Diana Wright Troxell

Education

Art Major UC Berkeley, DeAnza College, Foothill College 1965-68 BA Studio Art University of California/Santa Cruz 1988-89 5th Year Graduate University of California/Santa Cruz 1989-90

EMPLOYMENT

Facepainting For 22 years I earned most of my living painting children's faces in various venues'the last 13 years at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.

Teaching

I have taught, in my studio, both art and facepainting, as well as teaching with Charter 25, Mountain Community Theater,The Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center and with the Spectra Program at Amnesti School.

Art Shows

  • Student shows,deAnza,Foothill 1966-67

  • LYTTON CENTER, Palo Alto, 'New Talents' 1968

  • PETER AND JANE ARNOVICK Collection, Los Altos 1968

  • LOUDEN NELSON CENTER, Santa Cruz 1979

  • Cabrillo College WOMENS INVITATIONAL, Aptos 1979

  • FELTON ARTS FAIRES 1979-81

  • SCOTTS VALLEY ART FAIRES 1979-90

  • SC COUNTY ART IN THE PARK 1979

  • REDWOOD MOUNTAIN FAIRE, Ben Lomond 1980-96

  • WOMEN'S RESOURCE CENTER, Santa Cruz 1980

  • CITY GALLERY, Santa Cruz 1981

  • SANDPIPER GALLERY, Santa Cruz 1981

  • DANCING MAN GALLERY, Santa Cruz 1983

  • UCSC Senior Show 1989

  • SANTA CRUZ ART LEAGUE, Invitational 1990 & 1991

  • S.C ART LEAGUE, Self Portrait Show 1991

  • GALLERY CONCORD,' Men by Women'(Concord, Ca) 1991

  • S.C.COUNTY BLDG. 1992

  • S.C. ART LEAGUE, Members Show 1992

  • B.C.ART AND WINE ASSOCIATION, Fine Art Exhibit 1995

  • THE POST STREET GALLERY, 'A Collection of Pieces'(San Jose) 1996

  • SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS ART CENTER, 1999-2003

  • BAKER ARTS CENTER, Liberal, Kansas 1999

  • WORKS GALLERY, San Jose, Calif. 1999

  • GALLERY 76, Wennatche Valley College, Wash. 1999

  • LEXINGTON ART LEAGUE, Lexington Kentucky 1999

  • KUSP 'Peter Troxell Studio,' KUSP Radio Station 2002-5

  • GALLERY 76, Wennatche Valley College, Wash. 2000

  • 7TH SENSE FASHION SHOW, Santa Cruz 2000

  • ELEGANT EARTH GALLERY, Boulder Creek 2001

  • TEXAS NATIONAL'Texas State University 2002

  • OPEN STUDIOS, Santa Cruz County 2002/2003

  • 'EL RIO' Museum of Art& History, Santa Cruz 2003

  • 'PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEAT' Shakespeare S.C. 2003

  • CAMELOT BY THE SEA, Moss Landing, California 2004/05

Not included are the hundreds of street festivals and small shows in restaurants, theaters, libraries, and other businesses in Santa Cruz County over a period of thirty years

THEATER

Though mainly a visual artist, I have also been heavliy envolved with the theater arts for more then 30 years.

Actor

Ongoing Crone Dancing , The Domes / 'The Grate' Athena, ActorsTheater , Santa Cruz 2003 / 'Miracle on 34th Street' Dr. Pierce Mountain Community Theater 2002 / The Dons Daughter Elf Empire Produtions 1999 / Lillies, The Mother--Central Coast Theater Works 1996 Love Letters, Bocci Cellar - Elf Empire Productions 1995 / Shady Rest Manor, Mountain Community Theater 1995 / The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Mountain Community Theater 1993 / Days of Infamy, Mountain Community Theater 1990 / Play It Again Sam, Mountain Community Theater 1989 / Twelve Angry Jurors, Mountain Community Theater 1989 / The Final Case of Axel Dreggs, Mountain Community Theater 1988 / Night of January 16th, Mountain Community Theater 1986 / HMS Pinafore, Behind The Times Theater (& set painting) 1986 / Come Back to the Five & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Rainbow Ensemble 1985 / Mornings At Seven, Lighthouse Players 1985 / Picnic, Mountain Community Theater (&set painting) 1984 / The Lottery, Mountain Community Theater 1984 / Step Right Up, Angus McDonald, Actors Theater(& personal costumes) 1983 / Happy Birthday Wanda June, Mountain Community Theater 1983 / Miracle On 34th Street, Mountain Community Theater1982 / Neil Simon's Suite Comedies, Mountain Community Theater (&costumes) 1982 / Music Man, Holiday Barn Dinner Theater(created own costumes) 1980 / Midsummer Night's Dream, Duck Island Theater,dancer 1974 /

Director

  • 'Vesta' Hospice Caring Project, Art League Theater 2003

  • A 10 minute play 1999

  • Charter 25, student plays 1997

  • Charter 25, Midsummer Night's Dream(includes set design) 1996

  • West Abbey Productions, When Will I Dance?( &set design) 1995

  • Shady Rest Manor 1995

  • Charter 25, Christmas Carol( &set design) 1995

  • Mountain Community Theater, Miracle On 34th(&design) 1994

  • MCT, The Man Who Came To Dinner,(&costumes) 1991

  • Mountain Community Theater, On Borrowed Time (&set design) 1990

  • Mountain Community Theater, Bye Bye Birdie 1989

  • Little People's Repertory Theater,' Really Rosie', Director *Wizard of Oz*

Performance piece, body art, 7th Sense fashion show 2000 Teacher, Clown workshop, South Street Centre 2000 Teacher Charter 25, Improv classes and performances 1991,92,93 Producer, Harvey, Happy Birthday-Wanda June, You Can't Take It With You. Grease, Fame, The Man Who Came To Dinner, Arsenic & Old Lace,Mystery of Edmond Drood 1982- 1997? Choreographer: Duck Island Theater, Midsummers Nights Dream, Mountain Community Theater, Evergreen School Musical Director: Duck Island Theater, Dome Dancing, University School, Behind the Times Theater

Graphic Arts and Set Design

Since 1971 I have designed, produced and illustrated brochures, posters, pamphlets, flyers, programs, theater sets and make up design for numerous clients including Science & Behavior Books, Palo Alto; Santa Cruz Festival of Living Music; Santa Cruz Baroque Festival; Bear Republic Theater; Santa Cruz County Parks & Recreation Department; YMCA, City of Santa Cruz, Lighthouse Players, Mountain Community Theater, Behind the Times Theatre, West Abbey Productions, Theater of All Possibilities, Roaring Camp, Central Coast Theater Works, Actors Theater, Musica Aulinta

Diana Wright Troxell / / 18865 Tamie Lane / Cottonwood, CA, 96022 / 1 (530) 347-9054 / 1 (831) 252-1947 cell