EDUCATION
M.F.A. 2004 Illustration California State University, Long Beach
B.A. 2001 Art Studio, Minor Art History University of California, Santa Barbara (Highest Honors)
Areas of Specialization: Drawing, 2-D Design, Color Theory, Painting
EXHIBITION RECORD
2009 Creative Research Triennial, University Art Gallery, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
Small Images 2009, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
Echo of the Whole, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Chromageddon, Firefly Gallery, Paso Robles, CA
*Adrienne Allebe: New Work, Mistlin Gallery, Modesto, CA
2008 Open National Exhibition, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA
Bay Area Annual Juried Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
Holonic Art Movement Exhibition, Corkstop Studios, Arroyo Grande, CA
Faculty Exhibition, Cuesta College Art Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
Annual Juried All Media Exhibition, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Los Angeles Juried Exhibtion, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Made in California, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
2007 *Candy-Coated Cataclysm, Linnaea’s Café, San Luis Obispo, CA
Elemental Tangents, Cal Poly University Art Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
Evidence and Desire: Cuesta College Fine Arts Faculty Exhibition, Cuesta College Art Gallery, SLO, CA
2006 Open Studios Exhibition, Steynberg Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA
“LBC”, Greenleaf Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
The Drawing Room, San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
2005 *Limbo, Miyamo, Long Beach, CA
2004 Talking in Circles, Acuna-Hansen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
*Terminals (MFA Thesis Exhibition), Gallery 5, California State University, Long Beach, CA
REVIEWS/ARTICLES
“Leopard-Spotted Landscapes”, New Times, Volume 23, Issue 50, July, 2009
“Scope for the Imagination: Adrienne Allebe Brings a Blast of Color to Linnaea’s”, New Times, August, 2007
“A Dance of Time and Space: Artist Adrienne Allebe Prompts Curiosity About the Nature of Reality in Her Phantasmogoric Paintings”, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, July 29th, 2007, 1
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2009 Fall, Lecturer, Portfolio Presentation, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Fall, Lecturer, Color Theory, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
Summer, Lecturer, Art Appreciation, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Spring, Lecturer, Art Appreciation, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
Winter, Lecturer, 2-D Design, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA
2006-2009 Summer, Color and Design Instructor for College for Kids Program, Cuesta College, SLO, CA
2005-present Lecturer, Beginning Drawing & 2D Design, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
2008 Fall, Lecturer, Beginning Drawing, Intermediate Drawing, Color Theory, Cal Poly, SLO, CA
Spring, Lecturer, Figure Painting, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
Spring, Lecturer, Intermediate Painting, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CA
2006 Fall, Lecturer, Art Appreciation, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA
Fall, Lecturer, Beginning and Intermediate Painting, Allan Hancock College, Santa Maria, CA
2003-2004 Teaching Assistant, Color Theory, California State University, Long Beach, CA
2002-2004 SAT Prep/English Instructor, Elite Educational Institute, Cerritos, CA
2002-2003 Tutor/College Advisor, Educational Information Services, Long Beach, CA
2001 Internship, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
Elementary school art instructor under Artsbridge Scholarship, Santa Barbara,CA
AWARDS/HONORS
William Dole Memorial Award, Art Department, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2001
Artsbridge Scholarship, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2000-2001
GUEST LECTURE
2006 San Luis Obispo Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
College Art Association
San Luis Obispo Arts Council
San Luis Obispo Art Center
FOREIGN LANGUAGES SPOKEN
French