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MAHARA T. SINCLAIRE                                     

Born in Los Angeles in 1958, works in Los Angeles             

 

Education:

MFA                1998    Painting           California State University, Los Angeles

BA                   1983    Painting           University of California, Davis (high honors)                       

 Solo Exhibitions:

2010                Jose Drudis-Biada Gallery, Mt. St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles, “Look Around”

2009                Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA, “The Materiality of Color”

2008                Arcadiana Art Center, Lafayette, LA, “We Are All One”

                        Merced Multicultural Art Center, Merced, CA, “Alice and Friends”

2006                Monterey Peninsula College Art Gallery, Monterey, CA, “New Paintings”

2005                Louis C. Bernal Gallery, Pima College. Tucson, AZ, “Indulgence”

2002                Mt. San Jacinto College, San Jacinto, CA, “Mahara T. Sinclaire”

                        Merced College, Merced, CA, “Fable of Contents”

2000                ARTCORE Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA, “Mahara Sinclaire”

1998                Fine Art Gallery, California State University, LA, CA, “Genderalizations”

1996                COMA Gallery, CSULA, Los Angeles, "Psycho-Splat: A Big Fit in a Small Room"

1995                Orlando Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, "Society Highlighted"

 

Group Exhibitions:

2014                Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA“5x5: Celebrating 5 Years”

2013                Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA. “Mas Attack”

                        Glendale Community College Art Gallery, “Lazy Susan III: Go Figure”

                        POST, Los Angeles, CA, “Lazy Susan II: ConFiguring LA (What’s the Story?)”

2012                Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles,“20th  Juried” Douglas Fogle, Alma Ruiz, Max Presneill

                        LACE at Hadid Gallery, West Hollywood, CA “4 on 4 Top 40”

2011                Pasadena City College Art Gallery, Pasadena, CA., “Core Sample”

                        Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA “Chain Letter”                

2010                Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, “LA Juried Exhibition”Franklin Sirmans, Ali Subotnick

                        Los Angeles Valley College Art Gallery, CA, “No Laughing Matter” (catalog)

2009                City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA, “Made in California”, Sarah Bancroft

2008                Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA, “All Media”, Shelby Roberts

2007                Long Beach Arts, CA, “Works on Paper”, Selected by Alma Ruiz

                        Brewery Projects, Los Angeles, CA, “Haus Guests”

2006                Pierce College Art Gallery, Woodland Hills, CA, “Artists of the Valley”, Mary Oliver

                        Brand Library, Glendale, CA, “Brand 35: Works on Paper”            

                        Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, “All Media”, Mike McGee

2005                Knox College Art Gallery, Galesburg, IL, “Big Six”

                        Community Redevelopment Agency, N. Hollywood, CA, “Separate Visions”

                        Orange County Center Contemporary Art, CA, “Get It Off Your Chest!”

2004                Pierce College, Woodland Hills, CA, “Sixteen by Twenty Invitational”, Mary Oliver

                        Long Beach Arts, CA, “Women as National Creators”, Carole Ann Klonarides

                        Pierce College Art Gallery, Woodland Hills, CA, “Me, Myself and I”, Mary Oliver

2003                Irvine Fine Art Center, Irvine, CA, “All Media”, Kristina Newhouse

                        Angel’s Gate, San Pedro, CA, “on site at the gate”, Jay Belloli

2002                Coastline Community College, Santa Ana, CA, “Invitational Figurative”

                        Don O’Melveny Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, “Juried”, Peter Frank

                        Irvine Fine Art Center, Irvine, CA, “All Media”, Michael Darling

2001                Brand Library, Glendale, CA, “Brand 31”, Lamont Westmoreland

                        So. Cal. Women’s Caucus for Art, Eye-5 Gallery, CA, “Ga Ga for L.A. L.A”

                        Long Beach City College, CA “Lazy Susan: LA Artists Paint”

                        California State University, Northridge, CA “Intersections”, Caroline Tufenkian

                        Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA, “Carnivalesque”

                        Century Gallery, LA Mission College, Sylmar, CA, “looking inward”

2000                San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA, “35th International”

                        Long Beach Arts, CA, “Grotesque Art Exhibit”, Honorable Mention Award

                        LA ARTCORE, Los Angeles, CA, “Wallworks”, Mat Gleason

                        Angels Gate, San Pedro, CA, “on site at the gate 2000”, Suzanne Muchnic

1999                LA ARTCORE, Los Angeles, CA “Wallworks”, Molly Barnes

                        Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA, “Reflections”, Kate Davies

1998                The Webster Gallery, Santa Ana, CA, “Allusion or Illusion?”

1997                Spanish Kitchens Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, “Coagula Art Journal 2nd Annual”

                        Chemeketa College, Salem, Oregon, “The Painted Picture II”

                        Spanish Kitchens Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, “Fair Art”

                        Fine Art Gallery, California State University, LA, CA, “The Celebrated Box”       

                        COMA Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, CA, “WOMOX”

1996                Self Help Graphics, Los Angeles, CA, "New  Identities of LA"

                        Century Gallery, Sylmar, A, "Face to Face,"

1995                Bayfront Gallery, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA, "California Dreaming”

                        Holter Museum of Art, Helena, Montana, "ANA 24"

                        Beckstrand Gallery, Palos Verdes Art Center,CA, "Juried ", Henry Hopkins

                        Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, CA, "Wild Beasts"

                        Century Gallery, Mission College, Sylmar, CA, " Award Winners", Etan Boritzer

                        City of Brea Cultural Center, Brea, CA, "cARTe Blanche”

                        Northeast Missouri State University, "7th National Art Competition”

  1994              Columbia College, Missouri, “80 Extraordinary Paintings”

 

Artist Residencies:

2006                Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT

2005                Studios Midwest, Galesburg Civic Art Center, IL

2003                Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, NE

2000                Blue Mountain Center, Blue Mountain Lake, NY, and  Soaring Gardens, Laceyville, PA

1999                Montalvo, Saratoga, CA 

Curatorial Experience:

2013                Independent Curator, Glendale Community College Art Gallery “LS III: Go Figure”

2013                Independent Curator, POST, Los Angeles, CA, “Lazy Susan II: ConFiguring LA”

2001                Guest Curator, Downey Museum of Art (Carnivalesque)

2001                Guest Curator, Long Beach City College (Lazy Susan: LA Artists Paint) 

Public Art Commissions:

2003                Metro Transit Authority, North Hollywood, CA, NOHO Fence Panels

2001                Chandler Outdoor Gallery, N. Hollywood, CA, “North Hollywood Tribute”, (mural)

 

Awards/Honors:

2014                Academic Excellence Grant Award Winner, Pasadena City College Foundation

2012                Artistic Selection Award, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles (catalog)

2008                Juror’s Award, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA Shelby Roberts

2007                Strathmore Artist Papers Award, Score VI, VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA

2006                G. Brommer Award and Image-Ination Award, Brand Library, Glendale, CA

                        Joan Mitchell Foundation Full Fellowship Award, Vermont Studio Center

2003                1st Place, “All Media”, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA

2001                Marge Marston Award, Patron Award, “Brand 31”, Brand Library, Glendale, CA

2000                Outstanding Professional Achievement Alumni Award, Art Council, CSULA

                        Honorable Mention, “Grotesque”, Long Beach Arts, CA

1999                Merchandise Award, “SCORE”, VIVA Gallery, Northridge, CA Scott Canty

                        3rd Place, “Wallworks”, LA Artcore, Brewery Annex, Los Angeles

1997                Graduate Equity Fellowship, California State University, Los Angeles

1996                Outstanding Achievement Scholarship, California State University, Los Angeles 

1995                Honorable Mention, Century Gallery, Sylmar, CA Etan Boritzer

 

 

Teaching Experience:

Present-2000     Pasadena City College, Assistant Adjunct Professor (2D Design, Drawing, Painting)        

Present-2004     Glendale Community College, Adjunct Art Instructor, (Drawing I/II, Painting I/II/III/IV,

Life Drawing I/II, Advanced Life Drawing I/II, Watercolor I/II, 2D Design)

2011                Los Angeles Valley College, Adjunct Art Instructor, (Drawing)

2004- 2000      Chaffey College Adjunct Art Instructor, (Life Drawing, Drawing, 2D Design)

2001, 1998      California State University, Los Angeles Adjunct Art Instructor, (Painting) 

Bibliography:

The Joan Quinn Profiles (video interview, August 7, 2014) www.doublegtv.com/entertainment/JoanQuinn/joanquinn14823.html

 Lasarow, Bill, Visual Art Source, “This Week’s Recommendations…” 19 March 2010

Gottlieb, Shirle, Press Telegram, “Long Beach Arts…” 31 August 2007

Walsh, Daniella, Orange County Register, “Exhibit: All Media”, 24 November 2006

Reece, Bethany, Progressive Woman, Art … at Studios Midwest”, vol.31p7, 2005

Walsh, Daniella, Orange County Register “Special to the Register”, 4 January 2004

Woodard, Josef, ARTWEEK “‘Looking Inward’ at Century Gallery”, p27-8, April 2001

Woodard, Josef, LA Times “Looking In, Looking Out”, Valley Ed.p.B6, 2 February 2001

Gottlieb, Shirle, Press Telegram “Ghastly Grotesque”, Long Beach, p6, 13 October 2000

Woodard, Josef, LA Times “Paintings …at Gallery”, Calendar Section, p. F3, 29 August 1996

Kapitanoff, Nancy, LA Times “Sneak Peek at Winners”, p. 16, 2 June 1995

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