JENNIFER BAIN


BORN: New York, New York

 

EDUCATION

1985  San Francisco Art Institute - M.F.A. (with honors)

1982  California College of the Arts - B.F.A. (with distinction)

1975  Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising - A.A.

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008  Gallery One - Nashville, TN
Linked Narratives - G2 Gallery, Scottsdale,AZ.
Rhythm & Resonance - 455 Lobby, San Francisco, CA.

2007  The Nature of Perception - Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, Idaho –
Observations in the Flowering Stage (part 2) - Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2006  Observations in the Flowering Stage (part 1) - Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, N.Y. (catalogue)

2004  The Poetry of Nature (part 1) - Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalogue)
The Poetry of Nature ( part 2) - Kathryn Markel Fine Arts, New York, N.Y.

2003  Parallels - Erickson Gallery, Healdsburg, CA

2002  Dominican University of California San Marco Gallery, San Rafael, CA

2001  Revelations - Oakland Museum of California Latham Square Building, Oakland, CA
Sanctuary - Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalogue)

1999  Undercurrents - Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA (catalogue)
Napa City - County Library, Napa, CA

1997  Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1994  Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA

1991  San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artist’s Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1987  Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1983  Fiberworks Gallery, Berkeley, CA

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2007  Holiday Group Show - Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TN
Awaken! - Jules Place, Boston MA.
Common Ground - Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, N.Y.
Winter Group Show - Chase Gallery, Boston, MA.

2006  Retrospective / Prospective – Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Our Planet, Our Home – SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
A Rose is A Rose – inspiration from the garden – Erickson Fine Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, OR
Alone in Nature: Jennifer Bain, Shelley Gardner & June Yokell - Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA2005

2005  Summer in Sonoma - Erickson Gallery, Healdsburg, CA

2004  Essence of Nature: Bedford Gallery at the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
CCA SEE – California College of the Arts Alumni - Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA.
Addison Parks Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2003  Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, TN
Landscapes Real and Imagined - Susan Street Fine Art, Solano Beach, CA
Landscapes, Seascapes, Vantage Points - CCA Alumni Council, Fort Bragg, CA

2002  Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
The Art of Collecting - Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA

2001  Susan Street Gallery, Solano Beach, CA
Arco Center, Los Angeles, CA
Sylvia White Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA

2000  Lead Gallery, Seattle, WA
C.C.A.C. Alumni Series 4:101 North - Marin Technologies, San Rafael, CA

1999  Yukiko Lunday Gallery, Houston, TX
Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
Language of Abstraction - Visual Arts Center, Boise State University, Boise, ID

1998  Crocker Kingsley Exhibition - Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

1997  Takara Gallery, Houston, TX

1996  The Horse Show: Images of the Horse in Contemporary Art - Sylvia White Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
Gallery Artists from the San Francisco Art Institute - Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA
From the Painter's Hand - Modesto Jr. College, Modesto, CA

1995  Chuck Levitan Gallery, New York, NY
Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA

1994  Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH
Gallery Viva, Kawasaki City, Japan

1993  Ninth National Exhibition - Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Botanics - Gallery Ten, Rockford, Ill

1992  New Directions '92 - Dutchess County Art Association, Poughkeepsie, NY
Showcase "92 - Beaverton Arts Commission, Beaverton, OR

1990  The Book as Metaphor for Art - San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
The Book as Metaphor for Art - The California Craft Museum, San Francisco, CA
Dimensions 2 & 3 - Kaiser Convention Center, Oakland, CA

1989  California Small works - California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA
The Big Show: Abstraction to Realism - Lillian Paley Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA
Transcending Confines - Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1987  Bay Arts '87 - San Mateo Arts Council, San Mateo, CA
Artist Liaison Exhibition - Design Center, Los Angeles, CA
Beyond Power - A Celebration - Art of Northern California Women - Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA

1985  Crocker Kingsley Exhibition - Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA

1983  California Mystique: Contemporary Women Artists - Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, CA

 

AWARDS & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2007/05  Art in Embassies Program - United States Department of State Embassy, Yaounde, Cameroon

2005  Visiting Artist lecture Series – The Oxbow School - Copia Auditorium, Napa, CA.

2002  Guest Artist Lecture – Dominican University of San Rafael, San Rafael, CA.

1999  Artist in Residence - Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA.

1984  Art in Public Places Purchase - Washington State Arts Commission

1982  National Endowment for the Arts - Solo Show Award: - Fiberworks Gallery, Berkeley, CA.

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2007  Anthony Bannon - The Chautauqua Daily 8-14-07 - “ Pleasure of Perception”
Frank Cebulski – ARTWEEK 2-07 – ‘Our Planet, Our Home’ at SFMOMA Artists Gallery

2006  Debra Koppman - ARTWEEK 9-06 – ‘Alone in Nature’

2005  ART IN EMBASSIES PROGRAM – UNITED STATES EMBASSY YAOUNDE’- catalogue

2004  Robert Taylor – CONTRA COSTA TIMES 7 -16 Learn about art through the eyes of seven artists
Dave Weinstein – DIABLO ARTS MAGAZINE July – September 2004 - Natural Wonders

1999  17th September Exhibition Interactive Exhibition Catalogue – Alexandria Museum of Art
Chris Schnoor – ARTWEEK 4-99 - “Language of Abstraction” - Boise State University
Steven Jenkins - ARTWEEK 5-99 - “Jennifer Bain – Undercurrents”

1998  Interiors Magazine - April 1998 - Sony West Coast Design Center

1997  New American Painting 1997 - The Open Studios Press, Wellesley, MA.

1994  Randal Davis - ARTWEEK 8-4-94 - "SFADA Introductions '94
Art of California Magazine - Discovery Awards - Silver
14th Annual Exhibition Catalogue - Alexandria Museum of Art
58th National Midyear Exhibition Catalogue - Butler Institute of American Art
Contra Costa Sun 12-29-93" – “Area Painters Featured in New Years Show"

1992  Art of California Magazine -Discovery Awards - Silver

1989  Art Search - The International Catalogue of Contemporary Art
California Art Review - Second Edition

1987  Bay Arts '87 – Catalogue - San Mateo Arts Council, San Mateo, CA
Artists Liaison Exhibition Catalogue - Los Angeles Design Center
Beyond Power: A Celebration Catalogue - Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA


SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

ART in EMBASSIES PROGRAM - U.S. Department of State
RITZ CARLTON HOTEL - Rancho Mirage
OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, Portland, OR
CAPITAL ONE
ABOBE SYSTEMS
AMERICAN EXPRESS
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STATE STREET BANK OF BOSTON
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DALLAS ARBORETUM
RITZ CARLTON HOTEL – Qatar
PRUDENTIAL TOWERS - Tokyo, Japan
HILTON TOPATIO CLIFFS
e-Bay.
NOKIA
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WELLS FARGO BANK
THE SAINT REGIS REMEDE SPA
PENNINSULA PALACE HOTEL – Beijing, China
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WESTIN HOTEL - Macau, China
PACIFIC PALMS CONFERENCE RESORT
CA BANK & TRUST
TFC BANK - Englewood, CO
BALBOA BAY CLUB HOTEL
MARRIOTT DESERT RIDGE RESORT
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL HOTEL
TELLEM & ASSOCIATES
SILICON VALLEY BANK
USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK
SUN MICROSYSTEMS
BRIO TECHNOLOGIES
TiVo INC.
BELKNAP & PURCELL - San Francisco, CA.
WORLD VIEW TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS
PACIFIC FOREST RESOURCES
DELIOTTE & TOUCHE
KPMG – Century city, CA. – San Diego, CA.
MAXIM PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
SUTRO & COMPANY
ETAN INDUSTRIES
SECURITY PACIFIC BANK
NORDSTROM’S INC.
KAISER PERMANENTE
SONY INC.
J.P. MORGAN COMPANY
MERRILL LYNCH INC.
HELM FINANCIAL CORP
S.A.P. TECHNOLOGIES
SUN CHASE INTERNATIONAL GROUP- Hong Kong