Local Artist

Sandy Ostrau - Oils

Sandy grew up in Palo Alto, California, where she was an active student at the Palo Alto Art Center through high school. She continued studio art classes and studied art history at UCSB.

After a stint in marketing communications for a Silicon Valley company, Sandy spent several years creating silkscreen and hand-painted clothing and other items for sale through Nordstrom and other Northern California retailers. Eventually, though, she decided to focus on oils.

She has taken numerous painting and drawing classes at the Pacific Art League and the Art Center in Palo Alto, and for the last 5 years has been a student at the California Academy of Painters studying with Brigitte Curt and Jim Smyth.

Shows and Awards

• First prize, oil and acrylic painting, Art In The Redwoods 2004, Gualala, CA
• Silicon Valley Open Studios 2005
• Included in juried show "Wet Paint" 2005, Gualala Art Center
• Silicon Valley Open Studios 2006
• Best in Show award, "Wet Paint" 2006, Gualala Art Center
• "Moments in Time" 2007 group show, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica

Contact Information: Sandy Ostrau 730 Palo Alto Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301 Email: ostrau4@sbcglobal.net Phone: 650-327-3426

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