This is an abridged resumé. To download Francie Allen’s full resumé in Word, click here. Education: BA in art history and fine arts, Smith College, Northampton, MA BFA in sculpture, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI MFA in sculpture, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 2 quarters of architectural graphics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA Employment: 2005-2007 2004-2007 1995-2003 Instructor in sculpture & 3-dimensional design, Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA Art instructor, Community School of Music and Art, Mountain View, CA Owner of Francie Allen & Co., Sculptures for the Garden, Seattle, WA Awards, Grants and Scholarships: 2006 2005 2003 2002 Selection to a delegation of Bay Area artists to travel and exhibit in Sakai, Japan Jurors Award, “Fish Follies”, Cordova Museum, Cordova, AK Artist-in-Residence, WORKS/ San Jose, San Jose, CA People's Choice Award for chocolate sculpture, Washington NARAL's "Chocolate for Choice", Seattle, WA National finalist for the Niche Magazine Awards for Excellence in Crafts Selected Art Exhibits and Performance Installations: 2007 2006 2005 2003 2002 “Beaux & Eros II” national juried exhibition, Peninsula Museum of Art, Belmont, CA “Fish Follies’ juried exhibition, Cordova Museum, AK "Intersections: Locating Acts of Courage" National Women's Studies and WCA juried shows: Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, and Galeria Tonantzin, San Juan Bautista, CA Pacific Rim Sculptors Group Juried Spring Exhibition, San Francisco, CA Sakai Invitational Art Exhibition, City Hall Galleries, Sakai, Japan "Beaux & Eros" national juried exhibition, Peninsula Museum of Art, Belmont, CA Solo sculpture exhibit, St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Palo Alto, CA Solo sculpture exhibit, Peninsula Community Foundation, San Mateo, CA Pacific Rim Sculptors Group Juried Spring Exhibition, San Francisco, CA International Sculpture Invitational Exhibition, Big Rock Garden Park, Bellingham, WA Niche Awards Exhibitions, Buyers Market of American Craft, Philadelphia, PA Permanent Collections: Pair of concrete "Guardians" in the Everett City Sculpture Garden, Everett, WA Pair of large "Guardian Heads" at Earth Sanctuary Retreat Center, Whidbey, WA Professional Affiliations: Charter member, National Museum of Women Artists, Washington, DC Member, International Sculpture Center Member, Pacific Rim Sculptors Group Member, WORKS/ San Jose, San Jose, CA Member, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA Foreign Language: Fluency in French

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