Barbara Pollak-Lewis
ART EDUCATOR/ PAINTER /CURATOR
EDUCATION
2022 M.A. Arts Education Boston University
1989 B.F.A. Film/Animation/Video Rhode Island School of Design
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: (2016-Present)
"Yesteryear" Lola Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Yellow" Collage Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Fashion Backwards", Spike's, San Francisco
"Winter Show" Lola Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"The Final Scream" Philz Dogpatch San Francisco, CA
"Still Screaming" The Drawing Room Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Retro" Collage Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"We're All in this Together" The Apothecarium Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"13 Screams" Town's End Restaurant, San Francisco, CA
"Small Scream Series" The Ramp Gallery at SOMArts, San Francisco, CA
"Housewives and Breadwinners" Collage Gallery, San Francisco, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS: (2020-Present)
"Delicious" Studio Gallery San Francisco, CA
"Food For Thought: Small Choices, Big Changes" Randall Museum, San Francisco, CA
"Women Rising 2024" The Drawing Room, San Francisco, CA
"HOME" The Drawing Room
Being Human" SFWA Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Refusés by the Bay" Metalhaus Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Women Artists Making Their Mark" O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, CA
"Salon des Refusés" 4 Chicken Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Through The Looking Glass" Arc Gallery, CA
"Tableaux" Flame-O-Rama, San Francisco, CA
"On The Road" Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Transformation” Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"SKY" The Drawing Room, San Francisco, CA
"TV Dinner Show" 2 CATS Gallery, El Cerrito, CA
"WTF?!?" UMA Gallery, Oakland, CA
"The Creative Revel", Live Worms Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"We're Doing it All Wrong" Edward Dixon Gallery, Dayton, OH
"Up in Arms" The Drawing Room Annex, San Francisco, CA
"The Wild Side: California Women Celebrate the Untamed", NCWCA, San Francisco, CA
“Who Do You Think You Are?” Self Portraits, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Women Rising 2022” The Drawing Room, San Francisco, CA
“Women Artists Pop-Up” Live Worms Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“The Cutting Edge” Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Dollhouse: Art as Serious Play" Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Emotions" Gallerium
"Off-Kilter" Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Tiny"Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Monochrome": Grey Cube Gallery
"Black and White and Shades of Grey" Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
"Delicious" Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Textural" Live Worms Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"The Creative Revel" Live Worms Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"SPARCX Arc Gallery & Studios 10th Anniversary Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
“Cut Me Loose” Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Collage + Mixed Media Show” SF Women's Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Future Tense" The Drawing Room Annex, San Francisco, CA
"Tiny"Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Salon des Refusés" Live Worms Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Studio Artists Group Exhibition" Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Free to Be" San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Me to Myself" Online Self Portrait Show, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts, Mill Valley, CA
"A Cut Above" Collage Show, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Earth Action Initiative Global Arts Show" Berkeley, CA
"The Ground Upon Which We Stand" Abrams Claghorn Gallery, Albany, CA
"Women Rising" The Drawing Room Annex, San Francisco, CA
"SNAP!" Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Twenty-Twenty: Visions of the Future" (Juried Show) Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Member Exhibition" Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
2015-2019
"Tiny" (Juried) Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"My Body My Voice" (Juried) Open Ground Studios, Seaside, CA
"50/50: 50 Artworks in 50 Days" (Juried by Catherine Clark) Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
"Reflectivity: Artists on Climate Change" (Juried) Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA
"Imagining: Responding to our Cultural Climate" (3 person, Juried) Partners Gallery, Ft. Bragg, CA
"Wild Things" Jen Tough Gallery Pop Up, San Francisco, CA
"Potrero Hill Artists" San Francisco Public Library
"Liberty" (National Juried Show) Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"HERE" (Juried) Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
"TINY" (Juried) Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Small Packages" Collage Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Breast Cancer Awareness" Spark Arts, San Francisco, CA
"Resist/Release Art Show" Code and Canvas, San Francisco, CA
"Community Cabaret and Art Show" Spark Arts, San Francisco, CA
"Breast Art Show" SF Public Works, San Francisco, CA
"Fresh Art 2018" (Juried) Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA
"ArtSPAN: Art in Neighborhoods", Mission Bowling Club, San Francisco, CA
"Potrero Hill Artists" San Francisco Public Library
"Chocolate and Art Show" SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
"Small Packages" Collage Gallery, San Francisco, CA
"Chillin' Productions Show" 111 Minna St, San Francisco, CA
"Unauthorized Show" SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
"Potrero Hill Artists" San Francisco Public Library
"Eat It" Eclectix Gallery, El Cerrito, CA
"The Body Show" Art Explosion Gallery, San Francisco, CA
CURATORIAL
2024:"The Music of Art" Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2023:"Through The Looking Glass" Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2022:"Who Do You Think You Are: The Art of the Self Portrait", Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
TEACHING: 2010-Present
Professor, Contemporary Issues in Art Ed, Boston University School of Fine Arts (Grad. Program)
Adjunct Professor, Pre-College Illustration, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Adjunct Professor, Young Artist Studio Program, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Continuing Education Faculty Start Drawing! Rhode Island School of Design (remote)
Faculty, High School Figure Drawing Atelier, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Teacher, Beginning Photoshop, Harvey Milk Photo Center, San Francisco
Guest Lecturer, Animation Workshop, Boston University School of Fine Arts (Grad. Program)
Teaching Artist,The Art of The Self-Portrait (ages 9-12) Summer Camp, Harvey Milk Rec Center
Faculty, Summer Bridge, (YAX) Youth Art Exchange, San Francisco
Teaching Artist, The Mix at San Francisco Public Main Library
Recreation Leader III for ASEP, SF Rec and Park (San Francisco, CA)
Camp Leader, Photography Explorations (ages 9-12), SF Rec and Park
Animation Teacher (ages 10-13), Stop Motion Workshop Young Inklings (Woodside, CA)
Arts Enrichment Teacher, Animation (ages 8-10) Creative Arts Charter School (San Francisco, CA)
Adjunct Professor, Children’s Book Illustration Academy of Art University (San Francisco, CA)
Faculty, Photoshop, Corel Painter, Graphic Design Center for Electronic Art (San Francisco, CA)
Adjunct Professor, Digital Illustration Tools California College of the Arts (San Francisco, CA)
PRESS
Salann Magazine Premiere Issue
Murze Magazine: Issue 5 Climate Change