Diane Williams 991 Jackson Street Benicia, California 94510 Phone (707) 322-1900 [email protected] www.ianistudio.com EDUCATION 2003 John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, M.F.A. Arts and Consciousness 2001 China Academy of Art, Hangzhou, China 1999 California State University, San Jose 1999 California State University, Sacramento, M.A. Studio Art University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A. Studio Art, B.A. Sociology TEACHING/Curating 2016 Curator, Arts Benicia Presents 2015-present Instructor, Arts Benicia Workshops 2007-present Instructor/Owner, I AN I Art Studio, Benicia, CA. 2006-2007 Group Facilitator and Mind-Body Wellness Leader, Kaiser Hospital, Walnut Creek CA. 2006-2007 Instructor, City of Concord Community & Recreation Services 2004-2006 Mentor, John F. Kennedy Arts and Consciousness, Berkeley, CA 2003-2007 Professor, Chabot College Quest Program, Hayward, CA 2001-2007 Adjunct Professor, National University, Sacramento, CA. 2002 Stretcher Bar Workshop, Arts Benicia, CA 2001-2003 Instructor, Art Day, Robert Semple Elementary School, Benicia, CA 1997-1999 Teaching Assistant, California State University, Sacramento, CA.
AWARDS AND HONOR 2012 Award of Excellence, California State Fair (Juror Brenda Louie) Sacramento, CA 2011 Best of Show, Sebastopol center for the Arts, Abstract all-media juried exhibition.( Juror: Jeremy Morgan) 2007 First Prize, Adult Collaborative Category, Castro Valley Sanitary Districts 9th annual recycled art contest, Castro Valley, CA 2006 Grant recipient, Mind Body Medicine Professional Training Program, Sponsored by Kaiser Hospital, facilitated by Dr. Neha Sangwan. “This program is fundamental to relieving the stress that contributes so significantly to all chronic illnesses, and to comprehensive and integrative approaches to the prevention and treatment of cancer, heart disease, chronic pain, depression, PTSD, diabetes, asthma and HIVAIDS.” www.cmbm.org . 2005 First Prize, Adult Collaborative Category, Castro Valley Sanitary Districts 9th annual recycled art contest, Castro Valley, CA 2004 Artist in Residence, The Creative Center, New York, NY. This training program provides professional training to artists worldwide to work with cancer patients in their hometown medical centers, clinics and hospitals. The training Program features seminars, workshops and open studios led by artists, physicians, nurses and psychologists from New York’s leading educational and medical centers. Internships at major medical centers, case presentations, discussions and training materials that focus on the multiplicity of issues encountered in working within a medical setting are provided. Internship sites include: Brooklyn Hospital, Calvary Hospital, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York University Medical Center, and St. Luke’s ,Roosevelt Hospital. Collaborative Art Sites include: the Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC Galleries, Artist Studios. 2004 First Prize, Adult Collaborative Category, Castro Valley Sanitary District’s 8th annual recycled art contest, Castro Valley CA 2003 Award of Excellence, California State Fair Sacramento, CA 2003 Award of Merit, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA 2003 Susan Seddon Boulet Award, Graduate School for Holistic Studies, John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA 2002 Award of Merit, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA 2002 Award of Merit, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA 2001 Award of Excellence, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA 2000 Award of Excellence, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA 2000 Olga Kendall Scholarship. Graduate School for Holistic Studies, John F. Kennedy University, Orinda, CA 1999 Award of Excellence, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA 1999 JAM, Inc. Studio Arts Award, California State University, Sacramento, CA 1999 Student Purchase Award, California State University, Sacramento, CA 1999 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society 1998 Increase Robinson Memorial Fellowship, California State University, Sacramento, CA 1997 President, Graduate Art Student’s Hub, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA. 1997 Docent, Rene de Rosa Art and Nature Preserve, Napa, CA 1996 Honorable Mention, Coastal Arts League Museum, 13th Annual Juried Show, Half Moon Bay, CA
SOLO & SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 Beyond The Garden Gate, Main Street Artists Gallery, Quincy, CA 2016 Gems, (Juror Ruth Santee), Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA 2015 Diane Williams & Connie Millholland, Jingletown Studios, Oakland, CA 2015 The Nature in Things, Main Street Artists Gallery, Quincy, CA 2015 Fragments (Juror Robert-Jean Ray), Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA 2015 Variations On Abstraction (Juror Robert-Jean Ray), Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA 2015 Solo Exhibition Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, CA 2014 Portals, Martinez Courthouse, Martinez, CA 2013 Transmigrational, Gallery 621, Benicia, CA 2013 Side by Side, Gallery 621, Benicia, CA 2012 John F. Kennedy University Alumni Show, Berkeley, CA 2011 From the Arsenal and Beyond, Gallery 621, Benicia, 2006 Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, CA 2005-2008 Domaine Chandon Winery, Yontville, CA 2003 James Kaneko Gallery, American River College, Sacramento 2003 John F. Kennedy University Arts and Consciousness Gallery, Berkeley 2003 Stone Horse Gallery, Roseville 2002-2011 Columbarium Day of the Dead, Oakland Museum-SOMARTS 2001 John F. Kennedy University Arts Annex, Berkeley, 1999 Witt Gallery, California State University, Sacramento 1997 Benicia Public Library, Benicia 1996-present Arts Benicia Art in the Community
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS California State University, Sacramento, CA Las Terrazas, San Miguel De Allende, Mexico Allied Propane Service, Richmond, CA Tipco Technologies, Palo Alto, CA Schlumberger Inc., San Jose, CA Cost Plus CEO private collection
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS Chabot College Quest Talent Show, Stage backdrop, Hayward, CA Finalist, Solano County Government Project, Fairfield, CA Jack Ruby Recording Studio, Jamaica West Indies Arawak Inn Hotel, Jamaica, West Indies
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