ELEANOR DICKINSON
Education
- Golden Gate University, (Art Law) 1984
- California College of Arts and Crafts M.F.A. (Film/Video) 1982
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University of California (Art, Art History) 1967, 1971, 1981
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Academie de la Grande Chaumiere, Paris (Drawing) 1971
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San Francisco Art Institute (Drawing/Prints) 1961-1963
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University of Tennessee, B.A. (Fine Arts) 1952
Teaching (Selected):
- California College of Arts and Crafts
Professor of Art, 1971-present: Painting/Drawing Dept.
Director of C.C.A.C. Gallery, 1975-1985 -
Viacom CH25 TV Producer "The 'art of the Matter" 1986-present
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Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Lecture Series, 1993
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Lectures, Academies of Art: Hangzhou, Xian, Shanghai, China, 1992
Selected Solo Exhibitions
- 1959
- Lucien Labaudt Gallery, San Francisco
- 1964
- The McClung Museum, Knoxville, TN
- 1965
- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- 1966
- The Santa Barbara Museum
- Rosequist Galleries, Tuscon, AR
- 1967
- The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Trutton Gallery, San Francisco
- 1968
- Judah Magnes Museum, Berkeley
- 1969
- The De Young Museum, San Francisco
- 1971
- William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco
- 1970
- The Knoxville Museum of Art, TN
- The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- 1972
- The J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY
- Poindexter Gallery, New York
- 1974
- Poindexter Gallery, New York
- The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
- California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
- 1975
- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco
- Washington State Museum, Pullman, WA
- Cheney Cowles Memorial Museum, Spokane, WA
- -1981 The Smithsonian Institution Travelling Exhibition, which visited Monterey Museum of Fine Arts, Huntsville Museum of Art, University of Tennessee, Triton Museum of Art, Valparaiso University Art Galleries, Colorado Springs Fine Art Center, Tennessee State Museum, Logan College, and others.
- 1976
- The Floating Museum, San Francisco
- Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael
- 1977
- The Triton Museum, Santa Clara
- 1978
- Galeria de Arte y Libros, Monterrey, Mexico
- 1979
- The Oakland Museum
- 1980
- Women's InterArt Center, New York
- 1981-82
- Tennessee State Museum, Nashville, TN
- 1982
- California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
- 1983
- Solano State University, CA
- 1985
- Davis and Elkins College, West Virginia
- 1986
- Hatley Martin Gallery, San Francisco
- 1987 On
- "Art-in-Embassies", US Department of State, Washington, D.C.
- 1988
- Menil Museum/Screen Memories Gallery, Houston
- Belcher Studios Gallery, "Black Velvet", San Francisco
- Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento
- 1989
- Hatley Martin Gallery, San Francisco
- Ohlone College, Fremont, CA
- Gallery 10, Washinton, D.C.
- Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento
- 1990
- Diverse Works Gallery, Houston
- 1991
- "Sacred and Spiritual in American Art" G.T.U., Berkeley
- Show N Tell Gallery, San Francisco (2 Artists)
- "BiCentennial", Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee (2 Artists)
- Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento
- 1992
- Himovitz/Babb Gallery, Cambria (2 Artists)
- 1993
- Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento
- 1995
- Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis
- 1996
- Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento
- -1997 Council for Creative Projects, Traveling Exhibition, New York
Selected Group Exhibitions
- 1961
- "The Annual", San Francisco Art Institute
- 1966-70
- Esther Robles Gallery, Los Angeles
- 1970
- Luba Glade Gallery, New Orleans
- 1971-75
- Obelisk Gallery, London
- 1972
- "Realism: 1972", Contemporary Gallery, Dallas
- 1975
- "Artists' Soap Box Derby", San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- 1977
- "Artists' Soap Box Derby", San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Gallery Rebecca Cooper, Washington, D.C. and New York
- "Invitational American Drawing Exhibition", The Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego
- 1980
- "West Coast Drawing", Palo Alto Cultural Center, CA
- 1981
- "All in Line", Terry Dintenfass Gallery, New York
- 1982
- Gallery Rebecca Cooper, Washington, D.C. and New York
- 1984
- "The Naked Nude", San Francisco Art Institute
- 1985
- "An American Album", Focus International, American Women in Art, U.N. World Conference, Kenya (touring)
- "Content Art: Contemporary Issues", Southern Exposure Gallery and Euphrat Gallery, De Anza College, CA
- 1986
- "The Purest Pigment - Pastel", Corridor Gallery, Menlo Park, CA
- "In the Advent of Change: 1945-1969", Fresno Arts Center and Museum, CA
- "Autour de Jean Raine", Paris
- "Northern California Printmakers", Palo Alto, CA
- "Sacred Arts", Graham Center Museum, Illinois
- "Animal Shelter", University Art Center, California State University, Hayward
- 1987
- "Spirit in the Land", Camerawork Gallery, San Francisco
- "The Human Vessel", Sun Gallery, Hayward, CA (4 Artists)
- 1988
- "Paper", Hatley Mertin Gallery, San Francisco
- "Letters to Chicago", A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago
- "Flower Influenced", San Francisco Art Commission
- 1989
- "20th Century Women Artists", Knoxville Museum of Art, TN
- "Here's Looking At Us: Figurative Works ... Di Rosa Foundation", Pacific Union College, Angwin
- 1990
- "20th Century Women Artists", Queensboro Community College, Bayside, NY
- -1991 "American Religions", NMAH, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
- 1991
- "A Salute to Women", National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
- "Recent Acquisitions", Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- 1992
- "500 Years Since Columbus", Triton Museum, Santa Clara
- "Images of Us", Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek
- "The Crucifixion Through the Modern Eye", St. Mary's College
- 16th Annual National Invitational Drawing Exhibition, Emporia State University, Kansas
- Galerie Etmars, Brussels
- "California Narrative", Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento
- -1993 "Threshold to the Holy", Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, St. Louis
- 1993
- "Figure It Out", Ghia Gallery, San Francisco
- "New Acquisitions", Mills College
- "Shock Show", Himovitz Gallery
- 1994
- "100 Years of Women in the Arts", San Francisco Women Artists Gallery
- "Form and Figure", Somar Gallery, Cultural Center, San Francisco
- "The Michael Himovitz Gallery", Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento
- "Annual", Gallery 10, Washington, D.C.
- "MOCRA", St. Meinrad College, Indiana
- "Art Alumni Exhibit", University of Tennessee
- 1995
- "The Eye of the Beholder", Foster-Freeman Gallery, San Antonio, TX
- "NAFTA", Somar Gallery, S.F. and Secretaria Comercio y Fomento, Mexico City
- "Shades", COMAP, Mexico City and Florence, Italy
- "Global Focus: Women in Art and Culture", National Museum of Women in the Arts, U.N. World Conference on Women, Beijing, China
Selected Grants, Honors, and Awards
1948 - "Le Cercle des Beaux Arts", National Cathedral, Washington, D.C.
1951 - "Best-in-Show, All Media, Award", Knox County Annual, Tennessee
1959 - "President's Prize" and "Drawing Award", Women Artists, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
1960 - "Purchase Prize", Butler Institute of American Art, 25th Annual, Ohio
1968 - "Graphics Award", San Francisco Art Commission
1969 - Artist in Residence, University of Tennessee & "Award of Merit", AEA, Oakland Museum
1973 - "Graphics
Award", San Francisco Art Commission
1975 - "Graphics Award", San Francisco Art Commission & Grant from Zellerbach Family Fund
1978 - Grant from Nevada Commission for th Humanities, NEH & "Distinguished Alumni Citation", National Cathedral School, Washington, D.C.
1980 - Grant from the Tennessee Commission for the Humanities, NEH
1982 - Grant from the Tennessee Commission for the Humanities, NEH
1983 - "Master Drawing Award", National Society of Arts and Letters & "Distinguished Alumni Award", San Francisco Art Institute
1985 - Grants from the Thomas F. Stanley Foundation and West Virginia Commission for the Humanities, NEH
1987 - World Record for Continuous Drawing Time (Guiness), 4 artists
1988-93 - Grants from Bay Area Video Coalition and PAS Graphics, Pasadena & Emmy Award for "The Sawdust Trail", WKRN (Consultant, participant)
1989 - "Distinguished Service Citation for Arts and Social Activism", National League of Pen Women, Inc.
1989-95 - Travel grants from California College of Arts and Crafts
1990 - Grant from the San Francisco Community Television Corporation
1991 - Commissions from University of San Francisco and Grant from Skaggs Foundation for GTU Exhibition, Berkeley
1992 - "Certificate of Recognition: El Consejo Mundial de Artistas Plasticos", Secont nNternationa Conference, US
1993 - Artist in Residence, Arkansas State University
1994 - Grant from the California College of Arts and Crafts
1995 - "President's Award", National Women's Caucus for ArtA
Selected Public Collections
- National Museum of American Art
- The Corcoran Gallery of Art
- The Butler Institute of American Art
- Stanford Art Museum
- San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Santa Barbara Museum
- Library of Congress
- The Oakland Museum
- The Smithsonian Institution
- Tennessee State Museum
- The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
- Archives of American Art
- Knoxville Museum of Art
- Fresno Arts Center Museum
- National Museum of Women in the Arts
- University of California, Berkeley
- Mills College
- McClung Museum
- Ewing Gallery, University of Tennessee
- Museum of Contemporary Religious Art
Selected Private Collections
- Mr. Rene Di Rosa, Napa
- Mr. Moses Lasky, San Francisco
- Sen. Edward Kennedy, Washington, D.C.
- Sen. Herschel Rosenthal, Sacramento
- Mr. William Rosenwald, New York
- Mr. Walter Hopps, Houston
- Mrs. Roselyn Swig, San Francisco
- Mrs. Paul Wattis, San Francisco
- Mrs. Alan Kempner, New York
- Mrs. Gretchen Weiss Berggruen, San Francisco
- Dr. Richard King, Nottingham, England
- Dr. G. Austen Conkey, San Francisco
- Roy Slade, Dir. Cranbrook, MI
- Mrs. Nicholas Boyd, San Francisco