Contact info: email: shalenevalenzuela(at)gmail(dot)com
Education
University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
B.A. with Honors in Art Practice and a minor in Geography, May 1994
California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA
M.F.A. in Ceramics, May 1997
Selected Exhibitions
2008
Ironing Things Out, solo exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Sip, Slurp, Gulp. group exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, New Mexico
Pequeñitos, group exhibition with the Las Cadre group, Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco, CA
Bling!, group exhibition, Santa Fe Clay, New Mexico
Hanging Around the Kitchen, solo exhibition, Bernice's Bakery, Missoula, MT
Helpful Housewares , part of a three person exhibit, the Ceretana, Missoula, MT
Dualis, group exhibition, Grand Theater Center for the Arts, Tracy, CA
30 Ceramic Sculptors, Natsoulas Gallery in Davis, CA
Ceramics from Clay Studio Artists, Whooping Crones Gallery, Missoula, MT
Clay & Print 2008 group exhibition at Artist Image Resource , Pittsburg, PA
Trompe l'oeil, group exhibition, John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, Davis, CA
Artists Respond: Documentary Film, group exhibition, The Catalyst, Missoula, MT
2007
Pink Week 2007, group exhibition, Tangent Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Convergence: CCA Alumni,Oakland Museum offsite group exhibition at the Oakland Airport
RED!, group exhibition, Baltimore Clayworks, MD
The People, group exhibition, Clay Studio of Missoula, MT
Almost 3-D, group exhibition, ASUC Studio, Berkeley, CA
art works, group exhibition, Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA
30 Ceramic Sculptors, John Natsoulas Center for the Arts, Davis, CA
Feats of Clay XX, group exhibition, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA
Artist/Teacher Exhibit, group exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
(Dys)Functional, solo exhibition in project space, Tinlark Gallery, Hollywood, CA
2006
Winter Show, group exhibition, Transmissions Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Pink Week 2006, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Archie Bray Foundation Resident Artist Spokane Exhibition, group exhibition, Kolva-Sullivan Gallery, Spokane, WA
Variegated Strata, group exhibition, ASUC Studio, Berkeley, CA
The Patriot Show II, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Bray Resident Show, group exhibition, Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Multiples, group exhibition, 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
The Art of Tea, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
CCA: The Family of Clay, group exhibition, Oliver Arts Center, CCA, Oakland CA
Learned Behavior, group exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2005
Pink Week 2005, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
The Patriot Show, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Games We Play, two person exhibition, 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
Stuff N Things, group exhibition, San Pablo Art Gallery, San Pablo, CA
California Clay Competition, group exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA
The Slipcast Object, group exhibition, Denver Int'l Airport, Colorado
2004
The Slipcast Object, group exhibition, Steamboat Springs Arts Council, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Pink Week 2004, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Curate This!, group exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Dangerous Playthings, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Marin Society of Artists National Juried Exhibition, group exhibition, Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross, CA
California Clay Competition, group exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA
Cricket Engine: A Retrospective, group exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
Feats of Clay, group exhibition, Lincoln Arts, Lincoln, CA
Learned Behavior, group exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2003
A Measure of Time, solo exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
The Fine Art of Craft, group exhibition, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
New Visions: Introductions 2003, group exhibition, ProArts, Oakland, CA
A Post 2/14 World, solo exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
2002
Pink Inc, group exhibition, Tower Framing & Design Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Bay Area Selections " Ceramics: 4th Annual Ernie Kim Award, group exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Bay Area Drawings and Prints, group exhibition, South Texas Community College, McAlien, TX
2001
Alice Arts Center Exhibition Series, group exhibition with solo window display, Alice Arts Center, Oakland, CA
Goldilocks was a Freeloader and Other Investigations, solo exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
2000
Alice Arts Center Exhibition Series, group exhibition with solo window display, Alice Arts Center, Oakland, CA
2-Anniversary Show, group exhibition, 381g Artspace, San Francisco, CA
Sugar-Coated, group exhibition, 381g Artspace, San Francisco, CA
Alumni Exhibition Series 4: 101 North, group exhibition, Marin Technologies Center, San Rafael, CA
Oakland Arts Festival Arts Exhibition, group exhibition, Alice Arts Center, Oakland, CA
1999
Introductions 1999, group exhibition, Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 California Clay Competition, group exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA (Received Juror’s Award)
Sotheby's Second annual ARTLINK exhibition and auction, Chicago, Il & Tel Aviv, Israel
1998
New Work, solo exhibition, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
New Visions: Introductions '98, group exhibition, ProArts, Oakland, CA
1998 California Clay Competition, group exhibition, The Artery, Davis, CA
1997
Ceramic Still life: The Common Object, group exhibition, Oliver Arts Center, Oakland CA
Retrofit, group exhibition, Beta Building, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
MFA Exhibition, group exhibition, Oliver Arts Center, Oakland, CA
1996
A Woman's Guide..., two artist exhibition, Door 3 Gallery, Oakland, CA
Some Fine Wares, solo exhibition, Door 3 Gallery, Oakland, CA
Not an Exit, group exhibition, Timothy Higbee Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Personal Narrative and Social Responsibility, group exhibition, Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1994
Senior Show, group exhibition, Worth Ryder Galley, Berkeley, CA
The Dirt Show 1994, group exhibition, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1993
The Dirt Show 1993, group exhibition, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Prize Show, group exhibition, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Curatorial Experience
2005- Scenes From the Bay Area, organized and curated group exhibition featuring 6 artists and photographic installation, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
2004- Dangerous Playthings, organized and curated group exhibition featuring 10 artists, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
2004- Cricket Engine: A Retrospective, organized and curated group exhibition featuring 27 artists, Cricket Engine Gallery, Oakland, CA
1997- Past, Passage, Presence: Layers of Memory, co-curated exhibition featuring four Bay Area artists, The Toki Gallery, Berkeley, CA
I have also served as co-curator on several Cricket Engine exhibtions.
Special Recognition
Emerging Artist, Web Edition of Ceramics Monthly, 2006
ProArts Gallery Store Featured Artist, June 2006
Merit award for Feats of Clay at Lincoln Arts, 2004
John Natsoulas Purchase Award, and recognition award for California Clay Competition at the Artery, 2004
Merit award for Marin Society of Artists National Juried Exhibition at Marin Art & Garden Center, 2004
Merit award for The Fine Art of Craft at Artisans Gallery, 2003
Recognition award for 1999 California Clay Competition at the Artery, 1999
Awarded and featured in the Prize Show at Worth Ryder Art Gallery 1993
Teaching Experience
The Clay Studio of Missoula, MT (2007-2008)
Missoula Art Museum (2008)
ASUC Studios, UC Berkeley, CA (2005-07)
Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA (2001-07)
Leslie Ceramics Workshop Series, Berkeley, CA (2003)
California College of Arts & Crafts (1998-2000)
Residencies
Current- The Clay Studio of Missoula, MT
Summer 2006- Archie Bray Foundation, Helena, MT
Summer 2004- Watershed Center for Ceramic Art, Newcastle, ME
Publications
Work featured in 500 Sculptures, A Lark Ceramics Book ( to be published 2009)
Work featured in 500 Plates and Chargers, A Lark Ceramics Book, published 2008
"Fun & Games of Life", article by WenXiong Lin, Vision Magazine (China), April 2007, pp.212-215
Work featured in Image Transfer on Clay: Screen, Relief, Decal & Monoprint Techniques (A Lark Ceramics Book),by Paul Andrew Wandless
Other Stuff
Guest speaker, Spokane Falls Community College, May 2008
Represented by Tinlark Gallery at the Red Dot Fair in New York City, March 2008
Guest speaker, Art Associates of Missoula, February 2008
Guest speaker, University of Montana Advanced Ceramics, February 2008
Work selected for Missoula Art Museum Auction, 2008
Guest speaker, Richmond Art Center's Artist Lecture series, Winter 2007
Guest speaker, Sonoma State University Artist Lecture Series, Fall 2006
Represented by John Natsoulas Gallery at SOFA Chicago, 2006 & 2007
Gallery Manager at Cricket Engine in Oakland,CA from early 2000 until summer 2007
