Education M.F.A 1991 Painting/Drawing, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA B.F.A 1986 Painting/Drawing, Boston University, Boston, MA Teaching Jan 99 - Present Art Faculty, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA Jan 02 - 2003 Life Drawing Instructor, California College of Arts and Crafts Extended Education, Oakland, CA Summer 1991-92 Drawing Instructor, California State Summer School for the Arts at California Institute for the Arts, Valencia, CA Honors & Awards July 1998 "Best in Show", Cash Award, Artist Alliance of California, Jurors: David Bonetti, Catherine Clark, Peter Frank April 1993 "Finalist". San Francisco Woman Artists, Emerging Artists Competition, San Francisco, CA October 1988 "Fellowship/Residency", Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont December 1985 "Best in Show", Cash Award, George Sherman Union Gallery, Boston, MA Internet     http://www.newamericanpaintings.com   http://www.soho-myriad.com   http://www.chandracerritto.com   http://www.mercurytwenty.com Bibliography East Bay Express, Critics Choice, "Bestiaries", De Witt Cheng, June, 2008 East Bay Express, "21st Century Innocence", Nate Seltenrich, Sun. Nov.26, 2006 Contemporary Arts Quarterly Vol.1, Fall 2005, Freefall, Painting in the 00's New American Paintings, Vol. 25, December, 1999, Juror: Lowery Sims East Bay Express, "Visual Arts, As We See It", Vol. 22, Lin Fischer, December, 1999 San Jose Mercury News, "Artful Look At Insects", Chiori Santiago, May, 1996 San Mateo Times, "Bug Out", Jolene Thym, May, 1996 Artweek, "An Exposed Historicism", Randal Davis, December 1994 S.F. Bay Guardian, Critic Choice, Wet Paint II, Harry Roche, December 1992 Collections     Netscape, Mountain View, CA   Saks Fifth Avenue, New York, NY   Signe Mayfield, Curator Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA Metropolitan Museum of the City of New Yorks' Children's Library, NY, NY St. Regis Hotel, Houston, Texas Represented by Soho-Myriad Gallery, Atlanta, GA