About
Artist’s statement
My inspiration is drawn from the world of nature (or more accurately, a nature of my imagination); sometimes on the local level of West Marin where I live and sometimes on a more global scale. As such, I tend to view my work as a series of natural markers along a timeline, each one defining where I have been or what I have wondered about along the way. Together they serve to illustrate my relationship to this world in which we live. My day-to-day process of creation begins with curiosity, then moves to thread, object or paper and finally evolves into a kind of self-knowledge. The subjects chosen are juxtaposed against materials which act as surrogates for a harsher reality thereby posing questions of meaning and raising awareness of larger social and environmental concerns.
Resumé
Mardi Burnham
Born: Evanston, Illinois
Solo Exhibitions
- Thoreau Center for Sustainability, The Presidio, San Francisco, California, 2009
- Gallery Route One, Project Space, Pt. Reyes Station, California, 2009
Selected Exhibitions: 1990-2010
- Gallery Route One, January Juried Show, Juror: Kenneth Bather - Award of Merit, 2010
- Sloan Miyasato, San Francisco, California, 2004
- Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, California, 2001
- Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, California, 2000
- MatrixArts, Sacramento, California, 2000
- Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, California, 2000
- Sloan Miyasato, San Francisco, California, 2000
- Allrich Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1999
- Limn, San Francisco, California, 1999
- San Francisco Airport Commission, United Terminal, 1992
- Allrich Gallery, San Francisco, California1992
- Allrich Gallery, San Francisco, California, 1990
- Columbia College, Colombia, Missouri, 1990
- Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, California, 1990
- Chautauqua Art Association, Chautauqua, New York, 1990
Selected Exhibitions: 1980-1990
- Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, Texas
- California College Of Arts And Crafts, San Francisco
- Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York
- Alexandria Museum Of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana
- Arts Cooperative, Berkeley, California
- Reese Bullen Gallery, Arcata, California
- Francis Young Gallery, Ross, California
- Auburn Art Center, Auburn, California
- Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Missouri
- Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, California
- Virginia Brier Gallery, San Francisco, California
- Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California
- Hockaday Center For The Arts, Kalispell, Montana
- Chautauqua Art Center, Chautauqua, New York
- Humboldt Cultural Center, Humboldt, California
- University Of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii
- Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, California
- The Galleries Of The Brand Art Center, Glendale, Ca
- Corpus Christi Art Center, Corpus Christi, Texas
- Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, California
- Las Cruses Art Center, Las Cruses, New Mexico
Gallery Affiliation
- 1980-1990 Allrich Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- 1980-Present San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Artist’s Gallery, Ft. Mason, San Francisco
Awards
- Texas Fine Arts Association, Honorable Mention (John Caldwell, Juror)
- Alexandria Museum Of Art, Honorable Mention (Neal Benezra, Juror)
- Auburn Arts Center, Honorable Mention (Rena Bransten, Juror)
- San Mateo Arts Council, Merit Award (Anne Macdonald, Juror)
Residencies
Teton Science Schools, Kelly, Wyoming, Summer 2007
Commissions
- Florio Bistro, Mural Installation, San Francisco, California
- Chiron Corporation, “Artwalls,” Emeryville, California
- Mccann-Erickson Advertising, “Artwalls,” San Francisco, California
- Museum Parc Condominiums, “Artwalls,” San Francisco, California
Publications
- Fashionlines.com Feature Story, August 2000
- San Francisco Modern, Loft Living, By Zahid Sadar
- Office Spaces, Office Places, Chiron Corp., Rockport Publications
- San Francisco Examiner Magazine, September 1996, Zahid Sadar
- San Francisco Examiner, July 1990, “Fresh Names...”
Teaching
- Hamlin School for Girls, San Francisco, California
- Discovery Museum, Ft. Baker, Sausalito, California
- DeYoung Museum, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California
- Teton Science Schools, Kelly, Wyoming
Education
- Colorado State University, BFA Painting/Printmaking 1975
- Post Graduate Study
- Claremont College, Renaissance Painting, Claremont, California
- San Francisco Art Institute, Experimental Film, San Francisco, California
- California College of Art, Papermaking with Don Farnsworth, Oakland, California
- San Francisco State University, Experimental Film, San Francisco, California