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Commissions
2004 George Hasslein Memorial Sculpture Project, Cal
Poly San Luis Obispo, CA
2000 Finalist, Barbara Jordan Memorial Sculpture Project, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, TX
1998 City of Oakland Cultural Arts Division Embarcadero Bay Trail Project/C. L. Dellums Commemorative Sculpture, Jack London Square Amtrak Station, Oakland, CA
Obelisk 1, Jim and Vicky Merchant, Portola Valley, CA
Wine Industry Integrity Award, Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission, Lodi, CA

Awards
2009 “2009 Valona Plein Air Paint Out,” Honorable Mention
“Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout,” To Kalon Honorable Mention
2008 “2008 Valona Plein Air Paint Out,” Honorable Mention
“Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout,” Webmaster Award
2007 “2007 Valona Plein Air Paint Out,” Second Place
2003 “Best Small Sculpture,” Viselaya Sculpture Competition 2003, Concord, MA
Bosque Conservatory Arts Council Silver Medal, Bosque Conservatory, Clifton, TX
National Sculpture Society Gold Medal and Maurice B. Hexter Prize, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
2001 Alex J. Ettl Grant, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
2000 Nominated, “Oakland Chamber Awards 2001 Individual Artist,” Oakland, CA
1995 “John Cavanaugh Memorial Award for Figurative Sculpture,” North American Sculpture Exhibition, Golden, CO
1994 Art Calendar “Crabbie“ Awards Grand Prize
Award of Excellence, California State Fair, Sacramento, CA
Roger T. Williams Prize, National Sculpture Society, New York, NY
Purchase Award, “Realism ’94,” Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV
1993 Award of Merit, California State Fair
Second Place, “Contours VII – Expressions in Form,” Central Sierra Arts Council, Sonora, CA
1989 Award of Merit, California State Fair

Solo Exhibitions
2009 “Color and Chiaroscuro.” San Leandro Museum and Art Gallery, San Leandro, CA
2001 “Sculpture and Drawings,” Circle Elephant Art, Los Angeles, CA
1999 “Exploring the Figure,” Merced College Art Gallery, Merced, CA
1998 “The Nude Revisited,” Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA
“Sculpture, Drawings from Life,” Reno City Hall, Reno, NV
“Carol Tarzier: Drawing and Sculpture,” Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
“Sculpture and Drawing,” Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR
1997 “Drawings & Sculpture,” Mulligan-Shanoski Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996 “Carol Tarzier Riga,” Amador County Arts Council, Sutter Creek, CA
1995 “Expressive Figuration,” Charleston Heights Arts Center, City of Las Vegas, NV
1994 “Recent Figures,” New Media Gallery, Ventura College, Ventura, CA
1993 “Recent Figurative Work,” Chemeketa Community College Gallery, Salem, OR
1991 “The Figure: Drawing and Sculpture,” Studio One Art Center, Oakland, CA

Group Exhibitions (Selected)
2012 “101st Annual Gold Medal Exhibition,” California Art Club, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
2011 “100th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition,” California Art Club, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
2010 “99th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition,” California Art Club, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
“Treasures of the East Bay,” Bernard E. Witkin Law Library, Oakland, CA
“Fresh Cut,” Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA
2009 “Frank Bette Center Plein Air Paint Out,” Alameda, CA
“MarinScapes 2009,” Escalle Winery, Larkspur, CA
“Celebrating the Golden State,” California Art Club Gallery at the Old Mill, San Marino, CA (Summer Show)
2008 “Celebrating the Golden State,” California Art Club Gallery at the Old Mill, San Marino, CA (Summer Show)
“Frank Bette Center Plein Air Paint Out,” Alameda, CA
“MarinScapes 2008,” Escalle Winery, Larkspur, CA
“San Marino League Art Matters,” Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
“Celebrating the Golden State,” California Art Club Gallery at the Old Mill, San Marino, CA
2007 “MarinScapes 2007,” Escalle Winery, Larkspur, CA
2004 “19th Annual Conservatory Art Classic,” Clifton, TX
2003 “California Art Club 93rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition,” Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
“Viselaya Sculpture Competition 2003,” Carlisle, MA
“National Sculpture Society Annual Exhibition,” New York, NY
“Cambridge Art Association National Prize Show,” Cambridge, MA
“The Nude 2003,” Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
2002 “Bosque Conservatory Art Council 17th Annual,” Clifton, TX
“National Sculpture Society 2002 Annual Exhibition,” New York, NY
“Fine Art Sculpture Faculty Show,” Academy of Art College Sculpture Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 “National Sculpture Society 2001 Annual Exhibition,” New York, NY
1997 “Fine Art Sculpture Faculty Show,” Academy of Art College Sculpture Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Mulligan-Shanoski Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios,” Oakland, CA
“Artists of Oakland,” We the People, Oakland, CA
“Six,” Belcher Studios Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1996 “Cast Bronze Sculpture,” Merced College Gallery, Merced, CA
“Recent Works,” Mulligan-Shanoski Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995 “Go Figure,” Mulligan-Shanoski Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Pastels / Painting / Sculpture,” Chico Art Center, Chico, CA
“7 in California,” Carnegie Arts Center, Turlock, CA
“North American Sculpture Exhibition,” Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO
“Five New Realities,” Modesto Junior College Art Gallery, Modesto, CA
“The Figure – Altered and Distressed,” Richard Reynolds Gallery, University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA
“Paintings, Drawings, and Sculpture,” Mulligan-Shanoski Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994 “California State Fair,” Sacramento, CA
“Realism ’94,” Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg, WV

Galleries
  • Dennis Rae Fine Art, 781 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA
  • Benicia Plein Air Gallery, Benicia, CA

Affiliations
  • California Art Club
  • National Sculpture Society

Teaching Positions
  • Academy of Art University , San Francisco, CA
  • Rossmoor Art Association, Rossmoor, Walnut Creek, CA
  • Studio One Art Center, City of Oakland, Oakland, CA