Deborah Yaffe
510.547.5512
dyaffe142@hotmail.com

Selected Exhibitions

“Embroidered Stories, Knitted Tales”, curated by Carrie Lederer, Bedford Art Gallery, Walnut Creek, California September-October 2006.

“Violence Against Women, Women Against Violence”, Northern California Women’s Causcua of Art, Ohlone College, Fremont, California August-October 2006.

EARTH: the importance of environmental art, Herndon Gallery Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio February- March 2006.

Northern California Women’s Caucus of Art: Survey 2005, curated by Rusty Cantor, SomArts Main Gallery, San Francisco, California, November -December 2005

“ECOVISIONS”, Bay Area Artists Exploring Global Ecological Issues, The Gallery at Thoreau, Presidio, San Francisco, California, June - August 2005.

“Simply Natural”, Danville Fine Arts Gallery, Danville, California, October 2004.

Innovations in Fiberart II, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California, October-November 2004. (Juror: Carole Beadle)

Richmond Art Center Member's Exhibition, Richmond, California, October 2004.

“Sticks, Stones, Fiber and Skin”, With the Earth, Gallery Route One, Pt Reyes Station, California, June-July 2004.

36th Annual Textile Exhibit, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, California, May-June 2004.

“Violence Against Women, Women Against Violence”, Northern California Women's Caucus for Art, California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, California, February-March 2004 and Nexus Gallery, Berkeley, California, October 2003

“The Moment After”, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, California, September-October 2003. (Juror: Cathy Kimball)

“Mining the Ordinary”, Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, California, August-September 2003.

“Half Empty/Half Full”, Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, California, July-August 2003.

Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios, Oakland, California, June 2003.

Solo exhibition, Ah-dorno, Berkeley, California September-October 2000.

“Chain Reaction”, Art Commission Gallery, San Francisco Art Commission, San Francisco, California, April-May 1993.

“Gestures & Visions”, Congregation Emanu-El, San Francisco, California, March 1993. Lecture and slide show "Body of Nature" featuring sculpture and outdoor installations.

Artist Equity Association, Northern California Chapter's Board of Directors Exhibition, Student Union Art Gallery, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California June 1992.

“Shelters, Outdoor Sculpture Installations”, Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, California May-October 1991.

Matrix International 1991, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, California, April-May 1991. Second place. (Jurors: Squeak Carnwarth and Lucy Puls)

Installation in conjunction with the play, “Face” by Ellen Sebatian, Theatre Artaud, San Francisco, California, March, 1991.

“The Bride and the Boat”, Show-n-Tell Gallery, San Francisco, California, October 1990.

“Simply Natural”, Danville Fine Arts Gallery, Danville, California, October 2004.

San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco, California 1989, 1990 and 1991.

Pro Arts Annual Juried Exhibition, Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, California, 1987. (Jurors: Louise Stanley, David Ireland, and Charles Shere).

“She”, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California, February-March 1986.(Juror: Michael Bell).

“Working Through”, solo exhibition, Antioch University West, San Francisco, California, October 1985.

“Some people say we look more like sisters”, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, April-May 1983.

Women's Caucus of Art, National Juried Exhibition, Painted Bride Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 1983. (Juror: Cynthia Foley).

San Francisco Arts Festival, Group Exhibition, UC Extension Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, September-October, 1982.

“Six Bay Area Artists: Mixed Media Constructions”, Sun Gallery, Hayward, California, November 1982.

Education

Master of Arts, Creative Art Therapy and Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology, Antioch University, San Francisco California 1986.

Bachelor of Fine Arts, State University of New York College at New Paltz, New Paltz, New York 1981.

Independent Studio Program, Empire State College, Westbeth Studio, New York, New York, 1978.

Teaching

Creative Expression, a group for women, Berkeley, California 2001.

Art Therapy with the Elderly, University Extension, University of California, Berkeley, Spring 2001 and 2002, Berkeley, California.

Art Therapy and Creative Art Groups, Alta Bates Medical Center, Berkeley California, 1993-2000.

Websites and Publications

Northern California Women's Caucus of Art, “Violence Against Women, Women Against Violence, exhibition catalogue 2003-2004.

Women's Environmental Artist Directory, www.weadartists.org

Northern California Women's Caucus of Art, www.ncwca.com