Monika Steiner is a Bay Area based professional artist, originally from Switzerland,
and received her BFA degree from Sonoma State University. Her work has been
shown nationally and internationally in galleries, museums, and public exhibitions.
She is represented by galleries in San Francisco, Seattle, Santa Fe, New York,
and Berlin.
CURRICULUM VITAE OF MONIKA STEINER
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born 1972, Bern, Switzerland
She resides in San Francisco, California, and Bern, Switzerland
EDUCATION
| 2005 | Bachelor, Fine Art, Magna Cum Laude, Major Painting, Sonoma State University, CA, USA |
| 2000 | Goldsmith, Interlaken, Switzerland |
| 1994 | Bachelor, Art, Teaching Credential, University of Bern, Switzerland |
EXHIBITIONS
Solo Exhibitions
(selected)
| 2011 | Janine Bean Gallery, Two Person Exhibit,
Berlin, Germany |
| 2010 | SAM, Seattle Art Museum
Taste Rest. / SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA Bella Feldman, Monika Steiner, Nancy Otto, Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA ENZO, SOMA Grand, San Francisco, CA Intangible Reflections, Apothiki Gallery, Paros, Greece Two person show, Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2009 | EQUINOX, Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA LUCID, Consulate General of Switzerland, San Francisco, CA Off the wall, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA The Space between Thoughts, Merced Multicultural Arts Center, CA |
| 2008 | RETURN, Museum of Boenigen, Switzerland NOW, City Hall, Santa Rosa, CA Sculptures, Marji Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Meditacion, 425 Market, Jan Casey, San Francisco, CA |
| 2007 | LINES & FORMS, Geras- Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA UNFOLDING, The Wine Emporium, Sebastopol, CA |
| 2006 | CONFLUENCE, Bank of America Building, Plaza Gallery, Curator Jan Casey, San Francisco, CA PHOTOGRAPHY & SCULPTURE, Geras-Tousignant Gallery FUSION, 50 California, San Francisco, CA |
| 2005 | SYMBIOSIS, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2004 | TRANSFORMATION, Swissnex, Swiss Consulate, San Francisco, CA |
Group Exhibitions
(selected)
| 2011 | San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, CA, “California
Sculpture SLAM” West Coast Biennial, Turtle Bay Museum, Redding, CA Sylvia White gallery, Annual Juried Show, Ventura, CA Artistic Voyage, Lark Gallery, Yorba Linda, CA Heroes & Hearts, SFGH Foundation, San Francisco, CA Assi Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2010 | Seattle Art Museum Gallery, SAM, Summer Introductions, Seattle, WA Reaching Inside, Honorable Mention, Lark Gallery, Long Beach, CA Four Squared, ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA No Boundaries, intl. Art Exhibit, A Muse Gallery, Columbus, OH Spring Show, Marji Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
| 2009 | Indoor sculpture exhibition, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA ASTO Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA Winter Salon, Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA Hidden Treasures, Phantom Gallery, Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA 12 Year Anniversary, Erickson Fine Art, Healdsburg, CA The Grid, Geras- Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA 20th Ann. Gala, Alliance Francaise’s Gallery, Boston, MA MCBG Sculpture Gallery, Juried Show, Mendocino, CA Gallery Route One Juried Show, PT Reyes, CA Bay Area Council Exhibit, Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, CA |
| 2008 | 10 Year Anniversary, A Muse Gallery, Columbus, OH Group Show, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA Gallery Route One Juried Show, PT Reyes, CA |
| 2007 | TRACES, MARIN MUSEUM of Contemporary Art, Marin, CA Sculpture, The Third Dimension, Juried Exhibition Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA Falkirk Bay Area Juried Exhibition, San Rafael, CA Group Show, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA Oceana, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2006 | Group Show, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 2005 | BFA Exhibition, Sonoma State University,
CA Sky, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA In the Abstract, All-Media Juried Exhibit, Sebastopol, CA |
| 2004 | Visualizing Democracy, Juried Show, Sonoma State University, CA |
AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
| 2011 | Heroes & Hearts, selected for large public
sculpture commission, SF General, Hospital Foundation, CA 2012 Berlin Film Festival, paintings selected for the Movie “Five ways to kill a man” |
| 2010 | Artist in Residence, Apothiki Gallery, Paros, Greece Honorable Mention, "Reaching Inside" Long Beach Galleries, CA |
| 2009 | First Place, Lark Gallery, online competition, LA |
| 2004 | Swiss Talents, Swissnex, San Francisco, CA |
MAJOR COLLECTIONS
| Trump Hotel, Panama City, Panama JW Marriott Hotel Ankara, in Ankara, Turkey The Ashlyn Deyer Foundation Maturango Museum, Permanent Collection, Ridgecrest, CA Susan Landauer, Chief Curator of San Jose Museum of Art, CA The Deputy Consul General of Switzerland Mr. Francesco Ottolini Ron Gutman, Founder / CEO of HealthTap, TEDx SiliconValley, Palo Alto, CA H. Buchs, Curator of Museum of Boenigen, Switzerland Keller & Heckman LLP, San Francisco, CA Pascal Mamin, Director of RUAG, Switzerland Gina Locurio, executive producer, Umlaut Films, San Francisco, CA John Jaber, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, San Francisco, CA John and Erin Lowenberg, San Francisco, CA Stefan Schneeberger, CEO, PWS, Switzerland Christine and Paul Tantsis, Australia |
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES
| 2011 | Stanford University, TEDx Conference,
Silicon Valley, CA Lecture, Sonoma State University, CA |
| 2010 | Apothiki Gallery, Artist Residency, Paros, Greece |
| 2009 | Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA |
| 2004 | Swissnex, Swiss Consulate, San Francisco, CA |