| Mary Cecile Gee 2201 West Street Unit F Oakland, CA 94612 |
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| 510.268.8441 (studio) www.marycecilegee.com minustides@pacbell.net |
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| Education | |
| 1998 | M.F.A. California State University, Fullerton, CA |
| 1988 - 89 | Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA |
| 1980 - 81 | Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO |
| 1973 - 78 | B.A. Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY |
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| Solo Exhibitions | |
| 2007 | field equations: an (accidental) self-portrait, S.C.A.P.E., Corona del Mar, CA |
| 2002 | Bone Orchard, The Shed, Newport Beach, CA |
| 1998 | Monody (for Dada), Side Street Projects, Santa Monica, CA |
| 1997 | Evidence, California State University, Fullerton, CA |
| Group Exhibitions | |
| 2013 | Come In, We're Open, Da Vinci Gallery, Los Angeles City College, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2012 | Mnemonic Ritual, Fellows of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2011 | Manufactured Organic, Root Division, San Francisco, CA |
| 2010 | Belongings (as part of...Actions, Conversations, and Intersections), Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA |
| New Used Borrowed, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, CA | |
| CadavreDigitalExquis, an on-going participatory piece visible at cadavredigitalexquis.org | |
| 2007 | PlayitGround, Don O'Melveny Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2006 | UNIFEM, S.C.A.P.E., Corona del Mar, CA |
| 2001 | Irrational Exhibits, Track 16 Gallery/Bergamot Station, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1999 - 00 | A Gathering of Angels, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA |
| 1997 | 10 x 10, Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA |
| Our Bodies in Question, a performance of Eruptions in the Ordinary (no. 3), Southern California Women's Studies Conference, Fullerton, CA | |
| 1996 | Bookends, Orange County Center for Contemporary Arts, Santa Ana, CA |
| 1995 | Standards, California State University, CA |
| Drawing into the 90's, Texas Fine Arts Association, Art on Tour Program, | |
| 1994 | LAX, L.A.C.E., Los Angeles, CA |
| Treading on Hallowed Ground, Guggenhein Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, CA | |
| Drawing into the 90's, Texas Fine Arts Association, Art on Tour Program | |
| 1993 | Drawing into the 90's, Texas Fine Arts Association, Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX |
| Living Room Art, NCJW/L.A. Art & Action Project, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Works on Paper (juried by Ann Philbin), San Jacinto College South Gallery, Houston, Texas | |
| 1992 | Memory Inserts, Far Bazaar, Federal Reserve Building, Los Angeles, CA |
| Crossing Over, South Bay Museum of Contemporary Art, Torrance, CA | |
| Post-Photo, L.A., Angel's Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA | |
| Outsides, Pasadena, CA | |
| 1991 | 1991 Membership Exhibition, Angel's Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA |
| 1990 | Screens & Boxes, Gallery of Functional Art, Santa Monica, CA |
| Five women, Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA | |
| Multiples, Chastain Gallery, Atlanta, GA | |
| Multiples, Nexus Gallery, Atlanta, GA | |
| Books & Bookends: Sculptural Approaches, Nationwide Tour | |
| 1989 | Books & Bookends: Sculptural Approaches, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Bethesda, MD |
| Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Nine, Site Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 1988 - 89 | Art Center College of Design (Main Art Gallery - group exhibitions), Pasadena, CA |
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| Reviews | |
| 2009 | Curve, “Open Studio: The Embodiment of Loss”, by Anna Lonnberg (May, 2009) |
| 2007 | art ltd., “Mary Cecile Gee: ‘Field Equations: An (Accidental) Self-Portrait’ at Southern California Art Projects and Exhibitions (SCAPE) by Kim Beil. (September, 2007) |
| Coast, “Women in Art” by Roberta Carasso (May, 2007) | |
| 2003 | Artweek, "Mary Cecile Gee at The Shed" by Rick Gilbert. (February, 2003) |
| 2002 | Coast, "Bone Orchard" by Lauri Mendenhall. (October, 2002) |
| OC Metro, "Radical Opening" by Liz Goldner. (October, 2002) | |
| 2000 | Los Angeles Times/SoCal Confidential, Bank Vault Ball review. (April, 2000) |
| Downtown News/Around Town, Bank Vault Ball review. (April, 2000) | |
| 1998 | Los Angeles Times/Westside Weekly, "Signs of the imeTs" by Tamara Hunt. (March, 1998) |
| Focus/Das Moderne Nachrichtenmagazin, "Dada-Dichtung". (April, 1998) | |
| 1995 | Artweek, "LAX 94 at LACE..." by Daniella Walsh. (February,1995) |
| L.A.Weekly/Art Picks of the Week, "Sincerity and Other Peccadillos, Lax 94 at LACE" by Peter Frank. (December, 1995) | |
| 1994 | Los Angeles Times, "Bravura Highlights 'LAX/94' at LACE" by Susan Kandel. (December, 1994) |
| Los Angeles Times/Orange County, "Weighing Religious Pros and Cons" by Cathy Curtis. (November, 1994) | |
| Treading on Hallowed Ground, show essay by Jacki Apple. (November, 1994) | |
| 1993 | Visions, "Sleight of Hand, Click of Shutter: Photo Opportunities in Southern California" by Timothy Nolan. (Spring, 1993) |
| 1990 | Atlanta Journal and Constitution, "Exhibit offers delightful art in 'Multiples'" by Jerry Cullum. (September, 1990) |
| Lectures, Essays & Curatorial History | |
| 2000 - 04 | Performance and Conceptual Art, Docent Training Lecture, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA |
| 2002 | The Evolution of the Human Body, Lectures at Noon series, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA |
| 2001 | The Cultural Origins of Everyday Objects, Lectures at Noon series, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA |
| Ephemeral (Patrick Merrill, co-curator), California State Polytechnic, Pomona, CA | |
| Ephemeral (essay), California State Polytechnic, Pomona, CA | |
| 2000 | Performance Coordinator, Bank Vault Ball, Side Street Projects, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1999 - 00 | Exhibition & Programs Committee (member), Side Street Projects, Los Angeles, CA |
| Film/Video/Performance Committee (member), Side Street Projects, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Residencies | |
| 2007 | Hall Farm Center, Townshend, VT |
| Related Employment | |
| 1996 - 01 | Fine Art Fabrication (by project), Lilly & Hamilton, San Pedro, CA |
| 1994 - 95 | Fabrication Consultant & Project Planner, Lita Albuquerque Studio, Venice, CA |
| 1990 - 92 | Fabrication/Production Studio Manager, Lita Albuquerque Studio, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1990 | Editorial Illustration/Los Angeles Times: Opinion Section, Los Angeles, CA |
| Catalogues | |
| A Gathering of Angels, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA | |
| LAX 94, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Drawing into the 90's, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, TX | |
| Multiples, Chastain Gallery, Atlanta, GA | |
| Books & Bookends, Strathmore Hall Arts Center, Bethesda, MD | |