I was born in Brooklyn, NY and later raised Upstate in the rural town of Cornwall-on-Hudson along the Hudson River Valley. I now live in Irvine, California and my studio is in nearby Tustin.
I received my Master of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach in 2004. My most recent solo exhibition was in October 2015 at Ruth Bachofner Gallery in Santa Monica, California which was reviewed in ArtScene. Prior to that I have had three previous solo exhibitions with Ruth Bachofner Gallery and solo exhibitions with Mainframe Gallery in Seattle, Washington, Jancar Gallery in Los Angeles, d.e.n. contemporary in Culver City and the Irvine Fine Arts Center in Irvine, CA. I have exhibited in group exhibitions in galleries, Colleges and Universities in Southern California and have also shown in New York, Europe, and Asia. My work has also been reviewed in The Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, ArtLtd., and Art in America among others and is in collections in California, New York, Europe, and Asia.
In 2014, I participated in a residency at Foundation Kaus Australis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands which culminated in an exhibition there. In 2015, I was an award recipient of Seen and Heard Project, an anonymously founded initiative that bestows grant recognition without application to Los Angeles-based women artists. In 2018, I will be one of five artists in an exhibition entitled The Feminine Sublime at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. Since 2009, in addition to making art, I am a Moderator and Organizer of bi-monthly Art Discussions at ESXLA, International Residency and Gallery in downtown Los Angeles.
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education
2004 MFA, California State University, Long Beach, CA
1985 BA, Philosophy, California State University, Fullerton, CA
solo exhibitions
2015
Spaces and Forms, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2014
Passages – Surface and Form, Mainframe Gallery, Seattle, WA
2013
Between States, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Tracing Places – Eight Years, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2011
Charted Territories, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2008
Deliberations Through Practice . . . piecing things together, Jancar Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2005
Observations Toward Clarity, d.e.n. contemporary, Culver City, CA
2004
Wind Diagrammatics, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA, Curated by Carl Berg
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019
Elemental Landscape, Brand Art Center, Glendale, CA, Curated by Greg Rose and Noel Korten
2018
The Feminine Sublime, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA, Curated by Constance Mallinson, five-person exhibition (January – August)
2017
The Fate of Landscape Painting, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Curated by Grant Vetter
Reality of Nature, Launch LA, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Kristine Schomaker
Art Auction XVII and Exhibition, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Flat Earth Society, Eastside International (ESXLA), Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Jason Ramos
Postcards to Alaska: Artists on Climate Change, International Gallery of Contemporary Art, Anchorage, AK, Curated by Graham Dane
With Liberty and Justice for Some, Walter Maciel Gallery, Culver City, CA, Curated by Walter Maciel and Monica Lundy
2016
Small Works Show, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2015
Art Auction and Exhibition XVI, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Breaking Illusion – Artist As Scientist, University of La Verne Law School, Ontario, CA, Curated by Conchi Sanford
Abstract Mystique, Kellogg Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA, Curated by Quinton Bemiller and Michele Cairella-Fillmore
2014
18 Gallery Artists, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
From the Dust Returns, i23 International Exchange Exhibition, Ichibeicho Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, Curated by Kio Griffith, Co-curated by Yuko Wakaume and Shingo Francis
Connect and Collect: San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Exhibition and Auction, San Jose, CA, Curated by Donna Napper, Curator of Exhibitions
In Search of Turrell, JAUS Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Carl Berg, with Catalog
Over Under On In Near (three-person show), Cypress College Art Gallery, Cypress, CA, Curated by Ed Giardina
Spirits in the Material World?, Hiatus, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Mike McLain
We Love LA, rotterdam, The Netherlands, Curated by Carl Berg
Fallen Fruit, Fruitique, Hammer Museum Projects, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by David Burns and Austin Young
LA in CV, Coachella Valley Art Center, Indio, CA, Curated by Mike McLain
Art Auction 2014, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA, Curated by Grace Kook-Anderson, Curator of Exhibitions
2013
Shared Skies, YMCA, Los Angeles, CA, A collaborative project by Kim Abeles, with Catalog
Shared Skies, The National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, A collaborative project by Kim Abeles, permanent collection
Small Works, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Homing Pigeon, Gallery Lara, Tokyo, Japan, Curated by Kio Griffith
Beasts and Bodies, Schema Projects, Brooklyn, NY, Curated by Mary Judge
Connect & Collect: San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Exhibition and Auction, San Jose, CA, Curated by Donna Napper, Curator of Exhibitions
Summer Group Show, Red Pipe Gallery, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Mat Gleason
Museum Group Show, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
Venice Artwalk, Google Inc., Venice, CA
Women Artists of the Permanent Collection: Mid-Nineteenth Century to Present Day, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA, Curated by Kathryn Poindexter
M.A.S. Attack (Mutual Appreciation Society, LA Mart, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Max Presneill
2012
Holiday Art Show, Groundspace Project, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Susan Joseph
Small Works, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Trace Evidence, Cultural Alliance for Long Beach Galleries and Sixpack Projects, Long Beach, CA, Curated by Jeff Rau, with Catalog
The Nature of Things, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA, Curated by Virginia Katz and Constance Mallinson
$99 Show, Irvine Fine Arts Center Fundraiser, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA, Curated by Carl Berg
True Blue, Sangria Fine Arts, Encino, CA, Curated by Charity Burnett
Departures, PS Zask Gallery, Rolling Hills Estates, CA (four-person show), Curated by Peggy Zask, with Catalog
Auction 2012 Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA, Curated by Grace Kook-Anderson, Curator of Exhibitions
2011
Smorgasbord, Sangria Fine Arts, Encino, CA, Curated by Charity Burnett and Maria Bjorkdahl
Ron Pokrasso and Colleagues, Riverside City College, Quad Gallery, Riverside, CA, and Zane Bennett Contemporary Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, Curated by Leslie Brown
Small Works Group Show, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
Earth-Like Planet, Group Exhibition, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA, Curated by Matt May
Second Nature: Landscape Variations, PS Zask Gallery, Palos Verdes, CA
Tel-Art-Phone, Beacon Arts Building, Inglewood, CA, Curated by Mat Gleason and Virginia Katz, Charity Burnett, Maria Bjorkdahl, Dominic Quagliozzi, Anita Ray, Lavialle Campbell, Victoria Corradi, Lester P. Grant, Neil Gitnick, and Shizuko Greenblatt
2010
Earthviews (A Landscape Show), SCA Project Gallery, Pomona, CA, Curated by Bob Pece
OsCene, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA, Curated by Grace Kook-Anderson, Curator of Exhibitions
Auction One Hundred, Laguna Beach Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA, Curated by Bolton Colburn, Museum Director
Organic Line, Andi Campognone Projects, Pomona, CA
2009
Long Beach Exposed, Long Beach, CA, Curated by Public Art and Design Arts Council of Long Beach
One Week Only, Jancar Gallery, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by Tom Jancar and Mery Lynn McCorkle
All You Can Eat, Bunny Gunner Gallery, Pomona, CA
2008
Trajectories, California State University, Fullerton, CA, Curated by Michel Oren
Southern Exposure, RubyGreen art space, Nashville, TN
“…66 pieces of art on the wall…”, Haim Chanin Fine Arts, New York, NY
External/Internal, California State University, Channel Islands, CA, Curated by Ashley McClean Emenegger
Art Paris, Haim Chanin Fine Arts, Paris, France
Sum of Parts, dba256 Gallery, Pomona, CA, Curated by Andi Campognone
2007
Pillow Talk, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA, Curated by Mery Lynn McCorkle
Art Auction = Stimulus, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA, Curated by Tyler Stallings
W.O.P. Works on/of Paper, The Brewery Projects, Los Angeles, CA, Organized by John O’Brien and Curated by Joan Kahn
2006
Gift Shop, another year in LA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Curated by David E. Stone
Out of Line, California State University, Stanislaus, CA, Curated by Andi Campognone and Peter Frank
Alternate Routes – Mapping in the Studio, Sam Francis Gallery, Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences – Santa Monica, CA, Curated by Pam Posey
Out of Line, Parks Exhibition, Idyllwild, CA, Curated by Andi Campognone and Peter Frank
Chain Letter, High Energy Constructs Gallery, Chinatown, CA, Curated by Christian Cummings and Doug Harvey
Monothon II, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
EarthWaterSky, Ontario International Airport, Ontario, CA, Curated by Kyungmi Shin through Los Angeles Cultural Affairs
Group Exhibition of New Monotypes, d.e.n. contemporary, Culver City, CA
Tax-Onomies, Cynthia Broan Gallery, New York, NY
Systematics: Theologies of Complexity, California State University, Long Beach, CA
Irvine 35 Exhibition, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2005
Collected Recordings, d.e.n. contemporary, Culver City, CA
The Flat Files, Pierogi, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY
Serene Obsession, Haim Chanin Fine Arts, New York, NY
2004
Scope Miami Art Fair, Miami, Florida, Carl Berg Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Jeju Culture & Art Center, Buk Jeju Gun, South Korea, Curated by Sanyang Ri and Myeon, with Catalog
Talking in Circles, Acuna Hansen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Pulp Works on Paper, Cypress College, Cypress, CA, Curated by Carl Berg
Winds, Haim Chanin Fine Arts, New York, NY
2003
Imaginary Spaces Real Places, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
Inflatable Evolution – White Lodestone, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
2002
Works on Paper, Forget it Jake, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
The G.A.S. Station, The Second City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Insights 2002, University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
2001-1997
The Second City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Saddleback College Art Gallery, Mission Viejo, CA
Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
related work and projects
Contributing Editor for Painters talking painting
ArtConversations Host: Monthly Art Conversations on Painting, Eastside International (ESXLA), Los Angeles, CA, current - 2011
Co-curated Shows
The Nature of Things, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA, Curated by Virginia Katz and Constance Mallinson, 2012
Tel-Art-Phone, Beacon Arts Building, Inglewood, CA, Curated by Mat Gleason and Virginia Katz, Charity Burnett, Maria Bjorkdahl, Dominic Quagliozzi, Anita Ray, Lavialle Campbell, Victoria Corradi, Lester P. Grant, Neil Gitnick, and Shizuko Greenblatt, 2011
registries
The Drawing Center, New York, NY, Viewing Program, 2003 - present, The Drawing Center
Pierogi, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY, The Flat Files, 2003 - present, Pierogi
bibliography
2017
Brown, Betty, Forest Bathing at Launch LA, Art and Cake, September 15
Dambrot, Shana Nys, The Reality of Nature, The Huffington Post, September 9
Landi, Ann, Reinventing Landscape: Part One, Vasari21, April 17
Kussatz, Simone, With Liberty and Justice for Some, ArtScene Recommended Exhibitions, January
2016
Landi, Ann, Virginia Katz, Vasari21, December 19
2015
Carasso, Roberta, Virginia Katz, ArtScene, November/December
Beholders Eye Art, Speak with Artists at Gallery Opening Reception, University of La Verne College of Law, March 16
Grasso, Brooke, Breaking Illusion explores science as art, Campus Times, University of La Verne College of Law, February 27
Abstract Mystique, ArtScene, January
2014
In Search of Turrell: Group exhibition explores the Dutch seacoast through the eyes of 11 artists, ArtDaily.org, September 22
2013
Napper, Donna, Exhibition Artist Profile, Connect & Collect
Kussatz, Simone, Between States, art ltd., September
2012
Lee, Jeannie R., Departures, Essay, pp. 2-3, Exhibition Catalog, Statement and Reproductions, pp.8-9
Lee, Jeannie R., Departures, ArtScene, November
Long Beach Arts Month, on-line Catalog, pp. 120-133, October
Spitz, Sarah, Capturing Nature’s Beauty, Santa Monica Daily Press, August 2
2011
La Boussière, Sabine, A Conversation with Virginia Katz, American Contemporary Art Magazine, December
Studio Visits Magazine, Volume 15, November
Mallinson, Constance, Virginia Katz, Art in America, October
Gottlieb, Shirle, Virginia Katz, ArtScene, July/August
Kussatz, Simone, Virginia Katz, Charted Territories, Whitehot Magazine, July
Carasso, Roberta, Earth-Like Planet, Coast Magazine, July 1
Davies, Stacy, ‘Earth-Like Planet’ says Extinction, Shmextinction, oc weekly, June 16
Grenda, Anastacia, Virginia Katz, Artist Spotlight, Orange Coast Magazine, May
Studio Visits Magazine, Volume 13, March
Second Nature: Landscape Variations, ArtweekLA, January 24
2010
Davies, Stacy, Definitely an E-Ticket, IE Weekly, June 10
2008
Hargreaves, Kathryn, Sum of Parts, exhibition essay, March
Frank, Peter, Playing Scales, LA Weekly, February 6
Deliberations Through Practice…piecing things together, ArtScene Recommended Exhibitions, February
Pagel, David, Getting Lost in a World of Nuances, Los Angeles Times, January 11
Nys Dambrot, Shana, Deliberations Through Practice…piecing things together, flavorpill, January 5
2006
Frank, Peter, Alternate Routes, LA Weekly, November 8
2005
Nys Dambrot, Shana, Collected Recordings, Artweek, October
Ollman, Leah, A recycling center for memories, Los Angeles Times, July 15
residencies / grants / awards
2015
Seen & Heard Project, Los Angeles, California, Award
2014
Foundation Kaus Australis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Residency
2010
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, Residency
2003
Marilyn Werby Memorial Scholarship Award
1999
Peter and Masha Plotkin oundation Award
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
The Franklin Companies / Resnick Family Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
New York University Library, New York, NY
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Los Angeles, CA
Baker & Hostetler LLP, Costa Mesa, CA
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Irvine, CA
