Serena Cole
Born in San Jose, CA 1979

Member of the Thin Ice Collective
www.thinicecollective.com

Education

2006

BFA California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA

Selected Exhibitions

2008

111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA forthcoming
Anne Bonney Gallery, Seattle, WA forthcoming

2007

Bliss, Roberts and Tilton Gallery at Domestic, Los Angeles, CA Mirabili Visu, MM Galleries, San Francisco, CA
Recent Work: Serena Cole and Grant Barnhart, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Here und Dort, Mina Dresden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
There is No Light Without Darkness, Hinterconti, Hamburg, Germany
When More is Less, 111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Faithfully, Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Association of California Independent Colleges and Universities, Sacramento, CA

2006

Oakland East Side Story, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Solo Exhibition, Bruce Gallery, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Bay Area Currents 2006, Juried by Christopher Miles, Oakland Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
Untitled 5, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
Beast Epic, Ego Park, Oakland, CA
Labyrinth, OnSix Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Community Virology, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA
I Feel Pretty, Auto3321 Gallery, Oakland, CA

2005

Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, CA
All College Honors, Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA
Best of Junior Review, Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA

Awards

2006

BFA with High Distinction, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Robert Ralls Memorial Scholarship, Juror's Mention, All College Honors, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Best of Show Runner-Up, Juried Exhibition, Soo Visual Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN

2005

Best of Junior Review, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Robert Ralls Memorial Scholarship, All College Honors, California Collegeof the Arts, San Francisco, CA

Bibliography

"The Downy Bird Art Kingdom", (cover image), Matthew Bowers, 2007
"Grant Barnhart and Serena Cole: Bucheon Gallery", Alan Bamburger,
artbusiness.com, September, 2007
"There is No Light Without Darkness: Mina Dresden Gallery", Alan Bamburger,
artbusiness.com, August 2007
"Inspiration: Serena Cole", thecoveted.blogspot.com, May 2007
"Oakland East Side Story: Serena Cole", Yerba Buena Center For the Arts Interview,
youtube.com, December 2006
"Bay Area Currents 2006", Petra Bibeau, Shotgun Review, June 2006