Jude Pittman

Painter, mosaicist, professor of art.



Curriculum Vitae

Education

1985

M.A., Art, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California

1980

B.A., English, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts

Additional Studies

2007

Kala Institute, Berkeley, California
Large-scale digital printing workshops

2007

University of the Pacific, Stockton, California
Graduate studies in Art Education, Art History

2002

San Francisco State University Extension, San Francisco, California
Adobe Photoshop classes

 

Undergraduate Studies in painting, drawing, and printmaking:
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California
University of California, Berkeley, California
Laney College, Oakland, California
California State University Stanislaus, Turlock, California
Merced College, Merced, California

Recent Art Exhibitions

2008

SOLO Jude Pittman: New Works, Avenue 25 Gallery, San Mateo, California

2008

Bay Area Annual, juror, Maria Medua, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, California

2000-2008

Nine Group Exhibitions at the Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica Center for the Arts, Pacifica, California
Five Open Studio exhibitions at Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica Center for the Arts
Two Faculty Art Exhibits at College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California

Selected Mosaic Commissions

2006

Private residence. Moab Fossil Mosaic Scenic Deck, Moab, Utah. Six large mosaic pillars covered with sandstone fish, plant and insect fossils, handmade tiles, and glass.

2006

Cabrillo School Mosaic Pathway, Pacifica, California. A 40’X 18” ceramic mosaic path at the school entrance.

2005

Sanchez Art Center Donor Wall Mosaic Mural, Pacifica, California. Tile, glass, handmade tile at the entrance to the art center

2004

Private residence, Dolphin Mosaic. Pacifica, California

2003

Pacifica Health Center, mosaic floor. Pacifica, California

2002

Kollage Community School for the Arts. Children’s mural made with 120 schoolchildren. Belmont, California

2001

Private residence, “Lotus” Glass Mosaic. Pacifica, California

2000

Sanchez Art Center “Community Mosaic Arches,” Pacifica Center for the Arts. Mixed-media mosaic walls made with the community of Pacifica, California.

1999

City-County Administration Building, Tenth Street Place, Modesto, California. Two large stone mosaic floors.

1999

Private residence, “Pompeii” Marble Mosaic Floors. Midpines, California

1998

Cruickshank Middle School, Merced, California. Four mosaic murals made with 200 students

1998

Challenger Learning Center Mosaic Portal, six mosaic murals. Atwater, California

1997

Merced Multicultural Arts Center, “Sun Disks” Mural. Merced, California

1992-1997

The California Department of Arts in Corrections and the William James Foundation. Four mosaic murals made in California prisons with inmates.

1996

“Fun!” Children’s’ Mosaic Mural, Chenowith Elementary School, Merced, California. Made with 330 students

1993

Private residence. Porcelain and marble floor, Mariposa, California

1992

Private residence, “Water and Light” mosaic installation. San Mateo, California

1990

Private residence. “Delphinium” glass mosaic floor, Castro Valley,California

1988-92

Creative Arts Department, College of San Mateo. Five mosaic murals made with college students, San Mateo, California

1982

Private residence. “Water lilies” glass mosaic swimming pool mosaic, Kensington, California

Recent Teaching

2002-2008

Associate Professor of Art, College of San Mateo, San Mateo, California. Teaching drawing, design, mosaic mural and coordinator of two-dimensional art