EDUCATION

1962
MA. in Drawing and Painting, State University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
1960-61
Independent Study in Italy, France, England and Spain
1958
B.A. in Fine Art, U.C.L.A., Los Angeles

ONE AND TWO PERSON SHOWS

1997
SCULPTURAL NARRATIVES, Sandra Ortiz Taylor, 871 Fine Arts, 49 Geary St. San Francisco, CA
1996
OTRAS COSAS (OTHER THINGS), Selection of Mixed Media Sculptures, Gay & Lesbian Center, Main Library,
San Francisco, CA
WORKS FROM IMAGINARY PARENTS, Galeria dos Damas, San Diego, CA
1992
RECENT WORK: SANDRA ORTIZ TAYLOR AND MIMI SWARTZ, Bridge Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991
MONOPRINT AND MIXED MEDIA CONSTRUCTION EXHIBITION, School of Humanities and Sciences,
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
1986
THE ART OF PRINTMAKING: CARSON BARNES AND SANDRA TAYLOR, Footworks, San Francisco, CA
1984
MONOTYPE SHOW, Photographer's Place Contemporary Gallery, Jackson, WY
1977
DEPARTURE POINTS: CHERYL BOWERS AND SANDRA ORTIZ TAYLOR (exhibition of paintings), Tyson Gallery, SF. CA
1974
THE ALPHABET SUITE, John Bolles Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1971-68
DRAWING AND PAINTING, John Bolles Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1968
DRAWING SHOW, Wilson College, Chambersburgh, PA

SELECTED GROUP SHOWS

2003
ART OF THE NARRATIVE, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
BOXED IN: FIVE BAY AREA ARTISTS EXPLORE CONTAINED SPACE, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
ARTSTAMPS: AN INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL, (Curated by Patricia Tavener), Design Gallery, University of
California, Berkeley, Extension
THE OBSESSIVE POETICS OF COLLAGE, University Library Art Gallery, Sonoma State University,
Rohnert Park, CA
DREAMS AFLIGHT, Oakland International Airport, Curated by the Professional Services of the Oakland
Museum, Oakland, CA
POST MODERN POST: INTERNATIONAL ART STAMS, Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, CA
DREAMS OF RESISTANCE, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts, San Francisco, CA
15TH ANNUAL SOLO MUJERES, CORAZONADA, Mission Cultural Center for the Arts, San Francisco
ART IN A BOX, Multimedia Invitational, Gallery Zipp, Santa Fe, NM
CELEBRATION OF THE BOX AS CONTAINER, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA
THIRD ANNUAL "BOOK AS ART" SHOW, Gallery Zipp, Santa Fe, NM
2002
A DIALOG ON PAPER, Mission Cultural Center for Latino Art, San Francisco, CA (Book Work:
"Langston Hughes")
2001
THE 11TH QUEER LATINA/O ARTS FESTIVAL (OLA FEST), Mission Cultural Center for Latino Art, San Francisco,
CA (Juried, 5 pieces selected)
2000
RELIQUARIES FOR AMERICA (10 ARTISTS INVITED ON A NATIONAL LEVEL) Craft & Folk Art Museum, San Francisco
COLLECTIVE MEMORY: FOTO-ESCULTURA AND MORE, Russel Hill Rogers Galleries, Southwest School of Arts and
Crafts, San Antonio, Texas. (Seven Mixed Media Sculptures selected)
"MI ALMA, MI GENTE" CONTEMPORARY CHICANA ART, Moreau Galleries, St. Mary's College,
Notre Dame, Indiana, (Seven pieces exhibited, with catalog)
1999
TRAP, ALL MEDIA NATIONAL EXHIBITION, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie, FL
1998
BOX ART Works/Art and Performance Space, San Jose, CA
SEVENTH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla CA
1997
SIXTH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION, Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, La Jolla CA
THE THIRD DIMENSION, Juried Show of California Artists, Canter for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA
THE SIXTH INTERNATIONAL SHOEBOX SCULPTURE EXHIBITION, University of Hawaii, Manoa, HI (color catalog)
1996
FAMILY MATTERS: TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY DEPICTIONS OF HOME LIFE (4 pieces) Bedford Gallery
Regional Center For The Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
PULP FICTION: WORKS ON PAPER, Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria
(Selected for catalog and traveling exhibition)
1996-1995
THIRD AND FOURTH ANNUAL JURIED LUGGAGE SHOWS, (Psychic, Spiritual, Physical and/or Emotional Baggage),
Luggage Store Gallery, 509 Cultural Center, SF. CA
1995
WOMEN FACING FEAR, Moreau Gallery, St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
IMAGES & OBJECTS, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1994
PAPER STARS, San Francisco Women Artist's Gallery, San Francisco, CA
EARTH DAY '94-REINCARNATION: ART FROM THE FOUND OBJECT, San Mateo County Arts Council,
Manor House Gallery, Belmont, CA (one of six artists selected)
SITE OF CRISIS: ARTISTS LOOK AT WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES, Works/San Jose Contemporary Art and
Performance San Jose, CA
CHAIR: AN ALL MEDIA EXHIBITION, Fine Arts Gallery, Broward Community College, Davie, FL
(Exhibit traveled to Humanities Art Gallery, Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL)
1993-1994
HOMAGE TO THE HORSE OF COURSE, S.F. Airport Arts Commission Gallery, United Airlines Terminal, S.F. CA
BEYOND THE WRITTEN WORD, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA (three pieces selected)
1993
MINIATURES, National Juried Exhibit, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA
SHAPED STRUCTURES, BOOKWORKS IN FORM, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes CA
1993-1992
16TH & 17TH ANNUAL JURIED EXHIBITION: HOPE 7 HARMONY, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
1992-1998
CALIFORNIA SMALL WORKS, California Museum of Art at Luther Vurbank Center, Santa Rosa, CA
Juror's Award in 1992
1992
OLD AND NEW GLORY, California Crafts Museum, San Francisco, CA
1991
15TH JURIED EXHIBITION: THE SHRINE, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
1975
15TH NATIONAL BRADLEY PRINT SHOW, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
1974
3RD ANNUAL BAY AREA REGIONAL PRINT EXHIBITION, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
1972
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ARTS 18TH ANNUAL OPEN ART EXHIBITION, Jennifer Pauls Gallery, Sacramento, CA
(painting)
1971&1968
FOOD FOR THOUGHT, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
1968
ASSEMBLAGE ASSEMBLY, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA
CROSS CURRENTS BOOK WORKS FROM THE DEGE OF THE PACIFIC, Selby Gallery, The Ringling Schools of Art,
Sarasota, FL
MANY MANSIONS: THE ART OF SHELTER, Craft and Folk Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
4TH ANNUAL NATIONAL DRAWING EXHIBITION, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA
1967
13TH ANNUAL DRAWING AND SMALL SCULPTURE SHOW, Ball State University, Muncie, IN

COLLABORATION AND PUBLICATION

1996
Sheila Ortiz Taylor, Text and Sandra Ortiz Taylor, 20 sculptures, IMAGINARY PARENTS, published by
The University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, NM ISBN O-8263-1727-B9cl)

RELATED ACTIVITIES

2003
Juor, Three-dimensional division, Fine Arts, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
2002
John Dickey for International Understanding, Darmouth College, Hanover
New Hampshire, Guest Lectures and Slide Presentation "HOUSE OF PICTURES: TEMPORAL MIGRATIONS,"
Shelia Ortiz Taylor and Sandra Ortiz-Taylor
2001
Guest Curator, Sonoma Museum of Visual Arts (SMOVA), Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa
Rosa, CA (Exhibit titled, "MEDIA ALCHEMY")
1996
"HOUSE OF PICTURES" author reading and Artist Slide presentation from IMAGINARY PARENTS,
Latino/Hispanic Community Meeting Room, S.F. Main Library, cosponsored by the Bay and Lesbian
Center, S.F. CA.
1995
9TH ANNUAL SAN ANTONIO INTER-AMERICAN BOOKFAIR AND LITERARY FESTIVAL, presenting excerpts from the
book, IMAGINARY PARENTS, including art, Guadalupe Cultural Center, San Antonio, TX
1991
ART & THE BOOK: VISUAL ARTISTS IN THE 1990'S Guest artist at National Book Arts Conference and
Exhibition, contract Design Center, San Francisco, CA

GRANTS AND COMMISSIONS

1996
Barbara Deming Memorial Fund Grant used to help finance color reproduction of art in the above mentioned
book, IMAGINARY PARENTS
1992
Commission for the Chicano and Latino Literature Graduate Studies Program, U.C. Irvine, CA

ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

2003
"BORDER WOMEN, WRITING FROM LA FRONTERA" by Debra A. Castillo and Maria Socorro Tabuenca Cordoba,
University of Minnesota Press, Cultural Studies of the American Series, Volume 9, Chapter 4, Snapshots
Norma Cantu, Sheila Ortiz Taylor and Sandra Ortiz Taylor commentary on text and published two views
of art piece
2000
LIGHT WRITING AND LIFE WRITING PHOTOGRAPHY IN AUTOBIOGRAPHY by Timothy Don Adams, The University
of North Carolina Press-Part 1 "WRITING THE PICTURE: CHAPTER 3" Case History Shelia Ortiz Taylor (text)
and Sandra Ortiz Taylor, (art) in reference to IMAGINARY PARENTS cited above

Fall 2000
ART LIES FOTOSEPIEMBRE, San Antonio, Texas by Dan Goddard, pp. 106-108, review of Dandra Ortiz
Taylor's work and Photo of "MY MAMA'S MEXI-BRIEF CASE"
October 1998
Artweek, "WEST COAST BOOK ARTISTS OF THE SEVENTIES AT THE SAN FRANCISCO CENTER FOR THE BOOK"
by Greg Schneider (included photo of piece)
July 3, 1997
Union-Tribune: "THE JURY IS IN, TALENTS MERGE< RECOGNITION EMERGES AT THE ATHENEUM SHOW"
by Robert L. Pincus, San Diego, CA
January 1997
Umbrella: Review of IMAGINARY PARENTS by Judith Hoffbrg, Editor/Publisher
November 1996
On Air" (Magazine published by KPBS, San Diego, CA) "GETTING IT ALL DOWN" by Cheryl Winslow: Review
of art exhibit and reading from IMAGINARY PARENTS at Galleria Dos Damas, San Diego-includes color
reproductions of art and table of contents from book
August 1996
"ART IS..." a four-fold poster published by Carrie Lederer, Curator, Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Regional
Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA (Reproduction of "OFRENDA FOR A MAJA" included)
Jan-Mar, 1996
Diablo Arts: (Dean Lesher Regional) Center for the Arts Magazine by, "A FAMILY AFFAIR", Allison Biggar.
Color photograph of "OFRENDA FOR A MAJA".
October 1993
Arts Monthly, (Artist Profile and photo of artwork) San Francisco, CA
May 22, 1992
Art Week, mention by Frank Cebulski
May 21, 1971
Art Week: Mary Stofflet Santiago review of "Cheryl Bowers and Sandra Taylor"
12/20/74
San Francisco Chronicle Alfred Frankenstein "ARTISTIC INNOVATOR AND MORE"
07/18/74
Palo Alto Times Dwight Johnson "PRINT SHOW RAISES MOREW QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS"
1971, 1968
San Francisco Chronicle: cited by Thomas Albright

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
University of Iowa City, IA
UCLA Research Library, Los Angeles, CA
Macy's Corporation, New Your, NY
Bank of America International Banking Center, San Francisco, CA

RELATED EMPLOYMENT

San Francisco Community College District, Instructor, 35 years, retired