Geras Tousignant Gallery

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Geras Tousignant Gallery Presents: Works by artist M O N I K A S T E I N E R PAINTINGS SCULPTURE CATALOGUE 2010

Monika Steiner Binary Forces New paintings by Monika Steiner Integral to the creation of my abstract Art are the concepts of Metaphysics - the philosophical study of being, knowing, and fundamental reality - and my daily practices in Meditation, in which I explore the conscious and unconscious dimensions of the mind. My paintings feature emerging and dissolving spheres, natures most efficient shape, floating in empty space. I envision all forms of matter as containers of information where particles come in and out of existence through our intention to observe them, passing from the implicate into the physical and then back into the realm of potential. These concepts allow me to investigate the subtle relationship between perception and material reality. The harmonious background colors interacting with the energetic floating spheres create a balance that it is exquisitely delicate and at the same time, powerful, dramatic and serene. Born in Switzerland, Monika Steiner currently resides in the San Francisco Bay Area where she received her BFA degree from Sonoma State University. Her work has been shown nationally and internationally in galleries, museums, and public exhibitions.

Title: Binary Forces Oil on wood 40� x 68� Price: 5,200.

Title: Essence oil on wood 48" x 68" Price: 5,200.

Title: cosmo Oil on wood 42� x 30� Price: 2,800.

Title: Longing & Belonging I Oil on wood 36� x 36� Price: 2,800.

Title: Longing & Belonging II Oil on wood 36� x 36� Price: 2,800.

Title: Aria Oil on wood 12� x 12� Price: 650.

Title: Introspective Oil on wood 23� x 29� Price: 1,600.

Title: Poised Oil on wood 44� x 32� Price: 3,000.

S C U L P T U R E Abstraction is my way to describe what I cannot see physically, what is beyond the tangible. I take an idea and remove all that is familiar to me, seeking the true essence, what�s left is something that has a much deeper grasp of reality. I want to express the truth of this deeper reality with the timelessness of bronze sculpture. I contemplate ideas until they become abstract shapes, resonating with their essential duality: The contrast of inner and outer, density and negative space, asymmetry verses balance, and polished edges against shadow and texture. Born in Switzerland, Monika Steiner received her BFA degree from Sonoma State University. She has had several solo shows since, and is in private collections here and abroad.

InCasement Collection

Title: InCasement I, 49� x 5� x 5� Price: 1,500. including stand

Title: InCasement II, 49� x 5� x 5� Price: 1,500. including stand SOLD

Title: InCasement III, 49� x 5� x 5� Price: 1,500. including stand SOLD

Title: InCasement IV, 49� x 5� x 5� Price: 1,500. including stand

Title: InCasement V, 49� x 5� x 5� Price: 1,500. including stand

Title: InCasement VI, 49� x 5� x 5� Price: 1,500. including stand SOLD

Title: InCasement VII, 49� x 5� x 5� Price: 1,500. including stand SOLD

Bronze

Title: You and Me Bronze 55� x 6� x 6� Price: 3,200 Pair

Title: Longing for the Opposite Bronze 9� x 9� x 3� Price: 3,200.

Title: Equality Bronze 4� x 18� x 3� Price: 2,000.

Title: Horn Bronze 18� x 24� x 5� Price: 3,200.

Title: Infinity Bronze 10� x 10� x 4� Price: 3,600.

Title: Offering Bronze 2,400.

Title: Reaching for the Truth Bronze 17� x 8� x 8� Price: 3,600.

Title: The End and the Beginning Bronze 9� x 9� x 2� Price: 3,200.

Title: Hope Bronze 13� x 5� x 3� Price: 2,000.

Title: Symbiosis Bronze 4� x 4� x 4� each Price: 800. each

Title: Two Bronze 25� x 6� x 3� Price: 3,200.

CURRICULUM VITAE OF MONIKA STEINER PERSONAL INFORMATION Born 1972, Bern, Switzerland, She resides in San Francisco, California, and Bern, Switzerland EDUCATION 2005 Bachelor, Fine Art, Magna Cum Laude, Major Painting, Sonoma State University, CA, USA 2000 Goldsmith, Interlaken, Switzerland 1994 Bachelor, Art, Teaching Credential, University of Bern, Switzerland SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2010 SAM, Seattle Art Museum Taste Rest. / SAM Gallery, Seattle, WA Bella Feldman, Monika Steiner, Nancy Otto, Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA ENZO, SOMA Grand, San Francisco, CA Intangible Reflections, Apothiki Gallery, Paros, Greece 2009 EQUINOX, Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA

LUCID, Consulate General of Switzerland, San Francisco, CA Off the wall, Geras- Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA

The Space between Thoughts, Merced Multicultural Arts Center, CA

2008 RETURN, Museum of Boenigen, Switzerland NOW, City Hall, Santa Rosa, CA Sculptures, Marji Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Meditacion, 425 Market, Jan Casey, San Francisco, CA 2007 LINES & FORMS, Geras- Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA UNFOLDING, The Wine Emporium, Sebastopol, CA Trium Group, Curator Jan Casey, San Francisco, CA 2006 CONFLUENCE, Bank of America, Plaza Gallery, Curator Jan

Casey, San Francisco, CA in conjunction with Geras Tousignant Gallery PHOTOGRAPHY & SCULPTURE, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA, SOLO EXHIBITIONS Continued�

FUSION, 50 California, San Francisco, CA Convention Plaza, Curator Jan Casey, San Francisco, CA in

conjunction with Geras Tousignant Gallery 2005 SYMBIOSIS, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2004 TRANSFORMATION, Swissnex, Swiss Consulate, San Francisco, CA GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2010 SAM, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Summer Introductions, Seattle, WA Reaching Inside, Honorable Mention, Lark Gallery, Long Beach, CA Four Squared, ARC Gallery, San Francisco, CA

No Boundaries, intl. Art Exhibit, A Muse Gallery, Columbus, OH Spring Show, Marji Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Artistic Voyage, Lark Gallery, Yerba Linda, CA Art Walk 2010, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2009 Indoor sculpture exhibition, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA

ASTO Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA Winter Salon, Micaela Gallery, San Francisco, CA Hidden Treasures, Phantom Gallery, Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA 12 Year Anniversary, Erickson Fine Art, Healdsburg, CA The Grid, Geras- Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Millennium Tower Icons of Design, Curator Deborah Allyce-Miller, San Francisco, CA

20th Anniversary Gala, Alliance Francaise Gallery, Boston, MA MCBG Sculpture Gallery, Juried Show, Mendocino, CA Gallery Route One, Juried Show, Pt. Reyes, CA Bay Area Council Exhibition, Westin St. Francis, San Francisco, CA

2008 10 Year Anniversary, A Muse Gallery, Columbus, OH Group Show, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Gallery Route One Juried Show, Pt. Reyes, CA 2007 TRACES, MARIN MUSEUM of Contemporary Art, Marin, CA

Sculpture, The Third Dimension, Juried Exhibition Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA Falkirk Bay Area Juried Exhibition, San Rafael, CA

Group Show, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA Artsfest Spectra Ball, Regency Ballroom, San Francisco, CA Oceana, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2006 Group Show, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA Invitational Show, Arts Guild of Sonoma, CA 2005 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Sonoma State University, CA Sky, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA

In the Abstract, All-Media Juried Exhibit, Sebastopol, CA Fall Showcase, Northbay Artworks, Novato, CA

2004 Visualizing Democracy, Juried Show, Sonoma State University, CA Miniature, Geras-Tousignant Gallery, San Francisco, CA GROUP EXHIBITIONS Continued� Juried Student Exhibition, Sonoma State University, CA Into the Deep, Zebulon, Petaluma, CA AWARDS 2010 Artist in Residence, Apothiki Gallery, Paros, Greece Honorable Mention, "Reaching Inside" Long Beach Galleries, CA 2009 First Place, Lark Gallery, online competition, LA 2004 Swiss Talents, Swissnex, San Francisco, CA MAJOR COLLECTIONS Trump Hotel, Panama City, Panama JW Marriott Hotel Ankara, in Ankara, Turkey Maturango Museum, Permanent collection, Ridgecrest, CA Susan Landauer, Chief Curator of San Jose Museum of Art, CA The Deputy Consul General of Switzerland Mr. Francesco Ottolini

H. Buchs, Curator of Museum of Boenigen, Switzerland Keller & Heckman LLP, San Francisco, CA Pascal Mamin, Director of RUAG, Switzerland Gina Locurio, executive producer, Umlaut Films, San Francisco, CA John Jaber, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, San Francisco, CA John and Erin Lowenberg, San Francisco, CA Robert and Karie Williams, Novato, CA Stefan Schneeberger, CEO, PWS, Switzerland Annemarie Buchs, Boenigen, Switzerland Ursula & Stefan Schneeberger, CEO, HCT Shaping Systems, Switzerland Christine and Paul Tantsis, Australia

ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS 2010 SF Art News, "Containers of Information, the Art of..." Sept. 2010 http://sfartnews.wordpress.com/ Swiss Review Magazine, "Art for your Soul..." April, 2010 Studio Visit Book, volume twelve, 2010 Summer edition Paros Life, Greece, Issue 136, "Intangible Reflections", American Art Collector, West Coast issue 2010 2009 Merced County Times, �new Art exhibit�� June 16th 2009 American Art Collector, West Coast issue 2009 Santa Clara cable channel 15, 2009 Indoor sculpt. exhibit 2008 Umlaut Films, Documentary Film, 15Min The New Faces of Art, Book Miami, Florida

ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS Continued� Berner Oeberlaender �Ihr Leben ist so bunt�28. Aug. 2008 Berner Oeberlaender: �Traum und Wirklichkeit� 1.Sept. 2008 Jungfrau Zeitung, Boenigen: www.mountain.ch 25. Aug. 2008 7 Tage, Vernissage: www.jungfrauzeitung.ch 29. Aug. 2008 Jungfrau Zeitung, Boenigen: www.jungfrauzeitung.ch 1. Sept. 2008

2007 American Art Collector, West Coast issue 2007 Artnow magazine, www.artnowonline.com, 2007

2006 American Art Collector, West Coast issue 2006 Berner Oeberlaender www.espace.ch 08.Jan.2007 Women's Radio www.womensradio.com 14dec.2006 Argus Courier www.arguscourier.com Nov.15th-21st 2006 Wochen-Zeitung www.wochen-zeitung.ch 04.Jan.2007 2005 Women's Radio, our world, www.womensradio.com The Newsletter, Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce 2004 The Swiss Spring and Summer in the Bay Area and Beyond, Swissnex, Swiss Talents, 26th June 2004 Newsletter, Zebulon�s Lounge VISITING ARTIST LECTURES 2010 Apothiki Gallery, Artist Residency, Paros, Greece 2009 Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA 2004 Swissnex, Swiss Consulate, San Francisco, CA PHILANTHROPY

2010 Visual Aid, Big Deal, SOMArts gallery, San Francisco, CA Ethnic Dance Festival, Gala Auction, Palace of fine Arts, CA

Art from the Heart, Auction SSU, Rohnert Park, CA Art for AIDS, San Francisco Design Center, San Francisco, CA Spectrum Art Auction, Mezzanine San Francisco, CA Art for the Arts, City of Santa Rosa Arts District, CA

2009 Ethnic Dance Festival, Gala Auction, Palace of fine Arts, CA Art from the Heart, Auction SSU, Rohnert Park, CA

Lycée Français La Pérouse, San Francisco, CA Art for AIDS, Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, CA Spectrum Art Auction, Mezzanine San Francisco, CA Visual Aid, SOMArts gallery, San Francisco, CA

2008 Art to Heart Auction,Wrightsville Beach, NC Art for AIDS, Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, CA

PHILANTHROPY Continued� Art from the Heart, Auction SSU, Rohnert Park, CA 2007 Spectrum 5, Access Institute, Mexican Consulate, San Francisco,

CA Art for AIDS, Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, CA

2006 Art +Auction = Community Education, Bonhams & Butterfields, San Francisco, CA

Spectrum, Access Institute, San Francisco, CA 2005 Art from the Heart, Auction SSU, Rohnert Park, CA

Representation: Geras Tousignant Gallery 437 Pacific Ave San Francisco, CA 94133

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