D E B R A
S O K O L O W
951 QUARTERHORSE LANE OAK PARK CA 91377
818-620-9203
dso811@yahoo.com
Selected Group Exhibitions and Awards
2011
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1981
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1980
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Tri-County Juried Show Caesarea
UBS Headquarter, Westlake Village, CA, Tropics, Ocean View, Ocean #7, Ocean #9
The Frame Gallery, Agoura Hills, CA, Solo Show, 20 Paintings
Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station Santa Monica Sacred Journey
Non-Objective Abstract Show, Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Freedom, Breathing Space,
Chasm, Ocean’s Light, Touching Earth
Arts Council of the Conejo Valley: Elements Crashing Rocks, Pink Horizon
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Tri-County Juried Show Waterway
Hebrew Union College, JAI Juried Show Los Angeles: Ocean #7, Elements: Wind, Cactus Fire, Fall
Sunset
American Jewish University, Platt Gallery Los Angeles: Yetzer Hara-Yetzer Hatov Series:
Breathing Space, Choices, Passage, A Tear and A Smile, The Space Between
Memento Mori, Women Painters West VIVA Gallery Sherman Oaks: Olive’s Light
VOCA Gallery Juried Show, Women Painters West Venice Beach: Waterway; Mind Map
Hebrew Union College, JAI Juried Show Los Angeles: Dark Night
Westlake Village Art Guild Open Juried Show Thousand Oaks: Dark Night, Colors of the Night,
Cactus Fire
Hillcrest Art Center, Arts Council of Conejo Valley Thousand Oaks: Invitational, Rhythym
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Tri-County Juried Show Elements: Cactus Fire
Hillcrest Art Center, Arts Council of the Conejo Valley: Symbols & Words Invitational, Rhythm
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Arts Council of the Conejo Valley Invitational Elements: Wind;
Elements: Nigeria
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Tri-County Juried Show Elements: Colors of the Night,
Honorable Mention Award; Elements: Crystallize
Thousand Oaks Arts Commission Annual Juried Art & Photography Show Elements: Big Sky;
Elements: Earth Nigeria
Arts Council of the Conejo Valley Open Studio Tour Invitational
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Arts Council of the Conejo Invitational, Elements: Big Sky;
Elements: Mountain Fog
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park: Open Call LA Elements: Fire
Hillcrest Art Center, Arts Council of Conejo Valley Invitational, Chumash Grotto
Arts Council of the Conejo Open Studio Tour Invitational, 15 artworks
Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza, Arts Council of the Conejo Invitational, Ocean #8; Elements:
Wind
Westlake Art Guild Annual Juried Exhibition Thousand Oaks: Elements: Stream; Elements: Wind
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Tri-County Juried Show Elements:
Reflection; Chasm
Southern California Open Regional Exhibition, Score V VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks: Elements:
Wind
Hillcrest Arts Center, Arts Council of Conejo Valley Invitational, Evanescence; Chasm
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Tri-County Juried Show Chumash Grotto, Honorable
Mention Award; Elements: Wind
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Tri-County Juried Show Chasm
Studio Channel Islands Art Center Juried Exhibition California State University, Channel Islands,
Chasm
Studio Channel Islands Art Center Juried Exhibition California State University, Channel Islands,
Ocean #9
Thousand Oaks Arts Commission 18th Annual Juried Art and Photography Show Thousand Oaks
Civic Arts Plaza, Honorable Mention: Ocean #6
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Tri-County Juried Show Third Place 2-Dimensional
Category: Ocean #8
Sonoma County Arts Council, Women Hanging Together Santa Rosa: Flower; Splats
Cotati City Hall, Threads Three Ribbons
Santa Rosa, Art for the Living and Giving Santa Rosa City Hall Council Chambers: 24 banners
Lincoln Arts Center Santa Rosa Splats; Ribbon
1980
1974
Great Bombay Trading Company Santa Rosa Splats
Artrium Santa Rosa, CA Second Place Graphics: Birds
Group Exhibitions
2011
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2002
2000
1974
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Membership Show (11/11)
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Membership Show (11/10) Spirited; Converging Elements
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Membership Show (11/09) Rhythm; Dragon; Sunrise
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Membership Show (11/08) Elements: Sky; Mini Sky
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Membership Show (11/07) Elements: Sky; Elements:
Earth
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Membership Show (2/07) Elements: Stream; Elements:
Sun; Elements: Wind
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Membership Show, Transcendence
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Membership Show, Chasm
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Membership Show, Ocean #6, #8, #9
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Membership Show, Self Portrait,
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Membership Show, World Trade Center, A Eulogy
Thousand Oaks Art Association Annual Membership Show, First Place Mixed Media and Best of
Show: Bush/Gore, Vote for Me
Santa Rosa City Hall Council Chambers Award Winners, Birds
Solo Exhibitions
1982
1980
Chase Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA, Kinetics, Installation of 12 flags and banners
Santa Rosa City Hall Council Chambers, CA, 20 flags and banners
Private Collections
Mind Map, Ink, Watercolor on paper, 12” x12” Ordower
Water, Acrylic on hardboard, 36” x 48” Nahmias
Reflection, Acrylic on hardboard, 23” x 48” Nahmias
Transcendence, Watercolor, pencil on paper, 28” x 36” Nahmias
Stream, Acrylic on hardboard, 24” x 36” Mansfield
Yellow Chasm, Watercolor, Ink on paper, 28” x 24” Mansfield
Succulents, ink on paper, 10” x 16” Phillips
Community Commissions:
2010 - Holy Ark in the Beit Midrash, Saperstien Middle School, Stephen S.Wise Temple, Los Angeles: Art
Director, Holy Ark Wall and Aron – 8’ x 22’ Mosaic glass wall inspired by Jewish text defining the “seven
species”. Directed and coordinated community art project with middle and high school students,
teachers, alumni architecture students, parents, contractors and designers.
Site Specific Installations: Professional Flag and Banner Artist 1979 to 1993: over 800
commissions of custom designed flags and banners, indoor and outdoor installation. Clients:
architectural firms, private homes, interior designers, set designers, private businesses, consumer
complexes, government facilities.
Awards/Honors
Milken Family Foundation Jewish Educator Award, Los Angeles, 2010
Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholarship, Japan, October 2001
Summer Olympics, Long Beach 1984, Special Consultant to the City of Long Beach, Los Angeles Olympic
Organizing Committee
City of Laguna Beach: National Banner Competition, 1984
California Artist In Residence Grant, California Arts Council October 1981
Achievement Awards: Milken Community High School, Gesher 2005-2006, Hesed 2006-2007, Gesher
2008-2009
Publications: Milken Now, Featured Teacher, Milken Community High School, Spring 2002, Fall 2008
Art Scene, Cover art, Cactus Fire, Conejo Valley Arts Council, March-April 2010