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Artist Statement:
Sacramento native Paula
Wenzl-Bellacera is a
contemporary artist who is a
painter and print maker.
Please visit her home websites
at: www.paulawenzl.com and
www.paulabellacera.com. She
works in oil, mixed media, and
photography. Ms. Bellacera
received her art and training
at various colleges and
universities in Northern
California after completing a
Ph.D. in experimental
psychology at Tulane
University in New Orleans,
Louisiana. Since 1990 she has
been exhibiting her work
domestically and
internationally including in
Chicago, Katmandu, San
Francisco, and Seattle. She
has won several awards and has
been published in books and
magazines. She has received
public art grants and been
commissioned to create
collections of work. Her
pieces are included in private
and corporate collections
throughout the country.
Ms. Bellacera comments about
her latest series of cactus
paintings, "As an artist, I am
often aesthetically inspired
by the day-to-day world in
which I live. I find uncommon
beauty in the most ordinary
subjects. I spend much time
reflecting in my garden, which
happens to contain mostly
cactus and succulents. After
years of observing these hardy
denizens of my yard, I found
myself drawn to the mystery
and primitive aspects of these
...
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Artist Galleries:
SOLOMON DUBNICK GALLERY
1050 20th St. Suite 130
Sacramento, CA 95811
Phone: (916) 444-3868
www.sdgallery.com
PAULA WENZL BELLACERA
ARTIST WEBSITE
www.paulawenzl.com
www.paulabellacera.com...
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Coming Soon!
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Commissions:
2 East Erie, Skyscraper Condo
Complex, Chicago, IL
Embassy Suites, Sacramento, CA
Capitol Towers Apartments,
Sacramento, CA
Oglivy Worldwide, CA
Sacramento Metropolitan
Chamber of Commerce
Mid-West Bank, Chicago, IL
Sacramento Regional Treatment
Plant, Elk Grove, CA...
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Exhibitions for Paula Bellacera:
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Resume - January 2009
Websites
www.paulawenzl.com
www.paulabellacera.com
Selected Solo and Feature Exhibitions
2008/06 Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2008 Sacramento International Airport, Sacramento, CA
2004/03/01 Barton Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2003 Siddhartha Gallery, Kathmandu, Nepal
2003/00 RA Gallery, Chicago, IL
2003 SMUD Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2002 The Art Foundry, Sacramento, CA
2002 California Arts Council, Sacramento, CA
2001 Office of Senator Ortiz, Sacramento, CA
2000 Office of the Attorney General, Sacramento, CA
2000 Hewlett-Packard, Roseville, CA
2000 Sutter Club, Sacramento, CA
1999/98 Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1999 Tower Lobby Gallery, Roseville, CA
1998 The Money Store, Corporate Headquarters, Sacramento, CA
1997 The Darkroom Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1996 Roseville Arts Center, Roseville, CA
1996 Working Images Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1996/94 Phantom Galleries, Sacramento, CA
1995 Peach Pit Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1993 California State University, Sacramento, CA
1993 IDEA Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Selected Group Shows and Competitions
2009/08/07/06/05 Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2007 Yolo County Arts Council, Woodland, CA
1996-2008 Annual Crocker Museum Art Auction, Sacramento, CA
2006/03 Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
2006/02/01/00/99/98 Richard Nelson Gallery, Davis, CA
2006 Toy Room Gallery, Sacramento CA
2004 Dorothy Herger Gallery, Suisun City, CA
2004 Appel Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2004/03 Bulhler Center Gallery, Davis, CA
2004/02 Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2004/03/02/01/00/99 The Center for Contemporary Art, Sacramento, CA
2004/03/02 Schumacher Gallery, Clarksburg, CA
2003 Cloyde Snook Gallery, Adams State College, Alamosa, CO
2003 Larson Gallery, Columbia College, MO
2003 Osceola Gallery, Emeryville, CA
2003/02 Elliott Fouts Gallery, Granite Bay, CA
2001/00 Viewpoint Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2000 American River College Art Gallery
1998 750 Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1997 R.A. Gallery, Chicago, IL
1997 be-no photographic gallery, Sacramento, CA
1997 Camera Arts, Sacramento, CA
1996 Kondos Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1995 Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA
1995 Gunnar Nordstrom Gallery, Kirkland, WA
1995 Davis Art Center, Davis, CA
1995 Focus Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1994/93 Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael, CA
1994 Viewpoint Gallery, Sacramento, CA
1992 Working Images Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Selected Public Art Collections.
California Museum Resource Center, National Association of Realtors Headquarters, Kaiser-Permanente Medical Buildings, Hinsdale Hospital, First Midwest Bank, Elkay Manufacturers Corporate Headquarters, Loyola University, University of California, Hewlett-Packard, The Money Store, Bank of Sacramento, USAA Real Estate Corporate Office, Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency, and County Primary Care Clinic.
Selected Corporate Commissions.
2 East Erie (Chicago Condo Complex), Embassy Suites, Capitol Towers, Oglivy Worldwide, Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, and Mid-West Bank.
Selected Public Art Commissions.
- Commissioned to create a collection of 25 artworks for rotating display in the Sacramento Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant buildings.
- Commissioned to create of an exhibition of artworks to commemorate Sacramento’s 150th birthday.
Selected Bibliography
- The Hypnotic Allure of Local Landscape, The Davis Enterprise, March 27, 2003.
- Blending Art Forms, Camera Arts, August, 1999.
- Buildings on the Boulevard, Uptown Arts, March 1998.
- Thousand Words, Sacramento Magazine, June 1997.
- A Short Retrospective History of Paula Wenzl, On The Town, August 1996.
- Aimless Ramblings, The Roseville Press-Tribune, July 5, 1996.
- Visual Sensations, About Art, July 1995.
- Paula Wenzl Shows Impressions About Town, Inside East Sacramento, April 1996.
- Artist Finds Sacramento Rich in Icons, East Sac News, April 4, 1996.
- Window to the World, The State Hornet, September 28, 1993.
Work included in:
- Flatlanders, Davis, 2006, The Richard Nelson Gallery. Exhibition catalog.
- Sacramento Interiors, Sacramento, 2006, Solomon Dubnick Press. Exhibition catalog.
- Bringing Hope to a Hopeless World: Creating and Preserving Women's History, 1993, Sacramento, Boonwood Publishing. An anthology of women's art and literature.
Art Training
University of California, Davis - Graphic Design Program
California State University, Sacramento - Art and Photography coursework
Sacramento City College - Art and Photography coursework
Various art seminars and workshops
Other Education
California State University, Sacramento
BA Psychology, minor Biology
BA Women's Studies
Tulane University, New Orleans
MS Experimental Psychology
Ph.D. Experimental Psychology
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