WELCOME TO NCWCA'S SPEAKER'S BUREAU!
The NCWCA Speakers’ Bureau showcases the expertise of its members. We address a range of topics from “Tech tools for Nonprofits”, “Art and Historical Trauma”, “Gallery Management” to “Community Art”, and more.
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- If you are an organization interested in a speaker below or have so a speaking engagement or panel you would like to discuss, please contact NCWCA at ncwcachapter@gmail.com.
- For members who would like to join the Speakers’ Bureau, email ncwcachapter@gmail.com with your request and a submission form will be emailed to you.
Elizabeth Addison
Topics of Expertise
Bio Elizabeth Addison is a San Francisco Bay Area visual artist, curator, and educator whose works are included in The California Endowment permanent collection and collected by numerous private and public collectors. Her primary media include experimental printmaking, installation, audio and digital media. Addison’s recent works are in response to visual connections and functional similarities between the microscopic and the cosmic realms. Informed by the relationship between science and artistic vision, she invokes the threshold created at their intersection. Her liminal environments reflect upon humankind and its relationship with nature, science, and the comparison between belief and data-driven conclusions. Addison is an artist-in-residence at Kala Art Institute and is a board member and Professional Development Chair of the Northern California women’s Caucus for Art. She is a graduate of Northwestern University and received her MFA from JFK University in Berkeley. Priscilla Otani
Topics of Expertise
Biography Priscilla Otani is a managing partner at Arc Studios & Gallery, a mixed-use gallery, group studio and micro-business space in San Francisco. Arc is dedicated to showcasing and promoting emerging and established artists in the San Francisco Bay Area. Since 2010, Otani and her partners have provided exhibition opportunities for over 500 mostly local artists and studio space for fifteen artists. Otani has served on the board of the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art in various capacities since 2006 and is currently the communications chair. She was elected president of the National Women’s Caucus for Art from 2012 – 2014. In addition to non-profit and gallery experience, Otani has held corporate executive positions in employee benefits, human resources and corporate social responsibility. Otani has a BA in Psychology and Asian Studies from Mills College and an MA in Japanese Literature from Columbia University. |
Judy Shintani
Topics of Expertise
Biography Judy Shintani's art focuses on remembrance, connection, and storytelling. As a daughter of a Japanese American incarceree, she has researched and created work about this history. Shintani's masters in Transformative Art groomed her to facilitate and speak about community art and the creative process. Shintani has exhibited internationally and has been an artist in residence at Vermont Studio Center, Santa Fe Art Institute, and Creativity Explored for Disabled Adults. Shintani founded the Kitsune Community Art Studio in Half Moon Bay and is a teaching artist at Foothill College in Menlo Park, CA. She is a member of the Asian American Women’s Artist Association and on the board of the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art. Shintani's Master's Degree in Transformative Art is from JFK University in Berkeley and her Bachelor of Science in Graphic Design is from San Jose State University. |
