Solo Exhibitions
- 2011
- Gray Matter, Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
- 2008
- Landscapes & Little Garden Birds, Parkpoint Club, Santa Rosa, CA
- 2007
- Swimmers, Parkpoint, Santa Rosa, CA
- 2006
- Plein Air Landscapes, B.R. Cohn Winery, Glen Ellen, CA
Swimmers and Landscapes, Parkpoint, Healdsburg, CA
- 2005
- New Landscapes, Parkpoint, Santa Rosa, CA
Landscapes,Lomi Institute, Santa Rosa, CA
Recent Landscapes, Parkpoint, Sonoma, CA
- 2004
- “Succulents,"Parkpoint, Santa Rosa, CA
- 2002
- “Plein air Sonoma County," Parkpoint, Santa Rosa, CA
“Not my . . . paintings,” Parkpoint Club, Santa Rosa, CA
Recent Selected Group Exhibitions
- 2014
- The Poetry of Printing, RiskPress Gallery, Sebastopol, CA
Spring Show: Artist books & book related images & objects,
Sometimes Books
Gallery, Pt. Reyes, CA
Bird Show,Pie Eyed Studio, Sebastopol, CA
- 2013
- The Infinite Book, Sometimes Books Gallery, Pt. Reyes, CA
(including pages for the al-Mutanabbi Street collaborative artist book for
the traveling exhibition)
Duality, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Studio: 50 Sonoma County Artists,Gallery 300, Santa Rosa, CA
Reverse Image: the Printmaker’s Perspective, RiskPress Gallery, Sebastopol, CA
Artists’ Books & Book Art, Stinson Beach Public Library, Stinson Beach, CA
- 2011
- Bakers Dozen 2011, Quicksilver Mine Co., Forestville, CA
Of Water: Contemporary Paintings by 15 Bay Area Artists,
Art at the Cheese Factory at Bay Model, Sausalito, CA
Guest Artist (artist books), Sebastopol Gallery, Sebastopol, CA
Bibliophoria II, Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Serenity, UCSF Women's Health Center, San Francisco, CA
Collage & Assemblage,
Finley Community Center Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
- 2010
- Mapworks, Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Innovations in Fiber Arts V, Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Line Up, ArtSpace404, Santa Rosa, CA
Artist Books & Book Objects, Sometimes Books Art Gallery, Pt. Reyes, CA,
Art of the Book, Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA,
Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA
- 2009
- Biennial 2009, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
Bibliophoria/Book Arts Exhibition, Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Out of a Box, Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA
- 2008
- On Paper, Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Art & Impermanence, Sebastopol Center for the Arts
Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA
- 2007
- Northern Views Companion Exhibition, I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA
Northern Views, Napa Valley Museum
Abstract Rhythm, Sebastopol Center for the Arts
- 2006
- Explorations in Art & Language, Sebastopol Center for the Arts
En Plein Air, Sebastopol Center for the Arts
- 2005
- aRT/mUSIC, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Botanica, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
- 2004
- Elements, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Artist as Activist, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Small Works, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
- 2003
- Portraits, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
- 2000
- Small Works, Sonoma Museum of Visual Arts, Santa Rosa, CA selected for Purchase
Award by juror, Kenneth Baker
- 1999
- Bell, Book & Candle, Cultural Arts Council, Santa Rosa, CA
Small Works, Sonoma Arts Guild, Sonoma, CA
Small Works, Sonoma Museum of Visual Arts, Santa Rosa, CA
- 1998
- Looking Through, Gallery One, Petaluma, CA
- 1997
- The Bra Show, SoFo2 Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
Rip-Off, Cultural Arts Council, Santa Rosa, CA
Small Works, California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA
GALLERY, CURATORIAL & TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- 2011 to present
- Member of The Co-op at Iota Press, Sebastopol, CA, dedicated to creating and exhibiting handset letterpress printing and fine art
- 2011
- Guest Artist, Sebastopol Gallery, Sebastopol, Ca (Gallery Talk, "What is an Artist Book, Anyway?")
- 2010
- Guest Artist, Bookmaking with Found Materials, California College of Arts, Oakland, CA
- 2008
- Guest Artist, Collage & Book Arts class, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA
- 2008 to present
- Co-curating invitational exhibitions with the Director of Exhibitions, developing and defining exhibition concept; making studio visits to select artists and artworks; installation and dismantling; Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
- 2003 to present
- Developing and defining juried exhibitions, prospectus descriptions, and related events; installing and dismantling exhibitions; jurying applications for rental gallery; Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
PUBLICATIONS
- Cornelis, Bob. Studio: 50 Sonoma County Artists(catalog of exhibition),
Color Folio Press, 2013
500 Handmade Books, v.2, Lark Books, 2013
“Lin Max: Stitched Books,” Bound & Lettered, v. 11, no. 1; Oct 2013, p. 3.
Marks, Emily. Thread Loves Paper: Contemporary Artist Books, Emily Marks, 2012
1000 Artists’ Books, ed. Sandra Salamony, Quarry Books, 2012
EDUCATION
- B.A., University of California at Davis, Davis, CA
M.A., University of Denver, Denver, CO
M.A., Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ