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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
DATE: January 8, 2019
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:
Christopher L. Foss, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Utility Box Art 2019 Design Selection
Prepared by: Tegan McLane, Cultural Arts & Heritage Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will consider a recommendation from the Heritage and Cultural Arts
Commission for artwork to be painted on nine utility boxes along Dublin Boulevard,
under the Utility Box Art Program.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission's selections for the Utility Box Art
Program.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The cost for eight utility boxes, including artist payments, supplies and Staff time, is
budgeted at $9,200. The City Council approved the budget change to appropriate
$1,150 from the Public Art Fund for a ninth box during Fiscal Year 2018 -2019. Per the
Public Art Ordinance, this project is eligible for funding with Public Art Fund monies and
the City Council approved $10,350 for the purpose of thi s program at its July 17, 2018
meeting.
DESCRIPTION:
At its July 17, 2018 meeting, the City Council approved and funded the 2019 Utility Box
Art program to paint nine boxes along Dublin Boulevard between Clark Drive and Park
Place using the theme, “New American Backyard, with an emphasis on the history of
travel through Dublin.”
Staff issued a Call for Artists on September 1, 2018, publicizing the opportunity through
normal City channels (website, etc.), as well as via email to a list of interested art ists, a
list of past Dublin utility box artists, registrants in the Cultural Arts Database, nearby
cities with successful utility box art programs, and the California Cultural Arts Council
website. The deadline to apply was October 31, 2018.
Two students and 12 professional artists submitted a total of 23 designs for
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consideration. The Heritage and Cultural Arts Commission considered the designs at its
December 13 regular meeting and voted unanimously to recommend nine designs to
the City Council. In addition, the Commission unanimously voted to identify specific
locations for four of the nine designs. The remaining five designs were assigned by
Staff.
Box A - Dublin Boulevard at Clark Drive
Daelyn Cerruti’s comic book style design tells the story of ho w Dublin has evolved
through the years in one utility box. Panels represent modernization of locations and
modes of transportation. The color scheme also represents the journey through time
with older Dublin in yellowed tones and modern Dublin in vivid col ors. Ms. Cerruti is a
senior at Livermore High School and Middle College student at Las Positas College, but
is considered a professional artist because she designs, produces and sells artwork for
apparel. (Attachment 1)
Box B - Dublin Boulevard at Sierra Court
Aarthi Muthukumar’s design is inspired by a 1950s photo of Dublin that is well known to
local historians and focuses on the development of the Lincoln Highway, which cut
through the country and put Dublin on “America’s Main Street.” The design use s a few
colors the emphasize “our home as a place filled with bright colors.” Mr. Muthukumar is
a junior at Dublin High School. His supervising professional artist is Emmie Rodrigue, a
digital illustrator and graphic designer who also teaches art at OAM St udios in
Pleasanton. (Attachment 2)
Box C - Dublin Boulevard at Dublin Court
Jessica Eastburn’s design highways and automobiles as the source of inspiration. She
wrote, “The idea that earlier roads (Stage Coach and Lincoln Highway) have been
remade into new roads was an interesting metaphor to me of paths being blazed for
future generations.” Ms. Eastburn is Precita Eyes muralist and professional artist who
exhibits widely in the Bay Area. She commutes through Dublin weekly. (Attachment 3)
Box D - Dublin Boulevard at Dougherty Road
Theresa Muley’s “Travel Through Time” celebrates the golden age of newly invented
automobiles and motorcycles and people who have traveled to Dublin to enjoy the lush
green hills and blue sky. She specifically requested - and the Commission recommends
- this location. Ms. Muley is a Dublin resident who has exhibits throughout the California.
(Attachment 4)
Box E - Dublin Boulevard at Scarlett Drive
Jennifer Huber’s design, “1956,” is based on a personal photo of her father, in his Army
uniform, beside his prized Cadillac. He actually drove this Cadillac on the Lincoln
Highway and may have even stopped for gas in Dublin. Ms. Huber is a Dublin resident,
who has taught art classes at Dougherty Elementary and Fallon Middle Schoo l. She
also painted a box in the 2018 round. (Attachment 5)
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Box F - Dublin Boulevard at DeMarcus Boulevard
Irma Grant’s “The Wheel” celebrates the invention of the wheel, with vintage car, bicycle
and child playing with a wheel, set against the colors suggesting a dry, hot Dublin
summer. They felt the sunset colors would contrast nicely with the surrounding
vegetation of the adjacent property. Ms. Grant is a Pleasanton resident who has
previous experience painting utility boxes there and exhibiting throug hout the Bay Area.
(Attachment 6)
Box G - Dublin Boulevard at Iron Horse Parkway
David Eisenstadt’s design celebrated the journeys people have made to arrive in Dublin,
through five different maps and modes of transportation people have taken to arrive
here. Staff selected this location because inclusion of a train in the design fits nicely with
the Iron Horse Trail’s history as a railway line. Mr. Eisenstadt is a Middle College
student at Las Positas College. Although he is a student, he is considered a
professional artist because he is employed as an art teacher and has painted murals on
commission. (Attachment 7)
Box H - Dublin Boulevard at Arnold Road
Suhyun Park’s persimmon tree design is the only one in the series that does not have a
transportation theme. However, Ms. Park requested this location adjacent to Persimmon
Place, and the Commission agreed the design was perfect for that location that they
were willing to disregard the transportation theme for this box. Ms. Park is a Dublin
resident and freelance illustrator, designer and production artist. (Attachment 8)
Box I - Dublin Boulevard at Park Place
Ms. Gayle’s design, “Shamrock Skies at Night” is a companion to her previous “Dublin
at Dusk” box painted on the box at Dublin Boulevard and Doug herty Road. The
Commission selected this location, noting its proximity to the sister box and the fact that
it is simple and vivid enough to stand up to the railing in front. If approved, this would be
Ms. Gayle’s fourth box is Dublin. Ms. Gayle is a Haywa rd resident who specializes in
painting murals and utility boxes. (Attachment 9).
The artists' resumes, designs, and statements are attached.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
A courtesy notice of this item was sent to businesses and residents within 300 feet of
the proposed boxes.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Daelyn Cerruti resume and box design
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2. Aarthi Muthukumar resume and box design
3. Jessica Eastburn resume and box design
4. Theresa Muley resume and box design
5. Jennifer Huber resume and box design
6. Irma Grant resume and box design
7. David Eisenstadt resume and box design
8. Suhyun Park resume and box design
9. Suzanne Gayle resume and box design
Attachment 1
Design Proposal from Professional Artist:
Daelyn Cerruti
Dublin
Daelyn Cerruti
daelyn.corinne@gmail.com
925/960-9727
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EDUCATION:
Planning to transfer as a sophomore (dance and education majors)Fall 2019
Current Senior at Livermore High School Class of 2019
Current Middle College Student at Las Positas College Class of 2019
Completion of Art 1/2 at Granada High School Fall 2016
Completion of Digital Photo 1/2 at Granada High School Fall 2015
ART SERVICES
Product Designing (2016-present)Designs, produces, and sells artwork for adult and
children’s apparel. Artwork is done on white or colored
canvas clothing and accessories (shoes, shirts, pants, tote
bags) with colored acrylic paint and/or sharpies.
Birthday Parties/Paint Nights Hired to teach and assist in helping children and adults
(Summer 2017-present)create designs for their choice of clothing, accessories, or
paint canvas.
Party Goods (2010-present)Designs and produces personalized party decorations,
favors, invitations, artistic edibles.
Art Walk (2016)Artwork and photography featured at City of Livermore’s
2016 Art Walk
Leadership (2012-2015)Designed and painted posters used for Junction Avenue
K-8 School advertising and promotions
PHOTOGRAPHY
First place photography award at Alameda County Science Fair (Summer 2017)
Headshots Shoots/edits professional portraits for children and adults.
Artist Statement:
This box emphasizes the uniquenesses in the city of Dublin through a display of the
theme: “The New American Backyard with an Emphasis on the History of Travel through
Dublin.” The comic-book theme tells the story of how Dublin has evolved throughout the years
through its modernized locations and transportation. Major locations in Dublin are represented
as people of Dublin explore the city at this one distinct box location. The color scheme also
represents this journey, and overall, the utility box tells takes you through a fun, immersive,
engaging experience of Dublin’s history and familial elements.
Attachment 2
Design Proposal from Student Artist:
Aarathi Muthukumar
Dublin
A A R T H I M U T H U K U M A R
aarthi.muthukumar1@gmail.com
(925) 549-7305
4020 Cragford Place
Dublin, CA 94568
High School Junior
Aspiring Physicist and Fine Artist
Alameda Department of Education Teen Advisory Board
Email
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Sources of Inspiration:
The design I have created is inspired by the 1950s photos of Dublin. I focused on
the development of the Lincoln Highway as it cut through the country, and how Dublin
was part of “America’s Main Street”. The drawing is restricted to a few colors because I
wanted to represent our home as a place filled with bright colors. The design depicts the
intersection of Village Parkway and Dublin Boulevard before its development, and the
transition throughout the years can truly be seen. Dublin is a beautiful city, and that is
exactly what I was trying to capture.
Supervising Art Professional:
Emmie Rodriguez: Biography
My name is Emmie Rodriguez. I am a digital illustrator and graphic designer. I was born
into a family full of artists ranging from painters, to photographers, and to architects. Many of my
influences come from video games, anime, manga, traditional Asian art, concept art, sci-fi
movies and my travels. I spent my life teaching myself illustration with focus in character and
weapon design, and started as a freelance graphic designer at the age of 16. I pursued Visual
Communications in college under Eric Berendt and Chang Sik Kim, and also studied drawing
under Bill Paskewitz. I strive to one day become a character and weapon design concept artist
in the gaming industry.
Between being a self-employed artist and working at various t-shirt design companies, I
also spent two years as an event face painter and special effects makeup artist. I have also
spent time doing graphics work and murals for some small local businesses. In addition, I have
done illustrations for comics, magazines and am currently illustrating a graphic novel.
In the classroom, I find it very easy to relate to the interests of my students and I take
every opportunity I can find to help further their artistic abilities. I believe that each student has
unlimited potential, and I’ll assist them in any way I can to help them hone and master the skills
at which they strive to excel. I hope to provide a fun, energetic learning environment for the
students and bring out the passion and drive they have for art. I see my younger self in them
and I want to help pave the way for their creative futures.
Timeline:
OAM Studios
Lead Artist/Manager
Honey Pot Face Painting
Owner/Designer
Mielstrom Graphics
Owner/Designer
Fullerton Photographics
Graphic Designer
Stop Motion Designs
Graphic Designer
Awards
Las Positas
Visual Arts & Graphic Designs
Scholarship Winner
Las Positas
1st Place Graphic Designer
Inspiracion Furiamag
Featured Artist
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Biography
Jessica Eastburn is a professional artist currently living in California, though she hails
from Oregon. She received her BA in Liberal Studies from Portland State University
and her MFA in Pictorial Art from San Jose State University. Jessica’s studio practice
primarily consists of drawing and painting, though she occassionally works in small
scultpure, plywood shaped paintings, animation, and shadow theater. She was
formerly the Young Artist Fellow at Gallery Route One (Point Reyes Station, CA) and
her work has been exhibitied throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as
Oregon and Indiana. Notable solo exhibitions include: Transmission Gallery (Oakland),
Empire Seven Studios (San Jose), Totally Rad Gallery (Berkeley), SOMArts Ramp
Gallery (San Francisco), and 1078 Gallery (Chico). Her work has been included in
group exhibitions at the Kala Art Institute (Berkeley), Berkeley Art Center, San Jose
Institute of Contemprary Art, and Luna Rienne Gallery (San Francisco). Jessica has
worked on large-scale and public artworks, including: a commission for an entryway
mural at John McNeil Studios (Berkeley), invitation to participate in the Festival
International Street Art (Timisoara, Romania), as well as being a paid muralist on the
Oakland Superheroes Mural Project (Wall #3 West Street), and a contracted artist to
work on architectural façade enhancmeents projects through Artik Art and Architecture
(San Jose). In her spare time, Jessica volunteers with Precita Eyes Muralists (San
Francisco).
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Jessica Eastburn
b. 1982
Education
2018 Digital Art Foundation Certificate (in progress), City College of San
Francisco
2010 Master of Fine Arts Pictorial Emphasis, San Jose State University
2007 Bachelor of Arts (cum laude), Portland State University
Awards, Grants & Residencies
2014 Gallery Route One Artist Fellowship Point Reyes, CA
2011 SJSU Student Research Competition Winner San Jose State University
2010 Willis Nelson Memorial Scholarship San Jose State University
Randall Sadler Scholarship San Jose State University
2009 Graduate Equity Fellowship San Jose State University
Alumni Association Dean’s Scholarship San Jose State University
Elizabeth Heil Scholarship San Jose State University
2006 Piancentini Scholarship Portland State University
Creative Activity Grant for Undergraduates Portland State University
Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2018 Send Pics Transmission Gallery, Oakland, CA
2017 Factotum Gearbox Gallery, Oakland, CA
2016 Flim Flam 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA
Screen Test Totally Rad Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2015 Channel Surfing Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA
Day Trading San Francisco Mint, San Francisco, CA
2014 Catch A Wave Empire 7 Studios, San Jose, CA
Mutatis Mutandis Gallery Route One Annex Gallery, Point Reyes, CA
SpaceCase Cañada College Art Gallery, Redwood City, CA
Bitter/Sweet SOMArts Ramp Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 Jessica Eastburn and Dan Tellep Saratoga Library, Saratoga, CA
Jessica Eastburn: Paintings Stanford Art Space, Palo Alto, CA
2012 Skip Cullen & Jessica Eastburn: Paintings & Wall Reliefs Mohr
Gallery, Mountain View, CA
Super Sweet Phantom Galleries, San Jose, CA
2010 Brain Drain San Jose State University—Gallery 3, San Jose, CA
Hyperspace Gavilan College Gallery, Gilroy, CA
Formal Logic San Jose State University--Gallery 3, San Jose, CA
2009 Bart Art San Jose State University--Gallery 3, San Jose, CA
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2007 Nitty Gritty City Portland State University--MK Gallery, Portland, OR
Group Exhibitions
2016 ME/DIUM Space B, San Jose, CA
Anne & Mark's Art Party Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA
Spirit of Shokunin Empire Seven Studios, San Jose, CA
First Edition 1AM Oakland, Oakland, CA
Home is Where the HeART Is Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
Screaming Hand: Jim Phillips Tribute Show Empire Seven Studios, San
Jose, CA
2015 Group Show Totally Rad Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Women and Money Spare Change Artist Space, San Francisco, CA
Locals Only Redux Studios and Gallery, Alameda, CA
Everybody’s Ocean Santa Cruz Museum of Art, Santa Cruz, CA
2014 Member’s Show Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA
Faculty Exhibition Fort Mason Coffee Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Here and Now City College of San Francisco Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Artik Art and Architecture Anniversary Exhibition Artik Art and
Architecture, San Jose, CA
Gavilan College Faculty Exhibition Gavilan College Art Gallery, Gilroy, CA
2013 CCSF Faculty Exhibition Fort Mason Coffee Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Risk Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Annual Open House Artik Art and Architecture, San Jose, CA
2012 Personal Made Space Empire Seven Studios, San Jose, CA
Flights of Fancy Fabric8, San Francisco, CA
Summer National Juried Exhibition MarinMOCA, Novato, CA
Math + Art Collaborative Moreau Center Art Gallery, Notre Dame, IN
2011 Holiday Group Show Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Spectrum Fabric8, San Francisco, CA
Cashing Out Kala Art Institute, Berkeley, CA
The Abstract Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Lift Off San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Monster Drawing Rally Southern Exposure, San Francisco, CA
2010 Where I’m From Art Ark Gallery, San Jose, CA
A n Exploration in Color and Design LH Horton Jr. Gallery, Stockton, CA
2009 Small Works Royal Nonesuch Gallery, Oakland, CA
2008 Group Show The Life Gallery, Portland, OR
2007 Exit 07 Portland State University--White Gallery, Portland, OR
Worm Food Autzen Gallery, Portland, OR
2006 Scholarship Recipient Show Portland State University--MK Gallery,
Portland, OR
Bibliography
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2016 "'Ephemeral Media Flotsam'", by Robert Speer, Chico News & Review, August
"Jessica Eastburn Makes Sense of the Digital Age with Art", by Leila Rodriquez,
Chico Enterprise-Record, August
“Jessica Eastburn’s Solo Show Brings a Fresh Style of Contemporary Art
to North Berkeley”, by Ashley Villareal, SF Station, February
2015 "An Explosion of Art in West Marin Galleries", by Claudia Chapline, Point
Reyes Light, May
2013 “Structure: Exhibition Catalogue”, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, October
“risk”, by Todd Kerr, Berkeley Times, July
2012 "'Math + Art' at Saint Mary's", South Bend Tribune.com, February
“Empire Seven Studios Highlights Nine Female Artists in Show Called
‘Personal Made Space’”, by Heather Zimmerman, Mercury News, January
"'Math + Art' Exhibit + Installation = 2 Reasons to Visit Galleries", by
Gwen O'Brien, saintmary's.edu/newsandevents, January
2011 “Place Your Bets”, by Keith Bowers, SFWeekly, June
“Lift Off” Catalogue, San Jose State University Art Department, June
Media Appearances
2016 "Weekend Showcase: Artist Jessica Eastburn & Blue Room's 'Tales From the
Crypt'", NSPR, 5 August, 2016
Lectures/ Presentations/ Panels
2016 Artist Talk for “Flim Flam” exhibition, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA
2011 25th Annual California State University Student Research
Competition Fresno, CA, Presentation: Brain Drain: Thesis Exhibition
Projects
2018 Contract Artist at Artik Art & Architecture (for commissioned architectural
façade enhancement), Pipe Trade Training Center, San Jose, CA
2016 Contract Artist at Artik Art & Architecture (for commissioned architectural
façade enhancements), Andrew Hill High School, San Jose, CA
2015 Mural Assistant Oakland Super Heroes Mural #3 Oakland, CA
Artist Participant Festival International Street Art (FISART), Timisoara
Romania
Exhibitions Curated
2014 Gavilan College Student Exhibition Gavilan College Art Gallery, Gilroy,
CA
Gavilan College Faculty Exhibition Gavilan College Art Gallery, Gilroy, CA
2013 Time and Place Gavilan College Art Gallery, Gilroy, CA
2013 American Ideals Gavilan College Art Gallery, Gilroy, CA
2007 Worm Food Autzen Gallery, Portland, OR
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Collections
Google (Mountain View, CA)
Paypal (San Jose, CA)
Applicant: Jessica Eastburn
Artist Statement
As a weekly commuter to Stockton I gravitated toward the idea of highways and
automobiles as a source of inspiration for the imagery in my proposal. I am
interested in the history of the Lincoln Highway and its evolution into Dublin
Boulevard and I-580. This idea that earlier roads (stage coach routes, the
Lincoln Highway) have been remade into new roads was an interesting metaphor
to me of paths being blazed for future generations. The style in which the
imagery is painted varies from more realistic and illustrative to flat, comic inspired
in order to evoke that sense of history.
Attachment 4
Design Proposal from Professional Artist:
Theresa Muley
Dublin
THERESA MULEY
7620 Ashford Way ● Dublin, CA 94568 Telephone (925) 833‐8500
Email: muleylaw@yahoo.com Website: www.theresamuley.com
RESUME
EDUCATION:
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA Major: Fine Art
2011‐ 2018
Las Positas College, Livermore, CA Major: Fine Art
2009‐2011
Hastings College of Law, San Francisco, CA J.D.
June 1991
California State University, Northridge B.A.
June 1987
AWARDS AND EXHIBITS:
Alameda County Art Commission East County Hall of Justice Public Art
Project Finalist 2018
Alameda County Fair Pleasanton, CA June‐July 2017
Award: Best of Class, Watercolors – Sea Shore Watercolor
San Francisco Women Artists San Francisco, CA April‐May 2017
Natural Wonders Infrared Photography
San Francisco Women Artists San Francisco, CA November 2016
Neighborhood Arts Collaborative Banner Project Public Art
Village Theatre Art Gallery Danville, CA August 2016
A Walk in the Park Infrared Photography
Gearbox Gallery Oakland, CA August 2016
Wild Mind Infrared Photography
THERESA MULEY
7620 Ashford Way ● Dublin, CA 94568 Telephone (925) 833‐8500
Email: muleylaw@yahoo.com Website: www.theresamuley.com
Art Attack San Francisco, CA March 2016
Exhibit: Hello City Photography
Art Escape Sonoma, CA December 2015 – January 2016
Exhibit: Winter’s Shadows Paintings
The Wall 1920c San Francisco, CA November – December 2015
Exhibit: What it means to be human Photography
Gearbox Gallery Oakland, CA____July 30‐Aug. 22, 2015
Exhibit: Terra Infirma: All Things Unsettled Entry: Love vs. Godzilla
“We Can” Las Positas College Art Show and Food Drive for
Alameda County Community Food Bank Oct. 2014
Donated and sold ‐ Geisha Oranges
California State Bar Art Exhibit San Jose, CA Oct. 10‐13, 2013
1st Place – Portraits and Figures – Christmas Morning
Honorable Mention – Portraits and Figures – At the Beach
Honorable Mention – Photography Black & White – Mother & Child
California State Bar Art Exhibit Monterey, CA Oct. 11‐13, 2012
1st Place – Drawings, Prints and Watercolors – Portrait of the Artist
1st Place – Oil & Acrylic – Representational – How I Spent My Saturday
2nd Place ‐ Oil & Acrylic – Representational – Aftermath
2nd Place – Portraits and Figures – Jazz Dancers
3rd Place – Portraits and Figures – Two Dancers
3rd Place – Mixed Media – Love vs. Godzilla
3rd Place – Photography Black & White – Sunshine Streaming
THERESA MULEY
7620 Ashford Way ● Dublin, CA 94568 Telephone (925) 833‐8500
Email: muleylaw@yahoo.com Website: www.theresamuley.com
California State Bar Art Exhibit Long Beach, CA Sept. 2011
2nd Place – Oil & Acrylic – Representational – Early Morning Tequila
2nd Place – Portraits and Figures – Figure I (Ink Gesture)
2nd Place ‐ Drawings, Prints and Watercolors – Baseball: Team Muley
California State Bar Art Exhibit Monterey, CA Sept. 2010
1st Place – Oil & Acrylic – Representational – April on Japanese Bridge
2nd Place – Portraits and Figures – Natsu in the Rose Garden
California State Bar Art Exhibit San Diego, CA Sept. 2009
3rd Place – Mixed Media – Girl Standing
3rd Place –Photography Black & White – Japanese Garden
● Alameda County Fair Art Exhibit Annually 2011 ‐ 2016
● Livermore Art Association Spring Art Show March – April 2012
● Pleasanton Art League – Imagination Expressed 2012 March –April 2012
Museum on Main, Pleasanton, CA
● Las Positas College Art Festival, Livermore, CA May 2009, 2010 & 2011
Award: April on Japanese Bridge
● Third Biennial Ekphrasis Exhibit of Art & Poetry, Livermore, CA 2010
● The Essential Nude: A Figurative Fine Art Exhibition May 2009
Bothwell Art Center
● Livermore Art Association Spring Art Show April 2009
● Chabot / Las Positas College District Offices Exhibit March – May 2009
THERESA MULEY
7620 Ashford Way ● Dublin, CA 94568 Telephone (925) 833‐8500
Email: muleylaw@yahoo.com Website: www.theresamuley.com
REFERENCES
Janice Rumbaugh‐Coddington Neighborhood Arts Collaborative
San Francisco Women Artists Banner Project 2016 Public Art
647 Irving Street
San Francisco, CA 94122
(415) 556‐8550
sfwomenartists@sbcglobal.net
Ruth Santee Exhibit: Terra Infirma: All Things
Gearbox Gallery Unsettled
770 West Grand Avenue
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 859 – 5208
info@gearboxgallery.com
Pamela Fletcher, Esq. “I Can” Art Project
(925) 284‐1479
pam.fletcher@hotmail.com
ARTIST STATEMENT OF THERESA MULEY
“Travel Through Time”, created by long‐time Dublin resident and artist Theresa Muley, will wrap one
lucky utility box in the lush green hills and clear blue sky of Dublin, California, while celebrating the
golden age of the newly invented vehicle, by depicting classic automobiles and a motorcycle together
with the people who love to travel to Dublin as a destination, thus paying homage to both the people
who traveled here before us, as well as the present day automobile and motorcycle businesses that
grace our town.
Attachment 5
Design Proposal from Professional Artist:
Jennifer Huber
Dublin
Artist Qualifications: Jen Huber
7694 Topaz Circle,, Dublin, CA 94568 858.361.5724 JenHuberette@gmail.com JenHuberette.wordpress.com
SUMMARY
Jen Huber creates acrylic, watercolor, and mixed media paintings and ink drawings from life and from her
head. Inspired by her three sons, mythology, zoology, and paleontology creep into her otherwise classically
representational works.
ART SHOWS
2018, November Pleasanton Art League Member Show (Forthcoming), Harrington Gallery, Firehouse
Arts Center, Pleasanton, CA
“The Iceberg”, 24” x 36” acrylic on canvas.
2018, October Pleasanton Art League’s Mixed Media Exhibit, Livermore Community Center,
Livermore, CA
“Coffee”, Watercolor, acrylic, ink, and mixed media
“Livermore”, Watercolor, acrylic, ink, and mixed media
2018, June “Kite Day”, Utility Box Art for City of Dublin, Dublin, CA
Designed, prepped, painted, and finished the utility box, “Kite Day” at the corner of
Glynnis Rose and Dublin Boulevard.
2017, October Pleasanton Art League’s Mixed Media Exhibit, Livermore Community Center,
Livermore, CA
“Water, Coffee, Wine”, Watercolor, acrylic, ink, wine and coffee.
2015, June Fresh Works, Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton, CA
“Winter Morning in Dublin” Acrylic on Canvas
2013 Urban Landscapes, Lisa Coscino Gallery, Pacific Grove, CA
Four oil on canvas paintings depicting urban life in Baltimore, MD, from the artist’s
current residence, including MacDonald’s, Target, and a 7-11 gas station at night.
1996 Summer Work, Coffee Society, Cupertino, CA
One person art show displaying 22 paintings generated during a three month endeavor,
featuring portraits, landscapes, and still lifes.
1995 “Cornucopia”, Chez TJ’s, Mountain View, CA
Since destroyed by a fire. Artist painted Renaissance-style mural over the fireplace in
prestigious French Restaurant in downtown Mountain View.
1995 Sites, Hobee’s, Palo Alto, CA
One person art show featuring over 25 works of art, primarily oil on canvas with a few
framed watercolors of landscapes around Mountain View, CA.
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1994 More Coffee, Hobee’s Palo Alto, CA
One person art show featuring over 20 works of art, centering on the popular hot
beverage, using coffee, watercolor, and pen.
1993 Coffee Art, Hobee’s Palo Alto
Over 30 framed watercolors, oils, and drawings depicting the Artist’s obsession with the
addicting hot brew. Every piece in this show sold.
1990 Squid Art, India Joe’s, Santa Cruz, CA
Mixed media monotype of squid for the show celebrating the annual Squid Festival.
1989 Nothing in Common, University of California, Santa Cruz
Partnered with fellow artist to display Senior Art Show. Created, framed, and hung over
30 works of art including etchings, lithographs, watercolors, and oil paintings.
INSTRUCTION
2015-16 Art In Action, Dougherty Elementary School, Dublin, CA
Taught 4th and 5th grade students following the Art In Action curriculum combining Art
History and 2-hour projects. Worked as a team with other parents to provide consistent,
quality instruction with minimal supervision.
2016-2018 Painting Parties. Led groups of adults in light-hearted but instructional courses using
acrylic paint on canvas for entertainment in homes.
2016-2018 Splash of Art, Fallon Middle School, Dublin, CA
Inspired by Art In Action, wrote curriculum, purchased supplies, and led after school Art
classes for middle school students at cost of supplies only. Covered a range of styles,
media, and cultures throughout the year.
EDUCATION
University of California, Santa Cruz
Bachelors of Fine Art, Emphasis on printmaking
Jen Huber ━ Box One “1956” & Box Two “1930”, Any Utility Box., Page 3
Design Rendering: Box One, 1956
Front, back, sides, and top design for Box One, titled “1956.”
Please note, this is a sketch, the final painting will be produced with much more care paid to figures, details, and
proportions..
Jen Huber ━ Box One “1956” & Box Two “1930”, Any Utility Box., Page 4
Box One, “1956” Front Panel: My father, in army uniform, and his cadillac.
Jen Huber ━ Box One “1956” & Box Two “1930”, Any Utility Box., Page 5
Box One, “1956” Rear Panel: Gas station and car from that era There will be more people in and around the
station in the painting.
Box One, “1956” initial sketch.
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Painting Style, Color and Mood for both Boxes One and Two. A gradual blend of Raw Umber and Ultramarine
transitioning to golden light, framed by cool, turquoise skies.
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Artist Statement: Box One
1956
My inspiration for this Utility Box is the following photo:
Photo of my father, Private First Class in the Army in 1956.
I rarely work from photo: I prefer from life or from my head. However, this is history: my family’s and
Dublin’s. Camp Parks now resides in the very center of Dublin: the army base helped this city become what it
is today. Men, like my father came from all over the country and served here before being shipped abroad. My
father, raised in Minnesota, fell in love with California being stationed at the Monterey Post Naval School. He
loved driving the backroads of California, even after he married my mother and they had five children. He
drove his Cadillac on the Lincoln Highway and, conceivably might have stopped for gas, in Dublin.
My painting will romanticize the era by starting with a dark, earthy base in raw umber,, blending to cool,
cobalt shadows and up to golden light, crowned by the turquoise skies. I add a gas station from that date,
tucked between oak trees.. I painted a canvas in a similar style, featuring a California Live Oak with a tire
swing on the south side of North Dublin Ranch Drive, just east of Tassajara Boulevard (See page 7).
Jen Huber ━ Box One “1956” & Box Two “1930”, Any Utility Box., Page 10
CHECK OUT MY WORK
EDUCATION
Université Paul Valéry, France
University of British Columbia, Canada
Simon Fraser University, Canada
VISUAL ARTIST
irmawgrant@gmail.comwww.irmagrant.com(919) 460-5301
ARTIST / ILLUSTRATOR (2002 - Present)
• Oil Paintings
• Artful Animals / Portraits Alive: Multiple Private Pet and People
Portrait Commissions
• Children’s Picture Book, “The Red Lantern” published December 2017
• Utility Boxes: “Children at Play”, “Hummingbirds” and “Pedals in the Wind”
• Alviso Adobe Nature Center Storage Boxes
• Private Murals: Birch Trees, Dancers
• Public Murals: Casbah Mediterranean Restaurants
ART TEACHER (2015 - Present)
Valley View Elementary School, Pleasanton, CA
• Implement and teach the entire art program for TK – Grade 5 classes
CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER (2014 - Present)
Ascarya Labs, Saratoga, CA
• Develop STEAM educational apps “Ascarya’s Adventures” available
on the apple app store
• Manage and direct a creative team
• Work with the CEO to develop short and long term creative goals
• Implement the company's artistic vision
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SKILLS
ADOBE CREATIVE CLOUD
Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Animate
MICROSOFT OFFICE PRODUCTS
Excel, PowerPoint, Word
LANGUAGES
Fluent in English, Dutch and French
Drawing, painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor, dye), photography, layout, creating NEW BIG ideas!
Travelled extensively through the African, Asian, Australian, European, and North American continents
Lived in the Netherlands, Canada, France, Sweden and USA
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO
2018 - The Red Lantern, Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton CA
2016 - Variety, Nonni’s Bistro, Pleasanton, CA
GROUP
2017 African Portraits, Soul Searching: The Spirit of Africa and the Diaspora,
Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton CA
2004-2008 Mother and Child, Indian Raja, Masked Dancer I, Indian Girl, and
African Goddess, Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Members Shows, Cary NC
JURIED
2018 Maasai Walking, Alameda Fair, Pleasanton, CA - Silver Award
2017 Boat I, Fresh Works VII, Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton CA
2003 Mbuti Pygmee, Fine Arts League of Cary Annual Juried Art Exhibition,
Cary Ballet Conservatory, Cary NC
2002 Chili Mama, World Quilt Competition, Greensboro NC
COLLECTIONS/COMMISSIONS
“City of Pleasanton”
Casbah Cafe and Mediterranean Kitchen
Works held in private collections in Canada,
the United States and South Africa
(Public, Corporate, and Private)
PUBLICATIONS
“Firehouse, Towne Center Host New Year’s Festivities.” The Independent News 1 February, 2018
Whitney, Autumn. “Splash of Color.” Pleasanton Weekly 9 August, 2015
Jensen, Beth. “Pleasanton Painting the Town Red - and other Colors.” East Bay Times 16 June, 2015
Jorgensen, Doug. “Artwork on Display on Utility Boxes in Pleasanton.” The Independent News 10 January, 2015
SPECIAL INTERESTS
“History of Travel through Dublin.”
Artistic Statement: “THE WHEEL”
I decided to focus my proposal for the “History of Travel through Dublin”
utility box design on “the wheel” and place it in the time of when cars first
made their appearances here in Dublin.
The wheel is arguably one of the most important inventions in history. It
took a long time for the wheel to be invented and the first wheels were
created not for transportation but to serve as potter’s wheels. The ancient
Greeks eventually invented the wheelbarrow, a one wheeled, hand drawn
vehicle.
Most people recognize the vintage car as an historical image of
transportation. I added an old bicycle to highlight the fact that it was a
bicycle mechanic, Henry Ford, who invented the first car using advanced
bicycle technology.
To humanize the history of the wheel, I adding one person into the image: a
child playing a game with an old tire.
It was the wheel that led to the first bicycle that in turn led to the first car.
All three (tire game, bicycle and car) represent a common time period in
the history of travel through Dublin.
Dublin has dry, hot summers and is bordered by Mount Diablo and the
Ridge. I used the colors purple, burn sienna, yellow, and red against a
mountainous background.
The silhouettes provide a sense of bygone days.
Attachment 4
Design Proposal from Professional Artist:
David Eisenstadt
Dublin
David B. Eisenstadt
7379 Shadow Pl. Dublin, CA 94568 | 925.719.1897 | david.anim8s@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
Current 12th grader → Sep. 2017 - Present → Middle College/ Las Positas College
→ Sep. 2015 - June 2017 → Dublin High School
EXTRACURRICULARS School Years Hours/Weeks Positions/Responsibilities
Boy scouts 5 2 hrs./ Week Volunteer work, community
service
COMMUNITY School Years Hours/Weeks Positions/Responsibilities
Logo design 2017 2 hrs./ Week design a logo for the 150th
anniversary of education in
Dublin
Utility box design 2018 6 hrs./ Week Design and submit art and paint
onto utility boxes
SUMMER EXPERIENCES School Years Hours/Weeks Description
California State Summer School
for the Arts
2017 All day/ month Intensive animation
instruction and creation
AWARDS/HONORS School Years Description of Award
Internationally recognized film
festival award recipient
2017- Present Various prizes for my film in film festivals
around the world
COLLEGE ACADEMICS Semester/Year Title of Courses Taken
Las Positas College 3 Semesters
(will be 4)
Philosophy, Psychology, History of Photography,
History of Rock and Roll, Pre-Calculus,
Fundamentals of Public Speaking, Geography,
English 1A
EMPLOYMENT School Years Hours/Weeks Positions/Responsibilities
Art Instructor (YoungArt) Feb. 2018 -
Aug. 2108
15 hrs./ week Instruct students, handle
transactions, answer calls
Product Design 2014 - Present On Commission Designing t-shirts images,
symbols, etc.
Mural Painter 2018 On Commission Designing mural and applying
design to wall
HOBBIES School Years Hours/Weeks Notes
Music 2011 1 hr. / week I was in my school’s orchestra,
marching band, and jazz band for
5 years, but now practice for
personal entertainment
Artist Statement
“The New American Backyard with an emphasis on the history of travel through Dublin.” I
wracked my brain as to how I might illustrate this, and I thought of the journey so many Dublin
residents have made from all around the world to be here. Through 5 different aged maps that
zoom in on a highlighted Dublin, we see the different means of travel people could take to arrive
in our city, The New American Backyard.
Attachment 8
Design Proposal from Professional Artist:
Alice Suhyun Park
Dublin
SUHYUN PARK
Dublin, CA
Illustrator & Designer
www.aliceartstudio.com
psuhyun5@gmail.com
Production Artist (Seasonal) - Paperculture - Millbrae, CA
2017
• Assisting customers with edits to their products after they’ve personalized,
and crafting final vision. Helping carry out adjustments to orders
to make sure products are optimal for printing.
Illustrator,UI designer - Blurred Whisper - Palo Alto, CA
2013-2017
• Created all art assets including GUI, icons,backgrounds,characters,
and Props also helped setting prototype for children’s application
Freelance Illustrator-Intuary (Farfaria.com) - San Francisco, CA
2012-2015
• Created story boards for Children’s Book (ipad)
• character and narrative design
Web & Graphics Designer – Deo graphics and IBSPOT.com
-San Francisco, CA
2006-2009
• Created website layout designs according to client needs
• Brand Identity Design and collateral
• Client’s Business brouchure, pamphlet and annual reports
• Design presentation layout, images and annual reports
Web & Graphic Designer – Crossmap.com Inc - San Francisco, CA
2005-2007
• Created desktop background art and designs
• Designed newsletters and advertisement banners
• Created unique E-cards through illustration techniques
• Design presentation and annual reports
Freelance Illustrator, Designer
2012-Present
• Creating Logos, Flyers, Poster, Graphic art, Web graphics, Marketing graphics
• Illustrative design
Education
Academy of Art University
San Francisco, CA
Master of Fine Art, Illustration
2008-2010
Ewha Womans University
South Korea
Visual art & Design 1999-2004
Skills
Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop,
Indesign, Dreamweaver
Traditional art material
(water color, Gouche, oil,
Acrylic)
ARTIST STATEMENT
Going outside is good for the soul. Although I normally bring the outside life indoors,this time, I am
displaying my artwork outside to be in harmony with people and nature.
I aspire to portray actual living things and I do want my creations to look like they could have lived or
grown somewhere. Living with beautiful objects that pay tribute to the natural world reminds us to slow
down and helps us reconnect with nature. My subject matter is nature, whether it is a traditional land-
scape or a bird and flower painting. I use traditional materials, ink, gouche and brush on any paper, to
capture movement and life, while occassionally getting help from digital equipment like a camera.
Everything is captured in the spontaneous dance and movement of the brush as it meets the paper. I
look forward to meeting this persimmon tree art in a public place in Dublin.
Attachment 9
Design Proposal from Professional Artist:
Suzanne Gayle
Hayward