carol putman fine art

Biographical

Currently On Exhibit:
Creekside Artists, Clayton Library, 6125 Clayton Road Clayton, CA,  January 8 - March 7, 2010,
(925) 677-0659 call for hours,  http://www.kgrafix.net/artindex.shtml  
Valley Art Gallery, 1661 Botelho Dr.,Ste. 110, Walnut Creek, CA, September 27 - March 27, 2009, (925) 935-4311 www.valleyartgallery.org
 
Carol Putman
 
Personal
Born at the Presidio, San Francisco, California.  Lived at Fort McDowell  Angel Island, Marin County, California.   Relocated to Los Angeles, California, in 1945 where father, Joe Putman, studied Art at Woodbury College and at the Bisttram School of Fine Arts with Bene Duer and Emil Bisttram.  Also studied privately with Emil Bisttram.  Returned to live in Northern California, 1950.  First graduating class Clayton Valley High School, Concord, CA, 1960.
 
Listed, Who's Who in the West, 21st Edition, 1987/88 ff.

Listed, Who's Who in America, 61st Edition, 2007 ff.

Education

B. A. Degree in Social Science, 1968, California State University, Hayward, California, Dean's List 1967; A.A. Degree in Liberal Arts, 1965, Diablo Valley College, Concord, California; Drawing, Mel Ramos, California State University, Hayward, California, 1975; Drawing, Sacramento State College, Sacramento, California, 1965 ; Basic Design, Diablo Valley College, Concord, California, 1963;  Art History, Diablo Valley College, Concord, California, 1960.
 
Studied locally with Robert Chapla, Mary Lou Correia, George Holmes, Mark Jezierny,  and Jerrold Turner.  2004-2009 

Employment

University of California, Berkeley, CA;  Fotomat Corporation, Concord, CA;  Bank of America, World Headquarters, San Francisco, CA;  Pyramid Project of Pacific Institute, Walnut Creek, CA;  Self-employed Photographer;  Kelly Services, Walnut Creek, CA;  Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, CA;  Harvey Arnold, O.D., Oakland, CA;  Scientific Analysis Corporation, DEEPS Project of USOE, Berkeley, CA;  DeLaval Turbine, Oakland, CA;  California State University, Hayward, CA;  Rhode's Department Store, Concord, CA;  Bay Valley Office Equipment, Concord, CA.

Selected Exhibitions
 
2010 Valley Art Gallery, 1661 Botelho Drive, Ste. 110, Walnut Creek, CA (925) 935-4311, September 29 - March 27, 2010 www.valleyartgallery.org 

2010 Creekside Artists, Clayton Library, 6125 Clayton Road Clayton, CA, January 9 - March 7, 2010, call library for hours (925) 677-0659, http://www.kgrafix.net/artindex.shtml

2009 Valona Paint Out, Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA www.eppersongallery.com 

2009 Valley Art Gallery, 1661 Botelho Drive, Ste. 110, Walnut Creek, CA (925) 935-4311, September 29 - March 27, 2010 www.valleyartgallery.org 

2009 Creekside Artists, Clayton Library, 6125 Clayton Road Clayton, CA, January 9 - March, 2010, call library for hours (925) 677-0659, http://www.kgrafix.net/artindex.shtml

2008  Studio 41, Benicia, CA   www.studio41.com

2008 Valona Paintout, The Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA  www.eppersongallery.com

2008  Crockett Library, Crockett, CA

2008  Port Costa Art Show, Port Costa School, Port Costa, CA, http://www.portcosta.com

2008 carol putman fine art, online exhibit of works on paper, oil paintings and photography at  http://www.carolputman.com

2007 77th Annual Statewide Exhibition, "Revisiting the Romance of the California Landscape," Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, California, http://www.scal.org

2007  Annual Open Juried Show, Los Gatos Art Association, Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, California, http://www.lgaa.org/  http://www.museumsoflosgatos.org/ 

2007 The Look of Love, Bay Area Arts juried Valentine Show, The Loft Space @ Art Object  Gallery, San Jose, California, "Sleeping Dogs," Honorable Mention http://www.bayareaarts.org/

2006 and 2007 Annual Spring Obsession, juried competitions, Ironstone Vineyards, Murphys, California http://www.ironstonevineyards.com/

2006  Miniatures at the Manor, juried show, Plaza Arts Center, Healdsburg, California http://www.plazaartscenter.org/

2006 SOLA Show, Fine Art Exhibit & Juried Competition, Silicon Valley Visual Arts, Inc., at Art21, Palo Alto, California,  http://www.siliconvalleyvisualarts.org 

2006 Arts On Fire X, juried exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, California

2005 Local Voice, A Juried Exhibition of Contra Costa Artists, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, California,  http://www.bedfordgallery.org/Local%20Voice/virtual_tour.local%20voice.2005.htm

2005 The C. Putman Portfolio, online exhibit of Photography at http://home.earthlink.net/~cputman  Site Retired 1/2008

2004 Dry Creek Gallery, online exhibit of Works On Paper and Oil Paintings at     http://home.earthlink.net/~drycreekgallery Site Retired 1/2008

1982 Works On Paper, Walnut Creek Civic Arts, Walnut Creek, California

1978 Animal Photography, Clayton Valley Pet Hospital, Concord, California