Betty Alyce Finch

 Gourd Artist


 

 1350 Norris Road, Bakersfield, California 93312-3400
Telephone (661) 589-3368 Fax (661) 328-0258
FINCHGOURD@aol.com



Personal Information
Born February 4, 1951
Valpraiso, Indiana
Living in Kern County, California since 1955


Education
Antelope Valley College  Art major  1970-1974
Bakersfield College  Art/Criminal Law  AA 1985
San Jose State University  Criminal Law  1982-1984
Cerro Coso College  Business/Criminal Law  1984-1998
Cal State Bakersfield  Business  1997-1998
California Peace Officers and Training  Advanced Certificate  1986


Art Education
 Scottsdale Artist's School  Suspect Composites  1996
 FBI Academy, Quantico, VA  Facial Reconstruction  1998
 Studied Gourd Art with:    
 Jeanette Whitehair  Pyro/Pressure Engraving 1997
 Jolee Schlea  Spirit Painting 1998
 Ron Bair  Woodburning 1999  


Art Related Employment/Service
 Graphic Artist, Royal Copy & Printing  1974-1976
 Regional Director - California Gourd Society  1998-1999
 Kern County Sheriff/Coroner's Department, Composite Artist  1985-1999


Collections:

 Winnelson Company  Bakersfield, California
 Fernando Cominando  Bakersfield, California
 Milon Filkins  Bakersfield, California
 Julie Anthony  Bakersfield, California
 Bill DeCarteret  Exeter, California
 Elizabeth Brockhouse  Bakersfield, California
 Jim Story  Pendleton, Indiana


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