BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

Name: Lilla Leslie J. Luoma

Born: 1954. Worthington, Minnesota

Address: P.O. Box 22247

Tucson, AZ 85734

Telephone: (520) 780-6388

Email: littleriverstudio@comcast.net

EDUCATION

1975-78 Lansing Community College, Lansing, Michigan, Associate's Degree in Science, Minor in Art, Magna Cum Laude.

1978-79 Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. Major in Geology, Minor in Art.

1980-81 University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Major in Fine Arts.

1981-82 Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Graphic Arts Certificate.

1982-83 Montessori International, Malibu, California. Montessori Education Certificate.

1983-84 Mission Renaissance School of Art, Los Angeles, California. Drawing and Painting.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1981-89 I worked as a freelance graphic artist for a variety of individuals and companies, including logo designs, advertising materials, and book publishing. I gained hands on experience in all phases of commercial printing, from layout and design, typesetting, camera work, stripping, platemaking, and operating an offset press. I taught typography and trained individuals in the use of typesetting and computer graphics programs. All the while I continued to draw, paint, write and play music in my home studio.

1990- In the spring of 1990, I moved from California to Hot Springs, Arkansas. I then began working on my own art and playing music full time. After returning to California in 1995 I set up Little River Studio and Gallery, where I was open to the public during part of the year. Having recently relocated to Tucson, AZ, I have now set up studio space here.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1996 Millenium Art Gallery, Sebastopol, California. Watercolor and pastel paintings.

1997 Milk & Honey, Sebastopol, California. Watercolor, oil pastel and mixed media paintings.

Featured artist for "December Art Walk."

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1990-93 The Tower Gallery, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Ongoing, jewelry and small sculpture.

1990-93 Arkansas Festival Tour, jewelry and small sculpture.

1991-93 Arkansas Art Gallery, Hot Springs, Arkansas. Ongoing, small sculpture, jewelry and drawings.

1993-94 Southern Festival Tour, jewelry and hand-dyed batik clothing.

1994-95 Western Festival Tour, jewelry and hand-dyed batik clothing.

1995 Bodega Bay Allied Arts, Bodega Bay, California. Fall Show. Pastel and mixed media paintings. Award of Excellence

1995 Coop Gallery, Occidental, California. "Howling at the Moon."

1995 Cultural Arts Council, Santa Rosa, California. "Winter Landscapes of Sonoma County."

1996 Bodega Bay Allied Arts, Bodega Bay, California. Spring Show. Pastels and mixed media paintings.

1996 Artrails Open Studio Tour (Sponsored by the Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County). Preview exhibit at the Santa Rosa Museum, Santa Rosa, California.

1996-00 Milk & Honey, Sebastopol, California. Ongoing works for sale.

1997 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California. Members Show. Merit Award

1997 Artrails Open Studio Tour (Sponsored by the Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County). Preview exhibit at the Santa Rosa Museum, Santa Rosa, California.

1997 Winter Solstice Craft Fair, Sebastopol, California.

1998 Artrails Open Studio Tour (Juried and sponsored by the Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County). Preview exhibit at the Santa Rosa Museum, Santa Rosa, California.

1998 Winter Solstice Craft Fair, Sebastopol, California.

1999 Health and Harmony Festival, Santa Rosa, California.

1999 Artrails Open Studio Tour (Juried and sponsored by the Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County). Preview exhibit at the Santa Rosa Museum, Santa Rosa, California.

1999 Winter Solstice Craft Fair, Sebastopol, California.

2000 Health and Harmony Festival, Santa Rosa, California.

2000 Artrails Open Studio Tour (Juried and sponsored by the Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County). Preview exhibits at the Santa Rosa Museum and Sebastopol Center for the Arts.

2000 Winter Solstice Art and Craft Fair, Sebastopol, California

2001 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California. Juried. "Reflections, Forms, Patterns"

2001 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California. "Members Show"

2001 Cultural Arts Council, SoFo2 Gallery, Santa Rosa, California. Juried. "Who Let the Dogs Out"

2001 Artrails Open Studio Tour (Juried and sponsored by the Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County). Preview exhibits at the SoFo2 Gallery and the Sebastopol Center for the Arts.

2001 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California. Juried. "A Fine Hand"

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

Hiller, Stephanie. "At Home with the Artists of Bloomfield-Valley Ford." The Bodega Bay and West County Navigator, October 6-12, 1996, page 3.

Alcove Books. ART of Northern California, 2003, pages 148-149.

Wake Up—Live the Life You Love, Finding Personal Freedom, "Your Destiny Awaits," 2004

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

1995 - 2003: Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, California.

present

1995 - 2003: Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California.

present

1995 - 2003: Bodega Bay Allied Arts, Bodega Bay, California.

2004 - present: Tucson Arts Coalition