BIOGRAPHY
California artist Wendy Goldberg’s rural and urban landscape drawings and paintings have been variously classified as Intimist, Tonalist and Impressionist. In truth, they are difficult to categorize. Her atmospheric, semi-abstract, luminous landscapes have an eerie expressiveness, and the capacity to draw out the essential mood of a subject through simplicity and suggestion.
Wendy Goldberg grew up in New York and New England and graduated from Cornell University in Ithaca where she fell in love with the moody, dynamic skies and landscape. Although she has lived in northern California for many years, with frequent trips to the east coast, she is equally inspired by the sensibilities of these two quite different and dramatic landscapes. “Goldberg’s drawings provide an element of tension, retain a sense of mystery...imply that the rather simple landscapes of nature contain unrevealed secrets. They contain a serenity of expression which never seeks to obscure life’s essential riskiness.” *
Wendy Goldberg has been commended by artists and curators alike including Philip Linhares, Wayne Thiebaud, John Toki, Susan Jane Walp, Karin Breuer and Marian Parmenter. Her work is included in the Achenbach Collection of Prints and Drawings of the San Francisco Legion of Honor Museum, the Haas Collection, Genentech Corp, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artist’s Gallery, New York Drawing Center Viewing Program, Engel & Davis, LLP, Anderson Consulting, Berkman, Bottger & Rodd as well as many other private and public collections throughout the country and abroad.
*M. O’Donoghue
CURRICULUM VITAE
Solo Exhibitions
Epicenter, Weather Report, Olema, CA
Quicksilver Mine Gallery, Forestville, CA, 2008-2009
142 Throckmorton, February Exhibition, Mill Valley, CA, 2005
Thomas Moser, San Francisco, CA, 2005
Gallatin River Gallery, Drawing From the Landscape, Big Sky, MT, 2004
American Conservatory Theater Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2004
Ross Valley Winery, San Anselmo, CA, 2004
Off Center Studios, San Anselmo, CA, 2001
Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA, 1996
Branson School Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Ross, CA, 1993
San Anselmo Community Playhouse, Solo Exhibition, San Anselmo, CA, 1987
Selected Exhibitions
2008-2010
MCC, Drawing: From Line to Shadow: A Baker's Dozen, San Rafael, CA
West County Design, Invitational Landscape Show, Jenner, CA
Pence Gallery Invitational, Cool Off By the Sea, Davis, CA
Escalle Winery, Marinscapes, Larkspur, CA
Marin MOCA, PrivateEyes: Artists' Visions National Exhibit, Novato, CA, Juror, Andrea Schwartz
Marin MOCA, Exploring Contemporary Printmaking,Novato, CA, Juror, Karin Breuer
MCLA Gallery 51, Here, North Adams, MA
Kevin Milligan Gallery, California Imagine: Images 2009, Danville, CA, juror chief curator Philip Linhares, Oakland Museum
Sebastopol Arts Center, Dualities, Sebastopol, CA, juror Claudia Chapline
Arthouse Gallery, The Sketchbook Project, Atlanta and National Tour
Artworks Downtown, Crossing the Line, San Rafael, CA
George Krevsky Gallery, Ten Artists/Ten Points of View, San Francisco, CA
SKH Gallery, Women Artists of SKH, Great Barrington, MA
Gallatin RIver Gallery, Earth & Sky, Big Sky, MT
MCLA Gallery, 51, "Here", North Adams, MA
Studio Gallery, Terrain, & Tiny, San Francisco, CA
ACCI Gallery, ACCI International, Berkeley, CA, jurors John Toki and Suzanne Tan
2006-2007
George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco Scenes, San Francisco, CA
Runnymeade, ETC Benefit, Woodside CA
SKH Gallery, Annual Group Exhibition, Great Barrington, MA
Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
2006 Pence Gallery, Darkness and Fire, Davis, CA
Gallatin River Gallery, Earth & Sky, Big Sky, MT
SKH Gallery, Women of SKH, Great Barrington, MA
Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA
Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
2005 Sonoma Valley Museum, Biennial, Sonoma, CA
Jurors—Christopher Brown, Janet Bishop, Lawrence Rinder
City College of San Francisco, Artists/Friends Dialogues, San Francisco, CA
Escalle Winery, MarinScapes, Larkspur, CA
SKH Gallery, Summer Exhibition, Great Barrington, MA
RiverSea Gallery, Astoria, OR
Donna Seager Gallery, Gifted, San Rafael, CA
Downtown Art Center, Strong Ties, Diverse Connections, San Rafael, CA
2004 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery,
Out There, San Francisco, CA
Main Street Gallery, From East to West: Two Views of the Landscape,Winters,
CA
SKH Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
Gallatin River Gallery, Big Sky, MT
Whitebird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR
2003 World Council for Arts&Culture, International
Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
Artisans Gallery, International Open, Mill Valley, CA
Judith Litvitch Design Center, San Francisco, CA
Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA
Whitebird Gallery, Cannon Beach, OR
Gallatin River Gallery, Big Sky, MT
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 Bolinas Museum, Small Works Show, Bolinas, CA
Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Whitebird Gallery, Summer Exhibit, Cannon Beach, OR
Judith Litvitch Design Center, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Gallatin River Gallery, Big Sky, MT
Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA
Mary Etherington Fine Art, Vineyard Haven, MA
Falkirk Cultural Center, Annual Exhibition, San Rafael, CA
2001 Bolinas Museum, Small Works Show, Bolinas, CA
Society of the Four Arts, 62nd Annual National Exhibition of Contemporary
American Paintings, Palm Beach, FL
Marin Community Foundation, Conversations with the Landscape, Larkspur, CA
Falkirk Cultural Center, Annual Exhibition, San Rafael, CA
Ute Stebich Gallery, Lenox, MA
Judith Litvitch Design Center, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery & Annex, San Francisco,
CA
1999–2000 Gallery Route 1, Annual Show, Pt. Reyes, CA
Bolinas Museum, Small Works Show, Bolinas, CA
Santa Rosa Museum, Small Works Show, Santa Rosa, CA
Dominican College, Marin Aids Benefit, San Rafael, CA
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1998 Falkirk Cultural Center, Inside Marin, San Rafael,
CA, Juror—Marian Parmenter
California Museum of Art, Small Works Show, Santa Rosa, CA, Juror—Deborah
Oropallo
Bolinas Museum, Small Works Show, Bolinas, CA
Bradford/Smock Gallery, Land Under a Foot, San Francisco, CA
Dominican College, Marin AIDS Benefit, San Rafael, CA
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston, MA
Marin Community Foundation, Larkspur, CA
Bradford Gallery, Visions, San Anselmo, CA
Marin County Civic Center Gallery, Landscape Show, San Rafael, CA
Marin Arts Council Annual Exhibit, Corte Madera, CA
1996 Bradford Gallery, Summer Unframed and The Bounty
of the Land, San Anselmo, CA
Marin Arts Council Annual Exhibit,Corte Madera, CA
Sonoma State University, Art from the Heart, Rohnert Park, CA
Triton Museum, KTEH Art Auction, Santa Clara, CA
1995 Susan Cummins Gallery, Individual Artists Grants
Exhibition, Mill Valley, CA
Gallery Route 1, Individual Artists Grants Exhibition, Point Reyes, CA
Meridian Gallery, About Drawing, San Francisco, CA, Juror: Peter Selz
Falkirk Cultural Center, Long Horizons: A Bay Area Landscape, San Rafael, CA
Bradford Gallery, Land Under a Foot, San Anselmo, CA
Marin Theatre Company, Mill Valley, CA
Sausalito Bay Model, Women’s Perspective, Sausalito, CA
1994 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery,
Small Works Show, San Francisco, CA
Marin Community Foundation, Marin Images: Inside and Out, Larkspur, CA
McPherson Art Center, KTEH Art Auction and Exhibition, Santa Cruz, CA
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum, Fourth Biennial Drawing Exhibit, UT
Jewish Community Center Art Exhibit and Fundraiser, San Rafael, CA, Juror: Susan
Cummins
Italian Street Art Festival, San Rafael, CA
Marin Arts Council Annual Exhibit, Corte Madera, CA
1993 Triton Art Museum, Ninth Biennial Exhibition, Santa
Clara, CA
Linda Penzur Gallery, San Anselmo, CA
Edgewood Orchard Galleries, Fishcreek, WI
The Parkside, Stinson Beach, CA
Triton Museum, KTEH Art Exhibit and Auction, Santa Clara, CA
Marin Arts Council Annual Exhibit, Corte Madera, CA
1992 Claudia Chapline Gallery, Landscape Show, Stinson
Beach, CA
Gallery One, Petaluma, CA
Dow and Frosini, OXFAM International Art Auction, Berkeley, CA
The Bay Model, M.A.P.S. Print Exhibition, Sausalito, CA
College of Marin Gallery, The Great Marin String Along, Kentfield, CA
Frances Young Gallery, Marin Agricultural Land Trust Show, Ross, CA
Artisans Gallery, Marin Landscape Show, Mill Valley, CA
KTEH Art Auction, San Jose, CA
1973–1991 Manor House Gallery, Monotypes, Belmont, CA,
Juror—Nathan Oliveira
Artisans Gallery, Pacific Bell Scholarship Recipients Show, Mill Valley, CA
Barbara Anderson Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Knecht, Haley, Lawrence & Smith Law Firm, San Francisco, CA
Gallery One, Marin Affiliated Printmakers, Petaluma, CA
Bolinas Museum Gallery, Artists Look at War, Bolinas, CA
College of Marin Art Gallery, College of Marin Gallery Annual, Kentfield, CA
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
Cornell University Gallery, Ithaca, NY
Cornell Club, New York, NY
Berkeley Arts Center, Berkeley, CA
Haystack College of Arts & Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Johnson Art Museum, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
University of Michigan Art Gallery, Ann Arbor, MI
Honors and Awards
ACCI National, Award of Excellence, Berkeley, CA., 2009
Art Slant Showcase Winner, International listing July, Sept, 2009
Vermont
Studio Center Full Fellowship, 2003
Honorable Mention—Marin County Exhibition, 2001
Vermont Studio Center Assistantship, 1999
Honorable Mention—Falkirk Cultural Center, “Inside Marin,”
1998
Best of Class—Sausalito Art Exhibition, 1996
Best of Class and Honorable Mention—Marin County Exhibition, 1996
Distinguished Art Award, Best of Class—Marin County Exhibition, 1995
Marin Arts Council Individual Artist’s Grant, 1994
“People’s Choice Award”—KTEH Art Auction and Exhibition,
1993
Art Award—College of Marin Annual, 1991
Merit Award—Marin Society of Artists Annual, 1991
Vermont Studio Center Assistantship, 1990
Pacific Bell Scholarship, 1989–1990
Haystack College of Arts Assistantship, 1987
Dean’s Scholarship, Cornell University, 1970–1974
Publications
Drawing Out the Light: Pastel Paintings, Wendy Goldberg, 2010
Water Quality, Marin Municipal Water District Annual Report, 2009
"Art & About", Discoveries Magazine, Winter 2008/09
"Moody Scenes & Still Lifes", Southwest Art Magazine, November 2008
"On the Wall: Pastels", Press Democrat Newspaper, 2008
The Bohemian Newspaper, December 2008
Artists'
Visual Responses, Sh'ma Journal, 2006
“Strong Ties: Diverse Connections”, Artweek, September 2005
Art of Northern California, Alcove Books, 2003
Cover Art, Four Way Books, 2002
San Francisco Design Center, Winter Market Newsletter, 2001
“Artist of the Day,” Independent Journal, 2001, 1996
International Artists’ Revue Art Pictorial, Japan, 1999
A Is for Art, Marin Arts Council Directory, 1998
Artists In Schools, Youth In Arts Guide, 1998
Marin County Visitor’s Guide, 1997, 1998
The Best of Pastels, Rockport Publishers, 1996
“Smorgasbord Show,” Arts Column, Pacific Sun, May 1995
“Street Painting Festival,” Larkspur, Independent Journal, May 1995
“An End to Nature: Long Horizontals at Falkirk Cultural Center,”
Artweek, June 1995
“19 Artists Win Grants From Council,” Independent Journal, June
1994
“Artist Support in Marin,” Artweek, July 1994
“MAC Awards $54,000 to Marin Individual Artists,” Artists Dialogue,
1994
“Open Garret,” Pacific Sun, May 1994
“Local Potpourri,” Ross Valley Reporter, March 1994, May 1994, August
1994
Women Artists Calendars, Cedco Publishers, 1992-1999
“Two Local Artists on Exhibit at Sausalito Art Festival,” Ross Valley
Reporter, 1990
“Animals of Every Habitat on Exhibit at Artisans Gallery,” Marin
Messenger, 1988
Greeting Card Designs, Marcel Shurman
Related Activities
Juror, 2009 Congressional Nationwide Art Competition, Marin County, CA
Exhibition
Designer and Installer, Marin Arts Council
Guest Lecturer—Winter Market, The Ecology of Design, San Francisco Design
Center
Curator/Designer, Special Arts Exhibit—Youth-in-Arts, 1997, 1999
Curator/Designer—Marin Arts Council Annual Exhibition, 1997
Featured Artist—Italian Street Art Festival, Hall School, Larkspur, CA,
May 1995
Guest Lecturer—College of Marin, Drawing, 1995-present
Guest Lecturer—Marin Jewish Community Center, 1995
Art Instructor, Special Arts Program—Youth-in-Arts, Marin County Schools,
CA
Uman/Davis Sister Cities Project—Art Exchange Project in the Ukraine
Juror—Mill Valley Arts Festival, Mill Valley, CA
Juror—Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
Guest Artist—Manor School Common Ground Project—Community Arts Grant
Guest Artist—Mary Silvera School, Art Pals—Community Arts Grant
Represented by
The
Drawing Center, New York, NY
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Gallatin River Gallery, Big Sky, MT
Quicksilver Mine Gallery, Forestville, CA
Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Collections
The
Achenbach Foundation of Prints & Drawings, San Francisco, Legion of Honor
Museum
The Haas Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Genentech Corportation, Vacaville, CA
Knecht, Haley, Lawrence & Smith Law Firm, San Francisco, CA
Weaver, Field and London, San Francisco, CA
Analysis Group, Economics Inc., San Francisco, CA
Anderson Consulting, San Francisco, CA
Mbogeni Richman Buthelezi, Soweto, South Africa
Terri Schwartz, Haarlem, Netherlands
Lisa Goldberg & John Sexton, NYU, New York, NY
Mrs. Fitzpatrick/Red Lion Inn, Stockbridge, MA
Berkman, Bottger & Rodd, LLP, New York, NY
Education
1974
BFA Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
1987 California Teaching Credential—Adult Education