Barbara Downs CV 
Selected Exhibitions
2012
- A Figurative Affair, R. Blitzer Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
2011
- Stars Auction and Exhibit, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA
- Santa Cruz County Open Studios Art Tour, Santa Cruz, CA. October 2011
- Mix It Up!, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA, award
- Summer Gallery Invitational, R. Blitzer Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- Solo Show, Lulu’s at the Octagon, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA
- EDGE: Art on the Westside, R. Blitzer Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- Figuratively Speaking, Davenport Gallery, Davenport, CA
2010
- 2nd Annual Artists Look at Human Rights, Louden Nelson Community Center, Santa Cruz, CA
- Stars Auction and Exhibit--Live Auction, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA
- Search for Self, Monterey Peninsula College Gallery, Monterey, CA
- Go Figure!, juried by George Rivera, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
- Santa Cruz County Open Studios Art Tour, Santa Cruz, CA: 1988, 1989, 1991-1993, 2005-2010
- Three Painters: Figure + Form, Michaelangelo Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- Los Pájaros, Pajaro Valley Arts Council Gallery, Watsonville, CA
- California, juried by Ruth Braunstein and Shannon Trimble, Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos, CA
- 50-50 Show II, juried by Marian Parmenter, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
- Fur, Fins and Feathers, juried by Karen Kienzle, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, award
2009
- National Drawing & Sculpture Exhibit, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA, award
- Stars Auction and Exhibit, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA
- Artists Look at Human Rights, Louden Nelson Community Center, Santa Cruz, CA
- Solo Show, Seabright Brewery, Santa Cruz, CA
- Beasts on Broadway, juried by George Rivera, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
- cabrilloArts/cabrilloArtists, Pajaro Valley Gallery, Watsonville, CA
- Figures and Faces, juried by George Rivera, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
- Wide Open, Juried by Philip Linhares, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
- Trimodia, MichaelAngelo Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
2008
- Stars Auction and Exhibit, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA
- The Art of Healing, Mill Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA
- Los Gatos Art Association Annual Open Juried Show, juried by George Rivera, Los Gatos, CA, award
- Art is Essential, Invitational, Gavilan College, Gilroy, CA
2007
- Wanderings, Pajaro Valley Gallery, Watsonville, CA
- Solo Show, Seabright Brewery, Santa Cruz, CA
2006
- The Art of Painting, juried by George Rivera, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
- A Sense of Place, Pajaro Valley Gallery, Watsonville, CA
- 76th Annual Statewide Exhibit, juried by Karen Kienzle, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
1990's
- Two-Artist Show, Mudzimu Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA, 1996
- Poets and Painters, Invitational, Galleria Tonantzin, San Juan Batista, CA, 1995
- Planet Earth: Artists and the Environment, Invitational, Pajaro Valley Gallery, Watsonville, CA, 1994
- California Works, juried by Inez Storer, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA, 1994, award
- Chaminade Artists’ Series Quarterly Show, Chaminade Conference Center, Soquel, CA, 1994
- Alumni Art Exhibition, juried by Rebecca M. Schapp, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA, 1993, award
- Two-Artist Show, The Art Museum of Santa Cruz County Sales/Rental Gallery, 1993
1980's
- Barbara Downs: Works on Paper, Solo Show, Alumni Office/Carriage House, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA, 1989
- Solo Show, Alumni Office/Carriage House, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA, 1988
- Women Artists, Invitational, Porter College, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA, 1985
- Women Printmakers, Invitational, Oakes College, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA, 1984
- Solo Show, Merrill Lounge, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA, 1984
- Solo Show, Merrill Lounge, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA, 1984
Selected Publications and Presentations
- Porter Gulch Review 2010, publication of the Cabrillo College Writing Program, back cover art and
pgs. 105 & 108
- KSBW Mid-Day News Program, presentation of work as promotional piece for Santa Cruz County Open Studios, Salinas, CA, October 13, 1992
Teaching
- Art Extravaganza Encaustic Workshop, Watsonville, CA, 2009
Public Collections
- Special Collections, McHenry Library, UCSC, Santa Cruz, CA, group portfolio purchase
- S.A.P. America Corporation, Foster City, CA