JAMES GROLEAU EDUCATION Self-taught. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2003 June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland, ME. 2003 B. Beamesderfer Gallery; Highland Park, NJ. 2003 Tinhorn Press Gallery; San Francisco, CA. 2000 June Fitzpatrick Gallery; Portland, ME. 2000 Dolby Chadwick Gallery; San Francisco, CA. 2000 B. Beamesderfer Gallery; Highland Park, NJ. SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: 2003 "Night Shift"; Oakland Museum Collectors Gallery; Oakland, CA. 2003 "Other Worlds"; California State University; Chico, CA. 2003 "LAPS 17th National Exhibition"; The Armory Center for the Arts; Pasadena, CA; Juror: Kevin Salatino, Head Curator, Los Angeles County Museum of Art. 2003 "From the Presses of the CSP Board"; City College of San Francisco; San Francisco, CA. 2003 "Figures and Fantasies"; Ann Bradford Gallery; Healdsburgh, CA. 2002 "Janet Turner National Print Competition"; California State University; Chico, CA. Award. 2002 "Pacific Prints 2002"; Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA. 2002 "Graphic Arts Workshop 50th Anniversary Exhibit"; Meridian Gallery; San Francisco, CA 2002 "The Art of Healing"; Montana Museum of Art and Culture; Missoula, MT. 2001 "Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary California Works on Paper"; California Palace of the Legion of Honor; San Francisco, CA. 2001 "California Society of Printmakers Annual Show 2001"; Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA. 2001 "2001 International Invitational Works on Paper"; University of Hawaii; Hilo, HI. 2001 "16th National Exhibition"; Loyola Marymount University; Los Angeles, CA. 2000 "International Print Triennial Cracow 2000; Cracow, Poland. 2000 "IV International Art Trienniale Majdanek 2000"; Lublin, Poland. 2000 "Pacific Prints Biennial National Print Exhibition"; University of Hawaii at Hilo. Award. 2000 "13th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition"; University of Wisconsin-Parkside; Kenosha, WI. Award. 2000 "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. 2000 "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. 2000 "Impressions: Contemporary Prints"; Mesa Arts Center; Mesa, AZ. Award. 2000 "23rd Harper College National Exhibition: Small Works"; William Rainey Harper College; Palatine, IL. 2000 "Annual National Print Competion"; Artlink; Fort Wayne, IN. Award. 2000 "23rd National Print Biennial"; Silvermine Arts Center; New Canaan, CT. Award. 2000 "Printwork Y2K"; Barrett Art Center; Poughkeepsie, NY; Juror: Marilyn Symmes, Curator of Drawings and Prints, Smithsonian Institution. 2002 "Pressed and Pulled IX"; Georgia College and State University; Milledgeville, GA. 2002 ?Hollywood International Juried Print Exhibition?; The Art and Culture Center of Hollywood; Hollywood, FL. 1999 "Deutsch Internationale Grafiek-Triennale"; Frechen, Germany. 1999 "3rd Egyptian International Print Triennale 1999"; Cairo, Egypt. 1999 "International Small Engraving Salon"; Florean Museum; Carbunar, Romania. 1999 "Watermerk / Breuklijn"; Der Zaaijer; Amsterdam, Holland. 1999 "The Art of the Mezzotint"; Vorpal Gallery; San Francisco, CA. 1999 "Printwork '99"; Barrett Art Center; Poughkeepsie, NY; Juror: Claire Bell, Associate Curator for Prints and Drawings, Guggenheim Museum, NY. 1999 "73rd Annual International Competition: Printmaking"; The Print Center; Philadelphia, PA; Juror: Jan Howard, Curator, The Baltimore Museum of Art. 1999 "Multiple Perspectives"; Esther Allen Greer Museum of Fine Arts; University of Rio Grande; Rio Grande, OH. Award. 1999 "22nd Annual Art on Paper"; Maryland Federation of Art; Annapolis, MD; Juror: Samuel Hoi, Dean, Corcoran School of Art. 1999 "Janet Turner National Print Competition"; California State University; Chico, CA; Juror: Janice Driesbach, Curator, Crocker Art Museum. 1999 "Parkside National Small Print Exhibition"; University of Wiscosin; Kenosha, WI. 1999 "National Printmaking 1999"; The College of New Jersey; Ewing, NJ. 1999 "Faultlines / Watermarks"; The Atrium; San Francisco, CA. Juror: Karin Breuer, Curator, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. 1999 "22nd Harper College National Exhibition"; Harper College; Palatine, IL. 1999 "11th National Drawing and Print Competitive Exhibition"; College of Notre Dame of Maryland; Baltimore, MD; Juror: Jan Howard, Curator, The Baltimore Museum of Art. 1999 "Visions 2000"; Vorpal Gallery; San Francisco, CA. 1999 "12th Annual Mcneese National Works on Paper"; Mcneese State University; Lake Charles, LA. 1999 "19th Annual National Print Exhibition"; Artlink; Fort Wayne, IN. Award. 1999 "On the Edge of the Century: Printmaking and Social Commentary in the 1990's"; Berkeley Art Center; Berkeley, CA. 1999 "Selections"; Capella; San Francisco, CA; Jurors: David Ross, Director, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Rena Bransten, Rena Bransten Gallery. 1999 "California Society of Printmakers' Annual Members Show 1999"; Claudia Chapline Gallery; Stintson Beach, CA. 1998 "Selectie Grafiek"; Frans Masereel Centrum; Kasterlee, Belgium. 1998 "International Exhibition of Contemporary Mezzotints"; Davidson Galleries; Seattle, WA. 1998 "Printmakers '98"; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts; Pittsburgh, PA; Juror: Jane Glaubinger, Curator of Prints, Cleveland Museum of Art. Award. 1998 "Printwork '98"; Barrett House Galleries; Poughkeepsie, NY; Juror: Starr Figura, Assistant Curator, Department of Prints, Museum of Modern Art, NY. 1998 "1998 Pacific States Biennial National Print Exhibition"; University of Hawaii at Hilo; Hilo, HI. 1998 "Pacific Prints 1998"; Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA. 1998 "California Society of Printmakers 85th Anniversary Exhibition"; Gallery 551; San Francisco, CA. 1998 "Prints and Printmakers National Juried Exhibition"; Fine Art Center; Taos, NM. 1998 "Works on and of Paper"; University of West Florida; Pensacola, FL."Tradition and Transition in the '90s; California Society of Printmakers"; SOMAR Gallery; San Francisco, CA. 1998 "Valdosta Works on Paper X"; Valdosta State University; Valdosta, GA. 1998 "Selections"; Academy of Art College Gallery; San Francisco, CA; 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. 1998 "18th Annual National Print Exhibition"; Artlink; Fort Wayne, IN. Award. 1998 "22nd National Print Biennial 1998"; Silvermine Galleries; New Cannan, CT. 1998 "Pressed and Pulled VII"; Georgia College and State University; Milledgeville, GA. 1998 "Day of the Dead"; San Francisco State University; San Francisco, CA. 1998 "Selected Works from Contemporary American Printmakers"; Saddleback College Art Gallery; Mission Viejo, CA. 1997 "Ninth Annual Small Works"; California Museum of Art; Santa Rosa, CA. 1997 "Beyond Boundaries / North American Printmaking Exhibition"; Richmond Art Center; Richmond, CA. Juror: Wayne Thiebaud. 1997 "The 19th International Independent Exhibition of Prints"; Kanagawa, Japan. 1997 "Janet Turner National Print Competition"; California State University; Chico, CA. 1997 "21st Harper National Print and Drawing Exhibition"; Harper College; Palatine, IL. Award. 1997 "The Fantastic Image: Intaglio Prints"; Fetterly Gallery; Vallejo, CA 1997 "Pressed and Pulled VI"; Georgia College and State University; Milledgeville, GA. 1996 "Pacific Prints 1996"; Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA. Award. 1996 "Printmakers 96"; University of Pittsburgh; Pittsburgh, PA. 1996 "Spirits of the Dead"; Fetterly Gallery; Vallejo, CA. 1996 "Day of the Dead"; Balazo Gallery; San Francisco, CA. 1996 "Artworks 96"; Sun Gallery; Hayward, CA. Award. 1995 "Impressions: The Medium Extended"; Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA. 1995 "Defining Hope"; Dominican College; San Rafael, CA. SELECTED AWARDS 2002 Dr. Lowell Steel Memorial Purchase Award; Janet Turner National Print Competition; University of California; Chico, CA. 2001 MacDowell Colony Fellowship. 2001 St. Michael's Printshop Fellowship; St. John's, Newfoundland. 2000 Juror's Choice Award; "Impressions: Contemporary Prints"; Mesa Arts Center; Mesa, AZ. 2000 Purchase Award; "13th Parkside National Small Print Exhibition"; University of Wisconsin-Parkside; Kenosha, WI. 2000 Honorble Mention; "Pacific Prints 2000"; Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA. 2000 Purchase Awards (2); "Pacific Prints 2000"; Pacific Art League; Palo Alto, CA. 2000 Honorable Mention; "Works on Paper: Recent Drawings, Prints and Photographs"; Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, LA. 2000 Purchase Award; "Pacific Prints Biennial National Print Exhibition"; University of Hawaii at Hilo. 2000 Honorable Mention; "23rd National Print Biennial 2000"; Silvermine Guild Arts; New Canaan, CT. 1999 Exhibition Award; ?20th Annual National Print Exhibition?; Artlink; Fort Wayne, IN. 1999 Grant; Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation. 1999 Grant; Riverbranch Foundation. 1999 Vermont Studio Center Fellowship; Johnson, VT. 1999 Purchase Award; "Multiple Perspectives; National Juried Print Exhibition"; University of Rio Grande; Rio Grande, OH. 1999 Exhibition Award; "19th Annual National Print Exhibition"; Artlink; Fort Wayne, IN. 1998 Fourth Place Award; "Printmakers '98"; Pittsburgh Center for the Arts; Pittsburgh, PA. 1998 Exhibition Award; "18th Annual National Print Exhibition"; Artlink; Fort Wayne, IN. 1997 Frans Masereel Fellowship; Centrum voor grafiek; Kasterlee, Belgium. 1997 Purchase Award; "21st Harper National Print and Drawing Exhibition"; Palatine, IL. 1997 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. Bay Printmakers, San Francisco CA. Graphic Arts Workshop, San Francisco, CA. Los Angeles Printmaking Society SELECTED COLLECTIONS Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. Oakland Museum of California. Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH. Contemporary Graphics Museum, Cairo, Egypt. National Museum of Fine Art, Antwerp, Belgium. Esther Allen Greer Museum of Fine Arts, Rio Grande, OH. Janet Turner Print Museum, University of California, Chico, CA. Harper College, Palatine, IL. University of Wisconsin-Parkside, Kenosha, WI. Hawaii State Foundation on Culture and the Arts. Robert Flynn Johnson, Curator-in-Charge, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts, Private Collection. ARTICLES Lane, Charles Stuart. "James Groleau: Flowers of Turbulence." Journal of the Print World, Fall 2000. Shearer, Daniel. "Flowers of Romance." The Princeton Packet, 3 March 2000. Romano, Lisa. "Winds of Change." The Daily Targum, 23 March 2000. Wilkins, Jason. "Flowers of Evil: Pulling Beauty from the Depths." Casco Bay Weekly, 7 September 2000. back to exhibit info contact home