Resume
Angelita Surmon
- Born 1950 in Lebanon, Oregon
Education
- 1998Sitka Center: Fresco Painting
- 1994Sitka Center: Ideas Into Images
- 1988Papua, New Guinea: Man as Art
- 1984Vermont Studio School, Summer Session
- 1977B.F.A. Oregon State University
- 1972B.S. Oregon State University
One-person exhibitions
- 2009Fountainhead Gallery, Seattle, Washington
- 2007Fountainhead Gallery, Seattle, Washington
- 2004, 2006Alysia Duckler Gallery, Portland, Oregon
- 1986, 1994, 1996Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, Washington
- 1987, 89, 91, 93, 95,
97, 1999, 2001Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, Oregon
- 1991Giustina Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
- 1990Pierce College, Tacoma, Washington
- 1986The Allrich Gallery, San Francisco, California
- 1983, 1985Fountain Gallery of Art, Portland, Oregon
- 1983Fairbanks Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
- 1979Newspace Gallery, Corvallis, Oregon
- 1979Campbell Hall Gallery, Oregon College of Education, Monmouth, Oregon
- 1978Honors Gallery, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon
- 1978“Layers,” Arts Place, Portland, Oregon
- 1978Keller Gallery, Salem, Oregon
- 1978Corvallis Arts Center, Corvallis, Oregon
Group exhibitions
- 2008Elder Gallery Charlotte, North Carolina
- 2006Calyx 30th Anniversary Show, Corvallis, Oregon
- 2006New Artists Exhibition, Print Arts Northwest, Portland, Oregon
- 2006“Five Printmakers,” LaSells Stewart Center, Corvallis, Oregon
- 2002“Dog and Pony Show,” Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon
- 20019.11 Artists Respond, Savage Gallery, Portland, Oregon
- 2001Art in Port Townsend, Peggy Weiss, Juror, Port Townsend, Washington
- 2001Calyx 25th Anniversary Exhibit, Corvallis Arts Center
- 2000, 2001Lake Oswego Visual Chronicle
- 1996Gallery 500, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania
- 1994, 1995Grand Central Gallery, Tampa, Florida
- 1994“Lines of Correspondence,” with Nance O'Banion, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Oregon
- 1990“Two-sided Ricochet,” Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio, Texas
- 1990Western State College, Monmouth, Oregon
- 1990National Invitational Paper Show, Bergstrom-Wahler Museum, Neenah, Wisconsin
- 1989E.L. Wiegland Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada
- 1988“The Cutting Edge,” Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan
- 1985“Borrowed Embellishments,” Kansas City Art Institute, Missouri
- 1985“Oregon Biennial,” Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
- 1984“Paper '84,” Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, Connecticut
- 1983“Paper Transformed,” Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana
- 1983“The Painting Show,” Sonoma State University Art Gallery Rohnert Park, California
- 1983“West Coast Artists: Pattern and Color,” The Allrich Gallery, San Francisco, California
- 1983“Of, On, Oregon About Paper II,” USA Today, Arlington, VA; Bess Abell, Curator
- 1982, 1983All Oregon Art Annual, Salem, Oregon
- 1980, 1982ARTQUAKE, Portland, Oregon
- 1982“Works: Paper,” Seigfred Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH; two year traveling exhibition sponsored by the Ohio Arts Council
- 1982“Artwave,” Portland, Oregon
- 1982“Northwest Women's Art Show,” Northwest Artists Workshop, Portland, Oregon
- 1979,1981Willamette Valley Juried Show, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, Oregon
- 1981“Handmade Paper,” Salem Art Association, Salem, Oregon
- 1981Fountain Fine Arts Gallery, Seattle, Washington
- 198120th Anniversary Show, Fountain Gallery of Fine Art, Portland, Oregon
- 1980“Crafts Northwest Circa 1980,” Oregon School of Arts And Crafts, Portland
- 1980“Beginning Collectors,” Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, Oregon
- 1979Spokane Annual, Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, Washington. Jacob Lawrence, juror
- 1979“Mixed Media,” Open Gallery, Eugene, Oregon
- 1979“Oregon Women Artists,” Hallie Brown Ford Gallery
- 1978“Paint on Paper,” Foothill College, Los Altos Hills, California
- 1978“Celebration of Oregon Women Artists,” Northwest Artists Workshop, Portland, Oregon
- 1977“Washington Art in Public Places,” Cheney Cowles Museum, Spokane, Washington
- 1976Pacific Northwest Arts and Crafts Show, Bellevue, Washington
- 1976“11th November Annual,” Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon
Related experience
- 1997-2005 Artist-In-Residence Program, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Young Audiences Portland, Oregon
- 1995Workshop Instructor, Sitka Center, Otis, Oregon
- 1992, 2002Workshop Instructor with Nance O'Banion, Oregon
- College of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Oregon
- 1990, 1995 Workshop Instructor, Oregon College of Arts and Crafts
- 1989-PresentCollaboration with Nance O'Banion
- 1988Workshop instructor, Southwest Crafts Center, San Antonio, TX
- 1986, 1987Workshop Instructor, Creative Arts Community, Portland, Oregon
- 1984Workshop Instructor, The Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, Connecticut
- 1984All Oregon Art Annual, Juror, Salem, Oregon
- 1983Artist in Education, Salem, Oregon
- 1983Attended International Paper Conference, Kyoto, Japan
- 1980Board of Directors, Artist's Support Chairman, Corvallis Art Center, Corvallis, Oregon
- 1980Confabulation Panelist, “Craft Northwest Circa 1980,” Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, Oregon
- 1978-1980Gallery Director, Newspace Gallery, Corvallis, Oregon
- 1977Collaborative printmaker for Miriam Schapiro's portfolio, “Anonymous Was a Woman”
Selected corporate collections
- Tualatin Visual Chronicle, Tualatin, Oregon
- Sacred Heart Medical Center, Springfield, Oregon
- Deloitte & Touche, Portland, Oregon
- Vivian and Gordon Gilkey Print Center, Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
- State Printing Plant, Salem, Oregon
- Oregon Freeze Dry, Phillip Morris Collection, Albany, Oregon
- Nike Corporation, Beaverton, Oregon
- AT&T, New York
- Claremont Resort Hotel, Oakland, California
- IBM, San Jose, California
- Continental Bank, Chicago, Illinois
- Harsch Investment Corporation, Portland, Oregon
- Lake Oswego Library, Lake Oswego, Oregon
- 450 Sutter, San Francisco, California
- IBM, Jacksonville, Florida
- Richard Brown Baker, New York
- Nordstrom, California
- Americana Hotel, San Francisco, California
- Seattle Dental Building, Seattle, Washington
- University of Oregon, Sciences Complex, Eugene, Oregon
- Foster, Pepper & Shefelman, Portland, Oregon
- Princeton Group, San Francisco, California
- Ball, Janik & Novack, Portland, Oregon
- Oregon State University Valley Library, Corvallis, Oregon
- Legacy Emanuel Children's Hospital, Portland, Oregon
- Westin Hotel, Portland, Oregon
- Washington State Public Art Collection
- Varian, Palo Alto, California
- Fidelity Investments, Seattle, Washington
- Nissho Iwai, Portland, Oregon
- Portland Community College, Cascade Campus, Portland, Oregon
- Oregon Health Sciences University, Kohler Pavilion, Portland, Oregon
Publications
- “Angelita Surmon's Art,” The Oregonian, February, 2001
- “Pick Hit: Angelita Surmon,” The Oregonian, February, 2001
- Row, D.K., “Tip Sheet,” The Oregonian, January, 2001
- “Angelita Surmon,” The Asian Reporter, January, 2001
- “Angelita Surmon,” Community Calendar, The Women's Journal, January, 1997
- “A&E 10 Day Planner,” The Oregonian, December, 1996
- Ross, Terry, “Top Of First Thursday,” The Oregonian, April 1995
- “Bali High,” The Oregonian, August, 1991
- Guenther, Bruce, The Fountain Gallery of Art 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Portland, Oregon1986
- Johnson, Barry, “Surmon Muses Amid Too Much,” The Oregonian, June 1987
- “WW Art Choice,” Willamette Week, June 1987
- Turner, Priscilla, “Zigs and Zags,” Alaska Airlines Magazine,” June, 1987
- Scarborough, Jessica, “Fluidity and Synthesis,” Artweek, May, 1986
- McMorran, Megan, “Making It is Passion of Handmade Paper Artist,” 1985
- Cowan, Ron, “Corvallis Woman Turns Paper Into A Work Of Art,” Statesman-Journal, September, 1981
Current gallery representation
