Bebe Kuhr is a San Francisco Bay Area artist. 

Skilled in a diverse range of mixed media including fiber related techniques.   Her art incorporates natural and repurposed materials.  I thrive on experimenting with different and unconventional methods along with creating new techniques.  Making my art is only a portion of what I do.   I also research materials and topics for my projects.  The subject matter of some of my art relates to global warming, in doing so I want my art to raise awareness and inspire everyone to do more.  ​

  

           Exhibition Record & Awards
​2024         Marinwood Art Center, Fall Regional Show, Juror Vince Montague - Awarded Honorable Mention                      for "Hot Lips" by Jurrior Libby Garrison, Marin County Civic Center Fair Media Manager. 
2024         Marinwood Art Center, Spring Regional Show, Awarded 3rd Place by Juror Suzanne Long               
2024         Sebastopol Center for the Arts, International  Exhibit, "Illuminating Perspectives"
2023         Marinwood Art Center, Fall Regional Show, Juror Vince Montague -  Awarded Best of Show
2023         Bound & Unbound 7, International  Altered Book Exhibition.  Juried by renowned  book artist                  Brian Dettmer.   Seventh annual exhibit at University of South Dakota, College Book Art                ​         Association.
​2023         Sebastopol Center for the Arts, International  Exhibit, "Fiber Arts XI, received Coordinators Award
​2023         Marinwood Art Center, Regional Show, Awarded 3rd Place by Juror Robert Abrams of the Abrams                   Claghorn Gallery.
2023         Sebastopol Center for the Arts, International  Exhibit, "Accessories",  Received Best in Show                           for her installation " if you could walk in my shoes.  Jurors: Andrea Caron & Amy Smith.
​​2022         Fiber Arts Network -Excellence In Fibers VII & Publication, Award of Excellence - Sculptural                         category.   Jurors: Petra Slinkard and Melinda Watt.  On display at Schweinfurth Art Center May                       28-August 14, 2022. 
2022         CICA Museum in South Korea - "Experimental Fashion & Fiber Art 2022" at the . The exhibition will                  be held from June 22 to July 24, 2022, featuring experimental clothing, wearable art, fashion                            photography, fashion drawings, concept drawings, fiber art, textile art, and works regarding issues                    related to fashion and/or wearable technologies. The art “If you could walk in my shoes” will                              be on show.
​​2022         EXTINCTION: Save the Planet is an international juried online group exhibition by Gallerium, in                       Ontario, Canada.
2021         Feet & Shoes is on display at the Marinwood Community Center.  
​2021        The San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center is holding an International Exhibit , Uncommon                       Threads, showcasing fiber, quilting and weaving. 
2021         Marin County Virtual Fine Arts Show,  Award of Excellence -With the Grace of the Planets,
​2022         First Place - A River Runs Thru It, Second Place - Reflections.
2021         International Society of Experimental Artists a global organization - art through innovation and                        experimentation.  Bebe's piece "How I Feel" was juried into the 27th Annual International show.
                 There were 1200 submissions of which 125 were selected for the exhibition.
​2021         Glendale City Art Center, Brand 49th National Juried Exhibition ,  "Works on Paper".  There were 1200
                 submissions of which 125 were selected for the exhibition.
2021         Sebastopol Center for the Arts, International  Exhibit, "Fiber Arts X, Jurors: Carole Beadle, Melissa                   and Tom Grotta.  72 excepted works out of 800.
​2021         Sacrament Art Center, National Juried Show "Art of Music & Dance" juror ​
2021         Flagler County Art League, "Freestyle" Juried Show
2021         Chico Art Center, National  Juried Show "Unbound the Altered Book" -  Awarded Best in Show
2021         Marinwood Art Center, Regional Show, Juror Libby Garrison -  Awarded First Place
2020         SDA - fall/winter 2020 online exhibition with Juror/Curator Viv Davy with Blue Line Gallery in                             New  Zealand   
2020          Art Impact International - An International Group Exhibition on "The Endangered"
2020         CraftHiltonHead, 7th National Juried Fine Art Craft Guild Exhibition
2020         Future Tense II, SDA Juried Exhibit - Juror Rena Wood & Stefanie Gerber - Appalachian\
                 Center for Craft, TN
2020         City of Santa Carita  "Art in Isolation", Juried Student Show
2020          Art Impact International - An International Group Exhibition on Global Warming -                                               Awarded  Honorable..Mention
2020          O’Hanlan  Center for the Arts, HUMANKIND IN CRYSIS, an online call for art
2020          Amplifier - Global Open Call for Art. In response to COVID-19
2020          22 Annual  2020 Handcrafted - Imperial Center for the Arts & Science, Rocky Mount NC - Juror: 
                  Michelle Davis Petelinz (altered book)
2020          International Fine Craft Competition & Exhibition - Blue Line Arts - Juror: Holly Jerger, the exhibitions                              curator at Craft Contemporary in Los Angeles
2019/20     22 Annual  2020 Handcrafted - Imperial Center for the Arts & Science, Rocky Mount NC - Juror: 
                  Michelle Davis Petelinz (altered book)
2019          Sebastopol Center for the Arts, International  Exhibit, "Abstract", Juror: Warren Bellows - Merit                          Award   
2019          O’Hanlan Center for the Arts, Juried by Donna Seager & Suzanne Gray - Bay Area Women Artists
2019          Sebastopol Center for the Arts, International  Exhibit, "FIBER ARTS VIIII"   
                  Jurors, Gerhardt Knodel, Jorie Johnson and Janet De Boer.
2019          Marin County Fine Arts Show,  Best in Crafts  (Fragmented), First Place (Twisted), Third Place
                  (Couture), Jurors, Coleen Quen and Richard Ambrose.
2019          Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition,  National, WIDE OPEN 10
                  Juror, Ylinka Barotto, Assistant Curator @ the Guggenheim Museum.
​2019          Gallery Ring - juried art exhibition.  "Color",  Finalist
2019          College of Marin Fine Arts Gallery, Juried Student Show
2018          Future Tense II, SDA Juried Exhibit - George Caleb Bingham Gallery  at the University of Missouri
2018          Marin County Fair Arts Show, Juried Exhibit -Honorable Mention & Special Award, Fiber
2018          UC Berkeley, Earth Action Initiative Climate Art Show, Juried
2018           Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition,  National Print Exhibition of Original Album Cover Artwork,  
                   Juror Sal Cataldi - NYC Publicist 
2018           College of Marin Fine Arts Gallery, Juried Student Juried Student Show
2018           Falkirk, Annual Spring Juried Exhibit ,Best in Show, First Place, Sculpture. Juried Exhibit  by
                   (Lynn Sondag, BFA, MFA)
2017           Endangered Art for Apes -Global, Juried Fine Art, Miami FL
2017           Marin County Fine Arts Show, Juried Exhibit - Honorable Mention, Sculpture & Special  
                   Award, Sculpture, 2nd Place Miniature 
2017           Sebastopol Center for the Arts, International  Exhibit, "FIBER ARTS VIII"  Jurors; Eszer                                     Bornemisza, Wendy Lugg & Jason Pollen  
2017           College of Marin Fine Arts Gallery, Juried Student Show
2017           Art Works Downtown, Juried Exhibit (Judy O'Shea), Paper as a Voice
2016           Endangered Art for Apes -Global, Juried Fine Art, Best in Show Second Place Sculpture
2016           Falkirk, Annual Fall Juried Exhibit, Best in Show, Sculpture/ Honorable Mention
2016           Marin County Fine Arts Show, Juried Exhibit -Honorable Mention, Various Media, Special Award, Natural Jewelry
2016           Falkirk, Annual Spring Juried Exhibit, Best in Show, Sculpture/ First Place
2016           Marin Society of Artists, Juried Exhibit, Outside the Line -, Open Craft & Sculpture Show
2016           Art Works Downtown, Juried Exhibit , Climate Change Exhibition
2015           Falkirk, Annual Fall Juried Exhibit, Best in Show, Sculpture/ First Place
2015           Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Juried  International  Exhibit, "FIBER ARTS VII"
2015           O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, Juried by Donna Seager & Suzanne Gray - Bay Area Women Artists
2015           Marin County Fair Fine Arts Show, Juried Exhibit - Honorable Mention, Various Media
                   Honorable Mention, Digital Art - Large Scale
2015           O’Hanlon Center for the Art, 12th Annual Wabi-Sabi Exhibition
2015           Art Competition.net, International Juried Online Show, Flowers of Spring - Honorable Mention
2015           Marin Society of Artist, Juried Exhibit, Shapes & Edges Fine Craft & Sculpture – Honorable                              Mention
2014           ArtWorks Downtown, Juried Exhibit - Small Works Exhibition  
2014           Infinity Art Gallery, International Juried Online Show,  Fiber Arts - Finalist
2014           Marin County Fine Arts Show,  Altered Books -2nd Place, Hand Painted Digital Art - 2nd Place
2014           Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Juried Show, Bibliophoria
2013           Marin County Fine Arts Juried Show, Photography, Altered Books -1st Place & 3rd Place
2012           Petaluma Art Center, Juried Show, Digital Mixed Media
2012           Marin County Fine Arts Juried Show, Creative Photography – Honorable Mention
2012           Gallery One - Petaluma, Paint to the Music Show
2011           Marin County Fine Arts Show, Creative Photography
2011           Marin Arts, Photography Competition
2010           Marin County Fine Arts Show, Creative Photography - 1st Place

                Grants - Press & Invitational Events:

2023                PBS Prairie Sportsman, Things That Fly - National Eagle Center with Artist spotlight  on                                    Aquila.   https://www.pbs.org/video/things-that-fly-uo8fej/
2019-23           Marinwood's Bi-Annual Invitational Art Show & Awards - 2023 Awarded Third Place,  2019                                 Awarded First Place, Altered
2021                Surface Design Association Journal, Looped & Knotted; Contemporary Basketry,
                        Member Spotlight.
2021                Marin Independent Journal - publication April 21st,  Lifestyles feature MOCA Altered Book Exhibit
2020                Lucca Biennale - Paper, Art, Design. Founding Member of this international group. 
2020                Curiosity Untamed - Web Article, "All About Shoes"
2020                Virtual Shoe Museum (Art & Design), listed shoe artist.
2020                Marin Independent Journal - publication May 6th, Lifestyles feature explores life during a                             pandemic.
2018                Surface Design Association  Creative Promise Undergraduate Award, Selected by
                      the Board of Directors
2018                Fiber Arts Network Emerging Artist Grant & Publication, awarded by Marcia Young,
                      the editor-in-chief Fiber Art Now
2018                Yountville Art & Wine, Juried  - Napa Valley's Largest Visual Arts Event
2015-17           Marin Center Fine Arts & Crafts July & Dec. Shows ,Exhibit Hall - invited artists
2016                Novato Advance, Press Article by Corey Price
2016                Muir Beach Holiday Art & Crafts Show
2016                Mill Valley Fall Art Festival, 130 Artists
2013                San Francisco Chronicle, Photo & Article on Altered Book Show

                 Art Donations/Benefits & Fundraisers
2021                 Museum of Contemporary Art, Altered Books Show, Fundraiser – Second Place
                         Jurors; Mary Austin, Founder of the San Francisco Center for the Book, and Donna Seager,
                          of Seager Gray Gallery. 
2019 ,2011-13    Museum of Contemporary Art, Altered Books Show, Fundraiser – Honorable Mention
                         Jurors; Mary Austin, Founder of the San Francisco Center for the Book, and Donna Seager,
                          of Seager Gray Gallery.  Over 2,000.00 in Art Donations
2016                 Marin Cultural Association, % of Proceeds from Art Sold
2016                 Marin Open Studios, Art Donation
2016                 Drawbridge, % of Proceeds from Art Sold
2016                 ArtWorks Downtown, Annual Fundraiser, Original Art Donation 
2015                 O’Hanlon Center for the Arts, ILLUMINATIONS Gala Benefit, Large Scale Art Donation
2013                 ArtWorks Downtown, Midnight in Paris, Fundraiser, Original Art Donation  

                 Work in the Collections of (selected)
National Eagle Center & Museum – Aquila, altered book on permanent display - Wabasha MN 
Private Investor - American Bald Eagle of Minnesota
Museum – Army Air Corp Military Memorabilia (restored historical image), FL
San Francisco - Italian Cultural Institute (restored historical image), FL
SR. Collection Manager - Ichthyology Department with the California Academy of Sciences
Charlie Barboni - Marin County Fair (Competitive Exhibits,) San Rafael, CA
Ronald Collins & Donna Morris - MOCA Board Member, Novato, CA
Thomas Roedoc- AWD Board Member, Sausalito, CA
Kathleen Lipinski - Artist, Marin County, CA
Edward Bess at Bergdorf Goodman, New York, NY
Felicia Lowe - Lowdown Productions San Francisco, CA
Katherine Lipinski, Artist
Louise Forbush, Artist