Gloria Matuszewski’s meditative abstract geometric paintings and drawings are inspired by and pay tribute to anonymous artisans, usually women and children, who have worked for centuries, and continue to work laboriously — often under horrific conditions — to create fabrics and textiles to clothe, decorate and bring warmth and beauty to everyday life. Matuszewski likens her drawing process to her daily tai chi practice, where her task is to simply pay attention and mindfully go through a slow-moving dance, learning from and absorbing the form, to embrace the “chi” created, and then, finally, to let it go, without attachment. These original works take their titles from the names of the Prismacolor pencils used in their creation. EDUCATIONJFKennedy University, Arts and Consciousness, Graduate Studies, Orinda, CASecondary Teaching Credential, SF State University, San Francisco, CABA Fine Art, University of California, Berkeley, CA SOLO/TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS2018 “Members Showcase”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA2018 Terra Firma Gallery, Sonoma, CA2014 Terra Firma Gallery, Sonoma, CA2012 Vin Antico, "A New Season", San Rafael, CA2012 “Kaleidoscopic", Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA2010 Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA2009 Mona Lease Gallery, Greenbrae, CA2003 Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, CA2002 Jadite Gallery, New York, NY2001 Saint Gregory of Nyssa Church, San Francisco, CA YWCA University of California, Berkeley, CA1994 Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael, CA1992 Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes Station, CA1987 Faculty Alumni House, University of California, SF, CA SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS2020 “De Young Open Exhibition”, De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA2020 “Quintessence”, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA2020 “25MillionStitches”, collaboration project curated by Jennifer Kim Sohn, Sacramento, CA2019 “Bridge to Abstraction”, Juried Bay Area Exhibition, MOS Artists, Project Gallery, SF, CA2019 “Ensemble”, Exhibition MarinMOCA Artist Members, Marin Community Foundation2019 “Bay Area Women Artists”, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Donna Seager Juror2019 “Selections”, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, Maria Medua/Michelle Nye jurors2019 “Double Yellow”, Orangeland Gallery, Candace Loheed juror2019 “Monochromatic”, O’Hanlon Center Gallery, Suzanne Gray juror2019 “Open to Interpretation”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Chandra Cerrito Juror Honorable Mention2018 “Rise, Empower, Change, Action”, Whitney Modern Gallery, Los Gatos, CA2018 “Noh Kimono”, Orangland Gallery, San Francisco, CA2017 “Fall National”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Catharine Clark JurorHonorable Mention2017 Salon at the Triton, Juried Competition, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA2016 San Francisco Women Artists, Artists Choice, Juror’s Choice Award, San Francisco, CA2016 Hayward Arts Council Open Juried, Hayward, CA2016 “Juried Members Show”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Don Soker Juror2nd Place Award2016 “Summer National Juried”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Brian Gross Juror2015 "18th International Open", Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, Il2014 "Bay Area Women Artists", O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Donna Seager Juror2014 Artik 2014 Exhibition, Artik Art and Architecture, San Jose, CA2013 Studio Gallery, "Tiny", San Francisco, CA State of Mind", Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Honorable MentionGallery Route One Annual Juried, "Out of the Blue", Pt. Reyes Station, CAArtWorks Downtown, "Drawing", San Rafael, CA2012 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, "Blue", Sebastopol, CA2011 "Equilibrium", Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Chris West juror, First Place AwardGallery Route One, "January Juried", Pt. Reyes Station, CA"Shattered”, National Juried Show, Kenneth Baker Juror, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art2010 Pacific Art League National ,"Painting Only", Honorable Mention, Palo Alto, CAFall National Juried, "Solitude", Maria Medua juror, Museum of Contemporary Art2009 Falkirk Cultural Center, "Annual", San Rafael, CA2008 ArtWorks Downtown, "The State of Painting", San Rafael, CA Artisans Gallery, "Abstract Art", San Rafael, CAGallery Route One, "January Juried", Pt. Reyes Station, CA2006 Oakland Art Gallery, "Drawn", Oakland, CA"Twentieth Annual Exhibition", Emeryville, Ca Mendocino Art Center, "Artists in Residence Exhibition", Mendocino, CA2004 SFMOMA Artists Gallery, "Furniture As Art", San Francisco, CAOakland City Gallery, "Inner Workings", Oakland, CA2003 Off the Preserve Gallery, "Poets and Painters", Napa, CA2002 UC Berkeley, "Art Alumni Group Exhibit", Berkeley, CA2001 Rogue Community College, "Chair As Metaphor", Grants Pass, ORSebastopol Center for the Arts, "Reflections, Forms, Patterns", Sebastopol, CA2000 d.p.Fong Galleries, "Contemporary Portraits: Revealing the Human Spirit", San Jose, CA1999 Institute for Contemporary Art, "Monotype Marathon", San Jose, CA Bill Gould Design, "Art and Architecture", Los Gatos, CA1996 Sun Gallery, "Art 96", Hayward, CA Danville Fine Arts, "Women and Spirituality", Danville, CA1995 Meridian Gallery, "The Drawing Show", San Francisco, CA1994 California Museum of Art, "Small Works", Santa Rosa, CA Gallery Route One, "June Juried", Pt. Reyes Station, CA Civic Center, "Multi-Media Exhibit", San Rafael, CA1993 Art in Embassies Program, California Collection, Burma Southern Exposure Gallery, "Drawing First", San Francisco, CA Wentachee Valley College, "Tenth Annual National", Wenatchee, WA Mesa Art Center, "Drawn To the Extreme", Mesa, AZ1992 Art in Embassies Program, Riyadah, Saudi Arabia Farrington-Keith Creative Arts Center, "Invitational Exhibition", Dexter, MI College of Marin, "1st Annual Marin Arts Council Artists Exhibition", Kentfield, CA1991 California Museum of Art, "Small Works", Santa Rosa, CA Crocker Art Museum, "Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition 66th Annual", Sacramento, CASouthwest Texas University, "Twentieth Annual Works on Paper", San Marcos, TX SELECTED COLLECTIONSArt in Embassies, California CollectionMary AustinWilliam F. Black, Honorary British Consul at San DiegoRon CollinsDavid and Lucile Packard FoundationKaiser HospitalMarin General HospitalKara Schoken AbornStanford University Medical CenterTempe Public Library, Arizona