Education
2006-2009 MFA, Printmaking, California State University at Long Beach, CA.
2002-2005 BFA, Printmaking, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV.
2000-2003 Lake Tahoe Community College, South Lake Tahoe, CA.
1994-1997 Richland Community College, Dallas, TX.
Professional Experience/ Special Projects
2016-Current
Adjunct Instructor, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah
Courses Taught: Art appreciation, Color Theory, Studio Art for the Non-Art Major, Drawing, Art theory, Design Principles
2013-2015
Lessons on garden related topics and project demonstrations at Armstrong Garden Center.
2013
Classes for youth age children on nontoxic relief printmaking techniques at the Huntington Beach Art Center in Huntington Beach, CA.
Demonstrations on relief printmaking techniques for family day at Huntington Beach Art Center in Huntington Beach, CA.
2010-2014
Private art lessons
2008
Teacher’s Assistant (instructor of record) Nontoxic Printmaking, California State University, Long Beach, Fall 2008
Volunteer as art teacher at Hope Orphanage Association, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
2007
Teachers Aid, Basic Printmaking, California State University, Long Beach, Spring 2007
Residencies
2019
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art- Artist in Residency Program
Lectures/Public-Speaking Engagements/ Podcasts
2019 - Connect Broadcast with Utah Arts Alliance podcast: https://www.patreon.com/posts/conversations-at-25855530
2013 - Guest lecture on the history of relief printmaking and demonstration on relief printmaking, Azusa Pacific University, Azusa, CA.
2011 - Fake Rocks and Botox II, Panel discussion, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV.
2008 - The Green Piece, Panel discussion, California State University, Long Beach, CA.
Environmental Art, California State University, Long Beach, CA.
2007 - CSULB Six Pack Show, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV.
Lecture and Critique
Community Engagement
Nurture the Creative Mind, painted a piano to be displayed in the downtown area as an interactive public art work, Ogden, UT.
Save our Seas, Seal Beach, CA.
Dia De Los Ninos, Volunteering at The Aquarium of the Pacific as a mural painter, which utilized public collaboration.
Green Long Beach Festival, Long Beach, CA.
Premier Art Auction 2009 for Long Beach Rescue Mission, Long Beach, CA.
Publications/Online Publications
- Featured artist for Blacklisted, an online magazine, based in Copenhagen, Denmark for the July, 2017 issue, https://ello.co/blacklistedmag/post/s9yqknirwqiml36hbmcxbg
- 15 BYTES, http://artistsofutah.org/15Bytes/index.php/best-of-2017-yael-pedroza/
- McClain’s catalog 2015
- 50/50: A Survey of Contemporary Printmaking, Jeremy Cody
- Artist’s Block Cured 201 ways to unleash your creativity, Krall, Linda, and Amy Runyen
- 6( Premio Internationazionale Biennale d’Incisione
-Jane Carlson, “North Tahoe Arts,” Arts, The Weekly North Tahoe/ Squaw Valley/ Truckee, June 7, 2006, 28.
- Miranda Jesch, “Digital New World, Table fro Nine,” RN&R, newsreview.com, January 1, 2004
Group Exhibition (*solo shows)
2018
Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery, 2018 Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Weber State University, Ogden, UT.
2016
Birdie, Coastline Art Gallery at Coastline Community College, Newport Beach, CA.
My Rules Print Exchange, North View Gallery at Portland Community College Sylvania Campus, Portland, OR.
2016 Biennial Faculty Exhibition, Weber State University, Ogden, UT.
2015
Organic Element, Artistic Edge, Long Beach, CA.
Laguna Art Museum Auction 2015, Laguna, CA.
2014
Paper Farm, Works on Paper, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA.
OC Great Parks, A show on California native animals and farming practices, Irvine, CA.
Laguna Art Museum Auction 2014, Laguna, CA.
2013
Newton’s Third, A Karmic Interpretation, F+ Gallery, Santa Ana, CA.
Laguna Art Museum Auction 2013, Laguna, CA.
2012
ISM: 10 Year Anniversary Exhibition, CSUF Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA.
What Are We (Que Sommes Nous), Classic Cars West, San Fransisco, CA.
Laguna Art Museum Auction 2012, Laguna, CA.
2011
Fake Rocks and Botox II, Alumni Exhibition, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV.
Vivan Las Mujeres!, Museum of Latin American Art, Long Beach, CA.
2010
OsCene 2010, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA.
Sub-alterity,
2nd City Council Art Gallery, Long Beach, CA.
The Mezz, L.A. Art Walk, Los Angeles, CA.
2009
6th International Exhibition of Etching and Relief, Museum of Contemporary and 20th Century Art Villa Renato Martini, Monsummano, Italy
Man Made, MFA Exhibition, Werby Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, CA. *
Centered on The Center, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA.
Earth Day Show, Dutzi Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, CA.
A set of Disconnected Events, School of the Arts Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
2008
Rick Reese, Alpha Cult, Long Beach, CA.
A set of Disconnected Events and Varied Voices, Werby Gallery, California State University, Long Beach, CA.
Print Zero Studios-Print Exchange 5
State University of New York Buffalo, Buffalo, NY.
Miami Dade College, Miami, FL.
Pratt Fine Arts Gallery, Seattle, WA.
Roennebaeksholm Arts and Culture Centre, Naestved, Denmark
The Cambodia Project, Max L. Gatov Gallery East, California State University, Long Beach, CA.
2007
The Evva S. Vale Memorial Exhibition, The Barbara & Ray Alpert
Jewish Community Center, Long Beach, CA.
Pancake, Marilyn Werby Gallery, California State University at Long
Beach, Long Beach, CA.
Organica, C1D Gallery, Long Beach, CA.
Insights, University Art Museum California State University Long
Beach, Long Beach, CA. (Juried)
Print Zero Studios-Print Exchange 5
Sev Shoon/ Ballard Works, Seattle, WA.
Print Walls Gallery, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Rainbow Building Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
SUNY Buffalo CFA Main Stage Cases, Buffalo, NY.
C.S.U.L.B. Six Pack, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV.
2006
Emerging Artist, North Tahoe Arts, Tahoe City, CA.
2005
Mutations, BFA Thesis Exhibition, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV. *
Juried Spring Student Show, Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV.
Print Exchange 3, Rainbow Building Gallery, Coral Gables, FL.
Blue Door Gallery, Seattle, WA.
2004
Table for Nine, Parasol Foundation, Incline Village, NV.
Bleulion Gallery, Reno, NV.
Honors and Awards
2009
Werby Scholarship
2006
Summa Cum Laude at Sierra Nevada College
Fine Arts Department Honors at Sierra Nevada College
2005
Who’s Who Award Among Students In American Universities and Colleges
Dean’s Highest Honors, Sierra Nevada College
Sierra Nevada College Scholarship
2004
Dean’s Highest Honors, Sierra Nevada College
Sierra Nevada College Scholarship
2003
LTCC Pat Amundson Purchase Award, Student Spring Show
3rd Place Student Spring Show, LTCC
Honorable Mention Student Spring Show, LTCC
Dean’s Highest Honors, Sierra Nevada College
Sierra Nevada College Scholarship
2002
LTCC Foundation Scholarship
Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Service with the Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care
2001
CCCSFAAA Scholarship
Spring Student Art Show, LTCC:
Honorable Mention
Second Place Computer Art
The Art Excellence Award for Best Use of New Technology
Collections
Lake Tahoe Community College, South Lake Tahoe, CA.
Sierra Nevada College, Incline Village, NV.
Lyndon Thomson, Sacramento, CA.
Printzero Studios, Seattle, WA.
University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL.
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