Rene Dayan-Whitehead Studio

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Artists Bio
Through my life everything I have gravitated to has been related to form, movement and expression in three dimensions; dancing, costume design, product development and design, art classes, masks, and now sculpture. The distillation of these elements came surprisingly through a class offering.  I thought it would be fun as well as great therapy (hitting a rock with a hammer!).  Once I started I never stopped.
 
Evolution
For several years I have focused on stone carving, recently I have branched out into working with bronze and glass.  These new activities include casting and glass fusing.
 
Sculpture
Since 2000, I have produced a body of work that has been shown in a number of venues.  The work has evolved overtime and includes many types of stone as well as glass and other materials.
 
Education
2005           
Mold Making, Lou Quaintance
2003
Pietrasanta, Italy, Carving Study- Mirio Viviani and Livio Del Bianco
  Lynn Streeters Workshop
2001-03      
Sculpture-Stone Carving, Berkeley,Pat Bengtson-Jones
2001
Ceramics, San Francisco City College, with Janet Lohr 
2000-01      
Sculpture-Stone Carving, San Francisco, Harriet Moore
1999           
Drawing, San Francisco City College, Linda Hope
1998           
Basic Design, UC Berkeley, Richard Kamler 
1998   
Collage, San Francisco City College
1997           

Mask Making , SF City College, Susan LaCroix

1987

MSBA, Marketing, San Francisco State University

1985           
BS, Art/Humanities, Portland State University
 
 
Exhibitions
 
2008           
Art People - 50 Post Street San Francisco, CA
                  
Sebastopol Center for the Arts - Sebastopol, CA
2007           
Sebastopol Center for the Arts - Sebastopol, CA
2006           
Metropolitan Club Art Show - San Francisco, CA
 
ArtSpan at Somarts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
 
San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
   
Shoppe Unusual - San Francisco, CA
2005
Japan Center Monument with Lou Quaintance,
 
San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
 
Shoppe Unusual - San Francisco, CA
2004           
San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
                   
Art People - 50 Post Street San Francisco, CA
                   
525 Market Street, Bank Lobby, San Francisco, CA
                           
PRSG Summer Show, Juried by Kenneth Baker,
San Francisco, CA
 
Metropolitan Club Art Show - San Francisco, CA
 
Art People-50 Post Street San Francisco, CA
 
PRSG Winter Show, Juried by John Toki
2003           
ArtSpan at Somarts Gallery, San Francisco, CA  
 
San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
 
Patina Atelier, San Francisco, CA
2002           
ArtSpan at Somarts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
                   
San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
                   
W Hotel Charity Christmas Auction, San Francisco, CA
 
  http://Renes-Sculpture.com      email: Rene@Renes-Sculpture.com       © 2008 Rene Dayan-Whitehead