Curriculum Vitae
aNna (Wellman) rybaT
b.1953, Youngstown, OH
Lives and works in Santa Rosa, CA
EDUCATION
1971 Kunst Akademie, Linz Austria
1972-1973 Modeschule Hetzendorf, Vienna Austria
1981 BS University of State of New York (Albany) Regents
1990 MA ed. George Washington University, Washington D.C.
2010 BFA Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA
AWARDS & PUBLICATIONS
Award of Excellence, Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Beach 2010
Honorable Mention, Tidewater Art Alliance, Norfolk VA 2011
Honorable Mention, Portfolio Show, Courthouse Gallery, Portsmouth 2012
Tidewater Art Alliance 2009 – 2010, One Year of Art in Tidewater, Virginia, 2010
EXHIBITIONS
2023 Art Trails, Sonoma County Open Studios
"Textures and Contrasts," Coastal Arts League, Half Moon Bay, CA, juror: Jeff Levine, Betsy
Harms, Patricia Keefe
"Expressions," Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA, juror: Nancy Roberts
"The Color of Water," Sebastopol Ctr. for the Arts, juror: Lori Austin
2022 "Textures, Shapes, Patterns or Forms," Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
"Shapes and Colors,"Gallerium Art Exhibitions
"Happenstance," Marin MOCA, juror: Zoe Teleporos, San Francisco Arts Commission
"What is Art For?" Marin MOCA, juror: Renny Pritkin
Art@theSource, Open Studios, Sonoma County, CA
2021 Art@theSource Open Studios, Sonoma County, CA
Graton Gallery, Graton, CA
“ConVERGence” Marin MOCA, juror: Susan Snyder
2020: “Beneath the Surface,” Marin MOCA, juror: Dewitt Cheng
“Here & Now” Marin MOCA, juror: Kim Eagles-Smith
Sebastopol Center for the Arts Virtual On-Line Show (SAVOS)
Graton Gallery, Graton, CA
2019: “Healing the Environment,” Santa Rosa Arts Center, CA
Gallery One, Petauma, CA
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Art@The Source, Sonoma County, CA
“Transcends,” juror: Amy Owen, Marin MOCA,
SOFA (South of “A” Street) Santa Rosa, Salon des Refusés
Marin Society of Artists, “From Sea to Shining Sea,” juror: Susan Snyder
2018: Chroma Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA; “Controlled Accident” and “Secret Identities”
Marin MOCA, Novato CA “Color Works” juror: Danielle Fox
“All Portraits/Figurative”, Contemporary Art Gallery Online, juror: Michael T. Harris, et.al.
”Waterscapes”, Fusion Art
2017: “All Abstraction”, Fusion Art, (“Skies” and “Figures & Faces”) jurors: Chris & Valerie Hoffman
“Luminous” juror: Danielle Fox, ARC Gallery, San Francisco
“Short Stories,” Finley Community Center, Santa Rosa, curated by Rebeca Treviño
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA “Over 60”
Art@The Source, Sonoma County, CA
Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA Member Show
“Reflections/Shadows”Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
2016: Healdsburg Center for the Arts
“Layers”Marin Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
Art@The Source, Sonoma County, CA
2015: Gallery Route One, Point Reyes, CA, “Gro Aqua” juror: Susan Snyder
Yoga One (Solo Show), Santa Rosa, CA
“Metamorphosis,” Marin MOCA juror: Michael Schwager
“Art of Gastronomy” jurors: Spring Maxfield, et. al. Healdsburg Center for the Arts
Art@The Source, Sonoma County, CA
2014: Art@The Source, Sonoma County, CA
Sebastopol Center for the Arts Member Show
“Urban, Suburban, Rural,” Fulton Crossing Gallery, juror: Vicky Kumpfer
2013: “Out of Order,” Marin MOCA, Novato, CA juror: Robert Allen
“Showin’ on the River,” juror: Lance Kuehne, Riverfront Gallery, Petaluma CA
“Seeing Red,” Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg CA
“Love, Spring, Pinot & Chocolate,” Just For You Gallery, Healdsburg CA juror: Willow LaLand-Yielding & Alexis Greenberg
“Be a Valentine,” Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura CA juror: Sylvia White
Art@The Source, Open Studios, Sonoma County, CA
2012: “National Juried Exhibit,” Rawls Museum of Art, Courtland VA juror:
100 Artists Invitational, Charles Taylor Art Gallery, Hampton VA, curated by James Warwick Jones
“TAA Portfolio Show;” Suffolk Art Gallery, Suffolk VA juror: Linda Carey and “Photography Exhibition”
“Off the Wall,” Norfolk Collegiate Annual Art Show, Norfolk VA
“The Child,” Courthouse Galleries, Portsmouth VA
Charles Taylor Gallery, Newport News, VA Invitational
“Creating a Beautiful Tomorrow,” Artists Alley Art Show, Virginia Flower & Garden Expo
2011: Charles Taylor Gallery, Newport News VA
2010: Portlock Gallery, Chesapeake VA
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Virginia Beach VA
Women and Sexuality Exhibit, Old Dominion University, Norfolk VA
Tidewater Arts Outreach (TAO), Norfolk, VA
OneEleven Gallery, Norfolk VA (solo show)
East Beach Gallery, Norfolk VA