Pop Art pioneer Jane B. Grimm’s original ceramic sculptures — both freestanding and wall pieces — are created by hand using ceramic clay and then kiln-hardened using a low-fire technique. Grimm continues her sculptural explorations of her ongoing themes. Razz-Ma-Tazz takes root in geometry. In All That Jazz, flat shapes rise and fall in free-form/intuitive arrangements. Syncopation is also musically inspired, though amorphic in design and rooted in biology. Colors range from pure glossy and matte white to yellow and blue. EDUCATIONMFA with High Distinction, California College of Arts and Crafts ’92AB Sarah Lawrence College ’65The School of the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston 1962-3 CAREERGuest Speaker: CCA, Oakland, CA 3/11Teacher: The Clay Studio, San Francisco, CA 05-8Guest Lecturer: CCAC, Oakland, CA 2/99College of the Siskyous, Weed, CA 9/94Teaching Assistant: CCAC, Ceramic Department, Oakland, CA ‘91-2Teacher: Jewelry, Montclair Art Center, Montclair, NJ 1974Sculpture, Junior League of Short Hills, NJ 1972 Solo Shows2009 Ruby's Clay Studio, San Francisco, CA, "Blue Lagoon"2007 Ruby’s Clay Studio, San Francisco, CA, “Hearts: Homage to Saint Valentine”2006 Ruby’s Clay Studio, San Francisco, CA, “Atypical Tile"2005 Enigma Gallery, Essex Junction, VTOakland Museum Sculpture Court, Oakland, CACrockett Contemporay Art, Crockett, CA2004 Olive Hyde Gallery, "Contemporary Crafts", Fremont, CA2000 Pence Gallery, Davis CA, “Hats Off, 2000!”1998 In Sight Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Summer Fun”The Fig Tree Gallery, Berkeley, CA, “Evolutions”1997 In Sight Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Elemental Explorations”1994 College of the Siskyous, Weed, CA, “Contemporary Clay Images1992 Downtown Gallery, CCAC, Oakland, CA, “Hearts, Cupids and Columns” SELECTED GROUP SHOWS2011 Alameda Museum, "Cross Currents", Alameda, CA 7/6-29San Luis Obispo Museum of Art, "California Sculpture SLAM", San Luis Obispo, CA 8/12-9/302010 Museum of Art and History, "ACGA at MAH", Santa Cruz, CA2009 PARC, "ACGA at PARC", Palo Alto, CA 4/1-6/1Falkirk Cultural Center, "Out of the Fire: Clay and Glass from ACGA", San Rafael, CA10/16-1/2/10Marin MOCA, "Ten Ceramic and Glass Artists", Novato, CA 12/5-1/5/102008 California Modern Art Gallery, 9/25-12/20Galerie Gora, "AWA in Canada", Montreal, Canada, 9/9-27Ruby's Clay Studio, "Locker Holder's Group Show", San Francisco, CA 9/3-16Art Zone 461 Gallery, 6/22-7/16Pence Gallery, “Exploring the Surface”, Davis, CA, 4/25-5/1Rozanoff Art, “Three Dimensional”, San Francisco, CA, 3/11-4/29Mezzanine Gallery, “Food for Thought”, San Francisco, CA, 2/20-4/12007 Salmagundi Art Club, New York, NY, 10/27-11/2Mezzanine Gallery, “Clothes Minded”, San Francisco, CA 10/17-11/28 Amsterdam Whitney International Fine Art, New York, NY 9/4-10/2ARTwork SF Gallery, “Nocturnal Vision”. San Francisco, CA, 9/4-10/1Richmond Art Center, “Pacific Rim Sculptors Group 2007 Summer MembersExhibition”, Richmond, CA 6/14-8/11Pence Gallery, “Follow the Line”, Davis, CA 4/27-6/10871 Fine Arts, “4 Generations of Women at CCA”, 4/17-5/30, SF, CACreative Arts Workshop, “Ceramic Abstraction”, New Haven ,CT 3/30-5/4Chicago Art Source Gallery, “Plane”, Chicago, IL 3/5-4/15Asylum Gallery, “The Alliance of Women Artists,” Sacramento, CA 1/13-2/122006 ARTwork SF Gallery, “Peace, Love, Joy, Art,” San Francisco, CA, 12/9-30Ruby’s Annual Holiday Show, 552-A Noe St., San Francisco, CA, 12/4/06-1/7/07600 Townsend, “16 Years at 600 Townsend”, San Francisco, CA, 7/27-9/7Pence Gallery, Davis, CA, “ACGA@Pence Gallery, 4/26-5/25California College of the Arts, Oliver Art Center, T. Bruce Gallery, Oakland, CA “CCA Ceramics1950-2005” 1/17-2/72005 Selections 2005, LIMN Gallery, San Francisco, CAACGA Comes to Oakland, Craft & Cultural Arts Gallery, Oakland, CAACGA/Bauline's Group Show, San Francisco, CAGalleria Tonelli, "International Women Artists", Rome Italy2004 San Francisco Museum of Craft and Folk Art, San Francisco, CA, "Subtraction andAddition: Ceramic Sculpture and IInstallations", Ft Mason, CAOslo Radhus, "International Women Artists", Oslo, Norway2003 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, “Cool, Calm and Collected”Oakland Museum Sculpture Court, Oakland, CA, “PRSG Invitational”2002 Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA “From the Fire”College Art Gallery, College of Marin, Kentfield, CA,“Opaque/Transparent:Clay/Glass”600 Townsend, “PSRG Member Exhibition”2001 Oakland International Airport, Oakland, CA, CCAC Alumni ExhibitionArtSpan, Herbst International Exhibition Hall, San Francisco, CA, “Selections”2000 Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA, “Hats On and Off”1999 Oakland Museum Sculpture Court, Oakland, CA, “The Object”CCAC, Oakland, CA, “Alumnae Show”1998 World Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CAGalerie Internationale, Palo Alto, CA, “International Women Artist’s Exhibition”1997 Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA, “As Seen at the Beach: Figurative Paintings andSculptures”ArtSpan, Academy of Art College Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Selections”Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA, “Tenth Anniversary Exhibition”The Fig Tree Gallery, Berkeley, CA1996 Graystone Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Holiday Group Show”CCAC Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA, “CCAC Past, Present, and Future”ArtSpan, Academy of Art College Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Selections”1995 Michael Himowitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA, “Artful Urnz”The Fig Tree Gallery, Berkeley, CA, “Cimmerian Shade, Visions and DreamsOf the Dark Side”Works, Sonoma, CA, “Outdoors”Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA1994 Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CAMaude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR, “Saints and Sinners”Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA, “Ceramics Now 1994”1993 Spectrum Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Angels”Redding Museum of Art and History, Redding, CA, “Food Art”The Artery, Davis, CA, “1993 California Clay Competition”1992 Bridge Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “Reflections”1991 Modesto Jr. College art Gallery, Modesto, CA, “Celebration of Women Artists”“4 Ceramic Sculptors”Gallery House, Palo Alto, CA, “Juried Exhibition”1990 Jan Holloway Gallery, San Francisco, CA, “New Work and Recent Acquisitions”Awards and Honors:Award of Merit, California State Fair, 2000Association of Clay and Glass Artists of California Award, 1999Award of Merit, California State Fair, 1999Honorable Mention, California State Fair, 1995Award of Merit, California State Fair, 1994Jack and Gertrude Murphy Fellowship, San Francisco Foundation, 1991AWARDS OF MERIT & PUBLICATIONS“Art in Crisis: A Personal Response,” 1989 BOOKSAmerican Art Collector, Vol. 3, Book 4, Alcove Books, 2007, p. 213American Art Collector, Vol. 3, Book 1, Alcove Books, 2006, p. 125American Art Collector, Vol. 2, Book 1, Alcove Books, 2005, Cover and p. 127American Art Collector, Vol. I, Book 1, Alcove Books, 2004, p. 102Art of Northern California, Alcove Books, 2003, p. 94International Women Artists, Vol. 2, Alliance of Women Artists, 2001, p.32-3World Contemporary Art ’98, Colornet Press, pp. 39-40International Women Artists, Alliance of Women Artists, 1997, pp. 72-3EXHIBITION MAGAZINESViolence Against Women, Women Against Violence, p. 14, Northern California Women's Caucusfor Art. 2003-4Magazines:The Museum of California, Vol. 23, No. 3, Summer 99, pp. 21-23, “Not Your CommonSense: The Object of Sculpture” by Chiori SantiagoCeramics Monthly, Vol. 40, No. 10, 12/92, pp. 16-7, “Up Front, ‘Jane Grimm’” byJudith JoyceAmerican Craft, Vol. 51, No. 5, 11-12/91, p. 76, “Gallery/Clay”Newspapers:Artweek, July/August, Vol. 35, Issue 6, p. 17, "'Subtraction & Addition' at the Museum of Craft &Folk Art"Museum of Craft & Folk Art: a report, Vol. 20, No. 1, 2004, "Subtraction & Addition" by RachilOsajimaCommuter Times, September 12, 2002, p. 6Oakland’s Urban View, June 20, 2001, Vol. 03, No. 4, p.14, “Art Takes Off?”Marie-Adele Moniot , Oakland, CA SF Arts Monthly, May 2001, Vol 12, No. 12, p.11, San Francisco, CASan Francisco Chronicle, Datebook, May 28-June 3,2000, Art Openings, p.21SN&R, 8/19/99, Arts and Culture, “Winners and losers” by Kimi JulianThe New Fillmore, 6/97, “Organic pastels, boardwalk scenes and ceramic work”Bobby Law, San Francisco, CACommuter Times, 5/9/97, Vol. 6, No. 6, p.5, Marin County, CAWestern Edition, 6/96, p.8, “More Art Faster” by Bana Witt, San Francisco, CAThe Sacramento Bee, 9/28/95, “On the Wall, ‘Forever Functional:Philosophy, art death, mystery, humor and beauty all in one show’”Debra Bell, Sacramento, CAMount Shasta Herald, 9/14/94, Vol. 107, No. 2, Sec. B, p. 4, “Art WorksGo On Display at COS,” Mount Shasta, CAThe Resister-Guard, 6/10/94, Sec. F, Arts and Entertainment, “’Saints,Sinners’ explores good, evil,” Eugene, ORThe Davis Enterprise Weekend, 4/1/93, pp.6-7, “Cover Story, ‘Ceramicsof the first order on display in Davis,’” Laura Weir Hill and ScottHill, Enterprise Art Critics, Davis, CAModesto Bee, 3/3/91, “Ceramic Sculpture Show,” Leo Stutzin, Arts EditorModesto, CA SELECTED COLLECTIONSBerkeley Art Museum, Berkeley, CALucent Technologies, Inc., San Carlos, CANora Eccles Harris Museum, WATemple Isaiah, Orinda, CAWachovia Bank, Houston, TXNumerous Private Collections