JOESAM. b. 1939, New York, NY. Education: College and graduate degrees including PhD in education and psychology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Selected Solo Exhibitions: Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA (1997); Spokane Falls Community College Fine Arts Gallery, Spokane Falls, WA (1989); Sargent Johnson Gallery, Western Addition Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA (1985). Selected Group Exhibitons: Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA (1997); North American Sculpture Exhibition, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO (1996); Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA (1996, 1995, 1994); Capp Street Project, San Francisco (1994); San Jose Museum of Art, CA (1992); National Black Arts Festival, Atlanta, GA (1992); Central Exhibition Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia (1992); Museo Nacional de Belles Artes, Santiago de Chile (1991); San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, CA (1991); Palo Alto Cultural Center, CA (1991); Creative Growth Center, Oakland, CA (1990). Selected Awards and Honors: Coretta Scott King Honor Book, The Invisible Hunters (1988); Notable Books of 1987, American Library Association, The Invisible Hunters (1987); Artist-in-Residence, Learning through Education in the Arts (LEAP) Project (1987); National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship Grant (1985/1986). Selected Collections: Alameda County, CA; Broward County, FL; City and County of San Francisco; City of Denver, CO; City of Los Angeles, CA; Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, CA; di Rosa Preserve, Napa.

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