Rochelle Ford
Metal Sculptor
1155 Waverley Street
Palo Alto, CA, 94301
650.321.5299
rochelleaford@comcast.net
www.metalsculptor.com
Sculptures in private and corpoarate collections in 39 US States, Canada, England, France, Holland, Hong Kong Isreal, Germany, Mexico, & Venezuela
Solo Exhibitions
- Xerox PARC Exhibition, Palo Alto, CA
- Bay Area Friendly Garden Tour, Palo Alto, CA
- Gamble Garden Tour, Palo Alto, CA
- Womans Caucus for Art, Syntex Corp., Palo Alto, CA
- Vino Locale, Palo Alto, CA
- Classic Art & Design, Inc., Pacifica, CA
- Theater Works, A Masked Adventure, Palo Alto, CA
- Gallery Blu, Santa Clara, CA
- Shamwari Gallery, Piedmont, CA
- Healing Books & Gallery, Los Altos, CA
- Stanford University, Stanford, CA
- 3COM Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
- City of Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA
- Nordstroms, Pleasanton & Walnut Creek, CA
- Silver Lining Gallery, Angels Camp, CA
- Tandem Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA
- Vogue Botique, Palo Alto, CA
- Melchor Corporation, Palo Alto, CA
- Kautz Ironstone Vineyards, Murphy, CA
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Palo Alto, CA
Two Person Shows
- CaSaj Art Gallery, San Ramon, CA
- Music Annex, San Francisco, CA
- Carib Gallery, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
- San Francisco Bay Flower & Garden Show, Pleasanton, CA
- Remaker Fair, Palo Alto, CA
- "Radical Disruptions", Twin Pines Art Center, Belmont, CA
- "Awakening in Darkness & Light", Twin Pines Art Center, Belmont, CA
- Village Arts & Crafts, San Jose, CA
- Vernon Davis Gallery 85, Santana Row, CA
- Chateau de la Russe Exhibition, Los Gatos, CA
- Blue Olive Gallery, Tarentum, PA, 2011,2012
- Synopsys Inc., Mountain View, CA
- Art in Action, Palo Alto, CA
- Atelier d' Artistes, Menlo Park, CA
- Gallery 2611, Redwood City, CA
- KALEID Gallery, Redwood City, CA
- KALEID Gallery, San Jose, CA
- Mary Medrano Gallery, Los Gatos, CA
- Landscape & Garden Show, Sacramento, CA
- SoCo Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
- Hampton University Alumnus Show, Sacramento, CA
- Nineteen Ten Gallery, Sacramento, CA
- Classic Art & Design, Pacifica, CA
- Design Center, San Francisco, CA
- Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
- Jack London Square Partners, Oakland, CA
- San Jose Museum of Art Association, San Jose, CA
- Canada College, Cupertino, CA 2005-2001
- Taking the Leap, Emeryville, CA
- Dunn Mehler Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
- Floating to the Surface, Emeryville, CA
- Palo Alto ART Center, Palo Alto, CA
- Period Gallery, Omaha, NE
- Art & Soul, Sacramento, CA
- Earthfest Exhibition, Palo Alto, CA
- Los Robles Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
- Iris & Gerald Canter Center for Visual Arts, Stanford, CA
- Metal Masterpiece, Miami, FL
- Western Art Directors Club, Palo Alto, CA
- San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
- San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
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- Landscape & Garden Show, San Francisco, CA
- LaGalerie Internationale, Palo Alto, CA
- Virtual Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
- OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD
- The Source, Greenburg, PA
- Koret Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
- Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
- Design Consortium Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- Anita Seipp Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
- Gallery Michael, Los Altos, CA
- Expo, Oakland, CA
- San Jose Art League 3D Art Exhibit, San Jose, CA
- Gambaro Gallery, Washington, DC
- National Hampton Art Festival, Sacramento, CA
- Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
- 3COM Corporation, Santa Clara, CA
- Montclair Fine Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
- Spirals, Palo Alto, CA
- Worlds of Wonder, Ridgefield, CT
- Artist Unlimited Gallery, Weaton, MD
- Peanut Gallery, Levittown, PA
- Palillion, Palo Alto, CA
- PiP Annual Professional Art Show, Wilton, CT
- Edmond Pagni Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
- Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
- Colesville Art Show, Silver Spring, MD
- Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
- Corner Gallery, Palo Alto, CA
- An Art Affair, Sunnyvale, CA
- Critics Choice, Westport, CT
- Art Stew Gallery, Davis, CA
- Magic Planter Garden Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- San Jose Art League, San Jose, CA 1997, 1996 & 1993
- Carib Gallery, New York, NY
- Zawadi Gallery, Sacramento, CA
Gallery Affiliations
- Christensen Heller Gallery, Oakland, CA
- Shamwari Gallery, Piedmont & Palo Alto, CA
- Magic Planter Art Gallery, Sausalito, CA
- CaSaj Art Gallery, Oakland, CA
- Gallery 85, Santana Row, San Jose, CA
- Gambro Gallery, Washington, DC
- Metal Masterpiece, Miami, FL
- OXOXO Gallery, Baltimore, MD
- Art Stew Gallery, Davis, CA
- Argyle Gallery, Westport, CT
- Design Consortium Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
- Carib Art Gallery, New York, NY
Public/Private Collections
- Michelle Obama, Washington, DC
- Prime Metals & Alloys Inc, Homer City, PA
- Esterlina Winery, Philo, CA
- Soroka Medical Center of the Negev, Peer Sheva, Israel
- City of Oakland, Oakland, CA
- ITT, New York City, NY
- French Investing Company, Inc., New York, NY
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
- Claremont School of Theology, Claremont, CA
- Lure of the Kite, Laguna Beach, CA
- Academic Industries, New Haven, CT
- Integral Health Institute, Los Altos, CA
- Jim Burch, Mayor of Palo Alto, CA
- Jim Dobbie, Mayor of Atherton, CA
- Ramsell Corporation, Pleasanton & Oakland, CA
- Congresswoman Barbara Lee, Oakland, CA
- Dr. and Mrs. Bill Cosby, Santa Monica, CA
- Eric and Illeana Benhamou, 3COM CEO & wife, Santa Clara, CA
- Acorn Modern Homes, Norwalk, CT
- Tutor Village, New York, NY
Reviews
- Noticias de Arte, New York, NY
TV/Publications
- Palo Alto Online, Octogenarian still wields torch
- "The Metal Sculptor" by Marilyn Flores, Vimeo
- The Metal Sculptor
- Copper in the Arts Magazine,
- TV Channel 1, Russia, International Womans's Day
- Atherton Living Magazine Atherton Alto, CA
- Growing Bolder Radio Show, CO
- Bay Friendly Gardening Book, Palo Alto, CA
- Viking Publication, Palo Alto, CA
- Awakenings in Darkness & Light, Menlo Park, CA
- Visioning Hope, Art of the Coventry
- The Vintage Years Book
- Catching Fire Interview, Canada
- Growing Bolder Radio Show, Colorado
- Age of Happiness Book, Russia & USA
- New Horizons TV, Los Gatos, CA
- Youtube Interview
- Channel 30, Bay Aea, Living Black & White
- ABC TV, Third & Long
- Wanderland, Photo Book of Waverley Home
- San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Life Style
- Pacifica Community Television, Pacifica, CA
- KMTV, New Horizons, 2010, 2009
- CreaTV, San Jose, CA
- Jelly Theory Interview, Making a Living and a Life
- Art Gallery News, New York
- Los Gatos News, Touch My HeART
- Pacific Horticulture, Front Gardens of Palo Alto
- Sunset Books, Before and After Garden Makeovers
- Palo Alto Weekly, Extraordinary Art on Ordinary Lawns
- Dream Decks and Patios Book, Des Moines, IA
- Better Homes & Gardens, A Hacienda With Hue
- The Sculpture Reference Book, Oxyacetylene Welding
- Small Space Gardens , Harper Design International
- Palo Alto Cable TV , City Beat
- Fine Living TV, Artistic Splendor
- Palo Alto Daily News, In The Race
- Better Homes & Gardens Magazine, Garden Rooms
- Harper Design International, Small Space Gardens
- San Jose Mercury News, Peninsula Happenings
- University of Pittsburgh Magazine, Testing Her Mettle
- Silicon Valley.Com, Rochelle Ford
- San Jose Mercury News, Community Journal Interview
- Channel 6 & 77 Community Journal, Palo Alto, CA
- San Jose Mercury News, Mediterranean Style
- Palo Alto Weekly, Of Note
- About.Com, Human Interests
- Channel 26 & 50, Art Review, Palo Alto, CA, 2001 & 1999
- Allegheny College Magazine, An Artist's Ambitions, Meadville, PA
- Front Yard Idea Book, Taunton Publications
- The Distillery Book Cover
- Palo Alto Weekly, Visable Access
- CreaTV, San Jose, CA
- 3COM Corporation Publication, MIT Founder's Chair
- A.L. Schultz Community Center News, Environmental Art
- KSBT-TV 37, Ed Abrams Show, Oakland, CA
- PCI Communications, Ltd., Architectural Neighborhood Tour, IL
- Palo Alto Weekly, Beauty by Design
- Palo Alto Weekly, Weekend Preview
- Byron Park News, Rochelle Ford, Metal Sculptor, Walnut Creek, CA
- Palo Alto Weekly, Of Note
- About.com, Silicon Valley,CA
- KXTV Channel 10, Zawadi Gallery Artists Magazine, Sacramento, CA
- San Jose Mercury News, Silicon Valley Life
- Palo Alto Weekly, A Look at Some Palo Alto Artists
- Sunset Magazine, Sitting Pretty, Menlo Park, CA
- Palo Alto Weekly, Bringing the Outdoors In
- PVI Communication Ltd, Sacramento, CA
- Diablo Magazine , Home and Garden
- TV Channel 6 , Art & Minds
- Palo Alto Weekly, Palo Alto Haciendas
- San Francisco Examiner, Artist at the Crossroads
- San Jose Mercury News, Welded to Her Art
- San Jose Mercury News, The Greatest Show on Art
- San Jose Mercury News, Home is Where the Art Is
- Palo Alto Weekly, On a Mission
- Art Now, International Gallery Guide, New York, NY
- Palo Alto Weekly, Artist, Show Thyself
- WPBF News, Channel 25, Miami, FL
- Palo Alto Weekly, Beyond the Pale
- Noticias de Arte, New York, NY
- TV Channel 6, Focus on Art, Palo Alto, CA
- San Jose Mercury News, Torch of Class
- Sacramento Observer Newspaper, Featured Artists
- San Jose Mercury News, Art in the Garden
- Palo Alto Weekly, Flora & Metal
Awards/Honors
- DAR Women in the Arts Recognition Award
- Who's Who Among Executives & Professionals
- International Woman's Day Honoree, Russia
- Professional Who's Who
- Hats of Distinction Honoree, Links, Inc., Palo Alto, CA
- Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, Anna Eshoo
- Who's Who in American Art, 2009-2014
- Stanford Who's Who, 2010, 2011
- The National Museum of Women in the Arts
- Marquis Who's Who in America, Uniondale, NY 2005-2008
- Millennium Edition, Who's Who of American Women, 2005-2008
- Distillery Literary Journal Cover, Lynchburg, TN
- Soho International Art, New York, NY
- National Art Calendar Magazine, Centerfold Artist Winner, Sallsbury, MD
- Marquis Who's Who of American Women, Uniondale, NY
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