solo exhibitions


2009    
  Light in the Quiet Black that Bends Above Us
Merced College Art Gallery, Merced, CA
.
   
2008  
  Crush and Hum
GALA Center Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA.
   
2005  
 

Time, Sex, and Entropy
GALA Center Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA.

 
2004    
  Marking Time and the Perception of Slight Details
Truckee Meadows Community College, Reno, NV.
Evidence of the Day Before
ArtSpace Gallery, Fresno City College, Fresno, CA.
Already Have I Once Been
Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA.
 
2003    
  Time, Sex, and Entropy
Fresno City College, Fresno, CA.
 
2002    
  You Are Here
Cuesta College Art Gallery, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA.
 
2001    
  At a Loss for Words
Weisman Gallery, Rogue Community College, Grants Pass, OR.
 
1989    
 
  Shellshock
Flor Y Canto Gallery, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA.

 

selected group exhibitions


2010  
 

Hungry? Food and Art
The Eclipse Gallery, Algoma, WI
.
23rd Annual McNeese Works on Paper
Abercrombie Gallery, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA.

Desire .10
Logsdon Gallery 1909, Chicago, IL.
Postcards from the Edge
VisualAIDS Gallery, New York, NY.

   
2009  
 

Environs
The Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande OR.

Grand Opening Group Show
Downtown GALA Center, San Luis Obispo, CA.

   
2008  
 

SLO Pride 2008 Group Show
Art Center, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Totally Exposed
Cuesta College Art Gallery, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Earth
The Second City Council, Long Beach, CA. (juror Kim Ables)

   
2006  
  Changing Currents—Altered Landscapes
University Art Gallery, University of Montana, Missoula, MT.
San Luis Obispo Gay Pride Group Show
GALA Center Gallery, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Snapshot
ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL.
 
2005    
 

SLO Pride Group Show
NOVO, San Luis Obispo, CA.

 
2004    
  Annual Juried Show
Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA.
 
2003    
  Abruptly Opinionated
Cuesta College Art Gallery, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Global ARTlook
The Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA
 
2002    
  ECO2
Fallkirk Cultural Center, Marin, CA.
In Other Words
The Second City Council, Long Beach, CA. (juror Patricia Morgan)
ShowStopers
Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA.
On Site at the Gate 2002
Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.
 
2001    
  New Space
Cuesta College Art Gallery, Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, CA.
Interesting. But is it Art?
The Second City Council, Long Beach, CA. (juror Noel Korten)
Personal Statements
Napa Valley Community College, Napa Valley, CA.
 
2000    
  72th Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition 2000”
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA. (juror; Karen Tsujimoto)
Solo Series of Four
Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.
12th Annual National Art Competition
Truman State University, Kirksville, MO. (juror Donald Kuspit)
 
1999  
  Origins of the Specie…ist
Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. (juror Sue Coe)
Art Equinox 1999
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, Great Falls, MT
LA Artcore 14th Annual Wallworks”
LA Artcore, Los Angeles, CA.
Best of the West
11 East Ashland Gallery, Phoenix, AZ.
On Site at the Gate
Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.
1998  
  R/Evolving Installation
Global Business Network, Emeryville, CA.
1994  
 

Quirks of Nature
San Bernadino Valley College, San Bernardino, CA
Downtown Lives 2
DADA, Downtown Arts Development Association. Los Angeles, CA.

1993  
  The Project Box
Los Angeles, CA. (curated by Brady Westwater)
WORKINPROGESS
Open Studio Project, Los Angeles, CA.
Downtown Lives
DADA, Downtown Arts Development Association. Los Angeles, CA.
Time Capsule Project
Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Barnesdall Park, Los Angeles, CA.
1992  
 

Smog: A Matter of Life and Breath
California Museum of Photography, Riverside, CA.
A Look at the Los Angeles River
ArtSpace, Woodland Hills, CA. (curated by Scott Canty)

1991  
  Animal, Vegetable, or Mineral
ArtSpace, Woodland Hills, CA. (curated by Scott Canty)
issues: Earth
Barnestader Gallery, Riverside, CA.
Vanishing Point
Helen Lindhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Cheese Toast
University Gallery, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA.
Southern California Gumbo
Claremont Graduate School Gallery, Claremont, CA.
1990  
  Near Sited
Helen Lindhurst Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
(M)Nuseum
Helen Lindhurst Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
Behind the Orange Curtain
University Gallery, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA.
Visual Exchange
DA Gallery, Claremont, CA.
Illusions, Delusions and Confusions
Helen Lindhurst Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
 

 

curriculum vitae


2000-present Cuesta College, San Luis Obispo, California
Full-time, Tenured Instructor
 

Courses
Drawing
2-Dimensional Design
3-Dimensional Design
Digital Art
Interm. Digital Art
Digital Video Editing/ Effects
Digital Video Production
Digital Painting
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Illustrator

Teaching and developing foundation courses in Beginning Drawing, Two-Dimensional and 3-Dimensional Art, incorporating digital tools into foundation courses, conceptual development, craftsmanship and critical discourse and as traditional techniques; additional focus on contemporary aesthetic, ethical issues and individual artistic development; digital video editing and production emphasis on composition and movement, lighting, editing techniques, effcts, film theory, and non-linear editing technology.

Department and College Service
Development and maintenance of the digital art/graphic design/digital video lab, development of curriculum, degrees, and certificates with the digital area. Purchasing, maintenance, and contractual obligations associated with hardware and software for a 46 student workstations; 6 faculty stations, Design and construction of the departments shooting studio/stage. Senator: Academic Senate Council (eighth year), Chair: Program Planning and Review Committee, Vice-president: Cuesta College Federation of Teachers, Member: Implementation Team, of the South Coast Media Education Center Art Gallery advisory committee. Design and maintenance of the Fine Arts department web site, Computer and media technical support for department. Development of certificate programs for Graphics, Graphic Design, Digital Video Production, in conjunction with Performing Arts, Web Design and Development, in conjunction with Information Technology.

 

2000-present

Short Attention Span Digital Video Festival.
Boston, Massachusetts and
San Luis Obispo, California
Founder and co_Director


Founder and current co-Director of the Short Attention Span Digital Video Festival (SASDVF) which show cases student and student group produced films less that twenty minutes from anywhere in the world. This festival is currently in its 9th year and has featured films from Spain, Iran, Japan, South Korea, and France. Official web site www.sasdvf.org

 

1999-2000 Taft College, Taft, California
Full-time Instructor
 

Courses
Design and Composition
3-D Design
Computer Art
Digital Imaging
Painting
Life Drawing

Web site Production
Graphic Design

Teaching foundation design and composition, two-dimensional and 3-dimensional design–exploration and experimentation with the visual elements, principles of design, materials, and concepts of two and three dimensional design in the visual arts. Teaching beginning to intermediate levels of painting and life drawing. Instruction and development of computer art and digital imaging courses, as vehicles for the creation of fine art; Graphic design and web site production, with an emphasis on visual communication, critical thinking, interaction design and an inclusive production process.

Department and College Service
Managed the final stages of obtaining a Graphic Design certificate, Senator: Academic Senate Council, Member: Technology Committee, Public Information Committee, College Web Site Team charged to redesign college web site and department oriented pages. Creation and maintenance of the computer art/graphic design facilities. Redesign and reestablishing a fully functioning design, drawing, and painting studio.

 

1998-1999 Fresno City College, Fresno, California
Adjunct Instructor
 

Courses
Ceramics
3-dimensional Design
Pre-Columbian Art History


Teaching 3-D Design, Beginning Ceramics and Pre Columbian art history–a survey of Mesoamerican and Andean ancient cultures.

Department and College Service
Working with full-time faculty to remodel sculpture studio/yard. Sculpture Technical assistant, maintenance of welding and woodworking equipment.

 

1998-1999 College of the Sequoias, Visalia, California
Adjunct Instructor
 

Courses
Computer Art
Graphic Design

Teaching digital foundations—design principles and elements, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, for fine art and graphic design. Grant writing to rebuilding computer lab, awarded $600 grant towards printing source for the lab.

Department and College Service
Working with other faculty installing, maintaining and operating the department art gallery. Teaching Macintosh Basics for Artists and Designers enable visual artists to utilize the Macintosh computer and applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as vehicles for creative design and visual communication. Grant writing to rebuilding computer lab, awarded $600 grant towards printing source for the lab.

 

1989-1991 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Adjunct Instructor
 

Courses
Inter-Dimensional Design

Ceramics

Developing and instruction of an experimental foundations course exploring both 2 and 3 dimensional media through specific problem solving projects with and emphasis on the visual elements, principles of design, materials, and conceptual development

Department and College Service
Working with other faculty installing, maintaining and operating the department art gallery.

 

1989-1991 University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Teaching Assistant
 

Courses
Plastic Media
Ceramics
Metal Fabrication

Instruction in wheel-thrown and hand-building ceramic techniques. Teaching, Plastic Media; an experimental course that used a variety of projects where students were encouraged to use any material that could be explained as “plastic” or malleable including video. Metal fabrication; beginning through advanced welding both arc and gas techniques, projects focused on the visual elements, principles of design and technique; Instruction of basic hand-building and wheel thrown ceramic skills with an emphasis on conceptual development.