BARBARA NILSSON

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2006 * California Society of Printmakers92nd Annual Memebrship Exhiition, Mission Cultural Center for Latio Arts,
San Francisco, California.
2005 * Painting & Sculpture,Axis Gallery, Sacramento, California (Solo Exhibit)
2004 * California Society of Printmakers 90th Annual Member's Exhibition, Works Gallery, San Jose, California.
2003 * Sacramento State University Union Gallery California Society of Printmakers
2002* El Dorado Gallery, Diamond Springs, California
2001 * The Spirit of Handmade Prints, California Society of Printmakers, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California.
2000 * Red Door Gallery, Oil Painting, Placerville, California.
1999 * The View From Here 10 Years of Art from the Street Sheet, 509 Cultural Center, San Francisco, California.
* Street Sheet1 0 Year Anniversary, Coalition on Homelessness, SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1998 * Tradition and Transition in the 90’s, SOMAR Gallery, San Francisco, California.
* Millenium Art, Gallery Theater, Skyline College, San Bruno, California.
* California Society of Printmakers 85th Anniversary Exhibition, Academy of Art College Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1997 * Natural Connections: Personal Views,The Collectors Rental Gallery, Oakland Museum, Oakland, California.
1996 * Look at the World Through Women’s Eyes, The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
1995 * San Mateo City Hall, San Mateo, California. (Solo Exibit)
1994 * Prints, Manor House Gallery,San Mateo County Arts Council , Belmont, California. ( Solo Exhibit.)
* California Society of Printmakers-A Selection of Works, Malaspina Gallery, Malaspina Printmakers Society, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.
* Diversity and Vision of the Printed Image, California Society of Printmakers, Trition Museum of Art, Santa Clara, California.
* Group Exhibit Four Gallery Artists, Ebert Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1993 * Santa Fe Institute of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1992 * Appletree Press-Coming of Age- 20 Years, Studio B, Burlingame, California.
1991 * Stanford University, School of Education, Palo Alto, California. (Solo Exhibit)
* Studio B, Burlingame, California. (Solo Exhibit)
* Women Artists, Ebert Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1990 * 13th Anniversary Show, Studio B, Burlingame, California.
* Summer Festival of Prints, Artworks, Sacramento, California.
* New Work-Four Women, Ebert Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1989 * Ebert Gallery, San Francisco, California.
* Spring Festival of Prints, Slant Gallery, Davis, California.
1987 * Graphics Against War, Warner Roberts Gallery, Palo Alto, California.
1986 * E. J. Michaels Gallery, San Francisco, California.
1985 * Printmakers Gallery, San Francisco, California.



SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITS

2002 * Magnun Opus XIV, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, Califoria
2001 * Magnum Opus XIII, Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, California.
* 4th Annual Juries Show Ash-Can Gallery, Sacramento, California.
1998 * A Tradition Continued: Relief Prints, Fetterly Gallery, Vallejo, California.
1997 * 2nd Biennial Janet Turner National Print Competition, Janet Turner Print Gallery, Chico California State Unitversity, Chico, California.
1995 * Global Focus: Women In Art & Culture, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C. and Fourth World Conference On Women, Beijing, China.
* 19th Harper National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Harper College,
Palatine, Illinois and Western Illinois University, Macomb, Illinois.
1994 * California Works, California State Fair, California Works, Sacramento, California.
1993 * Avenue of the Arts, Manor House Gallery, Belmont, California.
* Works on Paper ‘93, Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, California.
1992 * Works on Paper, Manor House Gallery, Belmont, California.
1991 * Eleventh Annual Faber Birren Color Award Show, Stamford Art Association, Stamford, Connecticut.
1978 * All Woman’s Etching Show. Traveling exhibition to Mexico organized by Appletree Press and the College of San Mateo.


AWARDS, HONORS

1996 * Artist Grant, Philanthropic Ventures Foundation, Oakland, California.
1994 * Studio visit and woodcut demonstration organized by the Graphics Arts Council for its membership.
* Award of Merit, California Works, California State Fair, Sacramento, California.
1993 * Artist Grant, Peninsula Community Foundation, San Mateo, California.
1991 * 2 Bronze Awards. Mixed Media, Art of California Magazine Discovery Awards, Napa, California.
* Artist Grant, Peninsula Community Foundation, San Mateo, California.
1989 * Honorable Mention. Works on Paper. San Mateo County Fair, San Mateo, California.

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

The National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
Ronald Wornick Collection, Hillsborough, California.
Andrew Stevens Collection, Yountville, California
Mervyn.M. Peterson, Ben Lomand, California

PUBLICATIONS