CA
Adult Professional and Amateur Art, Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa, CA
2008
Professional Art, Napa Town and Country Fair, Napa, CA
Children’s Art, Sonoma County Fair, CA
Adult Ceramics and Sculpture, Sonoma County Fair, Santa Rosa, CA
2006
National Juried Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
Selected Bibliography
500 Baskets, Lark Books, 2006, p. 202
American Art Collector, National Addition, Alcove Press, 2009, p. 240; 2008, p. 308; 2007, p. 302
Eichler Network, “Renaissance in the Valley of the Artists,” Fall, 2005, p. 1
The Pen Woman, Winter, 2007, “Melissa Woodburn, Cycles, Circles and Creativity,” cover, pp. 3-4
Best of California Artists and Artisans, Kennedy Publications, 2007, p. 35
American Art Collector, Western Addition, Alcove Press, 2006, p.196; 2005, p. 207; 2004, p. 166
Marin Magazine, “Seen Around Town,” April, 2009, p. 99
Press Telegram, Long Beach, “From Quilts to Ceramics, ‘Of the Earth’ Captivates,” December, 2006, p. 26
Marin Independent Journal Weekend, “An Inside Look at the Making of Art,” May, 2001, pp. 18-19
San Rafael News Pointer, “To Witness Inspiration First-hand,” May, 2000, p. 14
Public Collections
County of Marin, Fair Office, San Rafael, CA
Selected Private Collections
Tom Ver Ploeg, Millersville, MD
Christine Bo-Linn, Belvedere, CA
Penny Hansen, Novato, CA
Christine Sherriff, Mill Valley, CA
Mary St. Pierre, Forest Knolls, CA
James Paxson, Berkeley, CA
Susan Hontalas, San Rafael, CA
Larry Jordan, Fairburn, GA
Chris Eckels, Telluride, CO
Dianne Huggins, Larkspur, CA
Jean Woodburn, Prescott, AZ
Chris Knaus, Granite Bay, CA
Betsy Niewiarowski, Corte Madera, CA
Ginger Crane, Tiburon, CA
John Lewis, Scottsdale, AZ
Patty Brixen, Pescadero, CA
Lisa Lord, San Rafael, CA
Rosaline Gould, Thousand Oaks, CA
Tina Perreira, Menlo Park, CA
Bonnie Houchens, San Anselmo, CA
Marcie Ver Ploeg, Pittsfield, NY
Related Professional Experience
Assistant Teacher, Kid’s Clay and Teen Clay, Terra Linda Community Center, 2005 – present
Exhibit Installer, Marin Arts Council, 2008 - present
Education Director, Marin Birth Center, 1987 – 1995
Graphic designer, 1975 – 1990
Affiliations
Artworks Downtown Associate Member
Association of Clay and Glass Artists (ACGA), board member 2007 – 2008
FACETS
Fiber/DIMENSIONS
Lucas Valley Artists
Marin Arts Council
Marin Society of Artists, Artists’ Advisory Council 2003 – 2006
National League of American Pen Women, Golden Gate Marin Branch, State Art Chair 2009
Website Affiliations
www.melissawoodburn.com
http://marinarts.org/gallery/viewbyopenstudio.php?images_page=21
http://www.fiberdimensions.com/woodburn/index.html
http://www.acga.net/cgi-bin/DJmbr_showmbr.cgi?T=member.html&MBR=00131
http://www.goldengatemarinart.org/MelissaWoodburnGallery.html
http://www.marinsocietyofartists.org/members.html
www.logansart.com/LVA3.htm
http://www.artworksdowntown.org/AWDapplications/ApplicationAssociateArtist.html
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