Upcoming and Recent Exhibits:
2022 Women Rising, Drawing Room SF, San Francisco, CA. (March 12-April 30th)
2022 More Than Everything, A Startuo Curatorial Pop-up Exhibition, Upstart Modern, Sausalito, CA (April 12-May 5)
2021 Curated Group Exhibition of Berkeley Art Center Artists by ArtSource Inc., The Mills Building, San Francisco, CA.
2021 Silk Brocades Installation 1, FaceBook's Meta Open Arts, SF Bay Area, CA.
2021 Uplift/Heavy Lift, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.
2021 Pattern and Symmetry, San Francisco Women Artists- SFWA, San Francisco, CA.
2020 Women Rising, Drawing Room SF, San Francisco, CA.
2020 the de Young Open, de young Museum, San Francisco, CA.
RESUME
EDUCATION
2003 Bachelors of Fine Arts from the California College of Arts, Oakland, CA
1999 Associate Art Degree from Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
1998 Certificate in Digital Arts, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
1995 Foundation Art Education at the College of Fine Arts, Bangalore, India
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Painting, Photography and Fiber Art Exhibition, Zellerbach Family Foundation, San Francisco, CA
2018 “Contemporary Relics: Abstractions by Uma Rani Iyli”, The Mill, San Francisco, CA (April 19-June 11)
2003 “Rice Lore”, Irwin Center Gallery, California College of Arts, Oakland, CA
2002 “Sacred Space”, A21 Exhibition Space, California College of Arts, Oakland, CA
ART FAIRS
2019 stARTup Small Works, The Midway, San Francesco, CA
2018 SCOPE Art Fair, Miami, FL
2018 stARTup Art Fair, The Kinney, Los Angeles, CA
2017 stARTup Art Fair, Hotel Del Sol, San Francisco, CA
2016 Parking Lot Art Fair, San Francisco, CA
AWARDS
2021 Juror's Choice award, Kelsey Marie Issel, Arts Program Consultant & Co-founder of She Bends
2021 Juror's Choice award, Justin Hoover, Executive Director of Chinese Historical Society of America
2018 Nominee for SECA 2019
2018 Nominee for TOSA
2016 ArtSlant Juried winner in ArtSlant 3rd 2016 ArtSlant Price Showcase competition.
2016/2015 ArtSpan Artist-in-Residence, Journal Building, San Francisco, CA
2015 ArtSlant Showcase Winner in Round #4 of 2015 Showcase Competition cycle.
2014 Juror's Choice award: Christa Oropeza, co-founder of Incline Galley, SF ArtSpan Open Studios Exhibition, SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 WCA Best of 2014 Exhibition, National Juried show juried by WCA presidents: Janice Nesser-Chu, Priscilla Otani, and Brenda Oelbaum, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
2010 Blue Planet: An Eco-Art Exhibit, National Juried Group Exhibition: Women's Caucus for the Art, Juror Artist Kim Abeles, SOMArts Bay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 Mono print Honors Award, Cultural Arts Commission, City of South San Francisco, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 ArtSpan Journal Building Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
2019 Into the Blue, 9th Annual Juried Exhibition, Village Theatre Art Gallery, Danville, CA.
2019 The Long Goodbye, Journal Building Artists Residency Group Exhibition, Spark Arts, San Francisco.
2019 Woven Stories, Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH). May 11-July 21.
2018 Memory and Perception, Marin MOCA, Winter National Juried Exhibition.
2018 Where You Stop, Where I Begin, Journal Building Artists Residency Group Exhibition, Avenue, San Francisco, May10th
2018 stARTup Art Fair, The Kinney Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA
2017 Annual Artists Exhibition, Berkeley Art Center, Berkley, CA
2017 ArtSpan Journal Building Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
2017 Summer of Love- group Installation Exhibition, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2017 Abstractions of the Ordinary, ArtePonte New York - JanKossens Gallery, Chelsea, NY
2017 stARTup Art Fair, Hotel Del Sol, San Francisco, CA
2017 Mission Artists United Spring Open Studios: Journal Building Studios
2017 All In: ArtSpan Studio Residency Group Exhibition, Hotel Triton, San Francisco, CA (Feb.8th to March 28th.)
2016 Wallpaper: Mirrored Identities at Midway Gallery, November 2016. San Francisco, CA
2016 ArtSpan Journal Building Open Studios, San Francisco, CA
2016 Vision: An Artist's Perspective, Kaleid Gallery, San Jose. Online Gallery and Catalog presented by Gutfreund Cornett Art and UniteWomen.org
2016 ArtSpan Group site stARTup Art Fair, Hotel Del Sol, San Francisco.
2016 Convergence: Journal Building Artists Residency Group Exhibit. 1295 Alabama St, San Francisco, CA
2016 Mission Artists United Spring Open Studios: Journal Building Studios. (April 16-17, 12-6pm)
2016 Trending: Contemporary Art Now!, Juror: Elizabeth Garvey, co-founder and owner of Garvey Simon Art Access, Online Gallery and Catalog for the Women’s Caucus for Art exhibition
2016/2015 5th Anniversary Exhibit, Incline Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015 Resolution, Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015 Exposed- A Photography Exhibit, Juror: Danny Sanchez, gallery manager at Themes + Projects, San Francisco Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
2015 Abstract Catylyst, Verum Ultimum Art Gallery, Portland, OR
2015 ArtSpan Open Studios, Ft. Mason Center, San Francisco, CA
2015 ArtSpan Open Studios, Misho Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2015 Splendor, RAW, Ruby Skye, San Francisco, CA
2015 ArtCrashers, On-line Exhibit
2014 SF ArtSpan Open Studios Exhibition, SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 ArtSpan’s 12x12 Super Hub Group Show, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 ArtSpan Open Studios, Ruth’s Table Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 WCA Best of 2014 Exhibition, National Juried show juried by WCA presidents: Janice Nesser-Chu, Priscilla Otani, and Brenda Oelbaum, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
2013 Elements of Expression Exhibition, Art 29 Space, Chelsea, NY
2013 Painting/Monoprint, Saratoga Library, Saratoga, CA
2011 Painting/Monoprint, SF Convention and Visitors Bureau, San Francisco, CA
2010 Blue Planet: An Eco-Art Exhibit, National Juried Group Exhibition: Women's Caucus for the Art, Juror Artist Kim Abeles, SOMArts Bay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2010 Painting and Wall Installation, Menlo Park Library, Menlo Park, CA
2009 Painting and Wall Installation, Shelldance Orchid Gallery, Pacifica, CA
2009 Monoprint, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
2007 Graphic Design Exhibit, Micheal P. Vergas Gallery, Mission College, Santa Clara, CA
2001 Monoprint and Sculptures, Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA
PRESS/PUBLICATIONS
2019 The ArtSlant Team, “Uma Iyli Answers 5 Questions”, San Francisco: ArtSlant, February 11, 2019 https://www.artslant.com/ams/articles/show/50328-uma-iyli-answers-5-questions
2018 Davis, Genie, “The StART Up Art Fair 2018”, Los Angeles: Art and Cake Magazine, February 2, 2018, https://artandcakela.com/2018/02/02/start-up-art-fair-2018/
2017 Mak, Alex, “Artists You Should Know Interview”, San Francisco: Broke-Ass Stuart, April 13, 2017, http://brokeassstuart.com/blog/2017/04/13/uma-rani-iyli-artist-you-should-know/
2016 Catalog for Women’s Caucus for Art exhibition Trending: Contemporary Art Now!. Juror: Elizabeth Garvey, co-founder and owner of Garvey Simon Art Access.
2016 Gutfreund Cornett Art and UniteWomen.org, “Vision: An Artist's Perspective”, Exhibition Catalog for "VISION", June 5, 2016, https://issuu.com/gutfreundcornettart/docs/vision_catalog_final_for_issuu
2016 Palmer, Tom & Kim, Aileen, “American Art Collector 2016”, Berkeley: Alcove Books, Sept 2016, https://americanartwork.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/American-Art-Collector-2016.pdf
2015 Cui, Candice, “ARTISTS YOU SHOULDN’T MISS AT OPEN STUDIOS WKND 2”, San Francisco: Broke Ass Stuart, October 23, 2015, http://brokeassstuart.com/blog/2015/10/23/artists-you-shouldnt-miss-at-open-studios-wknd-2/
2015 Etundi, William, “The Exposure Award: Art Photography Collection”, Paris: See/Me, July 13, 2015, https://issuu.com/exposureaward/docs/art_photography_collection
2015 ArtSpan, Persistence: ArtSpan's 2015 SF Open Studios Guide Book. New Asterisk Press: San Francisco, Weekend 2: page 9 & 63 http://guide.artspan.org/2015/aboutthecover.html.
2015 Palmer, Tom & Kim, Aileen, “American Art Collector 2015”, Berkeley: Alcove Books, Sept 2015 https://americanartwork.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/AmericanArtCollector.2015-1.pdf
2010 Gutfreund, Karen, “Create Revision Recreate: Blue Planet Catalog”. San Francisco: Pacific Region Women’s Caucaus for Art, June 2010, https://issuu.com/womenscaucusforart/docs/blue_planet_catalog_for_issuu
2014 Rogers, Amanda N., “WCAs Best of 2014”, Feb 2014: Amanda N. Rogers Blog, http://amandanicolerogers.weebly.com/news/wcas-best-of-2014
2014 “WCA Best of 2014 Calendar July 2014-December 2015”, San Francisco: Pacific Region Women’s Caucaus for Art
2010 Adrian, Amber, “A Guide to Open Studios”, San Francisco: 7x7, Oct 7, 2010, www.7x7.com/arts/guide-open-studios
AUCTIONS
2017 Art for Aids "Juried" Auction, San Francisco, CA
2016 Art for Aids "Juried" Auction, San Francisco, CA
2016 ArtSpan "Juried" Auction, SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA
http://artspansf.tofinoauctions.com/auction2016/
2010 ArtSpan Auction, SOMArts Gallery, San Francisco, CA