Kay Erickson

 

Long Beach, CA 90802
1-800-635-5185
562-951-5957 phone & fax

okaycards@yahoo.com
http://www.okaycards.com

BORN:
Minneapolis, Minnesota

RESIDENCE:
Santa Monica, California

STUDIO:
Long Beach, California
Cabo San Lucas, BCS, Mexico

INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS

2007	Anthroposophy NYC, New York, NY
	The Wine Crush, Long Beach, California
	Bungalow Marcasso, Long Beach, California
	Elbasha Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2006	Utopia, Long Beach, California
2005	Passions At Play Gallery, Long Beach, California
2002	Passport Coffeehouse, Long Beach, California
1999	Mango Fool, Long Beach, California Ojai Coffee Roasters, Ojai, California
1996	Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, California

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2006	EXPOSURE 2006: Multi-Gallery Photo Exhibit, Long Beach, California
	JURIED ALL MEDIA EXHIBITION, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, California
2005	EXPOSURE 2005: Multi-Gallery Photo Exhibit, Long Beach, California
2004	THE FIGURE: Passions At Play Gallery, Long Beach, California
	EXPOSURE 2004: Multi-Gallery Photo Exhibition, Long Beach, California
2003	COAXED: utopia, Long Beach, California
2002	PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION: Millard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, California
	MEMBER’S EXHIBITION: Second City Council Gallery, Long Beach, California
	THOUGHT PROVOKING: Lankershim Art Gallery, North Hollywood, California
	EXPOSURE 2002: Multi-Gallery Photo Exhibition, Long Beach, California
	BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: CDC Gallery, Palm Springs, California
2001	SECRETS: Eleven Seven Gallery, Long Beach, California
	AMERICA: The Second City Council, Long Beach, California
	NATIONAL OPEN EXHIBIT: Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California
	Exposure 2001: Multi-Gallery Photo Exhibition, Long Beach, California
2000	MEMBER EXHIBIT: Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California
	RELIGION AND MYTHS: The Second City Council, Long Beach, California
	EXPOSURE 2000: Multi-Gallery Photo Exhibition, Long Beach, California
1999	OPTIC NERVE GROUP SHOW: Cypress College Photography Gallery, Cypress, California
	FIRST EXPOSURE PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION: Multi-Gallery, Long Beach, California
1997	INTERNATIONAL MOST TALENTED ARTISTS
	EXHIBITION: Art Addiction, Stockholm, Sweden
	MAIN STREET IMAGES: Creativity Bookstore, Santa Monica, California
	OPTIC NERVE: Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, California
	COLOR THE WORLD: The Hungry Mind Coffeehouse/Art Gallery, Manhattan Beach, California
1996	INTERNATIONAL ARTS SPECTACULAR: Planetary Renaissance, St. Paul, Minnesota
1991	ART AFFAIR: Pacific Palisades, California
1990	ART AFFAIR: Pacific Palisades, California

BIBLIOGRAPHY
LONG BEACH PRESS TELEGRAM: Exhibition Review, Long Beach, CA
DESERT POST WEEKLY: Art Review, Palm Springs,
California, 2002
ART TALK: Hellada Gallery, Long Beach, California, 2001
WORLD OF ART: Special Issue 2000, Stockholm, Sweden
BLACK ENTERPRISE MAGAZINE: Top Non-Entertainment
Careers In Entertainment, December 1999

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Alex Slato, Associate Director, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, California
Louis D’elia, Pasadena, California
Barry Allen, Paramount Pictures, Hollywood, California
Maureen O’Connell, Paramount Pictures, Hollywood,
California
Niebaum-Copolla Winery, Napa Valley, California
Steinbeck Center Museum, Salinas, California

AWARDS & HONORS
HONORABLE MENTION: ‘The Portrait’ Women In Photography
NOMINEE PHOTOJOURNALISM: The Black & White Spider Awards
MAYORAL PROCLAIMATION, Santa Monica, California
For Participation In Artist-In-Residence SMARTS Project, 2004
3RD PLACE PHOTO COMPETITION, Los Angeles, County Fair, 2001
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT, International Most
Talented Artists, Stockholm, Sweden, 1997
HONORABLE MENTION, Satter Company, Pebeo Photo Oils ‘Colors Of The Imagination’ Hand-Tinting Competition,
1996
FIRST PRIZE PHOTOGRAPHY, Planetary Renaissance,
International Arts Spectacular, 1996

LICENSES:
CITYBOEK: Line of Photographic Hand-Tinted
Postcards, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
ART UNLIMITED: Line of Photographic Art Postcards,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
VERKEKE: Line of Photographic Greeting Cards, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
SCANDECOR: Line of Postcards and Posters, Stockholm
Sweden
AMERICAN POSTCARD: Line of Photographic Postcards
and Magnets
HALLMARK: Line of Photographic Greeting Cards, Kansas City, Kansas
ETHNOGRAPHICS: Line of Photographic Greeting Cards,
Santa Barbara, California

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Guest Lecturer, Photography, Long Beach City College 2004/2005/2006
Artist-In-Residence SMARTS Project 2002
Private Hand-Tinting Workshops, 1990-2001
Santa Monica Recreation Center, 1999-2001
The Learning Annex, 1993
Minneapolis Public Schools – Librarian & Art Teacher

PUBLIC ARTS PROJECTS
Art Finalist, LA Arts Council, Fire Station #65
Artist in Residency, SMARTS, Santa Monica & Malibu
School Systems

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