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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