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enter summary text hereVickie Jo SowellHOMECONTACT
Unruly Images
Public Art, Welded Steel Sculpture
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Education

1978-1980   M.F.A. Mills College, Oakland, CA (Sculpture)
1974-1978     B.A., Montana State University, Bozeman, MT (Art)
 

Awards / Commissions

2005   Richmond Works 600 Foot fence Richmond, CA
2005   Stockton Heliotrope Stockton, CA
2004   Fruitvale Revival Oakland, CA
2004   Neighborhood Convergence Emeryville, CA (with M. Louise Stanley, Jeremy Hamm)
2002   Ironhorse Trail (Percent for Art fulfillment) Dublin, CA
2002   Ironhorse Trail (Percent for Art fulfillment) Dublin, CA
2001   Michaels Arts Store (Percent for Art fulfillment)
    Emeryville Firestation #2, (Public Art Commmision)
2000   PickleWorks Gates and Signage (Percent for Art fulfillment)
1998   Honored Artist, Visiting Nurse Assoc. of Northern California
1995   Jury Award winner, SF Women Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994   Los Altos Community Center (long term exterior installation)
1991-1992   California Arts Council   (Installation for new building) 2411 Alhambra Blvd., Sacramento, CA
 

Art Related Experience

1998   Guest Artist / Lecturer, Mill Valley Jr. College
    Guest Artist / Lecturer, Cal State Monterey Bay
1993-2000   Independent Welding Instructor (over 900 students)
1992-1993   Gallery Director, Kala Institute
1998   Northern California Sculpture Symposium, Sonoma State University
     

Exhibitions

2003   "Big Little", Jewelers and Sculptors in Metal,  Oakland, CA
2000   "Introductions" Sculpture Garden, Wildwood Farm, Glen Ellen, CA
    "Interpreting the Figure", Mill Valley Sculpture Garden
1998   1078 Gallery, Chico, CA     (2-person show)
    "Body and Soul", Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA
    S.F. Museum of Modern Art, Rental Gallery, San Francisco
1997   "Marked Metal", Richmond Arts Center, Richmond, CA
    "Humor, Parody, + Satire",  PRSG at SF Design Center
1996   National Women's Caucus for the Arts, Mills College, Oakland, CA
1995   SF Women Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    Andrea Schwarz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994   Public Art Sculpture Exhibition, City of Santa Clara, CA
    Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, Syntex Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
    ISC Exhibition, Contract Design Center, San Francisco
1992   Contract Design Center, San Francisco,"Painted Metal"
1991-1992   Emeryville Celebration of the Arts      
1989   S.F. Museum of Modern Art, Rental Gallery, San Francisco
1988   Gallery 44, Oakland (2-person show)
1987   Berkeley Art Center, Group show
1986   Southern Exposure, San Francisco, "Beyond Power"