Solo Exhibitions  (Selected)
• Christian Hohmann Fine Art, Palm Desert, Ca (upcoming: March 2012)
• Art Museum of Los Gatos, Los Gatos, CA (2011)  |  view images
• William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA (2009)  |  view images
• Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2009)  |  view images
• College of Marin, Emeritus Center, Kentfield, CA (2009)
• William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA (2008)
• Sharp Gallery, San Diego, CA (2007)
• Lucid Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2007)                                                                       
• Academy of Art University, M.F.A. Final Show, San Francisco, CA (2006)
 

Group Exhibitions  (Selected)
• Prince Street Gallery, Fourth National Juried Exhibition, New York City, NY (2011)
• SF Fine Art Fair, Represented by K. Imperial Fine Art, San Francisco, CA (2011)
• J GO Gallery, Park City, UT (2011)
• K. Imperial Fine Art, San Francisco, CA (2011)
• Christian Hohmann Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA (2010, 11)
• William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA (2008, 09, 10, 11)
• Palm Springs Art Museum, Artist Council Fundraiser, Palm Springs, CA (2011)
• Farmington Museum, Gateway to Imagination: National Juried Competition, Farmington, NM (2010)
• Rive Gauche Art Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ (2010)
• Pacific Art League, Painting Only, Palo Alto, CA (2010), Juror: Charles Hespe, Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
• Union Square, Hearts in San Francisco Exhibition & Gala Event, San Francisco, CA (2009)
• B.J. Spoke Gallery, Expo 27, Huntington, NY (juried show, 2008), Juror: Marjorie Weinstein, Whitney Museum of American Art
• 20th Street Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA (2006, 07, 08)
• Artwork SF Gallery, Mixed Messages, San Francisco, CA (juried show, ‘Best in Show’, 2007)
• Jan & Gary Dario Gallery, Third Annual Painting, Drawing & Printmaking Competition
• Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth, FL (juried show, 2007)
• 111 Minna Gallery, Nondescript, San Francisco, CA (juried show, 2007)
• Space Gallery, Brick to Blue, San Francisco, CA (2007)
• Issa Gallery, Grand Opening Exhibition, Houma, LA (2007)
• A.G. Gallery, Krakow, Poland (2006)
• Signatura Gallery, Krakow, Poland (2006)
• Long Beach Arts Association, Works on Paper, Long Beach, CA (juried show, 2005), Juror: Ruth Weisberg, Dean of Fine Arts, USC
• University of California, San Diego, New Moon Gallery: A Collaborative Exhibition, La Jolla, CA (2001)
 
                   
Gallery Representation
• WILLIAM MERRILL GALLERY, Laguna Beach, CA
• CHRISTIAN HOHMANN FINE ART, Palm Desert, CA
• JGO GALLERY, Park City, UT
• MCNABB MARTIN CONTEMPORARY ART, San Diego, CA
 

Public & Private Collections
• UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA  |  view images
• Hotel Union Square, San Francisco, CA
• Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, Hearts in San Francisco (6-month public art installation), San Francisco (2009)  |  view images
• Lyon’s Gate Entertainment Corporation, Los Angeles, CA
• Stanley S. Langendorf Foundation, San Francisco, CA
• Aviation Capital Group, Newport Beach, CA
 

Publications
• Stanford University Continuing Studies catalogue (article and twenty reproductions), summer 2011  |  view images
• Christian Hohmann Fine Art, Gallery Collection: International Contemporary Fine Art (article and reproductions), 2011
• A Journal, Academy of Art University Alumni Journal (profile and reproduction), spring 2011
• Featured Artist on artistaday.com (article and reproductions), June 3, 2010  |  visit website
• San Francisco Weekly, The Art of the Best of San Francisco (reproduction), vol. 29, no 17, p22, 2010
• San Francisco Chronicle (reproduction), Feb 8, 2009, pR-35
• Local Arts Guide to the Arts, Orange County (reproductions), CA, spring 2008
• ARTnews Magazine (reproduction), summer 2007, p219
• Louisiana Homes & Gardens Magazine (reproduction), Aug 2007, p157
• San Francisco Weekly, ‘Go Ask Clement’ (reproduction), vol. 26, no. 19, p29, 2007
• Academy of Art University, Spotlight News (article and reproductions), Apr 2006
 

Honors
• Invited to exhibit at Symbiose Art Festival, Breda, The Netherlands (2011)
• Selected to be a ‘Heart Artist’ in the Hearts in San Francisco benefit for SF General Hospital (2009)  |  view images
• Awarded the Kenneth Washburn Award for ‘Instructor of the Year’, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA (2009)
• Awarded ‘Best in Show’, Artwork SF Gallery, Mixed Messages, San Francisco, CA (2007)
• Invited to exhibit in the 6th Biennale Internazionale dell’ Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy (2007, 09, 11)
 

Education
• ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, San Francisco, CA (2002-05)
M.F.A. in Studio Painting
• UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT SAN DIEGO, La Jolla, CA (1997-2001)
B.A. in Psychology; Minor in Chemistry
• UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, Vancouver, Canada (2000)
 

Teaching
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Palo Alto, CA
• Lecturer: Architectural Design Program, Principles of Freehand Drawing (2010-present)
• Lecturer: Continuing Studies Program, Expressive Drawing and Introduction to Life Drawing (2011-present)
• Assistant Lecturer: Symbolic Systems Program, Learning Facial Emotions: Art & Psychology, Prof. David Wilkins (2010-present)
ART INSTITUTE OF CALIFORNIA, Sunnyvale, CA
• Lecturer: Fundamentals of Observational Drawing; Drawing, Proportion and Perspective; and Typography (2010-present)
COLLEGE OF MARIN, Kentfield, CA
• Lecturer: Community Education, Abstract Painting (2008-present)
PALO ALTO ART CENTER, Palo Alto, CA 
• Instructor: Intro to Painting; Color Theory; Abstract Painting; Intro to Drawing; and Figure Drawing (2007-present, periodically)
PACIFIC ART LEAGUE, Palo Alto, CA
• Instructor: Abstract Figurative Painting; Mixed Media; and Expressive Drawing (2008-present, periodically)
• Awarded ‘Instructor of the Year’ (2009)
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY, San Francisco, CA
• Directed Studies Advisor and Review Committee Member, Graduate School of Fine Arts (2007-09)
 

Lectures, Workshops & Critiques
• Stanford Medical Center, Caring for Caregivers (drawing courses for staff), Stanford, CA (Feb 2011-present)
• Stanford University, Critique: Design Portfolio Methods, Prof. Amy Larimer, Palo Alto, CA (spring 2010)
• Pacific Art League, Lecture: Sculpture of Auguste Rodin, Palo Alto, CA (2009)
• Freemont Art Association, Lecture: Collage Techniques, Freemont, CA (2008)
• Los Altos Art Club, Lecture: Collage Techniques, Los Altos, CA (2008)
• Pacific Art League, Lecture: Collage Techniques, Palo Alto, CA (2008)
 

Judging & Curating
• Las Positas College, Judge: 31st Annual Spring Art Festival, Livermore, CA (2009)
• Pacific Art League, Judge: In the Garden, Palo Alto, CA (2009)
• Bazaar Café, Curator: Monthly Exhibitions, San Francisco, CA (2009)
• Pacific Art League, Curator: Student Exhibition, Palo Alto, CA (2009)
• UC San Diego, Curator: New Moon Gallery: A Collaborative Exhibition, La Jolla, CA (2001)

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