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EDUCATION

San Francisco Art Institute
Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree in Painting and Printmaking 1991

EXHIBITIONS

In The Dark: Three Considerations, paintings, group show
Eleanor Harwood Gallery, San Francisco, CA February/March 2011

Artist in Residence, paintings, group show
San Francisco International Film Festival Lounge, San Francisco, CA April 2010

Artist in Residence, paintings, solo show
Uniquities Salon, Bolinas, CA March 2010

Black Painting and Bull's-eyes, paintings, solo show
Bolinas Gallery, Bolinas, CA February 2010

Deeper Visions II, paintings, group show
Shelter Surf Shop, Long Beach, CA March 2009

Four Square, paintings, Joe Bender and Todd Pickering
Bolinas Gallery, Bolinas, CA January 2009

8888, performance, Joe Bender and John Boehme
Victoria, B. C. August 2008

Read & Read, collage, group show
Stinson Beach Library, Stinson Beach, CA September 2007

10 New Paintings, paintings, solo show
Space 868, Bolinas, CA August 2007

Bolinas Dirt, Works on paper, solo show
Carmichael Gallery, San Francisco, CA November 1997

En Plein Air, Paintings, solo show
Carmichael Gallery, San Francisco, CA December 1996

Untitled, Paintings, solo show
Workspace Gallery, Portland, OR January 1995

Christmas Group Show, Paintings
Workspace Gallery, Portland, OR December 1993

All-Over Paintings, Joe Bender and Brendan Murdock
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA May 1991

Architectural Imprints, Silkscreen on paper, Joe Bender and Nancy Anding
Atrium Gallery, San Francisco, CA January through March, 1990

OTHER EXPERIENCE

Gamblin Artists' Colors - 1992 to 1995
Mill Operator/Production Manager: Responsible for all phases of production of artist grade oil paints, mediums and printing inks.