Lorraine Serena

Artist
Founder/Artistic Director, Women Beyond Borders (womenbeyondborders.org)

Art: derived from the Latin ars, artis: to join together

E D U C A T I O N
MFA University of California at Santa Barbara
BA University of California at Santa Barbara

A W A R D S / G R A N T S
2008 – Women’s eNews International Leadership Award – 21 Leaders of the 21st Century, awarded to Women Beyond Border’s Founder, Lorraine Serena, for building peace and connections via art, NYC
2008 – Altrusa International of Nanaimo British Columbia recognition and appreciation of Women Beyond Borders for Making a Difference in the World by way of connecting and honoring women in the arts
2007 – The US President’s Committee on Arts and Humanities recognition of the International Scope and Cultural Impact of Women Beyond Borders
2005 – Isabella Bird Award, Woman of Vision, for the creative approach of building community among women and for the book Women Beyond Borders, The Art of Building Community
2002 – Salt Lake City Magazine selection of Women Beyond Borders as one of the Top Five Events of the Cultural Olympiad along with Chihuly and the Pilobolus Dance Theater 2000 – Women’s International Net Magazine Award for Women Beyond Borders Outstanding Website Award
1995 – Time Capsule – A  Concise Encyclopedia of Women Artists, Performers and  Writers, visual document of women’s achievements and contributions
1994 – Jurors Award, North American Works, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento CA
1991 – Santa Barbara Artist of the Month,  Santa Barbara Chamber of Commerce Award 1984 – Art Advocate of the Year Award, Santa Barbara Arts Council
1978-9 – California Arts Council, Artist-in-Residence Recipient, in conjunction with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art
1976 – Women’s Center Exhibition, University of California Santa Barbara, Award Winner

 
E X H I B I T I O N S
2014 – ONEIRA: I DREAM THE SELF, Studio C Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013 -1995 – WOMEN BEYOND BORDERS, view complete resume:  www.womenbeyondborders.org
2012 – THE ART OF THE BOOK IV, Artists Union Gallery, Ventura CA, Curators: Ines Monguio and Elena Siff
2012 – ART & DEVOTION, Mediterranee, Carpinteria CA
2005 – UNPREDICTABLE DIALOGUE – ASSEMBLAGE ART, Sam Francis Gallery, Crossroads School, Santa Monica CA
2004 – BLUR@BEKINS, Bekins Building, Santa Barbara CA, Juror: Carey Berkus
2003 – DESIRE & PERPLEXED, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara CA
2000 – PATRONS, LOVERS, AND OTHER ROMANTICS, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara CA
1997 – L. A. Slide, The Living Room, Santa Monica CA
1997 – L. A. Slide, Gallery 25, Fresno CA
1996 – PUSHING THE ENVELOPE, Nevada Institute of Contemporary Art, Las Vegas NV
1996 – GLOBAL FOCUS: WOMEN IN ART AND CULTURE, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington DC

1995
TIME CAPSULE, Paula Cooper Gallery, New York City, NY
GLOBAL FOCUS: WOMEN IN ART AND CULTURE, NGO Forum on Women and the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing China
THE LAST FRONTIER, Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland CA, Juror: George Rivera
THREE PERSON EXHIBITION, The Caged Chameleon, Santa Ana CA
HOMEWORK, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara CA

1994
WISE WOMEN, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago IL
FOUND OBJECT AS ART, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach CA, Juror: Peter Frank
NORTH AMERICAN WORKS, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento CA, Juror: Phil Linhares, Award
SECOND INTERNATIONAL, Gallery 57, Fullerton CA, Juror: Peter Frank
FLUXUS INTERNATIONAL ART, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara CA
NO TOWN AN ISLAND, Philip J. Steele Gallery, Denver CO

1993
CONTINUING THE DIALOGUE, S.I.T.E. Exhibition, Los Angeles CA
ALL THAT GLITTERS, De la Guerra Gallery, Santa Barbara CA
DOUBLE VISION, S.I.T.E. 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Los Angeles CA, Juror: Margaret Lazzari
HONOR ANOTHER, Collaboration, Aliso School, Carpinteria CA
NO TOWN AN ISLAND, Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI
FAIRY TALES AND OTHER FANTASIES, Waukesha Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Waukesha WI
NO TOWN AN ISLAND, Fuel Gallery, Seattle WA

1992
ASSEMBLAGE ASSEMBLY, Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach CA
CONTEMPORARY ICONS, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana CA
NO TOWN AN ISLAND, Anderson Ranch Gallery, Snowmass CO
17TH  ANNUAL MULTI MEDIA SHOW, Creative Arts Center, Burbank CA, Juror: Suzanne Muchnic
GROUP EXHIBITION, The New York Academy of Art, New York NY
THE FOURTH R: ART,  De Anza College Euphrat Museum of Art, Cupertino CA
LONG BEACH 88TH OPEN, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach CA, Juror: Peter Frank
SCWCA EXHIBITION, Downey Art Museum, Downey CA, Juror: Pat Ward-Williams

1991
ANNUAL EXHIBITION, The Gate Gallery,  San Pedro CA, Juror: Peter Frank
DREAMS AND REALITY/SHADOW AND SUBSTANCE, NCJW/LA Women, Los Angeles CA, Juror:  Stephanie Barron, Curator: Ruth Bachofner
CYCLES,Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale CA, Juror: Virginia Eaton
GODS, CLOWNS AND DEVILS:  IMAGES OF PERSONAL ICONOGRAPHY, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles CA
RELIGIOUS ART FESTIVAL, First United Methodist Church, Santa Monica CA, Juror: Ruth Weisberg

1990
CONTEMPORARY ICONS, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara CA, Curator: Nancy Doll
ALL THINGS WANT TO FLY, Frances Puccinelli Gallery Carpinteria, CA
THINGS WITH WINGS, Collaboration, Frances Puccinelli Gallery, Carpinteria CA
VITAL IMAGES, SCWCA, Finegood Gallery, West Hills CA, Juror: Judi Freeman
RECLAIMED CREATIONS, Frances Puccinelli Gallery, Carpinteria CA
34° 25 ‘ X 120° 15 ‘, SANTA BARBARA ARTISTS, The Woman’s Building, Los Angeles CA, Juror: Joan Hugo
WOMAN SPIRIT: MYTH AND METAPHOR, WCA National Juried Exhibition, Bakehouse Art Complex, Miami FL,
Juror: Dorothea Rockburne
GLORIA DEI FESTIVAL, St. John’s Seminary, Camarillo CA

1980s
ARTS FESTIVAL EXHIBITION ‘89, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara CA,
Juror: Joan Hugo
WINDOW ON AIDS ‘89, De la Guerra Gallery, Santa Barbara CA
SANTUARIOS, De la Guerra Gallery, Santa Barbara CA
THE CHASE, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara CA
FABLES, De la Guerra Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
THE MAGIC SHOW, Lang Art Gallery, Scripps Claremont Colleges, Pomona CA
MONOTYPES, De la Guerra Gallery, Santa Barbara CA
SILENT IMAGES, The New Media Gallery, Ventura College, Ventura CA
A TRIO, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara CA
DRAWING: THE BASIC ACT OF ART,  Santa Barbara Arts Council, Santa Barbara CA, Juror: Nancy Doll
ARTIST’S SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, San Francisco CA, Curator: Patterson Sims

1960’s
A selection of early collaborative exhibitions with 200 participants per year:
1969 – MAGICAL KINGDOM, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara CA
1970 – CELEBRATION, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara CA
1968 – CONTEMPORARY NATIVITY, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara CA

SELECTION OF REVIEWS
Artists do Their Homework, Crowder, Joan, Santa Barbara News Press, Santa Barbara CA (March 17, 1995)
All That Glitters is Gold, Crowder, Joan,Santa Barbara News Press, Santa Barbara CA (December 10, 1993)
Showcase, Nancy Doll, Visions Magazine(Summer 1993)
Ron Glowen, Manifestos, Artweek(February, 1993)
Jane Wilson, Socially Responsible Art, Aspen Times, Aspen CO (October 24, 1992)
Ann Elliot Sherman, Young at Art, San Jose Metro, San Jose CA (March 22, 1992)
Nancy Kapitanoff, Shadow and Substance, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles CA (December 8, 1991)
Nancy Kapitanoff, Art Notebook, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles CA (August 18, 1991)
Hungarian National Television: Interview regarding work in conjunction with The Symposium of Hungarian culture, Hungarian Spring, Santa Barbara CA (1991)
Crowder, Joan, Arts/Artists, Santa Barbara News Press, Santa Barbara CA (November 30, 1990)
Roth, Tisha, Three Exhibits: A Tribute, South Coast Community Newspapers, Santa Barbara, CA (December 11, 1990)
Crowder, Joan, Shows in Flight, Santa Barbara News Press, Santa Barbara, CA (December 14, 1990)
Roth, Tisha, Serena and Rojos Exhibit at Puccinelli, South Coast Community Newspapers, Santa Barbara, CA (December 4, 1990)
Woodard, Josef, Art of the Season, Santa Barbara Independent, Santa Barbara, CA (December 14, 1989)
Roth Tisha, Serena Creates Refreshing Alternative to Holiday Excess,  Montecito Life, Montecito, CA (December 7, 1989)
Roth, Tisha, Serena Performs Artistic Miracle, South Coast Community Newspapers, Santa Barbara CA (December 5, 1989)
Crowder, Joan, Drawing: The Basic Act of Art, Santa Barbara News Press, Santa Barbara CA  (September 25, 1987)
Greenwald, Bill, Serena’s Fables Spark the Imagination, Carpinteria Herald,Carpinteria CA (October 23, 1986)
Crowder, Joan, Arts/Artists, Serena Paints Fables from Passages of Life,  Santa Barbara News Press, Santa Barbara, CA (October 18, 1986)
Crowder, Joan, Diverse Styles Intermingle, Santa Barbara News Press, Santa Barbara CA. (February 1, 1986)
Chauvel, Margaret, Artists Visions Illuminate Gallery, Ventura College Press, Ventura CA. (October 23, 1981)
Ames, Richard, Arts/Artists, Exhibition has Soft Subtlety, Santa Barbara News Press,Santa Barbara CA (July 26, 1975)
Ames, Richard, Arts/Artists, MFA Graduate Show a Handsome Affair, Santa Barbara News Press, Santa Barbara CA (June 4,1975)

C A T A L O G S
Oneira: I Dream the Self, Studio C Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2014
Beyond Borders, Singapore, Sculpture Square Lmtd., Singapore 2001
Women Beyond Borders, Tin Sheds Gallery, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia 1999
Women Beyond Borders, Akino Fuku Museum, Tenryu, Japan 1999
Women Beyond Borders: Boxes on the Train Catalog, Eva Ursprung, Doris-Jauk Hinz and others, Graz, Austria, 1998
Women Beyond Borders: Boxes on the Train, Eva Ursprung, Doris-Jauk Hinz plus others, Graz, Austria 1998
Women Beyond Borders, Dr. Jasna Janicijevic, Gallery Zvono, Belgrade, Yugoslavia 1997
Women Beyond Borders, G. Dorazio, Gallery Extra Moenia-Art Moderne, Todi, Italy 1997
 Women Beyond Borders, Antikenmuseum Sammlung und Ludwig, Basel, Switzerland 1996
Pushing the Envelope, Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art, Las Vegas, NV, 1996
Woman Beyond Borders: The Art of Building Community, essay by Anette Kubitza, 1995
Expanding Circles: Women Art & Community, Dr. Betty Ann Brown, Anthology, Midmarch Arts books, New York, NY 1995
Women Beyond Borders, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA 1995
Time Capsule: A  Concise Encyclopedia of Women Artists, Performers and  Writers: a visual catalog of women’s achievements and contributions 1995
The Fourth R: Art,De Anza College, 252 2nd Avenue, Garwood New Jersey, 1992
WomanSpirit: Myth and Metaphor, 1990
Vital Images: Women in Contemporary Art, 1990
Artists’ Society International, 1986

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