Laurel Nathanson  
 
Selected Exhibitions
  2010 Retrofit, 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
    Shaped, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
  2009 Mischief, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    The All Gurlz Show, Eclectix Gallery, El Cerrito, CA
    Working in Wax, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
    Ouroboros: The Art of the Round, Dorthy Herger Gallery, Fairfield, CA
    The Eat It Show!, Eclectix Gallery, El Cerrito, CA
    Pap Art, Truman State University Art Gallery, Kirksville, MO
  2008 Sans Polish, Y2Y Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    12th Annual Art Sale and Live Auction, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
  2007 The Sense of Taste, The Sugar Museum, San Diego, CA
    A Matter of Taste, Dorothy Herber Gallery, Fairfield, CA
  2006 Introductions, b .sakata garo, Sacramento, CA
    Delicious, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    Hot Wax, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    Oil and Wax, Novato Art Center, Novato, CA
  2005 Fun and Games, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    Crocker Kingsley Annual Juried Exhibition, Crocker Museum, Sacramento CA
  2003 Off the Runway, Virginia Breier Gallery, San Francisco, CA
    Bay Area Selections, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
  2002 National Juried Exhibition, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
    Pop Soup, Ego Park, Oakland, CA
    Toys Designed by Artists, The Arkansas Arts Center Decorative Arts Museum, Little Rock, AR
  2001 Pro-Arts Juried Annual, Oakland, CA
    Reinventing the Wheel, National Ornamental Metals Museum, Memphis, TN
    A Fine Hand, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
    Pro-Arts Emerging Artist Exhibition, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA
    Materials Hard and Soft, The Center for the Visual Arts, Denton, TX
     
Honors and Awards
  2002 Jurors Award -- National Juried Exhibition, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
    Artist in Resident -- California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
  2001 Best of Show -- A Fine Hand, Sebastopol Center For The Arts, Sebastopol, CA
     
Publications and Bibliography
    Johnson, Garth. Editor. 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse, Quarry Books, 2009
    Le Van, Martha. Editor. 500 Necklaces: Contemporary Interpretations of a Timeless Form,
    Lark Books, 2006
    Critics Pick, Sacramento Bee Weekend Arts and Entertainment Guide,
    July 21, 2006, p. 11
    Portfolio: Laurel Nathanson, American Craft Magazine, Feb/March 2005, p. 62
     
Education
2001 San Diego State University, San Diego CA
MFA in Jewelry/Metal Arts
1995 California College of the Arts
BFA in Jewelry/ Metal Arts