Shalene Valenzuela
ceramic art & whatnot

www.shalene.com

Education

University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
B.A. with Honors in Art Practice and a minor in Geography, May 1994

California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA
M.F.A. in Ceramics, May 1997

Selected Exhibitions

2007
CCA Alumni, group exhibition, Oakland Musuem exhibition at Oakland Int’l Airport, CA
RED!, group exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, MD
30 Ceramic Sculptors, group exhibition, John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, Davis, CA
Artist/Teacher :Teacher/Artist, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Feats of Clay, group exhibition, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA
(Dys)Functional, solo exhibition, Tinlark Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2006
Winter Show, group exhibition, Transmissions Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Pink Week 2006, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Archie Bray Foundation Resident Artist Spokane Exhibition, group exhibition, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Variegated Strata, group exhibition, ASUC Studio, Berkeley, CA
The Patriot Show II, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Bray Resident Show, group exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Multiples, group exhibition, 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
The Art of Tea, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
The Family of Clay: CCACeramics 1950-2005, group exhibition, Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA
Learned Behavior, group exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA

2005
Pink Week 2005, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
The Patriot Show, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Games We Play, two-person exhibition, 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
California Clay Competition, group exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA
Stuff & Things, group exhibition, San Pablo Art Gallery, San Pablo, CA
The Slipcast Object, group exhibition, Denver International Airport, CO

2004
The Slipcast Object, group exhibition, Eleanor Bliss Center for the Arts, Steamboat Springs, CO
Pink Week 2004, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Curate This, group exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Dangerous Playthings, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Marin Society of Artists National Juried Exhibition, group exhibition, Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross, CA
California Clay Competition, group exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA
Cricket Engine: A Retrospective, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Feats of Clay, group exhibition, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA
Learned Behavior, group exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA

2003
A Measure of Time, solo exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
The Fine Art of Craft, group exhibition, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
New Visions: Introductions 2003, group exhibition, ProArts, Oakland, CA
A Post 2/14 World, solo exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA

2002
Pink Inc, group exhibition, Tower Framing & Design Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Bay Area Selections – Ceramics: 4th Annual Ernie Kim Award, group exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Bay Area Drawings and Prints, group exhibition, South Texas Community College, McAlien, TX

2001
Alice Arts Center Exhibition Series, group exhibition with solo window display, Alice Arts Center, Oakland, CA
Goldilocks was a Freeloader…and Other Investigations, solo exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA

2000
Alice Arts Center Exhibition Series, group exhibition with solo window display, Alice Arts Center, Oakland, CA
2-Anniversary Show, group exhibition, 381g Artspace, San Francisco, CA
Sugar-Coated, group exhibition, 381g Artspace, San Francisco, CA
Alumni Exhibition Series 4: 101 North, group exhibition, Marin Technologies Center, San Rafael, CA
Oakland Arts Festival – Arts Exhibition, group exhibition, Alice Arts Center, Oakland, CA

1999
Introductions 1999, group exhibition, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 California Clay Competition, group exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA
Sotheby's Second annual ARTLINK exhibition and auction, Chicago, Il & Tel Aviv, Israel

1998
New Work, solo exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
New Visions: Introductions '98, group exhibition, ProArts, Oakland, CA
1998 California Clay Competition, group exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA

1997
Ceramic Still life: The Common Object, group exhibition, Oliver Arts Center, Oakland CA
Retrofit, group exhibition, Beta Building, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
MFA Exhibition, group exhibition, Oliver Arts Center, Oakland, CA

1996
A Woman's Guide..., two artist exhibition, Door 3 Gallery, Oakland, CA
Some Fine Wares, solo exhibition, Door 3 Gallery, Oakland, CA
Not an Exit, group exhibition, Timothy Higbee Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Personal Narrative and Social Responsibility, group exhibition, Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA

1994
Senior Show, group exhibition, Worth Ryder Galley, Berkeley, CA
The Dirt Show, group exhibition, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA

Special Recognition
Emerging Artist, Web Edition of Ceramics Monthly, 2006
Featured Artist, ProArts Gallery Store, June 2006
Merit award for Feats of Clay at Lincoln Arts, 2004
John Natsoulas Purchase Award, and recognition award for California Clay Competition at the Artery, 2004
Merit award for Marin Society of Artists National Juried Exhibition at Marin Art & Garden Center, 2004
Merit award for The Fine Art of Craft at Artisans Gallery, 2003
Recognition award for 1999 California Clay Competition at the Artery, 1999
Awarded and featured in the Prize Show at Worth Ryder Art Gallery 1993

Curatorial Experience
2005- Scenes From the Bay Area, organized and curated group exhibition featuring 6 artists, plus open call for images, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
2004- Dangerous Playthings, organized and curated group exhibition featuring 10 artists, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
2004- Cricket Engine: A Retrospective, organized and curated group exhibition featuring 27 artists, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
1997 - Past, Passage, Presence: Layers of Memory, co-curated exhibition featuring four Bay Area artists, The Toki Gallery, Berkeley, CA

Residencies
2007- The Clay Studio of Missoula, MT- Long term residency
2006- Archie Bray Foundation of the Ceramic Arts, Helena, MT- Summer Residency
2004- Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts, Newcastle, ME- awarded funded 2 week Summer Residency

Teaching Experience
The Clay Studio of Missoula (2007)
ASUC Art Studio, University of California at Berkeley (2005-2007)
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA (2001-2007)
Leslie Ceramics Workshop Series, Berkeley, CA (2003)
California College of Arts & Crafts Extended Ed Programs (1998-2000)

Other Relevant Items
Gallery Director at Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA (2000-2007)
Guest Speaker, Richmond Art Center Visiting Artist Lecture series, Winter 2007
Represented by the John Natsoulas Gallery at the The Thirteenth Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art: SOFA Chicago 2006
Work featured in Image Transfer on Clay: Screen, Relief, Decal & Monoprint Techniques, by Paul Wandless, 2006
Guest Speaker, Sonoma State University Guest Artist Lecture series, Fall 2006
Curator and artist panelist for Curate This Panel Discussion, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA (Sept 19, 2004)