Gail Chase Bien paints thinly layered oil on linen over extended periods (from months to years) to complete a single work of art. Taking cues from nature's extraordinary visual offerings - specifically, the play of light as it touches upon water and earth - her nature-inspired works bridge realism and abstraction, and they convey a thin veneer of the of human spirit. Complex, rich, and slow in the making, the paintings, with their serene simplicity, are intended to be viewed and enjoyed over time. BORN:Lowell, Massachusetts EDUCATIONM.F.A. With High Distinction, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CaliforniaB.F.A. With Distinction, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CaliforniaMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston, MassachusettsTufts University, Medford, Massachusetts SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS2014 “Recent Works”, Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.2012 "Tidal" Napa Valley Museum, Yountville, Calif.2008 "Radiance and Ash" I Wolk Gallery St. Helena, Calif.2006 “Recent Works” I Wolk Gallery, St. Helena , Calif. 2004 Gail Chase-Bien (with Robilee Frederick) “Parallel Convergence”, Napa Valley Museum, Yountville, California2003 Gail Chase-Bien, I Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, California2000 Recent Works, Caplan Gallery, Santa Monica, California1994 Gail Chase-Bien, Private Terrain, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California1992 Gail Chase-Bien, Recent Paintings, San Marco Gallery, Dominican College, San RafaeCalifornia1992 Gail Chase-Bien, The Goya Series, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California1989 Gail Chase-Bien, Paintings and Works on Paper, Brockton Art Museum/Fuller Memorial, Brockton, Massachusetts1989 Gail Chase-Bien, The Arnolfini Series, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California1987 Gail Chase-Bien, “Recent Works”, Susan Cummins Gallery. Mill Valley, California1986 Gail Chase-Bien, “Recent Works”, Highlight Gallery, Mendocino, California1985 Gail Chase-Bien, Pastels, Highlight Gallery, Mendocino, California SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS2015 “ Luster”, Gallerie Citi, Burlingame, Ca2006 Gail Chase-Bien, Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, Solana Beach, California2004 “Good Vibrations from California”, Gwenda Jay-Addington Gallery, July 9-August 28, Chicago, Illinois2004 “Terra Infirma: Hope for a World in Crisis”, Napa Valley Museum, Jan. 24 – April 182003 “Flag: Interpreting an American Icon,” February 1 – April 7, Napa Valley Museum, Napa, California1999 California College of Arts and Crafts, Alumni Exhibition, CCAC Gallery, San Francisco, California1997 “Mary,” 9 California Contemporary Artists, March 15 - April 27, St. Mary’s College, Moraga, California1996 “California Grandeur and Genre,” Bedford Gallery, Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, California1994 “California Landscape”, Hewlett Packard Corporation, San Mateo, California1993 “Gallery Group”, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon1993 “Contemporary Realism”, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California1993 “Women and Bronze”, Artworks Foundry, Berkeley, California1992 “The Spirit Within”, Mumm Winery, Napa Valley Gallery, Rutherford, California1992 “California Landscape”, The Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, California1992 “Sacred Spaces: Women and the Land”, Thomas Center for the Arts, Gainesville, Florida1992 “A Day in the Country”, Ira Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, California1990 “The Annual 111th Exhibition,” San Francisco Art Institute, SanFrancisco,California1990 “Face to Face”, St. Supery Winery Gallery, Rutherford, California1990 “Sacred Landscape”, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California1990 “Five Northern California Artists: Five Southern California Artists”, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, California1989 The Iconic Image”, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California1988 Mythic Figure/Historic Figure”, Gallery NAGA, Boston, Massachusetts1988 Sacred Landscape”, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California1987 Open Show”, Marin Arts League, Ross, California1987 Open Show”, Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, California, Best of Show AWARDS1986 “Bay Area Scene II”, Hall of Flowers, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, California1986 “Annual Show”, San Mateo County Arts Council, Belmont, California1985 “The Human Figure”, Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, California1985 “Gail Chase-Bien”, Isabelle Percy West Gallery, Oakland, California COLLECTIONS Hughes Corporation, Los Angeles, CaliforniaShearson-Lehman, New York, New YorkHancock Rothert and Bunshoft, San Francisco, CaliforniaRenee di Rosa, di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CaliforniaArt Work International, Sultan of Brunei Ballroom, Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CaliforniaCarneros-Alambic, Remy Martin Winery, Napa, CaliforniaMustard’s Restaurant, Yountville, CaliforniaLee and Becky Hudson, Private Collection, Napa, CaliforniaRichard Grosbard, Private Collection, New York, New York BIBLIOGRAPHY“Napa Museum Unravels How Artists See Old Glory”, , February 1, 2002“Dynamic Artists Explore Spirit in New Exhibition”, , November 11, 1993“Narratives”, Terri Cohen, June 1993“Gail Chase-Bien Interview”, , November 1992“Artistic Harmony”, , Arts and Leisure, Pat Stanley, Sunday, November 8, 1992“Face to Face Juxtaposes Differing Style Artists, , November 10, 1992“Arts”, , Roberta Floden, May 1989“Brockton Museum Exhibit Looks to Past and to Future”, , Robert Taylor, Sunday, February 26, 1989, p. 88“Mythic Figure/Historic Figure”, , Peter Baldaia, January 22- April 23, 1989“Artists with local roots featured at Brockton Art Museum”, , Michael CoutureJanuary 30, 1989, p. 16“Brockton shows offer new look at triptych art”, Charles Giuliano, , January 1989“ART: GAIL CHASE-BIEN”, , December 1987“Watching the Changing Light”, , Terri Cohen, November 14, 1987“Queen of Diamonds: The Works of Gail Chase–Bien, Michael Johnson, May 21, 1986