Exhibitions, Publications, Conferences & Workshops
Whenever I show my art, my goal isn’t to share beauty just for its own sake. Instead, my goal is to help evoke experiences that take us beyond the ordinary perspective, using a combination of the art itself, plus my artist statement or narration, and music when possible. Whether in solo or group exhibitions, in articles, books, or conferences, in online publications, or any other venue, I try to point to a way of being that’s much more peaceful, balanced, harmonious, and focused, and inspired than our usual way of being. Over the years, each series has focused on progressively deeper aspects of our experience, and I’m constantly learning that far more is possible than we usually think!
2025
“From Wandering to Illumination: 3-D Photography as a Path to Awakening”. Video presentation published in Journal of Jungian Scholarly Studies (forthcoming).
2024
“Pointing Beyond the Ordinary: Art Activism and the Beyond Series of Tree Photographs”. Presented at the Jungian Society of Scholarly Studies conference, Albuquerque NM.
“Tree Portrait #1”, “Tree Portrait #3”, “Tree Portrait #10”, and “Gymnopedie” published in Catamaran Magazine, Vol. 12, Issue 1.
“Vision #43” published in At the Institute, the annual report of the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco.
2023
“From Wandering to Illumination: The New Eleusinian Mysteries”. Presented at the Jungian Society of Scholarly Studies conference, Asheville NC.
“The Beyond Series: Meditations on the Divine”. Presented at the International Association for Jungian Studies conference.
“Fugue #29” included in group exhibition “12 x 12” at Cabrillo Gallery, Aptos CA.
Participated in Santa Cruz Open studios, Aptos CA.
2021
The Music of Trees: A Journey Through Three Ways of Seeing. Published by Beyond Editions, Aptos, CA.
2020
“Illumination #6” published as the cover of Morphological Diversity and Linguistic Cognition, Cambridge University Press.
2019
“From Wandering to Illumination: The New Eleusinian Mysteries”. Presented at the Art and Psyche Conference, Santa Barbara CA.
The Music of Trees. Solo exhibition at North Lake Tahoe Visitor Center, Tahoe City CA.
“Photographing Presence”. Article published in Jung Journal, vol. 13 issue 3.
A Singing Wire: Duets of Poems and Photographs, by Virginia Bush and Ryan Bush. Published by Beyond Editions, Los Gatos CA.
Participated in Silicon Valley Open Studios, Sunnyvale CA.
2018
“From Wandering to Illumination: The New Eleusinian Mysteries”. Presented at the Science and Non-Duality Conference, San Jose CA.
“From Wandering to Illumination: The New Eleusinian Mysteries”. Presented at the North / South Jungian Conference, Riverside CA.
The Music of Trees: A Journey Through Three Ways of Seeing. Published by Beyond Editions, Los Gatos CA.
2017
Visions photographs included in “Seeing is Believing” 3-D photography group exhibition. Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego CA.
Exhibitions, Publications, Conferences & Workshops (continued)
2016
“The Space Beyond Words”. Paper presented at the Science and Non-Duality Conference, San Jose CA.
“Visualizing the Mundus Imaginalis: Analytical Psychology, Art, and Mysticism.” Workshop given with D. Steven Nouriani, Ph.D. at the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco.
34th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition, juried by Yasufumi Nakamori. Houston Center for Photography, Houston TX.
FotoFestMeeting Place, group exhibition and portfolio review, Houston, TX.
Photographs included in the Print Auction, Houston Center for Photography, Houston CA.
2015
Visions: Photographs from Another World. Solo exhibition at Houston Center for Photography, Houston CA.
“Photographing the Emergent Self: Connecting with Mundus Imaginalis, Layers of Liminality, and Transcendence.” Paper presented at the Art and Psyche Conference, Siracusa, Italy.
“Photographing Siracusa.” Workshop presented at the Art and Psyche Conference, Siracusa, Italy.
“Ryan Bush: Visions, in Conversation with Kathryn Dunlevie.” Spot Magazine, Spring 2015.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Art Miami, Miami FL.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Art Market, San Francisco CA.
“The Space Beyond Words”. Presented at Science and Non-Duality Conference, San Jose CA.
HCP Fellowship Honorable Mention, juried by Paul Kopeikin. Houston, TX
2014
Annual Auction, San Jose Institute for Contemporary Art, San Jose CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Art Market, San Francisco CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Affordable Art Fair, New York NY.
FotoFestMeeting Place, group exhibition and portfolio review, Houston, TX.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Affordable Art Fair, London UK.
2013
Modernbook Gallery booth, artMRKT, San Francisco CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Art Miami, Miami FL.
Modernbook Gallery booth, LA Art Show, Los Angeles CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Toronto Art Fair, Toronto Canada.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Affordable Art Fair, London UK.
2012
“Abstract Photography: A Bridge to Imaginal Worlds.” Paper presented at the Art and Psyche Conference, New York NY.
Multiple Visions. Solo exhibition at Modernbook Gallery (now the Themes and Projects Gallery), San Francisco CA.
Statewide Photography Exhibition, Triton Museum, Santa Clara CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Art Platform, Los Angeles CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Art Hamptons, Bridgehampton NY.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Art Pad, San Francisco CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, art MRKT, San Francisco CA.
Print Fair, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose CA.
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2012
(cont’d)
“Warehouse Show”, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco CA.
Mistral Restaurant, Redwood Shores, CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Affordable Art Fair, New York NY.
Origins, Fibre Arts Design, Palo Alto CA.
“Anima” group exhibition, Fibre Arts Design, Palo Alto CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, LA Art Show, Los Angeles CA.
Two pieces acquired by the Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto CA.
2011
“Winter Show”, Modernbook Gallery, San Francisco CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Art Miami, Miami FL.
“Winter Solstice”, Fibre Arts Design, Palo Alto CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Toronto International Art Fair, Toronto CA.
2010
Two pieces acquired by the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston TX.
“Recent Acquisitions”, group exhibition, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX.
Writing the Divine and Compositions solo exhibition. Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica CA.
One piece acquired by the C. G. Jung Institute, San Francisco CA.
“Coniunctio: Images of Union”. Article published in Jung Journal, vol. 4 no. 3.
Photographs published in Spiritus Journal.
“Art on the Edge”, group exhibition, New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM.
Exhibitions, Publications, Conferences & Workshops (continued)
2010
(cont’d)
FotoFestMeeting Place, group exhibition and portfolio review, Houston, TX.
“Critical Mass” (top 100), PhotoLucida.org.
“New Visions”, Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, TX.
“Warehouse Show”, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco CA.
Mistral Restaurant, Redwood Shores, CA.
2009
Mysteries, solo exhibition. C. G. Jung Institute, San Francisco CA.
Photographs included in “Arts on Fire” group show, and awarded a solo exhibition. Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica CA.
Preludes and Fugues solo exhibition, Red Rock Café, Mountain View CA.
Began representation by the John Cleary Gallery (later the Catherine Couturier Gallery), Houston TX.
27th Anniversary Juried Membership ExhibitionHouston Center for Photography, Houston TX.
Arts on Fire, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica CA.
23rd International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of NJ, Summit NJ
(honorable mention).
Annual Auction, Houston Center for Photography, Houston TX.
Mistral Restaurant, Redwood Shores, CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Photo LA, Los Angeles CA.
Participated in Silicon Valley Open Studios, Mountain View CA.
2008
Flora solo exhibition. Keeble & Schuchat Gallery, Palo Alto CA.
Vita solo exhibition. Elizabeth Norton Studio, Palo Alto CA.
Photographs published in Spring Program Guide, C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco.
Photographs published in 3rd Floor Project, Issue #5.
Began representation by Modernbook Gallery, Palo Alto, CA and later called Themes and Projects, San Francisco CA.
“Winter White” group exhibition. Modernbook Gallery, Palo Alto CA.
“Invitational Show”. Intel Corporation, Santa Clara Campus.
“Bay Area Annual 2008”, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica CA.
“The Small Show”, Modernbook Gallery, Palo Alto CA.
“Figurative”. Pacific Art League, Palo Alto CA.
FotoFestMeeting Place, group exhibition and portfolio review, Houston, TX.
“How I See It” group exhibition. Norton Gallery, Palo Alto CA. (Honorable Mention)
“Water and Reflections” group exhibition. Pacific Art League, Palo Alto CA.
“Abstract” group exhibition, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto CA.
Modernbook Gallery booth, Photo LA, Los Angeles CA.
Participated in Silicon Valley Open Studios, Mountain View CA.
2007
“Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk: A Century by the Sea”. Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz CA.
“Capturing Light”. Norton Gallery, Palo Alto CA.
2006
Mysteries solo exhibition. Elizabeth Norton Studio, Palo Alto CA.
Photograph “Genesis” published in the magazine Shift.
Exhibitions, Publications, Conferences & Workshops (continued)
2006
(cont’d)
“Bay Area Annual” group exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA.
Keeble and Schuchat Gallery, Palo Alto, CA.
2005
Mysteries solo exhibition, Stanford Law School, Palo Alto CA.
Began representation by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) Artists Gallery, San Francisco CA.
“Photography: A Semiannual Survey of New Work in Photography”, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco CA.
“Monochrome”, Norton Gallery, Palo Alto CA.
“Contemporary Abstracts”, Alameda Art Center, Alameda CA.
“Photo San Francisco”, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco CA.
2004
Began representation by the Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto CA.
Recent Works exhibition, Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto CA.
Essences solo exhibition, Institute for the Future, Palo Alto CA.
Essences solo exhibition, Foster City Art Gallery, Foster City CA.
Participated in Peninsula Open Studios, Sunnyvale CA.
Participated in Silicon Valley Open Studios, and awarded inclusion in the Stars Program.
“Insight”, Norton Gallery, Palo Alto CA. (Honorable Mention)
“Affirmative Abstraction”, Sun Gallery, Hayward CA.
“Contemporary Abstracts”, Alameda Art Center, Alameda CA. (Award of Excellence)
“Green Tea Invitational”, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley CA.
“Photo and Sculpture”, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA.
“Experimental”, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA.
“Shadows and Light”, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA.
2003
“Preview 2003”, Herbst International Exhibition Hall, San Francisco CA.
Participated in Peninsula Open Studios, Sunnyvale CA.
Finalist in the N4C PhotoFest print competition.
2000
Ph.D. in Linguistics, University of California, Santa Cruz.
Ph.D. Dissertation: “A Typology of Focal Categories”.
1996
B.A. in Linguistics and Russian, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore PA.
