Bio
PAULA BUSCH
b.1951 Berkeley, California
Studio:
385 East Sacramento Avenue, Chico, California 95926
(530) 343-2880
paulaprints@aol.com
BACKGROUND
Paula has been creating art for over 40 years and has exhibited throughout California.
After receiving an art degree at the University of California at Berkeley, Paula completed a Master of Arts degree in Printmaking at CSU, Chico.She continues to pursue her printmaking in Chico and teaches art at Butte Community College. She is enthusiastically involved with the activities of the large network of local artists. She is a member of the California Society of Printmakers and is also a recipient of a George Sugarman grant.
The relationship between life and its environment is a favorite subject for Paula. While imagery is diverse, references are frequently made to plant life, animal forms, human artifacts and faces. Color is used boldly to create moods and dynamic contrasts. “I rely on intuition to place the objects, colors and patterns on each piece.”
EXHIBITIONS
- 2009
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One person exhibition James Snidle Fine Arts Gallery, Chico, Ca.
“Making Marks; The Art of Contemporary Printmaking”. Coyote Gallery, Butte College. - 2008
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“Contemporary Women” Juried Exhibition, Chico Art Center.
Faculty and Staff Art Exhibit Coyote Gallery, Butte College. - 2007
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Encaustic Works 07. Joan Snyder, juror. Watermark Cargo Gallery, NY.
Atrium Gallery, Ball State University, Indiana. - 2006
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One Person Exhibition “Wax Works” Chico Municipal Building, Chico, Ca.
SOMARTS Bay “Printmakers Today”, San Francisco, Ca.
Crocker Art Museum Juried Auction 2006, Sacramento, Ca.
California Society of Printmakers, Mission Cultural Center, San Francisco, Ca.
“Revelations 1” Invitational Alumni Exhibition, University Art Gallery, CSU, Chico. - 2005
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Read Johnson Contemporary Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
1078 Membership Show, Chico, Ca.
CAC Membership Show Chico, Ca. - 2004
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Two person exhibition “Hello Good-bye” 1078 Gallery, Chico
U.C. Berkeley Art Alumni Group Exhibition, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, California
5th National Turner Print Competition and Exhibition Lloyd Menard, Juror
California Society of Printmakers group show, Works Gallery, San Jose - 2003
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Radical Printmakers; Innovations in Contemporary Printmaking.
Thacher Gallery, San Francisco.
Behind the Mask, CSUC University Art Gallery, Juror’s Award - 2002
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Crocker Kingsley Exhibition, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento.
One person exhibition, SMUD Art Gallery, Sacramento.
California STRS Gallery, Sacramento.
One person exhibition, Humanities Center Gallery, California State
University, Chico. (Reviewed in the February issue of Artweek) - 2001
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California Works Exhibit, Sacramento (Award of Merit)
James Snidle Fine Arts Group Show - 2000
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Carol Dabb & Associates, Mountain View, Calif.
Commissioned works for Ruth Chris Restaurant, Del Mar, Calif.
1078 Invitational “Zen Word”
Butte Community College Faculty Show - 1999
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Janet Turner National Print Competition. Janice Driesbach, Juror.
One person exhibition, Gallery Moxie, Chico, CA.
Butte College Art Dept. Faculty Exhibition, Coyote Gallery.
“Phobias” 1078 Invitational, Chico, CA.
“Chair Show” Vagabond Rose Gallery - 1994
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Davis Art Center, Three Person Exhibition. Davis, CA.
AAUW “Auburn Arts 43”. John Natsoulas, juror. Auburn, CA.
Channel 21 T.V. documentary on area artists.
EMPLOYMENT
- 1983-Current
- Adjunct Professor, Butte College. Classes taught include printmaking, drawing, and painting.
- 1995
- CSUC Summer workshop for teachers “Art and Geography”
AWARDS
- 2007
- Mayoral Award for Contribution to the Arts in Chico.
- 2006
- Artists to Watch For in 2006 Sponsored by the Sacramento Bee.
- 2003
- George Sugarman Foundation Grant recipient.
- 2002
- Award of Merit, California Works, Sacramento.
ORGANIZATIONS
California Society of Printmakers, Southern Graphics Council, University of California, Berkeley Art Alumni Group, Board Member of The Turner Print Museum, Past President of the Chico Art Center, Former Chair of the City of Chico Arts Commission, and represented in the archives of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.
CONTACT
paulaprints@aol.com or 530-343-2880