Mira Hecht


Education:
MFA, Painting, San Francisco Art Institute, 2001
BA, Psychology/Painting, American University, Washington DC, 1994
Corcoran School of Art, 1989-1992, Washington DC

Solo Exhibitions:
2004-2005
The Ralls Collection, Washington, DC

Selected Group Exhibitions:
2008
The Ralls Collection, “Group Show 2008”, Washington, DC

2006
The Ralls Collection, “Important Work, Gallery Artists”, Washington, DC
Abstract Work by Artists from the Ralls Collection, “The American Spirit”, DC

2005 
The Ralls Collection, “The Summer Show”, Washington, DC
R.B. Stevenson Gallery, “The Group Show”, San Diego, CA
Creative Arts Studio, “Matter as Protagonist”, New Haven, Connecticut
R.B. Stevenson Gallery, “The Necessary Beauty”, San Diego, CA
Southern Exposure, “Think Again”, San Francisco, CA
Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, “Small Works”, Sonoma, CA
Stage Gallery, “Solo Plus”, Merrick, New York
Richmond Art Center, “Mastermind”, Richmond, CA

2001
California College of Arts and Crafts Gallery, “Fuse”, Oakland, CA

R.B. Stevenson Gallery, “Painter to Painter, 5 New Voices”, San Diego, CA
Art Gallery of Scholarie, Cobleskill, NY
Microsoft Summer Exhibition, San Francisco, CA
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, CA
Second City Council Gallery, “The Elements”, Long Beach, CA
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Southern Exposure, “Fuzzy Logic”, San Francisco, CA
Pro Arts Gallery, Oakland, CA.
Stage Gallery, “Abstraction for a New Millennium”, New York, NY
San Luis Obispo Art Gallery, Tahoe City, CA
Bolinas Museum, “On Canvas”, Bolinas, CA
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, “Inside and Out”, Sebastopol, CA

2000 
Walter and McBean Gallery, “Crossroads: Art of Revolution”, San Francisco, CA
Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA
San Mateo Art Gallery, Belmont, CA
ATA Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Awards:
Best of Show, San Luis Obispo Art Gallery, Tahoe City, CA

Teaching Experience:
1999/2000
Teaching Assistant, Painting, San Francisco Art Institute
Teacher, Young Artists Program, Painting, San Francisco Art Institute
Teacher, Community Education, Painting, San Francisco Art Institute

2002 
Teacher, Community Education, Painting, San Francisco Art Institute

Collections:
PricewaterhouseCoopers, McLean, VA
Microsoft Corporation, San Francisco, CA
The City of Emeryville, Emeryville, CA
Urology Associates, Philadelphia, PA
Denex, Rockville, Maryland
Mr. and Mrs. A. Cherner, Washington, DC
Mr. J. Dicke II, Washington, DC
Mr. D. Schwinger, Washington, DC
Mark Hyland, San Francisco, CA
Paris Morgan, San Francisco, CA
Mr. David Karshmer, New York, NY
Mr. Richard Squire Kramlich, San Francisco, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Costello, San Francisco, CA
Ellen Reich, San Francisco, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Edenbaum, Potomac, MD
Mary MacConnel, San Diego, CA
Ethan Foxman, Bethesda, MD
Birdget, MadConnel, San Diego CA
R.B. Stevenson, San Diego, CA
Alyce Werdel, San Francisco, CA
Bruce Lessing, Burlingame, CA
Amma Green,  Hayward, CA

Bibliography:
2002 
Zimmer, William, “When Humble Materials Interact”, The New York Times,
Sunday June 9, pg.11

Pincus, Robert L., “Color Charts”, The San Diego Union Tribune, Aug 16, pg.48

Bratten, Dawna, “Five New Voices Speak”, Downtown News, Dan Diego, CA
Aug. 23, pg.11