Lois

6Bio and Artist Statement:
I grew up in the small California Sierra village of Blue Canyon.  My mother was an artist and my brother was too.  My first experience with formal art education was at RC Gorman Museum while attending UC Davis.  For as long as I can remember I have been a student of painting/art making; taking private lessons as well as formal art classes at several universities, and studio classes at San Francisco Art Institute.   I continue to take the courses offered for professional artists at SFAI. 

I have been making art for over 30 years.  I usually paint with oils and sometimes use acrylics.  I also enjoy making colorful digital drawings, have also enjoyed clay and metal sculpting, print making, painting with pastels or watercolor, and sketching.  My artwork is a reflection of everything that is me: the cultural, family, and spiritual experiences and adventures that influenced me as I grew up; again when I was a young adult; as the mom of the best kid ever; as a wife and partner; and as a school psychologist working with special needs children and their families.  All of these and my daily meditation practice have had profound influences on the way I paint, the colors I love working with, and my painting style in general.  I am so fortunate!  My life has been rich with love, family, travel, adventure, smiles, and making art.   Every painting I make feels like a new adventure that I am just tickled to be here to make.  Every painting I make is my passion, and sometimes the vehicle for finding that new painting comes thru the quiet of my daily meditations.  I love to paint!

​My work as a school psychologist took place mostly in Sonoma County California, although I did work for 6 years overseas with DoD schools, and in Indian Education programs here in California. I am a proud graduate of the Indian Teacher Education Program (ITEPP) at Humboldt State University, in Arcata, CA.  And, I'm so fortunate to have painted all over the world!

Gallery Shows:
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, San Francisco-Ongoing
Reflections Fine Art Gallery, San Jose, CA Ongoing
Resident Artist, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA Current-Ongoing
The Nectary, On the Plaza-Three Person Show, Healdsburg, CA April-June 2019
Open Studio Sonoma County Art Trails 2019
​Fulton Crossing Gallery March-October 2019
Open Studio Sonoma County Art Trails 2018
​Bodega Bay Gallery-Three Person Show, Bodega Bay, CA, 1985
Gilberts Gallery-Three Person Show, Santa Rosa, CA 1985

Juried Shows:
Crocker/Kingsley National Art Competition, 2021, Juror: Carrie Lederer
San Francisco Women Artists’ Gallery “Abstract Thinking” August 2020, Juror Philip M Bewley
San Francisco Open Studios, ArtSpan SF, 2020
Sonoma County Art Trails, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 2020
SFWA Gallery, Abstract Thinking, June 2020, Juror Phillip Bewley
SFWA Gallery, Hidden Figures, March 2020, Juror Judy Shintani
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, Out of the Box, February 2020 Juror Annette Schultz 
San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, 2020 Leap Year Open, January, 2020 Juror Ashley Voss
O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA "Pixels to Print", September 2019
TWIRL Project, San Francisco, CA.  Juried artists are interviewed annually about their art practice. 
NUMU, Los Gatos Art Association, "Greater Bay Area Open" July-Sept. 2019 Juror: Ric Ambrose
Sonoma County Art Trails, Sebastopol Center for the Arts October 2019
Sacramento Fine Art Center, Sacramento, CA "Magnum Opus 30 Annual Exhibit" February 2019 Juror: Steve Memering
Paul Mahder Gallery, Healdsburg, CA "Art Trails" preview Exhibit 2018, Sept-Oct 2018
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA "Art Trails Preview Exhibit 2018" Sept-Oct. 2018
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA  "Green" August 2018 jurors: Chester Arnold & Kevin Elston
Blue Line Arts-Member Show, Roseville, CA July 2018
Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA April 2018 juror: Chester Arnold
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA 2018 50|50 Show May, 2018 juror: Andres Guerrero
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA May 2017
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA April 2017
Blue Line Arts NCDC, Roseville, CA March 2017
Blue Line Arts, Roseville, CA March 2017
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, March 2017
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA February, 2017
Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA January, 2017
Art With Impact, San Francisco, CA, October, 2016
Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA, July 2016
Diego Rivera Gallery, SFAI, San Francisco, CA July 2016
Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA June 1983 - February 1988
Plus many more........
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Juried Art Auctions for Non-Profit Organizations:
Sonoma County Art Trails art donation public drawing August 2019
ART4LIFE, Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA 2020
ART4LIFE, Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA 2019
ART4LIFE, Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA 2018
The Giving Gallery, San Francisco, CA Current
ART4LIFE Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA 2017
Art With Impact, San Francisco, CA October 2016
Northern California Dance Conservatory, Roseville, CA May 2017 

Email:  Loisart@pacbell.net
​(707) 217-3066