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| Résumé
Cross Disciplinary: Art and Ecology
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BORN
San Francisco, California.
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
MFA in Visual Art, Vermont College, Montpelier, VT.
Post graduate studies in Art: The University Of The Arts, Philadelphia, PA.
Post graduate studies in Ecology and Natural History: College of the Redwoods, Fort Bragg, CA and U. C. Berkeley.
Teaching Credential (science & environment): California State University, Hayward.
Bachelor Of Fine Arts: University Of Washington, Seattle.
École Des Beaux Arts, Avignon, France: Senior year BFA student exchange.
MAJOR PROJECTS IN ART AND THE ENVIRONMENT
| 1992-1998: | Life On The Edge: Preserving Our Coastal Wetlands. An educational, bilingual art exhibit of my environmental interpretive work which toured college art galleries and natural history museums throughout California. |
| 1985-Present: | Coming Home/Water. An on-going project of participatory ritual, walks and object making, Earth science, and ethics meant to foster the development of an active role in one's bioregion and specifically in a home watershed. |
SOLO EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMATIVE / PARTICIPATORY EVENTS
| 2000 | In Celebration Of Birds, Mendocino Unified School District, Mendocino, CA. |
| 1999 | Walking In Deeper, performative nature walks, Mendocino coastal State Parks, CA. |
| Coming To Our Senses, 10th Annual Writers Conference, College Of The Redwoods, Fort Bragg, CA. |
| The Salmon Skin Cape, Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Otis, OR |
| Circle of Salmon: Drawings & Sketches, Ford Gallery, Mendocino, CA |
| 1998 | Preserving Our Coastal Wetlands, Santa Rosa College, Petaluma, CA |
| Walking In Deeper, performative nature walks, Mendocino coastal State Parks, CA. |
| 1996 | Life On The Edge, Baylands Interpretive Center, Hayward, CA. |
| Life On The Edge, California Academy Of Sciences, San Francisco. |
| 1995 | Life On The Edge, Ventura County Maritime Museum, Oxnard, CA. |
| 1994 | Woman In Her Garden, College Of The Redwoods, Eureka, CA. |
| Life On The Edge, Pacific Grove Museum, Pacific Grove, CA. |
| Life On The Edge, Montclair Foundation For Art & History, Montclair, CA. |
| Life On The Edge, San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA. |
| Strange Flowers And Other Fruits, Plaza Design, Arcata, CA. |
| 1993 | A New View, Northcoast Artists Gallery, Fort Bragg, CA. |
| Life On The Edge, College of the Redwoods, Eureka, CA. |
| 1992 | Works On Paper, Showcase Gallery, Mendocino, CA. |
| Wetland Preservation, Coyote Point Museum, San Mateo, CA. |
| 1991 | Wetland Preservation, Chevron Corporation Gallery, San Francisco, CA. |
| Preserving Our Wetlands, College Of The Redwoods, Fort Bragg, CA. |
| Full Spectrum:Works On Paper, Northcoast Gallery, Fort Bragg, CA. |
| 1985 | Works On Paper, Winona Gallery, Mendocino, CA |
| Works On Paper, Menlo Park Civic Center Gallery, Menlo Park, CA. |
GROUP SHOWS (selected)
| 1999 | Expanded Visions, Smith Gallery, Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH |
| “Dear Mother Earth”, Women Environmental Artists, Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA. |
| 48 Hours Of Art Making, Smith Gallery, Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH. |
| 1998 | Watershed, Euphrat Museum Of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA. |
| “Dear Mother Earth”; Marin Arts Council, Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael, CA. |
| 1992 | Life Lines, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA, Heidi Endeman, Juror. |
| 1991 | Gut Reaction: Artists Respond To War, Tangents, Fort Bragg, CA. |
| 1989 | Life Lines, Mendocino Art center, Mendocino, CA, Kenneth Baker, Juror. |
| Works On/Of Paper, Reese Bullen Gallery, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA. |
RESIDENCIES
| 2000 |
M. H. de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA |
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College Of The Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME, Nature/Culture Walking. |
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Inside Passages, Petersburg, Alaska, Nature/Culture Walking. |
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Miami-Dade Community College, Miami FL, Ecoart Instructor |
| 1999 | Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, Otis, OR. |
| Lake Erie College, Painesville, OH.: art making and lectures. |
| 1996 | Living Life As A Work Of Art. AT&T employee retreat, Bodega, CA. |
| 1995 | Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT. |
| 1993 | Crooked Tree Arts Council, Petoskey, MI. |
| 1991-1996 | Borrego Springs Art Association, Borrego Springs, CA.
| 1989 | Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT. |
| 1988 | Riverbend Nature Center, art and environmental education, Chattanooga, TN. |
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GRANTS, PUBLIC COMMISSIONS & AWARDS
| 2000 | Grant: Nancy H. Gray Foundation: Expanding the Circle eco, Mendocino Elementary School |
| Grant: The WARM Foundation, Migration Marker eco, Mendocino High School |
| Grant: Mendocino Coast Audubon Society, In Celebration Of Birds, Mendocino Elementary School |
| 1999 | Grant: Nancy H. Gray Foundation for residency stipend at Sitka Center For Art And Ecology. |
| Grant: Mendocino Art Center for residency stipend at Sitka Center. |
| Award: Mendocino Coast Local Environmentalist Award: “For art, dialog and writing about the ecological value of the Ten Mile Dunes.” |
| 1997-1998 | Commission: Jughandle State Reserve, Mendocino County, for interpretive panels for the Department of Parks and Recreation. |
| 1996 | Commission: Van Damme St. Park, Mendocino County: for interpretive panels and ten steel sculptures, Department of Parks and Recreation. |
| 1995 | Grant: Handhollow (George Rickey) Foundation for residency stipend, Vermont Studio Center. |
| 1993-1994 | Commission: Mendocino County Resource Conservation Dept./California Dept. Of Forestry grant for art works and text, Noyo River, Fort Bragg, CA. |
| 1988 | Award: Finalist, Town Bench Design Contest, Fort Bragg, CA |
| Commission: City Of Fort Bragg Main Street Project, to create a cast concrete, wood and handmade tile site-specific bench prototype for a city park. |
| 1983-1993 | Commissions (4): Redwood Community Action Agency and the California State Coastal Conservancy for art and text for interpretive panels installed along California’s 1,100 mile coastline. |
| 1976 | Grant: San Francisco Foundation for Ecology For City Kids publication. |
| Grant: CETA for Women In The Wilderness Director, San Francisco, CA. |
| 1974 | Grant: Bothene Helping Fund and San Francisco Foundation for Ecology For City Kids program in the schools, San Francisco, CA. |
LECTURES & PANELS
| 2000 |
Slide/Lecture: Introduction To EcoArt: Eco-Urban Program, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL. |
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Slide/Lecture: The Salmon Skin Cape: College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, ME. |
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Slide/Lecture: Introduction To EcoArt: Miami-Dade Eco-Urban Program, Miami, FL. |
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Slide/Lecture: Introduction To EcoArt: Watershed Fest, Mendocino, CA. |
| 1999 | Panelist: Out Of The Mainstream, Into The Mainstream: College Art Association National Conference, Los Angeles, CA. |
| Slide/Lecture: Introduction To EcoArt. Sitka Center Board Of Directors, Otis, OR. |
| Slide/Lecture: Restoring The Sacred Through Environmental Art, Society for Ecological Restoration International Conference, San Francisco, CA. |
| Slide/Lecture: A New Sort Of Flowering: The Merging Of Art And Ecology, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA. |
| Slide/Lecture: Changing Our Minds: Making Language Reflect A Relationship With The Wild, Redwood Region Audubon Society, Arcata, CA. |
| Slide/Lecture: Stepping Into The Biosphere,, JFK University, Orinda, CA. |
| 1998 | Panelist: Art And Environment, Women’s Caucus for Art Conference, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA. |
| Slide/Lecture: Preserving Our Coastal Wetlands. Petaluma Community College, CA. |
| Slide/Lecture: What Is Environmental Art? College Of The Redwoods, Fort Bragg, CA. |
| 1997 | Slide/Lecture: The Nature Of Art And The Environment. College Of The Redwoods, Fort Bragg, CA. |
| 1996 | Slide/Lecture: Environmental Art. College Of The Redwoods, Fort Bragg, CA. |
| 1995 | Slide/Lecture: Environmental Sculpture. College Of The Redwoods, Fort Bragg, CA. |
TEACHING & PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE
| 1999 | EcoArt Professor, Colleg of the Redwoods, Fort Bragg, CA. |
| 1995-1998 | Art Instructor, California Academy Of Sciences, San Francisco. |
| 1995-1998 | Art Instructor, The Ink People, Eureka, CA. |
| 1984-1997 | Art instructor, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, CA. |
| 1982-1990 | Mendocino Unified School District Artist/Naturalist instructor, Mendocino, CA. |
| 1973-1982 | Co-Director, Ecology For City Kids, San Francisco Ecology Center. |
| 1972-1982 | Instructor, California Institute Of Man In Nature, Berkeley, CA. |
| 1971-1972 | Nature Program development, City Of Berkeley Music Camp, and Berkeley Unified School District curriculum development, Berkeley, CA |
WORKS PUBLISHED
| 2000 |
Monarch, annual poster of the Syracuse Cultural Workers Peace Calendar and Women Artists Calendar. |
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21 images published by Pele's Fire, Seattle Washington.
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| 1999 |
MacKerricher State Park, The Biology and Geology of the Ten Mile Coast. Educational brochure: text and illustrations. |
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“A New Sort Of Flowering: The Merging Of Art And Ecology,” Arts & Entertainment Magazine, September/October, 1999, Mendocino, CA |
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MacKerricher State Park, Fort Bragg To Ward Avenue: Along The Edge Of The Sea. Educational brochure: text and illustrations. |
| 1997 | “State Parks and Recreation’s Big Gamble,” Advocate News, October 2. |
| “State Parks Belong To All Species,” Advocate News, October 20. |
| 1987 | City Safaris (co-author), Sierra Club Books, San Francisco,CA (also published in Japanese by Toshi Bunka, Tokyo, Japan). |
| 1976 | Ecology for City Kids (co-author), 2000 self published and nationally distributed. |
OTHER BIBLIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES
| 2000 | “Fielder At de Young -- teaching people to ‘see’”, Lee Nichols, The Mendocino Beacon, Thursday, March 20. |
| “Ephemeral Art Catches Fleeting Bird Migrations”, Lisa Norman, The Mendocino Beacon, Thursday, May 4. |
| 1999 | “Local Artist Wins Environmentalist Award.” Advocate-News, May 13, Fort Bragg, CA |
| 1998 | “Environmental Art In Marin.” Claudia Chapline, Artists Dialogue: A Publication of the Marin Arts Council, Autumn 1998: Vol. XI Number III. |
| “Artist Shares Connection With Nature.” Andrew Jowers, The Press Democrat, February 11, 1998: Santa Rosa, CA. |
| 1997 | “Erica Fielder: A Life As A Work Of Art.” David Graves, The Mendonesian, August, 1997: Mendocino, CA. |
| 1996 | “Saving Coho Salmon: Human History Changed To Aid Salmon’s Future.” Neil Boyle, The Mendocino Beacon, July 25, 1996: Mendocino, CA. |
| 1995 | “Erica Fielder: Artist As Naturalist.” Gerry Huckaby, A&E, January, 1995: Mendocino, CA. |
| “On The Edge.” San Francisco Focus, March. |
| “Life On The Edge.” Alta Vista Magazine of the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History. February 6, 1994. |
| “Fielder’s Traveling Show at Golden Gate Park.” The Mendocino Beacon, December 22, Mendocino, CA. |
SELECTED COMMUNITY SERVICE
| 2000 | Conservation Chair, Mendocino Coast Audubon Society. |
| 1998-Present | Nature Walk Through An Artist's Eyes.
| 1995 | Mentor, Young Artist’s Mentorship Program, West Company, Fort Bragg. |
| 1993-Present | Vice-President, Friends of the Ten Mile, Fort Bragg, CA. |
| 1993-1996 | EcoTeam Coach, “Teaching sustainability, household by household.” |
| 1982-1988 | Co-Founder/Co-Director, Art & Nature Summer Camp, Caspar, CA. |
| 1979-1982 | Co-Director, San Francisco Ecology Center, CA. |
| 1978-1982 | Vice President, California Institute Of Man In Nature, Berkeley, CA. |
| 1978-1982 | Nature Walks Through The Financial District, San Francisco, CA. |
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