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Secret Lick
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Chris Beards

August 24�September 30, 2007

 

Chris Beards
Willits, California
www.chrisbeards.com
education  
  1998 MFA: Sculpture. Central Washington University. Ellensburg, W
  1995 BFA: Sculpture. Sonoma State University. Rohnert Park, CA
forthcoming exhibitions (*solo exhibition)
  2008 *Chris Beards: Careen. Merced College. Merced, CA
    2-person exhibition. Willits Center for the Arts. Willits, CA
  2007 *Chris Beards: Secret Lick. Quicksilver Mine Co. Forestville, CA
    Call for Small. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
selected exhibitions
  2007 Beyond the 80s. Gallery One. Ellensburg, WA
  2006 *Chris Beards: Undercurrent. Morris Graves Museum of Art. Eureka, CA
    Innovation in Fiberart III. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA
    Robert Herrick & Chris Beards. Napa Valley College. Napa, CA
    Catch-22. Pro Arts Gallery. Oakland, CA
    Baker's Dozen. Quicksilver Mine Co. Forestville, CA
  2005 Beards, Harris, Krikl, & Oakes. Western Oregon University. Monmouth, OR
    *Chris Beards: Surfacing. Tangerine Gallery. Ukiah, CA
    2,3,4, Art in a Series. Plaza Arts Gallery. Healdsburg, CA
    Rivers & Bridges. Laredo Community College. Laredo, TX
  2004 Valley Sculpture Artists (VSA) Juried Exhibition. Sacramento Fine Arts Center. Sacramento, CA. Juried by Peter VandenBerge. Best of Show
    Bold Expressions. Sacramento Fine Arts Center. Sacramento, CA. Florence Ferrario Memorial Award
    Textures. Plaza Arts Gallery. Healdsburg, CA
    Line in Art. Willits Center for the Arts. Willits, CA
  2003 Nancy McHone & Chris Beards: Reminders. Willits Center for the Arts. Willits, CA
    Clayton Merrill & Chris Beards. 1078 Gallery. Chico, CA
    Sculpture. Sebastopol Center for the Arts. Sebastopol, CA. Juried by Manuel Neri. Award
  2002 Chris Beards & Jimin Lee. Monterey Peninsula College. Monterey, CA
    Four Artists Four Directions. Sanchez Art Center. Pacifica, CA
    73rd Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition. Crocker Art Museum. Sacramento, CA
    Opposing Forms: Beards, Christensen, Jonasson. MatrixArts. Sacramento, CA
    Beards, Grossman, Wilson: Divergent Expressions. American River College. Sacramento, CA
  2001 3-D: Eleven California Sculptors. San Francisco State University. San Francisco, CA
    *Chris Beards: Depending on the Wall. Focus Gallery, Bush Barn Art Center. Salem, OR
    Chris Beards & Melinda Meeker: Verging. Guardino Gallery. Portland, OR
    *Chris Beards: Mechanical Solutions/ Organic Dilemmas. Linfield College. McMinnville, OR
  2000 *Chris Beards: Sculpture. Southern Oregon University. Ashland, OR
    Open Walls. Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. Portland, OR
    Indefinable Realms: Beards, Lancia, Wilkoff. Chemeketa Community College. Salem, OR
    Chris Beards & Gregory Van Rostyne. Clatsop Community College. Astoria, OR
  1999 3rd Annual National Juried Sculpture Exhibition. The Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts. New Castle, PA
    Allied Arts 1999 Juried Art Exhibit. Allied Arts Gallery. Yakima, WA. Award
    18th Annual National Juried Exhibition. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art. Santa Ana, CA
publications
    "Still Life in Motion", Fae Woodward
The Willits News, August 26, 2005
    "Sanchez Arts Center�s Final Show of 2002: Four Artists Four Directions", Emmanuel Williams
Pacifica Tribune, November 6, 2002
    "Voltaic Age Beauty", Jackson Griffith
Sacramento News and Review, April 25, 2002
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    "Art Gallery opens in 3D", Carolyn Sy Quito
Golden Gate Express, September 13, 2001
    "Alberta Streetwise", Bob Hicks
The Oregonian, May 11, 2001
    "Ambiguity appeals to artist", Ron Cowan
Statesman Journal, March 30, 2000

 

 

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"Now & Laters,"
Mixed media and stained envelopes,
49" X 37" X 9", 2007

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