This artwork "Untitled" 1998 is in an original pastel on paper by noted American artist Pia Stern, b. 1953. It is hand signed and dated in pencil by the artist. The artwork size is 16 x 8 inches, framed size is 26.25 x 17.5 inches. Custom framed in a wooden silver frame, with off white matting and bevel. It is in excellent condition. The frame is in fair condition. It has some small scratches Please see pictures.
About the artist:

Pia Stern spent her junior year abroad in Aix-en-Provence, the town in the south of France where Paul Cezanne lived and worked. There she took her first painting course and felt instantly at home with her instructors' philosophical and visual perceptions of the world.
Returning to UC Berkeley as a senior, she enrolled in the art program and was greatly influenced by several artists who were integral to the Bay Area Figurative Movement including Richard Diebenkorn, David Park, Joan Brown and most notably, Elmer Bischoff, with whom she worked very closely.
Stern is primarily a process painter, and is known for her exploration of symbolic language. As stated by noted author and art critic Sister Wendy Beckett in "Contemporary Women Artists:" "Pia Stern...has an unusual power of transforming her 'dreams' into our own...The artist seeks out the great secrets of the heart and bodies them forth."
Using oil paints and drawing materials in an intuitive manner, she rarely approaches her work with a preconceived idea. She may put down a quick gestural stroke, a dab of color or a general shape, yet this is just a starting point for her. Like an archeologist, she approaches the canvas as if on a 'dig', adding and subtracting, waiting for the meaning of the piece to reveal itself through the mark making process.
Her work is held in galleries, museums, public and private collections nationwide, and has been critically acclaimed in newspapers, books and journal reviews. She has a studio in Little Italy in San Diego, and her work is currently represented in San Francisco at the SFMOMA Artists Gallery and The Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, and in Honolulu by Fine Arts Associates.
EDUCATION
1978University of California, Berkeley, M.F.A.
1977University of California, Berkeley, M.A.
1975University of California, Berkeley, B.A.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2014Blue Azul Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2008The Lobby Gallery, 455 Market, San Francisco, CA
2007Cheryl Pelavin Gallery, N.Y., N.Y.
Palette Cafe Art Gallery, Healdsburg, CA
2005Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001The Contemporary Museum of Honolulu, First Hawaiian Bank, Honolulu, HI
2000The San Francisco Museum of Art Artist's Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995Erickson & Elins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1993Caplan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1992Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
Arlene Lew Allen Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1991Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Monterey, CA
1990Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
Andrea Ross Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1989Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1988Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1987Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1985Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1979Both-Up Gallery, Berkeley, CA


TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2018Radiance: in conjunction with The Color of Light, Tenth Avenue Arts Center, San Diego, CA
2013L Street Fine Art, San Diego, CA
2011Jacqueline Lavenu Studio and Gallery, San Diego, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019Fall Selections from the Artists Gallery, SFMOMA, San Francisco, CA
2019Juried Biennial, Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2017XXV Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA
2013Athenaeum Faculty Exhibit, La Jolla Riford Library, La Jolla, CA
2012XXI Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA
2011Cannon Art Gallery Juried Biennial, Carlsbad, CA
2010XIX Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla Athenaeum, La Jolla, CA Awarded Honorable Mention
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006The Contemporary Museum at First Hawaiian Center Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
Bay Area Abstraction: A Current View, The Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2005San Francisco International Art Expo, Fort Mason. San Francisco, CA
2004Showcase 2004, Honolulu Academy of Art, Honolulu, HI
Contempo, Neiman Marcus, Honolulu, HI, benefit for Contemporary Museum of Honolulu, HI
Faculty Exhibition, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
2003Commitment to Excellence, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Honolulu, HI
25th Anniversary Invitational, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Mixed Media Miniature VI (MMM) Invitational, Kapi'olani Community College, Honolulu, HI.
The Curatorial Eye: Fifteen Perspectives, Sonoma Museum of Visual Art, Sonoma, CA
2002Faculty Exhibition, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
Mixed Media Miniature V Invitational, Koa Gallery, Kapi'olani Community College, Honolulu, HI
Enriched by Diversity: The Art of Hawai'i, Hawai'i State Art Museum, Honolulu, HI
2001Drawn: Drawings by Artists of Hawaii, The Contemporary Museum of Honolulu, Honolulu, HI
1998Commitment to Excellence, Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce Annual Art Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
Archetypes & Architecture, 455 Market, San Francisco, CA
1997Artists of Hawaii, The Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
1996Drawn Conclusions, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
ASOWB SAONPT, The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu, HI
Spirit and Ritual, Lizardi/Harp Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1994Selected Works, Carolyn J. Roy Gallery, New York, NY
Selected Works, Horwitch Lew Allen Galleries, Santa Fe, NM
1993The Spiritual in Art, sponsored by The Parliament of Worlds' Religions, Chicago, IL
Diverse Expressions, Nestle Corporation, San Francisco, CA
1991ZUNI CAFE, San Francisco, CA, September - December
355 Bryant, McKenzie, Rose & Holiday Development, San Francisco, CA
Caplan Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1990Selected Acquisitions/Recent Works, Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Bathers: Contemporary Images of the Summer Idyll, Louisville Visual Art Association, Louisville, KY
1988-1989Small Works, Esther Saks Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988Twelve Artists, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Contra Costa Contemporary Collections, Hearst Art Gallery, St. Mary's College, Moraga, CA
1987Jewish ThemesINorthern California Artists, Judah L. Magnes Museum, Berkeley, CA
Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Right Foot Show, San Francisco International Airport, Exhibits Program, San Francisco, CA
Charles Shere: A Berkeley Humanist and His Collection, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
1986Bay Area Contemporary Art: A Jewish Perspective, The Jewish Community Museum, San Francisco, CA
On Paper, Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Shelter, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1984Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
Anna Gardner Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA
1982Critics' Choice, Eaton/Schoen Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1979Both-Up Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1978Stuart Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Invitational Show, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
M.F.A. Exhibition, University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA
1975Worth Ryder Gallery, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA
Surface and Image, Walnut Creek Civic Center, Walnut Creek, CA

TEACHING & LECTURING
2017Guest Lecturer, "A Fine Madness," Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Ensenada
2014Instructor, University of California at San Diego Extension, La Jolla CA (since 2006)
Instructor, The Art Academy of San Diego, San Diego, CA (since 2013)
2013Instructor, The Athenaeum School of the Arts, La Jolla, CA (since 2006)
2008Instructor, Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa,Honolulu, HI
2007Instructor, Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Lecturer, Visual Arts Department, UCSD, La Jolla, CA
2006Instructor, Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
2005Instructor, Outreach College, University of Hawaii at Manoa, HI
Guest Lecturer, Copia, Napa, CA
Visiting Artist, The Oxbow School, Napa, CA
2001Guest Lecturer, Museum of Contemporary Art at First Hawaiian, Honolulu, HI
1999-2005Affiliate Graduate Faculty, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1999Workshop, Hui No'Eau Visual Arts Center, Maui, HI
1996-1999Lecturer, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
1996Visiting Faculty, Holy Names College, Oakland, CA
1995Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Guest Lecturer, Museum of Contemporary Art, Honolulu, HI
1992Guest Lecturer, University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, CA
1991-1995Visiting Faculty, Holy Names College, Oakland, CA
1990-1991Visiting Faculty, Sonoma State University, Sonoma, CA
1988Guest Lecturer, Interdisciplinary Art Class, sponsored by AT&T, Oakland, CA
Guest Lecturer, Graduate Seminar, CCAC, Oakland, CA
1986Guest Lecturer, Skirball Museum, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institution of Religion, Los Angeles, CA - Trustee Group
1983Instructor, Drawing & Painting, Berkeley Child Art Center, Berkeley, CA
1978Instructor, Beginning Drawing & Painting, ASUC, University of California, Berkeley
1977Guest Lecturer, University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley
1975-1976Teaching Assistant for Elmer Bischoff, Advanced Painting & Drawing, University of California, Berkeley
1975Instructor, Drawing & Painting, La Jolla Museum of Contemporary Art, La Jolla, CA

AWARDS
2007Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant Nominee
1997State Foundation for the Arts Purchase Award, Hawaii
1977-1978Regent's Scholar, University of California, Berkeley
1976Eisner Prize, University of California, Berkeley
1972The Leo Marchutz School of Vision, Aix-en-Provence, France, Scholarship for Summer Study
2015Art on 30th "Think Pink" Benefit Show, San Diego, CA
California Preservation Foundation Annual Youth Art Competition, San Diego, CA
2001The National League of American Pen Women, 41st. Biennial Art Show, Honolulu, HI
1999Art Maui 1999, 21st Annual Juried Exhibition, Maui, HI


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good
The artwork is in excellent condition. The frame is in fair condition. It has some small scratches Please see pictures.

Materials & Techniques:
Pastel

Details:
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used
Country of Origin: Unknown
Art Subjects: Abstract
Frame Type: Framed

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Good
The artwork is in excellent condition. The frame is in fair condition. It has some small scratches Please see pictures.