EDUCATION
2016-2019
Tamalpa Institute, Kentfield, California, Certified Tamalpa Practitioner, RSMT/E, RSDE
1988-1990
California College of The Arts, Oakland, CA
1985-1986
New England School of Muscle Therapy, Certified Massage Therapist
1983-1985
Boston University, Boston, MA.,B.S.
1982-1983
Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
1981-1983
Macalester College, St. Paul, MN
SOLO EXHIBITION
2026
Materia Prima, The Great Mouth Below, collaborator Diego Lara, Chinchón, Spain
Materia Prima, Time Beneath Us, collaborator Diego Lara, Chinchón, Spain
2025
Domain de Boisbuchet, Before, Beneath, Beyond, Lessac, France
2024
Château d’Orquevaux, Emotional Labor, Champagne-Ardenne, France
2008
The Magic Theater, San Francisco, CA
2007
Michael Rosenthal Contemporary, Subsumed, Redwood City, CA
2004
Chandler Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2003
Rebecca Bruce, Mill Valley, CA
2002
Braunstein/Quay Gallery, The Dance, San Francisco, CA
1997
Site 916, San Francisco, CA
1995
Insitu Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
1989
Martinez Annex, Diseases of The Heart, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA
1988
Primitivo Gallery, Karibu Africa: A Documentary of Eastern Africa, San Francisco, CA
GROUP EXHIBITION
2024
Galerie Diderot, Château d’Orquevaux, Champagne-Ardenne, France
2012
International Museum of Women, Making Mothers Visible, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco, CA
2011
7TH Annual Women Caucus For the Arts International Video Shorts Festival, New York
2010
Netanya Academy, The Jewish Identity Project, Netanya, Israel
San Francisco Arts Commission and International Museum of Woman, Picturing Power and Potential, Mills College, Oakland, CA
2009
Gotthelf Art Gallery, Like Water on Rock, San Diego, CA
The Finegood Art Gallery, Like Water on Rock, Los Angeles, CA
American Jewish University, Like Water on Rock, Los Angeles, CA
2008
The Puffin Room, Dance of the Doomed, New York
Thoreau Gallery, The Water Project, San Francisco, CA
2007
Michael Rosenthal Contemporary, Redwood City, CA
2005
Sebastopol Center For The Arts, A Moment in Time, Sebastopol, CA
Merit Award & Coordinators Award
2004
Museum of Children’s Art, Shocked and Awed, Oakland, CA
2000
Contemporary Museum, Snapshot, Baltimore, MD
Sloan Miyasato, San Francisco, CA
1997
Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh, Hidden,Concealed and Revealed, Pittsburgh, PA,
Honorable Mention, Photo Metro, 15th Annual Photography Contest, San Francisco, CA,
1996
The Crucible Gallery, our mother’s daughters: visual andwritten images exploring mother/daughter ties, San Francisco, CA
1995
Jeanne Brewer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994
The Luggage Store Gallery, Emotional Baggage, San Francisco, CA
Works/San Jose, Site of Crisis, San Jose, CA
Center for Photography at Woodstock, The Modern World - Is It Photogenic?, Woodstock, NY
1993
Trammell Crow West Pavilions, Crossing Over the White Line--Women of the 90’s, Dallas
Women’s Caucus for Art, Dallas, TX, (Catalogue)
1991
W.O.W., Women’s Film and Video Festival, New York
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, W.O.W Women’s Film and Video Festival,” Buffalo, NY
1990
Eye Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Honorable Mention
1989
Limn, Two Heads are Better, San Francisco, CA
PERFORMANCE/CHOREOGRAPHY
2025
The Bridge, choreographer, performer, Performance L.A.B, Richmond, CA
2018-Present
Performance L.A.B. member of a multigenerational group of movers, visual artists, writers, vocalists, teachers, healers, and activists that grew out of Anna Halprin’s weekly classes and continues to keep her legacy alive. Firmly grounded in her teachings and process, we have developed more than 100 interdisciplinary works in response to our personal lives, the natural world, and social issues. I have performed and scored numerous pieces at Mountain Home Studio, Sea Ranch, Mission Cultural Center, Milk Bar, in public spaces, and on Zoom.
2021
A Mother’s Offering, performer, narrator, storyteller, Auburn, CA
2019
Natural Discourse,University of Berkeley, Sagehen Research center, Truckee, CA
Choreographer in collaboration with Sasha Petrenko
Rubbing Against Time, 1599 Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Choreographer in collaboration with Susan Nalaboff Brilliant
2016
The Artist Within, Tamalpa Institute, Kentfield, CA, solo performance
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
2016 - Present
The Talking Body, Berkeley, California. A therapeutic dance and expressive arts organization bringing classes and workshops to individuals, organizations and nonprofits. Associate Teacher Tamalpa Institute.
1998 - Present
Co-founder,Ziegler Chiropractic Wellness Center, Berkeley, California. A health and wellness center. Manage and execute all aspects of running a medical practice.
2013
Director, I was Born, Sharjah to San Francisco: Muslim Women on Peace, Identity and Art, Spoken Word Performance
Director and photographer, Muslima/Muslim Women’s Art and Voices, Muslima Stories, United States Ambassador’s Portraits, International Museum of Women, Produced and Edited video, Making Mother’s Visible
2011
Producer, Bad Muthaz webisodes Una Drops Science and Juicy Thows a Party, Berkeley, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2010
Straus,Tamara, City Hall puts focus on Women, Ovation, Women’s Caucus for Art, The San Francisco Chronicle,June Dallas, TX
2008
Rapko, John, The ‘Water Project at the Thoreau Center.’ARTWEEK,September 2008, pg.15
1998
Drescher, Ruth. Painful Issue. THE JEWISH CHRONICLE, January 15
1994
Gardiner, Li, Margaret Silverman, SIFRUT– Literary & Arts Review, Jewish Bulletin Of Northern California, Winter, pg. 8-9
Lane, Dakota. In a word, yes, WOODSTOCK TIMES, March 23, pg. 13
1991
Taubin. Video, 4th Annual WOW Festival, Diseases of The Heart, VILLAGE VOICE, March 5, SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN, Bay Guardian Photo, vol. 25 number 5, November
PUBLICATIONS
2019
Artcorp Magazine, “ Planting the Seed: My Seed, My Identity”
2012
San Francisco Chronicle, "Outdoor art installation celebrates SF moms"
2012
San Francisco Chronicle, "The Mommy Files"
2012
Pleasanton Weekly, Mother's Day kicks off with larger-than-life photos on outside walls of San Francisco Public Library”
2008
Artweek, The “Water Project at the Thoreau Center”
2008
Essence Magazine, “Kicked Out”
1994
The Jewish Chronicle, “Painful Issue”
1994
Jewish Bulletin of Northern California, “Margaret Silverman” Sifrut - Literary & Arts Review
1992
Harper Collins,“We Belong to the Land”, cover photograph
1991
Woodstock Times, “In a word, yes”
1991
Village Voice, “Video, 4th Annual WOW Festival, Diseases of The Heart”
AWARDS
2024
Denise Diderot Grant, Chateau d’Orquevaux International Artists & Writers Residency
2024
Emerging Artist Grant, Chateau d’Orquevaux International Artists & Writers Residency
2011
The Puffin Foundation, NY, NY., Running Scenarios
RESIDENCIES
2026
Materia Prima, Chinchón, Spain
2025
Domain de Boisbuchet, Lessac, France
2024
Chateau d’Orquevaux International Artists & Writers Residency, Orquevaux, France
COLLECTIONS
Diderot Collection, Champagne-Ardenne, France
Center for Photography at Woodstock, Woodstock, NY
Numerous private collections throughout the United States and Europe