Kathy Arnold
Visual Art
Professor of Art Studio and Art History
Email%3A%20kathy.arnoldFREEWEST_VALLEY
Cilker Building 103-V
COURSES TAUGHT AT WEST VALLEY COLLEGE
Art History Courses:
Art 001E Design in Society, an exploration of Visual Culture
Art 01A Survey of Western Art: Prehistoric through Gothic
Art 01B Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to current
Art 004 Art Appreciation
Art 1G History of Photography (includes digital and video)
Art 10: American Art: A Multicultural Approach Online
Honors Art 1B Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Present
Art 7 History of Asian Art
Art 1J History of World (Non-western based) Art
Art Studio Courses:
Art 31 A Beginning Drawing
Art 31 B Expressive Drawing
Art 49A, Beginning Painting
Art 49 B, C, D, Intermediate and Advanced Painting
Art 33A 2D Design
Art 33C Color Design
Gallery Management Workshop/Lab:
Art 3A, Gallery Workshop/Lab
Student Office Hours - Spring 2024
- Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
Method: In Person
Location: Fox 120 - Tuesday: 12:20 PM – 12:40 PM
Method: In Person
Location: Fox 120 - Thursday: 9:00 AM – 9:20 AM
Method: In Person
Location: Fox 120 - Thursday: 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Method: Online
Canvas or Zoom Appointment
Education
MFA, Master of Fine Arts with Honors, Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
BFA, Phi Kappa Phi Honor, Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Post-graduate studies: University of The Pacific: Photography, and Curriculum Development
Additional Studies:
CalArts: Game Design online
Adobe: multiple
OEI: multiple
Kansas City Art Institute: Surface Design
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- West Valley College - 2005 to present
- Washburn University - Topeka, Kansas
- California State University Stanislaus
- Multiple California Community Colleges
- Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
- University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (Please see
http://kathrynarnold.com/resume2.html )
GRANTS AND AWARDS
IPA Honorable Mention 1, 2021.
SFO TERMINAL 1 PREQUALIFIED ARTISTs SELECTION Juried Selection (2017)
National Endowment for the Arts Regional Fellowship, Painting, 1996.
Honorable Mention Award at Sandra Lee Gallery "The Abstract" given by Phil Linhares, Chief Curator Oakland Museum of Art. Sandra lee Gallery, SF, CA 2011
American Art Award in Abstraction Category, International Competition
Contemporary Artists Center, Recognition of Merit, North Adams, Massachusetts, April 1995.
Kansas Arts Commission Professional Development Grant, October 1993-June 1994.
Springfield, Massachusetts Art League Award, 1994.
Phi Kappa Phi Honors, 1990.
Professional Development Grant, West Valley College, 2008, 2012
Professional Development Grant, San Jose City College, 2001-2002
Professional Development Grant , Mission College, 2000
Professional Development Grant, San Jose City College, 2000
Lockwood Fellowship, University of Kansas , Lawrence, Kansas, 1989 and 1990
Merit Scholarship, University of Kansas , Lawrence, Kansas, 1991/1993
Amsden Art History Book Award, Art Kress Foundation Department of Art History, University of Kansas , Lawrence , Kansas
GALLERY EXPERIENCE
West Valley College Faculty Liaison, Acting Gallery Director and Olympiad Visual Arts Coordinator
California State University, Stanislaus, Interim Gallery Director
Present Identity Exhibitions, San Francisco
YLEM Exhibition, San Francisco
CataCLYSmic Studios Exhibitions, San Francisco
West Valley College Art Gallery Coordinator/Director
Courses I have Taught and Professional Experiences:
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
List of classes taught:
Art History Related:
History of World (non-western based) Art: Africa, Oceania, Indigenous North America
American Art: A Multicultural Approach
Design in Society/Design History in relationship to Society
Art History Survey: Prehistoric to Renaissance
Art History Survey: Renaissance to Modern
Modern Art History Survey: 1864 to Current
Art History Survey: Prehistoric through Ancient Rome
Art History Survey: Byzantium to Baroque
Art History Survey: Baroque through Modern
American Art – Survey
Art Since 1945
Art Appreciation
History of Photography
Honors Art History Survey: Renaissance to Present
Asian Art History
Studio Classes:
Painting: All levels and all media: Watercolor, Acrylic, Oil.
Figure Painting
Oil Painting
Figure Drawing 1 and 2
Drawing 1 and 2
Design 2D
Design Black and White 2D and 3D
Design Color 2D and 3D
Color Theory
Drawing and Composition
Sketch and Composition
Mixed Media and Collage
Computer Related:
Digital Art beginning and advanced
Computer Graphic Design
Web Pages with Flash, and Animation with Flash
Web Graphics and Web Design
Advanced Web Design, including video insertions
Studio Experience: Oil painting, acrylic painting, collage, watercolor, airbrush, colored inks, pastels, figure drawing, drawing, installations, computer generated art and mixed media and collage and other. Digital Printmaking, Etching and Intaglio, Monoprint, Silkscreen, Relief Printing, Woodblock printing, Linocut Printing, Lithography, Hand building Ceramics, Sculpture – found object and related techniques,
Design Experiences: Surface Design, Textile Art, Weaving, Fabric Printing and Dying Techniques, Silk Painting, Knotting Techniques, Web Design, Web Art, Animation, HTML, Graphics for print and web, and Photography, digital and traditional 35mm.
Gallery and Curator Experience: Interim Gallery Director at California State University Stanislaus, Cataclysmic Studios Exhibitions Planner, 8th Street Studios Exhibitions, Ylem Exhibition at SOMARTS, Gallery Director West Valley College, California.
Presentations:
Artist Presentation at TPG Global in SF, in conjunction with SFMOMA Women's History Month Exhibit Celebrating Women Artists, TPG Global, curated by SFMOMA/ SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA., 2019
Slide Presentation of my work at 111 Minna, San Francisco, CA for KCAI Alumni and KCAI Board and Museum Board, May 2012.
Artist’s Talk, Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, CA. April 2012.
Tour Des Artistes Artspan's Tour Benefitting Art For City Youth Program, A presentation of my art in my studio to 25 people, San Francisco, CA. 2010
Slide Presentation of my work at Cupertino Quinlan Center, September 2015.
West Valley College Design Team: My Responsibility Was Assist The Design Of The New WVC Art Gallery Re-Opens 2012. Saratoga, CA. 2008-2010
SF MOMA Education Tour led by Jean Halvorsen of the SF MOMA, Group Studio Visit, Presentation of my work, 2003. San Francisco, CA.
Slide Presentation and Artist’s Lecture, California State University, Sacramento, California, May 2002
Gallery Talk, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA., September 1999.
Slide Presentation and Artist’s Talk, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA May, 1999.
Slide Presentation and Artist’s Talk, Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, CA. March 23, 1999.
Slide Presentation and Artist’s Talk, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI. May 4, 1997.
Slide Presentation and Artist’s Talk, St. Cloud State University, St. Cloud, MN. November 6, 1996.
Slide Presentation and Artist’s Talk, University of Minnesota, Morris Campus, November 5, 1996. Morris, MN.
“Painting in the 90’s,” Panel Discussion, Guest Speaker (one of five), David Levik Gallery, July 19, 1995. Kansas City, MO.
Published Art Writings and Reviews:
ArtVoices (LA, NYC, SF, New Orleans) Magazine February 2012, April 2012, 2014, 2015
ArtBusiness.com (continual basis)
NY Arts Magazine Online and in print, March 2013
Museum Catalogue Essay for Lou Bermingham, 2015
It’s Thought That Counts – The Seduction of Duchamp exhibition curated by Hanna Regev, 2009
Kenney Mencher “Renovated Reputations” , 2011
Academic Service
Universal Design for Learning: Faculty Learning Community 2023- 2024
Starfish Super-Users Team, 2021- 2023
Curriculum Revisions 2022-2023
Open Education Resource (OER) Developement, 2021 - 2023
Distance Learning Taskforce, WVC, 2018-2019
SoAD Cilker Student Advisory Council, 2017-2018
Distance Learning Committee, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA. 2010 – current.
POCR/OEI Online Course Reviewer (past)
Caring Campus Community :Community of Practice 2020 - 2022
Culturally Responsive Teaching Workshops and Showcase 2022
Online Teaching Conference, 2016
Student Art Exhibitions: current
Fine Arts Division Chair (past)
Art Department Chair (past)
Division Chair Council, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA 2014-2016
Performance and Goals Committee, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA 2014-2016
Campus Center Redesign Committee (past)
Gallery Director WVC Gallery (past)
STEM to STEAM initiative ("A" stands for Art and its integration with Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.) (past)
Developed ADT degrees in Studio Art and Art History, Curriculum Development Art History, C-ID Alignment for Studio Art and Art History (past)
Developed Student Learning Objectives for Art Department courses. (past)
Crochet Coral Reef Project, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA., 2018
"Picture Me In College", Service learning Project, WVC, Saratoga, Ca. 2017-18.
RELATED SEMINARS AND CONFERENCES:
Adobe Max Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 2023.
Adobe Max Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 2022.
Adobe Max Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 2021.
Adobe Max Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 2020.
Online Teaching Conference, 2020
Adobe Max Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 2019.
Adobe Max Conference, Los Angeles, CA, October 2018.
Adobe Max Conference, Las Vegas, NV October 2017
College Art Association Conference, New York City, NY, February 2017.
Shoot Like A Pro with Scott Kelby 2015
Creative Integration with Lightroom and Photoshop with Ben Wilmore, 2015
College Art Association Conference, Los Angeles, CA, February 2012.
Foundation Center: Multiple Seminars on the Arts San Francisco and San Jose 2010
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Monoprint Workshop 1, 2010
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Monoprint Workshop 2, 2010
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Etching Workshop 2010
Online Course Design (2 courses) at West Valley College 2010, 2009
Center For Cultural Innovation, San Francisco, Grantwriting, March/April 2009.
College Art Association Conference, Los Angeles, February/March 2009
Online Teaching Course on Pedagogy and Technologies, West Valley College, Spring 2009.
Seminar on Art and Exhibition Creation with Second Life, Tech Museum, San Jose, June 2008
Monoprint Workshops San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art June 2008, May 2008, June 2006, June 2005, June 1999,
Macromedia Online Seminar, Director 2004 MX, San Francisco, June 2004.
Macromedia Online Seminar, Studio MX 2004, San Francisco, May 2004.
Adobe, Video Seminar on Premiere and AfterEffects, San Francisco, CA, Spring 2003
Macromedia Productions: Studio MX, San Francisco, August 2002
Macromedia Productions: Flash MX, San Francisco, August 2002
Faucette Technical Productions: Dreamweaver and Fireworks, Web Publications, Monterey, Fall 2000
Faucette Technical Productions: Dreamweaver, UltaDev and Flash, San Francisco, January 2002
Macromedia Productions: Start Fast with Flash , Spring 2001, San Francisco
Macromedia Productions: Web Accessibility, Fall 2001, San Francisco
Macromedia Productions: 3D for all the Web to See, Director 8.3 and Shockwave applications, Fall 2001, Silicon Valley
Macromedia Productions: Flash, Fall 2001, Silicon Valley
Macromedia Productions: Driving Dynamic Content, Interactive Web Applications, Fall 2001, Silicon Valley
Macromedia Productions: ActionScript for Designers, Flash Programming Script, Fall 2001, Silicon Valley
Macromedia Productions: Web Workflow Seminar, Fall 2001, Silicon Valley
College Art Association Conferences: NYC and Boston
Other
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2023
"Large Paintings", Slate Art, Oakland, Ca.
"Luminance" , Jan Casey and Associates, Bank of America Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.
2022
"It's About Being", Mission Bay, Jan Casey and Associates, San Francisco, CA.
2021
"Introduction", R. Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, Mo.
2020
"Layers", Manna Gallery, curated by Mark Lightfoot director, Oakland, CA.
2019
“Paintings” , Historic Clorox Building, curated by Slate Contemporary, Oakland, CA.
2018
“Selected Paintings” Sobrato Organization, Mission Bay San Francisco curated by Jan Casey & Associates
2017
3 Artist Exhibition: Abstraction, curated by Jillian Piccirilli and Mariah SLATE Contemporary Art Gallery, Oakland, CA. (January 2017)
2016
Spring Solo Exhibition at Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.
2015
"Impact of Language" at Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA. February 14 - March 29, 2015.
“Kathryn Arnold: Painting”, Oakland City Center Lobby, Oakland, CA. Curated by Danielle Fox, Slate Art, Inc.
2014
"Fields" Exhibition at Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.
"Sky Window" Exhibition at Salesforce.com, San Francisco, Ca. , joint curated by Jan Casey and Associates and Sandra Lee Gallery
2013
Elusive Material- at 555 California Bank of America
Building, joint curated by Jan Casey and Associates and Sandra Lee Gallery
2012
2-Person Exhibition Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, CA. April 2012.
2010
"New Paintings" , TIAA_CREF at 55 Fremont, San Francisco, CA curated by Casey and Associates, San Francisco, CA, October - November 2010
2009
"Passages", 505 Sansome Street (The Transamerica center), curated by Casey and Associates, San Francisco, CA, March 21, 2009- May 30, 2009
2006
"Spontaneous Grid?”, Casey and Associates, Art Advisors, San Francisco, CA, 1 Sansome Street (Market and Sansome), San Francisco, CA. February 25 - April 25, 2006.
Spring 2006, Shelley Barry Art Consulting, Exhibition Location, San Ramon, CA
2005
"The 7 x 7 Group", Casey & Associates, Art Advisors SF, 45 Fremont and 425 Market, Financial District. San Francisco, CA. January 2 – March 14, 2005.
"Past and Present", New Gallery inside of Ligne Roset SF, owned by Limm Gallery of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA. March 12 – May 1, 2005
2003
Jenna Beyer Designs, Mountain View, Bay Area, CA. May 2003
2001
“The Binary Group”, Vargas Gallery, Mission College, Silicon Valley, Santa Clara, Ca. November 7 – December 7, 2001.
1999
“Vast Valley Experience”, University Art Gallery, California State University Stanislaus, Turlock, CA. September 7-24, 1999.
“Infinite Integrations”, R. Duane Reed Gallery, Chicago, IL., January - February 1999.
“New Works”, The Bradley Gallery of Art, Lakeland College, Sheboygen, WI, March 15- April 30, 1999.
1997
“New Paintings”, R. Duane Reed Gallery, St. Louis, Mo., April - May 1997.
“Prevalent Intuitions”, Las Vegas Cultural Center, Charleston Heights, Las Vegas, NV. November 26, 1996 - January 12, 1997.
“Sumptuous Surfaces, Structured Surfaces”, Mulvane Art Museum, Topeka, KS. Three Art artist exhibit curated by Dr. Robert Soppelsa, Director of Mulvane Art Museum. July - August, 1997.
1996
University of Minnesota, Morris Campus, Fine Arts Center Gallery. Curated by Fred W. Peterson, Professor of Art History. November 4-December 4, 1996.
“poetic spaces”, Massman Gallery, Rockhurst College, Kansas City, MO. Large-scale works. September-October 1996.
1995
“conversations,” David Levik Gallery, Westport, Kansas City, MO. July 1995
1994
“finding, losing group,” B.Z. Wagman Art Inc., St Louis, MO. November 1994.
“nineties beat paintings,” David Levik Gallery, Westport, Kansas City, MO. June 1994.
“pieces like music,” University of Kansas Regents Center, Overland Park, KS. May 1994.“Days, Clear Nights,” Campanella Gallery, Park College, Parkville, MO. April 1994.
“A Total of Nine,” National Computer Training Center, Kansas City, MO. November 1994-April 1994.
1993
“Intuitive Journeys,” Art and Design Gallery, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. MFA Thesis Show. 1993.
ART FAIRS
San Francisco Art Market Art Fair with Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 2015
Houston Art Fair with Sandra Lee Gallery, Houston, TX. 2013StArtup Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA. 2019
Art on Paper Art Fair with CK Contemporary Gallery, HNY, NY 2019
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITS:
2024
"Pillars Invitational", Arc Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.
Bay Area Open January 2023, De Young Museum, San Francisco, Ca.
2023Bay Area Open 2023, De Young Museum, San Francisco, Ca.
2022
“Shades of Gray”, Grey Loft Gallery, curated by Ann Jastrab and Jan Watten, Oakland, Ca.
Upstairs Gallery, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.
2021Bay Area Open, De Young Museum, curated by Hung Lui and Enrique Choygam, San Francisco, CA.
Final Exhibition, SF MOMA Artists Gallery, curated by Michelle Nye, director. San Francisco, CA.
2020Bay Area Open, De Young Museum, curated by Hung Lui and Enrique Choygam, San Francisco, CA.
Fall Art, SF MOMA Artists Gallery, curated by Michelle Nye, director. San Francisco, CA.
2019
Fall Selections, SF MOMA Artists Gallery, curated by Michelle Nye, director. San Francisco, CA.
SFMOMA Women's History Month Exhibit Celebrating Women Artists, TPG Global, curated by SFMOMA/ SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
StArtUp Art Fair Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Ca.
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, Warehouse Exhibition, San Francisco, CA.
Khrome, curated by Slate Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
West Valley College Faculty Exhibition, WVC Art Gallery, Saratoga, CA.
Jesse Cellars Gallery, Yountville, CA.
2018SFMOMA Artists Gallery, Warehouse Exhibition, San Francisco, CA.
Khrome, curated by Slate Contemporary, San Francisco, CA
West Valley College Faculty Exhibition, WVC Art Gallery, Saratoga, CA.
2017
Abstraction, curated by Jillian Piccirilli and Mariah SLATE Contemporary Art Gallery, Oakland, CA.
Unauthorized SFMOMA Show, San Francisco, CA.
West Valley College Faculty Exhibition, WVC Art Gallery, Saratoga, CA.
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, Warehouse Exhibition, San Francisco, CA.
Jesse Cellars Gallery, Yountville, CA.
Khrome, curated by Slate Contemporary, San Francisco, CA.
2016January Group Artists Exhibition, Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Infinity Towers, Group Exhibition, curated by Sandra Lee. San Francisco, Ca.
Ritz Summer, curated by Danielle Fox, Slate Art Gallery of Oakland, Lake Tahoe, Ca.
West Valley College Faculty Exhibition, WVC Art Gallery, Saratoga, CA.
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, Warehouse Exhibition, San Francisco, CA.
Many more not listed.