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2017 Wildlife Photo Contest

Owl, Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Desert Owl

Species: Owl | Location: Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

I am at the Desert Museum in Tucson Arizona and capture this lovely tiny owl in the desert.

About The Photographer

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Penni Webb Penni Webb Photography www.penniwebbphotography.com pwebbdesign@prodigy.net 415-457-8929 ART RESUME EDUCATION AND TRAINING 2015 SF Center for the Book, Book Binding Image Flow Gallery, Mill Valley, Photo Collage & Encaustic Workshops 2008 College of Marin, computer classes 2004 Interior Design, California College for the Arts, Oakland 1993 Artist in Resident, Magnolia Editions, Oakland, CA. 1992 UC Berkeley, Photography 1988-90 Kala Institute, Berkeley, Artist in Resident 1987 California College of Arts and Craft, Oakland, Printmaking 1980 San Francisco Art Institute, Master Studies, Printmaking & Photography 1977 University of Arizona, BFA, Painting and Art History 1974 Pima College, Arizona, AFA, Graphics and Painting SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2016 Solo show, Donor Gallery, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael 2015 Holiday Show, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael 2014 Transitions, Photography show, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael 2012 Kunkler Design and Showroom Gallery, San Rafael 2010 Smith Andersen North, Photography Group Show, San Anselmo Falkirk Invitational, San Rafael 2009 Dia de los Muertos, An exhibitions of Altars, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael SFMOMA Artist Gallery, Art Show & Sale, San Francisco 2008 Smith Andersen North, San Rafael, CA Solo Show Falkirk Center, Bay Area Juried show, San Rafael, CA Group, SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco 2007 Group, SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco 2006 Alternative Techniques in Photography, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco 2005 New Photography, SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco 2004 Photographs, Art Center Downtown, San Rafael 2003 New Work, SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco 2002 Sonoma Museum of Visual Arts, Western States Small Works, Santa Rosa, CA New Work, SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco 2001-2000 Group, Laguna Art Museum, Long Beach, CA Itheo.com, online Gallery, 14 works 1999 Taos Invitational, Taos Civic Center, Taos, NM 1998 Zap Mama Gallery, Oakland 1997 Group, SFMOMA Rental Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Group, Banacker Gallery, San Francisco 1993 New Work, Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco Group, Saindon-Seligman Gallery, Washington DC Altar Boxes, Artifacts Gallery, San Francisco 1992 One-person, Cefalo Associates, American Savings Bank, San Francisco Group, SFMOMA Rental Gallery, San Francisco 1991 Summer Selection, Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco Shrines & Altars, Falkrick Center, San Rafael Group, Cefalo Associates, 333 Bush, San Francisco 1990 Annual Auction, Kala Institute, Berkeley Group, Harlan & Allen Gallery, San Francisco 1989 New prints from the Allport Gallery, San Francisco Miniatures, Harleen & Allen Gallery, San Francisco Solo Show, Jan Corporation, 290 Market, San Francisco 1988 Selections for Kala at Modesto Lanzone, San Francisco Art for Art’s Sake, Kala, Berkeley New prints for West Coast presses, Allport Gallery, San Francisco 1986 Monotypes from California, World Print Gallery, San Francisco 1985 Invitational, Crown Zellerbach Bld., San Francisco Juried San Francisco Art Commission Group Show. 1984 Invitational, Crown Zellerbach Bld., San Francisco 1983 California Invitational, Hayward Center for the Arts Printmakers Invitational, Ft. Mason Center for the Arts, San Francisco 1982 Juried Berkeley Art Center show 1981 Westwood Center for the Arts Water media show, Los Angeles. Traveled to Crocker Bank, L.A. California printmakers, World Print Gallery, San Francisco 1980 Feedback, Aspen Museum, Co. Western Center for the Arts traveling exhibition, juried by Peter Selz Traveled to Arvada Center for the Arts Roaring Fork Group, juried by Henry Hopkins, Aspen Museum 1979 Roaring Fork show, Aspen Museum Group, Putney Gallery, Aspen 1978 Colorado Artist Craftsman Show, United Bank of Denver Group, Institute of Humanistic Studies, Aspen Juried Crafts Show, Jerome Gallery, Aspen 1977 Crafts ’77, Tucson Museum of Art, traveled to Scottsdale Center for the Arts. 1976 Juried Show, University of Arizona. 1974 Pima College Invitational, Tucson Special Awards 1972-77 Recipient of Marshall Foundation Scholarship, University of Arizona Intern at the Tucson Museum of Art Special Recognition for painting, University of Arizona 1977 Sponsored by Arizona Commission for the Arts for work to travel throughout Az. 1979 Sponsored by Colorado Commission for the Arts for work to travel throughout Colorado. 1983 Second place for San Francisco State University Animated film Festival. 1988-90 Sponsored to work at Kala Institute by SFMOMA photographer for 2 years. 1991 Sponsored by Harleen-Allen Gallery to produce prints at Kala Institute. 1993 Artist in resident at Magnolia Editions, Oakland. 1995 – 2015 Professional Photographer 2008 Solo Show at Smith Andersen North. http://www.smithandersennorth.com/exhibits/past/an-american-past.html 2016 Solo Show at Art Works Downtown Collectors Alain Espourtelle, New York Alexandra Cefalo, San Francisco Olga Dollar, San Francisco Ajo Protestant Church, Tucson Lee Marvin, Tucson Iron Tree Boutique, Tucson Crocker Bank, Los Angeles Aspen Gallery Putney Gallery, Aspen Waterfall Hope, Aspen M/M Garbleman, Chicago Cathy Cheevers, Chicago Lino Bele, San Francisco Jena Haloman, Los Angeles Andrew Brubaker, Oakland Jane Hall, San Anselmo Robert Cross, San Francisco Tony Soter, Tiburon Karin Kostka, Mill Valley Field Paoli Architects, San Francisco Blanc & Otus, San Francisco Sandy Furano, San Francisco Celia Lopez, Oakland Seadden, Arp & Slate, New York David Boulay, New York Steven Webb, Boston Janice Brockman, San Rafael Skip Miller & Liz Cunningham, Taos, NM Tobi Designs, Oakland Stephanie Evans, Sausalito Frederic Postle, Tiburon Raymond Saunders, Oakland Stephen & Mette Kirkeby Bob Ford, San Rafael, CA Stephanie Evans, PhD Beryl Sussman, San Francisco Peggy & Richard Greenfield Terry & Gary Roemer Gallery Affiliations: Art Works, Downtown, San Rafael Smith Andersen North, San Anselmo SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco Harleen & Allen Gallery, San Francisco Zip Gallery, Oakland Allport Gallery, San Francisco Saindon & Seligmann Gallery, Washington DC Suzy Locke & Associates, Oakland Cefalo & Associates, San Francisco Artifacts, San Francisco Banacker Gallery, San Francisco Olga Dollar Gallery, San Francisco Allport Gallery, San Francisco Interests & Other Accomplishments • 2008 – 2016 Two solo exhibitions, Artwork’s, San Rafael and Smith Andersen North, San Anselmo. • 2017 – Traveled with National Geographic to Ecuador. • 2016 Worked with National Geographic Photographer, Raul Touzon in Antiqua Guatemala photographing Easter in Antiqua, a presentation was created by National Geographic showing the work of myself and nine other photographers. • 2007 & 2010 worked with a group of Photojournalists documenting life in Bhutan & Bali. • 2004 - 2006 & 2008 worked as a mentor for “Bridges to Understanding” on the Navajo Reservation, Ollantaytambo, Peru, Dharmsala, India teaching under privileged children digital photography and computer skills; Photographer Phil Borges organization. This enabled children to better understand their culture and communicate on the web with other children of the world about their life and culture. • New work is called “The Beauty of Culture" and currently I am hand tinting the photographs. • Exhibited artwork in numerous galleries and museums throughout the western regions of America. • Art Teacher, Larkspur, California, Redwood Community Education Program, 2002 -2005 • Art Teacher, Colorado Mountain College, Aspen, Colorado, 1978 - 1980 PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
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