I see a connection between photography and history, sometimes combining vintage B&W photos with my contemporary shots, and incorporating ‘ghost-like apparitions’. These figures represent the passage of time – all the people that have been in the exact same place but at a different moment. We are all connected in this time continuum, even if we aren’t aware of it. My work embraces the contemporary non-linear view of time with its randomness, spontaneity, and chance occurrences.
The concept of juxtaposing the past and the present, has led to my interest in photographing people among the ancient sculptures at the Metropolitan Museum, including giving anthropomorphic qualities to the sculptures themselves.
In my work the documentary nature of the B&W photograph merges with the painterly qualities of oil, establishing a dialogue between the two. I mount my black & white images on top of 2” deep wood panels, and hand paint them with numerous layers of oil glazes to build up the color. The final surface has a glossy UV resin coating so the viewer can see their own reflection, and become ‘part’ of the photo-based work.
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EDUCATION: |
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M.F.A. |
Tulane University, Newcomb School of Art, New Orleans, Louisiana |
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B.A. |
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana |
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Laney College, Oakland, California, Art Instructor
Chabot College, Hayward, California, Art Instructor
University of California, Berkeley, California, Art Instructor, A.S.U.C. Studio
California State University, Chico, California, Assistant Professor, Art Dept.
San Diego State University, San Diego, California, Visiting Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Visiting Instructor, Art Dept.
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, Art Instructor, Glass technician
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EXHIBITIONS: INVITATIONAL SOLO (Selected) |
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2019 |
Stremmel Gallery, Reno, Nevada |
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2018 |
Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California |
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2017 |
Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee |
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2015 |
Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, California |
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2014 |
Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, England |
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2013 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York, New York |
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2011 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York, New York |
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2010 |
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington |
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2009 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York, New York |
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2008 |
Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, California |
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2007 |
Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, California |
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2006 |
Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, California |
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2005 |
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington |
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2004 |
LewAllen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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2003 |
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington |
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2002 |
LewAllen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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2001 |
Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington |
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2000 |
LewAllen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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1999 |
LewAllen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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1998 |
Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco, California |
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EXHIBITIONS: GROUP SHOWS, INVITATIONAL and JURIED (Selected) |
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2020 |
Whitney Modern Gallery, 31 Women, Los Gatos, California |
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2019 |
Triton Museum Of Art, Santa Clara, California |
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2018 |
Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Seattle, Washington |
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2016 |
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California |
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2015 |
Laguna Art Museum, “Palette to Palate”, Laguna Beach, California |
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2012 |
Peninsula Museum of Art, Visions and Visionaries, Belmont, California |
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2011 |
Orange County Contemporary Art Center, “Deep”, Curated by Grace Kook Anderson, Santa Ana, California |
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2010 |
Kim Foster Gallery, “Anonymous” curated by Dominick Lombardi, New York, New York |
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2009 |
Axiom Gallery, Riders on the Train Project, Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts |
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2008 |
Islip Museum of Art, “Text Messaging”, Long Island, New York |
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2007 |
Ft. Collins Museum Of Contemporary Art, Ft. Collins, Colorado |
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2006 |
Kim Foster Gallery, New York, New York |
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2004 |
Reversing Vandalism, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, California |
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2005 |
Kidder Smith Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts |
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2003 |
Greenwood/Chebithes Gallery (Inaugural exhibition), Laguna Beach, California |
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2002 |
Jan Baum Gallery, “Figure It Out”, Los Angeles, California |
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2001 |
Diane Nelson Fine Art, Laguna Beach, California |
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2000 |
Crocker Museum of Art, Crocker-Kingsley 72st Biennial Exhibition, Sacramento, California |
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1999 |
Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco, California |
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1998 |
Crocker Museum of Art, Crocker-Kingsley 71st Biennial Exhibition, Sacramento, California |
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1997 |
Triton Museum, Santa Clara, California |
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1996 |
University of Judaism, Platt Gallery, Los Angeles, California |
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1995 |
Exploring a Movement: Feminist Visions in Clay, Downey Museum, Downey, California |
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1994 |
Downey Museum of Art, Ceramics Now 1994, Downey, California |
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1993 |
Jewish Museum, "About Face" Exhibition, San Francisco, California |
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1992 |
San Angelo Museum of Fine Art, 8th Annual Ceramic Competition, San Angelo, Texas |
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1991 |
ART of CALIFORNIA Magazine, Discovery Award Exhibition, Los Angeles, California |
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1990 |
Oakland Museum, "Oakland's Artists", Oakland, California |
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PUBLISHED RECOGNITION - PHOTOS, ARTICLES, & REVIEWS (Selected) |
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2020 Vol.VIII #2 |
The Woven Tale Press |
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2019. August |
Edge of Humanity Magazine, Surveillance Series |
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2019, Spring |
Bokeh Bokeh Photo Magazine |
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2018, July, Issue#40 |
Art Reveal International Magazine |
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2018, January |
ArtScene, (Southern California) Review by Liz Goldner |
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2017, March |
Nashville Arts Magazine, by Karen Parr-Moody |
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2016, September |
Ennyman’s Territory, Interview, Art and Life in the City |
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2015, June |
Cover and Review, ArtScene, (Southern California), by Daniella Walsh |
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2014, June |
NewCity Art by Michael Weinstein |
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2014, May |
What Will You Remember by Elin Spring |
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2013, May |
Galomagazine.com and Resource.com by Janet Alexander |
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2012, December |
Stepawaymagazine.com, Newcastle, England |
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2012, October |
Cover, Coast Magazine, Southern California |
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2011, November |
Galomagazine.com (Global Art Laid Out) by Nicole Bonosccuro |
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2010, August |
The Seattle Times, Review by Michael Upchurch |
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2010, September |
The Best of World Wide Mixed Media, Volume 1, Kennedy Publishing |
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2010, August |
Visual Art Source, Review by Laura Macomber |
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2009, October |
Examiner.com, Interviewby Lorenzo Dominguez |
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2009, September |
Cover, Coast Magazine, Orange County, California |
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2009, May-June |
Art Ltd. Magazine, “Under the Radar”, Review by Roberta Carasso |
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2008, September |
Orange County Register, Review by Roberta Carasso |
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2008, April |
New.York.Art.Crit: John Haber’s Art Reviews, “Rush Hour”, New York |
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2008, April |
Chelsea Flaneur, AndrewWerth.com |
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2007, February |
North Coast Journal, Eureka, CA, Review by Katherine Almy |
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2006, August |
American Art Collector, National Magazine, Arizona |
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2006, Summer |
Cover, Orange County Kids Magazine, Orange County, California |
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2006, January |
San Francisco Chronicle newspaper, San Francisco, California |
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2006, Winter |
LILITH Magazine, New York |
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2005, December |
HOMEOWNER HAIKU, Co-author w/Jerry Ratch |
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2005, September |
THE Magazine, Poetry/Photo Issue, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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2005, Fall |
LILITH Magazine, New York |
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2005 |
Cover, CITY ECONOMICS by Brendan O’Flaherty, Harvard University Press |
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2005, Feb.-March |
THE Magazine, Photo Issue, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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2004 |
Cover, LET’S DO, by Rebecca Meacham, University of North Texas Press |
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2004, July |
The Boston Globe, Boston, MA |
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2004, April |
SLATE, on-line magazine, Reversing Vandalism, by Lisa Davis |
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2003 |
100 ARITISTS OF THE WEST COAST, Douglas Bullis, Atelier Books |
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2003, August |
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Review by Bobbie Allen |
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2003 |
Cover, POPULATION CHANGE IN CANADA, Beaujot & Kerr, Oxford University |
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2003 |
SOCIOLOGY, John Macionis, Prentice Hall |
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2003 May |
SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER, Review by Victoria Josslin |
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2002, Fall |
LILITH Magazine, New York |
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2002, May |
The New Mexican, Pasatiempo, Review by Lynn Cline |
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2002, June |
THE Magazine, by Jon Carver, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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2002, June |
The New Mexican, Pasatiempo, Artwalker by Hollis Walker |
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2001, Dec.-Jan. |
ARTWEEK, Cover & Review, by Victoria Josslin |
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2001, Oct. |
ART ACCESS, Review by Molly Rhodes |
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2001 |
Cover, WILD DREAMS OF REALITY by Jerry Ratch, Creative Arts Books |
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2001 |
Cover, AGAINST ESSENTIALISM, by Stephen Fuchs, Harvard University Press |
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2001, Spring |
Cover, LILITH magazine, New York |
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2000 & 1998 |
NEW AMERICAN PAINTINGS, Pacific Coast edition |
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2000, Nov. |
THE magazine, Review by Diane Armitage, Santa Fe, NM |
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1999, April |
Santa Fean magazine |
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1998, April |
Sacramento Bee |
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1998, April |
Sacramento News & Review |
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1997, Fall, Spring 1996 |
LILITH magazine, New York |
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1996, 1994, 1991 |
Ceramics Monthly |
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1994, Sept., 1993, 1990, April |
Artweek |
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LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, AWARDS: (Selected) |
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2018 |
Silver Award, San Francisco Bay International Photo Show, Berkeley, California |
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2017 |
Photography Juror, Alameda County Fair, California |
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2016 |
Triton Museum of Art, Award Winner painting, Santa Clara, California |
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2015 |
Crocker Art Museum, Lecture, Sacramento, California |
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2014 |
Top two Finalist, Cherryland Fire Station, Cherryland, California |
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2012 |
Honorable Mention, Triton Museum, Photography show, Santa Clara, California |
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2007 |
Santa Cruz Museum Of Art, Lecture, Santa Cruz, California |
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2005 |
Short List Finalist, Los Angeles Metro Station Project, Los Angeles, California |
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2004 |
Short List Finalist, Oakland Airport Project, Oakland, California |
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2003 |
Chosen to be part of “100 Artists of the West Coast” by Douglas Bullis |
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1998 |
Crocker Museum of Art, Crocker-Kingsley Biennial, monetary award, Sacramento, California |
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1998 |
Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, Panel, San Francisco, California |
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1995 |
Bay Area Jewish Women's Conference, Slide Panel, San Francisco, California |
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1994 |
Silver Award in mixed media, Art Of California Magazine, Napa, California |
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1993 |
NCECA conference, Slide presentation Emerging Talent, San Diego, California |
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PUBLIC / CORPORATE COLLECTIONS & COMMISSIONED WORKS: (Selected) |
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Karver's work is in over 175 private, corporate, and museum collections |
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Triton Art Museum |
Santa Clara, CA |
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Crocker Museum of Art |
Sacramento, CA |
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Rockford Art Museum |
Rockford, IL |
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Hyundai Corporation |
Seoul, Korea |
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Peninsula Art Museum |
Belmont, CA |
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Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History |
Santa Cruz, CA |
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Delta Airlines, JFK |
New York, NY |
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United Airlines |
San Francisco, CA |
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City of Richmond, City Hall |
Richmond, CA |
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Earthcam Inc. |
Hoboken, NJ |
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Alameda County Art Commission |
Oakland, CA |
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Merck Pharmaceutical |
Philadelphia, PA |
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center |
Seattle, WA |
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Deloitte & Touche |
Seattle, WA |
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San Francisco City Hall, Asst. City Attorney |
San Francisco, CA |
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Copan Corporation |
Seattle, WA |
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Voyager Capital |
Seattle, WA |
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Rhoda Goldman Plaza |
San Francisco, CA |
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Corporate Net Leasing at City Commons |
Orlando, FL |
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Apple Corporation, |
Cupertino, CA |
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Adobe Corporation |
Mountain View, CA |
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Temple Sinai |
Oakland, CA |
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Kaiser Hospital |
Martinez, CA |
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AT&T |
Houston, TX |
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Temple Isaiah |
Los Angeles, CA |
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Pacific Gas & Electric |
San Ramon, CA |
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Kaiser Hospital |
Mountain View, CA |
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Harrison Museum of Art |
Logan, Utah |
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Boston Medical Center |
Boston, MA |
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Shoreline Office Center |
Mill Valley, CA |
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Willow Pass Rec. Center |
Concord, CA |
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DPR Construction |
Redwood City, CA |
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Life Scan Corporation |
Milpitas, CA |
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ESL Corporation |
Santa Clara, CA |
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Cal. State Teachers Retirement Assoc. |
Sacramento, CA |
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Kemper Tool Company |
Chino, CA |
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Bemidji State University |
Bemidji, MN |
