James Groleau
Born 1960: Lewiston, Maine
Current residence: California
Education/Experience: Self-taught

Solo Exhibitions
2003  Tinhorn Press Gallery; San Francisco, CA.
2000  June Fitzpatrick Gallery; Portland, ME.
          Dolby Chadwick Gallery; San Francisco, CA.
          B. Beamesderfer Gallery; Highland Park, NJ.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2003
“Night Shift”; Oakland Museum Collectors Gallery; Oakland, CA.
“Other Worlds”; California State University; Chico, CA.
“LAPS 17th National Exhibition”; The Armory Center for the Arts; Pasadena, CA.
Juror: Kevin Salatino, Head Curator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
 
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2002
“Janet Turner National Print Competition”; California State University; Chico, CA. Award.
“Pacific Prints 2002”; Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA.
“Graphic Arts Workshop 50th Anniversary Exhibit”; Meridian Gallery; San
Francisco, CA
 “The Art of Healing”; Montana Museum of Art and Culture; Missoula, MT.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2001
“Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary California Works on Paper”; California
Palace of the Legion of Honor; San Francisco, CA.
“California Society of Printmakers Annual Show 2001”; Triton Museum, Santa
Clara, CA.
“2001 International Invitational Works on Paper”; University of Hawaii; Hilo, HI.
  “16th National Exhibition”; Loyola Marymount University; Los Angeles, CA.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2000
"International Print Triennial Cracow 2000; Cracow, Poland.
  "IV International Art Trienniale Majdanek 2000"; Lublin, Poland.
"Pacific Prints Biennial National Print Exhibition"; University of Hawaii at Hilo.
Award.
  "13th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition"; University of Wisconsin-Parkside;
Kenosha, WI. Award.
"Pacific Prints 2000"; Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA. Juror: Karin Breuer, Curator of the Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Awards.
"Works on Paper 2000: Recent Drawings, Prints And Photographs"; Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA. Juror: Kathleen Edwards, Curator of Prints, Drawings and Photographs at The University of Iowa Museum of Art. Award.
“Impressions: Contemporary Prints”; Mesa Arts Center; Mesa, AZ. Award.
"23rd Harper College National Exhibition: Small Works"; William Rainey Harper College; Palatine, IL.
“Annual National Print Competion”; Artlink; Fort Wayne, IN. Award.
“23rd National Print Biennial ”; Silvermine Arts Center; New Canaan, CT. Award.
“Printwork ‘2K”; Barrett Art Center; Poughkeepsie, NY. Juror: Marilyn Symmes,
Curator of Drawings and Prints, Smithsonian Institution.
“Pressed and Pulled IX”; Georgia College and State University; Milledgeville, GA.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 1999
 "Deutsch Internationale Grafiek-Triennale"; Frechen, Germany.
 "International Small Engraving Salon"; Florean Museum; Carbunar, Romania.
 "Watermerk / Breuklijn"; Der Zaaijer; Amsterdam, Holland.
 "Printwork '99"; Barrett Art Center; Poughkeepsie, NY. Juror: Claire Bell, Associate Curator for Prints and Drawings, Guggenheim Museum, NY.
 "73rd Annual International Competition: Printmaking"; The Print Center; Philadelphia, PA. Juror: Jan Howard, Curator, The Baltimore Museum of Art.
 "Multiple Perspectives"; Esther Allen Greer Museum of Fine Arts; University of Rio Grande; Rio Grande, OH. Award.
 "22nd Annual Art on Paper"; Maryland Federation of Art; Annapolis, MD. Juror: Samuel Hoi, Dean, Corcoran School of Art.
 "Janet Turner National Print Competition"; California State University; Chico, CA. Juror: Janice Driesbach, Curator, Crocker Art Museum.
 "Parkside National Small Print Exhibition"; University of Wiscosin; Kenosha, WI.
 "National Printmaking 1999"; The College of New Jersey; Ewing, NJ.
 "Faultlines / Watermarks"; The Atrium; San Francisco, CA. Juror: Karin Breuer, Curator, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
 "22nd Harper College National Exhibition"; Harper College; Palatine, IL.
 "11th National Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition"; College of Notre Dame of Maryland; Baltimore, MD. Juror: Jan Howard, Curator, The Baltimore Museum of Art.
 "12th Annual Mcneese National Works on Paper"; Mcneese State University; Lake Charles, LA.
 "19th Annual National Print Exhibition"; Artlink; Fort Wayne, IN. Award.
 "On the Edge of the Century: Printmaking and Social Commentary in the 1990's";Berkeley Art Center; Berkeley, CA.
 "Selections"; Capella; San Francisco, CA. Jurors: David Ross, Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Rena Bransten, Rena Bransten Gallery.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 1998
 "Selectie Grafiek"; Frans Masereel Centrum; Kasterlee, Belgium.
 "International Exhibition of Contemporary Mezzotints"; Davidson Galleries; Seattle, WA.
 "Printmakers '98"; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts; Pittsburgh, PA. Juror: Jane Glaubinger, Curator of Prints, Cleveland Museum of Art. Award.
 "Printwork '98"; Barrett House Galleries; Poughkeepsie, NY. Juror: Starr Figura, Assistant Curator, Department of Prints, Museum of Modern Art, NY.
 "1998 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition"; University of Hawaii at Hilo; Hilo, HI.
 "Pacific Prints 1998"; Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA.
 "California Society of Printmakers 85th Anniversary Exhibition"; Gallery 551; San Francisco, CA.
 "Prints and Printmakers National Juried Exhibition"; Fine Art Center; Taos, NM.
 "Tradition and Transition in the '90s; California Society of Printmakers"; SOMAR Gallery; San Francisco, CA.
 "Works on and of Paper"; University of West Florida; Pensacola, FL.
 "Valdosta Works on Paper X"; Valdosta State University; Valdosta, GA.
 "Selections"; Academy of Art College Gallery; San Francisco, CA. Jurors: Timothy Bugard, Curator of American Art, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco; Ed Gilbert, Director, Paule Anglim Gallery; Richard Stephens, Chairman, Academy of Art College.
 "18th Annual National Print Exhibition"; Artlink; Fort Wayne, IN. Award.
 "22nd National Print Biennial 1998"; Silvermine Galleries; New Cannan, CT.
 "Pressed and Pulled VII"; Georgia College and State University; Milledgeville, GA.
 "Day of the Dead"; San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA.
 "Selected Works from Contemporary American Printmakers"; Saddleback College Art Gallery; Mission Viejo, CA.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 1997
 "Ninth Annual Small Works"; California Museum of Art; Santa Rosa, CA.
 "Beyond Boundaries / North American Printmaking Exhibition"; Richmond Art Center; Richmond, CA. Juror: Wayne Thiebaud.
 "The 19th International Independent Exhibition of Prints"; Kanagawa, Japan.
 "Janet Turner National Print Competition"; California State University; Chico, CA.
 "21st Harper National Print and Drawing Exhibition"; Harper College; Palatine, IL. Award.
 "The Fantastic Image: Intaglio Prints"; Fetterly Gallery; Vallejo, CA
 "Pressed and Pulled VI"; Georgia College and State University; Milledgeville, GA.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 1996
 "Pacific Prints 1996"; Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA. Award.
 "Artworks 96"; Sun Gallery; Hayward, CA. Award.
 "Printmakers 96"; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA.
 "Spirits of the Dead"; Fetterly Gallery; Vallejo, CA.
 "Day of the Dead"; Balazo Gallery; San Francisco, CA.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 1995
 "Impressions: The Medium Extended"; Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA.
 "Defining Hope"; Dominican College; San Rafael, CA.

AWARDS
 1999
 Fellowship;,Vermont Studio Center; Johnson, VT
 Purchase Award;,"Multiple Perspectives; National Juried Print Exhibition"; University of Rio Grande; Rio Grande, OH.
 Award;,"19th Annual National Print Exhibition"; Artlink; Fort Wayne, IN.
 1998
 Fourth Place Award; "Printmakers '98"; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts; Pittsburgh, PA. Juror: Jane Glaubinger, Curator of Prints, Cleveland Museum of Art.
 Award; "18th Annual National Print Exhibition"; Artlink; Fort Wayne, IN.
 1997
 Printmaking Residency; Centrum voor grafiek; Kasterlee, Belgium.
 Purchase Award; "21st Harper National Print and Drawing Exhibition"; Palatine, IL.
 First Place; Printmaking; Sausalito Art Festival.
 1996
 J.J. Brookings Gallery Purchase Award; "Pacific Prints 1996"; Palo Alto, CA.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
 California Society of Printmakers
 Graphic Arts Workshop; Board Member; San Francisco, CA.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS

Arts, Private Collection.
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, Achenbach
Foundation for Graphic Arts, San Francisco, CA
Oakland Museum of California.
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH.
Rijksmuseum,Antwerp, Belgium.
Esther Allen Greer Museum of Fine Arts, Rio Grande, OH.
Robert Flynn Johnson, Curator-in-Charge, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic