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EDUCATION

Cranbrook Academy of Art. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Master of Fine Arts, with Distinction. Honors: Michigan Foundation for the Arts Tuition Scholarship. 1985.

The University of Michigan School of Art. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Bachelor of Fine Arts, cum laude. 1979.

RELATED STUDIES

The Crucible. Arduino Workshop. Oakland, California. 2009.

Center for New Music and Audio Technologies. University of California at Berkeley, Department of Music. Workshop on Max/MSP/Jitter and Sensor Workshop.  2008.

University Study Abroad Consortium. San Sebastian, Spain. Summer term. Spanish Intensive. 2003.

Banff School of Fine Arts. Banff, Alberta. Mixed-Media Interchange participant. 1984.

Instituto de San Miguel de Allende. Guanajuato, Mexico. Winter term. Printmaking and Drawing. 1975.

AWARDS AND GRANTS

Japan-US Friendship Commission / National Endowment for the Arts. Creative Artist Exchange Fellowship.  Residency in Japan.
June - December 2006.

Nominated for Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation Biennial Competition Grant. 2008

California Arts Council. Visual Artist Fellowship. 2003.

National Endowment for the Arts. Visual Artists Fellowship Grant. 1986.

Faculty Development Grants. California State University, Chico. 1993-2006.

Michigan Council for the Arts. Artist-Apprenticeship Grant. 1981.

University of Michigan School of Art. Dean's Scholarship Award. 1977-1979.

COMMISSIONS

Los Gatos Library. Los Gatos, California. Glass curtain with text and graphics 22’x 22’for entrance lobby. Public art competition directed by Noll and Tam Architects, Berkeley, California. Completion date: November 2011.

Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. Carmichael Public Library. Carmichael, California. Kinetic mag-lev sculpture in Children's Reading Room; outdoor sculpture in marble and slate. 2006.

Miami University. "tetherheads." Outdoor sculpture competition. Temporary, interactive sound sculpture. Oxford, Ohio. 2000.

Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. "Theater of the Absorbed." City of Sacramento Public Utilities Engineering and Administration Building. Outdoor sculpture installation: three bronze water sculptures, fourteen wall-hung bronzes. Sacramento, California. 1998.

King County Arts Commission. "The Nature of Things." King County Justice Center. Mixed media sculpture: fifteen wall niches, two hanging sculptures. Kent, Washington. 1997.

Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission. "Labor and Delivery: The Merits of Browsing." City of Sacramento Central Library. 7-piece sculpture, 112'W x 5'H x 3'D. Sacramento, California. 1991.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Gallery IMA. Seattle Washington. "slant. pause. (repeat)", machine drawings and kinetic sculpture. June 2010.

1078 Gallery. Chico, California. "as is". Sound and kinetic sculpture in wood. 2008.

Humanities Center Gallery. CSU, Chico. "dis place". 2004

Bedford Gallery. Walnut Creek, California. "Conceptual Contraptions: Bernie Lubell and Sheri Simons. 2003.

1078 Gallery.  Chico, California. "Prairie Letdown". 2003

Southern Exposure. San Francisco, California. "Sayonara". 2001.

Gallery 16. San Francisco, California. Collaborative work with Neil Grimmer. "Fading Millennium". 1998

Oregon School of Arts and Crafts. Portland, Oregon. "Agitation Cycle". 1997.

San Jose State University. San Jose, California. "Bottom Feeders". 1995.

Schneider Museum. Southern Oregon College, Ashland, Oregon. "Listening Devices". 1995.

James Snidle Fine Art. Chico, California. "Catch and Release". 1995

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and Reading Art Museum, Reading, Pennsylvania.          "Hot House: Expanding the Field of Fiber at Cranbrook 1977-2007". 2007.

Fukushima. Fukushima Biennale: City-wide exhibition of international artists. Fukushima, Japan. 2006.

Catharine Clark Gallery. San Francisco, California. "Strange Architecture". 2005.

Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. San Francisco, California. "Big Deal: Work by Five Sculptors".  2005.

Wood Turning Center. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. "Turned Multiples". 2003.

Catharine Clark Gallery. San Francisco, California. "Aural Sex." 2000.

Cuesta College. San Luis Obispo, California. "Activating the Medium." An evening of sound performances by four artists. Interact Theatre. 2000.

Chico Art Center. Chico, California. "Best Shows of 1996." 1996.

California State University, Humboldt. Arcata, California. 1995.

Pennsylvania School of Art. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. "Exquisite Corpse". Invitational. 1994.

1078 Gallery. Chico, California. "Countdown 2000''. National. 1994.

California State University, Chico. Chico, California. Faculty Exhibition. 1992-1998.

Textile Art Centre. Chicago, Illinois. "Crossing Boundaries." Invitational. Catalogue. 1993.

California College of Arts and Crafts. Oakland, California. Oliver Arts Center. "Hybridization: Contemporary Northern California Craft, 1975-Present." Invitational. Catalogue. 1993.

California State University, Chico. Chico, California. Taylor Gallery. "The Sheri and Bob Show." 1993.

Kansas City Art Institute. Kansas City, Missouri. "Natural Forces." Sculpture Invitational. Catalogue. 1992.

California College of Arts and Crafts. Oakland, California. Oliver Arts Center". Domestic Ontogeny." Invitational. 1992.

Santa Rosa Junior College. Santa Rosa, California. "Connected Through Fiber." Invitational. 1991.

Florida State University. Tallahassee, Florida. Traveled to 5 cities in Colombia, South America. "Fibers: United States/Colombia." Invitational. Catalogue. 1990.

University of Colorado. Colorado Springs, Colorado. "Crossovers: Contemporary Fibers." Invitational. Catalogue. 1990.

University of Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Slusser Gallery. Invitational. 1990, 1982.

San Jose State University and San Francisco State University. San Jose, California. "The Edge of Beauty." Invitational. 1990.

Pro Arts Gallery. Oakland, California. "Pro Arts Annual." 1990.

Winkler Gallery. Sutter Creek, California. "Reverse Psychology." 1990.

Access To The Arts, Inc. Dunkirk, New York. "Fiber National '90." Juror’s Award. Catalogue. 1990.

San Francisco State University Art Department Gallery. San Francisco, California. "Counter Visions: Pioneers in Bay Area Art." Distinguished Artists Forum. Invitational. Catalogue. 1988.

Richmond Art Center. Richmond, California. Four one-person exhibitions. Invitational. 1988.

New Langton Arts. San Francisco, California. "Wall to Wall." Invitational. 1988.

University of Hawaii Department of Art Gallery. Honolulu, Hawaii. "New Faculty Exhibition." 1988.

San Francisco Craft and Folk Art Museum, Anchorage Museum of History and Art, University of Alaska Museum, Alaska State Museum. "Innerskins/Outerskins: Gut and Fishskin." Invitational. Catalogue. 1987.

Southern Exposure Gallery. San Francisco, California. "Beyond Power." Catalogue. 1987.

Fiberworks Center for the Textile Arts. Berkeley, California. "N.E.A. Fellowship Recipients." 1987.

Site 311. Pacific Grove, California. "A Survey of Contemporary California Artists." 1986.

Site 311. Pacific Grove, California. "Animated Objects." 1986.

Site 311. Pacific Grove, California. "Material Presence." 1986.

Objects Gallery. Chicago, Illinois. "Artists Make Toys." 1985.

Fiberworks Center for the Textile Arts. Berkeley, California. "Fibers East/Fibers West--National." 1985.

Cranbrook Academy of Art Museum. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. "Summer Show." Invitational. 1985, 1984.

Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit, Michigan. "21 Signatures." Invitational. 1985.

The University of Kentucky Rasdell Center for Contemporary Art. Lexington, Kentucky. "Motor City Breakdown." 1985.

Detroit Focus Gallery. Detroit, Michigan. "Art."1985.

Banff School of Fine Arts. Banff, Alberta. "Isabelle Prepared the Drawings, Initially." 1984.

Studio of Al Herbert. Detroit, Michigan. "Paradise Lost--Installation and Performance." 1984.

Detroit Focus Gallery. Detroit, Michigan. "Installation/Outdoor Sites." Sculpture in Chene Park. 1984.

University of Notre Dame Isis Gallery. Notre Dame, Indiana. "The Irrational Enquirer." 1984.

LeBel Gallery. University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, and Kingswood School, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (two-part exhibition).
"The Cranbrook Vision: From September through February." 1983.

Artcite Gallery. Windsor, Ontario. "C.A.I.D. in Canada" (Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit). 1982.

Contemporary Art Institute of Detroit. Detroit, Michigan. "12' x 12' x 12' Installations." Juror's Award. 1981.

Rackham Gallery. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Three-woman show. 1979.

Gallery of Contemporary Crafts. Detroit, Michigan. "Felt: A Rich Tradition and Current Involvements." 1978.

ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

NEA Arts. Volume 3 2008. "Making Art Outside the Box" p. 12

East Bay Express. "Elements of the Macabre". Lindsey Westbrook. Pg. 39, February 12, 2003.

SF Station, "New Work by Rueben Lorch-Miller and Sheri Simons". Kira Garcia. January 29, 2002.

Art Papers. "Reviews: West Coast" David Harrison Horton and Kristin Miltner. Pg. 52, January/February 2001.

NYArts Magazine. "San Francisco Exhibitions". Francis Mill. Vol.5, No. 11, November 2000

San Francisco Chronicle. "Artists Integrate Sound Into Works". Kenneth Baker. September 9, 2000.

San Francisco Guardian. Critic’s Choice: "Aural Sex". Sept. 6-12 2000 Vol. 34 No. 49.

Artweek. "Gallery 16". March 1998.

Sacramento Bee. "Hands Cast for Art Parts, Sculptures to Adorn City Offices". Harold Goodridge. June 11, 1997.

The Oregonian. Arts Review. May 1997.

FIBERARTS Magazine. "De-Evolution." Profile article. Chelsea Miller. April 1994.

The Kansas City Star. "Modern Concerns Inspire Dramatic Modern Sculpture." Alice Thorson. February 9, 1992.

FIBERARTS Magazine. "Transforming Textiles." Donna Larsen Endlich and Sylvia Seventy. Jan/Feb 1992.

FIBERARTS Magazine. "Contemporary Sculpture: A Question of Elegance." Margo Shermeta. Summer 1991.

San Francisco Bay Guardian. Anne Hurley. April 1990.

San Francisco Chronicle. Kenneth Baker. March 1990.

Artweek. Celeste Connor. March 1990.

Artweek. "The Object as Intermediary." Mark Van Proyen. August 1988.

Artweek. "Intelligence On the Wall." Maria F. Porges. May 1988.

Artweek. "Veneration of the Humble." Maria F. Porges. November 1987.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

The Wood Turning Center.  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Rene di Rosa Collection. Napa, California.

City of Sacramento. Sacramento Public Utilities Administration and Engineering Building. Sacramento, California.

King County. King County Justice Center. Kent, Washington.

City of Sacramento. Sacramento Public Library, Children's Reading Room. Sacramento, California.

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Christopher Angell. San Francisco, California.

Michael Bishop and Lynn Criswell. Chico, California.

Mary Gardner. Chico, California

Ursula Hermacinski. Venice, California.

Leo Hobaica. Oakland, California.

David and Shari Hopper. Paradise, California.

Carrie Lederer. Walnut Creek, California.

Nance O'Banion. Oakland, California.

Bill Winkler. Sutter Creek, California.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

California State University, Chico. Chico, California. Professor of Sculpture, Department of Art. 1992 - Present.

California State University Summer Arts. Workshop Coordinator for "Building Reactive Sculpture: Spaces and Objects, Sound and Movement". Guest artists: Trimpin and Mark Allen. 2010.

California College of Arts and Crafts. Oakland, California. Lecturer. 1991, 1990.

San Francisco State University. San Francisco, California. Instructor. Art Department. 1990.

University of California, Davis. Davis, California. Lecturer. Department of Environmental Design.

1989-1992, 1987-1988.

University of Hawaii at Manoa. Honolulu, Hawaii. Assistant Professor. Fiber Program Chair, Department of Art. 1988-1989.

J.F.K. University. San Francisco, California. Core Faculty. Lecturer in Textiles. Department of Mixed Media Art. 1989-1992.

J.F.K. University/Fiberworks. Berkeley, California. Lecturer. 1985-1987.

The Orchards. Livonia, Michigan. Art Instructor. Day treatment program for emotionally disturbed and mentally retarded children. 1981.

Detroit Public Schools. Detroit, Michigan. Art Instructor. Outreach Program: Adults in Rehabilitation

Centers. 1980-1982.

Detroit Public Schools. Detroit, Michigan. Art Instructor. Newberry Elementary School. 1979-1980.

GUEST LECTURES AND/OR WORKSHOP

Maryland Institute College of Art. Lecture, 2009.

Cranbrook Academy of Art. Lecture, guest critique, 2007.

Nihon Art University. Saitama, Japan. 2006.

Fairbanks Arts Association. Fairbanks, Alaska. 2003.

University of California, Davis. Graduate Studio - visiting artists panel discussion. 2002.

San Jose State University. Department of Art. San Jose, California, 2001.

Miami University. Department of Art. Oxford, Ohio, 2000.

Phoebe Hearst Museum of Anthropology. University of California, Berkeley. De Young Museum Visiting Artist Endowment.
Berkeley, California, 1998.

Claremont Graduate School. Claremont, California, 1998.

Temple University. Tyler School of Art. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1997.

Maryland Institute, College of Art. Baltimore, Maryland, Lecture: 2009, workshop and lecture. 1997.

San Jose State University. San Jose, California. 1995.

Schneider Museum of Art. Southern Oregon College. Ashland, Oregon. 1995.

University of California, Davis. Davis, California. 1995, 1990.

California College of Arts and Crafts. Oakland, California. 2008, 1998, 1994, 1991, 1990, 1988.

Dickinson College. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. 1994.

School of the Art Institute, Chicago. Chicago, Illinois. 1992.

Kansas City Art Institute. Kansas City, Missouri. Two-day workshop. 1992.

College Art Association. Chicago, Illinois. Panelist. Women's Caucus for Art: "Materiality and Content."1992.

University of California, Davis. Davis, California. Convocation Speech, Dept. of Environmental Design. 1992.

Cranbrook Academy of Art. Bloomfield Hills, MI. Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. 2008, 2003, 1994, 1991, 1989.

Wayne State University, Center for Creative Studies. Detroit, Michigan. 1991.

San Francisco State University, Nexa Program. San Francisco, California. 1990.

Concordia University. Montreal, Quebec. 1989.

Maryland Institute, College of Art. Baltimore, Maryland. 2009, 1989.

Cleveland Institute of Art. Cleveland, Ohio. Two-day workshop. 1988.

Fiberworks Center for the Textile Arts. Berkeley, California. 1985.

RESIDENCIES

Haystack Mountain School of Crafts. Deer Isle, Maine. Artist-in-Residence. 2009, 2000,1996,1987.

Anderson Ranch Art Center. Snow Mass Village, Colorado. Artist-in-Residence.1994.

Artpark. Lewiston, New York. Artist-in-Residence. Multi-media sculpture.1985.

RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 

National Endowment for the Arts. American Selection Visual Arts Prescreening Committee for U.S./Japan Creative Artists/ Program.
Washington, D.C. 2007

Cranbrook Academy of Art. Guest Reviewer at second-year graduate reviews. 2003.

Fairbanks Art Association.  Fairbanks, Alaska.  Juror. 2003.

California State Fair. Sacramento, California. Juror for sculpture. 1995.

Marin County Fair and Exposition. Marin, California. Juror. 1988.

San Francisco Opera Scenic Studios. San Francisco, California. Technician. 1986.

University of California Art Museum. Berkeley, California. Exhibitions Preparator. 1985-1986.

Oakland Museum. Oakland, California. Exhibits Technician. 1985-1986.

Studio and Project Assistant to Gerhardt Knodel, Fiber Artist. 1981-1985.