RESUME
| EXHIBITIONS SOLO | |
| 2021 | Magic Opossum, Laura Kamian McDermott, Steven Morales, Leslie Plato Smith, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA. Amy Spencer, Curator. |
| 2019 | We Are Family, Elizabeth H Salon, College Avenue, Oakland, CA |
| 2018 | Circumstance: Social Justice, Melani McKim, Bill Prochnow, and Leslie Plato Smith, June Steingart Gallery, Laney College, Oakland, CA |
| 2017 | Biographies, Leslie Plato Smith and Pancho Jimenez, The Gear Box Gallery, Oakland, CA |
| 2016 | Portrayals: Faces from the Classroom, June Steingart Gallery, Laney College, Oakland, CA |
| 2013 | Flight and Float Series, Roscoe Ceramic Gallery, Oakland, CA |
| EXHIBITIONS GROUP | |
| 2020 | Cherish and Resist, Merritt College, Oakland, CA. Juror, Sheila Metcalf. |
| Visions in Clay, LH Horton Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA. Juror: Nancy Selvin | |
| 2019 | Members Show, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA 2020 Spotlight Artist |
| ArtSpan Art-in-Neighborhoods Open Studios Hub Exhibition, FDR Brewery, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2018 | TIME SPACE EXISTENCE, organized by the GAA Foundation and hosted by the European Cultural Centre, Venice Biennale 2018 |
| Professional and Chapter Member Exhibition, International Sculpture Center, online exhibition | |
| 2017 | Visions in Clay, LH Horton Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockton, CA. Juror: John Toki |
| Falkirk Galleries Fall 2017 Open Juried Art Exhibition, San Rafael, CA. Juror: Dorallen Davis | |
| Herstory, June Steingart Gallery, Laney College, Oakland, CA | |
| 2016 | Vision in Clay, Horton Gallery, San Joaquin Delta College. Juror: Liz Quackenbush. |
| Politically Charged, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA. Juror: Tony Natsoulas | |
| Wild/Mind: The Intersection of Instinct and Intellect, Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA. Juror: George Lawson. Juror’s Award | |
| Essential Figure, Bothwell Center for the Arts, Livermore | |
| Spring Show, Las Positas College. Juror: Linda Ryan, Third Place | |
| Member' Show, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA | |
| Oakland Ambiguity, Laney College, Oakland, CA | |
| Family Portraits, Richmond Art Center, Richmond. Jurors: Jan Wurm and Ric Ambrose | |
| EcoArt, Gallery1313, Toronto, Canada, Juror: Phil Anderson | |
| 2015 | Hatch, City College Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Autumn Festival of the Lights, Lake Merritt, Oakland, CA | |
| Members Show, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA | |
| 2014 | Members Show, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA |
| 2013 | Members Show, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA |
| Ceramics Annual of America, Civic Center, San Francisco, CA | |
| 2012 | Ceramics Annual of America, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA |
| Members Show, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA | |
| Small Works Show, Roscoe Ceramics Gallery, Oakland, CA | |
| 2011 | Ceramics Annual of America, Festival Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA |
| 2010 | Ceramics Annual of America, Herbst Pavilion, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA |
| 2009 | Kelp, National Juried Show, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA, Award. Juror: John Toki. Award of Excellence |
| Art Auction, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA | |
| Big Names, Small Art, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA | |
| Crocker-Kingsley 75th Anniversary, Sacramento, CA | |
| 2008 | Thompson Gallery, Livermore, CA |
| PUBLIC ART, COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS | |
| 2004-Now | Director and Creator, The Missing Student Project, 125 life size fiberglass sculptures, collaboration, 60 different community college art departments, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Anaheim, San Jose, Sacramento. |
| 2008-Now | Director and Creator, Student Success Stories, 90 life size soft sculptures, collaboration. City College of San Francisco, State Capitol Sacramento, Yerba Buena, American Association of Community College Trustees, www.ccsf.edu/ccsss |
| AWARDS/GRANTS/FELLOWSHIPS | |
| 2019 | 2020 Spotlight Artist, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA. Jurors: Ric Ambrose and Amy Spencer. |
| 2016 | Juror’s Award: Wild/Mind: The Intersection of Instinct and Intellect, Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA. Juror: George Lawson. |
| 2009 | Award of Excellence, National Juried Show, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA |
| Third Place, Spring Show, Las Positas College. Juror: Linda Ryan | |
| 2008 | Ceramics Monthly, Undergraduate Showcase winner, September 2008. www.ceramicartsdaily.org |
| 2004 | Edwin Crawford Award for Innovation, National Award from the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, the National Association of State University and Land-Grant Colleges, the American Association of State College and Universities, and the American Association of Community Colleges for individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to the advancement, quality, and effectiveness of state relations on behalf of higher education institute or system. www.case.org |
| 1977-1981 | NDFL national fellowship in Latin American Studies, Tulane University |
| EDUCATION | |
| 2000-2020 | Laney College Art Department |
| 1993 | University of California, Berkeley, MBA |
| 1981 | Tulane University, Ph.D. Program, Anthropology |
| 1975 | University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. cum laud, pre-Columbian culture of the new world. Art History and Studio Art |
| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | |
| 1982-2012 | City College of San Francisco Associate Vice-Chancellor of Governmental Relations, Dean, Faculty |
| 1994-1998 | Faculty Association of California Community Colleges President, Past President, Vice-President, Legislative Chair, Board Member, Liaison Academic Senate |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | |
| 2012 | The Internet of Experiences: Ceramics Annual of America |
| 2008 | Student Success Stories Project |
| Ringed Tower, Undergraduate Showcase Winner, Ceramics Monthly, September |
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| 2004 | Missing Student Project |
| http://www.ccsf.edu/Library/exhibits/missing_students.html | |
| 'Missing' students on display in S.F., SF GATE, August, 21, 2004 | |
| Arvizu, Michael J. Raise Fees to $26 a Unit? No Way!, EL VAQUERO, April 2, 2004 | |
| Arvin, Michael J. Students protest proposed community college fee hikes, THE GLENDALE NEWS-PRESS, March 19, 2004 | |
| Gavilan students join protest, GILROY DISPATCH, March 16, 2004 | |
| Gavilan College students to join thousands in march on Sacramento on Monday, Gavilan College press release, March 12, 2004 | |
| Steegmans, Jerome. Budget Cuts Inspire Art, THE GUARDSMAN, December 10, 2003 | |
| Document Resolution: Missing Student Project | |
| The Missing Community College Students A Statewide Art Installation for Community College Advocacy |
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| Annual Report to the Community, City College of San Francisco | |
| Minutes, Yosemite Community College District Board of Trustees, January 14, 2004 | |
| Letters to the Editor, THE BERKELEY DAILY PLANET | |
| Student Success Stories Project | |
| Save Education - March to Sacramento March 22, 2010 | |
| Statues Exhibition Hilton Hotel | |
| The 2012 March in March | |
| California Community Colleges - Student Success Stories Project | |
| PROFESSIONAL SERVICE | |
| 2004-2020 | League of Woman Voters, Communications, Voter Service |
| 2010-2020 | Ceramics Annual of America, Board, Communications |
| 1998-2012 | Association of Community and Continuing Education Legislative Analyst |
| PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS | |
| American Crafts Council, Minneapolis, MN |
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| American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, CA | |
| Art Span, San Francisco, CA | |
| Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA | |
| Bluelinearts.org, Davis, CA | |
| International Sculpture Center, Hamilton Township, NJ | |
| National Council on Education for Ceramic Arts | |
| Pacific Rim Sculptors Chapter, International Sculpture, Bay Area, CA | |
| ProArts, Oakland, CA | |
| The Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA | |