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| BIOGRAPHY |
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Born in San Bernardino California and raised on the Palos Verdes Peninsula, I was influenced by the California landscape at an early age. I have lived in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles since 1989. Inspired by travels through the Mojave Desert, a cabin was purchased in Twentynine Palms, CA. as a second home and desert retreat.
Adventure and discovery drives my painting. My imagery comes directly from these explorations of the surrounding landscapes of Los Angeles and beyond. I fit vast landscapes into my small-scaled paintings.
Geography, history and locality fascinate me. Recording ancient geographical events found in distinctive folds of a mountain and capturing light conditions of a region makes each painting a landscape portrait.
Documentation of pristine desert landscapes is very important for me in order to promote preservation of these fragile regions. I am a current board member of the California Wilderness Coalition.
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| EDUCATION |
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| Otis Parsons - BFA 1991 |
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| REPRESENTATION |
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Metro Gallery, Silver Lake, CA
Metro Galleries, Bakersfield, CA |
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| SOLO EXHIBITS |
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2008 Collective Amnesia, Metro Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2006 The Arroyo in Miniature, Bliss Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2004 Skylight, Ojala Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Echo-29, Ojala Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2001 Elysian Views, Ojala Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1998 Memoria, Ojala Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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| GROUP EXHIBITS |
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Selected Group Shows:
2008 Los Angeles River, City Hall Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles
2007 Claim Shack Show, Diane Best and Mary-Austin Klein, 29 Palms , CA
2007 Desert Diversity II, 29 Palms Gallery, 29 Palms, CA
2006 Off in the Distance, Metro Gallery, Silver Lake, CA
2006 California-Visions of the Golden State, Metro Galleries, Bakersfield, CA
2005 Vistas de Soledad, Metro Gallery, Silver Lake, CA
2005 Diane Best and Mary-Austin Klein, 29 Palms Gallery, 29 Palms, CA
2005 Desert Diversity, 29 Palms Gallery, 29 Palms, CA |
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| ARTICLES |
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2001 Danette Riddle, "Elegant Resting Place" LA Architect Magazine, July/August 2001
2001 LA's top 10 list of coolest things to do in August,
"Elysian Views, painting show and artist lead walking tour of Elysian Park" Los Angeles Magazine, August 2001
2005 "“Artists Express Love of Desert" Hi-Desert Star News, Yucca Valley September 2005
2005 Steve Brown, "Nipton, Gateway to the Eastern Mojave"”
Sun Runner Magazine, October/November 2005
2006 Bryn Jones & Mark Trautwein "Sheephole Mountain Wilderness" artist profile in“Desert Legacy, Guide to the Wild Mojave” California Wilderness Coalition publication
2007 Vickie Waite "Two Artists and a Homestead Cabin"
Sun Runner Magazine October/November 2007 |
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| OTHER INFO |
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| Featured artist on the Morongo Basin Artists Open Studio Tour, 29 Palms, CA November 3 - 4, 2007 |
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