Attachment C - PAC Applications - Redacted — Palo Alto City Council, October 6, 2025

Public Art Commission Application
Submitted on 23 September 2025, 2:33pm
Receipt number 36
Related form version 10
Name Anjana Joshi
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City
Postal Code
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Public Art
Commission?
Email from the City
Personal Information
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Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I request that the City of Palo Alto redact my home address, phone numbers, and email address from the attached Board and Commission Application prior to posting to the City’s website.

Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation I am an educator, a community college teacher in Arts and Design since 1995. In the last 30 years, I have taught at the Broome Community College (Binghamton, NY), Academy of Art (SF), Canada College (Redwood City) and Chabot College (Hayward). I have exhibited my furniture and paintings. I work in the medium of oil painting.

Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration.

If describing work experience, please include
company/employer name and occupation.

I have an MFA (1993) and I have taught Interior Design at Canada College in Redwood City since 1998. I also teach at Chabot College in Hayward since 2020. I am faculty co-advisor for the Interior Design Club at Canada College. I teach the following courses: California Architecture and Urban Design, History of Interiors, Materials, Critical Thinking, Perspective Drawing, and Principles and Elements of Design. I am certified by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification.

I continue my arts education by visiting museums and monuments around the world and through online educational programming.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations.

I am a Board Member at the HOA for my condo complex. When my children were students in PAUSD I was a dedicated volunteer for classroom and school activities, local and overnight trips. At Palo Alto High School I volunteered in the College and Career Center for many years. I volunteer to visit local High Schools and educate them regarding career training at Canada College.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Public Art
Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
I want to get involved in local arts initiatives because increasingly I feel that for the young and the old, public art and urban design can provide a refuge from the harsh realities that exist. I have 30 years of experience teaching young adults who are actively involved in building towards their future. Increasingly, to some, this future appears stressful and uncertain.

I see the role of public arts as encouraging cultural experiences and growth that could serve as a buffer against these conditions of uncertainty and stress and create conditions for a pulsing life and rhythm such as we find in the great old cities of the world, where participation for all exists through opportunities to interact and grow together in neighborhoods and cultural events. If selected, I would bring my sensitivity to the use of arts not only for visual appeal but also for a shared experience that creates urban comfort.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

I cannot mention any one issue in particular, but having lived near California Avenue Business District for the last 23 years I have followed many issues that were important to the residents. I am interested in all efforts that occur as a side effect of the process by which people make a place their own.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
If I am appointed I would like to see young adults asked more about what public art they would like to see in their town. This step is not absent at this time, but I think it can be made a central theme. What would make them feel part of the city's fabric? What kind of art would make them feel heard? My reason for this approach would be to have public arts act as a catalyst for change because I believe that public arts Application Questions
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and urban design have the capacity to replace apathy with empathy, and distance with welcome. The feedback of this particular age group could then be intentionally executed within the larger existing framework that aligns with existing citywide practices.

4. Public Art Commission Members work with the document listed below. If you have experience with this document, please describe that experience. Experience with this document is not required for selection.

I have read this document.

If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Anjana Joshi
Link to signature
Date Completed 09/23/2025
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Public Art Commission Application
Submitted on 23 September 2025, 11:51am
Receipt number 35
Related form version 10
Name Anne-Sophie Gaudet
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? No
Address
City Redwood City
Postal Code
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Public Art
Commission?
Email from the City
Personal Information
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation I am a professional artist. I specialized as a muralist but I also practice oil painting.

Here is my website: annesophiegaudet.com
Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration.

If describing work experience, please include
company/employer name and occupation.

I have been a visual art teacher at Silicon Valley International school in Palo Alto for 7 years. Since June 2023 I am a full time artist. I painted a dozen of murals in California. I painted one of the utility box in Palo Alto in July 2024. I also made a large scale mural at the Midpen Media Center in Palo Alto in 2025.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations.

When I was a teacher, I was involved in a lot of community activities at the school. One of the big events I planned each year was the "Arts Night" where the entire school was turned into an art gallery. Since I am a full time artist I look to bring art to different communities. I made a large scale public art mural for the city of Tustin. I regularly take part into a group of artists in Mountain View, we meet the first Wednesday of each month at Black Rock Coffee to plan activities. I painted live in a music festival "Destination" in September. I will participate into a mural contest at a festival "Mural Madness" in San Mateo on Sunday.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Public Art
Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
I am very interested in serving on the Public Art Commission because I love both Arts and the city. I lived in Palo Alto for 6 years when I arrived to the US from France in 2009. The city was very welcoming to my family and I would like to make the city even more beautiful, interesting and welcoming to all with more art. I would bring my general knowledge of Design and Visual Art, my own sensitivity and reflection regarding the enhancement of a place with art.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

I would like to better understand how budgets work, how partnerships can be built between stakeholders and artists. I believe local artists have a lot to bring but don't have a lot of paid opportunities to get involved.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
I would like to help the city of Palo Alto develop an identity as a city that highly value the arts. I would help by identify places or events that lack art.

I don't have experience with this document.

If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

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Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Anne-Sophie Gaudet
Link to signature
Date Completed 09/23/2025
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Public Art Commission Application
Submitted on 18 September 2025, 4:27pm
Receipt number 31
Related form version 10
Name Citlali Muñoz
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City
Postal Code
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Public Art
Commission?
Flyer
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation Currently unemployed. I will be starting an after school program teacher position later this month, Sept. 29th.

Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration.

If describing work experience, please include
company/employer name and occupation.

BA in graphic design and minor in advertising from SJSU.

AA in studio arts and communication from Foothill College.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations.

I attend a handful of community events and have helped create an annual breast cancer fundraiser with my mom and other neighbors.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Public Art
Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
I'm interested in serving on the Public Art Commission because I value art and believe we need art in every form to express ourselves but also bring communities together. I would bring a different perspective to the table of inclusion and diversity. We all love where we live, and providing art beautiful art pieces to look at and experience together would make living here much better.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Bringing art to the downtown parking garage seems to be a great idea to me. Bringing art throughout the city, especially in areas that are often overlooked seems to be a good choice because we want to remind the city, the residents that this is a beautiful place to live, and all areas and corners of the city should be nice to look at.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
One thing I would love to see is enhancing cultural identity. As we know it, the Peninsula is a melting pot of all kinds of backgrounds and brining that to life in our own city would really show how much we love and value our residents. People would love to see themselves through art, and others would love to learn and experience different cultures through the art as well.

I have seen documents like this before and am familiar but have not worked with a document like this myself.

If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

CitlaliMunoz_Resume2025.pdf
Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Citlali Muñoz
Application Questions
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Link to signature
Date Completed 09/18/2025
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Public Art Commission Application
Submitted on 11 September 2025, 2:54pm
Receipt number 28
Related form version 9
Name Claude Ezran
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City
Postal Code
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Public Art
Commission?
Email from the City
Personal Information
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation Retired high-tech marketing executive, 30+ years of experience in Silicon Valley companies such as Intel, 3Com, Xerox, Adobe, and start-ups, mostly at the Director and VP level.

Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration.

If describing work experience, please include
company/employer name and occupation.
• MBA, Harvard Business School.
• MSEE, Ecole Superieure d'Electricite (France)
• BS. Advanced mathematics and physics
Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations.
• Jury chair for UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival): 2021- Present
• Human Relations Commission, including Vice-chair and Chair: 2008- 2014
• Founder and Organizer of Palo Alto World Music Day: 2009-2019 • Member of the Board of Directors, Palo Alto Recreation Foundation (PARF): 2010 2020
• Graduate of the Palo Alto Citizen Police Academy: 2019 • Member of the Community Advisory Group to the Police Chief: 2010- 2012
• Member of Steering Committee for Measure A (school parcel tax): 2005 • Treasurer of the Palo Alto PTA Council: 2004-2007.
• Member of the Board of Directors, Cable Co-op: 1992-1998.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Public Art
Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
I have extensive experience in the arts, and I will bring a different and broad perspective:
• Took art classes at The Louvre Museum
• Visited art museums in about 80 countries and in many U.S. cities • Most extraordinary museum ever visited: Savitsky Museum in Nukus, Uzbekistan. World-class avant-garde soviet art
• Attended the huge Art Basel Miami show in 2019
• Attended several big local exhibitions of Bay Area artists, • Participated in Burning Man 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, and 2025.

One of the key attractions of Burning Man, at least for me, is seeing the incredibly creative pieces of art, some of which end-up as public art (San Jose, San Francisco, Reno, and Palo Alto are examples of cities that have displayed Burning Man art)
• Took ceramics classes at the Art Center and Paly
• I collaborated with many artists when I was organizing Palo Alto World Music Day
• I am one of the jury chairs of UNAFF (United Nations Association Film Festival)

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Artist‐in‐Residence temporary artwork for King Plaza. King Plaza is for obvious reasons the most important location in Palo Alto. I would like to see big, impressive, and creative works of art displayed there. Ideally these artworks would be talked about in the press and people would want to come and see it and would tell their friends about it!

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to Public art in Palo Alto tends to be bland and unremarkable. It is barely Application Questions
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see the Public Art Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
noticeable, not memorable, and does not trigger conversations. I would like to help bring more of a wow factor, more of a sense of wonder, more creativity to Palo Alto. Let us make Palo Alto more of a destination, not just for its restaurants but also for its art, a bit like what I accomplished with World Music Day. I would also love, for instance, to explore the opportunity of hosting again some of the highly creative and stunning art pieces from Burning Man artists.

I would collaborate with my fellow commissioners to make Palo Alto more of an art destination.

I saw it when I applied last year and looked at it again this year. I will spend more time on it if I am selected.

If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Claude Ezran
Link to signature
Date Completed 09/11/2025
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Public Art Commission Application
Submitted on 22 September 2025, 1:07am
Receipt number 32
Related form version 10
Name Donny Foley
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? No
Address
City
Postal Code
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Public Art
Commission?
Other: Elise DeMarzo
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation Education & Exhibition Director at Pacific Art League of Palo Alto Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration.

If describing work experience, please include
company/employer name and occupation.
7 Years as Pacific Art League of Palo Alto’s Gallery Director. 7 Years as Kaleid Gallery’s Gallery Manager in San Jose. 6 Years running a free, comprehensive artist resource website.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations.

I’ve been actively engaged with the community for nearly 15 years through both solo and group exhibitions. My work extends beyond galley work as well: I served on the artist selection panel for ArtLift Grants:

Utility Box Edition (2024) and was a juror for the Color Pencil Society of America (San Jose Chapter) Annual Exhibition (2023).

In 2015, I co-founded My Art Resources, a comprehensive online hub designed to support artists across Santa Clara County and surrounding areas. For six years, we provided free, accessible information on local artists, art venues, events, education, and opportunities—all in one convenient place.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Public Art
Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
I have a genuine commitment to helping artists achieve their goals.

Serving on the PAC allows me to gain a deeper understanding of the art world, while also working to make it more accessible to artists who may not have envisioned their work reaching such a scale.

As a gallery manager, I bring a unique combination of artistic, community, and organizational experience to the Public Arts Council. My work has given me direct insight into supporting artists, from guiding them through exhibitions to helping them connect with new audiences.

I’ve managed the logistics of curating shows, coordinated achievable timelines, and built partnerships that strengthen community engagement.

This perspective allows me to understand both the creative and practical sides of presenting art, and to advocate for making the arts more accessible and impactful on a public scale.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Last year, a mural by artist Nigel Sussman was planned for the Pacific Art League but was prevented from moving forward due to a nuisance lawsuit. Recently, I learned that a new bill is in progress that would allow this artist and future muralists to move forward despite such challenges.

While I cannot say how much the PAC directly influenced this outcome, it demonstrates the trust and confidence city leaders place in the PAC.

By standing firm and finding creative solutions, the council showed resilience and leadership. I want to work with a team that inspires through action and never backs down from supporting the arts.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
I would like to bring more visibility to projects and calls for artists while strengthening connections with the local artist community. Through my work at the Pacific Art League—a space that functions as both a school and gallery—I’m in a unique position to engage with emerging and professional artists every day. From classrooms to exhibitions, I’m Application Questions
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constantly in conversation with creators, and being able to share opportunities with them is one of the most meaningful parts of what I do.

I don't have any experience with Midpen Media Center specifically. I do, however, have a lot of web design experience. Learning to navigate and use it would likely be something I'd be very comfortable doing.

If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Donny Foley
Link to signature
Date Completed 09/21/2025
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Public Art Commission Application
Submitted on 16 September 2025, 10:29am
Receipt number 29
Related form version 9
Name Eedit Bareket
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City
Postal Code
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Public Art
Commission?
Palo Alto Weekly
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation Realtor at Compass Palo Alto
Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration.

If describing work experience, please include
company/employer name and occupation.

I grew up in an artistic environment with artist parents, received a Master’s degree in Art History, worked as a stylist on advertising and editorial photo shoots and have been a life long volunteer and active observer of art. Having lived and worked with artists and then arranging art exhibits and art sales, seminars and workshops has given me a 360 view of the artistic process. I have lived in 3 countries and several cities but Palo Alto has been home for 20+ years and I am firmly entrenched in the community.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations.

Numerous volunteering projects at Ohlone, both middle schools and PALY. The PA art center, Cantor. The Oshman JCC, Family Jewish Services. Food Pantries throughout the Bay Area, Kiva, and my own contributions of time, money and venues.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Public Art
Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
I want to contribute my time and energy to the city in a manner that suits my abilities and sensibilities and years of experience in art related areas.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

None

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
A more transparent, inclusive and youthful approach to bringing art to the community with new voices and new ideas.

None
If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Eedit Bareket
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Link to signature
Date Completed 09/16/2025
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Public Art Commission Application
Submitted on 24 September 2025, 12:44pm
Receipt number 37
Related form version 10
Name Liz Mann
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City
Postal Code
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Public Art
Commission?
Daily Post
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Read the code, and check only ONE option below: I give permission for the City of Palo Alto to post to the City’s website the attached Board and Commission Application intact. I have read and understand my rights under Government Code Section 6254.21. I may revoke this permission at any time by providing written notice to the Palo Alto City Clerk.

Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation Retired special ed teacher, PAUSD.

Art education degree from NIU
Member of deYoung/Legion of Honor for 30 years.

President of CSES chapter 301
Docent at Gamble Garden.

Traveled around the world view indoor & outdoor art.

Growing up in Chicago I started going to the art institute at a very young age.

In addition to 2 dimensional art I enjoying exploring architecture as well.

Between my active role in the community & my love of art, I would be a good candidate for the position.

Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration.

If describing work experience, please include
company/employer name and occupation.

I covered it all in the first box!!
Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations.

See above
Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Public Art
Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
I live over by CA AV and I helped work on a few murals.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

I'm not aware of any issues to date.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
More transparency!

I have no experience with the a public Art Master Plan
If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
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Signature Name of signatory: Elizabeth Mann
Link to signature
Date Completed 09/24/2025
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Public Art Commission Application
Submitted on 8 September 2025, 7:29pm
Receipt number 24
Related form version 9
Name Marilyn GottliebRoberts
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City
Postal Code
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Public Art
Commission?
Email from the City
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation I am an experienced professional artist.

In search of the memory of oral farming almanacs, in 1980 I left my practice as a classically-trained painter for performance installations in southeastern US communities; residences in over 30 West African villages & nomadic encampments; & was invited to participate in international cultural astronomy conferences.

Those experiences resulted in exhibitions in venues that have included the Clocktower, Exit Art, & the American Mus. of Nat'l History in NYC; Harvard's Carpenter Center, & Mobius Performance in MA; & interactive public art installations in Miami & Atlanta commissioned by Miami's Art in Public Places program.

My work is held in public and private collections that include the Miami Public Library System's Main Library, the Library's Vasari Collection, Univ. Miami Richter Library's Special Collections, Ruth & Marvin Sackner Collection of Artist Books, & the Musee nationale d’art moderne au centre Pompidou, fond. Posner (Paris FR).

Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration.

If describing work experience, please include
company/employer name and occupation.

Univ. Miami MFA; tenured Professor of Studio & Art History awarded 2 Endowed Teaching Chairs, Miami Dade College (ret.); Visiting Artist at Harvard Univ; 2 Fulbright Scholar Teaching/Research Awards at Nigeria's Univ. Jos.

For 15 yrs a Preliminary Adjudicator for the Annual Awards of the Nat'l.

Foundation for Advancement in the Arts; 3 times International Cultural Exchange Grants panelist for Miami-Dade County Dept. Cultural Affairs, 2 times an Individual Artist Fellowships panelist for the FL Div. of Cultural Affairs.

Publications include the artist book "A Durable Tale" & peer-reviewed cultural astronomy essays publ. in the Proceedings of Conferences held at the Hayden Planetarium in NYC, & the Bulgaria Academy of Science in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria.

Competitive awards include Miami's Bas Fischer Award; Dade Co. Cult.

Affairs Artist Access grant; 2 Atlantic Center for the Arts residencies, New Smyrna Beach FL; Goat Island performance art residency, Art Institute of Chicago.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations.

For 10 yrs was founding co-Director of the annual Miami Waves Experimental Film & Performance Art events; for nearly 20 yrs was featured lecturer at the annual national orientation for Foreign Fulbright Scholars; was 3 times a selected participant in the National Science Foundation's "Math and Art Workshop" at Franklin and Marshall College (PA). Was a Referee for the "African Studies Review" of the African Studies Association; & for the "NAWACS Journal" of the National Association of Nigerian Women Academics. Was one of 5 Academic Reviewers for the 7th Edition of Janson’s "History of Art" (publ.

Pearson/Prentice Hall).

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My service on cultural, civic, & private Boards of Directors in Miami FL includes the civic Miami Beach Development Corporation Board; & cultural Executive Boards of the South Florida Composer's Alliance, & Tigertail Productions.

A Founding Board member of my Miami Beach FL condo assn., I am now Board Secretary of the condo assn where my CA studio is located.

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Public Art
Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
Relatively recently settled in Palo Alto, I offer my service to the Commission because I would like to continue to be of service to my community, want the broader knowledge of community life that is afforded by public service, and for the personal sense of fulfillment and meaning that is a part of such service. With is offer I bring my history as a public art evaluator, panelist and commissioned artist; and my experience as an professional arts educator and cultural and civic activist.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

I watched the archived video of two private projects presented to the Public Art Commission's 2025 June 19 meeting: Experienced professionals presented renderings of the proposed structures & examples of the art being considered. A commercial development on the former site of the Fish Market was presented & was followed by a plan to repurpose an existing Stanford structure at 975 Page Mill Road.

The commercial enterprise showed interest in the decorative and status- enhancing potential of art, with a maritime nod to the site's former identity as a beloved old seafood restaurant. The Stanford project presented examples of art with retinal and conceptual beauty, sophisticated virtuosity, & functional relevance to the multi-use tech area of a major university. The Commissioners treated both teams with kindness & courtesy, asked helpful, informed & thoughtful questions of both presenters.

I happily noticed that the setting, participants & process felt familiar & comfortable.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
The Cubberly Center's plans for renewal (also discussed in the above 2025 June 19 video archive) piqued my interest because of its resonance with one of the Commission's goals ("To devise methods of selecting and commissioning artists with respect to the design, execution, and placement of art in public places....").

I could imagine, for instance, working with members of the CASP community to develop a program to deepen appreciation of the evolving history of public art and to work-shop imagined designs for actual local spaces.

Such an undertaking could possibly lead to related work with the Library to fill in any perceived gaps in their collection of public art texts.

Depending of the success of those initial ventures, I could also imagine doing something similar with the CASP community on artist books, zines, cartoons, and the graphic novel.

I have read the document but have had no experience working with it. It impressed me as being very professional and well organized.

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If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Marilyn G. Roberts
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Date Completed 09/08/2025
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Public Art Commission Application
Submitted on 23 September 2025, 7:58pm
Receipt number 27
Related form version 10
Name Robin Mullery
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? Yes
Address
City
Postal Code
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Public Art
Commission?
Email from the City
Personal Information
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation I am a practicing psychotherapist and visual artist Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration.

If describing work experience, please include
company/employer name and occupation.

I received an MFA in 2004 and have been a practicing artist for over 10 years. I am actively angeged int he arts community in Palo Alto and more broadly in the Bay Area. I have attended numerous artist residencies where I learn about other artists' work, process, and community. I am currently in my second term as a Cubberly Artist in Residence for the City of Palo Alto. I have an interest in public art and have attended several workshops on Public Art given by the Public Art Network of Americans for the Arts, CODAworx, and the Public Art Administrators Network of Northern California. In addition, I am a licensed psychotherapist in private practice in Palo Alto for almost 20 years and have strong communication skills, am adept at understanding others' perspectives, facilitating productive discussions, and sensitively engaging with diverse groups.

Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations.

I am a Project Look volunteer for the Palo Alto Art Center, I open my studio to the community twice a year at our Cubberly Artist in Residence Open Studios events which I also help to organize, I typically provide two to three community art/craft workshops every year partnering with the City of Palo Alto Library staff, I volunteer as a field trip driver at my kids' middle schools when needed, and I was a Project Cornerstone Volunteer for Addison Elementary school for six years meeting monthly with a classroom of elementary school students to read and discuss a book with a social emotional emphasis. In my role as a psychotherapist I reserve a portion of my practice for pro-bono clients and throughout the pandemic I gave pro-bono counseling sessions to ICU doctors and nurses through an organization called the Front Line Workers Project.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Public Art
Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
I believe public art is a necessary and vital part of maintaining a healthy community that feels rooted in place, people, and culture, especially in our STEM and business heavy city. I am interested in serving on the Public Art Commission to support the ongoing goals and work of the Public Art Department and to contribute to the community of Palo Alto which has supported me as an artist and community member. I have lived, owned a business, and made art in Palo Alto for almost 25 years and have directly engaged with the community as an artist through open studios and workshops I facilitate on a regular basis. When my kids were young we went to a number of workshops, art activities, and made up art walks in Palo Alto. Public art has been a valuable third space for us like many others. I have strong communication and consensus building skills from my years as a therapist and I enjoy the process of finding a way to get something done that involves multiple stakeholders and seems difficult.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

I'm very interested in Code:ART, a highly impactful Public Art program.

The growth of the program to include partnering with local business is a direction that makes a lot of sense both fiscally long term and from an engagement perspective. It would be incredible to have Code:ART Application Questions 2 of 3
annually. September/October is a time when the city really shines, from the Glass Pumpkin Patch, to the Moonlight Run/Walk, to Halloween when the neighborhoods are teeming with kids and adults trick-or- treating. Code:ART is a great multi-night addition that continues the reach across generations this time of year as the weather cools and nights are longer.

Another issue that recently came before the commission that I am interested in the 1% for public art that comes with certain private development projects. Though I would need to get up to speed on the program and the nature of the relationships, I feel there is potential for more community engaging public art than sometimes makes it through the process.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
I would like to see the Commission continue the goal of building community through public art. There is more and more research showing people feel isolated and disconnected from others, leading to depression and anxiety. The third space that public art can create is one way to address this growing concern for our community.

The current Public Art Department and program are a major asset to the community, being well run by staff who have a strong vision based on community input from the Master Plan and time and again execute on plan. Without more background I’m afraid coming up with specific goals, other than supporting the Department and providing perspective as an artist and community member are likely overreaching and uninformed.

However, without falling too far into conjecture, I suspect Code:ART as a yearly event, partnered with businesses, community groups, school art departments, etc. could be a way to work toward this goal leveraging the Departments existing work.

I have read through the Public Art Master Plan and given thought to it, but have no other experience with it directly.

If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Robin Mullery
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Date Completed 09/23/2025
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Public Art Commission Application
Submitted on 23 September 2025, 11:13am
Receipt number 33
Related form version 10
Name Simon Tran
Cell Phone Number
Home Phone Number
Email Address
Are you a Palo Alto resident? No
Address
City
Postal Code
Do you have any relatives or members of your household who are employed by the City of Palo Alto, who are currently serving on the City Council, or who are Commissioners or Board Members?
No
Are you available and committed to complete the term applied for?
Yes
Fair Political Practices
No
Excluding your principal residence, do you or your spouse own real property in Palo Alto?
No
How did you learn about the vacancy on the Public Art
Commission?
Other: Denise Laxen di Zazzo
Personal Information
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Consent to Publish Personal Information on the City of Palo Alto Website Occupation Artists in Education Manager at Southern Exposure -Curate and design exhibitions involving intergenerational artists -Preparatory/ art handling
-Facilitate multi-layer group projects for teaching artists and students -Teach art history, ranging from contemporary local artists to modern art -Budget management for teacher payroll, materials and supplies -Curriculum, lesson planning
-Community outreach through tabling and flyer distribution -Hiring/training a wide range of teaching artists
-Mentor high school and college students
-Assist art teachers in several high school AP art classes Please list your relevant education, training, experience, certificates of training, licenses, and professional registration.

If describing work experience, please include
company/employer name and occupation.
-University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA- Bachelor's in Art Practice, 2015
-Gallery Manager at Berkeley Art Center, 2019-2021
-Prepared and managed artist contracts and loan agreements -Preparatory/ art handling
-Gallery sitting/maintenance of facilities
-Maintenance of digital archive
-Communications and social media
-Exhibition design
-Event host
-Professional Artist, 2015-present
-Mural painting and commissions for Montage Health, Facebook/Meta Open Arts, Sunnyvale, Chapter 510, Oakland, City of Oakland, Berkeley, San Leandro, & Palo Alto
-Exhibited at Berkeley Art Museum and Oakland Museum of California -Exhibited in galleries in several states
-Guest curator, NIAD Art Center, Richmond CA, 2021 and 2024 Album art and poster/product design
Please describe your involvement in community activities, volunteer and civic organizations.

I have volunteered for Creativity Growth and Creativity Explored where I assisted and advocated for adult artists with disabilities. I mentor a Youth Advisory Board at Southern Exposure and create art exhibitions focusing on topics that are important to the teens made by the teens. I have also managed holiday pop up shops where students were able to sell hand made goods and art. As gallery manager at Berkeley Art Center I programmed art lectures that featured art historians that were free to the public.

Personal and Job Experience

1. Why are you interested in serving on the Public Art
Commission and what experience would you bring to the
position?
I am interested in public installation of artwork made by artists with disabilities from various generations and backgrounds. I would like more collaborations between artists and community members with a focus on Application Questions
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school age students and also elders.

2. Please describe an issue that recently came before the Commission that is of particular interest to you and describe why you are interested in it.

Over the summer I had the pleasure of sharing a studio with King artist resident, Alma Landeta, at Cubberley. I got to learn about their varied projects that they created. I think the paintings, social practice project, and installation they did for the city were wonderful. I would like to be involved in making sure a diverse roster of artists are involved in the King residency and perhaps nurturing a community and network that will support that program.

3. If you are appointed, what specific goals would you like to see the Public Art Commission achieve, and how would you help in the process?
Expanding public engagement with public art installations through art history publications, zines, social media posts.

Further expand the pool of artists eligible for public projects. Accessibility of information through language translation, gaining awareness through engaging in various community centers and libraires.

Create art opportunities for artists with disabilities through workshops, lectures, commission artworks that consider different levels of accessibility.

I haven't engaged with this document but I have created write ups, essays, and design posters/fliers for exhibitions that I have curated.

If you'd like to provide any additional documents, please upload below.

Please confirm that you have read the Boards and
Commissions Handbook.

Yes
Signature Name of signatory: Simon Tran
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Date Completed 09/23/2025
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