the artist: betty jo costanzo
photo credit: Jan Watten
EDUCATION
| 1987 | MASTER OF FINE ARTS: Painting & Performance | Mills College Oakland, CA |
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| 1981 | BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS: Drawing | California College of Arts & Crafts Oakland, CA |
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| 1981 | Certificate in Gallery Management | California College of Arts & Crafts Oakland, CA |
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS and PERFORMANCES
| 2010 | Three x Three, The Divine Comedy | PROJECT: Space Available Seattle WA |
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| 2007 | Butoh Angels: Guardians of the Estuary | Rhythmix Cultural Works K GALLERY Alameda, CA |
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| 2003 | Butoh Drawing | Marin Horizon School Marin, CA |
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| 2001 | Butoh Oval | Cal State Hayward Hayward, CA |
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| 2000 | Butoh Skirt | California College of the Arts San Francisco, CA |
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| 2000 | Butoh Drawing | The Monagri Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art Archangelos Monastery Monagri, Cyprus |
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| 2000 | Butoh Drawing Performance | Lithica Citadella Menorca, Spain |
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| 2000 | Butoh Drawing Performance | Fulbright Center, Buffer Zone Nicosia, Cyprus |
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| 2000 | Butoh Drawing Performance | HP Gallery Northern Nicosia, Cyprus |
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| 1999 | Butoh Drawing Performance | Timken Lecture Hall Foyer California College of Arts & Crafts San Francisco, CA |
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| 1996 | The Age of Unfaith: Fourteen Stations of the Cross | SFMOMA Artists Gallery San Francisco, CA |
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| 1994 | Secrets Shared | SFMOMA Artists Gallery San Francisco, CA |
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| 1992 | My Father Was A Parker Pen Salesman | Cinematheque San Francisco, CA |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS and PERFORMANCES
| 2008 | Sketchy | Autobody Fine Art Alameda CA |
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| 2006 | There is Nothing to See | Lobot Gallery Oakland, CA |
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| 2005 | Pentagon versus Hexagon | C.G. Di Arie Vineyard & Winery Mt. Aukum, CA |
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| 2004 | Inside/Outside; Pinned; Balanced | Burren College of Art Newtown Castle, Ballyvaughan Co.Clare, Ireland |
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| 2003 | Butoh Drawing performance | Paradise Wood Sculpturegrove Santa Rosa, CA |
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| 2002 | Clock Map | Braziers Park England |
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| 1999 | Mostra 99, Works on Paper; Sette Artisti Italo-Americano | Museo ItaloAmericano San Francisco, CA |
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| 1998 | Masque Macabre | Rene & Veronica di Rosa Foundation Sonoma, CA |
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| 1998 | CCAC Alumni Exhibition, My Father Was A Parker Pen Salesman | San Francisco Art Commission Gallery Veterans Building San Francisco, CA |
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| 1998 | The Age of Unfaith: Fourteen Stations of the Cross | Nika Gallery San Francisco, CA |
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| 1997 | Action/Reaction: Impetus & Residue | Dancers Group San Francisco, CA |
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| 1997 | Winter Landscape, solo performance | 111 Minna Gallery San Francisco, CA |
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| 1997 | Conjured | California College of Arts & Crafts Oakland, CA |
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| 1997 | Visual Aid's Big Deal | Somar Gallery San Francisco, CA |
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| 1996 | CCAC: Past Present, & Future | Oliver Art Center Oakland, CA |
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| 1995 | Love, Loss, and Renewal: a video screening of Code Blue | San Jose, CA | |
| 1993 | Code Blue | Mission Cultural Center San Francisco, CA |
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| 1993 | Code Blue | Opts Art Gallery San Francisco, CA |
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| 1991 | Berkeley Art Center Exhibition '91 Honorable Mention | Berkeley Art Center Berkeley, CA |
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| 1991 | White Flag by MinooHamzavi Productions: Director | MissionCulturalCenter San Francisco, CA |
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| 1991 | Livermore Art Association | Wente Winery Livermore, CA |
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| 1990 | Center for the Visual Arts Exhibition | Center For The Visual Arts Oakland, CA |
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| 1989 | Calgene Competition | Natsoulas/Novelozo Gallery Davis, CA |
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| 1989 | New Work-9 Bay Area Artists | Kaiser Center Art Gallery Oakland, CA |
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| 1988 | The Game of Seven with composer S. Maxson | Center for Contemporary Music Oakland, CA |
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| 1987 | Sister Perpetua's Lie with composer Teresa Costanzo | Mills College Art Gallery Oakland, CA |
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| 1986 | Children's Furniture & Toys by Artists, an invitational | Limn Gallery San Francisco, CA |
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| 1984 | Opening Exhibition | Virginia Brier Gallery San Francisco, CA |
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| 1984 | California Works, Honorable Mention | California State Fair Sacramento, CA |
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| 1983 | 30th Annual Juried Competition | Richmond Art Center Richmond, CA |
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| 1982 | 11th Annual Juried Show | Corvallis Art Center Corvallis, OR |
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| 1981 | Award of Merit, CCAC Awards Exhibition | Heller Gallery Berkeley, CA |
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
| Rene di Rosa Preserve | Napa, CA | |
| Pacific Union Residential Brokerage | San Francisco, CA | |
| Jeffrey Walker, Keytex Corporation | San Francisco, CA | |
| The Monagri Foundation, Centre for Contemporary Art | Monagri, Cyprus | |
| Patricia Correia | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Katherine T. Carter | St. Leo, FL | |
| Susanne & Marcus Wefers | Heidelberg, Germany | |
| Helene Black & Yiannis F. Colakides | Limassol, Cyprus | |
| Nancy & William Jackson | Oakdale, CA | |
| Rebecca Schumacher | San Francisco, CA | |
| Sasha Verhage Katherine Martin | San Francisco, CA |
SELECTED PRIVATE COMMISSIONS
| 2008/ 2009 | Tree Mural+Cloud Mural: two wall murals 43'x7.5' ea | Current Dental Bremerton WA |
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| 2007 | Water Lily Pond Mural: two exterior bldg murals | C.G. Di Arie Vineyard & Winery Mt. Aukum, CA |
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| 1997 | Leda & the Swan: 4-panel screen 80"x72" | Jennifer LaPierre Design Sonoma, CA |
CATALOGS
| Betty Jo Costanzo & Tom White, 2000 | Monagri Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art Achangelos Monastery Monagri, Cyprus |
REVIEWS
| Simon Grant | Butodrawing | London June 2000 |
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| Glyn Hughes | In the Hills and On The Line | Cyprus Weekly May 26-June 1 2000 |
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| ΕΚΤΕΛΕΗ ΚΑΙ ΕΚΘΕΣΗ | Buto Drawing | ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΙΕΣ May 14 2000 |
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| ΕΛενα Παρπα | Εικαοτικη Δημιουργιαμεσα απο την κινηδση | Atzenta May 13 2000 |
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| Glyn Hughes | A Line in the Air at Monagri Foundation | Cyprus Weekly May 5-11, 2000 |
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| M. Morales | Mostra 99: Sette Artisti Italo-Americano | SF Fashion & Art News June 1999 |
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| Debra Koppman | 'Ritual Ancestry' at Nika Gallery | Artweek February 1998 |
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| Thom Sheeham | Nosrat | SF Fashion & Art News August 1993 |
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| Cathy Curtis | Four Artist Showcased in Far From Ideal Gallery | Oakland Tribune August 1981 |
AWARDS and GRANTS
| 2004 | Professional Development Grant | California College of the Arts San Fransisco, CA |
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| 2000 | Professional Development Grant | California College of Arts & Crafts San Fransisco, CA |
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| 1999 | Teaching Development Grant | California College of Arts & Crafts San Fransisco, CA |
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| 1991 | Honorable Mention, Berkeley Art Center Exhibition | Berkeley Art Center Berkeley, CA |
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| 1985- 1987 | Departmental Scholarships | Mills College Oakland, CA |
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| 1984 | Honorable Mention: California Works | California State Fair Sacramento, CA |
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| 1981 | Award of Merit, Awards Exhibition | Heller Gallery Berkeley, CA |
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| 1980/ 1981 | Departmental Scholarship | California College of Arts & Crafts San Fransisco, CA |
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| 1980/ 1981 | Ford Foundation Scholarship | California College of Arts & Crafts San Fransisco, CA |
RESIDENCIES
| 2010 | Two Month Artist Residency | PROJECT: Space Available Seattle WA |
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| 2000 | Invited Artist: Five Month Artist Residency | The Monagri Foundation Centre or Contemporary Art Archangelos Monastery Monagri, Cyprus |
SELECTED TEACHING
| 1991- 2007 | Associate Professor: First Year, Media Arts, & Individualized Programs | California College of the Arts Oakland & San Francisco, CA |
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| 2005 | Butoh Drawing Workshop Instructor | Associació Cultural La Iqualada Iqualada, Spain |
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| 2004 | Butoh Drawing Workshop Instructor | Associació Cultural La Ponderosa Barcelona, Spain |
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| 2000 | Guest Juror: Interior Design 2nd year | Frederick Institute of Technology Nicosia, Cyprus |
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| 2000 | Butoh Drawing Workshop Instructor | The Monagri Foundation Centre for Contemporary Art Monagri, Cyprus |
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| 1995- 1999 | Adjunct Professor | College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA |
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| 1990 | Instructor | California State University at Hayward Hayward, CA |
CURATOR and PRODUCER
| 1997 | Curator and producer of two evenings of performance art | 111 Minna Gallery San Frsncisco, CA |
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| 1993 | LIGHTescapes: Exhibition Curator and Producer of Performance Art events | OPTS ART Gallery San Francisco, CA |