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RESUME
Allison Spreadborough
MEDIUM:
Watercolor on Archival Cotton Paper or Aquabord
GALLERIES:
Pence Art Gallery, Davis, CA
Atrium 916, Sacramento, CA
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA
MEMBERSHIP:
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California Watercolor Association​
ARTIST RESIDENCY:
O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA in July 2022 https://www.ohanloncenter.org/artists-in-residence/
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Pond Farm - California State Park Recreation Area, Guerneville, CA in May 2019 https://www.artistcommunities.org/residencies/pond-farm-artist-residency
RECENT EXHIBITS:
2023
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92nd Annual Statewide California Landscape Exhibition; Juror, Ed Penniman; Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
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California Watercolor Association’s 53rd National Exhibition; Juror, Gary Tucker; Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA
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Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA; Expressions 2023; Juror, Nancy Roberts; Online Exhibition
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California State Fair, Fine Arts Exhibit, Sacramento, CA
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Big Names, Small Art, Art Auction; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
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PBS KVIE Juried and Televised Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
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24th Annual Fine Art Exhibition; Coldwell Banker Realty, Sacramento, CA
2022
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California Watercolor Association’s 52nd National Exhibition; Juror, Andy Evansen; Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA
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Gualala Arts Inaugural Plein Air Affair, FIRST PLACE AWARD, Judges: Gail Wight and Joe Ferriso; Gualala, CA
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The Lost Sierra's 1st Annual Plein Air Art Festival, Quincy, CA; THIRD PLACE AWARD-QUICK DRAW; Juror Kimball Geiser, Vice President of Plein Air Painters of America
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Mill Valley Fall Arts Festival, Plein Air Exhibiting Artist (Invited), Mill Valley, CA
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​California Watercolor Association’s Members Exhibition; Beauty of California, at the Delta Gallery and Community Art Center, Brentwood, CA
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Solo Exhibition: Wonder of California at Gallery 1855 in Davis, CA
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PBS KVIE Juried and Televised Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
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Big Names, Small Art, Art Auction; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
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Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA; Preview Exhibition for 2022 Sac Open Studios
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Pence Gallery Art Auction, Davis, CA
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23rd Annual Fine Art Exhibition; Coldwell Banker Realty, Sacramento, CA
2021
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PBS KVIE Juried and Televised Art Auction, Sacramento, CA; JURERS AWARD, Miles Hermann, Juror of Landscape Awards
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Illusion of Light, THIRD PLACE AWARD, California Watercolor Association (CWA); Lindsay Dirkx Brown Gallery, San Ramon, CA; Members Exhibit; Juror, Karen Frey; Robin Purcell, Juror of Awards
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2021 Art Farm Juried Exhibition/Silent Auction; JURERS AWARD; Juror, Natalie Nelson, Pence Art Gallery, Davis, CA
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Pure Paint, an International Exhibition, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA; Juror, Nicholas Wilton
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Dream State, a regional Juried Exhibition, The Museum of Northern California Art MONCA in Chico, CA; Selection by Exhibition Committee
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Spring into Art, California Watercolor Association (CWA) - Members Exhibit, Juror, Melissa Adkison MCWA
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Mendocino Art Center, Open Plein Air Paint Out Exhibition; Mendocino, CA
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8 Watercolor Artists at The Art Studios; Sacramento, CA
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Big Names, Small Art, Art Auction; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
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Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA; Preview Exhibition for 2021 Sac Open Studios
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Pence Gallery Art Auction, Davis, CA
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Plein Air Sac Fall Exhibit; Antiquite Midtown; Sacramento, CA
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Art Fur Paws 2021 SPCA Annual Art Auction; Sacramento, CA
2020
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Fresh Art 2020, a regional Juried exhibit; Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA; Juror, Jen Tough
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Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA; Annual Art Auction
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10th Annual Juried Exhibition - California Dreaming; Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville, CA; Juror, Shelley Barry
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Celebration of Art 2020, a National Juried Exhibit; Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA; Juror, Dennis Kautsky Calabi
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PBS KVIE Juried and Televised Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
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WASH 42nd Annual "Go with the Flow" Open Exhibit, Sacramento, CA; Juror, Dale Laitinen.
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1st Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition; Juror, Lynn D. Pratt
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Pence Gallery Art Auction, Davis, CA
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Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA; Preview Exhibition for 2020 Sac Open Studios
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The Great Paint-in, Gallery CERO
2019
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California State Fair, Fine Arts Exhibit, Sacramento, CA
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Slice, Pence Gallery, Davis, CA; Juror, Julia Couzens
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PBS KVIE Juried and Televised Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
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Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA; Preview Exhibition for 2019 Sac Open Studios
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If I only had words to tell you/Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery Route One - Point Reyes Station, CA; Juror, M. Louise Stanley
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7th Annual Open Fine Arts Juried Competition, Elk Grove Fine Arts Center, Elk Grove, CA; Judge, Michelle Gregor
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Pence Gallery Art Auction, Davis, CA
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Members Inaugural Exhibit; Rancho Cordova Arts, Rancho Cordova, CA
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Elk Grove Artists – 2019 Art Extravaganza Fair and Exhibit, Elk Grove, CA; HONORABLE MENTION; Judge, Telagio Baptista
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Big Names, Small Art, Art Auction, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
2018
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In the Fields: Botanical Lore, Juried Competition, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA; Juror, Jennifer Perlmutter
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6th Annual Open Fine Arts Competition, Elk Grove Fine Arts Center, Elk Grove, CA; Judge, Kristina Gilmore
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Road Maps/Annual Juried Exhibition, Gallery Route One - Point Reyes Station, CA; Juror, DeWitt Cheng
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Elk Grove Artists - Inaugural ARTSbeat Art Fair and Competition, Elk Grove, CA; HONORABLE MENTION; Judge, David Peterson
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Big Names, Small Art, Art Auction, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA
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Pence Gallery, All Things Wicked, Davis, CA, Curated by Eileen Hendren
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Celebration of Life, Gallery 1855, Davis, CA; 9th Annual Non-Juried Group Exhibit
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Pence Gallery, Annual Art Auction, Davis, CA
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Verge Center for the Arts, Sacramento, CA; Preview Exhibition for 2018 Sac Open Studios
PERMANENT COLLECTION:
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Sacramento City College, Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA
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Point Reyes National Seashore Association, Point Reyes, CA
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TEACHING:
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Assistant, Sacramento City College – Davis Campus, Sacramento, CA (course: Beginning and Advanced Watercolor, Spring 2017 with Professor David Lobenberg)
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Assistant, American River College, Sacramento, CA (course: Beginning Watercolor, Fall 1990 with Professor Gary Pruner)
CURATION:
February 2020: Watercolor Masters - Landscape; Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA; Masters: Barbara Nechis, Carolyn Lord, Dale Laitinen and Juan Pena. Curators: Allison Spreadborough and Jennifer Tachera https://www.efgallery.com/event-works.php?eventId=13077&event=Watercolor+Masters%3A+Landscape
https://americanwatercolor.net/four-takes-on-california-regionalism/
MEDIA/PUBLICATIONS:
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Print: California Watercolor Association, 53rd National Exhibition Catalog 2023, page 16
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Print: California Watercolor Association, 52nd National Exhibition Catalog 2022, page 17
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Print: One Hundred Years, One Hundred (and Twenty) Artists, An Exhibition Featuring Seven Decades of Sacramento City College Art Alumni, 2016
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​Online: Administrator and Creator of “California Watercolor Artists”, a Facebook Group est. 2015: https://www.facebook.com/groups/871398396245748/
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Online: Administrator and Creator of "Sacramento Urban Sketchers and Plein Air Artists", a Meetup Group est. 2019: https://www.meetup.com/Sac-Urban-Sketchers-Plein-Air-and-Nature-Journalers/events/283639672/
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EDUCATION:
2008 – current Multi-day art workshops taught by (select): Barbara Nechis, Carolyn Lord, Charles Reid, Dale Laitinen, Tom Hoffmann, and Tony Couch.
1990 – 2007 Sacramento State University, American River College, and Sacramento City College with professors: Anne Gregory, Bill Chambers, Fred Dalkey, Gary Pruner, Harold Schwarm, Joan Moment, Michaele LeCompte, and Oliver Jackson.
2012 Bachelor of Arts with Honors in Psychology, National University, La Jolla, CA
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Born in Sacramento, California
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Copyright 2020, Allison Spreadborough. All rights reserved.