Betty Merken

 

"Quadrant"

Oil on Canvas

53" X 60"

2005

 

 

 

"Shadow"

Oil on Canvas

60" x 76"

2005

 

 

 

"Engagement"

Oil on Canvas

76" x 96"

2004

 

 

"Quadrant V"

Collage of Handpainted Papers

4.4" x 6"

2005

Gloria Delson Contemporary Arts

 

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BIO

2006
Solo Exhibition, Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
2005
Solo Exhibition, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Solo Exhibition, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco CA
"Works on Paper", Shenzhen Institute of Contemporary Art, Shenzhen, China. Juried Print Exhibition with full-color catalogue
Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
Gerald Peters Gallery, Dallas, TX
"Art Chicago in the Park", Belloc Lowndes Gallery, Chicago, IL
"Art LA", Dolby Chadwick Gallery, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santa Monica, CA
"Hospitality House Invitational Art Auction", Haley Martin Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Henry Gallery Invitational Art Auction", Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
"San Francisco International Art Exposition", Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"San Francisco Art Institute Invitational Auction", San Francisco, CA
2004
Solo Exhibition, Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
Solo Exhibition, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco CA
Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, "Innovative Printmaking" Seattle, WA
"Affordable Art Fair", Dolby Chadwick Gallery, New York, NY
"Los Angeles International Art Exposition", Sears-Peyton Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Hospitality House Invitational Art Auction", Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003
"Affordable Art Fair", Dolby Chadwick Gallery, New York, NY
"Affordable Art Fair", Sears-Peyton Gallery, New York, NY
Solo Exhibition, Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
"San Francisco International Art Exposition"
Solo Exhibition, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco CA
"Works on Paper 2003" National Juried Exhibition
Goya-Girl Press and Contemporary Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD
"17th National Exhibition" Los Angeles Printmaking Society
The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
Solo Exhibition, Sears-Peyton Gallery, New York, NY
2002
"Masters of the Print" International Juried Exhibition. Award winner
416 West Gallery, Denison, TX
"The Art of Monotype" Group Exhibition. Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle Art Museum
San Francisco International Art Fair, Dolby Chadwick Gallery
Affordable Art Fair, Pier 51, New York, NY
Sears Peyton Gallery, New York, NY
2001
Solo Exhibition, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
Works on Paper Show, Park Avenue Armory, New York, NY
Sears Peyton Gallery, New York, NY
2000
Solo Exhibition, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Solo Exhibition, Margo Jacobson Gallery, Portland, OR
1999
Solo Exhibition, American Institute of Architects Gallery, Seattle, WA
Group Exhibition, Margo Jacobson Gallery, Portland, OR
Y2 Bash Invitational, Henry Art Gallery, Un iversity. of Washington, Seattle WA
Seafirst Gallery Invitational, Poncho and Pratt Exhibit, Seattle, WA
Art for Aids Invitational, Seattle Art Museum Art Pavilion, Seattle, WA
1998
Solo Exhibition, Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
Seafirst Gallery Invitational, Poncho and Pratt Exhibit, Seattle, WA
1997
Solo Exhibition, Seattle Pacific University Gallery
Solo Exhibition, Takada Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Seafirst Gallery Invitational, Poncho and Pratt Exhibit, Seattle, WA
1996
Solo Exhibition, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
COCA Invitational, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle WA
Celebrate Northwest Women '96, Juried Exhibition with catalogue. Wiseman Gallery, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR
Two Person Exhibition, Takada Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995
Folie 'a Deux, An Invitational Drawing Exhibition. Center on Contemporary Art (COCA), Seattle,WA
Group Exhibition, Takada Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994
Group Exhibition, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Solo Invitational Exhibition, ACT Theatre Gallery, Seattle, WA
Two Person Exhibition, Grover-Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA
Invitational Faculty and Staff Exhibition
Art Museum, Seattle, WA
1993
Invitational Exhibition, Group Exhibition. Warwick Gallery, Seattle, WA
1992
The Legacy: Women Painters of The Northwest, Invitational Group Exhibition, Western Washington State University Gallery. Bellingham, WA
Northwest International Art Competition, Whatcom Museum of Art, Bellingham, WA
1991
Invitational Faculty Exhibition, Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
1990
Invitational Faculty Exhibition, The Art Institute of Seattle
Annual One/Two Exhibition, Security Pacific Gallery, Seattle, WA
1988
Taking Liberties, Juried Exhibition, Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA
Orange County 8th Annual, Juried Exhibition, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
1987
L.A. Artists: Contemporary Painting and Sculpture, Invitational Exhibition, Jewish Federation Council Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
1984
At Kouros, Invitational Exhibition, Kouros Gallery, New York, NY
Artists Call, Juried Exhibition, SPARC Gallery, Venice, CA
1983
Invitational Group Exhibition, International Gallery, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo
California Bookworks, Juried Exhibition, The Otis Art Institute Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1982
Invitational Group Exhibition, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA

 

Education

 

Crown Point Press San Francisco, CA Workshop in Printmaking
University of Washington Seattle, WA. Bachelor of Arts, Art Education
UCLA Graduate work in art
Haystack Mountain School of Crafts Deer Isle, Maine
Penland School of Crafts Penland, North Carolina

Selected Academic Positions

 

American Institute of Architects Seattle Chapter Guest Lecturer. 1997 to present
The Art Institute of Seattle Seattle, WA Instructor 1990-1999
Callison Architecture Seattle, WA Guest Lecturer, 1999 to present
Cornish College of the Arts Seattle, WA. Presently
Frye Art Museum Seattle, WA Instructor 2001 to present
Los Angeles Pierce College Art Department Los Angeles, CA Instructor 1980 -1981
The Otis Art Institute Los Angeles, CA Instructor 1982 - 1989
Pratt Fine Arts Center Seattle, WA Instructor 1991 to present
Seattle Art Museum Art Studio Program, Seattle, WA Instructor 1990 to present
Seattle Pacific University Art Department. Seattle, WA Instructor 1976 - 1979
University of Washington Seattle, WA Guest Lecturer. 1992 to present
UCLA Los Angeles, CA Instructor 1981 to present
Various guest lectures, workshops and seminars across the country

Selected Collections

 

Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco CA
Alza Pharmaceuticals US Corporate Headquarters, Mt. View, CA
Ana Hotel Tokyo, Japan
Apax Partners San Francisco, CA
Bear Stearns & Co. New York, NY
Boeing Company Chicago, IL
Bon Marche Seattle, WA
Bullock's Los Angeles, CA
Michael Casey Collection San Francisco, CA
Jackie and Peter Caswell Hillsbough, CA
Chicago Conrad Hilton Chicago, IL
General Electric Brussels, Belgium
Grain Communications Detroit, MI
Grand Hyatt Hotel Tokyo, Japan
Henry Ford III Collection MI
The Vivian and Gordon Gilkey Center for Graphic Arts Portland Art Museum
Ruth and Jerry Gottlieb Menlo Park, CA
Mr. and Mrs. E.G. Hamilton Dallas, TX
John Green and Martin Fox San Jose, CA
Goldman Sachs & Co. San Francisco, CA
Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, UCLA Hammer Museum Los Angeles, CA
Hallmark Cards, Inc. Kansas City, MO
Harbor Benedetti Los Angeles, CA
Harbor Court Hotel San Francisco, CA
Hewlett Packard Foundation San Francisco, CA
Industry Club Tokyo, Japan
Intercontinental Hotel Houston, TX
Kell Capitol Stamford, CN
Long Beach Museum of Art Long Beach, CA
Marcus and Millichap Palo Alto, CA
Jonathan Morgan Collection San Francisco, CA
Neiman Marcus Corp. Dallas, TX
James Niven San Francisco, CA
Nokia Mt. View, CA
Nordstrom Seattle, WA - Scottsdale, AZ - Costa Mesa, CA - Palo Alto, CA
Northwest Venture Partners Palo Alto, CA
Paramount Studios Los Angeles, CA
Pfizer, Inc. New York, NY
Redwood Trust, Inc. Mill Valley, CA
Scios, Inc. Fremont, CA
Sebastian and Sons Napa Valley, CA
Sheraton Singapore Hotel Presidential Suite Singapore
Spear Street Capitol San Francisco, CA
UCLA Medical Center Neuroscience Center, Westwood, CA
URS Corporation San Francisco, CA
VeriSign, Inc. Palo Alto, CA
Westin Kauai Surf Hotel Kauai
Westin Maui Hotel Maui
Westin Peachtree Plaza Atlanta, GA
Westin Times Square Hotel New York, NY
Wolfgang Puck Cafe Tokyo, Japan
ZAK Architecture San Francisco, CA
Numerous additional private and public collections

Publications

 

Twelve on Twelve Catalogue essay by Robert Flynn Johnson, Chief Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, to accompany limited edition monotype portfolio. March, 2004
17th National Exhibition Catalogue essay by juror Kevin Salatino, Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. May, 2003
The Art Collector's Resource Catalogue 2 Published by "Art on Paper" magazine, 2003
Artweek Magazine Oakland, CA Review by contributing editor Ron Glowen. December, 1999
Wall Art Co-Authored with photographer Stefan Merken. Running Press, Philadelphia, PA (128 pp., full color) 1987