HIGHLIGHTS
EXHIBITIONS
Dana Goforth: Portal Series, Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Carmel, CA, 2025
Annual Spring Sculpture Exhibition, Oakwilde Sculpture Ranch, Valley Springs, CA, 2016
Invitational Group Exhibition, Tancredi & Morgan, Carmel Valley, CA, 2015
Potters Council Juried Show, Potters Council (The American Ceramic Society), Columbus, OH, 2014
Art in the Garden, Filoli Gardens, Woodside, CA, 2014
Solo Exhibition, Artisana Gallery, Pacific Grove, CA, 2012
Art in the Garden, Filoli Gardens, Woodside, CA, 2010
Invitational Exhibition, Chris Winfield Gallery, Carmel, CA, 2009
Dinnerworks, Louisville Art Association, Louisville, KY, 2007
Invitational Exhibition, Chris Winfield Gallery, Carmel, CA, 2005
Invitational Exhibition, Walnut Creek Civic Arts, Walnut Creek, CA, 1995
Solo Exhibition, Giorgi Gallery, Berkeley, CA, 1992
Solo Exhibition, Henry Miller Memorial Library, Big Sur, CA, 1992
Juried Exhibition, Akiko Leslie Toki Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, 1991
Studio Potter Network Show, Carnegie Arts Center, Covington, KY, 1991
Solo Exhibition, Laney College, Oakland, CA, 1990
Invitational Group Exhibition, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, CA, 1989
2nd Annual Emeryville Art Exposition, Emeryville, CA, 1988
Invitational Group Exhibition, Color Box Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1987
Student Invitational Exhibition, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1987
1st Annual Emeryville Art Exposition, Emeryville, CA, 1987
AWARDS
Honorable Mention, ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal, International Exhibition, 2013
Merit Award, Fletcher Challenge Ceramics Award, New Zealand, 1991
Best of Show, Juried Student Exhibition, San Francisco State University, 1987
PRESS
“When the Clay Talks, She Listens,” The Carmel Pine Cone, August 12, 2022
“All Fired Up!,” Point Lobos Magazine, 2014
“Emergence,” ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal, June 2013
“Dinnerworks: An American Original,” Ceramics Art and Perception, March 2007
REPRESENTATION
Jennifer Perlmutter Gallery, Carmel, CA, 2025–2026
Gallery at Ventana, Big Sur, CA, 2014–2018
COLLECTIONS
Ashley Yates Collection (formerly Plus Olive Studio)
TEACHING & COMMUNITY
Studio Director & Teacher, City of Monterey, Hilltop Ceramics Studio, Monterey, CA, 2012–2017
Professional Artist in Schools, Arts Council for Monterey County, Monterey, CA, 2011–2019
Guest Lecturer, OLLI & Upward Bound Program, California State University Monterey Bay, Monterey, CA, 2015
Workshop Leader, Lyceum of Monterey, Monterey, CA, 2012–2014
Chairwoman, Arts Commission, City of Pacific Grove, Pacific Grove, CA, 2001–2004
Ceramic Instructor (Children), Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, 1988
Ceramic Instructor (Children & Adults), Walnut Creek Civic Arts, Walnut Creek, CA, 1987–1992