PAM FINGADO, fine art

RESUME

Selected Exhibitions | Publications, Press and Video | Awards | Collections
Education | Professional Affiliations | Past Affiliations | Teaching Experience

Selected Exhibitions

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2010

  • Solo Show, El Cerrito City Hall, El Cerrito, CA Dec 09- Feb. 2010.

2009

  • Going North, Nordic 5 Arts Group Exhibit, Eddie Rhodes Gallery, Contra Costa College, 2600 Mission Bell Dr., San Pablo, CA August 14 – October 30, 2009.
  • Kids R Us, Expressions Gallery, 2035 Ashby Ave, Berkeley, CA June 13 – Aug. 7, 2009.
  • Not Your Mother’s Paper Dolls, with Curtis Ratcliff, Fingado Art Gallery, El Cerrito, CA, May 8 – June 27, ’09.

2008

  • El Cerrito City Hall Gallery Space, Grand Opening Exhibit , Celebration of California Arts Day, Oct. 2008.
  • Women Band Together, Prescott Center for Community Enhancement, Inc. 920 Peralta St., Oakland CA

2007

  • Around the Globe, Expressions Gallery, August 11 –October 5, 2007, Berkeley, CA.
  • Nordic 5Arts- “Nordic Mysteries,” The Addison Street Windows Gallery, Berkeley, CA.

2005

  • Pushing Boundaries, Nordic 5 Arts Membership Exhibit, Atrium Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
  • Celebrating California Arts Day, MC Gallery, 10344 San Pablo Ave. El Cerrito, CA, Oct 3, 2008.
  • Summer Group Exhibit, River Road Gallery, Locke, CA.

2004

  • Ancestors, with Diane Rusnak , San Pablo Arts Gallery, San Pablo, CA.

2003

  • BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE DELL’ ARTE CONTEMPORANEA , Florence, Italy
  • Ancestors, Myth and Metaphor, paintings and sculpture with Lynda Ann Tish, Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, CA .

2002

  • Bay Area Scenes and Intimate Views, Works on Paper , with Deborah Shappelle, Marvin Gardens Realty, Kensington, CA.
  • River Road Art Gallery, Group Show, Locke, CA.
  • 7th Annual Juried , Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA.

2001

  • Arts For America Benefit, Clos Pegase Winery, Calistoga, CA (Richard Reisman, Director of di Rosa Preserve, Napa Valley, CA, juror).
  • Pleiades, Six points of View,Group Exhibit , San Pablo Arts Gallery, San Pablo, CA. Bay Area Landscapes, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA.
  • Contributing artist in People as Material : an experiment in curatorial practice by Charles Linder, Salon Exhibition, Fort Haggis Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

2000

  • Pastels, group exhibit , Edward Hopper Art Center, New York, New York (juried by Sandra Carpenter, editor of The Artist’s Magazine).
  • 5th Anniversary Invitational, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA.

1999

  • Contemporary Pastel Impressionists, 13th International Open Exhibition, Northwest Pastel Society, Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA.
  • From Paris To Vallejo, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, CA.
  • Exhibition, Karen Rike Gallery, Dallas, Texas.

1998

  • 1998 Juried Annual Pro Arts, Oakland, CA (juried by Mary Lovelace O'Neal and Yolanda Lopez)
  • The Lofts at the Marquee, .juried exhibition, 1000 Van Ness Ave San Francisco, CA.
  • Exhibit A, Hollis Street Complex, Emeryville, CA.
  • A Sense of Place, Galleria Tonantzin, San Juan Bautista, CA.

1997

  • Pro Arts Annual East Bay Open Studios, 1997 -2008 participant.
  • Inaugural Exhibition, Total Travel Gallery, Alameda, CA.
  • Art Loft Show, Headquarters of “We The People,” home of Former Governor Jerry Brown, Oakland, CA.

1996

  • The Association For The Study of Dreams Art Exhibition, Claremont Hotel, Berkeley, CA.
  • The West County Open Studios, Richmond Art Center, 1996 and 1997.

1987

  • Extravagance at Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA 1984-1987.
  • Woman’s Caucus For Art, Northern CA Chapter, Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA.

1985

  • CSUH Juried Annual Student Show, Hayward, 1985.
  • Works On Paper, Solo Show, Textiles by Design, Berkeley, CA.

1983

  • Northern CA Chapter Woman’s Caucus For Art, Annual Juried Exhibit, Belmont, CA.
  • Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA.
  • Textiles by Design, Domaine Chandon, Winery, St. Helena, CA.
  • New Works, October Gallery, St. Helena, CA.

1992

  • Contra Costa Competitive,1982, Walnut Creek Civic Arts Center, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • Richmond Area Art Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA.
  • California College of Arts and Crafts, Group Show, Oakland, CA.

Publications, Press and Video

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2005

  • Eve Ma, producer, “Roots and Branches, An Art Conversation with Pam Fingado,” video and TV Series aired, CCTV, BCM, KSAR.

2004

  • Mary Reiley, “Gallery Exhibit Links the Past and Present, Women’s ‘Ancestors’ Art Show Inspired by a Connection With History,” The Contra Costa Times, September 12, 2004.
  • “Truce,” oil on canvas, Muslim Wake Up (www.muslimwakeup.com).
  • ‘Refugee Reality, American Realizations’, Volume II, Issue 12, January, 20, 2004.
  • Monica Drolet, “Exploring the Past Through Artwork,” ‘Artists Recapture Their Roots,’

2003

  • Los Medanos College Experience, Volume. 58. No.7.Friday March 14, 2003 .
  • Jennifer Modeness, “LMC Exhibit Explores Ancestors and Memory,” Ledger Dispatch of The Contra Costa Times, Arts and Entertainment, Friday, March 7, 2003.
  • Monica Drolet, “Art Exhibit is a Trip Down ‘Memory ‘Lane,” Los Medanos College Experience, Volume 58, No. 5, Friday Feb. 28, 2003.
  • Mary Reiley, “Artist Offer Peek Into Their Studios,” The Contra Costa Times , Friday, May 30, 2003.

2002

  • Jack Tucker, “Artist Continues Family Tradition,” The Contra Costa Times, June 2, 2002.
  • Oil pastels in Ape (www,apezine.net). Volume I, Issue I, 2001.

1989

  • Les Krantz, Editor, Prints in The California Art Review, American References Publishing Company, Chicago, IL., 1989.
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Awards

  • 2001 Honorable Mention for “Truce” Arts For America Benefit, Clos Pegase Winery, Calistoga, CA Richard Reisman, Director of di Rosa Preserve, Napa Valley, juror.
  • 1999 Award of Merit for “ Road Into Town,” Northwest Pastel Society, 1999 Open International.
  • 1983 Blue Dot Award of Excellence, “CCAFT 2nd Annual Photography Competition,” Richmond, CA.
  • 1982 Blue Dot Award of Excellence, “CCAFT 1st Annual Works on Paper,” Richmond, CA.

Collections

  • Elizabeth King -Brand & Jonathan Brand, Walnut Creek, CA.
  • Eleanor Matheu, San Francisco, CA.
  • Mr. and Mrs. E. Stamps, Vallejo, CA.
  • Dr. and Mrs. John Comyns, Vallejo, CA.
  • Corporate Collection, IBM, Bishop Ranch, Dublin, CA.
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Education

  • California State University, Hayward, B. A. Studio Art, 1984.
  • California State University, Hayward, CA Teaching Credential, 1990.
  • College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, 1980-1981.
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Professional Affiliations

  • Commissioner, El Cerrito Arts and Culture Commission, 2003- present.
    • Chair for El Cerrito Arts and Culture Commission, 2004-2005, 2008.
  • Pro Arts, 550 Second Street, Oakland, CA, member since 1997.
  • Nordic 5 Arts , Berkeley CA. member 2004-present.
  • President of the Board , Palopalomino Productions Inc. 2005.
  • Treasurer of Media Art Works 2006-present.

Past Affiliations

  • ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA Board Treasurer, 2002-2003.
  • Northwest Pastel Society, Chimacum, WA member, 1999- 2000.
  • United Pastelists of America/Oil Pastelists Association, New Jersey.
  • Berkeley Art Center Association, Berkeley, CA , 2001, 2003.
  • El Cerrito Committee for Arts and Culture, El Cerrito, CA 2000-03.
  • Celebrating Culture and Community, San Pablo, CA, 2002 -2004.
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Teaching Experience

  • Art teacher, Berkeley Arts Magnet, Berkeley Unified , Berkeley, CA.
  • Art Instructor for Diocese of Oakland, Oakland, CA.
  • Art Instructor for Moraga School District, Moraga, CA.
  • Art instructor for Windrush Middle School: El Cerrito, CA.
  • Art Instructor for Prospect School, El cerrito, CA.
  • Art Workshops for children and adults: studio, El Cerrito, CA.
  • Lead Teacher for Celebrating Community and Culture’s “Picturing Our Roots” youth art program, Richmond, CA.