Curriculum Vitae Commissions 1983-1984 American Museum of Natural History, Brazilian Hall, New York, NY 1975-1981 California Academy of Sciences, Wattis Hall of Man, San Francisco, CA Solo Exhibitions 1994 Edith Caldwell Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1991 J. Noblett Gallery, Sonoma, CA 1989 J. Noblett Gallery, Sonoma, CA 1987 J. Noblett Gallery, Sonoma, CA Selected group exhibitions 2007 CCA: Sculpture Selections, Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2006 BODY LANGUAGE, Sculpturesite Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004 BAY AREA FIGURATIVE ART EXHIBIT, A Tribute to the Artist Model, Worth Rider Gallery, Kroeber Hall, UC Berkeley Berkeley, CA 2002 BEING THERE: 45 OAKLAND ARTISTS Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA BEING THERE: 45 OAKLAND ARTISTS Oakland Airport, Oakland, CA PERSISTENCE: FIGURE Butters Gallery, Portland, OR 1998 MANCHESTER, NELSON AND QUINN Edith Caldwell Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1997 Maria Quinn AND CHRISTIN NELSON Edith Caldwell Gallery, San Franciso, CA 1993 THE ROMANTIC LANDSCAPE Holmes Fine Art Gallery, San Jose, CA SELF-PORTRAITS IN BLACK & WHITE, Edith Caldwell Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1991 Creation of life-size latex figure for PRIVATE EYE, performance by Carlos Solana, Climate Theater, San Francisco, CA Art Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1980 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA 1979 Staten Island Children's Museum, Snug Harbor, NY 1976 WOMEN ARTISTS, Walnut Creek Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA Creation of body casts and performer in ACTION/DRAWING Creation of body casts for DRAWING/QUARTER, performance by Carlos Solana. La Mamelle, San Francisco, CA 1975 NEW DIRECTIONS IN SCULPTURE, DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA Creation of body casts for FIGURE/DRAWING, performance by Carlos Solana, San Francisco Art Institute, CA 1975 MALE/FEMALE Show, I.C. Nelson Gallery, University of California, Davis, CA 1974 Helen Euphrat Gallery, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA 1973 NELSON, SOLANA, FREEMAN, GOODELL AND REID, University Art Gallery, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA INRODUCTIONS 1973 / SCUPTURE Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA 1972 GROUP SHOW, Univerary Gallery, Sacramento State University, Sacramento, CA BAY AREA UNDERGROUND SHOW University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA 1971 NELSON, LEVINE AND FRIEDMAN, Hanson Fuller Gallery, San Francisco,CA Publications 1992 Anthony Lee, "PSYCHOLOGICAL & EMOTIONAL STATES - THE ART OF CHRISTIN NELSON," Art of California (September, 1992) 1975 CBS-KPIX Evening News, "WORK IN PROGRESS," Video Interview 1997 Paul Glines, "MAKING THOSE LIFELIKE EXHIBITS." San Francisco Examiner 1971 Thomas Albright, "DOLLS IN THE ATTIC," San Francisco Chronicle Education Beloit College, Beloit, WS; BA University of Wisconsin, Madison, WS; MFA 1971 Teaching 1978-2005 San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA; Sculpture and Figure Modeling 1973-2006 California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, CA; Sculpture and Figure Modeling 1975 University of California, Berkeley, CA; Sculpture 1972-1973 Sacramento State College, Sacramento, CA; Sculpture 1972 University of California, Davis, CA; Sculpture Statement "Our existence as both physical and spiritual beings manifests through the experience of our bodies. We understand the meaning of our surroundings from an internal viewpoint. Our internal emotions communicate physical reactions. It is through the physical body- muscle memory, touch, a stomach pain, a gesture- that we come to know who we are and how we function in our environment. I have been exploring the body as a witness to life's experiences for the past thirty years. Internal emotions realize physical responces through the tensing and relaxation of muscles. All internal states: power, strength, vulnerability, fear, resignation, hope and intimacy are reflected in the body's physical form. It is our instinctive familiarity with the body that makes us sensitive to its every inflection. Our bodies react to an alteration in form before our minds begin to make sense of physical events we observe. I am interested in this gap between reaction and observation." - Christin Nelson