Gue Yang "Chenoa" oil on panel
Biography
Chenoa Grace Warner is a realist painter living and working in the bay area. She graduated from Academy of Art University in 2013 with a BFA concentrating on painting. Chenoa is originally from Santa Cruz California and has lived in both Monterey and Pacific Grove in recent years. The beautiful California landscape, as well as the people and experiences that color this dynamic area, inspire her deeply. While attending university Chenoa has participated in many gallery shows and competitions including, Garden Gallery, Studio Gallery, Collector Gallery, The Cannery, and the AAU Atelier, with further shows scheduled for Pacific Grove Arts Center and Studio Gallery. Chenoa received first place- figurative in the annual 2012 Spring Show at the Cannery Gallery, first place- oil painting category in the University Art Supply UOpen show in San Jose, CA in 2012 and was a finalist in the Bold Brush art competition in 2012. Chenoa's work is in numerous private collections and she is an active commission painter.
Chenoa has prioritized furthering art education and high quality training throughout her own artistic development. She tutors adults and teens and donates her time to benefit high need members of her community. Chenoa is currently on the faculty of the fine art and foundations departments at Academy of Art University.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2013 BFA Fine Art Painting & Drawing
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2008 AA, Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2013 Black Sage Gallery, ‘Reverie’
Hollister, CA
2013 Pacific Grove Arts Center, ‘Figure and Environment’
Pacific Grove, CA
Group Exhibitions
2013 Studio Gallery, ‘Waterfront’
San Francisco, CA
2013 Studio Gallery, ‘Delicious’
San Francisco, CA
2013 Studio Gallery, ‘ Body of Work’
San Francisco, CA
2012 Cannery Gallery, ‘Winter Show’
San Francisco, CA
2012 Studio Gallery, ‘Tiny’
San Francisco, CA
2012 Art Kudos, Online Juried Art Show
2012 Bold Brush, Monthly art competition
2012 The Cannery, 'AAU Annual Spring Show'
San Francisco, CA
2012 Collector, ‘Affordable Original Art’,
Berkeley, CA
2011 Studio Gallery, ‘ Tiny’,
San Francisco, CA
2011 AAU Gallery, ‘Small Works Show’,
San Francisco, CA
2011 The Garden Gallery, ‘402 Collective Group Show’,
Half Moon Bay, CA
Awards
2012 First Place- Figurative works, 'Academy of Art Annual Spring Show'
2012 Finalist- Bold Brush art competition
2012 First Place- Oil and Acrylic works, ‘University Arts Annual Open’