Born in Washington, D.C.
Lives and maintains a studio practice in Golden, Colorado
Upcoming Exhibitions:
Art Santa Fe, July 14 - 16 - Santa Fe, NM
Jen Tough Gallery, Santa Fe, NM - July 21st thru December 23rd
D'art Gallery, Denver, CO - August - August
Art San Diego, San Diego, CA, November 3rd thru November 5th
Red Dot Miami, Miami, FL December 6th thru December 10th
Selected Solo and 2-Person Exhibitions:
2019 The Coral Project, Christopher Art Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL
2017 Sandi Miot: The Medium is the Muse, Retrospective, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
2016 Reliquaries: Requiem for the Printed Word, Book Passage, San Rafael, CA
2011 Reliquaries: Requiem for the Printed Word, Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Reliquaries: Requiem for the Printed Word, Napa Library, Napa, CA
2007 Wax Games, Laredo Center for the Arts, Laredo, TX
Abstract Improvisations III, Lauryn Taylor Gallery, Carmel, CA2003 It's All About Wax, Firehouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2002 Waxing Philosophic, MC2, San Francisco, CA
2001 Sandi Miot, Rolling Hills Country Club, Novato, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2018 Make Your Mark, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA
The Altered Book Show IX, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA
(Curator: Mary Austin, Founder of the San Francisco Center for the Book)
2017 Abstract Sanctuary, Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville, CA
12th Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
(Juror: Miles Conrad, Director)
Depth Perception, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA
(Curators: Joanne Mattera and Cherie Mittenthal)
The Altered Book Show VIII, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA
(Curator: Mary Austin, Founder of the San Francisco Center for the Book)
2016 This is Not a Book: Chapter II, San Jose Museum of Contemporary Art,
San Jose, CA (Curator: Donna Seager, Seager-Gray Gallery)
Ten Years of Artists' Books, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
(Curator: Donna Seager, Seager-Gray Gallery)
May Group Show, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CA
The Altered Book Show VII, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA
2015 ART by AMERICA: A National Review of
Two-Dimensional Contemporary Art,
The Art House, Chicago, IL
The Altered Book Show VI, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
2014 Bay Area Women Artists, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
The Altered Book Show V, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
20th Anniversary Show, FireHouse Gallery, Grants Pass, OR
2013 The Altered Book Show IV, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
2012 Bakers Dozen 2012, The Quicksilver Mine Co., Forestville, CA
The Altered Book Show III, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
2011 The Altered Book Show II, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
Artfully Reclaimed, Honorable Mention Award, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA
2010 The Altered Book Show I, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA
Wax Libris, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
inside out: 14 Bay Area Abstract Artists, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA
2009 Family Album, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL
Wax Libris, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA
Metamorphosis: Contemporary Statements in Encaustic,
Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, NE
Waxing Philosophically: Interpretations in Wax,
Marin Arts Council, Novato, CA
2008 The Diptych Project - A Collaboration in Wax (Catalog):
Whitney Art Works, Portland, OR
Brian Marki Gallery, Portland, OR
Montserrat College of Art, Salem, MA
Steamboat Springs Art Council, Steamboat Springs, CO
Textures, Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO
On Your Mark, ARTworkSF Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 Off the Grid, IEA Exhibition, Lauren Taylor Gallery, Carmel, CA
Encaustic Works 2007,
R & F Gallery, Kingston, NY
Atrium Gallery,Ball State University,Muncie,IN
Contemporary Textures in Wax,
Contemporary Art Collective, Las Vegas, NV
Butte Silver Bow Art Center, Butte, MO
Selected Awards
2018 2nd Place, Disintegration, Altered Book ShowIX, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA
(Juror: Mary Austin)
2017 2nd Place, The Omen, Altered Book ShowVIII, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA
(Juror: Mary Austin)
2016 Hon. Mention, Lies & Secrets, Altered Book ShowVII, MarinMOCA,
(Juror: Mary Austin)
2015 1st Place,It’s Come Undone, Altered Book ShowVI, MarinMOCA,
(Juror: Donna Seager)
2014 2nd Place, Hollywood, MarinMOCA, Altered Book ShowV, Novato, CA
(Juror: Donna Seager)
2010 1st Place, Novel Contemplation, MarinMOCA, The Visual Word, CA
(Juror: Donna Seager)
2005 2nd Place, Emergence I, Boise State University, Boise, ID
2003 3rd Place, Chaos, Texas Artist Museum, Port Arthur, TX
1999 Best in Class, Matriarch, Watercolor, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
1998 2nd Place, Sails In, Watercolor, Shacknow Museum, Plantation, FL
1997 2nd Place, Medusa, Miami Watercolor Society, Miami, FL
1996 1st Place, Fabric of Life, Miami Watercolor Society, Miami, FL
Gallery Affiliations
D’art Gallery, 900 Santa Fe Drive, Denver, Colorado
Jen Tough Gallery, 2023 Autumn Collective, 4 N Chamisa Drive, Santa Fe, NM
artsy.net, Online Gallery
Education
Self-taught, studied with such notables as Jack Beal, Sondra Freckelton, Daniel Greene, and Fred Wessel, to name a few.
Curatorial Projects
2015-2016 Members Showcase Exhibition, Selection Committee, Chairperson, MarinMOCA, Novato, CA
2009 Waxing Philosophically: Interpretations in Wax, Marin Arts Council, Novato, CA
2005 Oil and Wax, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Exhibition and Conference
Selected Entertainment Industry Showings
Friends, Warner Bros.
C.S.I. Miami, CBS Studios
E.R., Warner Bros.
The Bee Season, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Girlfriends, Paramount Pictures Good Morning Miami, NBC Studios
Good Morning Miami, NBC Studios
Selected Bibliography
Depth Perception, Catalog, Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA. May-June 2017
New Sculptures and Paintings in Ancient Medium, Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, December 8, 2016
This is Not a Book: Chapter II, Catalog, San Jose Museum of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA 2016
Ten Years of Artists' Books, Catalog, Brooklyn Public Library, Seager-Gray Gallery, Curator, 2015
Reformation of Emotions in the Age of Shakespeare, Cover, Steven Mullaney, University of Chicago Press, 2015
Authentic Visual Voices: Contemporary Paper and Encaustic, Video eBook, Nash/Renfrow Productions, 2013
Encaustic Works 2011, Catalog, R&F Handmade Paints, Joanne Mattera, Juror, 2011
Creative Paint Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists: Experimental Techniques, Book, Ann Baldwin, Quarry Books, 2009
Encaustic Works 2007, Catalog by R&F Handmade Paints, Joan Snyder, Juror, 2007
Metamorphosis: Contemporary Statements in Encaustic, Catalog, Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, NE, 2009
The Diptych Project - A Collaboration in Wax, Catalog, International Encaustic Artists, 2008