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Pittsburgh, PA, 1955 Education Diploma (Painting and Drawing), L'ecole nationale supérieure des beaux-arts, Paris, France BA (French and Liberal Studies), California State University, Sonoma, CA Solo Exhibitions 2007    Recent Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, California 2006    Ricochet: New Paintings, Brian Gross at One Post, San Francisco, California 2004    The Weatherhead Series, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, California 2003    Suspended Passage, Foyer exhibit, The LAB, San Francisco, California 1992    Paramour, Turn of the Century Fine Arts, Berkeley, California 1991    Amy Trachtenberg, Show N Tell, San Francisco, California Selected Group Exhibitions 2007    In the Fullness of Time, 20th Anniversary Luggage Store Gallery, SF, CA 2007    Gallery Artists, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA 2006    Black and White, Holland Tunnel Art, Brooklyn, New York 2004    Poetry and its Arts: Bay Area Interactions 1954-2004, California Historical Society, San Francisco, California 2002    NoWar Show, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, California. Curated by Adriane Colburn, Laurie Lazer and Darrel Smith 2002    The Atrium Project, permanent installation at Children's Hospital, Outpatient Clinic/Public Art, Oakland, California 2001    Iluminance, permanent commissioned installation at Pixar Animation Studios, Emeryville, California 2000    Bodies Changed; The Natural History of Market Street, San Francisco Art Commission, San Francisco, California, Public art project 1998    Body of Memory, Downtown Artists Gallery, Budapest, Hungary 1998    Three Artists/New Work: Derek Torres, Amy Trachtenberg and Arngunur Yr, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, CA Curated by Laurie Lazer and Darrel Smith 1998    Towards the Millennium, New Painting from N. California, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California 1997    Anti-Pesszimizmus, Gallery Jozsef Nador, Budapest, Hungary 1996    Fifth Annual, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, California (juried exhibition) 1994    Alphabet Show, Okeanos Fine Arts Press, Berkeley, California 1994    Third Annual, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, California (juried exhibition) 1994    Visual Alchemy, Okeanos Fine Arts Press, Berkeley, California 1993    Group Show, Show N Tell, San Francisco, California 1992    Residue Immortalized, Security Pacific Bank, San Francisco, California 1992    Telling Stories/Artists Books, Mills College, Oakland, California 1992    One Hundred Years of California Painting, Mills Building, San Francisco, California 1992    New Work, Show N Tell, San Francisco, California 1990    New Decade New Space, Spectrum Gallery, San Francisco, California 1989    Line and Form, Hatley Martin Gallery, San Francisco, CA, curated by Robert Johnson 1988    National Invitational Collage Show, Santa Rosa Jr. College Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA 1985    San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, California (juried exhibition) 1984    Celebration of Form, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, California. Curated by Michael Bell 1983    Tendances de la Peinture Abstraite, European Invitational; Paris, Grenoble, Montpellier, Toulouse, France; curated by Gerard Xurigeura. 1983    Salon Des Jeunes Artistes Francais, Le Grand Palais, Paris, France Public/Private Commissions 2008-16  Transfer station BART Extension, Santa Clara Valley, CA 2006    Groundwork, Hillview Library, San Jose Public Art Program, San Jose, California 2004    Residence, Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco, California 2002    The Atrium Project, Children's Hospital Oakland Outpatient Clinic, Oakland, California 2001    Iluminance, Pixar Studios, Emeryville, California 1999    Bodies Changed; The Natural History of Market Street, San Francisco Art Commission, Art in Transit at the Millennium 1997    Monnens-Addis Group, Berkeley, California Selected Public and Corporate Collections and Commissions Addis Group, Berkeley, California Allergan Corp. Irvine, California Cody's Books, Berkeley, California Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA De Menil Collection, New York and Paris Goods Inc. Heidelberg, Germany Haitian Embassy, Paris, France Howe-Lewis International, Palo Alto, California Pixar Studios, Emeryville, California San Francisco Arts Commission City of San Jose, San Jose, California Security Pacific Bank, Los Angeles, California Grants and Awards California Arts Council, California Cultural Equity Grant, San Francisco, California Marin County Arts Guild, California The Nichols Foundation, New York Opera America, New York Peter S. Reed Foundation, New York Prix Albert Rocheron, Paris, France Third Intl. Symposium of Contemporary Art, Angouleme, France Salon des Jeunes Artistes Francais, Paris, France San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, California Artist Residencies / Teaching 2005    Hellenic International Studies in the Arts, Paros, Greece Spring Semester Abroad with Mass College of Art, Drawing, Painting and Art Theory teaching 2000    Mesa Refuge, Point Reyes, California residency 1998-2005 VALA /Visual Arts Literary Arts, East Bay schools, arts curriculum development, 1993    Artist in Residence, I.O.U. Poet's Theater, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, California Selected Design for Theater/Opera/Dance 2007    Artifact, Graphic score and projection, performed by Rovate ODC, San Francisco 2005    Bertha, Queen of Sweden, play by Kenneth Koch directed by Mac McGinnesĘfor Poet's Theater, Small Press Traffic, San Francisco, California 2004    Very Rainy Night & Lexington Avenue, two plays by Frank O'Hara, directed by Mac McGinnesĘfor Poet's Theater, Small Press Traffic, San Francisco, California 2004    Pamela Z Voci ODC Theater, San Francisco, California 2003    Performing Objects Stationed in the SubWorld, play by Carla Harryman, directed by Jim Cave 25th Anniversary, The LAB, San Francisco, California 2000    A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil, opera by Erling Wold/Max Ernst, directed by Jim Cave, ODC Theater, San Francisco, CA, produced by Opera America and Paul Dresher Ensemble 1997    The Butterfly by Bijan Mofid, directed and translated from Farsi by Zara Houshmand with Darvag Iranian Theater Company, Randall Museum Theater, San Francisco, California 1996    The Breasts of Tiresias, opera by Poulenc/Apollinaire, directed by Marvin Klebe,Cinnabar Opera Theatre, Petaluma, California 1995    Goya's L.A., by Leslie Scalapino, directed by Carla Harryman, New Langton Arts, San Francisco, California 1995    A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil, opera premiere by Erling Wold/Max Ernst, directed by Jim Cave, The Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, California 1995    ODC Dance Company, choreography by KT Nelson, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, California 1992    Thicket, by Susan Griffin, directed by Mary Forcade, Life on the Water and Climate Theater, San Francisco, California 1992    Private Eye, by Nightletter Theater, directed by Jim Cave, Climate Theater, San Francisco, California 1991    Hunger, by Peter Mattei, directed by Mary Forcade, Magic Theatre, San Francisco, CA 1991    The Magic Flute, Mozart, Spreckels Performing Arts Theater, Rohnert Park, California 1990    Gianni Schicchi, Puccini, directed by Marvin Klebe, Cinnabar Theatre, Petaluma, California 1990    Bluebeard's Castle, Bartok, directed by Marvin Klebe, Cinnabar Theatre, Petaluma, CA 1990    Emperor of Atlantis, opera by Victor Ullman, originated in Terezin Concentration Camp, directed by Ann Woodhead, Cinnabar Opera Theatre, Petaluma, California 1990    Summer Festival of Opera & Contemporary Music, Chartres, Dijon, Vezelay, France Selected Bibliography / Catalogues 2007    Baker, Kenneth San Francisco Chronicle, September 15, “Amy Trachtenberg at Brian Gross” 2007    Cheng, Dewitt Art Ltd. West Coast Art and Design, October “Amy Trachtenberg at Brian Gross” 2007    Hamilton, Roxanne Power, ed., Viz. Inter-Arts: Event, A Trans-Genre Anthology 2007 2007    Groundwork San Jose Office of Cultural Affairs Catalogue essay by Rebecca Solnit 2006    D4 Dusseldorf 2006 "A Tropical Street for Healing Children" Ezra Claire Howard 2004    San Francisco Chronicle, July 17 "Amy Trachtenberg at Brian Gross," Kenneth Baker 2000    San Francisco Chronicle, March 14, "Fevered Dreams," Joshua Kosman 1998    Budapest News, February, "Art From S.F. to Budapest," Kristina Cseko 1997    Press Democrat, April 18, "Breasts of Tiresias," Chris Garcia 1995    San Francisco Bay Times, January 9, "Ernst Opera," Ching Chang 1995    San Francisco Bay Guardian, January 15, "A Little Girl Dreams of Taking the Veil," Dennis Harvey 1995    San Francisco Weekly, January 18. "Ecstasy's Revolution," Liz Sizenski 1995    San Francisco Chronicle, January 28, "Surrealist Ernst Novel Inspires Dreamy Opera," Joshua Kosman 1995    P-Form, Spring, "Max Ernst Opera," Charles Boone 1991    San Francisco Bay Guardian, October, "A Grim Fairy Tale," Lee Brady 1991    San Francisco Chronicle, October 27, "Director Has Appetite for Gloom," Eileen Fleming 1991    San Francisco Examiner, October 30, "Hunger Leaves Audience Hungry," Scott Rosenberg 1991    San Francisco Chronicle, October 31, "Playwright Puts It All Out on the Table," Steven Winn 1990    Courrier, January 19, "Perrault, Ravel, Bartok," Richard Bammer 1990    The Press Democrat, February 2, "Bluebeard, Not For Everyone," Tim Fish 1990    Argus Courrier, February 2, "Season Begins on Sublime Note," Karla Schiller 1990    Argus Courrier, August, "Rousing Centerpiece for the Summer Music Festival," Richard Bammer 1989    Artweek, November 29, "Amy Trachtenberg at Show N Tell," Tony Reveaux 1989    Butterfields,"Art Against AIDS" catalogue 1989    "Line and Form," Hatley Martin Gallery, catalogue by Robert F. Johnson catalogue 1988    "National Invitational Collage Show," Santa Rosa Jr. College Gallery, catalogue 1984    "Celebration of Form," San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, catalogue by Michael Bell 1984    "Tendances de la Peinture Abstraite, European Invitational;" Paris, Grenoble, Sens, Montpellier, Toulouse, France; catalogue by Gerard Xuriguera catalogue Selected Work and Collaborations / Literary Publications Harvard Review 33 Harvard University edited by Christina Thompson Viz. Inter-Arts: Event, A Trans-Genre Anthology edited by Roxanne Power Hamilton 2007 Zzyzzyva 10th anniversary, We Address, with poet, Norma Cole Mirage edited by Kevin Killian and Dodie Bellamy Aerial 8 / Barrett Watten Five Fingers Review, SKIN edited by Patricia Dienstfrey, Natural History of Market Street VOLT edited by Gillian Conoley Markzine, Deb Marks, image text The Games with poet, Carla Harryman Chain image text The Games with poet, Carla Harryman avec edited by Norma Cole, image text with poet, Carla Harryman
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