Upon graduating with Honors from the Academy of Art College/University of San Francisco with a cooperative degree in Fashion Illustration, Thalia Stratton has owned and operated her own design studio since 1990. Her studio and showroom is now located in the San Francisco Design Center, in San Francisco’s SOMA district. Thalia landed her first teaching job around the same time she graduated and is still teaching part-time at San Francisco State University.

After free-lancing in the advertising world for many years, including working for clients such as, Givenchy-Paris, Neiman Marcus, I. Magnin and Co., Playboy Enterprises and the San Francisco Ballet, she also produced product lines for the Gift Market and the Wine industry of Napa and Sonoma Valley.

In the late nineties, Thalia decided to approach the Fine Art market and began selling her illustrations and paintings to small galleries and local art collectors. She soon found her work in demand nationally, and is currently a member of several  Pastel Societies. Oil Painter’s of America, The Salmagundi Club in New York City and California Art Club in Pasadena. Her work has been published in numerous publications including, Gentry Magazine, The San Francisco Chronicle,  American Art Collector, and Southwest Art Magazine, and has won many awards for her work. Recently, she has published two books based on her Dining work, one of which is a new cookbook.

In 2007, Thalia decided to return to the Academy to pursue a Graduate degree in Fine Art painting, and graduated in 2010.  She is presently represented by several galleries along the West Coast.

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

“THALIA STRATTON – An Exhibition of New Paintings”, Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA, October, 2011
“Art of Dining, Epicurean Delights”, Arata Art Gallery, San Francisco, California, May, 2011
“The Art of Dining, Recent  Works ”, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, California, October, 2010
“Treasures of Italy, “ Josephine Homes, San Francisco Design Center, San Francisco, October, 2009
“San Francisco Cityscapes”, San Francisco Woman Artists, San Francisco, California, November,2008
“L art de la table”, L’Alliance de Francaise de San Francisco, San Francisco, California, November 2003
“Venezia Tranquilla, Romantic Pastels”, L’Alliance de Francaise de San Francisco, San Francisco, California, November 2002
“Fleur de Lique: Silk Translucent Florals”, Two Transamerica, San Francisco, California, August-October, 1999 City Hall, San Francisco, Board of Supervisor’s Office-Alicia Becerril, April 1999-February 2001
“Impressions of Great Men & Women in Humanities and Sciences”, School of Humanities and Sciences, Stanford University, April-May 1993

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Great American Figurative Show, Waterhouse Gallery, Santa Barbara, November, 2011
Napa Valley Art Juried Exhibition, Yountville, CA, August, 2011“20th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Oil Painter‘s of America,“ Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, June, 2011
“2010 Oil Painters of America Western Regional Juried Show, Jackson, Wyoming, October, 2010
“Juried Spring Show”, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, May 2010
“Juried Spring Show”, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, May 2009
“The 25th Annual LGAA Juried Exhibition“, The Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA, April, 2009
“Visual Art Competition Exhibit’s. Supery, Winery Vineyards, Rutherford, CA, February, 2009
“Mustard Magic”, Culinary Institute at Greystone, St Helena, CA, January, 2009
“You and me and everything we never knew”, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA, January, 2009
“Shadows”, San Francisco Woman Artists, San Francisco, CA, November, 2008
“Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, San Francisco Woman Artists, San Francisco, CA, September, 2008
“Nature’s Signature”, San Francisco, Women Artists, San Francisco, CA, June 2008|
“Delicious”, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA., March 2008
“Tiny”, Studio Gallery, San Francisco, CA., December 2007
“Juried Spring Show”, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA , May 2007
“An Exhibition of Living Artists, Homage to 19th Century Paris Salon”, Artisans Art Gallery, San Rafael, CA, December 2006
“Art in Bloom”, San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA, May 2006
Degas Pastel Society Fourteenth Membership Juried Exhibition, Hammond, LA, September 2005
Olympics in the Mediterranean: A Celebration in Paining (Juried), San Francisco, California, September 2004
7th Annual Juried Exhibition of the International Association of Pastel Societies, Bethlehem, PA 2004
Pastel Society of the Southwest 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Dallas, Texas, November 2003
Degas Pastel Society Thirteenth Member Juried Exhibition, New Orleans, LA, October 2003
Ninth Annual National Pastel Exhibition, LA FOND GALLERIES, Pittsburgh, PA, June 2003

AWARDS
Honorable Mention, Jury’s Top 50, Salon International 2010, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio, Texas, April 2010
Honorable Mention, Member Juried Show 2009, LGAA, The Los Gatos Museum, Los Gatos, CA November 2009
Curator’s Award 2009, The 25th Annual LGAA Juried Exhibition, The Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos CA, April, 2009
Third Place 2009, The 25th Annual LGAA Juried Exhibition, The Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA April, 2009
Honorable Mention 2009, Mustard Magic, Culinary Institute at Greystone, St. Helena, CA, 2009
Merit Award 2008, “Shadows“, 2008, San Francisco Woman Artists, San Francisco, California
Merit Award 2008, “Nature’s Signature” , 2008, San Francisco Women Artists, San Francisco, CA
Best Works on Paper 2008, “Spring Show, 2008”, Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
Merit Award 2006, “Art in Bloom”, San Francisco Women’s’ Artists Gallery, San Francisco CA
Merit Award 2001, “Fine Art of the Automobile – Lap 3”, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA Winner Fashion
Competition 1999, San Francisco Chronicle, Datebook Fashion Column, San Francisco, CA September, 1999
Nomination President’s Medal 1989, University of San Francisco/Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
Honorable Mention 1988, Award of Excellence, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA Honorable Mention
1986, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA

AFFILIATIONS
California Art Club, 2011
Salmagundi Club, New York City, 2010
Oil Painters of America (OPA), 2009
Pastel Society of America, New York, NY – 2007
Degas Pastel Society-2003
Pastel Society of the West Coast-2000

EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts, 2010 Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA,
Bachelor of Fine Arts Cooperative Degree, 1989 Academy of Art College/University of San Francisco, with Honors and Distinction, San Francisco, CA
Associate Arts Degree, 1985, Magna Cum Laude De Anza College, Cupertino, CA

TEACHING
Fashion Illustration I, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA ,2007-2011
Fashion Illustration I, Apparel Arts, San Francisco, CA, 2003-2006
Fashion Advertising, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA, 1993-1995
Advanced Fashion Illustration Technique, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA, 1993-1995
Fashion Illustration, Canada College, Redwood City, CA 1994-1997
Fashion Graphics, Canada College, Redwood City, CA, 1994-1997
Beginning Fashion Illustration, San Francisco, CA San Francisco City College, San Francisco, CA, 1997
Beginning Fashion Illustration, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA, 1990-1991

PUBLICATIONS
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, Juried Completion of New Work, Alcove Books, 2012
Food & Home, Fall 2011
AMERICAN art Collector, June, 2011
Southwest Art, June, 2011
The Art of Dining:Epicurean Delights, May, 2011
AMERICAN art COLLECTOR, April, 2011
AMERICAN art COLLECTOR, February, 2011
AMERICAN art COLLECTOR, November, 2010
The Art of Dining, Recent Works, February, 2010
AMERICAN art COLLECTOR, November, 2010
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, Juried Completion of New Work, Alcove Books, Volume 4 Book 2 -Western States, 2008, pg. 175
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, Juried Completion of New Work, Alcove Books, Volume 3 Book 4 – Western States, 2007, pg. 180
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, Juried Completion of New Work, Alcove Books, Volume 3 Book 3 – Western States, 2006, pg. 100
AMERICAN ART COLLECTOR, Juried Completion of New Work, Alcove Books, Volume 2 Book – Western States, 2005, pg.
10 COVER YOURSELF, Adventures in the Rag Trade, From Start-Ups to Stars, by Sue Perkarsky Gary, 2001, pg. 7 GENTRY MAGAZINE, 1994-1995
GENTRY MAGAZINE, 1993

PRIVATE AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Corporate Collections 
Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA
Canada College, Redwood City, CA
Rudolph & Sletton Construction, Gift to Julie Packard, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Redwood City, CA
Private Collections
Honorable Art Agnos, Former Mayor San Francisco
Lina Broydo, Director of Promotions and Public Relations, Fairmont Hotel, San Jose, CA
Janet Bucknam, Special Events, Neiman Marcus, Palo Alto, CA
Joyce Cameron, Producer, “Focus 360”, Cable Network, Saratoga, CA
Lisa Caracciolo, Producer ABC Network Rod Diridon, Board of Supervisors, San Jose, CA
Elsie Floriani, Publisher, Gentry Magazine, Menlo Park, CA
Michael Fox, M.E. Fox Enterprises, Saratoga, CA
Mary Gottschalk, Columnist, San Jose Mercury News
Gene Gugliemo, Gugliemo Winery. Gilroy, CA
Honorable Susan Hammer, Former Mayor of San Jose Daru Kowalkowski, San Francisco Opera
Roz Morris, San Francisco Opera Mila Piralli, President, Province of Florence, Italy
Cynthia Robins, Columnist, San Francisco, Examiner
Kenneth Schock, Producer, Focus 360, Saratoga, CA
Barbara Brookins-Schneider, San Francisco Opera
Charlotte Swig Schultz, Former Head of Protocol, San Francisco, CA
Louise Webb, Columnist, Saratoga News
Diane Wilsey, San Francisco Opera

CLIENT LIST
Wineries 
BR Cohn Winery (Glen Ellen, CA)
SL Cellars (Kenwood, CA)
EOS Estate (Paso Robles, CA)
Peachy Canyon (Paso Robles, CA)
Wine Attic (Paso Robles, CA)
Ledson Winery (Kenwood, CA)
Kendall Jackson (Fulton, CA)
Eberle Winery (Paso Robles, CA)
Landmark Winery (Kenwood, CA)
Markham Vineyards (St. Helena, CA)
Benziger Winery (Glen Ellen, CA)
VJB Vineyards (Kenwood, CA)
Paraducci Wine Estate (Ukiah, CA)
Merryvale Vineyard (St. Helena, A)
Scheid Vineyards (Greenfield, CA)
Imagery Vineyards (Glen Ellen, CA)
Sonoma Mission Inn (Sonoma, CA)
Bacchus and Venus Wine Tasting (Sausalito, CA)
Lake Sonoma Winery (Geyserville, CA)
Dry Creek Vineyards (Healdsburg, CA)
Santa Barbara Wineries (Santa Barbara, CA)
Jeriko Estate (Hopland, CA)
Tolssa Winery(San Luis Obispo, CA)
Fetzer Winery(Hopeland, CA)
St. Supery Wine Center (Rutherford, CA)

Restaurants
Megabyte Pizza Co. (San Jose, CA)
Canyon Creek Plaza (San Jose, CA)
Max’s Opera Cafe Restaurants (Roseville, Burlingame, Corte Madera, Palo Alto, CA)
Westlake Joe’s (Daly City, CA)
Fulfillment Systems (Restaurant Division, Inc. San Jose, CA)
Restaurants include: Frankie, Johnny & Luigi Too! (San Jose, Mt. View, Yountville, CA)
Giorgio’s (San Jose, Fremont, Santa Clara, CA)
Nicolino’s (Santa Clara, CA)
The Lighthouse Hotel (Pacifica, CA)

Miscellaneous
Parfum Givenchy (New York, Paris, France)
Scheur Linens (San Francisco, CA)
California Culinary Academy (San Francisco, CA)
Sue Fisher King (San Francisco, CA)
PLAYBOY Enterprises (Chicago, Illinois)
San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA)
San Francisco Ballet Association (San Francisco, CA)
Silver Creek Valley Country Club (San Jose, CA)
Canada College (Redwood City, CA)
GENTRY Magazine (Menlo Park, CA)
Academy of Art College (San Francisco, CA)
Villa Montalvo (Saratoga, CA)
CASA MADRONA HOTEL (Sausalito, CA)
Neiman Marcus (Stanford, CA)
Nob Hill Gazette (San Francisco, CA)
Culinary Academy (St. Helena, CA)
Daylight Home and Garden (San Luis Obispo, CA)
Fabulous Finds (Calistoga, CA) Casa del Soul (Carmel, CA)
Plaza Gourmet (Healdsburg, CA) Cotati Corner, (Cotati, CA)
The Red Poppy (Santa Cruz, CA) The Barrel Cellar (Yountville, CA)
I.Magnin & Co. (San Francisco, CA)
Graphitex (Santa Cruz, A) Copia, (Napa, CA)
Look Through Any Window, (Sonoma, CA)
Bacchus and Venus, (Sausalito, CA) Out of Hand, (Sausalito, CA)
UCSF Gift Center, (San Francisco, CA)
Marques, (San Francisco, CA)