Bio:
Gina Lim Bolton lives in Mill Valley and works in San Francisco, CA. Bolton is a multimedia artist who graduated from San Francisco State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Interior Design. She enjoys experimenting with various mediums including paint, tape, paper, fabric, metal, plastic, photography, and found objects. She has exhibited work in design and art galleries, craft shows, coffee shops, fundraiser events, and volunteered in theater productions. Since 2009, Bolton has been doing collaborative art installations for SOMArts Day of the Dead exhibitions in San Francisco, CA. In 2013 she married her long time art collaborator Nathaniel Bolton. They continue to collaborate on art projects together.
Exhibitions and Art Shows:
October 9, 2015: The Phoenix - Collaborative Installation by Gina Bolton and Nathaniel Bolton, Day of the Dead Today Is The Shadow Of Tomorrow, Dia De Los Muertos, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
April 24 , 2015: Fabric leaves, Artscarves, Crochet Scarves, Crochet Hats, Handcrafted Pillows, and Illustrations - Collaborated Designs by Gina Bolton and Nathaniel Bolton, CCA Back lot Craft Fair, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
October 10, 2014: Bench House - Collaborative Installation by Gina Bolton and Nathaniel Bolton, Day of the Dead Visions at Twillight, Dia de Los Muertos, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
December 2012: Lim painted faux brick walls for Killing My Lobster "Does Not Fear The End" that were then repurposed for KML 'Takes it to the Street' Comedic Vignettes for the Hilariously Hip, Stage Werx Theatre, San Francisco, CA
December 2012: New Fall Artscarves, Basic Artscarves, Empress Artscarves, and Jr. Artscarves - Designed By Gina Lim and Nathaniel Bolton, CCA Holiday Fair, California College of the Arts, Oakland, CA
November 2012: Theater set collaboration by Set Painter Gina Lim and by Set Designer Nathaniel Bolton - Killing My Lobster "Does Not Fear The End" Comedic Vignettes for the Approaching Apocalypse, Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
October 2012: Future Pulls The Past - Collaborative Installation by Gina Lim and Nathaniel Bolton, Day of the Dead Spirits to Face the Future, Dia de Los Muertos, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
2012 SOMArts Cultural Center opening reception photos:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/set=a.10151490601579498.578595.14810979497&type=1&l=78ef5f544d
2012 SOMArts Cultural Center flickr set of photos of the altars:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/somarts/sets/72157631853792854/
October 2011: Irasshai Toko - Collaborative Installation by Gina Lim and Nathaniel Bolton, Day of the Dead Illuminations, Dia De Los Muertos, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
2011 SOMArts exhibition video: http://youtu.be/bsfsZAmHyCg
May 2011: Artscarves, Basic Artscarves, Empress Artscarves, and Jr. Artscarves - Designed by Gina Lim and Nathaniel Bolton; Paintings by Gina Lim, St. Paul's Flea Fundraiser, San Francisco, CA
April 2011: Artscarves - Designed by Gina Lim and Nathaniel Bolton, SOMARTS Pop-UP Shop, SOMArts Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
Oct. 2010: Blue Wave Ariel Quilt Leaf - Collaborative Installation by Gina Lim and Nathaniel Bolton, Day of the Dead Honoring Revolution With Visions Of Healing, Dia De Los Muertos, SomArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
Oct. 2009: Soul Scale - Collaborative Installation by Gina Lim and Nathaniel Bolton, Day of the Dead Alters For The Spirits Offerings For The Living, Dia De Los Muertos, SOMArts Cultural Center, San Francisco, CA
Sept. 2003: Fifteen Experimental Paintings by Gina Lim, Blue Danube Coffee House, San Francisco, CA
May 2003: Four Paintings by Gina Lim, Cafe Du Louvre,
San Francisco, CA
March 2001: Nine Interior Design Renderings by Gina Lim, Galleria, San Francisco Design Center, San Francisco, CA
Nov. 1996: Soapstone Dog Sculpture by Gina Lim, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA
Nov. 1996: Handcrafted Copper Dragon Mask by Gina Lim, Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, CA,
New York
Volunteer Work:
October 2011: Assist Scenic Designer Nathaniel Bolton with material selection and stage deconstruction - Killing My Lobster Conquers the Galaxy, The Jewish Theater, San Francisco, CA
April 2011: Theater stage construction: Painted wall panels, assembled circuit board panels - Killing My Lobster Reboots, The Jewish Theater, San Francisco, CA
Oct. 2003: Re emergence, Red Ink Studios, San Francisco, CA
Feb: 2003: Liquid Paper Flavored Milk, Red Ink Studios,
San Francisco, CA
May 2001: Cashier and Information Booth, Charity Sample Sale, San Francisco Design Center Showplace, San Francisco, CA
March 2001: Docent the Interior Design Student Exhibition, Galleria, San Francisco Design Center, San Francisco, CA
