Sculptor Kati Casida Info - Sculpture.org

Chronology and Education

Born Kati Monson, Viroqua, WI.
1950 Norway, University of Oslo, summer study, AAUW Art Scholarship.
1952 Germany and Holland, independent study, summer.
1953 B.S., Art Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI.
1955 New York City, Columbia University, summer classes, painting and drawing.
1956 Costa Rica and Central America, independent study, two months.
1958-'59 Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, and England, independent study.
1964 Berkeley, CA, University of California (UC), painting, Stefinelli, summer.
1967 Oakland, CA, California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC), etching, Vredaparis and J. Parker.
1969 CCAC, lithography, Charles Gill.
U.C. Berkeley, woodcut, Arne Wolf and textile printing, Avaken Aven of Kunstfacscholen, Sweden.
1970-'71 England, Sweden, Greece and Japan, independent study and printmaking.
1974 Began making steel sculptures.
1982 Visiting Artist, Studio at Hydra, Greece.
1993 Visiting Artist, Studio at Ekely, Eduard Munch Estate, Oslo, Norway.

Teaching

1954-'55 Beaver Dam, WI: taught grades 1-6, junior high and high school arts.
1955-'56 Upsala College, East Orange, NJ: taught drawing, painting, design and art history.
1960 Madison, WI, (January-June): taught drawing grades 1-6, Spring Harbor School.
1961 Madison, WI, (Sept.-June): taught drawing at adult vocational school.

Public Collections

Oakland, CA, Oakland City Center, sculpture.
Viroqua, WI, City Park, site specific earth sculpture.
San Francisco, CA, The Lurie Company, lobby sculpture.
San Francisco, CA, Hastings College of the Law, paper work.
New York City, International Paper Co, paper work.
Palo Alto, CA, Syntex Corp, sculpture.
Salem, OR, Oregon Arts Commission, paper work.
Dallas, TX, Spectrum Center, sculpture.
Brea, CA Percent for Art Program, sculpture.
Berkeley, CA, Cesar Chavez Park, sculpture.
Santa Clara, CA, Civic Center, sculpture.
Viroqua, WI, City Park, mirrored stainless steel sculpture.

Solo Exhibitions

1994 Magnolia Editions, Oakland, CA.
1992 City of Oakland, CA, commission, Open Proposals, Empty Chairs-Green Ribbons, for Missing Persons.
1991 New Leaf Garden Gallery, Berkeley, CA.
1989 Victor Fischer Galleries, San Francisco, CA.
1985 Victor Fischer Galleries, Oakland, CA.
1980 Van Doren Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
1977 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA.
1974 Zara Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

Group Exhibitions

1999 Small Works from the California Society of Printmakers: 1999 Annual Exhibition, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA.
Nordic 5 Arts, Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, WA.
1998 Nordic 5 Arts, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA.
1997 Spectrum - Woodblock thru Microchip, The California Society of Printmakers Annual Membership Show, Berkeley Store Gallery, Berkeley, CA.
Saving Grace, Sculpture, A New Leaf Gallery, Berkeley, CA.
1996 Pacific Rim Sculptors / Exhibit at Mother Lode.
'94-'95 Art in Public Places, Santa Clara City Hall Plaza, Santa Clara, CA.
Sculpture by the Bay, Berkeley Marina, Berkeley, CA.
1994 PIaza Art '94, Mountain View City Plaza, Mountain View, CA.
Sculpture, Syntex Corp., Palo Alto, CA.
Nordic Accent, Sculpture, Contract Design Center, San Francisco, Pacific Rim Sculpture
1991 Possibilities of Paper, Syntex, Palo Alto, CA.
1986 Paperworks, Beni Gallery, Kyoto, Japan.
40th San Francisco Arts Festival, sculpture installation.
1985 Going Public, Walnut Creek Civic Arts Center, Walnut Creek, CA.
1984 Paper as Art, Art on Paper, Storefront Museum, Oakland, CA.
Sculpture, Oakland City Center, Oakland, CA (Fischer Galleries).
Sculpture, Chapman College, Orange County, Los Angeles, CA (Fischer Galleries).
Sculpture, Hastings College of The Law, San Francisco, CA (Fischer Galleries).
1983 Bay Area Wood Blocks, World Print Council, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
1982 12th International Sculpture Conference:
Sculpture '82, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, CA.
California Sculpture Inside-Out, Brook House, Orinda, CA.
The Brook House Sculpture Invitational, Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA.
Oakland City Hall, Installed under the auspices of the Oakland Museum.
Mills College, Oakland, CA, sculpture.
Greek Orthodox Church, Oakland, CA, sculpture.
1979 Scenes from the Visual Arts, Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA.
New Paper, World Print Council, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
Printed Matter, California Printmakers, Walnut Creek Civic Arts Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA.
Outdoor Sculpture Show, Syntex, Palo Alto, CA, 1979-1980.
1978 Mixed Media Paper, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.
California Printmakers, Los Angeles Branch Library (Traveling Show).
Sculpture, College of Notre Dame, Belmont, CA.
1977 Variations On The Sculpture Idea, Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA.
Contemporary Issues, Works on Paper by Women, Los Angeles Women's Building, Los Angeles and University of Houston, Houston, TX.
1976 Polymorphous Multifarious Sculpture, Syntex Gallery, Palo Alto, CA.
Print Show, Cal Expo, Sacramenfo, CA.
California Printmakers, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA.
1975 Prints California, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA.

Television and Radio Interviews

Norwegian National Broadcasting Co, "Jonsok Interview," July, 1985.
Channel 7 TV, San Francisco, CA, "Bay Area Sculpture," July, 1982
Video, "Kati Casida: Hand Made Paper As Sculpture," 1982 by Howard Gutstadt, GESI
Video, "Eleven Norwegian Artists," Oslo, Norway, 1993, by Casida.

Articles Authored

California Society of Printmakers Newsletter, "Diminishing Borders," January 1984.
California Printmaker, Quarterly Journal, "For The Love of Washi," January 1987.
Nordic 5 Arts, Editor & Publisher, inaugurated 1993, 2 issues per year.

Conferences - presented slide lectures

The National Women's Art Caucus, San Francisco, CA 1989.
Organization for Women Architects and Design Professionals, Berkeley, CA, 1987.
First National Women's Sculpture Conference, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1987.
The National Women's Art Caucus, New York City, 1986.

Bibliography

Catalogs

De Kalb, Dana, Sculpture in Public Places, 1989, Victor Fischer Galleries.
Hoare, Tyler James, Trading Company, UC Extension Art Gallery, 1989, paper work," Feathered Nights."
Neubert, George, The Brookhouse Sculpture Invitational at Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA, 1982, sculpture, "Loop the Loop Red."
Levine, Melinda, Sculpture '82, Rohnert Park, CA, Sonoma State University, University Art Gallery, 1982, sculpture, "Continuum."
Hoare, Tyler James, & Waters, Ruth Jahnke, CVA Sculpture, Oakland, CA, 1982, sculpture, "Yellow Ribbon."
The World Print Council, Paper-Art & Technology, 1979, p, 101, paper, "Whispers."
Heller, Jules, Paper-making, Watson Guptill, 1978, p, 126, "Ribboned Sea."
Sher, Elizabeth, Mixed Media on Paper, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, 1978.
Hoover, Herbert, Hoover's Guide to Galleries, San Francisco, CA, 1974-'75 edition, p, 62.

Articles (Selected)

Viroqua Broadcaster, 1997, Viroqua, WI.
La Crosse Tribune, 1997, La Crosse, WI.
City of Oakland, "Open Proposals Project, Empty Chairs-Green Ribbons for Missing Persons," articles published in 1992 in the following newspapers:
Oakland Landscape, 1993 Castro Valley Times, 1992
The Montclarion, Empty Chairs, 1992 The Argus, 1992, La Crosse, WI
Contra Costa Times, 1992 La Crosse Tribune, 1992, La Crosse, WI
The Daily Californian, 1992, Berkeley The Greek American, 1992, New York, New York
Hills Publications, 1992, East Bay Cities The Greek Star, 1992, Chicago, IL
The Hellenic Journal, 1992, The Cyprus Weekly, 1992, Nicosia, Cyprus.
San Francisco Bay Area
La Crosse Tribune, WI, Steve Irving, "Sculptor Creates for Viroqua," July 1987.
International Sculpture, "Commission," July/August 1986.
West Art, "Art Commission Holds 40th Festival," September 1986.
San Francisco Chronicle, McNair/Cotton, "Modern Sculpture Gardens," May 1985.
Viking Magazine, Gaylen Beal & Andrea M. Workman, "Jonsok Sculpture" and "Kati Casida, Modern Sculptor," December 1985
Lois Requiest, San Francisco Examiner, August 22, 1984.
Center for the Visual Arts Newsletter, "Spotlight on Kati Casida," January 1984.
Kathleen Bonner, "Sculpture '82," Images and Issues, November/December 1982.
"White Wave," West Art, September 24, 1982.
Jo Anne Burstein, "Sculpture '82," Artweek, October 17, 1981.
Charles Shere, Oakland Tribune, December 24, 1981.
Woodland Integration, Andree M. Workman, Artweek, October 17, 1981.
"Curatorial Curves, Center for Visual Arts," Daily Californian, Cathy Curtis, May 25, 1979.

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