EVA BOVENZI
EDUCATION
M.F.A. Painting California College of the Arts, Oakland, California
B.A. English/Art cum laude Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan Phi Beta Kappa
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Toomey and Tourell Fine Art, “Messenger” San Francisco, CA
2003 Toomey and Tourell Fine Arts San Francisco, CA
2000 Villa Montalvo, “Silence Matters”, Saratoga, CA
1995 Finch Gallery Phoenix, AZ
1994 Meridian Gallery San Francisco, CA
1992 Falkirk Cultural Center San Rafael, CA
1991 Los Medanos College Pittsburgh, CA
1985 Slant Gallery Sacramento, CA
1981 Works Gallery San Jose, CA
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco CA “Art Auction 2008”
San Francisco Center for the Book San Francisco CA “Banned and Recovered: Artists Respond to
Censorship”
2007 Seattle Art Museum Gallery Seattle WA “In Focus: West Coast Galleries at SAM”
David Cunningham Projects San Francisco, CA “Strange Weather”
2005 San Francisco International Art Exposition San Francisco, CA
Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans, LA
2004 The Bedford Gallery Walnut Creek, Ca “The Essence of Nature”
The Kala Institute Berkeley, CA “The Drawing Room”
2003 Biennale Internazionale dell’Arte Contemporanea Florence, Italy
2000 Ruth Bachofner Gallery Santa Monica, CA
Alysia Duckler Gallery Portland, OR
Toomey and Tourell Fine Arts San Francisco, CA “Small Paintings”
1998 Andrea Schwartz Gallery San Francisco, CA
Toomey and Tourell Fine Arts San Francisco, CA
1997 Phoenix Museum of Art Phoenix, AZ “Elusive Nature”
1996 Cuenca Museum Cuenca, Ecuador “Elusive Nature”
A cultural presentation of the United States of America for the 5th International Biennial
of Painting. The exhibition travelled to Quito and Quayaquil, Ecuador
1995 Center on Contemporary Art Seattle, WA “Folie a Deux”
Meridian Gallery San Francisco, CA “About Drawing” Curated by Peter Selz
1994 Oakland Museum Oakland, CA “New Acquisitions”
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists’ Gallery San Francisco, CA
Bank of America World Headquarters San Francisco, CA “Plan B”
1993 Solomon Dubnick Gallery Sacramento, CA “Outer Scapes: Landscapes
from California” Curated by Peter Frank
Museo Italo Americano San Francisco, CA “Mostra ‘93”
1990 Christopher Grimes Gallery Carmel CA
1988 Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art Monterey, CA
1987 Riverside Museum Riverside, CA “Julia Morgan Memorial Exhibition”
1985 San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA “Concerning the Spiritual” `
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Catalog to the Exhibition “Eva Bovenzi’s Messengers” Peter Selz. 2007
San Francisco Art Magazine “Eva Bovenzi: Messenger” DeWitt Cheng. Summer, 2007
Art Contemporaries “Nature’s Essences” Amy Berk. Summer 2004. Illustration
Artweek “The Drawing Room at Kala Art Institute” David Buck. April, 2004
The Gallery at Villa Montalvo: Selected Exhibitions , 1996-2000 Catalog. Essay by Mary Hull Webster.
2002. Illustration
Artweek “Eva Bovenzi, Peter Foley and Farrar Wilson” Berin Golonu
February, 1999. Illustration
The Arizona Republic “Natural Selection” Richard Nilsen. June 20, 1997
Illustration
Hoy “Natureleza Esquiva en Quito” February 19, 1997
El Comercial “Bienial:Cuatro Muestras en Quito” February 24, 1997
Catalog to the Exhibition “El Quinto Bienial de Pintura, Cuenca, Ecuador”
November, 1996. Illustration
Catalog to the Exhibition “Elusive Nature” David S. Rubin. November, 1996 Illustration
San Francisco Bay Guardian “Critic’s Choice” Harry Roche. October 26, 1994
San Francisco Chronicle “Plan B Takes Effect” Kenneth Baker. November 26, 1993
Artweek “The Gang of Four: ‘Private Investigations’ at Opts Art”
Stephen Jenkins. November 18, 1993. Illustration
Artweek “New World: Six Italian-American Artists at the Museo Italo-Americano” Bruno Fazzolari. August
19, 1993. Illustration
Sunset Magazine “Santa Monica is Art City” September, 1990. Illustration
Zyzzyva Magazine Fall, 1990. Illustration
Artweek “Dualities and Transformations” Janis Edwards. September 28, 1985 Illustration
Catalog to the Exhibition “Concerning the Spiritual: the Eighties” David S. Rubin 1985. Illustration
San Francisco Chronicle “Art in the Right Spirit” Kenneth Baker. August 29, 1985
San Francisco Examiner “The Spirit’s Willing” Al Morch. August 26, 1985 Illustration
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Oakland Museum Oakland, California
The Packard Foundation Palo Alto, California
The DelŪna Studio Trust London, England
Ucross Foundation Clearmont, Wyoming
Art Space Birmingham, Michigan
Kaiser Permanente Walnut Creek, California; San Francisco, California
Fidelity Investments Boston, Massachusetts
Fennemore Craig Phoenix, Arizona
Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer Hartford, Connecticut
Syntex Corporation Palo Alto, California
Mason and Associates Menlo Park, California
Simpson, Thatcher and Bartlett Palo Alto, California
Nordstrom Inc. Troy, Michigan
The Djerassi Foundation Woodacre, California
HONORS, AWARDS, COMMISSIONS
Commissioned Narrative: “Lucia di Lammormoor” Performance/Installation by Austin McQuinn
Butler Gallery; Kilkenny, Ireland. October 2008
Comissioned Narrative: “The Force of Destiny” Performance/installation by Austin McQuinn
David Cunningham Projects, San Francisco CA November 2007
Cork 2005 European Capital of Culture Commissioned material for“Ape Opera House”, Performance/
installation by Austin McQuinn Cork, Ireland
Biennale dell’Arte Contemporanea 2003. Florence, Italy. Fourth prize in painting.
Fundacion Valparaiso Mojacar, Spain. Residency, 1999
U.S. Representative to the 1996 Cuenca, Ecuador Biennial of Painting
DelŪna Studio Trust Manilva, Spain. Residency, 1996
Ucross Foundation Clearmont, Wyoming. Residency, 1993
Djerassi Foundation Woodside, California. Residency, 1991
San Francisco Art Institute: Board of Trustees San Francisco, CA 1990-91
John A. Goldsmith/Philip Blair Rice Memorial Fellowship in Visual Art 1992