Joyce Clements Sculptor PO Box 324 Bolinas CA 94924 415-868-1008
RESUME
Joyce Clements is a recognized sculptor in steel, bronze, gold, wood, fiberglass/resin
SELECTED CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
The Oakland Museum of California
Bolinas Museum
SCULPTURE EXHIBITIONS
Large metal sculpture installations:
§ San Rafael Public Art Works at Plaza Center, San Rafael, CA (2007)
§ 425 Market Street Corporate Lobby, San Francisco, CA (2005)
§ Cloverdale Public Sculptures, Cloverdale, CA (2005)
§ CFA Gallery, San Anselmo, CA (2005)
§ Stamford Art in Public Places, Stamford, CT (2004)
§ Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ (2004)
§ San Francisco Design Center, San Francisco, CA (2004)
§ Wildwood Nursery and Sculpture Gardens, Kenwood, CA (2000-2004)
§ Carmel Sculpture House and Garden, Carmel, CA (2000-2004)
§ Mill Valley Sculpture Gardens, Mill Valley, CA (2000-2003)
§ Bolinas Museum, Coastal Marin Artists Gallery, Bolinas, CA (2000)
§ Motherlode exhibitions: Kautz Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, CA,
The Bradford Studios, Sonora, CA, Sierra Arts Council Gallery,
Sonora, CA (1996)
§ Bolinas Sculpture Gardens, Bolinas, CA (1995-present)
Mid-size metal sculpture exhibitions:
§ Museo de Filatelia, Oaxaca, Mexico (2008)
§ Gallery Concord, Concord, CA (2005)
§ Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA (2006 and 2003)
§ Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA (2004)
§ Lafayette Gallery, Lafayette, CA (2003 - 2004)
§ Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA (2003)
§ Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA (2002)
§ Marin County Civic Center Gallery, San Rafael, CA (2001)
§ Tiffany’s, San Francisco, CA (1993)
§ Corner Gallery - University Art Museum, Stanford, CA (1990)
Carved oak sculpture “All that Remains” installations:
§ California Exhibition Resources Alliance’s traveling exhibition to California museums (2007- 2011)
§ The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA (2006)
§ Zoo Montana, Billings, MT (2004)
§ Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA (2004)
§ Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Regional Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA (2003)
ART JEWELRY EXHIBITIONS
§ Sun Spots” ring in permanent collection, The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
§ Jewelry featured at American Craft Museum, New York, NY; Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; California Folk and Art Craft Museum/Saks Fifth Avenue, San Francisco, CA and galleries across the U.S.
AWARDS and HONORS
§ Contra Costa Times, “Best Public Art,” Contra Costa County, CA (2004)
§ Association of Fundraising Professionals (Golden Gate) and California Grantmakers, Philanthropy Medalist, San Francisco, CA (2002)
§ Community Arts Grants Juror, Marin Arts Council, Mill Valley, CA (1996)
§ Grounds for Art” Juror, San Geronimo, CA (1990)
§ Contemporary Arts Festival” Juror, San Francisco & San Diego, CA (1990)
§ Mill Valley Arts Festival,” Award of Merit, Mill Valley, CA (1989)
§ Mill Valley Arts Festival” Juror, Mill Valley, CA (1989)
§ Marin Arts Council, Fine Crafts Award and Grant, Mill Valley, CA (1987)
§ Marin Society of Artists, Open Sculpture and Crafts Competition Award, Ross, CA (1986)
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Arts and Nonprofit administration and business ownership:
§ Member of Exhibition Committee, Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, to arrange and supervise transport of exhibition to Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. Co-supervised shipping of 89 sculptures and 101 pedestals in 55 crates (1429 cubic feet).
§ As its first Executive Director, launched Bolinas Museum in Bolinas, CA; acted as Executive Director of Volunteer Center of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA during transition period; served on Boards of Women’s Caucus for the Arts, Bolinas Fire Department and Baulines Crafts Guild.
§ Co-owned Clements and Fisher Goldsmiths in Albany, CA; owns Coastal Art Works in Bolinas, CA.
EDUCATION
§ Gemological Institute of America, Santa Monica, CA, Gemologist
§ University of California, Berkeley, CA, Ph.D., Criminology
§ University of Maryland, College Park, MD, M.A., Sociology
§ Duke University, Durham, N.C., B.A.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
§ Exhibition brochure, Stamford Art in Public Places, 2004.
§ Exhibition brochure, Crocker Art Museum, Beyond the Mines: The Art of California Gold, 2003.
§ Exhibition brochure, Baulines Craft Guild 30th Anniversary Exhibition, 2002.
§ KWMR Public Radio, Live Interview by Vickisa Feinberg for “Portraits of Working Passions,” February 1999.
§ American Craft, "20th Century Jewelry at the Oakland Museum," Ken Trapp, December 1994-January 1995, pp. 18-19.
§ No More Frogs, No More Princes: Women Making Creative Choices at Midlife, "Firecracker: Joyce Clements," by Joanne F. Vickers and Barbara L. Thomas, Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press, 1993, pp. 127-134.
§ Ornament, "Joyce Clements, Majestic Celebrations," by Mary Alexander Walker, Summer 1991, pp. 22-25.
§ Metalsmith, "Recent Sightings/ Fine Jewelry: A Feminist Perspective," by Joyce Clements, Spring 1991, p. 10.
§ In Marin, "Transcending Tradition: The Jewelry of Joyce Clements," by Anna Ilyin McClain, September 1990, pp. 30-32 & 45.
§ The California Art Review: An Illustrated Survey of the State's Museums, Galleries, and Leading Artists. American References, Les Krantz, editor, 1990, pp. 91, 108, 316, 340.
§ Metalsmith, "Joyce Clements: Celestial Sphere Series," review of show at Susan Cummins Gallery by Roberta Floden, Winter 1989, pp. 41-42.
§ The Museum Of California, "Traveling with The Oakland Museum," September-October 1988.
§ California Contemporary Craftsmen: "Clements and Fisher Goldsmiths, Vol. II, 1980.
Joyce Clements is a recognized sculptor in steel, bronze, gold, wood, fiberglass/resin
SELECTED CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
MUSEUM COLLECTIONS
The Oakland Museum of California
Bolinas Museum
SCULPTURE EXHIBITIONS
Large metal sculpture installations:
§ San Rafael Public Art Works at Plaza Center, San Rafael, CA (2007)
§ 425 Market Street Corporate Lobby, San Francisco, CA (2005)
§ Cloverdale Public Sculptures, Cloverdale, CA (2005)
§ CFA Gallery, San Anselmo, CA (2005)
§ Stamford Art in Public Places, Stamford, CT (2004)
§ Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ (2004)
§ San Francisco Design Center, San Francisco, CA (2004)
§ Wildwood Nursery and Sculpture Gardens, Kenwood, CA (2000-2004)
§ Carmel Sculpture House and Garden, Carmel, CA (2000-2004)
§ Mill Valley Sculpture Gardens, Mill Valley, CA (2000-2003)
§ Bolinas Museum, Coastal Marin Artists Gallery, Bolinas, CA (2000)
§ Motherlode exhibitions: Kautz Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, CA,
The Bradford Studios, Sonora, CA, Sierra Arts Council Gallery,
Sonora, CA (1996)
§ Bolinas Sculpture Gardens, Bolinas, CA (1995-present)
Mid-size metal sculpture exhibitions:
§ Museo de Filatelia, Oaxaca, Mexico (2008)
§ Gallery Concord, Concord, CA (2005)
§ Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA (2006 and 2003)
§ Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA (2004)
§ Lafayette Gallery, Lafayette, CA (2003 - 2004)
§ Ruth Bancroft Garden, Walnut Creek, CA (2003)
§ Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA (2002)
§ Marin County Civic Center Gallery, San Rafael, CA (2001)
§ Tiffany’s, San Francisco, CA (1993)
§ Corner Gallery - University Art Museum, Stanford, CA (1990)
Carved oak sculpture “All that Remains” installations:
§ California Exhibition Resources Alliance’s traveling exhibition to California museums (2007- 2011)
§ The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA (2006)
§ Zoo Montana, Billings, MT (2004)
§ Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA (2004)
§ Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Regional Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA (2003)
ART JEWELRY EXHIBITIONS
§ Sun Spots” ring in permanent collection, The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
§ Jewelry featured at American Craft Museum, New York, NY; Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA; California Folk and Art Craft Museum/Saks Fifth Avenue, San Francisco, CA and galleries across the U.S.
AWARDS and HONORS
§ Contra Costa Times, “Best Public Art,” Contra Costa County, CA (2004)
§ Association of Fundraising Professionals (Golden Gate) and California Grantmakers, Philanthropy Medalist, San Francisco, CA (2002)
§ Community Arts Grants Juror, Marin Arts Council, Mill Valley, CA (1996)
§ Grounds for Art” Juror, San Geronimo, CA (1990)
§ Contemporary Arts Festival” Juror, San Francisco & San Diego, CA (1990)
§ Mill Valley Arts Festival,” Award of Merit, Mill Valley, CA (1989)
§ Mill Valley Arts Festival” Juror, Mill Valley, CA (1989)
§ Marin Arts Council, Fine Crafts Award and Grant, Mill Valley, CA (1987)
§ Marin Society of Artists, Open Sculpture and Crafts Competition Award, Ross, CA (1986)
MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE
Arts and Nonprofit administration and business ownership:
§ Member of Exhibition Committee, Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, to arrange and supervise transport of exhibition to Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton, NJ. Co-supervised shipping of 89 sculptures and 101 pedestals in 55 crates (1429 cubic feet).
§ As its first Executive Director, launched Bolinas Museum in Bolinas, CA; acted as Executive Director of Volunteer Center of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA during transition period; served on Boards of Women’s Caucus for the Arts, Bolinas Fire Department and Baulines Crafts Guild.
§ Co-owned Clements and Fisher Goldsmiths in Albany, CA; owns Coastal Art Works in Bolinas, CA.
EDUCATION
§ Gemological Institute of America, Santa Monica, CA, Gemologist
§ University of California, Berkeley, CA, Ph.D., Criminology
§ University of Maryland, College Park, MD, M.A., Sociology
§ Duke University, Durham, N.C., B.A.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
§ Exhibition brochure, Stamford Art in Public Places, 2004.
§ Exhibition brochure, Crocker Art Museum, Beyond the Mines: The Art of California Gold, 2003.
§ Exhibition brochure, Baulines Craft Guild 30th Anniversary Exhibition, 2002.
§ KWMR Public Radio, Live Interview by Vickisa Feinberg for “Portraits of Working Passions,” February 1999.
§ American Craft, "20th Century Jewelry at the Oakland Museum," Ken Trapp, December 1994-January 1995, pp. 18-19.
§ No More Frogs, No More Princes: Women Making Creative Choices at Midlife, "Firecracker: Joyce Clements," by Joanne F. Vickers and Barbara L. Thomas, Freedom, CA: The Crossing Press, 1993, pp. 127-134.
§ Ornament, "Joyce Clements, Majestic Celebrations," by Mary Alexander Walker, Summer 1991, pp. 22-25.
§ Metalsmith, "Recent Sightings/ Fine Jewelry: A Feminist Perspective," by Joyce Clements, Spring 1991, p. 10.
§ In Marin, "Transcending Tradition: The Jewelry of Joyce Clements," by Anna Ilyin McClain, September 1990, pp. 30-32 & 45.
§ The California Art Review: An Illustrated Survey of the State's Museums, Galleries, and Leading Artists. American References, Les Krantz, editor, 1990, pp. 91, 108, 316, 340.
§ Metalsmith, "Joyce Clements: Celestial Sphere Series," review of show at Susan Cummins Gallery by Roberta Floden, Winter 1989, pp. 41-42.
§ The Museum Of California, "Traveling with The Oakland Museum," September-October 1988.
§ California Contemporary Craftsmen: "Clements and Fisher Goldsmiths, Vol. II, 1980.
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