Resume

Education

1990-1992 The Art Institute of Florence, Florence, Italy
Diploma in Fine Art (Painting & Drawing)

1991-1992 The Art Institute of Florence, Florence, Italy
Teachers Training Diploma

1989 Lorenzo de Medici, Florence, Italy
Painting & Drawing (Intensive summer course)

1985-1990 California State University Chico, Chico, CA. USA
B.A., Visual Communication Cum Laude

SOLO SHOWS
2009/08/07	SOLO studio & gallery, Hood River, OR. ‘Water is life’ oil paintings & monoprints
2008	Atelier 1 Rue Vital Carles, Bordeaux, France ‘Voyages’ oil paintings on linen & mixed media
2006	SOLO studio & gallery, Hood River, OR ‘Unity’ oil and mixed media on canvas
2005	Washington State University, Vancouver, WA. ‘Transitions’ oil paintings on canvas
2002	Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR ‘Being Human’ monotypes and etchings, two person show
2001	Studio 2507 Gallery, Portland, OR ‘Being Human’ oil paintings on canvas and monotypes
1998	Pictures Perfect Gallery, Seattle, WA ‘The Mexico Series’ oil paintings on paper
1996	Pictures Perfect Gallery, Seattle, WA ‘The Fertility Series’ altered monoprints
1995	Gilmartin Gallery, Seattle, WA ‘The Concept of Change’ oil, sand and wax paintings on canvas
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2009	Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA Juror: Janet Bishop curator painting & sculpture SFMOMA
	Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, Moses Lake WA ‘Sustaining Change on the American Farm’ traveling panel exhibition 12 Selected Northwest Artists
	Washington State Capital Museum, Olympia, WA ‘Sustaining Change on the American Farm’ traveling panel exhibition 12 Selected Northwest Artists
	Mount Hood Community College, Gresham OR Carborundum prints and Etchings
	Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, OR ‘Water is life’ oil on canvas
2009/08/07	Portland Art Museum, Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR Selected Gallery Artists
2009/08	The Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin, Ireland ‘Dusk’ series Carborundum prints
2006	Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA 12 Selected Northwest Artists, “Sustaining Change on the American Farm”, ‘Facing Change Series’
	Print Arts Northwest (PAN), Portland, OR ‘Water is life’ Monotypes, 3 person show
	Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR Biennial Show
2006/05/04	Portland Art Museum, Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR Selected Gallery Artists
2005	Northbank Gallery, Vancouver WA Selected group show
2004	24th Annual Stevenson Library “Artists of the Gorge” Selected group show (Juror’s choice Award, by curator of Maryhill Museum of Art)
2003	Print Arts Northwest (PAN), Portland, OR Selected gallery artists group show “Monotypes”
	Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR Selected gallery artists group show “All about oils”
	Carnegie Art Center, Walla Walla, WA Etchings & Carborundum prints
2002	North West Print Council, Portland, OR New artists group show
	Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR “Hail Mid-Columbia” Selected group show (Grumbacher Gold Medal Award)
2001	Portland Art Museum, Rental Sales Gallery, Portland, OR New gallery artists “Spring Show”
	Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR “Hail Mid- Columbia” Selected group show
1999	Columbia Art Gallery, Hood River, OR Three person show
1997	The Graphic Print Gallery, Dublin, Ireland Selected gallery artists group show
1996	Moss Bay Gallery, Kirkland, WA Eastside Assoc. Fine Art 20th Annual Selected group show
1995	Mercer Island Gallery, Mercer Island, WA Selected group show
	Issaquah Gallery, Issaquah, WA E.A.F.A. 19th Annual Selected group show
1994	Executive Gallery, Kirkland, WA E.A.F.A. 18th Annual Selected group show
1993	Gallery, Kirkland, WA E.A.F.A. 17th Annual Selected group show
	The Pantheon Gallery, Dublin, Ireland Selected group show
1992	The Pantheon Gallery, Dublin, Ireland Selected group show
1991	"The Independents" Exhibition, Florence, Italy Graduate Show

PUBLICATIONS / REVIEWS / RADIO

Sacramento Bee – ‘The little gallery that could…go national’ by Victoria Dalkey p. 10, August 7th, 2009

Hood River News – ‘Sacramento Gallery Accepts work by Sorcha Meek’ – Women in Business p.47 Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Hood River News – ‘Water is life: Two Artists, one new show’ by Adam Lapierre, pp. 1&A3, July 4th, 2009

Artisan Northwest Magazine – ‘Greener Pastures’ by Sam Lowry pp. 24-27 (Winter 2006)

Mid Columbia Today Show – KIHR AM 1340/KACIAM 1300. ‘Artist Sorcha Meek’ Interview by Mark Bailey, March 31st, 2006

Oregon Humanities Magazine – ‘An Artist Farmer Exchange’ pp. 30-31 (Spring/Summer)

Hood River News – ‘Sorcha Meek, an artist in transition’ by Janet Cook
March 15th, 2006

Gorge Living Magazine – ‘Going SOLO’ – Transitions in Art’ by Denise McCravey, p. 10 (Fall 2005)

OTHER

• Prints from the ‘Dusk’ series used on the set of upcoming Harrison Ford movie: ‘The Untitled Crowley Project’ due out in 2010

• Printmaking presentation and demo – Faculty Art Deptartment, Hood River Valley High School, Oregon 2009

• ‘Guest Artist,’ slide presentation and talk, Hood River Valley High School, Hood River, Oregon 2009

• ‘Guest Artist’ talk and studio tour, Bordeaux International School, Bordeaux, France 2008

• Paintings from the ‘Transitions’ series used in Hewlitt Packard commercial 2007

• “Facing Change” presentation, Maryhill Museum Board Members, Maryhill Museum, Goldendale, Washington 2006

• Jury committee board member, Columbia Center for the Arts, Hood River, Oregon 2006

• Co-founder Alpinee Printmaking Studio, Hood River, Oregon 2000-2005

• Taught weekly etching class & monotype weekend workshops

• Member of ‘The Graphic Print Studio’, Dublin, Ireland 1996-1997

Sorcha (sor.ah.kah) Meek

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