Kristena West
Board Member; Waldorf School of Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California
Education & Training
Goethean Studies Rudolf
Steiner College. Fair Oaks, California
MA• JFK University: Transformative
Arts and Consciousness. Berkeley, California
Diversity Grant Recipientient: Kids in Need of a Cuddle Project
Children's Hospital, Oakland.
BA Antioch University Santa Barbara,
California: Major in Communications
and Minor in Psychology
Council Circle & Right-Livelihood
Teacher Training Santa Barbara, California
AS Ventura College Ventura, California
Art Scholarship recipient and Alpha
Gamma Sigma recognized. Major in Fine Art, Minor in Commercial Art and
Fashion Design.
Foundation of Shamanic Studies: Shamanism,
Death and Beyond. San Francisco, California
International Clown Institute: Summer
Intensive, Santa Barbara California
Foundation of Shamanic Studies: Three
Year Advanced Shamanic Healing and Training, Soul Retrieval and Shamanic
Counseling. Mill Valley, California
Teaching
2007 Waking Up Over the Threshold: Etheric Vision Faust Branch, Fair Oaks, California
2005-2008 WomanSpirit Art & Soul Programs:Santa
Barbara,
California
2003 Dreaming Over the Threshold.
Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, California
1994-2005 WomanSpirit Art & Soul Programs:Santa
Barbara,
California
2001-2002 Women's Art Doll Program. Berkeley, California
2001 Dreaming Workshop Westebek,
California
2001 Art Dolls Studio Class Berkeley,
California
2001 6 Month JourneyWork Training
San Francisco, California
2001 Council Circle Teacher Training
& Creative Arts Program. Santa Barbara, California
1997-98 Men's Group: Santa Barbara,
California
1998 Hope School Arts Program: Santa
Barbara, California
Awards
1999 ASD
Conference Most Outstanding Telepathic Dreamer Award
Association for the Study of Dreams. See contest and photos click
above. Santa Cruz, California
Solo Exhibitions
1995 One Woman Show: Legends, Lovers &
Other Archetypes
The De La Guerra Gallery, Santa
Barbara, California
Group Exhibitions
2006 Buddha Abides, Frameworks Gallery, Santa Barbara, California.
2003 Sophia Installation & Devotional
Icons. Rudolf Steiner College, Fair oaks, California.
2002 Deities, Dialogues & Dreams:
Extraordinary Conversations with Ordinary People. JFK University
Gallery, Berkeley, California
2001 The Awakening: September 11, 2001.
JFK University Gallery, Berkeley, California
2001 - 9/11 Nicho, The Black Box Oakland:
Day of the Dead Community Altars: Oakland, California
1995 The Enchanted Room Gallery Art Dolls:
New York, New York
1995 The Beverly Hills Doll Show.
Beverly Hills, California.
1991 Dolls For the 21st Century: Springfield
Museum. Springfield, Oregon
1989 Group Show: Outsiders Gallery. Santa
Barbara, California
1985 The Carillon Beach Show Santa
Barbara, California
Community Events
2011 "Queen of the Sun: Movie Screening, Santa Barbara, California
2008-09 "Sophia in Arts" Dennis Klocek, Santa Barbara, California
Community Arts Events
2002-2003 "Kids in Need of a Cuddle,
Children's Hospital, Oakland. Oakland, California
2001 "Dolls for Peace," Children
of September 11, 2001, Walnut Creek, California
1993 "Moon Queen & Peacock Ensemble",
Summer Solstice Parade, Santa Barbara, California
1993-96 Kristena West Halloween Creative
Costume Workshops. Santa Barbara, California
Radio Interviews
2001"How Art
& Personal Development Transforms Our Life," Women and the
Arts",
KALX 90.7, Berkeley, California
1997 "Gender
Reconciliation, the Work for Men & Women," Body, Mind, & Spirit,
KGLW 1340, Information Press Hour, San Luis Obispo, California
1996 "Spiritual
Techniques for Daily Living," Body, Mind, & Spirit, KGLW 1340, Information
Press Hour, San Luis Obispo, California
Solo Exhibitions & Performance
2000 "Mae West," Art Auction
for Foundation of Shamanic Studies Benefit, Mill Valley, California
1995 "Flora Spring Goddess",
Guest Costume Artist, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara,
California 1995 "Mae West; I Was Just A Girl A Head of Her Time." Evening
Performance for Sex, Love & Relationships Addicts Retreat, White Lotus,
Santa Barbara, California
1994 " Sisters Act," Evening
Performance for Co-Dependents Recovery Retreat, White Lotus, Santa Barbara,
California
1994 "Sun King & Queen Ensemble",
Summer Solstice Parade, Santa Barbara, California
1992 - 96 "Costume Artist",
Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, California
1993 "Moon Queen & Peacock Ensemble",
Summer Solstice Parade, Santa Barbara, California
1993 "The Great Guru, " Evening
Performance for the Sacred Psychology Retreat, Ojai Foundation, Ojai,
California
1993 "Mae West; Dig Deeper Into
Those Pockets Boys." for Heath House AIDs Benefit, Montecito Estate,
California
Costume Design and Theater
1993-1996 Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts
Forum: Guest Costume Artist. Santa Barbara, California
1975-94 Costume Designer and Make-up
Consultant Santa
Barbara, California
1985-1994 Santa Barbara Youth Dance Theater
Guest artist and consultant for costume, set and make-up design.
Santa Barbara, California
1992 "Wild Women, Spirit Women"
Costumer, Santa Barbara, California
1987 Mardi Gras Costume Consultant:
New Orleans, Louisiana
1992 Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Parade:
Staff Costume and Fabricator. Santa Barbara, California
1992 Santa Barbara Summer Stock: Myth
of Perseus: Costumer. Santa Barbara, California
1993-96 Kristena West Halloween Creative
Costume Workshops. Santa Barbara, California
Curator
2002 Deities: Dialogue's & Dreams.
Extraordinary Conversations with Ordinary People. JFKU Arts Annex
Gallery, Berkeley, California
1999-2001 Kristena West Studios Online
Fine Arts Gallery
1979 Salon de Refuse', Ventura College
Gallery. Ventura, California
Art Gallery Experience
1993-1995 The De La Guerra Gallery: Santa
Barbara, California
1988 Isis Gallery: Corte Madera, California
1987 Hanson Gallery: New Orleans
, Louisiana
1988 Hanson Gallery: Beverly Hills
& Los Angel, California
1986 North Wind Studios Gallery:Ventura,
California
Publications
2002 "Dolls as Transformative
Art, " Common Ground Magazine Spring Issue
2001 "Shamanic Dolls,
" Open Exchange Magazine December Issue
1999 "The
Gifts of Shamanic Dreaming, " Circle Magazine Winter
Issue
1995 "Fox as the Fool,"
Contemporary Doll Magazine Gallery Section Summer Issue
1992 "Kristena West Presents
MythMakers©", Doll Reader Magazine October Issue
1992 " The Many Faces of Santa",
Doll Reader Magazine December Issue
Writing
2002 The Spirit God in Art: Inner Work,
Contemplation, Applied Dreamwork and the Creative Arts. Masters
Thesis. JFK University, Berkeley, California.
1998-1999 Alchemy: The Magical
Arts of the Union of Soul by Kristena West
1996-1998 Information Press Monthly Column:
San Luis Obispo, California
