Benny Alba
4219 MLKing Jr. Way
Oakland, CA 94069 USA
(510) 547-4512
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Benny Alba, Oakland, CA, Fine Art, Artist
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2004
1968-70
1982
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Penland Arts and Crafts School, Penland, NC
Kent State University, Kent, OH
B.A. Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS (Selected, view here for full version.)
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Text, TEXTILES, Textures, Contents, Fredericksburg C. for the Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
Ink & Clay, Cal. State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
Why Not?, Second City Council, Long Beach, CA
Kaleidoscope of Color, Fredericksburg C for the Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
An Evening with MAR Residents, Univ of Montana, Butte, MT
SWG; Selected Past Summer Art Award Winners, Steamboat Springs, CO
Northern National Juried, Nicolet College Art Gallery, Rhinelander, WI
53rd Annual Art Competition, Ft. Smith Art Center, Fort Smith, AZ
Expressions West, Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, WA
20th Annual Juried, Alcoa Gallery, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, WA
The Group, San Pablo City Gallery, San Pablo, CA
Ink & Clay 29, Kellogg G, Cal. State Polytech, Pomona, CA
23rd Annual, Mountain Art, Bernardsville, NJ
Gulf Coast Nat'l Juried, Texas Artists Museum, Port Arthur, TX
Water Music, Fredericksburg Center for Creative Arts, Fredericksburg, VA
19th Annual Gallery '76, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, WA
Alice Arts Center Windows Exhib. II, Alice Arts Center, Oakland, CA
Greater Midwest Int'l. XVII, Central Missouri State Univ., Warrensburg, MO
18 Group shows
14 Group shows
13 Group shows
13 Group shows
3 Group shows
2 Group shows
3 Group shows
1 Group show
Kunst Fur Begegnungen, Munich, Germany & three other shows
1 Group show
1 Group show
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AWARDS/COMMISSIONS (Selected, view here for full version.)
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Art in Embassies, Ambassador Joseph Mussomeli, Phnom Pehn, Cambodia
President, Board of Directors, California Society of Printmakers, SF, CA
Librarian, Board of Directors, California Enameling Guild, Alameda, CA.
Panelist, N. CA. Enameling Guild, CA. College of Art, Oakland, CA
Am. Embassy, Ambassador William Bellamy, Nairobi, Africa
Second Place, Gallery '76, Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, WA
Inkspot, feature article, Daniel Smith Co., Seattle, WA
Artist in Residence, Montana Artists' Refuge, Basin, MT
Glass on Metal, authored review, Thompson Enamel Co., Newport, NY
Featured Artist article, Daniel Smith Co., Seattle, WA
Honorable Mention, Fredericksville C for the Arts, Fredericksville, VA
Am. Embassy, Ambassador Mary Ann Peters, Dakar, Bangladesh
Award, 75th Annual Int'l.: Printmaking, The Print Center, Philadelphia, PA
Merit Award, 1999 Calif. Works Exhibition, CA State Fair, Sacramento, CA
Vice President, Calif. Society of Printmakers, Oakland, CA
Dr. S. Mackoff Award, 28th Annual, Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA
Am. Embassy, Chargee d'Affaires Kent M. Weiderman, Rangoon, Burma
Am. Embassy, Ambasadoress Katherine Peterson, Lesotho, Africa
Live at 6, CTI Cable, Alameda, CA
Speakeasy, 510 Arts and Culture, Berkeley, CA
Art Against Prejudice Poster Project, Munich, Germany
Phone Liason, Northern California Women's Caucus for Art
Board of Directors, N. California Women's Caucus for Art
Secretary, Northern Calif. Women's Caucus for Art
Lenore Miles Award, National Juried Show, NPVAG, Scottsbluff, NE
Body of Work, Women Artist Gallery, SF, CA
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TEACHING/ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT
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Panel member, Oakland City Arts Commission, grants review.
Panelist, Fire 2004, Northern California Enameling Guild, CCAC, Oakland, CA
Juror and Award Judge, Art Ass'n. of Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA
Award Judge, Adobe Gallery, Castro Valley, CA
Award Judge, Art Ass'n. of Palo Alto, Seeing Red, Palo Alto, CA
Jury and Award Judge, SF Women Artists SF, CA
Award Judge, Adobe Gallery, Castro Valley, CA
Jury Member, City of Oakland Banner Project, Oakland, CA
Lecturer, Merced College, Merced, CA
Commuting Between Universes, Lecture, Barnes & Noble, Oakland, CA
Sense of Place teaching program, Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA
Panelist, Artists & Epistemology, California Institute for Integral Studies, SF, CA
Pathways to Symbols, Master Class, ISOMATA, Idyllwild, CA
Three day workshop, Western Wyoming Community College, Rock Springs, WY
Cody's Book Store, Presentation of Collab. with poet C. Harris, Berkeley, CA
Lecturer, Conversations and Coffee, Loft Gallery, Columbus, Berkeley, CA
Lecturer, Artist Salons, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
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Art in Embassies Program, 40th Anniversary, Dept of State, Wash. D. C.
Art of Northern California, Tom Palmer, Alcove Books, Oakland, CA
Inkspot, Daniel Smith, Publisher, spring edition, Seattle, WA
Who's Who in the World, 16th-19 editions, Marquis, Publisher
Who's Who in the West, 26th edition, Marquis, Publisher
Who's Who in America, 51-58th editions, Marquis, Publisher
Who's Who in American Women, 19th-23rd editions, Marquis, Publisher
SPIDR, International Conference Brochure (cover image), NY, NY
510 Magazine: East Bay Art and Culture, Issue Two, Berkeley, CA
The Best of San Francisco, first edition, Michelle Rockford, Publisher, SF, CA
And Benny Jumped Over the Moon, Columbus Alive!, Columbus, OH
Basic Instinct, movie set, third scene, Tristar, Hollywood, CA
The California Art Review, second edition, Krantz, Publisher, NY, NY
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PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (Selected, view here for full version.)
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Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL
Canajoharie Library & Art Gallery, Canajoharie, NY
Center for Psych. Studies, Berkeley, CA
Columbus School for Girls, Columbus, OH
Greenpeace, San Francisco, CA
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, MI
Las Vegas Art Museum, Las Vegas, NV
Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Wash. DC
Portland Art Mu. Gilke Print C, Portland, OR
St. Charles Preparatory School, Columbus, OH
Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, TX
Univ. of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, MI
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