Education
2020, M.F.A., University of California Davis, Davis, CA
2018, Post-baccalaureate certificate, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
2015 B.A., double major in Studio Art and Japanese, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Exhibition History
Solo Shows
2023, Creature Comforts, Blue Roof, Los Angeles, CA
2016, Somehow, Hopkins Center Barrows Rotunda, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Group Shows
2025, Never Static, Low Hum Studio, Los Angeles, CA
2025, Out of Bounds, Art Share LA, Los Angeles, CA
2024, Made in California, Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
2023, Summer Salon, Art Share LA, Los Angeles, CA
2021, Threaded, Coaxial, Los Angeles, CA
2021, MFA Revisited: Exhibition and Archive Project, Root Division, San Francisco, CA
2020, Distant Future, Vermont Studio Center Gallery II, Johnson, VT
2020, Altered Trajectories: Arts and Humanities 2020 Graduate Exhibition for Art Studio (virtual), Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum, Davis, CA
2019, Erase (Tropical Lab 13 Exhibition), ICA Singapore/Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore
2019, blip, Jay Jay Gallery, Sacramento, CA
2018, Underground: An MFA Exhibition, UC Davis Gadberry Gallery, Davis, CA
2018, Post-baccalaureate show, Dreitzer Gallery at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
2017, Undercovers, Laconia Gallery, Boston, MA
2017, Post-baccalaureate show, Dretizer Gallery at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
2016, Chautauqua Annual Student Show, Fowler Kellogg gallery, Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
2015, Dartmouth College Senior Majors Exhibition, Strauss Gallery and Jaffe- Friede Gallery, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Awards
2022, Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) Quick Grant, Los Angeles, CA
2020, Finalist for Keister and Allen Art Purchase Prize 2020 Davis, CA
2020, Fay Nelson Award, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2019, Best Art Direction, University of California Davis Student Film Festival, Davis, CA
2019, Fay Nelson Award, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2018, Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellowship, UC Davis, Davis, CA
2018, Honorable Mention: Brandeis University Book Award, Waltham, MA
2017, Dartmouth General Fellowship, Hanover, NH
2015, Marcus Heiman-Martin R. Rosenthal '56 Award, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Residencies
2025, Ellsworth Artist Residency, Art Share LA, Los Angeles, CA
2023, A Room of One's Own, Arts at Blue Roof, Los Angeles, CA
2019, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2019, Tropical Lab 13, Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore
2016, Chautauqua School of Art, Chautauqua Institution, NY
Public Engagements
2024 Textile Arts LA's Textile Slam!, Eagle Rock, CA
2023 Virtual Artist Talk for Arts at Blue Roof, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Virtual Artist talk for Threaded at Coaxial (virtual), Los Angeles, CA
2021 Artist talk for opening reception of MFA Revisited at Root Division (virtual), San Francisco, CA
2020, MFA Thesis Presentation (virtual), UC Davis, Davis, CA
Professional Experience
2024-Present, On-call art handler at Craft Contemporary, Hammer Museum, Fowler Museum, MOCA
2023-2034, Art Handler Apprentice, The Broad Musuem's Diversity Apprenticeship Program, Los Angeles, CA
2019, Associate Instructor: University of California Davis, Department of Art and Art History, Davis, CA
2018-2020, Teaching Assistant, UC Davis, Department of Art and Art History, Davis, CA
2017-2018, Teaching Assistant, Brandeis University, Studio Art Department, Waltham, MA
2015-2016, Teaching Assistant and intern, Dartmouth College, Studio Art Department, Hanover, NH
Bibliography
2024, Made in California (2024) Catalogue. Brea Gallery
2023, Schomaker, Kristine. “Artist Spotlight: Brenda Gonzalez.” Art and Cake, June 8, 2023, https://artandcakela.com/2023/06/08/artist-spotlight-brenda-gonzalez/
2023, Nys Dambrot, Shana. “Meet Mixed Media Stitching Artist Brenda Gonzalez.” LA Weekly, May 1, 2023, https://www.laweekly.com/meet-mixed-media-stitching-artist-brenda-gonzalez/
2021, “MFA Revisited” 2021 Catalogue. Root Division
2020, Almino, Elisa Wouk. “Exceptional MFA Work From Three Northern California Art Schools.” Hyperallergic, July 15, 2020, https://hyperallergic.com/572693/exceptional-mfa-work-from-three-northern-california-art-schools/
2020, Day, Jeffrey. “The Show Goes On.” UC Davis College of Letters and Science News, May 18, 2020, https://lettersandscience.ucdavis.edu/news/show-goes-on
2019, “MFA Now 2019 Catalogue.” Root Division.