Resume — NINA LYONS

NINA LYONS | RESUME

EDUCATION

1987 – M.F.A., California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California
Studied with: Viola Frey, Dennis Leon, Squeak Carnwath, Dennis Gallagher, Art Nelson, Chris Johnson, Charles Fiske

1972 – Teaching Credential, University of California, Berkeley

1971 – Bachelor of Arts, European History, San Francisco State University, California

SELECTED SOLO AND FEATURED ARTIST EXHIBITIONS

2024 – Installation collaboration sculpture, Oakland, CA
2020 – Sculpturesite Gallery, "2D from 3D Sculptors Paint"
2018 – Jackson Grant Gallery, Featured Artist Exhibition, Ross, CA
2017 – Featured Artist, Glen Ellen Gallery, CA
2016 – Private Sculpture Commissions, Davis, CA
2016 – "Halcyon Bird," Public Art Sculpture Commission, Berkeley, CA
2015 – Tiba Foundation Exhibition, Napa, CA
2015 – "Departures," Bronze boat with house, Clars Auction Gallery, Oakland, CA
2014 – Harvest Inn, New Sculpture Garden, Curated Art Installation of six large-scale sculptures, St. Helena, CA
2014 – Taylor Blue Designs, "Flights of the Imagination" Exhibition, Berkeley, CA
2013 – Nineteenth Annual Sculpture in the Garden, The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA
2013 – Berkeley Art Center, ORIGINS: Elemental Forms in Contemporary Sculpture, Berkeley, CA
2012 – Oakland Museum of California, Art Guild Day Trip, Studio and Sculpture Garden Visit, Berkeley, CA
2012 – HEADS UP! The Human Head Interpreted by 7 Sculptors, A New Leaf Gallery | Sculpturesite, Sonoma, CA
2011 – San Francisco Bay Area Sculpture Garden opens to the public, Berkeley, CA
2011 – "Sculpture in the Garden," The Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA
2011 – "Animal Dreams," Cornerstone Sonoma, CA
2011 – "ArtSpace Orinda," Extended Year-Long Public Arts Exhibition, Orinda, CA
2010 – A New Leaf Gallery | Sculpturesite, A Selection of Recent Works, Sonoma, CA
2010 – 20th Anniversary Cirque de Sculpture, San Francisco, CA
2010 – "ArtSpace Orinda," Year-Long Public Arts Exhibition, Orinda, CA
2009 – Ruth Bancroft Garden, 15th Annual Sculpture in the Garden Exhibit, Walnut Creek, CA
2009 – "Celebrate the Ceramic Art of Berkeley," Leslie Ceramics, Berkeley, CA
2009 – "Menlo College Presents: Outside the Box, Inside the Frame," Menlo College, Atherton, CA
2009 – "Spring Garden Book Signing," Collectors Sculpture Garden, Lafayette, CA
2008 – "Enclosed Passage," Los Medanos College Art Gallery, Pittsburg, CA
2007 – CCA Sculpture Selections, Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 – Sculpture Invitational, Oliver Art Center, CCA, Oakland, CA
2006 – A New Leaf Gallery at Cornerstone Gardens, Sonoma, CA
2006 – "Body Language," Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 – "Vernissage: Celebrating Contemporary Sculpture and Public Art," San Francisco, CA
2005 – "Works on Paper," Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 – "CCA Ceramics: The Family of Clay," CCA, Oakland, CA

PUBLICATIONS, MEDIA COVERAGE & REVIEWS

2014 – St. Helena Star, New Sculpture Garden at Harvest Inn, September 2014
2013 – Leaf Magazine, Art Beneath the Open Sky
2009 – Menlo Advantage Magazine, "Outside the Box, Inside the Frame" exhibition review, Palo Alto, CA
2009 – Orinda News, "ArtSpace Orinda" featured artist, Outdoor Public Arts Exhibition, Orinda, CA
2008 – Poetry of Form, Book Publication, Berkeley, CA
2007 – CCA Sculpture Selections Catalog (Feature), Sculpturesite Gallery
2007 – Artist Review (Feature) of CCA Selections, By Cariadne Margaret MacKenzie
2006 – Interior Design Magazine, Features "East" by Nina Lyons, Sculpturesite Gallery Review
2005 – A New Leaf Gallery Commemorative Book, Limited Edition, Celebrating 15 Years in Berkeley
2004 – Robb Report Collection Magazine, One-of-a-Kind Custom Works
2003 – Garden Design Magazine, Review of Featured Bronze Sculpture "East," San Francisco Flower & Garden Show
2003 – Diablo Magazine, "10 To Do: Sculpting the Elements" (Includes photo of "Drift")
2003 – Creating a Culture of the Imagination, An Interview with Nina Lyons, Author: Wendy Jeanne Burch
2002 – Art in America, Sculpture Feature, April 2002 Issue
2002 – Art Shows: City of Sacramento, Four Artists Featured in Fall Shows at Frostad Atelier-The Gallery, Fall 2002 Issue
2002 – San Francisco Chronicle, "Art Al Fresco: First Light," Ceramic Sculpture at A New Leaf Gallery, October 11, 2002
2000 – The Creative Process and the Art of Nina Lyons, Video Documentary
1991 – Contra Costa Times, "Vessels," Gallery Concord, May Issue
1989 – Gallery Route One, Fourth Annual Juried Show, Exhibition Catalog, Point Reyes, CA
1988 – California College of Arts and Crafts, Masters of Fine Arts Catalog, Oakland, CA

PUBLIC SPEAKING & LECTURES

2014 – City of Berkeley Public Art Commission, Halcyon Bird Sculpture Project, Phase I, Berkeley, CA
2013 – Berkeley Art Center, Panel Discussion, Origins Exhibition, Private Collections, Commissions, and New Works
2009 – An Evening with Alumni: Real Life Part II, California College of Arts, Oakland, CA
2002 – Small Firm Architects Forum, Slide Presentation, Oakland, CA
2000 – California College of Arts and Crafts, Slide Lecture: Ceramics Department Alumni, Oakland, CA
1993 – Joan Roebuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA, "Gallery Talk"
1993 – Gallery Concord, Walnut Creek, CA, "A Morning with the Artist"

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, COMMISSIONS & NEW WORKS

2011 – Completion of Commission for Private Collector, Berkeley, CA
2009 – Sculpture for Giffen/Pisarra Collection, Lafayette, CA
2005 – Sculpture for Giffen/Pisarra Collection, Four Bronze Limited Editions, Frostad Atelier Foundry
2003 – Bronze Sculpture Commission, Restaurant, Phoenix, AZ
2003 – First Bronze Casting, "EAST" (First in Edition of 7), Signed and Numbered by Artist, Frostad Atelier Foundry, Rocklin, CA
2003 – Giffen/Pisarra Collection, Commission "Angle of Repose II", Lafayette, CA

Collectors Include: Berkeley, Belmont, Beverly Hills, Kensington, Oakland, Sea Ranch, Point Reyes Station, Lafayette