Mardi Wood
P.O. 1048
Bolinas CA 94924
(415) 868-0383
Born Portland, Oregon, 1936
Education:
San Francisco Art Institute, S.F., CA
Summer Academie of Art, Oskar Kokoschka, Salzburg, Austria
Kundtshaandvaerkerskolen, Copenhagen, Denmark
University of Colorado, B.A., Boulder, CO
Mills College, Oakland, CA
Selected Exhibitions, Juried and Invitational:
2008 Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA, “Thinking Green”
2007 Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA, Biennial Juried Exhibition
Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA, Annual Juried Exhibition
2006 Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI, “Tea Time: The Art of the Teapot”
Sitka Art Invitational, World Forestry Center, Portland, OR
The Artery, Davis, CA, “California Clay Competition”
2005 Museo, Langley, WA, “Words, Hands, Clay / Three Potters”
Contemporary Craft Museum, Portland, OR, Portland Collects Contemporary…”
V. Breier Gallery, SF, CA, Tsunami Relief Auction, invitational
2004 Oakland Museum Collectors Gallery, Oakland, CA, “ACGA / Vessels”
Danville Fine Arts Gallery, Danville, CA, “ East Meets West”
Leslie Ceramics Gallery, Berkeley, CA, “ Watershed Fundraiser”, invitational
2003 Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, OR, “Memory of Water”
Museum of Craft and Folk Art, SF, CA, “Craft Showcase 4”
Bolinas Art Museum, Bolinas, CA, “Miniature Show”
Herbst International Exhibition Hall, SF, CA, “ International Juried Exhibition”
2002 Contract Design Center, SF, CA, “California Design 2002”
Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Poly-Tech, Pomona, CA, “Ink &
Clay 28”
V. Breier Gallery, SF, CA, “The Tea Show”
2001 Museum of Craft and Folk Art, SF, CA, “Craft Showcase 2”
“Clay USA”, Witchita, KA
2000 Contemporary Craft Gallery, Portland, OR, “Ancient Presence”, Solo show
University of North Texas School of Visual Arts, Denton, TX, Ceramics USA
2000
1999 Bolinas Museum Artist Gallery, Bolinas, CA, “Wild Grasses and Pastureland”,
Solo show
1996 Bonakeane Gallery, Portland, OR, “Mardi Wood, Ceramics”, Solo show
1993-94 Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, “Asian Roots, Western Soil”
1992 ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA, “Expressive Form”, 3 person show
1987 Ferrin Gallery, North Hampton,MA, “ A Tea Party”
Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Louisville, KY, “Teapots”
1986 Hoffman Gallery Annex, Portland, OR, “Porcelain Vessels”, Solo show
1985 Galleria Monte Amiata, Abbadia Monte Salvatore, Tuscany, Italy, 3 person show
Fine Arts Gallery, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA, “The Art of Clay and Glass”
1984 Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, “Drawings and Pots: Etruria”, Solo show
Glastonbury Gallery, SF, CA, 4 person show
1983 Fort Mason, SF, CA, “Fine Craft Exhibition”
1982 Gallery Gammel Strand, Copenhagen, Denmark, 3 person show
1981 Prieto Gallery, Mills College, Oakland, CA, 3 person show
1980 Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, “Tea & Other Pots”, Solo show
1978 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, “Designer Craftsman Exhibition”
1974 Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA, “Ceramics & Glass”
1963 Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, NY, “Syracuse National Ceramic Exhibition”
Henry Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, “Northwest Craftsmen’s
Exhibition”
Awards:
Cash Award, Best in Show Functional ” California Clay Competition”, The Artery
Cash Award, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
Honorable Mention, “Fine Craft Exhibition”, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
Cash Award, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
Purchase Award, San Francisco Art Festival, SF, CA
Honorable Mention, Henry Gallery, “Northwest Craftsmen’s Exhibition” Seattle WA
Collections: (selected)
Museum of Contemporary Craft, Portland, OR, permanent collection
Tony Prieto Collection, Mills College, Oakland, CA
Dennis Schiller collection, Portland, OR
Hugh Arnold Collection, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
Forrest L. Merrill collection, Berkeley, CA
Publications and Books: (selected)
Clay Times, “Life in Clay”, 2 page article, July/August 2003
Ceramics Monthly, Upfront, September, 2003
500 Teapots, Lark Books Publication, 2002
Asian Roots/Western Soil, catalogue, 1993
Sourcebook of American Crafts, The Guild, 1989
Potters of the Northwest, Lamar Harrington, Henry Gallery, Univ, of WA, Seattle, 1983
Represented by:
Museum of Contemporary Craft and Design, Portland, OR
Craft and Folk Art Museum, SF, CA
Also selected work may be seen in the Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
Upcoming Shows:
Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA, Clay & Glass Festival, July 12& 13, 2008
The Pottery, San Rafael, CA, Holiday Studio show and sale, December 6 & 7, 2008
Open Studio, Bolinas, CA, November 28, 29, 30, 2008