Resume

Education

1987-1999 Courses in life drawing, color and composition, pastels, and portrait painting at the College of Marin (Kentfield, CA), Dominican College (San Rafael, CA), and The Art School (Mill Valley, CA)

1973 M.A. Library Science, University of California, Berkeley

1970 B.A. English, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.

Selected Juried Exhibitions

2021

Off Center, Blue Line Gallery, Roseville, CA Color, Fusion Art Gallery, Palm Springs, CA. Honorable mention Artists Vision, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA The Pleasure of Color, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA A Moment of Reflection, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA Here and Now, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA, Honorable Mention

2020
Colorful Abstraction, Fusion Art Gallery, Palm Springs, CA, Merit Award The Human Sprit, Marin Open Studios,
Favorite Things, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Figure It Out, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA

2019
Bridge to Abstraction, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Abstract 2019, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Transcend, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
Expressions, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA
Open To Interpretation, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato,
 Go Figure, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, Merit Award
Elements, Marin Society of the Arts, San Rafael, CA

2018
Ingenuity, A Juried Sculpture Exhibit, Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA
Figure study* Hidden Story, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA
Nini Lion: Energy  Uncovered, Founders' Gallery, San Rafael, CA
World of Abstracts, San Francisco Women Artists, San Francisco, CA
Showcase Exhibit, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA
Sweet Sprit Ceramics, Underground Gallery, San Rafael, CA

2017
Little Treasures, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
Small Works, Art works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
Light, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
Abstract Figurative, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
A Sculpture Show, Marin Society of Artists, san Rafael, CA

 2016
 20/20 Vision, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael,CA
Art Contemporary Marin, Point Reyes Station, CA
Juried Summer Exhibition, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
 “The Red Show”, Marin Jewelers’ Guild, San Rafael, CA
"Layers", Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novaro, CA

2015
“Small Works Exhibition”, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
“Collaboration”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
“Mostly Black and White”, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, C
“Metamorphosis”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

2014/2015
“Nini Lion: Form Revealed”, with Barbara Andino Stevenson and Susan Fenway-Fertig, Dominican University, San Rafael, CA
“Motion/Emotion”,Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA

2014
Fifth Annual Altered Book and Book Arts Show, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
“The Red Show”, Marin Jewelers’ Guild, San Rafael, CA
“Re/Vision”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
“Art Works Downtown at the Civic Center”, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA

2013
“Artisans! A Group Show”, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
Hockaday Centennial Art Exhibit, Dallas, TX
“Out of Order”, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
“Signe Observed”, Café International, San Francisco, CA
“State of Mind,” Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
“Red Art,” Marin Jewelers’ Guild, San Rafael, CA

2012
Falkirk 2012 Bi-Annual Juried Exhibition, San Rafael, CA
“Horizons,” Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
“Elements,” Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA 2011
“12 x 12” Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA
Falkirk Bi-annual Juried Exhibition, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
“Out of the Fire: Sculpture by Nini Lion,” Founders Gallery, San Rafael, CA
Open Craft & Sculpture Show, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA “Red Art,” Marin Jewelers’ Guild, San Rafael, CA

2010
Annual Juried Exhibition of Bay Area Artists, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
“New Leanings” (Solo Exhibition), Brewer-Phillips, San Rafael, CA
“Nini Lion”, Marin Jewelers’ Guild, San Rafael, CA

2009
“Small Works,” Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
“Portraits and Figures,” Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
“Crossing the Line,” Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA

2008
“Life in Motion,” Artisans Art Gallery, San Rafael, CA
“Evanescent Odysseys,” (Solo Exhibition), Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York, NY
“Small Works,” Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
“The Idea of the Body” and “Works on Paper” Artisans Art Gallery, San Rafael, CA

2007
“Burnished Metal” Andelon Gallery, Dallas, TX
“Book Art” Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
“Luminescent Spectrums” (Solo Exhibition), Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York, NY
“Abstract Assumptions” and “Salon Show,” Artisan’s Art Gallery, San Rafael, CA
“Falkirk Bay Area Juried Exhibit” Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
“Small Works” Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA

2006
“Ebb and Flow” Sausalito Art Commission, Sausalito, CA
“The Art of the Book” Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
“The Handkerchief” and “The Square Foot Show” Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
“Fortissimo of the Soul” (Solo Exhibition), Amsterdam Whitney Gallery, New York, NY
“Imagining Ourselves” (Solo Exhibition), Dominican University, San Rafael, CA

2005
Recent Works, Milton Marks Convention Center, San Francisco, CA
Annual Juried Exhibition of Marin Artists, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
“Reflections and Recollections” and “Black & White + One” Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
“The Shape of Things-a Gathering of Sculptural Forms”, Artisans Gallery, San Rafael, CA
“Bon Appetit” and “Primarily Red” Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

2004
Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
“Eyes of Wonder” (Solo Exhibition), Frank Howard Allen, Mill Valley, CA
“The Beauty of Women” and “Realism 2004” Artisan’s Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

2003
“Black & White and a Splash of Color” ConneXtions Gallery, Sausalito, CA
“Portraits” Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA “In the Mix” Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
“Source of Empowerment: Woman as Symbol” California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, CA
“Seductions of Shakespeare,” Marin Shakespeare Company, Larkspur, CA

2002
“Revelations” Sight & Insight Art Center, Mill Valley, CA
“Black, White, & Glass” ConneXtions Gallery, Sausalito, CA
“Fantasy & Mythology“ Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA Postcard Benefit Invitational, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA

2001
“Art Works by the Bay” The Bay Model, Sausalito, CA
“In Respect to the Human Figure” (Featured Artist), Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
Annual Juried Exhibition of Marin Artists, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA
“Art of the Sensuous” Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
“Art from the Center” Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA

2000-2003
Open Fine Arts Exhibition, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA

2000
“Pastels USA” International Open Exhibition, Roseville, CA “Black, White, & Gray” Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
“Black & White+One Color” Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA

1999
“Off the Street and Onto the Wall” The Downtown Art Center, San Rafael, CA
“The Human Form” Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA Annual Juried Exhibition of Marin Artists, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA

Awards & Publications

Forthcoming:  The San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Renaissance, Oakland, CA 
2005-2010  American Art Collector: Juried Competition of New Work, Alcove Books, Berkeley, CA 
2006  Best of Show, Abstract Members Show, Artisans Art Gallery, San Rafael, CA 
2004  Merit Award, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA 
2001  Honorable Mention, Open Fine Arts, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA 
2000  Honorable Mention, “Black, White, and Gray,” Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA 
1997  First Place, “Arts Alive!” Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA

Professional Affiliations

Art Works Downtown 
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art 
Pacific Rim Sculptors International
Sculpture Center 
Marin Open Studios 
Association of Clay and Glass Artists 
Artisans Art Gallery Mill Valley
Art Commission Friends of Wellesley Art

Collections

Nini Lion’s works are in private collections in California, London, New York, Texas, and St. Croix.