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SUSAN VARJAVAND, PAINTER

820 Bauer Dr., San Carlos, CA 94070       
(650) 593-8032, FAX: (650) 593-3128
susantree@attbi.com

 

2-Dimensional Solo Exhibits

            2002             “Solstice Made Ceramics Amid Trees,” Oils, Coastal Arts League, Half Moon Bay

2001            “Under Cover,” Pastels- Still Life(s), Gallery 9, Los Altos

2000            “Growing Arms,” Oils, Coastal Arts League Museum, Half Moon Bay

1998            “Twilight Time,” Pastels - Landscapes, Gallery 9, Los Altos

            1997           "Tree Digs," Oils, Coastal Arts League, Half Moon Bay

            1996            "Ardor," Pastels - Still Life(s), Pacific Art League of Palo Alto

 

4 Person Exhibit                       2001 “Figurative Works,” Charcoal/Pastel, Coastal Arts League, Half Moon Bay

Awards: Purchase Award    2000        “Pacific Prints 2000,” Pacific Art League of Palo Alto

Honorable Mention                 2000       “Works on Paper 2000,” Koret Gallery, Palo Alto

Juried Competitions

                1999      “Igniting the Edge,” Women’s Caucus for Art, Artcore Brewery Annex, L.A.

      1995        Biennial Print and Draw Competition and Exhibition, Triton Museum, Santa Clara

 

Group Exhibitions             (Etchings, Pastels, Oils, Water colors, Drawings, Mixed Media)    

   Women’s Caucus for Art     2002        “Winds of Change,” Coastal Arts League, Half Moon Bay

(WCA)                        2001 “Pacific Prisms,” Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz

2001             Regional Conference 2001 Exhibition, CCAC, San Francisco

2000          “The Female Gaze,” Ohlone College, Fremont

1999    “Deconstructing the Process,” 1870 Gallery, Belmont

1997              N. Calif. Regional Conference Exhibition, Mills College, Oakland

1996   – 2000   Hillbarn Theater, Foster City/  Hall of Justice, Redwood City

 

   Appletree Press             2000          Manor House, Belmont

1996   Center for Integrated Systems, Stanford University

1996   Members' Open Studio at Appletree Press, San Mateo

 

   Pacific Art League         1997, '96, '95, '94, '93                Pacific Art League of Palo Alto

                       

   International                   1973   First International, Exhibition Fairgrounds, Tehran, Iran

Curator                            1997  WCA Regional Conference Exhibit, Mills College

Gallery Director     1973-75     Zarvan Gallery, Tehran

Elected Offices                2000-2001 Co-President, Coastal Arts League, Half Moon Bay

             1998-2001  President, Peninsula Chapter Women’s Caucus for Art

Memberships in Cooperative Galleries and Studio

               1997-2001        Gallery 9, Los Altos                Coastal Arts League (co-op gallery), Half Moon Bay

                1995-2001                Appletree Press (for Printmakers), San Mateo

Art Instructor   1972-1975                 Painting, Zarvan Atelier, Tehran

                                           1973          Workshops for Special Ed Teachers, Ramsar, Iran

                                           1968-1972                 Grades K to 8, Parthian School, Tehran

Education        1992-1997                 Printing Workshops with Alan May at Pacific Art League of Palo Alto      

                                1988-1992                 Art Department Courses, College of San Mateo

                                1963                            BA, Major in Fine Arts, U.C. Berkeley