Short Bio
In 2020, my work was chosen for the DeYoung Open at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco, CA. My artwork is available through my studio in Sausalito, CA, through Sloan Miyasato Fine Art in San Francisco, through Slate Contemporary in Oakland, CA and through the Portland Art Gallery in Portland, Maine.
Statement
Each day as I step into my studio, I enter a playground – a place for taking risks, letting go of attachments, and experimenting with new ideas. The materials are guiding me. A childhood letter to the tooth fairy, a One Way road sign, or a billboard scrap foraged in Mexico City, all make their way into the work and are a reflection of my interior life. My spirit laughs out loud at the freedom of breaking the rules and drawing outside the lines. I’m not sure who is in charge – my art or me. The process is alchemical, magical, free and joyful. The maverick/rebel is encouraged while the perfectionist is given a time-out. The result is a pure reflection of my heart and soul.
In 2020, my work was chosen for the DeYoung Open at the DeYoung Museum in San Francisco, CA. My artwork is available through my studio in Sausalito, CA, through Sloan Miyasato Fine Art in San Francisco, through Slate Contemporary in Oakland, CA and through the Portland Art Gallery in Portland, Maine.
Biography
Bibby has been creative since she picked up her first crayon. She started art classes at 10 and put her art career on the hold at 11, after being criticized by her art teacher.
Turning her adult creative talents toward cooking, Bibby became a marketing manager for Williams-Sonoma, and then decided to go to culinary school. She started offering corporate teambuilding events in the kitchen which evolved into Parties That Cook, with satellite offices in Chicago, Seattle, and Portland. The business was successful, but Bibby had an epiphany when, as a panelist at the Sloan School of Management at MIT, she heard her company described as a “lifestyle business.” “I realized I had been pushing so hard, that I had left my own lifestyle behind. I had forgotten what I loved.” And what she liked to do was paint.
Coming full circle, Bibby sold the business and shifted her focus to becoming a full-time mixed media artist, working at the ICB Building in Sausalito, CA. She is self-taught and now teaches in her studio and has an on-line class with over 800 people from around the world.
Resume / CV
Mixed Media Art Exhibitions 2023July Group Show, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, MESolo Show, Cami Art and Wine, Calistoga, CANIMBASH, Juried Fundraiser for Nimbus, St. Helena, CAWinter Show, Juried show at Sausalito Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
2022November Group Show, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, MEICB Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CATrunk Show, Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CASolo Show, Slate Contemporary, 225 West Santa Clara, San Jose, CAArtist of the Year, ITSLIQUID Group, On-Line CompetitionArtist of the Month, Art Jobs, On-Line CompetitionArt For AIDS, Juried Art Fundraiser Live Auction, San Francisco, CA
2021Converge, Juried by Susan Snyder of Caldwell Snyder, Marin MOCA, Novato, CAShift, Juried by Jennifer Perlmutter, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CASolo Show, Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley, CARe-Purpose Group Show, Randall Museum, San Francisco, CABold Expressions Group Show, Sacramento Fine Arts Museum, Sacramento, CAFresh Paint Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CALocal, Juried by Natasha Boas, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CATrunk Show, Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CAArt For AIDS, Juried Art Fundraiser Live Auction, San Francisco, CA 2020DeYoung Open Group Show, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CAArt2Life On-Line Competition, Juror Julie Nester of Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UTSolo Show, Slate Contemporary Clorox Building, Oakland, CAFresh Paint Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CAArt For AIDS, Juried Art Fundraiser Live Auction, San Francisco, CAGroup Show, Madrigal Winery, Sausalito, CAGroup Show, SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco, CASmall Footprint, Juried by Jennifer Perlmutter, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CATrunk Show, Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA2019In Color Group Show, Slate Contemporary, San Ramon Conference Center, San Ramon, CAArt for Advocacy, Juried Art Fundraiser, Dallas, TXTrunk Show, Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CAEnsemble Group Show, Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CATransform Solo Show, Gallerie Rene Marie, Benicia, CAArt For AIDS, Juried Art Fundraiser Live Auction, San Francisco, CAGroup Show, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CAOn Your Mark, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CAWild Things, Jen Tough Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2018Learning Curve Group Show, Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CASugar High Group Show, Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CAArt San Diego, Juried by Jen Tough of Jen Tough Gallery, San Diego, CAGroup Mixed Media Show, Site Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NYICB 50th Anniversary Show, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CAAfter Dark Group Show, Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CASolo Show, Room Art Gallery, Mill Valley, CABay Area Women Artists, Juried by Seager-Gray Gallery, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CAColor Works, Juried by Danielle Fox of Slate Contemporary, Marin Museum Contemporary, Novato, CAMake your Mark, Juried by Jen Tough of Jen Tough Gallery, Marin Museum Contemporary Art, Novato, CAEssence of Spring, Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, Mill Valley, CA.Solo Show, Sausalito Library, Sausalito, CAColor of Emotion, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA
2017Small Works Show, Artwork Downtown, San Rafael, CABeyond Limits, Mill Valley Arts Commission, Mill Valley, CABay Area Women Artists, Juried by Seager-Gray Gallery, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CAMembers Show, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CAMembers Show, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CAICB Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CAGroup Show, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CAGroup Show, Mill Valley ArtWalk, Mill Valley, CA2016Transformation Solo Show, Bay Area Model Museum, Sausalito, CATransitions Solo Show, Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, Mill Valley, CAGroup Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CAMembers Show, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CATexture Group Show, O’Hanlon Center for Arts, Mill Valley, CAGroup Show, Google SF Headquarters, San Francisco, CAAwards2022 Artist of the Year, ITSLIQUID Group, On-Line Competition2022 Artist of the Month, Art Jobs, On-Line Competition2021 Converge Show, Honorable Mention, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA 2019 Marin Open Studios, Micah's Pick, 26 Artists to Visit, Marin, CA2018 Colorworks Show, Second Place, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA Gallery RepresentationMay 2022 - Present, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME January 2019 - Present, Sloan Miyasato Fine Art, San Francisco, CA January 2019 – 2021 (when it closed), SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco, CAEducationArt Residencies:2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023, Anderson Ranch, Aspen, CO 2023, Global Art Project Art Residency, Lecce, Italy
Academic Qualifications:BA Business Administration, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, COCertificate, Tante Marie's Professional Culinary School, San Francisco, CAVocational Masters in Energy Medicine, Academy of Intuition Medicine, Sausalito, CA
2022November Group Show, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, MEICB Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CATrunk Show, Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CASolo Show, Slate Contemporary, 225 West Santa Clara, San Jose, CAArtist of the Year, ITSLIQUID Group, On-Line CompetitionArtist of the Month, Art Jobs, On-Line CompetitionArt For AIDS, Juried Art Fundraiser Live Auction, San Francisco, CA
2021Converge, Juried by Susan Snyder of Caldwell Snyder, Marin MOCA, Novato, CAShift, Juried by Jennifer Perlmutter, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CASolo Show, Throckmorton Theater, Mill Valley, CARe-Purpose Group Show, Randall Museum, San Francisco, CABold Expressions Group Show, Sacramento Fine Arts Museum, Sacramento, CAFresh Paint Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CALocal, Juried by Natasha Boas, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CATrunk Show, Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CAArt For AIDS, Juried Art Fundraiser Live Auction, San Francisco, CA 2020DeYoung Open Group Show, DeYoung Museum, San Francisco, CAArt2Life On-Line Competition, Juror Julie Nester of Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UTSolo Show, Slate Contemporary Clorox Building, Oakland, CAFresh Paint Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CAArt For AIDS, Juried Art Fundraiser Live Auction, San Francisco, CAGroup Show, Madrigal Winery, Sausalito, CAGroup Show, SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco, CASmall Footprint, Juried by Jennifer Perlmutter, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Lafayette, CATrunk Show, Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA2019In Color Group Show, Slate Contemporary, San Ramon Conference Center, San Ramon, CAArt for Advocacy, Juried Art Fundraiser, Dallas, TXTrunk Show, Simon Breitbard Fine Arts, San Francisco, CAEnsemble Group Show, Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CATransform Solo Show, Gallerie Rene Marie, Benicia, CAArt For AIDS, Juried Art Fundraiser Live Auction, San Francisco, CAGroup Show, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CAOn Your Mark, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CAWild Things, Jen Tough Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2018Learning Curve Group Show, Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CASugar High Group Show, Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CAArt San Diego, Juried by Jen Tough of Jen Tough Gallery, San Diego, CAGroup Mixed Media Show, Site Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NYICB 50th Anniversary Show, Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CAAfter Dark Group Show, Jen Tough Gallery, Benicia, CASolo Show, Room Art Gallery, Mill Valley, CABay Area Women Artists, Juried by Seager-Gray Gallery, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CAColor Works, Juried by Danielle Fox of Slate Contemporary, Marin Museum Contemporary, Novato, CAMake your Mark, Juried by Jen Tough of Jen Tough Gallery, Marin Museum Contemporary Art, Novato, CAEssence of Spring, Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, Mill Valley, CA.Solo Show, Sausalito Library, Sausalito, CAColor of Emotion, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA
2017Small Works Show, Artwork Downtown, San Rafael, CABeyond Limits, Mill Valley Arts Commission, Mill Valley, CABay Area Women Artists, Juried by Seager-Gray Gallery, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CAMembers Show, O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CAMembers Show, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CAICB Group Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CAGroup Show, Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CAGroup Show, Mill Valley ArtWalk, Mill Valley, CA2016Transformation Solo Show, Bay Area Model Museum, Sausalito, CATransitions Solo Show, Mill Valley Chamber of Commerce, Mill Valley, CAGroup Show, Ruby Living Design, Mill Valley, CAMembers Show, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CATexture Group Show, O’Hanlon Center for Arts, Mill Valley, CAGroup Show, Google SF Headquarters, San Francisco, CAAwards2022 Artist of the Year, ITSLIQUID Group, On-Line Competition2022 Artist of the Month, Art Jobs, On-Line Competition2021 Converge Show, Honorable Mention, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA 2019 Marin Open Studios, Micah's Pick, 26 Artists to Visit, Marin, CA2018 Colorworks Show, Second Place, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA Gallery RepresentationMay 2022 - Present, Portland Art Gallery, Portland, ME January 2019 - Present, Sloan Miyasato Fine Art, San Francisco, CA January 2019 – 2021 (when it closed), SFMOMA Artist Gallery, San Francisco, CAEducationArt Residencies:2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023, Anderson Ranch, Aspen, CO 2023, Global Art Project Art Residency, Lecce, Italy
Academic Qualifications:BA Business Administration, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, COCertificate, Tante Marie's Professional Culinary School, San Francisco, CAVocational Masters in Energy Medicine, Academy of Intuition Medicine, Sausalito, CA