Donna Fenstermaker  

STUDIO: 3246 Ettie St 13, Oakland, CA 94608 donnafenstermaker@yahoo.com  donnafenstermaker.net

Education     

M.F.A. in Printmaking, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA

B.A. in Ceramics, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA

Invitational and Juried Group Exhibitions:

2026    This is What I See, San Pablo Community Center, San Pablo, CA
           Bits and Pieces, O'Hanlon Center, Mill Valley, CA
           Water, Grayloft Gallery, Oakland, CA
2025    Inspired, M Stark Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
           Pint Size 3, Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA
2024    Perception and Imagination, Los Medanos Art Gallery, Pittsburg, CA
2023    Postcards From Paradise, Voss Gallery, San Francisco, CA
           The Sparkle of Water Donna Fenstermaker, Manna Gallery, Oakland, CA.
           Pint Size, Transmission Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
           Small Works Buckham Gallery, Flint MI
           50/50 XV, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
2022    Restart, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, C   
           Miami Red Dot Art Fair with  The Jen Tough Gallery, November 30- December 4th, 2022
           Ode to the Ocean https://service.submitarts.com/show/collexart/Ode-to-the-ocean-2022/index.html
           Gems V, Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA  November 19th- December 18th, 2022
           Urban Landscapes, Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA  November 4- January 29th 2023
           Drawn, Indiana University Kokomo, October 7-November 11th 202
           The Breakfast Group—Percolating in Los Medanos, Los Medanos College Gallery, Pittsburg, CA
           Views of Swanton, Benicia Public Library, Benicia, CA
           The Breakfast Group: Fresh Coffee and a Fresh Start, The Grand Theatre Center for the Arts in Tracy, CA
2020    The Breakfast Group at the Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel, CA
           The Breakfast Group Virtually in Alameda, Rhythmix Cultural Center, K Gallery, Alameda, CA
2019    All that Glitters, Berkeley Art Center Berkeley, CA
           Fond Farewell, San Pablo Art Gallery, SanPablo CA
2018    Axis 13^th National, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA
           Here, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
           Exquisite Little Things, Grayloft Gallery, Oakland, CA
           Equilibrium,  Olive Hyde Art Center Fremont, CA
           Small Works, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
           Observed, San Pablo Art Gallery, San Pablo, CA
           Breakfast Group On the Road Again, Liberty Arts Yreka, CA
2017    Beyond Landscape  Grayloft Gallery, Oakland, CA
2016    Some Local Spaces  Kensington Library  Kensington, CA
2015    Seasons at Filoli. Filoli, Woodside, CA
2014    50 Years of Java and Jive The Breakfast Group on the Road  Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
           Blooming Trees Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2013    50 Years of Java & Jive The Breakfast Group on the Road, Charles Cherry Center for   the Arts Carmel, CA    
           Water Images Albany Library, Albany, CA
           50/50 V  Sanchez Art Center; Pacifica, C
           Peaceable Kingdom  Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
           Celebration of Water Media  Eddie Rhodes Gallery; Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA
2012    50/50 IV  Sanchez Art Center; Pacifica, CA
2011    Gems artsbenecia; Benecia, CA
            AC5 Contra Costa County Art Space, Martinez, CA
            Impressions  Studio Quercos; Oakland, CA
            A Class in Watercolor  Eddie Rhodes Gallery, San Pablo, CA
            CCA Alumni Exhibition Series  Brava Theater; San Francisco, CA
2010    Painters X3  San Pablo Art Gallery; San Pablo, CA
2009    Alameda Musuem; Alameda, CA
           Digi Dames Breakfast Group Westside Café, Berkeley, CA
2008    Digitized; Digital Prints at SanPablo  San Pablo Arts Gallery; San Pablo, CA
           The Final Days of George W. Bush  Inferno; Oakland, CA
           Oakland Art Gallery; Oakland, CA
           Every Bit Counts Alameda Museum; Alameda, CA
           Digital Arts Club Prints 2008 Sea Ranch Lodge; Sea Ranch, CA              
2007    Spirit of the Dream Sonoma State University; Sonoma, CA
           On/Off Art in the Digital Era Cabrillo Gallery; Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA
           The Graces   Seedboat Gallery; Silver City, New Mexico
           Digital Dimensions   Fetterly Gallery; Vallejo, CA
2006    Prints Richmond Art Center; Richmond, CA
           AC5 Contra Costa County Art Space, Martinez,CA
           Faculty Show Eddie Rhodes Gallery; Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA
2005    .Print 2  Alameda Museum, Alameda CA
           .Print 2 June Steingart Gallery, Laney College, CA
           IF Independent Festival of Digital Arts  Berkeley, CA
           Three From There Contra Costa College; San Pablo, CA
           Art at the Heart Gallery DeForest; Ashland, OR
2004    Art of the Big Deal SOMAR Gallery; San Francisco, CA
           California Society of Printmakers 91^st Annual Show Bay Model Sausalito, CA
           Faculty Show Eddie Rhodes Gallery; Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA
           Artists Valentine Show Barbara Anderson Gallery; Berkeley, CA
           ProArts Open Studios 2004; Oakland, CA
2003    Association for the Study of Dreams Conference Art Show, Berkeley, CA
           Faculty Show Eddie Rhodes Gallery; Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA
           Artists Valentine Show Barbara Anderson Gallery; Berkeley, CA
           The Group 2003 Print Exhibit San Pablo Arts Gallery; San Pablo, CA
           Giving Paws San Pablo Arts Gallery; San Pablo, CA
           Wild Women The Fetterly Gallery; Vallejo, CA 
2002    .Print: A survey of Digital Prints Laney College Gallery; Oakland, CA November- December
           The Box Show ProArts Gallery; Oakland, CA
           Wild Women Eddie Rhodes Gallery; Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA
           Visual Aid's Big Deal, SomArts; San Francisco, CA  
           Faculty Show Eddie Rhodes Gallery; Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA
           Contemporary Abstractions Artisans Gallery; Mill Valley, CA
           Digitals from Vista Windows on Addison St; Berkeley, CA July- August
           ProArts Open Studios 2002; Oakland, CA
           Artists Valentine Show Barbara Anderson Gallery; Berkeley, CA
2001    House Variations Diablo Valley College Art Gallery Pleasant Hill, CA
          The Spirit of Handmade Prints Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
          New Visions: Introductions 2001 Pro Arts Gallery Oakland, CA
          Pro Arts Open Studios    Oakland, CA 
          5 Printers    San Pablo Art Gallery; San Pablo, CA
          Artists’ Valentines Show   Barbara Anderson Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2000   Dreams 1900-2000, Binghamton University Art Museum; Binghamton, NY                                     
          Dreams 1900-2000    Passage de Retz; Paris, France  
          CCAC Alumni Exhibition Series    Marin Technologies; Marin, CA
          Pro Arts Open Studios    Oakland, CA 
          Visual Aid's Big Deal    SomArts; San Francisco, CA 
          Celebration of Arts   Oakland Alice Center; Oakland, CA
          It’s Raining Cats and Dogs   The Studio Gallery; Alameda, CA
          Dreams 1900-2000    Historisches Museum der Stadt Vien; Vienna, Austria
          Valentines Show    Barbara Anderson Gallery; Berkeley, CA
          Dream Houses     Windows on Jack London Square; Oakland, CA 
          Labyrinth of Cultures   SomArts; San Francisco, CA
1999   Dreams 1900-2000    Equitable Art Gallery; New York, NY
          Juried Annual    Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA
          New Visions: Introductions ‘99     Pro Arts Gallery Oakland, CA
          Visual Aid's Big Deal    SomArts; San Francisco, CA 
          Pro Arts Open Studio Show     Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA
          Cornucopia II   Academy of Art; San Francisco, CA
          New Beginnings    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1998   Toys in Contemporary Art II    d.p. Fong Gallery, San Jose, CA
          Visual Aid's Big Deal    Herbst Pavilion, Presidio; San Francisco, CA 
          Cornucopia   San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
          Winter Solstice   San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
          Community of Prints    Laney College Art Gallery; Oakland, CA
          Association for the Study of Dreams Conference XV, Brigham Young University-Hawaii Laie;Oahu, Hawaii 
          California Society of Printmakers Traditions and Transition in 90's    Somar Gallery; San Francisco, CA 
          A Tradition Continued: Relief Prints   The Fetterly Gallery; Vallejo, CA 
          Impressions: Prints and the Printed Word, Lafayette Printmaking Workshop Lindsay Dirkx Brown  Gallery; San           Ramon, CA
          Pro Arts Open Studio Show    Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA  
          California Society of Printmakers 85th Annual Show    Gallery 551; San Francisco, CA 
          Through Our Eyes    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
1997    Visual Aid's Big Deal    SomArts Gallery;  San Francisco, CA
          California Artists from Wood II    Collector's Gallery Oakland Museum; Oakland, CA
          CCAC: 25 Years of Book Arts    The San Francisco Center of the Book; San Francisco, CA
          Women Printmakers    Galleria Tonantzin; San Juan Bautista, CA
          M.Lowe & Co; Berkeley, CA
          With Gift in Hand   San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA  
          Cycles   San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA 
          Beyond the Limits    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
          Association for the Study of Dreams Conference XIV; North Carolina
          Art & Wine on the Summer Solstice    The Ruth Bancroft Gardens; Walnut Creek, CA
          Pro Arts Open Studio Show   Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA 
          California Society of Printmakers at the Phantom Gallery, Sacramento, CA              
          California Society of Printmakers Annual Show   Berkeley Store Gallery; Berkeley, CA
          International Women    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA  
          Reflection in Time: In Color/ Valentine's '97    Center for The Visual Arts; Oakland, CA
          Dream Catchers    Los Medanos College Art Gallery; Pittsburgh, CA
1996   PAWS: Dogs and Cats in Art     Danville Fine Arts; Danville, CA
          East/ West Exhibition    479 Gallery, New York, NY
          East/West Exhibition    Art Gallery of Norwalk Community Technical College; Norwalk, CT                                                    Group Print Show, Saint Francis Hospital; San Francisco, CA               
          Creative Gift Show    San Francisco Women Artist Gallery; San Francisco, CA  
          Membership Show   San Francisco Women Artists; San Francisco, CA
          Association for the Study of Dream Conference XIII; Berkeley, CA 
          East/West Exhibition    Olive Hyde Art Gallery; Fremont, CA
          Open Studio Show    Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA
          Child Wise   San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
          Pacific Bell International Women's Month Pacific Bell Offices; San Ramon, CA
          East/West Exhibition    Kala Institute; Berkeley, CA  
          Printmaking without a Press  Eddie Rhodes Gallery, Contra Costa College; San Pablo, CA
1995  California Society of Printmakers 1995 Annual Membership Show    Art Concepts Gallery; Walnut Creek, CA
         Craft and Collage Celebration    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA                
         Secret Gardens     San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
         Paper Views    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
         Used and Reused    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
         Traditional Techniques: Contemporary Prints     Stanwood Gallery, The Hamlin School; San Francisco, CA
         Open Studio Show    ProArts Gallery; Oakland, CA
1994  California Society of Printmakers 1994 Annual Membership Show    Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
         Open Studio Show    Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA
         Sculpture and Collage Show     San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
         Explorations, All Media Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
1993  Dreaming Books    Pyramid Atlantic; Riverdale, MD
         Women's Alcoholism Center Art Auction, San Francisco, CA
         California Society of Printmakers Annual Show, Mission Cultural Center; San Francisco, CA
         Dennis Leon Honorary Doctorate Show,  Oliver Art Center, California College of Arts and Crafts; Oakland, CA             Open Studio Show  Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA
          Piemonte Oeste; Oakland, CA
         Showcase San Francisco 1993     San Francisco, CA
         National Works on Paper    University of Texas at Tyler
         From Where I Stand    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA    
1992  California Society of Printmakers, 1992 Membership Show     Art Concepts; Walnut Creek CA
         Pacific Prints 1992    Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, CA
         Reckless Vision    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
         Open Studio Show    Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA
         Cadence Design Group; San Jose, CA
         Artists' Dream Books, Association for the Study of Dreams Conference, University of California; Santa Cruz, CA                   Assembled Realities   Santa Cruz Art League; Santa Cruz, CA.
         A Woman's Vision   San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
         Winter Rental Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
         Work From the Heart    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
1991  Paperworks    San Francisco Women Artists; San Francisco, CA 
         Landscape Equals    Periscope Gallery; Oakland, CA                   
         Open Studio Show    Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA
         Celebration of International Women    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA  
1990  6 Kunstlerinnen aus San Francisco, California, Gallerie GSMBK; Berne, Switzerland         
         Annual Exhibition Glasgow Society of Women Artists     Mitchell Library; Glasgow, Scotland                            
         Annual Exhibition    Paisley Museum and Art Gallery; Paisley, Scotland                             
         The Printed Page    Village Theatre Gallery; Danville, CA
1989  Interior and Exterior Landscapes    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
         7th Annual Printmaking and Drawing Competition    Triton Museum; Santa Clara, CA                      
         Open Studio Show    Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA
         On and Off the Wall    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA               
         Possibilities    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA                
         New Works by Nine Bay Area Artists    Kaiser Center; Oakland, CA                       
         Chasm    Gallery 44; Oakland, CA
1988  Watercolor and Pastel Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA  
         Graduating M.F.A.'s from CCAC     Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA                        
         Members Show    Gallery 44; Oakland, CA                     
         Open Studio Show    Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA                   
         Graduating M.F.A.'s  from CCAC     California College of Arts and Crafts Graduate Gallery; Oakland, CA               
         New Works     Dennis R. Smith and Associates; San Francisco, CA
         Sun 26th Annual Exhibition 88    Centennial Hall; Hayward, CA
         TriMedia Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA  
         Book Arts Show    California College of Arts and Crafts; Oakland, CA                  
         Serendipity All Media Rental    Show San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA                   
         Celebrations     San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
1987  All Media Rental Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA                           
         Members Show    Gallery 44; Oakland, CA                     
         California Landscapes    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA              
         Book Arts Show    California College of Arts and Crafts; Oakland, CA
1986  Recent Work    Graduate Gallery California College of Arts and Crafts; Oakland, CA                      
         Small Format Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
         All Media Figurative and Portrait Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA.             
         All Media Rental Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA           
         Painting and Sculpture Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
1985  All Media Rental Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA                           
         Small Format Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA                 
         Recent Work    Café Joli; Oakland, CA                            
         Black and White All Media Rental Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA              
         Winter Rental Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA
1984  Christmas Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA                       
         Art for People's Sake    Valencia Rose; San Francisco, CA                           
         Rental Show    San Francisco Women Artists Gallery; San Francisco, CA             
         Third Anniversary Exhibit    Vida Gallery; San Francisco, CA                   
         California Women Artists 1984    Corporate Center; Sacramento, CA
1983  Women Printmakers Vida Gallery; San Francisco, CA
         Emerging Oakland Women Artists    YWCA of Oakland, CA
         Showcase    Oakland Convention Center; Oakland, CA
         Second Spring Juried Show    Berkeley Art Center; Berkeley, CA
         Second Anniversary Exhibit    Vida Gallery; San Francisco, CA
         California Sun    Johnsonstudio; Mountain View, CA
1982  Juried Show    Vida Gallery; San Francisco, CA

Awards

1999    New Beginnings San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, Merit Award

1997    Women Printmakers Galleria Tontenzin, Juror's Award for Relief Prints

1995    Paper Views  San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, Merit Award

           Used and Reused  San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, Merit Award  

1994    Contemporary Artists Center ( North Adams, MA)  Recognition of Merit Grant

1992    Pacific Prints 1992 Pacific Art League of Palo Alto, University Art Center, Best of Show 

1989    Interior and Exterior Landscapes  San Francisco Women Artists, Merit Award

1988    New Works Dennis R. Smith Associates, 1st and 2nd Prize

1985    San Francisco Women Artists, Merit Award

Bibliography                                

2018    Dewitt Chang Equilibrium

2013    50/50 IV  Plein Air Landscapes in Watercolor  Donna Fenstermaker  Lulu.com

           The Breakfast Group at the Charles Cherry Center Lulu.com

2012    Cats the Watercolor Portraits  Donna Fenstermaker  Lulu.com

            The Breakfast Group Lulu.com

2005    California Society of Printmakers, cover application brochure

2003    The Current   Literary-Art Magazine of Contra Costa College

2002    Milvia Street   Literary-Art Magazine of Vista Community College  

2000    Richard Russo   Dream Time Magazine   "Artists’ Dream Books"  Spring  pg 16-18

Betsy   Davids   Dream Time Magazine   "Dreams 1900-2000"   Spring pg 25

1999    Dreams 1900-2000 Science Art and the Unconscious Mind   ed Lynn Gamwell  Cornell  Univ Press

1998    85th Anniversary Catalogue, California Society of Printmakers, February 

1998    Bay Area Women's News May 

           Milvia Street Literary-Art Magazine of Vista Community College  

1997    McClain's Printmaking Supply Catalog   Winter into Fall   pg 22

1996    Diane Daley-Smith The Montclarion "Dream Paintings" December 10,  pg 10

1992    Pacific Prints 1992 Pacific Art League of Palo Alto Catalogue

1990    Harriet Swift The Oakland Tribune "Artists are Opening Their Doors" June 8,

1989-90 Les Kranz     "The California Art Review"

Teaching  

2015-2024       Painting, Drawing and Watercolor Los Medanos College, Pittsburg, CA

2015                   Watercolor in the OLLI program at Dominican University

2011-present Painting, watercolor, acrylics and plein air teaching privately

2001-2021       Painting, Drawing and Composition, Pastels and Color Theory, Art Appreciation, Open Studio, Gallery Management and Portfolio Development, Digital Arts; Contra Costa College, San Pablo, CA (Professor)

2005                   Painting (substitute)  Los Medanos College  Pittsburgh, CA

2003                   Pastels, Merritt Community College. Oakland, CA. (Instructor)

1998-present Printmaking without a Press, Small format prints, Elbow Grease Press. Oakland, CA (Instructor)

1993-94            Bookmaking, The Making of Sacred Books, Holos Institute & Elbow Grease Press Oakland, CA (Instructor)

1988                  Drawing, Gallery Management, California College of Arts and Crafts (Teaching Assistant)

Professional Affiliations

Pacifac Rim Sculptors

Donna Fenstermaker’s work is held in collections across the United States, Europe, and Japan.