Current Exhibition:

March 1 – 30, 2006

Solo show

"Flowers, Sea and Landscapes "

Toby’s Feed Barn

Point Reyes Station, CA

Hours:  9 to 5 Mon. thru Sat. ; Sunday 10 to 4

Artist’s Reception:  Saturday March 4th ; 2 to 4 p.m.

Directions to Toby’s Feed Barn, Point Reyes Station:

Going West on Lucas Valley Road from Highway 101 (also the Smith Ranch Road exit), it is 20 miles to Toby’s. Allow 30 minutes driving time.

>Follow the winding road 10.1 miles. Turn right towards Nicasio and drive 3.8 miles.
>Turning left when reaching Nicasio Square, then right (following yellow line) past part of the Nicasio Dam to a major Stop Sign. Directly ahead, is a sign “Pt. Reyes Station 6 miles”.

>Turn left. Nicasio Dam is still on your left.
>Drive 3 miles to another Stop Sign that states “Pt. Reyes 3 miles”
>Turn right, cross over colorful bridge, and follow road for 3 miles.
>At stop sign, turn left (following signs) a very short distance to State Route One.
>Turn left onto the main street of Point Reyes Station. Toby’s is on the left side of the street.

Enjoy Toby’s, the shops, galleries, and the divine Bovine Bakery !
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For a change of scenery, one can take Sir Francis Drake Blvd. back to Highway 101, stopping enroute to visit the Bear Valley Visitor’s Center where maps indicating the numerous hiking/camping sites in Point Reyes National Seashore are available. And while there, walk the Earthquake Trail . . .

Article about Joan in Marin IJ

Previous Exhibitions:

"Flowers, Sea and Landscapes"

Over 60 subjects are on display.

The Women's Health Center

1656 North California Blvd., Suite 100, Walnut Creek

(Across from the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts.)

Phone: (925) 941.7900

Showing: January 5 to February 28, 2006
Hours: Weekdays, 9 to 5

"Fascinating Flowers"

Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture at Strybing Aboretum, San Francisco Botanical Garden.

"Fascinating Flowers" Floral Macrophotography by Joan Linn Bekins

Showing July 1 thru September 30, 2005

Library hours: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., 7 days a week, except major holidays

Location: Ninth Avenue and Lincoln Way, San Francisco

4l5-66l-l3l6, Ext. 303

www.sfbotanicalgarden.org

Online article: July 30, 2005 Marin Independent Journal

"Capturing Light"
Scenic land and seascapes, flower photographs
September 2 through November 4, 2005

Location: Saint Francis Memorial Hospital
900 Hyde Street, Main floor, Pierotti Pavilion San Francisco

May be viewed from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday

Website: http://www.stfrancisfoundation.org/index.php?sid=44

Juried Fine Art Exhibition September 1- 30, 2005

Three "Café" theme photographs:

"Cinque Terre Caffes"
"Piazza San Marco, Quadri Caffe"
"Wines of Provence"

Location: Indian Valley Artists Gallery, 781 Hamilton Parkway, Novato, CA

Open Tuesday - Sunday, 11a.m. to 5p.m.

July - September, 2003

Marin County Civic Center, Free Library, "Flowers and Marin
Marine-scapes" are showing July 1 to September 30, 2003
4th Floor (#427), 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA

The hours are Monday, Wednesday, Friday 10 to 6
Tuesday and Thursday 10 to 9
Saturday 10 to 5
- Closed Sunday -

Online information:

Civic Center Library homepage

Directions to the Civic Center Library:

The Civic Center Library is under the dome of the historic Marin County
Civic Center Building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

From Highway 101, go east on North San Pedro Road and turn left at the first traffic light. Take the first left turn and drive through the building archinto the parking lot.

Bus stop: The Civic Center is on the 1, 23, and 75 bus lines. Also
accessible from the bus pad served by the 80.

Call Whistlestop Wheels (415-454-0964) for paratransit service for seniors and persons with disabilities.

Email inquiries: joan@joanlinnbekins.com

February 4 - March 28, 2003

Tiburon Town Hall Community Room, 1505 Tiburon Blvd, 2nd Floor, Tiburon, CA (next door to the Belvedere-Tiburon Library)

This solo exhibition of 50 images is presented by the Tiburon Heritage and Arts Commission.

Hours: Open Monday-Thursday: 9 - 5 ; Friday: 9 to Noon

Solo shows:

Mill Valley Community Center, "Spring Garden & Wildflowers" Camino Alto, Mill Valley, CA (March 29 - May 2, 2002)

Mill Valley Community Center

Cardio Rehabilitation Center, "Flower Power",2 Bonaire, Greenbrae, CA (October 2001 - February 2002)

Cardio Rehab Center, Greenbrae, CA

The Atrium Art Gallery, "Flower Power", The Institute for Health & Healing Humanities Program, Marin General Hospital, Marin Cancer Center, Greenbrae, CA (July 9 - October 5, 2001)

1350 South Eliseo, Greenbrae, CA

Transamerica Center, "A Celebration of Macro Flower Photography", Winter Garden Lobby, San Francisco, CA (March 26 - May 21, 2001)

Transamerica Center, San Francisco, CA

The Belvedere-Tiburon Library, "Belly Botany", Tiburon, CA (May 2 - June 23, 2000)

Belvedere-Tiburon Library, CA

Other showings:

The Belvedere-Tiburon Library, "Scenes of Belvedere", Tiburon, CA (October 6 - October 23, 2001)

"Herring Run" First Place