Maria Forde
www.mariaforde.net

Education
MFA, Painting, The San Francisco Art Institute, May 2003
PB, Painting, The San Francisco Art Institute, May 2001
BA, Painting, The University of Iowa, December 2000
BA, English, The University of Iowa, December 2000

Exhibitions
2007, Solo Show, Little Tree Gallery, San Francisco, CA (December)
2007, The Bookatorium Grand Opening, Bookatorium, Seattle, WA
2007, DIRECTOR T-SHIRTS, Lost Weekend Video, San Francisco, CA
2007, Best Friends Group Show, Space Gallery, CA
2006, Post-Postcard Show, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
2006, MOVIE BUTTONS, Lost Weekend Video, San Francisco, CA (November)
2006, Solo Show, Little Tree Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006, Portrait Group Show, Tin Horn Press, San Francisco, CA
2006, Zombie Group Show, Space Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006, The Group Show, Little Tree Gallery, CA
2006, IN PRINT, ABCo, Oakland, CA
2005, Tenth Annual Art Sale, The Lab, San Francisco, CA
2005, MUSIC, Record Collector, San Francisco, CA
2005, (May-August displayed in kiosks from Van Ness to Embarcadero)
ART ON MARKET STREET POSTER SERIES,
San Francisco Arts Commission, San Francisco, CA
2005, MOVIE ACTOR BUTTONS, Lost Weekend Video, San Francisco, CA
2005, FRAME-O-RAMA SHOW, Frame-O-Rama, San Francisco, CA
2004, GO GO GOCCO, Record Collector, San Francisco, CA
2004. BURN OFF, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004, CONCRETE PARTICULARITIES, Mission 17 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003, PANTYWASTE GROUP SHOW, Balazo Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2003, THE SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE EXHIBITION OF THE BOOK SHOW,
McBean Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002, INSUFFICIENT FUNDS GROUP SHOW, ATA, San Francisco, CA
2002, MURPHY AND CADOGAN AWARD EXHIBITION, San Francisco Arts Commission,
San Francisco, CA
2002, THE SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE EXHIBITION OF THE BOOK SHOW,
McBean Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999,VOLKSGRAPHICS GROUP SHOW, New/Old Music Building, University of Iowa
1998, BOOK/PAPER GROUP SHOW, Checkered Space, University of Iowa

Published Work
2007, D.I.Y. project, Bacon Instead, baconinstead.org, August
2007, Exactly, 826 Valencia, San Francisco, CA
2006, Faesthetic Magazine, (Issue #6)
2006, Illustration for SF Chronicle, San Francisco, CA. October
2006, Illustration for SF Chronicle, San Francisco, CA, March
2006, Postcard for Southern Exposure’s Monster Drawing Rally, February

Press
2007
Chun, Kimberly,“Visual Raids”, San Francisco Bay Guardian, August 22
“New Arrivals List #270”, Aquarius Records, aquariusrecords.org, July 13
2006
Prasad, Leena, “ Visual Narratives: Please Come In” Mission Arts, missionarts.org, December
“Post Postcard Show”, Mesh Magazine, meshsf.com, November 30
Bamberger, Alan, “Art Openings”,Art Business, artbusiness.com, November 4
BMS, Visual Arts, Flavorpill, sf.flavorpill.net, October 31
Interview with Claudio Parentela, theextrafingerblogspot.com, October 25
Harmaci, Reyhan, “ A Life in Drawings”, SF Chronicle, November 2
Interview with John Trippe, fecalface.com, February
2005
Hamlin, Jesse,“Artist Discovers Not so Win-some Women...” SF Chronicle, August 2
“Good Day! San Francisco’s Daily Guide”, San Francisco Examiner, July 19
Goldstein, Melissa, “7 Things to Know Right Now,” 7x7 Magazine, June
Garchik, Leah, “Leah Garchik Column”, San Francisco Chronicle, 25 May
Cavalieri, Nate, “Weekly Obsessions”, SF Weekly, 30 March


Permanent Collection
2007, The Capital Group
2005, Permanent Collection of the San Francisco Arts Commission