Caroline Holmes
510 990 2257
gaiagyrl@gmail.com
www.gaiatreestudio.com
Academics
2022 Pending MFA University of Hawaii at Manoa
2020 - 2022 BFA Studio Art Cal Poly Humboldt, CA
2018 - 2020 Studio Art Mendocino College, CA
2016 - 2018 Certificate in Web Design and Digital Imaging Berkeley City College, CA
2002 - 2004 Diploma in Massage Therapy Groton, CT
1997 - 1999 Loughborough Art School Loughborough,UK
1992 - 1996 Stamford High School, Stamford, UK
Member of
National Society of Leadership
Phi Theta Kappa
Professional Art Experience
Teaching
Teachers Assistant Introduction to Ceramics University of Hawaii
Teachers Assistant Introduction to Ceramics Cal Poly Humboldt
Private art instructor
Illustration/ Graphic Design/ Website
2006 - present
Logos, posters, brochures, novel illustration, websites,
Art and Craft Fairs
2014 - 2017 California; San Diego, Bay Area, Mendocino
Jewelry, clothing, silk painting, pet portraits
Tattoo Artist
2010- 2012 Vortex Ink, Sedona AZ
Awards
2022 Graduate show, Cal Poly Humboldt, CA. Dean’s Award for Studio Excellence
2018 Gualala Salon de Refuses, CA Cash Award for #3 9 Graces
Art Shows
2022 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, California.
2022 BFA Graduate show, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
2022 Graduate show, Cal Poly Humboldt, CA.
2019 Mendocino Artist Co-op, CA Project Gayatree collaboration
2019 Mendocino Art Center, CA Juried Exhibition
2018 Gualala Salon de Refuses, CA
2009 Solo show at The Temple Sedona, AZ
2004 Wolf Sanctuary Fundraiser New London, CT
Venues
2022 Moonrise Herbs, Arcata, CA
2022 Humboldt Herbals, Eureka, CA
2021 Gaia Tree Studio Fort Bragg, CA
2019 Noyo Center for Marine Science Fort Bragg CA
2019 Icons Mendocino Village CA
2018 David’s Cafe, Fort Bragg CA
2018 First Friday Art Walk
2017 Berkeley Massage and Acupressure CA
2016 Leilas Cafe Berkeley CA
Curation
2019 Art and Craft fundraiser at Caspar Community Center, CA
2018 Gaia Tree Studio hosted “Project Gayatree “ collaboration
2018 First Friday Art Walk Fort Bragg, CA
Other
Ocean INSIDE- Building social bridges with art and science focused on environmental justice
Garden Gaias - Sculptural ceramic water vessels for sustainable gardening practices
2020 Art Flowing Life - Art Wellness video tutorials
2019 Gaia Tree Studio Sunday Sessions - community Art Wellness Facilitator
2019 - 2021 Digital prints
2018 - 2021 Gaia Tree Arts Eco Apparel
2007 - 2009 Art Wellness Retreats, Page Springs Sanctuary, AZ
Coloring Books
2019 California Coast Coloring Book
2017 A-Z of Animal naps
2010 Javalina Trail
Web and Graphic Design
2017 - 2018 Mendocinoheart.com :
An online marketplace for local artists - web, graphic design, social media analytics
2008 - 2009 Temple Quest - Holistic Board Game - graphic design, R&D
Collaborations
2019 Alone Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Lead by Alan Chin and part of the “CROSSCURENT” series curated by Yasunari Nakagomi and Lydia Takashita
2018 GayaTree GaiaTree Studio with Priyatam Mudhivarti
2013 Burning Man, Art Project support crew
2011 Vortex Ink Murals, Sedona AZ
Commissions
Painting; Portraits Pet & People, Murals
2018 Berkeley, CA - Assistant to Juana Alicia, Street community mural
2017 Redwood Valley, Santa Rosa, San Diego - Pet Portraits
2016 London, UK - Private Mural
2016 Mendocino, CA - Pet Portraits/Commissions
2015 Berkeley, CA - Pet Portraits
2014 Hull, UK - Pet Portraits
2011 Sedona, AZ - Collaborative Mural
2010 London, UK - Baby portrait
2007 Page Springs Sanctuary, AZ - Retreat/community mural
2005 Yorkshire UK - Family Portraits
2002-4 New London, CT - Pet Portraits
2001 Bradford, UK - Pet Portrait
2000 Brooklyn, NY - Commission
1998 Baston, UK - Mural
Workshops Taken
2019 Ceramic Sculpture with Beth Cavener, Volcano Arts Center, HI
2019 Cob Building, Oregon
2018 Glass sculpture, Mendocino Arts Center
2015 Airbrushing, Personal instruction, Berkeley
2005 TEFL teaching English as a foreign language
Other Professional Experience and skills
2004 - Present Healing Arts Practitioner: Self-Employed, Independent Contractor, Employee at; spas, retreat centers, chiropractic offices. Additional skills : PR, accounting, inventory, designing and training of spa services, website building, professional customer service.
2017 - Present AirBnB Host: Active management of Gaia Tree Arts Studio for guest retreats including; maintenance and cleaning, accounting, customer service.
2010 - 2012 Co-owner Tattoo Studio: Active management of Vortex Ink, appointments scheduling, payment processing, PR, tattoo services, hygiene management.
2007 - 2009 Retreat Center Manager: HR, PR, accounting, inventory, designing and training of spa services, website building, professional customer service. Project and property management.
1992 - 2006 Service Industry: Professional customer service, food and hygiene training and certification, time management, multi-tasking, payment processing.
Volunteer
Art
NCECA National Council for Education of Ceramic Art
People:
“Check It’ - Consent Club HSU
Rape and Crisis Hotline
Guidance Counselor
Fundraising for domestic violence survivors non-profits
Animals:
Elephant Sanctuary Phuket Thailand
Humane Society Dog walker/trainer
Horse care and training
Interests and Hobbies
Coral advocacy and regeneration efforts, naturalist and environmental justice studies, animal conservation, oceanography, ecofeminist politics and art, art -based research, ecological art, land-based art, land-based spirituality, sustainability, bioplastics, 3D printing, art museums, art history, new media, (3D mapping, AR) the education of environmental science through art and technology, creating tangible solutions to environmental and social issues through art and technology, research and the study of art for social and personal healing, psychology, philosophy, healing arts, art wellness, art therapy. regenerative farming and gardening, nutrition, herbalism,
International Travel for cultural education and language immersion
2019 UK, Thailand, India, Cambodia, Japan - Volunteering, art museums/history
2018 Mexico, Belize, Guatemala - language immersion
2018 Iceland, Germany, Denmark, UK, Cuba - Art museums
2017 France, Portugal, Spain - Spanish/French language immersion
2010 Mexico 1 year of art sabbatical and Spanish language immersion
2006 Hawaii - Massage CEUs
2000 America NYC - Art museums
1999/2000 Canary Islands - Spanish language immersion
1999 France, Spain, Italy, Greece - Art history
References
Dr Jaimey Faris <jhamiltonfaris@gmail.com
Contemporary Art Instructor
Brad Evan Taylor <brad2@hawaii.edu
Ceramics Instructor
Rick Mills rmills8189@aol.com
Sculpture Instructor
Evan Hobart
Former Ceramics Instructor Mendocino College
evanhobart@gmail.com
Keith Schneider
Former Ceramics Instructor Cal Poly Humboldt
keith-schneider.com
510 990 2257
gaiagyrl@gmail.com
www.gaiatreestudio.com
Academics
2022 Pending MFA University of Hawaii at Manoa
2020 - 2022 BFA Studio Art Cal Poly Humboldt, CA
2018 - 2020 Studio Art Mendocino College, CA
2016 - 2018 Certificate in Web Design and Digital Imaging Berkeley City College, CA
2002 - 2004 Diploma in Massage Therapy Groton, CT
1997 - 1999 Loughborough Art School Loughborough,UK
1992 - 1996 Stamford High School, Stamford, UK
Member of
National Society of Leadership
Phi Theta Kappa
Professional Art Experience
Teaching
Teachers Assistant Introduction to Ceramics University of Hawaii
Teachers Assistant Introduction to Ceramics Cal Poly Humboldt
Private art instructor
Illustration/ Graphic Design/ Website
2006 - present
Logos, posters, brochures, novel illustration, websites,
Art and Craft Fairs
2014 - 2017 California; San Diego, Bay Area, Mendocino
Jewelry, clothing, silk painting, pet portraits
Tattoo Artist
2010- 2012 Vortex Ink, Sedona AZ
Awards
2022 Graduate show, Cal Poly Humboldt, CA. Dean’s Award for Studio Excellence
2018 Gualala Salon de Refuses, CA Cash Award for #3 9 Graces
Art Shows
2022 California Conference for the Advancement of Ceramic Art, Davis, California.
2022 BFA Graduate show, Morris Graves Museum, Eureka, CA
2022 Graduate show, Cal Poly Humboldt, CA.
2019 Mendocino Artist Co-op, CA Project Gayatree collaboration
2019 Mendocino Art Center, CA Juried Exhibition
2018 Gualala Salon de Refuses, CA
2009 Solo show at The Temple Sedona, AZ
2004 Wolf Sanctuary Fundraiser New London, CT
Venues
2022 Moonrise Herbs, Arcata, CA
2022 Humboldt Herbals, Eureka, CA
2021 Gaia Tree Studio Fort Bragg, CA
2019 Noyo Center for Marine Science Fort Bragg CA
2019 Icons Mendocino Village CA
2018 David’s Cafe, Fort Bragg CA
2018 First Friday Art Walk
2017 Berkeley Massage and Acupressure CA
2016 Leilas Cafe Berkeley CA
Curation
2019 Art and Craft fundraiser at Caspar Community Center, CA
2018 Gaia Tree Studio hosted “Project Gayatree “ collaboration
2018 First Friday Art Walk Fort Bragg, CA
Other
Ocean INSIDE- Building social bridges with art and science focused on environmental justice
Garden Gaias - Sculptural ceramic water vessels for sustainable gardening practices
2020 Art Flowing Life - Art Wellness video tutorials
2019 Gaia Tree Studio Sunday Sessions - community Art Wellness Facilitator
2019 - 2021 Digital prints
2018 - 2021 Gaia Tree Arts Eco Apparel
2007 - 2009 Art Wellness Retreats, Page Springs Sanctuary, AZ
Coloring Books
2019 California Coast Coloring Book
2017 A-Z of Animal naps
2010 Javalina Trail
Web and Graphic Design
2017 - 2018 Mendocinoheart.com :
An online marketplace for local artists - web, graphic design, social media analytics
2008 - 2009 Temple Quest - Holistic Board Game - graphic design, R&D
Collaborations
2019 Alone Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. Lead by Alan Chin and part of the “CROSSCURENT” series curated by Yasunari Nakagomi and Lydia Takashita
2018 GayaTree GaiaTree Studio with Priyatam Mudhivarti
2013 Burning Man, Art Project support crew
2011 Vortex Ink Murals, Sedona AZ
Commissions
Painting; Portraits Pet & People, Murals
2018 Berkeley, CA - Assistant to Juana Alicia, Street community mural
2017 Redwood Valley, Santa Rosa, San Diego - Pet Portraits
2016 London, UK - Private Mural
2016 Mendocino, CA - Pet Portraits/Commissions
2015 Berkeley, CA - Pet Portraits
2014 Hull, UK - Pet Portraits
2011 Sedona, AZ - Collaborative Mural
2010 London, UK - Baby portrait
2007 Page Springs Sanctuary, AZ - Retreat/community mural
2005 Yorkshire UK - Family Portraits
2002-4 New London, CT - Pet Portraits
2001 Bradford, UK - Pet Portrait
2000 Brooklyn, NY - Commission
1998 Baston, UK - Mural
Workshops Taken
2019 Ceramic Sculpture with Beth Cavener, Volcano Arts Center, HI
2019 Cob Building, Oregon
2018 Glass sculpture, Mendocino Arts Center
2015 Airbrushing, Personal instruction, Berkeley
2005 TEFL teaching English as a foreign language
Other Professional Experience and skills
2004 - Present Healing Arts Practitioner: Self-Employed, Independent Contractor, Employee at; spas, retreat centers, chiropractic offices. Additional skills : PR, accounting, inventory, designing and training of spa services, website building, professional customer service.
2017 - Present AirBnB Host: Active management of Gaia Tree Arts Studio for guest retreats including; maintenance and cleaning, accounting, customer service.
2010 - 2012 Co-owner Tattoo Studio: Active management of Vortex Ink, appointments scheduling, payment processing, PR, tattoo services, hygiene management.
2007 - 2009 Retreat Center Manager: HR, PR, accounting, inventory, designing and training of spa services, website building, professional customer service. Project and property management.
1992 - 2006 Service Industry: Professional customer service, food and hygiene training and certification, time management, multi-tasking, payment processing.
Volunteer
Art
NCECA National Council for Education of Ceramic Art
People:
“Check It’ - Consent Club HSU
Rape and Crisis Hotline
Guidance Counselor
Fundraising for domestic violence survivors non-profits
Animals:
Elephant Sanctuary Phuket Thailand
Humane Society Dog walker/trainer
Horse care and training
Interests and Hobbies
Coral advocacy and regeneration efforts, naturalist and environmental justice studies, animal conservation, oceanography, ecofeminist politics and art, art -based research, ecological art, land-based art, land-based spirituality, sustainability, bioplastics, 3D printing, art museums, art history, new media, (3D mapping, AR) the education of environmental science through art and technology, creating tangible solutions to environmental and social issues through art and technology, research and the study of art for social and personal healing, psychology, philosophy, healing arts, art wellness, art therapy. regenerative farming and gardening, nutrition, herbalism,
International Travel for cultural education and language immersion
2019 UK, Thailand, India, Cambodia, Japan - Volunteering, art museums/history
2018 Mexico, Belize, Guatemala - language immersion
2018 Iceland, Germany, Denmark, UK, Cuba - Art museums
2017 France, Portugal, Spain - Spanish/French language immersion
2010 Mexico 1 year of art sabbatical and Spanish language immersion
2006 Hawaii - Massage CEUs
2000 America NYC - Art museums
1999/2000 Canary Islands - Spanish language immersion
1999 France, Spain, Italy, Greece - Art history
References
Dr Jaimey Faris <jhamiltonfaris@gmail.com
Contemporary Art Instructor
Brad Evan Taylor <brad2@hawaii.edu
Ceramics Instructor
Rick Mills rmills8189@aol.com
Sculpture Instructor
Evan Hobart
Former Ceramics Instructor Mendocino College
evanhobart@gmail.com
Keith Schneider
Former Ceramics Instructor Cal Poly Humboldt
keith-schneider.com
