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Truckee River Gallery

Department of Cultural Affairs

Joan Mitchell Foundation

Portraits: There but for the grace of god go I

Maria Partridge ~ Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION
2002-2004 California State University, Sacramento, CA
Masters of Art in Studio Art

1990 University of California, Berkeley, CA
California Community Colleges Instructor Credential
for Art and Design including Photography

1984-85 Sonoma State University, Cotati, CA
Graphic Design/Certificate Program

1976-80 University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Bachelor of Arts from the College of Fine Arts in Drawing

SOLO SHOWS:
Sierra Arts Gallery – “113 Portraits ~ There but for the grace of God go I”
Reno, NV ~ March 7 – April 28, 2011

Western Nevada Community College – “Wild Horses”
Carson City, NV ~ September 21 - November 15, 2010

The Loft at the Siena – “Wild Horses”
Sienna Spa and Casino
Reno, NV ~ April 1 - June 2010

Truckee River Gallery, Reno NV
• Solo Show ~ June 11-23, 2008
• Horses ~ April 30 - 5/11, 2008

LXS Exhibition – “Horses”
Nevada State Legislative Building
Carson City, NV ~ February 26 - March 16, 2007

Nevada Museum of Art - Prim Theatre Gallery, “Nature”
Reno, NV ~ November 18, 2005 - January 22, 2006,

Sierra Arts Gallery – "Beneath and Beyond"
Reno, NV ~ November 2004

Else Gallery – “From Fact to Ambiguity in Forms & Space”
California State University, Sacramento, CA March 8 - 22, 2004

Sturm Gallery –Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, NV ~ February 2004

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS:
Art Attack Gallery – “Horse HeArt”
Incline Village, NV ~ March 15 - April 12, 2010

Sierra Arts Foundation ~ Nevada Museum of Art Instructors
Reno, NV ~ March 22 - April 30, 2010

Nevada Museum of Art, Nevada, Triennial,
Reno, NV ~ July 16 - October 2, 2005

Agora Gallery, Color and Candor
415 West Broadway, New York, NY (SoHo)
June 4-21, 2005

B. Sakata Garo "Art Bowl IV"
923 Twentieth Street, Sacramento CA
December 1-30, 2004

Else Gallery ~ New Work, Three Person Show,
California State University, Sacramento, CA
September 2003

Faculty Show, Red Mountain Gallery, Truckee Meadows
Community College, Reno, NV
September 2001 - 2010

Union Gallery, California State University
Sacramento, CA ~ May 2003

Witt Gallery California, State University
Sacramento, CA ~ November 2003

Art Slaves
Reno, NV ~ July 1998 - 2004

California Artist Alliance
• Tahoe City, CA June 1999
• Sacramento, CA May 2000

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2001 - Present: Adjunct Faculty ~ Drawing, Painting and Graphic Design
Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV

Sept. 2008 - Dec. 2010
Black Rock Arts Foundation
(Non-Profit Art Organization for Burning Man)
Board of Advisors and Reno Project Liaison for Public Art
Mangrove Project 2008, Tree Spire 2009, Celtic Forest 2009, Duel Nature 2010
www.blackrockarts.org

June 1991 - Present: Owner ~ Partridge Design
Freelance graphic designer and illustrator