Nita Winter
Resume: People, Wildflower and Fine Art Photographer, Project Director
Co-Founder: The WinterBadger Collection: A Certified Green Business that celebrates life with fine photographic arts and books by Rob Badger and Nita Winter.
Owner/CEO: Nita Winter Photography (1982- present)
A Green Certified Business Celebrating Life through Images
Current Project: Beauty and the Beast: Wildflowers and Climate Change. This documentary art project in collaboration with photographer Nita Winter a sponsored project by Blue Earth Alliance. BEA is a non-profit organization that supports photo documentary projects worldwide that raise awareness about endangered cultures, threatened environments, and social concerns through photography.
Books:
New fine art, environmental coffee table book: Beauty and The Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change by Rob Badger and Nita Winter. Companion book to the traveling exhibit. Co-publishing with the California Native Plant Society. 12 x 12" 264 page coffee table book with 18 short stories by 16 passionate nature writers, conservation leaders, and dedicated scientists.
EXHIBITIONS:
Solo Shows:
"Beauty and The Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change" by Rob Badger and Nita Winter
2016 Jewett Gallery, San Francisco Main Public Library 100 image exhibit
Traveling Exhibit offered by Exhibit Envoy (52 images, map and text panels)
2017 San Bernadino County Museum, Redlands CA June- Sept 2017
2017 California Museum, Sacramento CA Oct - Dec 2017
2018 Grace Hudson Museum, Ukiah CA Feb - June 2017
2018-9 Gateway Science Museum, Chico CA June 2017 -Nov 2019 (Semi-Permanent Exhibit)
Upcoming Bookings:
2018 Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton CA Sept - Oct 2018
2019 Hi-Desert Museum, Yucca Valley CA Jan - Feb 2019
2019 The Bay Model, Sausalito CA April - May 2019
2020 Museum of San Ramon Valley, Danville CA Jan - March 2020
FINE ART SALES (1999-present only)
Major Hospital commissions by Sutter Healthcare: Geary/Van Ness Campus and Bernal/Mission Campus: 24 photographic images by Rob Badger and Nita Winter were selected
2014-18 Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF)/Sutter locations thru A.R.T. Consulting Services: Commission- San Carlos Medical Center (metal prints), San Carlos CA; Palliative Care and Geriatric Center, Palo Alto CA; Danville Medical Center; San Jose Blossom Hill Center; and 15 pieces up to 4 x 8' installed in the Munnerlyn Eye Institute/Vision Center, Sunnyvale CA.
2012-13 Major Hospital commission by A.R.T. Consulting Services and Kaiser Redwood City Medical Center: 34 photographic images by Rob Badger and Nita Winter selected to be built into the architecture of their new hospital (opened December 2014). Minimum size: 8 square feet. Maximum size: 8’ x 20’ translucent room dividers. See more samples in Healthcare or Installations.
2012 Misc Medical Centers thru Billy Hork Gallery, Chicago IL and A.R.T., Los Gatos CA
2010 Laguna Honda Hospital, San Francisco Art Commission, San Francisco CA; Medical Center thru Artscape, Montgomeryville PA; Private Collectors thru G2 Gallery, Venice CA
2009 Richmond Civic Center, Richmond, CA (8 pieces: Mayor’s office and Supervisor Chambers)
2004-2008 Kaiser Permanente Labor and Delivery and Postpartum Unit, San Francisco; Flaget Hospital, Kentucky; Boudin Bistro, Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco; Central City Concern, Portland OR; Hospital, New York; Fiber Craft Headquarters; Palo Alto Medical Center facility, Fremont; Kaiser Oakland Pediatric Oncology Department; Women's Clinic, Chicago, IL; Maternity Ward in Sutter Medical, Tracy, CA; Kaiser Redwood City, CA; Oakland Medical Center, Oakland CA; Unidentified Hospital in New York
2004- 2001 Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Pediatric Clinic, Oakland, CA; Memorial Hospital Association, Modesto, CA; SPI Lighting, Mequon WI; Sutter Hospital, Tracy, CA; Palo Alto Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
1999+2000 El Camino Hospital, Mountain View CA; Washington Hospital, Fremont, CA (15 images for Maternity Ward); Utah Arts Council, Children's Special Needs Health Clinic, Salt Lake City UT; East Valley Medical Center, Santa Clara CA; Sutter Merced Medical Center, Merced CA (24 images)
EXHIBITIONS (continued)
Additional Solo Shows
Green Art for Green Homes, Nature Images, Invitational with Artist Rob Badger
2007 Western Interior Design and Home Show, San Francisco, CA
Faces of Affordable Housing in Marin, Commission: Marin Community Foundation
2006 Marin Community Foundation Headquarters, San Rafael CA
2005 Marin Civic Center, San Rafael CA
Child's Play
2004 Tiburon Town Hall, Tiburon CA
Celebration of Life
2003 Marin General Hospital Oncology Center, Greenbrae CA
The Faces of Vallejo, Community Art Project (25 7’ outdoor photo banners featuring 50 photographs)
2003 Downtown Vallejo, Commissioned by the Arts Foundation of Vallejo and the City of Vallejo
The Faces of the Canal Community Art Project (50 outdoor photo banners with 100 images)
2002 Throughout the Canal Neighborhood, on bus shelters and large prints in the Pickleweed Community Center
The Faces of Novato (100+ images including 40 83" outdoor banners)
2001 Old Town, Novato (4 + months to date)
The Faces of Marin City (135 image outdoor exhibit, including 24-94" vinyl banners)
1999-2002 Gateway Shopping Center, Marin City CA (15 months), Marin Civic Center, Jewish Community Center, San Rafael, Tiburon Town Hall, Tiburon, The Bay Model Gallery, Sausalito CA
In the Soup, the Faces of St. Vincent's Dining Room (61 prints up to 40 x 60")
1998 Marin Civic Center, San Rafael CA Marin Community Foundation Larkspur Landing CA
1997-1998 Caffe Valeska, San Rafael CA plus 6 Satellite Exhibits
Children, Children Everywhere and Not a Place to Play
1987-1989 San Francisco Main Library, San Francisco Airport, North Terminal, Wells Fargo Bank, SF Civic Center
Children of the Tenderloin
1986-1988 San Francisco Main Library, Chevron Gallery, Chevron USA, PG&E Corporate Hdqtrs, Atrium Gallery and San Francisco Foundation, SF CA
Group Shows
57 Degrees
2011 Thoreau Center for Sustainability, Presidio, San Francisco CA
Unveiling: Twelve Artist to Watch in 2011
2010 Marin Arts Council Gallery, San Rafael CA
Where the Wild things Grow
2010 G2 Gallery, Venice CA
Master Artist
2008 Invitational at the Marin Art Festival at the Civic Center Lagoon, San Rafael CA
REPRESENTED BY
Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco CA
A.R.T. Consulting Services, Sausalito CA
Artscape, Montgomeryville PA
Artsource, New Berlin WI
Billy Hork Gallery, Chicago CA
Carol Dabb Fine Art, Los Altos CA
Cathy Baum and Associates, Menlo Park CA
Concepts in Art Ltd, Janesville WI
Corporate Artworks, Schaumburg IL
Corporate Art and Framing, Minneapolis MN
Fine Art by Day, Oakland CA
Gallery Services, San Diego CA
Suzy Locke and Associates, Oakland CA
T. Bruce Associates, Oakland CA
COMMISSIONS
2008 The Faces of Emeryville, Emeryville Unified School District ($9,000 Budget for Photography only)
2002 The Faces of Vallejo, City of Vallejo and the Vallejo Arts Foundation ($30,000+ Budget)
2002 The Faces of Affordable Housing, Marin Community Foundation ($25,000 Budget)
2001 The Faces of the Canal, Marin Community Foundation and San Rafael Canal Ministry ($45,000 B)
2000 The Faces of Novato, City of Novato Multicultural Oversight Committee ($50,000 Budget)
2000 Marin City Cookbook, County of Marin Department of Health & Human Services
1992, 95-99 Children's Defense Fund Wall Calendars, Washington, DC (Hand-colored by Thea Schrack)
1997 In the Soup, the Faces of St. Vincent's Dining Hall, Exhibit, San Rafael, CA ($14,000 Budget)
1997 20 Years of Women Helping Women, 1998 Calendar for the Iris Center, San Francisco
1996 Fresh Start, by KQED Books and Stanford Medical Center
1993 Changing the Odds, Middle School Reform in Progress, The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, NY
1988 Bay Area Theater Week Exhibit, by Chevron USA, Hand-colored by Thea Schrack, SF CA
1987 Children Children Everywhere and Not a Place to Play Exhibit and Poster, San Francisco, CA
1985 Children of the Tenderloin Exhibit and Book, by the Bay Area Women's Resource Center
AWARDS/GRANTS
2008 Master Artist Invitation: Marin Art Festival at the Civic Center Lagoon, San Rafael, CA June 2008
2002 $28,000 Grant from the Marin Community Foundation for The Faces of Affordable Housing
2002 $45,000 Grant from the Marin Community Foundation for The Faces of the Canal
2001 $24,000 Grant from the Marin Community Foundation for The Faces of Novato ($45,000 Budget)
2001 $10,000 Arts Grant from the Institute of Noetic Sciences for The Faces of Novato
2000 $20,000 Grant from the Marin Community Foundation for The Faces of Marin City
1998 $4,300 Marin Arts Council Community Arts Grant for The Faces of Marin City ($52,000 Budget)
1998 2nd Place, Color; 2nd Place Alternative Process, Napa County Photo Exhibit, Napa CA
1994 Communication Arts Annual, Editorial
1976-91 Various Awards: Nikon, Int’l Assoc, Business Communicators, Fellowship: Main Photographic Workshops, Rockport ME
REVIEWS/ARTICLES
2018 Pacific Horticultural Magazine: "Beauty and The Beast: California Wildflowers and Climate Change"
2008 Marin Independent Journal (Marin IJ): The Face Behind the “Faces” Project: Master Artist
2007 American Photo Magazine: “Inside the Green Studio: Being eco-conscious can also be good business"
2007 Natural Home Magazine: “Focus on Sustainability” May/June issue
2007 Marin IJ: "Green Plan-it: Shutter Out the Pollution with Eco-friendly Photography"
2006 Marin IJ: Artist Dialogue, “Artists explore what it’s like to make Marin home” by Jeanne Bogardus
2005 Marin IJ: Artist Dialogue, “Students focus on challenging their first impressions” by Paul Mace/Maureen Parton
2002 SF Chronicle, “New Course for the Canal” by Jim Doyle
2002 Teaching Tolerance Magazine and Website, “Photography Breaks Down Stereotypes in Small California Town” Deb Fellner
2002 Marin IJ: “Canal’s Faces Flying High” by Rebecca Rosen Lam
2001 Marin IJ: “Novato ‘Faces’ project is on display”(2001), by Jane Futcher
2000 Photo District News, “Your Friends and Neighbors” by Deb Fellner
1999 San Francisco Examiner, “Marin City a moving portrait” by Mike Dougan
1999 Marin IJ: “Celebrating the Many Faces of Marin City” (1999) by Maia Werner
1997 Marin IJ: “Food for Thought” (1997) by Beth Ashley
1993 SF Examiner, Stephanie Salter
1987 SF Examiner, Museums and Galleries, “Emotional photos of the Tenderloin” by Al Morch
SF Chronicle Sunday Edition, This World, “Children of the Tenderloin” (cover and 2 page photo spread)
TELEVISION
Interviews
2016 NBC TV" "OpenRoad", Rob Badger and Nita Winter's wildflower photography/project featured, Interview by Doug McConnell (aired 3 times)
2002 Marin Report Ch. 26 "Faces of the Canal" (aired five times)
1999 "Wayne's Notebook," by Wayne Freedman, ABC NEWS (aired three times)
1988 WEEKEND EXTRA, KRON San Francisco "Children, Children Everywhere and Not a Place to Play"
Stills: Specials/Programs
2003 "This Far by Faith, African-American Spiritual Journeys" PBS Special
1991 Millions of Kids are Hungry in America" Food Research and Action Center, Washington, DC
1991 "Class Action: Live Town Hall Meeting on Education KQED TV intro & set design), SF CA
1987 "Children of Poverty," KGO Documentary, San Francisco, CA
1986 "Children of the Tenderloin" Series PEOPLE ARE TALKING, KRON Noon New, KGO Evening News, WEEKDAY, and KBHK STUIDO A, San Francisco, CA
Spots
1991 Strive for Five (volunteerism)
1990 "California Family" Task force on the Changing Family, Tom Bates
1986 "Recipes for Life" American Cancer Society
MAGAZINES/NEWSPAPERS
Images appear in: APA Monitor, Chevron USA, Educational Leadership, Entrepreneur, Focus, Family Circle, Computerland, Creation, Instructor Middle Years (cover story), Ladies' Home Journal, Parenting, Parents' Digest, Parents' Guide, Photo Metro, Sesame Street, Sierra, and Signature Magazine. Newspapers: Boston Globe, California Business, California Lawyer, California Tomorrow, Courier Journal: Louisville Times, Harvard Medical Bulletin, Los Angeles Times, Marin Independent Journal, New York Times, Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner and the Village Voice.
IMAGES IN BOOKS
1989-2003 Numerous High School and College Textbooks Nationwide
1998 A Mother's Touch, Tehabi Books
1997 Sunday in America, Tehabi Books
1995 The American Promise, KQED Books
1994 & 1986 Women and Work: Photographs and Personal Essays, NewSage Press(10 images)
1991 Gaining Ground, Edna McConnell Clark Foundation
1990 New Mexico on My Mind, Falcon Press
1989 California National Forests, Falcon Press
1988, 1989 A Time to Heal, Jeremy Tarcher, Inc. & Avon (author portrait)
1983 Women: A Feminist Perspective, Mayfield (cover)
LECTURES/TEACHING
2001 "Photographing Children" at Santa Fe Photographic Workshop
1994 Herald Project, San Francisco CA
1992-2003 Academy of Art, San Francisco CA
1992 Professional Photographers of San Francisco
1991 American Society of Magazine Photographers, San Francisco CA
1990 City College, San Francisco CA
1998 Eye Gallery, San Francisco CA
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