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Selected Exhibitions

2020              hold me in the palm of your hand, Red Poppy Art House

                  Installation TBD due to Covid Restrictions

                  solo exhibition

  

                  December 2020 Virtual MAPP Art Event(Mission Arts Performance Project)

                  Red Poppy Art House

                 

2019              Awarded artist grant from The City of San Leandro

                  for the From Where to Here Project

                  From Where to Here Project Events:

                  Station SL, San Leandro, CA

                  Community Impact Lab, San Leandro, CA

                  Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco

                 

                  Thought Threads, Station SL, San Leandro, CA

                  solo exhibition

                  

 

2018              Fresh Works VII, Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA

                  Curated by Beverly Rayner

2017              Nod to Mod, H Gallery, Ventura, CA

                  Curated by Yessica Torres of Dab Art

                  A Temporary Collection(of an ordinary bloodline), 

                  Red Poppy Art House, San Francisco, CA. Curated by Elena Mencarelli. 

                  solo exhibition 

                  With Liberty and Justice for Some, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.

                  Co-curated by Monica Lundy and Walter Maciel. 

                  

2016              Here, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

                  Our Town, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA.

                  Curated by Jack Fischer of Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco

2015              Gems III, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA

                  Curated by Ruth Santee of Transmission Gallery, Oakland

                  Fusion, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA Online Exhibition Curated by Olivia Ongpin

2014              Facing East, The Jewish Community Library, San Francisco, CA

                  Curated by Elayne Grossbard

2013              Handle with Care, The Jewish Community Library, San Francisco, CA

                  Curated by Elayne Grossbard

2012              More Than Enough, The Jewish Community Library, San Francisco, CA

                  Curated by Elayne Grossbard

2010              International Contemporary Masters, Southern Nevada Museum of Fine Art,

                  Las Vegas, NV 

2008              Ripped and Torn, Williams and McKennie Studio, Oakland, CA

2007              The Little Show, Swarm Gallery, Oakland, CA Curated by Svea Lin Soll 

2006              WoodSpeak, Epic Arts, Oakland, CA 

                  solo exhibition

2004              Habitot Children’s Museum, Berkeley, CA

1998              Postcard Show, Four Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1993              What is Intimacy, Antioch College Reed Gallery,

                  Yellow Springs, Ohio

                  solo exhibition 

 

Professional Associations and Selected Work Experience:

Over fifteen years of experience creating innovative museum and school art events and programs,

with a strong commitment to building dynamic, inclusive, and collaborative experiences. 

2019-present      

                  Alameda County Art Commissioner, District 3. 

 

March 2013-July 2020   

                 

                  THE CONTEMPORARY JEWISH MUSEUM

                  Education Programs Manager: Family and Studio Arts 

                  Leadership role in the creative development, implementation, and management of

                  studio art and family programs for all ages including large-scale community

                  events, hands-on art workshops, performing arts programs, off-site community

                  outreach events, and interpretative materials for families related to

                  museum exhibitions, architecture, and Jewish culture. Co-led the creation of

                  numerous inter-generational collaborative art spaces within the  museum,

                  including the Textile Lab, the Zim Zoom Family Room and Sukkah Studio. 

1998-1999         Selected artist with SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2004-2009         Pro Arts Member: exhibited in annual Pro Arts events and exhibitions   

 

Press:

 

Davidson, Lyn: ‘Facing East’ explores Mizrachi, Asian influences on art, modern Jewish culture,

J Weekly, May 2014

 

Education:

 

1993              B.A. in Visual Arts, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio

                  Studied with painter Gary Bower.

 

Contact:          www.andreaguskin.com

                  andreaguskin@gmail.com

 

 

 

 

 

 

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