Born: Vienna, Austria
Education: BA University of California, Berkeley, CA
Solo Exhibitions:
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2007 Santa Fe International Biennale, July 12 – 15, Sante Fe, New Mexico
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2006 “Verfremdung” Haasner Gallerie, Wiesbaden, Germany, May 12 – June 22
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2006 “Gediegen” haaaauch, Klagenfurt, Austria – May 14
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2005 “Sunshine Et Noir – A Spring Exhibition” Monoprints, March 23 – May 29
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2003 Dominican University, San Rafael, CA (June 12, 03-Sept 23,03)
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2002 "Recent Works" Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
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2001
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"Unusual Steeples" San Jose Museum of Art, CA
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"haaaauch" Klagenfurt, Austria
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2000 "Draht Objekte-Gertrud Parker" Galerie Haasner,Wiesbaden, Germany "Vernissage und Kolloquium" Bundesinstitut, St. Wolfgang, Austria
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1997 "3 Generations Women Interpreting Women" Villa Montalvo,Saratoga, CA
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1993 "Gertrud Parker: A Lightness in Being" San Francisco Craft & Folk Art Museum, CA
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1989 " 'And the Ground Swell...Clangs,' Works in Gut and Fishskin" Gertrud Parker, Allen Moe,California State University,Hayward, CA
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1988 "Fiber/Gut Paintings and Sculpture by Gertrud Parker" Frank Lloyd Wright Art Galleries, San Rafael, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions:
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2007 “Scupture the Third Dimension” ART WORKS DOWNTOWN, San Rafael, CA, August 9 – September 28
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2007 “Shapeshifters,” The 8 Gallery, San Francisco, CA, February 15 – March 31
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2004 “Red Abstractions,” ARTROM, October 1 – November 1
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2003/04 “Graphik-Malerei-Plastik,” Galerie Haasner, Wiesbaden, Germany
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2002 "San Francico Bay Area" Art Bodensee, Austria, by Galerie Haasner
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2001 "Kleine Formate" Galerie Haasner, Wiesbaden, Germany
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2000 "Judging the Book by its Cove"' Spertus Museum. Chicago, IL
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1999 Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale, Hokaido, Japan
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1998 "Liberté, Fraternité, Egalité" Downtown Museum of Los Angeles, CA
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1997
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"Art for the Holidays", Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
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"L'Chaim-A Kiddish Cup Invitational" The Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA
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1996 "Sources & Refinements", San Bernadino County Museum, CA
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1995 "Translucency"Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA
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1994 "Dual Visions:Artists in the Studio/Leaders in the Community, Falkirk, CA
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1993 "Crocker-Kingsley Annual Art Show" Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA
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1991 "Natural Impressions" Santa Barbara Museum of Narural History, CA
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1989 "Image of the Horse" Redding Museum of Art, Redding, CA
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1988 "Innerskins/Outerskins,Gut and Fishskin" Anchorage Museum, Alaska State Museum, Juneau, University of Alaska Museum, Fairbanks, AK
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1985 "Mixing it Up" Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR
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1982 "21st Annual" Hayward Forum for the Arts, CA (Juror: Ruth Asawa)
Awards & Commissions:
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1998 Ornament for the White House Tree (one of six artists in California)
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1997 Gold Medal, 1st prize, 7th International exhibition, Stockholm, Sweden
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1993 Richard A. Florsheim Art Fund Grant
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1992 Art of California Magazine Discovery Awards, Bronze Award Honorable Mention "Capital Convergence '92" , Washington, DC
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1988 Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Achievement in Fiber, New York
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1987 Award of Merit, Three Dimensional Mixed Media, California State Fair,CA Marin Society of Artists, Award, Ross,CA
Art Related Employment:
Selected Bibliography:
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"Gertrud Parker at the Richmond Art Center" by Frank Cebulski, Artweek, Sept.2002
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"Textile Miniaturen" Artemis Galerie, Gšrlitz, Germany
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"The Visceral Sculpture of Gertrud Parker" by Peter Selz
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"Judging the Book by its Cover" Spertus Museum,Chicago, IL
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"The 7th International ShoeboxSculpture Exhibition, University of Hawaii Art Gallery Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale, Japan
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"Gertrud Parker:Sheer Artistry" by Amy Winter, Ph.D.Woman's Art Journal, May,1999
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Who's Who in American Art . 1995-96, 2001-2002
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Doramay Keasbey, "Sheer Delight-Handwoven Tansparencies," Stella Publ.House,1990
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Wayne Freedman, Producer, KRON-TV(NBC affiliate,San Francisco), "Inside Art" ,1988
Collections:
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New York Times, NY
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City Museum of Oakland, CA
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Smithsonian Archives, Washington, DC
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Prefecture of Gunma Gun - Japan
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