Born
1958
Buffalo, NY
Education
1988
M.F.A., University of California, Berkeley, CA
1980
B.A., State University of New York, Potsdam, NY
1978-79
"Studio in New York Program," Empire State College, New York, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2007
Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2004
Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2002
Truckee Meadows Community College, Elizabeth Sturm Gallery, Reno, NV
2001
Lake Tahoe Community College Art Gallery, South Lake Tahoe, CA
1997
Sun Mountain Gallery, Virginia City, NV
KNPB Art Gallery, Reno, NV
1995
Western Nevada Community College, Carson City, NV
1994
Lake Tahoe Community College, South Lake Tahoe, CA
1992
Mincher-Wilcox Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1990
Mincher-Wilcox Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988
Mincher-Wilcox Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1987
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
1986
Slant Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1985
Dana Reich Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2006
Yosemite: Art of an American Icon, Part II: 1970-Present, Traveling Exhibition, Autry National Center, Los Angeles, CA
Nevada Landscape: The Painted Environment, Traveling Exhibition, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
2003
Stremmel at 30, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2002
Glimpse, Truckee Meadows Community College, Elizabeth Sturm Gallery, Reno, NV
Group Show, Sierra Arts Gallery, Reno, NV
Counting Sheep, Artown Public Art Project, Reno, NV
2001
Nevada Invitational, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
2000
Crocker/Kingsley Juried Exhibition, Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA
1999
Fin de Siecle, Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Group Show, Frank Hill Gallery, Reno, NV
Eastern Sierra Arts Foundation Juried Exhibition, Genoa, NV
1998
Visual Faculties, Part III: Northern Nevada Community Colleges, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
Ten Year Anniversary Invitational, Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Serious Fun, Gallery Oboy, San Francisco, CA
1996
Painting Is Not Dead, The Luggage Store, San Francisco, CA
Natural Phenomena: Exploring the Forces of Nature, Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
1995
3 Bay Area Artists, Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hills, CA
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, Ink People Gallery, Eureka, CA
1993
Souls, Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Etone Moi, Theater Designs, Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Perverse/Nature, Mincher-Wilcox Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1992
Feminine Ascension, Ventura Arts Council, Ventura, CA
1991
Bolinas Six, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, San Francisco, CA
From the Bay Area, Jennifer Pauls Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1990
A.M.D.G., Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Echoes of Surrealism, Manderville Gallery, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA
1989
Centro Colombo-Americano Invitiational Tour, Traveling Exhibition: Museums of Modern Art, Cartegena, Columbia; Bucaramanga, Col; Bogata, Col.; Cali, Col.; Pereira, Col.
1988
Gallery Artists, Mincher-Wilcox Gallery, San Fancisco, CA
Chain Reaction, Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA
From Ashes to Veiled Beatitudes, Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA
A Sense of Turbulence, Saxon-Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1987
From the Back Room, Saxon-Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Passages: A Survey of California Women Artists 1945-1987, Fresno Arts Center and Museum, Fresno, CA
1986
Art After Eden: An Un-Natural Perspective, Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA (Catalog Published)
New Romantics, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1985
Pro Arts Annual, Pro Arts, Oakland, CA
Two-Person Exhibition, Heller Gallery, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Unabashed Symbiotics, Old Warehouse Cabaret, Oakland, CA
1984
San Francisco Science Fiction, Traveling Exhibition; Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Clocktower, NY; Otis-Parsons Institute Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1983
Group Show, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Collections
2007
Renown Health, Reno, NV
2002
Alps Corporation Collection, Missoula, MT
Specialty Financial, Reno, NV
Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
1991
Lilienthal & Fowler, Attorneys at Law, San Francisco, CA
1989
O. M. Investments, Campbell, CA
1987
Sherri Ceazan, Beverly Hills, CA
1986
Sara Muller-Chernoff, Los Angeles, CA
Residencies and Awards
2007
Yosemite Renaissance, Artists-in-Residence Program, Coulterville, CA
2005
Artown 10th Anniversary Summer Festival Poster Art, Reno, NV
2002
Sierra Arts Foundation Professional Artist Grant, Reno, NV
1999
Eastern Sierra Arts Foundation Juried Exhibition, 1st Place Award, Genoa, NV
1992
Marin Arts Council Grant, San Raphael, CA
1989
Robin Quist Gates Painting Fellowship, Djerassi Foundation, Artists-in-Residence Program, Woodside, CA
Publications
Modler, H. (2007), Living Off the Land, American Style
Robertson, K. (2007), Phyllis Shafer: A Painter's Journey, Artweek
Leininger, M. (2007, March), Music Helps Artist Create Intriguing Landscapes, Reno Gazette-Journal
Turner, C. (2006), 10 Great Tahoe Artists, Tahoe Quarterly
Harman, F. (2005, June), Artown Ready to 'Bloom', Reno Gazette-Journal
Read, L. (2004), State of the Artists, Tahoe Quarterly
Read, L. (2003, Spring), Pantheistic Visions, Tahoe Quarterly
Cutchin, C. (2002, June), Counting Rams, Reno News and Review
Van Proyen, M. (1999, Spring), Fin de Siecle, Artweek
Hunt, D. (1998, April), 'Serious Fun' at Gallery Oboy, Artweek
Stone, S. (1996, Winter), When Nature Calls, Reno News and Review
Branson, T. (1995, Spring), Arts Who's Who, Artifacts
Webster, M.H. (1993, Summer), Discerning the Spritual in Art, VISIONS Art Quarterly
Baker, K. (1992, September), Phyllis Shafer at Mincher-Wilcox, San Francisco Chronicle
Roach, H. (1992, September), Critic's Choice, East Bay Guardian
Baker, K. (1992, June), How Culture Defeats Nature, San Francisco Chronicle
Woodard, J. (1992, July), Women's Work, Los Angeles Times
Baker, K. (1988, June), Shafer and Knauff, San Francisco Chronicle
Solnit, R. (1988, September), A Lusty Burgeoning, Artweek
Cohn, T. (1987, July), Sturm and Scape, Artweek
Baker, K. (1986, March), Group Show: Isn't it Romantic - Or Is It?, San Francisco Chronicle
Brunson, J. (1986, March), An Emerging Romanticism, Artweek
Solnit, R. (1986, November), Eden, Armageddon and the Funnies, Artweek
Shere, C. (1986, February), The New Romantics Shoot for Realism, Oakland Tribune
Solnit, R. (1986, February), Arts, Pacific Sun
Powers, V. (1985, February), Shapes of a Terrible Future, Artweek
