Bio
  Art Education        

Chris Van Winkle, Citrus College, Spring 1998 to 2004

Tom Fong, Mt. San Antonio College, Fall, 1999 to present

Betty Hook, Winter 2004 to Fall 2005

Three to five-day workshops with Zoltan Szabo, Milford Zornes, Skip Lawrence, Christopher Schink, Henry Fukuhara, George James, Eric Weingardt, Frank Francese, Betsy Dillard Stroud, Frank Web, Dale Laitenin  and Don Andrews

Various other workshops and weekend courses

Oregon State University, three terms of oil painting, 1961-62

 

  Exhibitions           

APC Fine Arts, “Manzanar/Lone Pine,” Torrance, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Art Council of San Bernardino County, Best of Show 2005

Associated Artists Assn., Rancho Cucamonga, Annual Juried Show, many awards

Brand Library & Art Center 34th, Glendale, juried exhibitor, 2005

Central Coast Watercolor Society “Aquarius 2007,” San Luis Obispo, juried exhibitor

City of Brea Gallery,“Made in California” Juried Show, Brea 2000

Chaffey Community Art Assn., several shows, awards

Emerald Spring Exhibition, Springfield, OR, juried exhibitor 2009

Fine Artists Factory, Pasadena: Canyon de Chelly/Monument Valley Show, 2004; Alabama Hills/Manzanar Show 2004-2006, “Big Sur With Love”, 2006

Fine Arts Institute 38th Open Annual National Juried Show, San Bernardino, September 2003

Hillcrest Festival of Fine Arts, La Habra, juried member, 2005, 2006, 2007, Honorable mentions 2008, 2009, 2010

Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles, "Manzanar/Alabama Hills Art Exhibit ,” 2002

La Habra Art Association Juried Show, 2002, Grumbacher Award 2003, Special Award, 2004, Member Show 2nd, 2005, Open Show, 2nd, 2007

Manzanar Interpretive Center, Lone Pine, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Mid-Valley Arts League, Temple City, Members Anniversary Show, many awards

Millard Sheets Gallery at the LA Fair, exhibitor and demonstrator, 2009

Missouri Watercolor Society, juried exhibitor, 2006, 2010

Mother Lode National Arts Exhibition, Placerville, Juried Member 2007, Signature Member 2010

National Orange Show, San Bernardino 2007

National Watercolor Society, Member Show 2004, 2010

Northwest Watercolor Society, Seattle, WA 13th Annual Open juried exhibitor 2006

Pasadena Society of Artists juried member, 2007, 2009

Placerville Art Assn., juried exhibitor 2007

Pomona Valley Art Assn. Open Juried Shows, monthly shows: many awards.

Red River International Juried Fine Art Competition, Vernon, TX  juried exhibitor 2009

Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Juried Exhibitor, 2006                                 

San Gabriel Art Assn. Spring Open Exhibit, 1st Floral and Best Watercolor, 2003; 2nd Portrait, 2004, 3rd Abstract, 2005, 1st Pastel and 3rd Popular Choice, 2006, 3rd Pastel 2007, 3rd Genre, 2010

Taiwan Watercolor Society International Invitational, Taipei, Taiwan, 2008 

Texas Watercolor Society, 58th Annual, Oppenheimer Foundation Award and signature membership, 2007

Thousand Oaks Art Assn. Juried Multi-Media Show, 2003

Vincent Price Gallery, East Los Angeles College, “Manzanar/Alabama Hills” Show, July 2003

VIVA All Member Show, Sherman Oaks, juried exhibitor 2007, 2008, 2010

VIVA, S.C.O.R.E., 2006, 2007

Watercolor Art Society-Houston, juried exhibitor, 2008

Watercolor West American Artists Magazine Award, 2002, Winsor & Newton Award, 2005

Women Painters West, Active (signature) member, 2008, many exhibitions

 

  Solo Shows           

“African Reflections”, Claremont Community Foundation, April, 2005

“Now and Again: California Vistas”, Arts Council of San Bernardino County, 2005

“California Hills”, Temple City Community Center, 2006, 2009

“Collection”,Pomona Library, 2008

 

  Two Artist Shows   

“African Reflections: Two Views",  La Habra Art Gallery - 2004

"Images from Down Under”, La Habra Art Gallery - 2005

“Amazing Greece”, La Habra Art Gallery - 2007

"Boundaries", Temple City Community Center - 2009

 

 Three Artist Shows  

“Art Effects/Art Affects,” Prog Space, Pomona - 2005

“Retrospective 3,” Fine Artist Factory, Pasadena - 2006

"Images3" La Canada/Flintridge Library - 2009

 

 Continuing             

Work on display in the Gallery Soho, Pomona; Chino Senior Center, Chino

Demonstrations at local art associations, workshops and classes

 

 Associations           

Member of numerous art associations including:

Signature member of Texas Watercolor Society and Missouri Watercolor Society

Juried member of Watercolor West

Mid-Valley Arts League: 2002-2004 historian, 2005-2006 secretary, 2007-2008 Anniversary Show co-chair

Pomona Valley Art Assn.: Vice Pres. 2005, Secretary, 2005-2007, Open Juried Show Chair, 2008-2009

National Watercolor Society: 2004 Exhibition Director, 2005 Director at Large: Finance/Interim Treasurer, Treasurer, 2006, 2007, Director at Large: Finance, 2008, 2009

 


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