RésumÉ
© 2010 Victoria May
Education
2001
MFA, San Jose State University
1989
BA in Design, cum laude, University of California, Los Angeles
solo and two-person shows
2013
- Maintenance and Operations, Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
2012
- Designed for general use, Stripe Design Group, Santa Cruz
2010
- Designed for general use, Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
- Designed for general use, Carl Cherry Center, Carmel
2008
- Residuum, Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
- Hub, Invisible Venue, Oakland
2004
- Envisioning White, Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz
- Figment of the Machination, Art Building, Santa Clara University
- Periphery of Experience, Smith Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz
2001
- Shaping Memory Shaping Us, Creative Arts Center Gallery, Sunnyvale
selected group shows
2012
- Beauty, curated by Glen Helfland and Katrina Traywick, Berkeley Art Center
- Rydell Visual Arts Fellows, Sanchez Center, Pacifica
- Rydell Visual Arts Fellows, Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz
- Outfitters: The Contemporary Art of Clothing curated by Carrie Lederer Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek
2011
- Chain Letter, curated by Christian Cummings and Doug Harvey, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica
- Yuma Art Symposium, Yuma, AZ
- unCommon Threads curated by Susanna Meiers, El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance
2010
- Modified, curated by Nancy Sevier, Art Ark, San Jose
- Cielo/Sky curated by Shelby Graham, Sala de exposiciones del Parque García Sanabria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands and Porter Faculty Gallery, UCSC, Santa Cruz
- Depth of Surface curated by Victor De La Rosa, San Francisco State University
- By a thread curated by Cathy Kimball, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art
- Book as Medium curated by Felicia Rice and Shelby Graham, Sesnon Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Corporealities: Bodies in Question, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2009
- In Stitches, curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody; Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller Gallery, New York, NY
- Fashion Art exhibition; Michaelangelo Gallery, Santa Cruz
- High-rise Project; Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
- In this house that I call home; Pajaro Valley Art Gallery, Watsonville
2008
- The Veil: Visible and Invisible Spaces; curated by Jennifer Heath, traveling through 2012
- Mapping Correspondence: Mail Art in the 21st Century, The Center for Book Arts, New York
- Ying: Inspired by the Art and History of China, Museum of Art & History, Santa Cruz
- Oscillations, Cabrillo College Gallery, Aptos
2007
- Cutting Edge Books, California State University East Bay, Hayward
- Figuratively Speaking, Heritage Bank, San Jose
- Close Calls, Headlands Center for the Arts, Marin
2006
- American Seven, Works Gallery, San Jose
- X-Libris: SFCB's 10th-Anniversary Exhibition, San Francisco Center for the Book
- By the Hand, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek
- Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco
- Hair Raising, San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art
- Bookworks: PCBA Members' exhibition, San Francisco Public Library
2005
- Collage/Assemblage, Art Object Gallery, San Jose
- Black, White and Read, Cabrillo College Gallery, Aptos
- Material Moments, Gualala Art Center, CA
2003
- Monotype Marathon XI, San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art
- XOXOX, San Francisco Center for the Book
2002
- Fabricated, IDEA, Austin TX
- Seventh Sense Fashion Show, Santa Cruz
- Relevant Structure, San Francisco Center for the Book
- Monotype Marathon VIII, San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art
- Exemplary Contemporary (awarded First Prize) Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz
2001
- Personae, Angel's Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro
- Challenging Complacency, Monterey Peninsula College
- This is not a Book, San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art
2000
- Annual 3-D Competition, San Jose Art League
- What is Reading?, San Francisco Center for the Book
- 32nd Annual Textile Exhibit (awarded Best of Show), Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont
1999
- Seventh Sense Fashion Show, Santa Cruz
- Natural Selection, San Francisco Art Commission Gallery
- Women in the Visual Arts, Erector Square Gallery, New Haven, CT
selected bibliography
2009
- KQED's Spark, May 13, featured on public television weekly arts show
2008
- Artshift San Jose, August 22, review of solo show by Hanna Hannah
2006
- By Hand: The Use of Craft in Contemporary Art edited by Joseph Magliaro and Shu Hung, Princeton Architectural Press
- Metro Silicon Valley, February 1-7, "Threads of Memory" by Michael S. Gant
- San Jose Mercury News, February 5, "The Artists' Trail along South First" by Jack Fisher
- San Francisco Chronicle, January 15, "Tressed Out; Art off the top of our heads" by Anastasia Hendrix
2005
- Fiberarts Magazine, Jan/Feb issue, "Hats: the Pinnacle of Wearable Art," by Sunita Patterson. Additional images featured on website: fiberarts.com
2001
- San Jose Mercury News, April 8; "Books that are not Books," by Jack Fisher
- Artweek, March; 'This is not a Book,' by Berin Golonu
- Metro Santa Cruz, March 28; "Fictitious Identities" by Christina Waters
honors/misc.
2010
- Recipient of Rydell Fellowship
2007
- Nominated for Eureka Fellowship
2006
- Collaborated with Annie Sprinkle and Beth Stephens on costumes for their Yellow Wedding
2005
- Nominated for SECA Award
- Nominated for Rydell Fellowship
- Invitational Print Edition for Works, San Jose
2004
- Nominated for Eureka Fellowship
Gallery Representation
- Don Soker Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA