Born
1964 New York, NY
Education
1997 California College of the Arts, BFA, Ceramics
1986 University of Vermont, BA, Geology
Selected Exhibitions & Public Works
2023 Gather & Bloom commissioned 16’x8’ mural for EarthX, centered on environmental justice and in collaboration with local arts group The Rolllup, for EarthX Expo, April 2023. Dallas, Texas.
2022 Shrine, Great Highway Gallery, San Francisco, CA, solo (sculpture & drawing)
2022 For the Love of Reading, commissioned ceramic tile mural for Black Bird Books, 4541 Irving St., San Francisco.
2021 The Interconnectedness of All Living Things, Documentary short film, by Jeff den Broeder of Everywhen Creative, about the making of the mural and celebrating the Green New Deal. Official Film Festival selections: SF Indi Shorts, 2021, Creative Climate Awards, 2021, Wild & Scenic Film Festival, 2021, EarthX Film Fest, 2022.
2020 The Interconnectedness of All Living Things, private & public commissioned 32’ x 40’ mural at the Far Out West Community Garden, 2830 Judah St., San Francisco. Funded in part by a San Francisco 2020 Community Challenge Grant.
2018 VOTE, Playland Art Container, Playland at 43rd ave. Community Park, San Francisco, CA, group (sculpture)
2018 All Natural, Fayes Video Bench Gallery, San Francisco, CA, solo (sculpture)
2018 Atmospheric Conditions, Beach Side Gallery, San Francisco, CA, solo (paintings)
2017 The Horizon Line, The Great Highway Gallery, San Francisco, CA, solo (paintings & sculpture)
2016 Differing feathers, The Great Highway Gallery, San Francisco, CA , group (painting)
2016 MFA NEVER, Root Division, San Francisco, CA, group (sculpture)
2015 HERE, private home and construction site, San Francisco, CA, group (sculpture)
2006 CA Drawing, Exploding Head Gallery, Sacramento, CA, group
2005 It’s All The Same, Space 743, San Francisco, CA, group
2003 Scars in Dark Waters, Soularch Gallery, San Francisco, CA, duo
2002 Premiere, Soularch Gallery, San Francisco, CA duo
2001 Parts of a Whole, Space 743, San Francisco, CA, group
2000 Art Party, Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA, group
1999 Animal Mystique, Artisan’s Gallery, Mill Valley, CA group
1999 Homegrown, Space 743, San Francisco, CA, group
Curatorial
2018 VOTE, Group Art Exhibition, Curated for Art Container at Playland, Playland at 43rd ave Community Park, San Francisco, CA October 19th-November 6th, 2018.
2015 HERE, Group art Exhibition and Performance, co-curated with Leigh Barbier, presented in an unconventional setting, a home and construction site, October 3-24th, 2015.
2000-2008 Soularch Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Owner & Curator, bi-Monthly shows of Bay Area artists.
Bibliography & Speaking Engagements
EarthX Expo: Panelist, Next Generation Stage, Dallas, TX, April 20-22, 2023.
EarthX FilmFest: Panelist, Art in the Wild, Dallas, TX, May 12-14, 2022.
Bill McKibbon: “Annals of a Warming Planet, Warming Up”, The New Yorker, August 18, 2021. https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/are-we-finally-ready-to-tackle-the-other-greenhouse-gas
Becky Lee: “Sunset Artists’ work both inspire and irritate community members”, Richmond Review/Sunset Beacon, December 8, 2020.
Charles Desmarais:” Last chance: mention of ‘The Horizon Line’ exhibition at the Great Highway Gallery”, San Francisco Chronicle, April 26, 2017. https://www.sfchronicle.com/news/article/In-essence-an-art-museum-on-Minnesota-Street-11100697.php
Laura Miller, Webseries on tastemade.com: “Ceramics with Laura Miller” S1, E7” 2015
Barret Austin, Photos by Carlos Chavarria: “Outer Sunset USA”, Monocle Magazine, July-August Issue, 2014
Victoria Dalkey: “Drawing Power, Artists' most basic tool celebrated at Exploding Head", Sacramento Bee, January 15, 2006
SF Bay Guardian, "Best Green Push: Soularch Design and Gallery", Award, July 26, 2006.
Artweek, Review of Macy Chadwick's Exhibition at Soularch Gallery, by Lindsey Westbrooke., 2005
Additional Education/Workshops
2023 The Climate Reality Project, Power Up Training: From Acts to Action. Online training April 6-20, 2023.
1994 Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, Maine. 3 week Ceramics summer workshop.
1994 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, North Carolina. 1 week ceramics summer workshop.
Additional experience
Co- Steward, Far Out West Community – Community Garden & Outdoor Film Screenings, 2022 – Present: Co-steward of garden and co-curator for outdoor film showings for education and community engagement in direct response to the climate emergency.
Director, Board of Directors, Pacific Rowing Club, 2021-Present: Oversee youth and adult rowing club, dedicated to an inclusive, supportive and safe environment for the sport of rowing on Lake Merced in San Francisco.
Business Partner, Soularch Design & Jacuzzi Properties, Inc. 1999-Present: Partner/Collaborator with Doug Jacuzzi for San Francisco Design/Build firm. www.soularch.com.
Creator, The Mudroom at Ocean Beach (Ceramic Arts Collective) 2013 – 2018: Host and manage a small, ceramics arts collective in the Outer Sunset district of San Francisco.
Ceramics Instructor 2015-2019: Ceramics instructor for adults, at SF Clayworks, San Francisco.
Volunteer Art Instructor 2006-2015: Art instruction to children grades K-5, in ceramics, drawing and painting, San Francisco Unified School District, San Francisco.
Volunteer Executive Board Member, Alvarado Elementary School PTA, 2008-2012: Served as Healthy Kids Committee chair, developed and stabilized a healthy play recess program, San Francisco.
Ceramics Studio Manager, Technician, & Instructor 1994-2004: Responsible for all aspects of operations of ceramics studio and pottery school for adults for the clay studio, San Francisco.
Director of Annual Giving, Event Planner, Volunteer Coordinator, Public Speaker, The Nature Conservancy of California, 1988-1994: Non-profit fundraising, event planning, volunteer outreach, public speaking, San Francisco