| Studio Photos Statement Biography Representation Artist Resumé |
| EDUCATION | ||
| 2013 | -Media Arts Class - After Effects-animation Santa Fe Community College -Coursera.org- online - Intro to Digital Sound Design |
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| 2009-2010 | Alexander Shundi Workshop- Painting Intensive | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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2002
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Taos Art School Canyon de Chelly, Painting |
Navajo Res, AZ |
| 2001 |
Sacred Art of Living and Dying, National training and Certification Program |
San Luis Obispo, California |
| 1993 |
Art Tour Self-guided art tour, museums, castles, galleries cathedrals, nooks and crannies. Sculpture Apprentice with Allan Houser |
France and Italy Santa Fe, NewMexico |
| 1982-1989 |
Cuesta Community College Print making, Foundry Techniques |
San Luis Obispo, California |
| 1974-1979 |
California Polytechnic Graphic Communications, Commercial Illustration: BA degree |
San Luis Obispo, California |
| 1974 |
Los Llanos School of Arts & Crafts Sculpture, Painting |
Santa Fe, NewMexico |
| 1972 |
Stephens College Drawing, Sculpture, and Field Biology |
Columbia, Missouri |
| COMMISSIONS | ||
| 2011 | “Mugsy", (lAirdale) h31" x w12" x L 24', private commission Cellulose Fiber sculpting compound, |
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| 2011 | “The Raccoon” Ferro Cement, h16" x length 24', private commission Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| 2008 | “Cal” (Large Bronze Frog) h30" x w34 private commission Phoenix, AZ |
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| 2006 |
“La Pisara” (Yellow Billed Magpie) Bronze, larger than life, placed on basalt column; |
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| 2005 |
“yach ka” (steelhead)” (pronounced
“yachKA”) Bronze Steelhead fish, final addition to the existing sculpture in San Luis Obispo Mission plaza, in honor of Past Mayor of San Luis Obispo, Ken Schwartz; |
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| “The Student” (Judy Swansson Memorial) Life-sized bronze, commissioned by Eric Swansson, installed on the grounds of the Cerro Coso College, Ridgecrest, California; |
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| 2003 |
“qiqsmu’ (life)” (pronounced
“kick-smu”) Two additional bronze bear cubs added to the existing sculpture in San Luis Obispo Mission plaza, in honor of Bea Von Stein and Mary Jane Duvall; |
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| “happy dance” Bronze, 39” tall, private commission, installed in owners’ garden; |
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| “Pond Spirit” Bronze, 26” tall, private commission, installed in owners’ garden; |
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| 1993 |
“Otter Touching It’s Tail” Cast concrete, 36”, placed at 17th Avenue Neighborhood Park, Santa Cruz, CA, commission awarded by Santa Cruz Arts Commission; |
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| “Greeting Bear” Two life-sized Grizzly bears, cast concrete, placed at entrances to city of Los Osos, CA, commission awarded by Public Arts Committee; |
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| 1992 |
“Buck with Prayer Wreath” “Bear With Prayer Markings” Painted cellulose sculpting compound, both sculptures approx: 24” tall, commissioned by MBNA Bank: Wilmington, Delaware; |
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| 1991 |
“Meditation Bird” Ferro-cement sculpture, 24”, for fountain, Sierra Vista Hospital, San Luis Obispo California; |
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| 1988 |
“Tuquski’ wa Suwa” (Bear and Child) Life-sized bronze sculptures, commissioned by Ken Schwartz, Bea Von Stein, Myron Graham; gift to the city of San Luis Obispo CA, placed in the Mission plaza; |
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| 1985 |
“Stoic Horse” Ferro-cement , approx: 65” tall, purchased by the San Luis Obispo City-County Library; |
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| 1984 |
“Fourteen Life-sized Sculptures of Guatemalan
Indians”; Created for the T. McLaughlin collection of costumes and textiles, now part of the permanent collection UCLA Museum of Cultural History; |
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| EXHIBITIONS | ||
| 2016 |
"Paula Zima Paintings- A Calm Blend of Color, Magic and Joy" Solo exhibit, oil paintings and pen/watercolor; Cerrillos Station |
Cerrillos, New Mexico |
| 2010 |
“The Cat and Bowl Series: A non-serious investigation into the Art of Listening" Wells Fargo Bank- artist of month for March / 2010 |
Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| 2009 | “Daily Painters New Mexico- Summer Salon Show”; One of eleven exhibitors- Paintings, SCA Contemporary Art Gallery; | Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| 2004 |
“Compassionate Heart” Two person exhibit, with Tom Reno, oil paintings and sculpture, Johnson Gallery; |
San Luis Obispo, California |
| 1999 |
“Beings with Hearts and Souls” Solo exhibit, oil paintings, sculpture, Johnson Gallery; |
San Luis Obispo, California |
| 1997 |
“Piscatorial & Animalcular” Two women show with Zima’s graphite drawings and Dorothy Cutter’s photography, San Luis Obispo Art Center; |
San Luis Obispo, California |
| 1996 |
“Special Friends” Solo exhibit of hand-colored etchings and bas-relief work, Johnson Gallery; |
San Luis Obispo, California |
| 1993 |
“East Meets West” Two women show with Zima’s sculptures and Diane Churchill’s paintings, University Union Gallery, Cal Polytechnic; |
San Luis Obispo, California |
| 1991 |
“8th Annual Print makers Exhibit” Juried show, San Luis Obispo Art Center, jurors’ award, purchase award; |
San Luis Obispo, California |
| “ Honor All Beings”, Solo exhibit of hand-colored etchings, Johnson Gallery; |
San Luis Obispo, California | |
| LICENSING AGREEMENTS | ||
| Sport Rock Intl.Inc Under the name of Park Pets & Boulders, large play structure whimsical animals; |
Templeton, California |
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| ILLUSTRATION | ||
| See’s Candies On-going series of illustrated packaging since 1985; |
San Francisco, California |
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| Cloudstar/ pet products llustrations for packaging since 1999; |
San Luis Obispo, California |
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| How
To Win (A Democratic Grassroots Handbook) By Margaret Mehring, Ph.D. pen & ink illustrations; |
Los Osos, California |
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| Sunbirds and Evergreens Children’s book by Gordon Zima, pen & ink illustrations, book and cover illustration and design; |
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| Enlightened Riding By Barbi Breen Gurley & Janet Emmons, MS, pen & Ink illustrations, cover illustration: colored etching; |
Los Osos, California |
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| GALLERIES | ||
| Aerena Galleries and Gardens (Sculpture
only) Sculpture Garden at Auberge Du Soleil, 1354 Main St. St. Helena, California 94574 Ph: 707-603-8787 |
St. Helena, California |
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| OTHER INTERESTS |
Hiking,
natural horsemanship / classical dressage, spiritual studies, meditation and Life. |
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