An artist, writer and surfer, Vezna lives with her husband, son and dog in Manhattan Beach, CA. Reared by artist parents and grandparents, her formal studies began in high school under Aaron Kurzen, a former student of the Art Students’ League in New York, who taught her the methods of Hans Hoffman and Henri Matisse. Vezna went to Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) on scholarship.
Her paintings have exhibited at The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art (SLOMA), The Bolinas Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Sales Gallery, and in galleries in Los Angeles and on the east coast. Vezna is a featured artist in the book Create Perfect Paintings; An Artist's Guide to Visual Thinking.
Education
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, SCHOLARSHIP STUDENT, PROVIDENCE, RI — BFA, 1992
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN, SUMMER PROGRAM, PROVIDENCE, RI—1989
THE SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS, SUMMER PROGRAM, NEW YORK, NY—1988
Selected Group Shows and Museum Exhibitions
ART CENTER MORRO BAY, ON AND OFF THE WALL, AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2022
INDIVISIBLE ARTS, RESIN GALLERY, RETURN TO HARMONY, SEPTEMBER 2022
INDIVISIBLE ARTS, RESIN GALLERY, LOVE SOUTH BAY STYLE, AUGUST 2022
INFLUX LA, RESIN GALLERY, SUMMER NEON, JUNE 11, 2022
SAN LUIS OBISPO MUSEUM OF ART, IN THE MOMENT, FEBRUARY 2022-MARCH 2022
SAN LUIS OBISPO MUSEUM OF ART, THE PAINTER'S GROUP, BRUSHSTROKES 2020, AUGUST 2020
BOLINAS MUSEUM, MINI SHOW, BOLINAS, CA, NOVEMBER 2019-JANUARY 2020
BOLINAS MUSEUM, MINI SHOW, BOLINAS, CA, NOVEMBER 2013-JANUARY 2014
BOLINAS MUSEUM, MINI SHOW, BOLINAS, CA, NOVEMBER 2010-JANUARY 2011
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, LACMA RENTAL AND SALES GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, CA, APRIL 2006-JUNE 2008
LAUREN CLARK FINE ART GALLERY, HOUSATONIC, MA, MAY 2010
THE BOSQUE ART CLASSIC, THE BOSQUE CONSERVATORY ART COUNCIL, CLIFTON, TX , SEPTEMBER 2009
LAUREN CLARK FINE ART GALLERY, HOUSATONIC, MA, JANUARY 2009
TERRENCE ROGERS FINE ART, ALONG THE COAST, SANTA MONICA, CA, SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2008
GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY LA, LOS ANGELES, CA, AUGUST-OCTOBER 2008
GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY LA, LOS ANGELES, CA, JUNE-JULY 2008
LAUREN CLARK FINE ART GALLERY, HOUSATONIC, MA, APRIL 2008
TEMPLE SINAI, GROUP EXHIBITION, LOS ANGELES, CA, APRIL 2008
LOS ANGELES ART FAIR, GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY LA, LOS ANGELES, CA, JANUARY 2008
ART NOW, GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY LA, MIAMI, FL, DECEMBER 2007
BRINGING KOSHER BACK, TEMPLE SINAI, LOS ANGELES, CA, APRIL 2007
LAUREN CLARK FINE ART GALLERY, HOUSATONIC, MA, MAY 2007
RED DOT FAIR, GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY LA, NEW YORK, NY, FEBRUARY 2007 ART INTERNATIONAL, GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY LA, LOS ANGELES, CA, OCTOBER 2006
ART (212) CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR, GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY LA, NEW YORK, NY, SEPTEMBER 2006
THE AFFORDABLE ART FAIR, GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY LA, NEW YORK, NY, JUNE 2006
EO LA CITY OF ANGELS, CITY OF ART, A BENEFIT FOR THE CHILDREN AFFECTED BY AIDS FOUNDATION, LOS ANGELES, CA, MAY 2006
LAUREN CLARK FINE ART GALLERY, HOUSATONIC, MA, MAY 2006
GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY LA, LOS ANGELES, CA, DECEMBER-JANUARY 2006
HALE’IWA ARTS FESTIVAL, HALE’IWA, HI, JULY 2005
GALLERY C, ART AUCTION, A BENEFIT FOR THE HERMOSA BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION, HERMOSA BEACH, CA, MARCH 2005
GALLERY C, SURFIN‘ HERMOSA, A BENEFIT FOR THE HERMOSA BEACH EDUCATION FOUNDATION, HERMOSA BEACH, CA, JULY 2004
PERIOD GALLERY, ABSTRACTION V INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, OMAHA, NE, AUGUST 2002
P.S. 122, GROUP EXHIBITION, NEW YORK, NY, SEPTEMBER 1993
WOODS GERRY GALLERY, RISD GROUP EXHIBITION, PROVIDENCE, RI, MAY 1992
WOMEN’S SHOW, PROVIDENCE, RI, OCTOBER 1991
PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURE, TWO PERSON SHOW, RISD, PROVIDENCE, RI, FEBRUARY 1990
Solo Shows
GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY LA, LOS ANGELES, CA, JANUARY 2007
SPRING ARTS TOWER GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, CA, JULY 2005
Awards
JACK RICHESON AWARD, THE PAINTER'S GROUP, SAN LUIS OBISPO MUSEUM OF ART, AUGUST 2020
Selected Bibliography
CREATE PERFECT PAINTINGS: AN ARTIST'S GUIDE TO VISUAL THINKING, BY NANCY REYNER, APRIL 2017
VANITY FAIR , JANUARY 2010
SOUTH BAY MAGAZINE, DECEMBER 2010
Gallery Representation
GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY, LOS ANGELES, CA, 2006-2008
LAUREN CLARK FINE ART GALLERY, HOUSATONIC, MA, 2006-2013
RILEY ARTS GALLERY (for plein air paintings) MANHATTAN BEACH, CA 2018-2020
Artist Group Affiliations
SOUTHBAY ARTIST COLLECTIVE/INDIVISIBLE ARTS
THE PAINTER'S GROUP OF THE SAN LUIS OBISPO MUSEUM OF ART
THE CENTRAL COAST ARTIST COLLECTIVE
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