Born

Januuary 17, 1955 Albany, New York

Education

1973 - 1977 Glassboro State College, Glessboro, New Jersey - BA
1975 - 1976 Rutgers University Junior Year Abroad
Sorbonne, Paris, France
Universite de Tours, France

Selected Solo Exhibitions

1995 DOWNEY MUSEUM OF ART - DRAWINGS Feb.19, Downey, CA
1992 EZTV GALLERY - ALTERNATIVE PIECES,May,Los Angeles,CA
BRAND LIBRARY ART GALLERY - INVN Sept. 18 - Oct.26, Glendale, CA
1991 ASI/UNIVERSITY UNION GALLERY - LIFE'S DISTRACTIONS, CAL POLY POMONA Sept. 24 - Oct. 24, Pomona, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

1995 CENTURY GALLERY - RANDOMNESS, March. I9 - April. 1 7, Sylmar,CA
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MUSEUM - My Five Year Old Could Paint That! curated by Marilyn Prescott, June 21 - July 30, San Bernardino, CA
GALLERY JUNO - SMALL, Dec. I - Jan 9, 1996, 568 Broadway, Suite 604B, New York, New York
1994 RIVIERA FINE ARTS CENTER - 7994 Annual Juried Exhibition curated by Jay Beiloli, Director of Armory Center for the Arts, Jan.9-Feb. 16, Santa Barbara, CA
THOUSAND OAKS ART ASSOCIATION - Annual Juried Art Show 1994, February 3-27, 1994 curated by Scott Canty of the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department and Satellite Galleries, at the Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Newbury Park, CA
DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA - The Art Speaks For Itself XII, March 8 - May 10, Hollywood, CA
NATIONAL COUNCIL of JEWISH WOMEN/L.A Art and Action Exhibit - OFF BEATS, curated by Lisa Adams, June 16 - Aug. 25, 543 N. Fairfax Avenue, L.A., CA
RONDEAU FINE ARTS GALLERY - A Room with A View, July 30 - Aug. 28, Los Angeles, CA
THE CELEBRATION IN RUNYON CANYON/Hollywood's Urban Wilderness Festival sponsored through the Los Angeles Cultural Affairs DEPT
UDDER NONSENSE, group installation, Sept. 18, Runyon canyon Park, Hollywood, CA
WILLIAM REAGH LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIES - 1994 Da de los Muertos, 412 Park View, Los Angeles, CA., Oct. 30 - Dec. 4
DADA - Downtown Arts Development Association, DOWNTOWN LIVES Nov. 4 - Nov. 19, L.A., CA
SIDE STREET PROJECTS - Discreet Holiday Objects.- Miracle on 18th Street,Dec. 3 - 18, 1629 18th Street, #2, Santa Monica, CA
1993 AGORA GALLERY - SOHO ART INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION, January, New York, NY
RESHAPING LOS ANGELES THE Search For INCLUSION in Praise of DIVERSITY at ANGELS GATE CULTURAL CENTER and L.A. HARBOR COLLEGE ART GALLERY curated by Will Hipps and Stella Vognar, Sept. - Oct., San Pedro, Wilmington, CA
SITE'S Third Juried Member Exhibition THE VERDICT, curated by Suzanne Muchnic, Art Writer for the Los Angeles Times, at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA., Sept. 10 - Oct. 16
SITE'S Fourth Juried Members Exhibition DEPAYSER curated by Joni Gorden, Director of Newspace @sallery at Artspace Gallery, Sept. 21 - Oct. 23, Wood ind Hills, CA
DADA - Downtown Arts Development Association- DOWNTOWN LIVES !, Dec. 3 - 19, L.A., CA
1992 L.A. ARTCORE - Two Person Exhibit, RONDO, Dec. -Jan.,Los Angeles,CA
1991 THE ART STORE - FOUR FROM DOWNTOWN, curated by Joan Kahn, March, Los Angeles, CA
ART RENTAL AND SALES GALLERY,LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART - "1",September, Los Angeles, CA
L.A. ARTCORE - NEWCOMERS II, October, Los Angeles, CA
AMERICAN GALLERY - EVERYONE WHO IS ANYONE, Dec. 8 - Jan. 1 5, Los Angeles, CA
1990 WADE GALLERY - A SUMMER GROUP SHOW, August, Los Angeles, CA

Awards

1995 The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York, New York, $8,OOO grant recipient

Teaching Experience/ Workshops

199S JUNIOR ARTS CENTER, Instructor, Barnsdall Park, Hollywood, CA., Juiy 1 1 - August 29 1994 PUBLIC CORPORATION FOR THE ARTS - Services for Developmentally Disabled , Instructor, Long Beach, CA 1993 Present, Part-time Substitute Teacher, Los Anoles Unified School District, Los Angeles, CA
1 992 UCLA Extension, Los Angeles, CA
1991 Visiting, Artist, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
,February 1978-82 Asbury Park High School, Asbury Park, New Jersey

Social Activities

1994-95 METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY: A-R-T Program's Advisory Group - Little Tokoyo/Arts District Station
1995 D.A.D.A.STUDIO TOUR,LosAngeles,CA
1993 D.A.D.A - Downtown Arts Development Association, Board of Directors, L.A. Art Fair, D.A.D.A. Booth
1991-93, LACE OPEN STUDIO TOUR, Los Angeles, CA
1991-92, Participant in the Biltmore Auction, Los Angeles, CA

Selected Bibliography

1995 Redlands Daily Facts, "Show aims to clear up ideas about abstract art," Feature, June 21
Los Angeles Times, Valley Life, Drawn at Random, Review, March 24, Nancy Kapintanoff
Artscene, black & white photo, March Issue
Los Angeles Times, Valley Life!. OSeason of Pro nise, 0 black & white photo, Jati. 6, Nancy Kapitanoff
The Downey Eagle '"STIRRING SHOW" Review, Ja n. 20, John Adams
Guide to Artists in Southern California, color reproductions, statement, pgs 28, 85, Vanessa Obten
1994 Visions. "The Art of Aging /Aging with Art", Feature, Summer, Shirle Gottlieb
Site Local - An Artists' Journal, "Katherine Coons'Art," Review, Robert Magee
Laraba Newsletter, front page black & white photo, summer
Channel 7 Eyewitness News. oudder Nonsense,' Feature, aired Sept. 18
Mercury Magazine-Los Angeles Atheletic Club, Member Artists Display Work at Club, Feature, Jan.
1993 Downtown News, "Art Chokes," Feature, Dec. 12, Toni Birdsong
1992 Downtown News, "Arts Flash-Congrats, " "Dec. 21
Downtown News, black & white photo, Jan. 20
L.A. Life Week-End-Daily News, color photo, Jan.10
Visions, "Showcase " Feature, Summer, Andy Brumer
1991 The Poly Post, "Coons Exhibit in ASI/ Gallery," Feature, Oct. 3, Jim Burke
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