Born Berkely, California; lives and works in Los Angeles 

> Education

1972
B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute 

> Selected Exhibitions

1999
"Shared Foundations," Project Row Houses, Houston

1998
"Without Alarm II," Los Angeles

1997
"The Collaborative Process," Euphrat Museum, Cupertino, California

1996
"Conversations at the Castle," Arts Festival of Atlanta

"Women in Action: Artistic Evidence," University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach

1995
"New Visions for Historic Neighborhoods," Weingart Galleries, Los Angeles

1993
"Breaking the Barriers," Santa Monica Museum of Art, California

1992
"Homages to the Environment," Gardens of Art, Bellingham, Washington

1988
"Reptilian Fertility Earthwork," Art in the Parks, Roosevelt Park, New York

1987
"Fossilized Evolution," Henry Street Settlement, New York

"Primitive Visions," Zeus/Trabia Gallery, New York 

> Selected References

1998
Michael Brenson and Mary Jane Jacob, eds., "Conversations at the Castle," in Youth, Art and Society, by Tricia Ward and Amina Dickerson, Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press

1996
James Blair, "It’s Not Just Some Cheezy Mural," Los Angeles Times, April 6

1995
Mary Anne Perez, "Artist’s Hopes for a Garden Bear Fruit," Los Angeles Times, January 1

1993
Jessica Goodheart, "DrumBeats and Culture Clash," Los Angeles Times, February 11

1988
J. Hoberman, "New Spirituality, Is It Rising?" The Village Voice, May 28 

> Selected Awards

1999–2000
Eureka Communities Fellowship, Los Angeles

1993–98
Getty Trust for the Visual Arts, Getty Trust Fund, Los Angeles

1994–97
Artist Fellowships for Community Projects, City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department

Artists in the Community, Los Angeles Trust Fund, City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department

1994–96
Art in Public Places, National Endowment for the Arts

1992
The Arts Recovery Fund–Healing Projects, California Community Foundation