D e b o r a h C o l o t t i
1750 Gravenstein Hwy S.
Sebastopol, CA 95472
www.dcolotti.com

EXHIBITIONS

2014
“Resticles”, Caravansary, Burning Man Arts Festival, Black Rock Desert, NV
“Grand Opening”, Highway 20 Gallery, Lucerne, CA. Deborah Hayner, Curator

2013
“Annual Juried Members’ Exhibit”, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA.

2012
"Breast Stop", Fertility 2.0, Burning Man, Black Rock Desert, NV
“Gendered Object: Barbie as Art”, Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY. Virginia Walsh, Curator
“Here There Here: Watch Your Footing!”, Lost Coast Culture Machine, Fort Bragg, CA. Two-person exhibition with Susan Field
"Get Lucky: The Culture of Chance", SOMArts, San Francisco, Justin Hoover and Hanna Regev, Curators
"Left to Chance: The Accidental Book Art", SF Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA. Hanna Regev, Curator

2011
“EXCOR: The Art of Chance. Revival of the Exquisite Corpse”, Firehouse Art Collective, Berkeley, CA
"Altered Barbie 2011: What Would Barbie Do?", Shotwell 50 Art Space (S50AS), San Francisco, CA. Julie Anderson, Curator
“EXCOR: The Art of Chance”, The Gallery of Sea and Heaven, Santa Rosa, CA

2010
"The Green Wave", Ann Street Gallery, Newburgh, NY. Virginia Walsh, Curator
"Art of the Doll", Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, CA. Carol Austin, Juror
"Another Box of Time", Metropolis, Burning Man, Black Rock Desert, NV
"The Seven Deadly Sins", Dorothy Herger Gallery, Solano Community College, Fairfield, CA. Janene Whitesell, Curator
"Altered Barbie 2010", Shotwell 50 Art Space (S50AS), San Francisco, CA. Julie Anderson, Curator
"Altered Barbie 2010", SF Dept. of Environment, San Francisco, CA. Julie Anderson, Curator

2009
"Biennial 2009", Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA. Susan Cummins, Frances McCormack, Michael Schwager, Curators
"Box of Time: From Bones to Barbie", Evolution, Burning Man, Black Rock Desert, NV

2008
"Recollections: Celebrating 30 Years of SCRAP", Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"In the Universe We Are Alien", City of Santa Rosa Finley Community Center, Santa Rosa, CA
"Members Exhibit", Arts Council of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA
"Member's Showcase", Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

2007
"Biennial 2007", Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA. Philip Linhares, Richard Shaw, Leigh Markopoulos, Curators
"East Meets West", Frame It Up, Medford, NJ. Kathy Clarke, Curator
"Altered Barbie Show", AgeSong Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Julie Anderson, Curator
"Parastamp - Four Decades of Artistamps from Fluxus to Internet", Budapest Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
"TV of Tomorrow", Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA. Julie Anderson and Tracy Swedlow, Curators
"Christmas Songs", The Museum of Temporary Art, Tubingen, Germany
"Members Exhibit", Arts Council of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA

2006
"Featured Artist", www.ronniemontrose.com, online
"Altered Barbie 2006", Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Julie Anderson, Curator
"sounds like...toot, rattle, plunk & boom!", *students' works, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
"Fluff & Feathers", The Museum of Temporary Art, Tubingen, Germany
"Marketing Strategy 101", The Museum of Temporary Art, Tubingen, Germany
"Material-ism: The Art of Found Objects", Solano Community College, Fairfield, CA. Janene Whitesell, Curator
"Member's Showcase", Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
"Northern California Small Works", Arts Council of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA. Chester Arnold, Juror
"Baker's Dozen", Quicksilver Mine Co. Gallery, Forestville, CA. Khysie Horn, curator

2003-06
"Needle Art: A Postmodern Sewing Circle", Touring Exhibition via ExhibitsUSA, Thirteen Universities, Art Centers, and Museums in the USA.
Carrie Lederer, Curator

2005
"Biennial 2005", Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA. Lawrence Rinder, Janet Bishop, Christopher Brown, Curators
"Rouge", A Street Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA. Dominic Egan, Curator
"CrossPollination", Museum of Contemporary Art/LBC, Santa Rosa, CA. Frank Miller, Curator
"Ultra-Mini Exhibition: Room One & Room Two", The Museum of Temporary Art, Tubingen, Germany
"Member's Showcase", Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
"Ultimate Altered Barbie", Red Ink Studios & Chatterbox Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Northern California Small Works", Arts Council of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA. Chester Arnold, Juror
"Baker's Dozen", Quicksilver Mine Co. Gallery, Forestville, CA. Khysie Horn, curator

2004
"Speed, Altered Barbie, and Graffiti" Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai, China. Kathleen's 5 Rooftop Restaurant, Shanghai Art Museum,
Shanghai, China. Julie Anderson, organizer
"Fighting Back", Amnesty International Group 78, Motoazabu Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
"Scalp of Barbie", The Museum of Temporary Art, Tubingen, Germany
"Off the Rim", Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ. Brooke Barrie, Curator
"Pacific Rim Sculptors Group Members Show", San Francisco, Kenneth Baker, Juror
"Member's Showcase", Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
"double consciousness", Women's Resource Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

2003
"I.Rational National", The Museum of Temporary Art, Tubingen, Germany
"International Artistamp Exhibition", University of California Extension Design Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Patricia Tavenner, Curator
"Summer Exhibition", Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, San Francisco, CA. Stephen Oliver, Juror
"Member's Showcase", Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
"Icons, Totems, and Fetishes", Quicksilver Mining Co, Forestville, CA. Kyhsie Horn, Curator
"Anatomical Alterations - AEZine #6", Three Queens E-Zine Productions, Ridgefield, CT

2002
"What a Doll!", Sarah Spurgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA. Janet Marstine, Curator
"Artist's Toy", Quicksilver Mine Co., Sebastopol, CA. Khysie Horn, Curator

2001
"Beefcake/Cheesecake: Sex, Flesh, Money and Dreams", Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA. Tyler Stallings, Juror
"Women EcoArtists", JFK University Art Annex Gallery, Berkeley, CA. WEAD Editorial Board, Curators
"Play", Kauffman Gallery - Huber Art Center, Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA, Ivan Karp, Juror
"24th National Small Works", Harper Art Center, Palatine, IL, Wendy Woon, Juror
"Media Alchemy", Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA. Sandra Ortiz Taylor, Curator
"Artist as Activist", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA. Joe Hawley, Juror
"The Laundry Show", SoFo Gallery, Cultural Arts Council, Santa Rosa, CA. Karen Peterson, Elise Baker, Jurors
"The Blues", SoFo Gallery, Cultural Arts Council, Santa Rosa, CA. Shane Weare, Juror
"Nostalgia", Next Level Communications, Rohnert Park, CA. Barbara Thoulion, Curator
"ARTrails 2001", Sonoma County Open Studio Event, Sebastopol, CA
"the Barbs", Women's Resource Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

2000
"First to See the Light, 2000", Quay School of Fine Arts, Wanganui, New Zealand, Rita Dibert, Curator
"14th International Women in the Visual Arts 2000", Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT. Lisa Dennison, Juror
"New Photography", Millard Sheets Gallery, Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, CA. Julian Cox, Dorie Ford, Bill Robbins, Tyler Stallings, Jurors
"16th National Juried Exhibition", Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA. Clara Kim, Juror
"LaGrange National XXI", Lamar Dodd Art Center of La Grange College, La Grange, GA.Christopher Scoates Debra Wilbur, Jurors
"www.Womenswork.com", Mills Pond House Gallery, Smithtown Township Arts Council, St. James, NY. Connie Koppelman, Juror
"California Small Works 2000", Sonoma Museum of Visual Arts, Santa Rosa, CA. Carrie Lederer, Juror
"Personal Statements", Napa Valley College, Napa, CA. John Hannaford, Curator
"The Art of Tolerance", Modesto Junior College Gallery, Modesto, CA. Valori Lee, Curator
"Seeing Red", SoFo Gallery, Cultural Arts Council, Santa Rosa, CA. Maurice Lapp, Juror
"Year 2000 Juried Exhibition", Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA. Marian Parmenter, Juror
"Bay Area Art III", Napa Valley College Gallery, Napa, CA. John Hannaford, Rene diRosa, Jurors
"57 Frames", MeSH Gallery, Sebastopol, CA. Meg Hitchcock, Curator
"ARTrails 2000", Sonoma County Open Studio Event, Sebastopol, CA
"ARTrails 2000 Preview Exhibition", Sebastopol Center for the Arts' Upfront Gallery, Sebastopol, CA
"ARTrails 2000 Preview Exhibition", Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"ARTrails 2000 Preview Exhibition", Copperfield's Bookstore, Sebastopol, CA
"Artists Respond to War and Violence", Point Arena CityArt Gallery, Pt. Arena, CA
"Small is Beautiful", Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

1999
"Before/Now", Artworks/Bookarts, Bergamot Arts Complex, Santa Monica, CA. Barbara Drucker, Curator
"New Photography", Millard Sheets Gallery, Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, CA. Douglas Allenstein, Irene Fertik, Carolyn Kozo Cole,
Douglas McCulloh, Jurors
"Needle Art", Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA. Carrie Lederer, Curator
"California Small Works 1999", Sonoma Museum of Visual Arts, Santa Rosa, CA. John Natsoulas, Juror
"Mixed Media Assemblage", San Francisco City College, Ft. Mason Center, San Francisco, CA. Sandra Ortiz Taylor, Curator
"The Figure in Context", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA. Ruth Braunstein, Juror
"Disorderly Conduct: BAD", Anita Seipp Gallery, Castilleja School, Palo Alto, CA. Deborah Trilling, Curator
"Arts on Fire", Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA. Marian Parmenter, Juror
"the Barbs", Women's Resource Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
"High Heels & Sunglasses", SoFo Gallery, Cultural Arts Council, Santa Rosa, CA
"Identity Interpreted", Downtown Art Center, San Rafael, CA. Anne Marie Mastandrea, Juror
"37th Annual Regional Juried Art Show", Fairfield Visual Arts Association, Fairfield, CA. Charles Miller, Anthony Manglicmot, Jurors
"Barbie's 40th Birthday Party", Pt. Arena City Art Gallery, Pt. Arena, CA. Miriam Owen, Curator
"BAC Annual Members' Showcase", Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

1998
"The Time Machine", Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, AK. David Edelfsen, Julie Decker, Curators
"Territories and Stories", California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA. Gay Shelton, Curator
"14th Annual National Juried Exhibition", Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA. Janet Bishop, Juror
"Dishman Competition", Lamar University Art Gallery, Beaumont, TX. James Yood, Juror
"Boxes and Reliquaries", WORKS/SJ, San Jose, CA. Douglas Roush Burch, Curator
"California Small Works 1998", California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA. Deborah Oropallo, Juror
"the Barbs", Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA
"the Barbs", Women's Resource Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
"Mixed Media Assemblage", San Francisco City College, Ft. Mason Center, San Francisco, CA. Sandra Ortiz Taylor, Curator
"California Works Exhibition", California State Fair, Sacramento, CA. Nancy Gotthart, Juror
"Lead into Gold: Alchemical Practice and Metaphor", Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA, and Arts and Consciousness Gallery, John F. Kennedy University, Berkeley, CA. Mary Eubank, Mary Hull Webster, and Zea Morvitz, Curators
"Collage & Assemblage", Quicksilver Mine Company, Sebastopol, CA. Khysie Horn, Curator
"ARTrails Open Studio Tour 1998", Sebastopol, CA
"ARTrails Preview Exhibit", Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"Art From the Start - 10 Years Later", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA

1997
"The Brain and Self Conference", Copenhagen & Elsinore, Denmark. Organized by the University of Arizona, Cindi Laukes, Curator
"Tool", Broward Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Davie, FL. Bonnie Clearwater, Juror
"Dishman Competition", Lamar University Art Gallery, Beaumont, TX. Sally Sprout, Juror
"the Barbs", Studio For, Oakland, CA. Andrew Voigt, Eponine Cuervo Moll, Organizers
"Icons: Past, Present, Future", Helios Gallery, Ashland, OR
"Made in California", City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA. Noel Korten, Juror
"Post-Postcard II", {four walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"House of Slides", Berkeley Public Library, Berkeley, CA
"The Third Dimension", Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA. Marvin Lipofsky, Juror
"Toying with Art", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA. Barbara Kane, Juror
"In Support of Women/The Bra Show", SoFo Gallery, Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA. Barnee Alexander, Gretchen Giles, Barbara Thoulion, Curator
"the Barbs", Copperfield's Bookstore, Napa, CA
"art & politics", Copperfield's Bookstore, Santa Rosa, CA
"Whispers '97", Gallery on the Rim, San Francisco, CA
"Movers & Shakers", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA. Carole Beadle, Juror
"35th Annual Regional Juried Art Show & Gala", Fairfield Visual Arts Association, Fairfield, CA. John Natsoulas, Betty Nobue Kano, Jurors
"ARTrails Open Studio Tour 1997", Sebastopol, CA
"the Barbs", Copperfield's Bookstore, Petaluma, CA
"ARTrails Preview Exhibit", Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"Bay Area Art", Napa Valley College Gallery, Napa, CA. John Hannaford, Rene diRosa, Juror
"Wild West Scrapture Party", Recycletown, Petaluma, CA
"Gallimaufry", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
"the Barbs", Sawyers News, Santa Rosa, CA

1996
"I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", Galeria Tonantzin and the Monterey Bay Women's Caucus for Art, San Juan Bautista, CA. Anne Brodzky, Juror
"Confluence 1996", Hill County Arts Foundation, Ingram, TX. Don Bacigalupi, Juror
"Merged Realities: A Synthesis of Art and Science", Central Arts Collective, Tucson, AZ. Roger Feldman, Michael E. Lee, Jurors
"Creative Visions", Peninsula Art Association, Foster City, CA. Linda Craighead, Juror
"Point of View", Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA. Maria Porges, Juror
"June Juried Exhibition", Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA. Joseph Chowning, Juror
"34th Annual Regional Juried Art Show & Gala", Fairfield Visual Arts Association, Fairfield, CA. G. Jay Golik, Chris Dauber, Carrie Lederer, Jurors
"ARTrails Open Studio Tour 1996", Sebastopol, CA
"ARTrails Preview Exhibit", Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
"Reject", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
"Opening the Door", Cell Cooperative, San Francisco, CA. Deborah Wynn, Curator
"Oh Rapture, It's Scrapture", with Sarah Andrews, Recycletown, Petaluma, CA
"Expressions of the Feminine Soul", Wilson Street Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA

1995
"California Small Works 1995", California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA. Roger Berry, Juror
"Small Works '95", Arts Guild of Sonoma, Sonoma, CA

1987
"Home", Wasabi, San Francisco, CA

1983
"Sommer '83", Osterreichische Galerie fur Keramik, Vienna, Austria
"Austrian Co-op Housing", Documentary film by Ferdl Gruber, Media Centrum, under the auspices of Vienna City
Hall, Vienna, Austria

1982
"Annual Student Art Show", Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA. Josine Ianco-Starrels, Juror
"A Backyard Journey: Houses and Transportation Toys", with Erica Davidson, Rohnert Park, CA

1981
"Annual Student Art Show", Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA. George Neubert, Juror

1980
"Noh Mask Exhibition and Demonstration", with Sakurai-Sensei, Kyoto, Japan

HONORS AND AWARDS

2013 
Editor’s Choice, “Maker Faire: Bay Area”, San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo, CA

2009
Honorable Mention, "Biennial 2009", Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA. Susan Cummins, Frances McCormack, Michael Schwager, Curators

2006
Finalist, Member's Show, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

2004
Honorable Mention, Member's Show, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

2003
Finalist, Member's Show, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA

2000
Puffin Grant, Puffin Foundation Ltd., for Altered Barbie Workshops, Teaneck, New Jersey

1999
Certificate of Award '99, "New Photography", Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, CA
Patron's Award, "37th Annual Regional Juried Art Show & Gala", Fairfield Visual Arts Association, Fairfield, CA.

1998
Award of Merit, "California Works Exhibition", California State Fair, Sacramento, CA.

1997
Honorable Mention, "35th Annual Regional Juried Art Show", Fairfield Visual Arts Association, Fairfield, CA.
Merit Award, "Toying with Art", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA.
Honorable Mention, "Dishman Competition", Lamar University Art Gallery, Beaumont, TX.

1996
Juror's Award, "34th Annual Regional Juried Art Show & Gala", Fairfield Visual Arts Association, Fairfield, CA.

1982
Independent Overseas Studies Grant, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

1977
Faculty Juried Cash Award, "Annual Student Art Show", Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

ART EVENTS AND MOMENTS

2013
Maker Faire: Bay Area, San Mateo Event Center, San Mateo, CA
“SVMA Holiday Party & Art Cards”, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA

2012
"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA
 
2011
"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA 

2010
"Cover Art: The Bomb", Daisy Cutter, Album, Norway
"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA

2009
"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA
"HandCar Regatta", Railroad Square, Santa Rosa, CA

2008
"Emerging Visions, Exhibition & Celebration", Arts District, Santa Rosa, CA
"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA

2007
"Art for Life", Face to Face, Santa Rosa, CA
"Total Recall", Artistamp Museum of Artpool, Budapest, Hungary.

2006
"Recollection from 1986 - 2006", Artistamp Museum of Artpool, Budapest, Hungary
"Transformations", Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
"Art for Life", Face to Face, Santa Rosa, CA

2005
"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA
"CrossPollination", Museum of Contemporary Art/LBC, Santa Rosa, CA. Frank Miller, Curator
"Laguna de Santa Rosa", Vine Hill House, Sebastopol, CA
"Art for Life", Face to Face, Santa Rosa, CA

2004
"Art for Life", Face to Face, Santa Rosa, CA
"Women's History", Locus Media Gallery, New York, NY
"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA

2003
"International Artistamp Exhibition", University of California Extension Design Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Patricia Tavenner, Curator
"A Stamp Show---{If…/then…}" , Phinney Center Gallery, Seattle, WA. Marvin Johnson, Curator
"Holiday Arts Festival 2003", Richmond Art Center Richmond, CA
"Art for Life", Face to Face, Santa Rosa, CA
"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA

2002
"Holiday Arts Festival 2002", Richmond Art Center Richmond, CA
"Art for Life", Face to Face, Santa Rosa, CA
"Art for Aids", UCSF AIDS Health Project, Butterfields, San Francisco, CA
"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA

2001
"Holiday Arts Festival 2001", Richmond Art Center Richmond, CA
"Art for Life", Face to Face, Santa Rosa, CA
"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA
"Silent Art Auction", Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
"Analy High School Auction", Sonoma County Court Appointed Advocates, Sebastopol, CA

2000
"Remembrance RE: WOMEN", Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA
"Art Prophecies for the New Century", Louie Art Gallery, Ohlone College, Fremont, CA
"Old Mail 1999/New Mail 2000", 621 Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA

1999
"Ray Johnson Retrospective", Whitney Museum, New York, NY
"Art & Words for Free Speech", North Bay for KPFA, Santa Rosa, CA
"True to Life Children's Services", Sebastopol Parents Club, Sebastopol, CA
"Art for Life", Face to Face, Santa Rosa, CA
"Second Annual Silent Art Auction", Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Santa Rosa, CA
"Art from the Heart", Sonoma State University Art Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA
"Art Auction", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA

1998
"Art-Menage'98", Central Exhibition Hall, Moscow, Russia. Organized by the Jas Cyberspace Museum, Natalie Lamanova and Alexander Kholopov
"Rite of Spring", California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA
"Art Auction", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA

1996
"Mad as a March Hare, Bunny Luv, Rabbit Fever, and other Harebrained Ideas", Department of Visual Arts Gallery, McNeese State University,
Lake Charles, LA
"Art Auction", Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA

MEDIA COVERAGE

2012
materialicious.com, “The Weird Wonderful Work of Deborah Colotti”, March 8
The Community Voice, " 'Art from the Heart' Benefits SSU gallery" by Sarah Dowling, January 27, p.1

2010
Viking Press, “The Good, The Bad and The BARBIE”, Tanya Stone, Author
Sebastopol Promotional Video, City of Sebastopol online sites, Billy Carmen, Videographer
Burlington Free Press, “Life in plastic, it’s fantastic”, Chris Bohjalian, October 10

2009
Museletter, "Many Muses: SVMA's Biennial 2009" by Douglas Fenn Wilson, Fall, p.1

2008
Sonoma Index-Tribune, "Museum aids in art education", by Emily Charrier
Mookychick.co.uk/interviews, "The Barbie Art of Deborah Colotti, by Magdalena Knight, January

2007
Savannah Morning News, "The Power of Plastic", by Allison Hersch, December 26
KRCB Radio, "Mouthful: Clotheslines", hosted by Michele Anna Jordan, December 16
Artweek, "SVMA Biennial 2007" at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, By Colin Berry,
September, p. 29
The Hayes Valley Voice, "From Tea to Barbie", July-August, p. 1
alteredbarbie.pnn.com, by Jennifer Jacobson, August, Video Episodes 1 & 2

2007
Artweek, "SVMA Biennial 2007" at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, By Colin Berry, September, p. 29
The Hayes Valley Voice, "From Tea to Barbie", July-August, p. 1
alteredbarbie.pnn.com, by Jennifer Jacobson, August, Video Episodes 1 & 2

2006
SFArtsandLit.com, "Feminist...OR...Bimboesque Icon?", by Deborah Hayner.
The Museum of Temporary Art, "Exhibits 501-600", p. 97
Chatterbox Publications, "Altered Barbie 2007 Calendar", September
The Museum of Temporary Art, "The Cambridge Edition - Exhibits 401-500", p. 72, 83, 95

2005
San Francisco Chronicle, "The Ultimate Altered Barbie Show", July 31, Datebook, p. 12
SF Weekly, "Barbie Liberation", by Jane Tunks, August 3-9, pg. 30
The Museum of Temporary Art, "Exhibits 301-400", p. 11, 76, 77
American Art Collector - West, Alcove Books Press, p. 192

2004
Sculpture magazine, "Forum: The Pacific Rim Sculptors Group", by Terri Cohn, November, p. 12
That's Shanghai magazine, "Altering Barbie", by Su Than, November
SuperCity, Japanese publication, November
The Museum of Temporary Art, "Exhibits 101-200", p. 119, 162, 200

2003
Art of Northern California, Alcove Books Press, p. 50-51
Contemporary Doll Collector magazine, "Artists? Making Dolls?", by Susan Fosnot, March, p. 34

2002
Yakima Herald-Republic, "Oh! You Beautiful Dolls! by Maisy Fernandez, March 1, p. E-1
Ellensburg Daily Record, "These dolls play with you", by Pat Muir, February 26, p. B1

2001
OC Weekly, "Perv Alert!", by Rebecca Schoenkopf, September 14-20, p. 36
The Orange County Register, "Where's the beef?", by Richard Chang, September 2, p. Show 9
San Francisco Chronicle, "Meet Barbie's Kinfolk on the Internet", Friday Feedback: Letters to the Editor, March 30, p. NB 5
SFGate.com (SF Chronicle) "Love me, Ken?", by Kelly St. John, March 9, Homepage (lead story)
San Francisco Chronicle, "Barbie Gets a (Radical) Makeover in Sonoma", by Kelly St. John, March 9, p. NB 3
San Francisco Chronicle, "Exhibition Puts Spin on Wash Day", by Bill English, March 9, p. NB 1
Krause Publications, "Embracing Child Art", by Barbara A. McGuire, p. 96
Petaluma Argus-Courier, "Petaluma Education - The art of Barbie", by Lois Pearlman, March 7, p. 21
The Community Voice, "Barbie doll display gets the message across" by Jud Snyder, March 7, p. 4
Sonoma County Women's Voices, "The Laundry Show - Letting it All Hang Out", March, p. 13

2000
San Francisco Chronicle, "Frames Came First…", by Bill English, December 22, p. NB 1, 3
Modesto Junior College The Pirates' Log, "Tolerance theme explored by diverse artists in gallery show", by Rachel Tougas, September 7, p. 6
The Sonoma County Independent, "Red Means Go", by Daedalus Howell, July 13, p. 31
The Press Democrat, "Best Bets: Gallery Features 'well-red' entries", by Diane Peterson, July 9, p. On Q 3
KRCB Radio, "Curtain Call: Seeing Red", hosted by Charles Sepos, July 7
Artweek, "Puffin promotes altered Barbie workshops", July/August, p. 28
Wanganui Chronicle, "Alternative photo methods on show", April 24, p. A2
Independent Coast Observer, "Artists respond to war and violence with powerful works", April 14, p. Splash 6
La Grange Daily News, "An Art Sampler", by Andrea Lovejoy, April 2, p. 1D
The New York Times, "Art Reviews: www.womenswork.com" by Helen A. Harrison, March 26, p. LI 12
Newsday, "Women's Work, Redefined", by Caryn Eve Murray, March 10, p .B15
The Smithtown News, "Art is Women's Work", March 9, p. B1
The Napa Valley Register, "Bay Area Art III", by Pat Stanley, February 24, p. 1D

1999
HipMama Magazine, "You Don't Belong Here", by Elizabeth Crane, Fall issue, p. 20-21
The Press Democrat, "Art Auction affirms life", by Miriam Silver, September 19, p. B1
KRCB Radio, "Rights and wrongs of free speech", by Susan Swartz, May 21
Palo Alto Daily News, "Controversial Art", by Deborah Colotti, May 17, p. 16
KSRO Radio, "Pat Thurston Show: Censored Barbie Art", Pat Thurston, Host, May 13
San Francisco Bay Guardian, "Art Beat - Barbie Meltdown", by Susan Gerhard, May 12, p. 62
The Press Democrat, "Rights and wrongs of free speech", by Susan Swartz, May 7, p. A2
Palo Alto Daily News, "School bans frightening Barbie artwork", by Andria Strickley, May 1, p. A1
The Oakland Tribune, "Sew Fine", by Jolene Thym, April 26, p. Cue 1
Contra Costa Times, "'Needle Art' melds love and stitches", by Anita Amirrezvani, April 27
Walnut Creek Journal, "Bedford Gallery opens 'Needle Art' exhibit", April 22, p. 1
San Francisco Chronicle, "Best Bets - Grandma's Needlepoint", April 16
Diablo Arts, "Radical Notions", by Kate Rothrock, April - June, p. 32
The Star, "Barbie a poor ideal for women", by Deborah Colotti, March 23, p. 4
The Press Democrat, "Best Bets - Barbie Hits Midlife", March 14, p. On Q 3
KQED Radio, "The California Report: Barbie Workshop", reported by Kristin Wiederholt, March 5
The Star, "Women's History Month", By Melissa Bonham, March 2, p. 1
Sonoma West Times & News, "Altered shEgo", February 24, p. B3

1998
KRCB Radio, "On the Edge and Centered: Moving Bodies", hosted by Sharon Bard, October 21
ArtMuse, "Territories & Stories", by Bob Hanamura, Vol. 3, Issue 2
Sacramento Bee, "Representation rules at State Fair exhibit", by Victoria Dalkey, September 7
Sacramento News & Review, "State of the art", by Kimi Julian, August 27, p. D1
The Press Democrat, "Best Bets - Taking it personally", April 5, p. On Q 3
Sonoma West Times and News, "Hangers and handkerchiefs", April 1, p. B5
The Press Democrat, "Toying with Barbie's image", by Meg McConahey, February 22, p. B3

1997
The Press Democrat, "Artist gives Barbie doll a face lift", by Susan Swartz, October 24, p. A2
The Napa Valley Register, "Bashing Barbie", by Erin Allday, July 25, p. 1A
Petaluma Argus-Courier, "Barbie ideal gets artistic make-over", by Don R. Lewis, May 9, p. B4
The Sonoma County Independent, "What a Doll", February 13, p. 33

1996
ArtMuse, "A Review: California Small Works Show 1996", by Sandy Thompson, Vol. 1, Issue 3
Pacific Sun, "Sonoma Best Bets", October 9, p. 35
The Sonoma County Independent, "Our guide to the season's best picks", by Gretchen Giles, August 29, p. 15

ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT/ ACTIVITY

2015
Artist in the Classroom, “Quilts”, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
Arts Leader, Primrose, Residential & Day Club, Memory Care, Santa Rosa, CA       
Arts Leader, Villa Capri at Varenna, Assisted Living, Santa Rosa, CA
Arts Leader, Golden Living Center, SNF & AL, Santa Rosa, CA 

2014
Instructor, West Coast Activity Professional Association, Four Holiday Art Projects, Santa Rosa, CA. 2014
Arts Leader, “Drawing in 3-D with Wire – Calder-Inspired”, Fountain Grove Lodge, Santa Rosa. CA.
Arts Leader, “Create with Nature – Goldsworthy-Inspired”, Fountain Grove Lodge, Santa Rosa, CA.
Arts Leader, The Terraces at Fountain Grove, Memory Care, Santa Rosa, CA 
Arts Leader, Primrose, Residential & Day Club - Memory Care, Santa Rosa, CA       
Arts Leader, Villa Capri at Varenna, Assisted Living, Santa Rosa, CA 
Weekend Activity Director - Assisted Living, Aldersly Garden Retirement, San Rafael, CA
Artist in the Classroom, “Architecture – It’s Personal”, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
Arts Leader, Golden Living Center, SNF & AL, Santa Rosa, CA                               

2013
Artist in the Classroom, “Minidoka & Gaman”, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
Instructor, “Art in our Hearts: Paper Mache Techniques”, Northern California Council of Activity  Coordinators Annual   Conference, Murphy, CA. 
Weekend Activity Director - Assisted Living, Aldersly Garden Retirement, San Rafael, CA
West Coast Activity Professional Assoc., Paper Mache for Activity Directors, Santa Rosa, CA.

2013
Arts Leader, Apple Valley Post-Acute Rehab, Sebastopol, CA
Arts Leader, The Terraces at Fountain Grove, Memory Care, Santa Rosa, CA
Arts Leader, Golden Living Center, SNF & AL, Santa Rosa, CA 

2012
Artist in the Classroom, Color Theory: Eyeballs, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA

2011
Artist in the Classroom, Art & Science: Insects, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA

2010
Artist in the Classroom, Art & Science, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Fine Arts Day, Various Elementary Schools, Santa Rosa, CA
Wire: Drawing in 3-D, Reach Magnet School, Sebastopol, CA

2009
Artist in the Classroom, Art & Science, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art
Fine Arts Day, Various Elementary Schools, Santa Rosa, CA

2008
Artist in the Classroom, Animal Kingdom, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art at Prestwood Elementary School, and Sassarini Elementary School, Sonoma, CA
Art Instructor, Summer Art Camp, Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma, CA
Artist in the Classroom, Banjo & Ektara, Reach Magnet @ Brookhaven Middle School, Sebastopol, CA
Curator of "Rosco DuFooFoo", Deborah Hayner & Lenny Bove, artists, Intersection for the Arts,
San Francisco, CA
Wire Workshop w/Jenny Honnert Abell, Ruth Asawa Exhibit, Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
Fine Arts Day: Village Elementary School, Madrone Elementary School, Spring Creek Elementary School, Sequoia Elementary School, Austin Creek Elementary School, Binkley Elementary School, Santa Rosa, CA
2007
Artist in the Classroom, Banners of Celebration, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art at El Verano Elementary School, Sonoma, CA
Artist in the Classroom, REACH Magnet School, Hillcrest Middle School, Sebastopol, CA
Fine Arts Day, Village Elementary School, Rohnert Park, CA
Fine Arts Day, Austin Creek Elementary School, Rohnert Park, CA
Fine Arts Day, Sequoia Elementary School, Rohnert Park, CA

2006
Artist in the Classroom, Shadow Puppets, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art at El Verano Elementary School, Sonoma, CA

2005-06
Artist in the Classroom, REACH Magnet School, Hillcrest Middle School, Sebastopol, CA

2005
Artist in the Classroom, Banjo & Ektara Instruments, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art at Flowery Elementary School, Sonoma, CA

2004
Guest Curator, Fifteen Curatorial Eyes, Museum of Contemporary Art at LBC, Santa Rosa, CA
Extreme Barbie Makeover Workshop, Women's Resource Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

2003
Juror, 3-D Fine Art Division, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA

2001
Wire Workshop Instructor, Camp Newman, Santa Rosa, CA
Artist in the Classroom, ArtQuest, Santa Rosa High School, Santa Rosa, CA
Artist in the Classroom, LAEP Program, Fremont Elementary School, Santa Rosa, CA
Barbie Remodel Workshop, Women's Resource Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

2000
Artist at an Earth Day Fair, for the film "The Animal", starring Rob Schneider, Revolution Productions

1999
Barbie Remodel Workshop, Women's Resource Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
First Night 2000, Projects with Twin Hills Middle School, Sebastopol, and Lincoln Elementary, Santa Rosa, CA. Sponsored by Sonoma
County Cultural Arts Council, Santa Rosa, CA
Visiting Artist Series, Rieble Elementary School, Santa Rosa, CA. Jenny Honnert Abell, Co-ordinator

1998
Barbie Remodel Workshop, Women's Resource Center, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

1996
Raku Workshop Assistant, with Kathryn Armstrong, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

1986-89
Curator for monthly exhibits, Wasabi, San Francisco, CA

1985
Technical Advisor, to Anthony J. Smith, Bronze Sculpture, San Francisco Arts Commission, Father Alfred Boedekker Park, San Francisco, CA
Swan Fabrication, I. Magnin Christmas Windows, San Francisco, CA
Mural Design & Painting, Havenhill, Carmel, CA
Designer & Project Manager, Wasabi, San Francisco, CA

1985-1989
Volunteer Ceramics Instructor, Ingleside Senior Center, San Francisco, CA

1984-1987
Volunteer Ceramics Instructor, Dolores Street Senior Center, San Francisco, CA

1984
Restoration Project Manager, L'Abri Study Center, Greatham, England

EDUCATION

2011-2015
Continuing Education Units (CEU’s) for working with Adults in Various Facilities. 102 CEU’s to date

2011
(Senior) Activity Coordinator, Certification, College of Marin, Betsy Best-Martini, Instructor

2002
Monoprint Workshop, with Linda Shelp, Forestville, CA

2001
Isn't He/She a Doll?, with Gerryann Olson, Local Arts Education Partnership and Artworks grants programs, Santa Rosa, CA
Text as Object, or how to bind 5 eggs, with Kumi Korf, The S.F. Center for the Book, San Francisco, CA
Photoshop 6.0, with Mike Starkey, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA

1998
Dolls: Protection, Healing, Power, and Play, with Gerryann Olson, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA
Creating Web Pages - Beginning HTML, University of Louisiana at LafayetteOnline, Lafayette, LA

1997
Polaroid Transfer Workshop, with Victoria Pope, Ft. Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
Polaroid Transfer Workshop, with Kathleen T. Carr, Sebastopol, CA

1996-1997
Mixed Media Collage, with Sandra Ortiz Taylor, San Francisco City College, San Francisco, CA

1991-1993
Life Drawing, Agricultural Planning, Landscape Design, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA

1988-1989
Landscape Design, Conceptual Physics, San Francisco Community College, San Francisco, CA

1983-1984
Comparative Philosophy, L'Abri Study Center, Greatham, England

1983
Bachelor of Arts, Sculpture, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA

1982-1983
Guest Student under Prof. Bruno Girancoli, Kunst Akademie, Vienna, Austria

1981
Associate of Arts, with Honors, Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA

1978-80
Noh Mask Wood Carving, Sumie Painting, Tea Ceremony, Ikebana Sculpture, Kyoto, Japan

 

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