EDUCATION:
1980 University of California, Irvine
1977 Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles
1969 Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2015 Alternative Universe, OCCCA, Santa Ana, California
2007 Community Art Project, Wells Fargo, Laguna Beach, California
1997 Locals Only, The Loft, Laguna Beach, California
1989 Organic Abstractions, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, California
1987 Selections 36, The Drawing Center, New York, New York
1987 Solo Show, Paris Green Gallery, La Jolla, California
1986 Solo Show, Bank of America, San Francisco, California
1986 Solo Show, SOHO 20, New York, New York
1986 Group Show, Eaton/Shoen Gallery, San Francisco, California
1985 Two-person Show, Eilat Gordin Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1985 New Work, Eaton/Shoen Gallery, San Francisco, California
1985 One to One, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Rental Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1984 Three-person Show, Kling Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1984 To The Astonishing Horizon, Los Angeles Visual Arts, Los Angeles, California, Curator: Peter Frank
1983 Forum I, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California
1983 Solo Show, Loma Linda University, Riverside, California
EXHIBITIONS:
1986 Group Show, Eaton/Shoen Gallery, San Francisco, California
1986 In The Pink, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California
1985 Sixteen x Twenty Six, Quint Gallery, San Diego, California
1985 Three-Person Show, Jill Youngblood Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1985 The Last Picture Show, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California
1984 Group Show, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
1984 Traveling Exhibition, International Art Competition, 3rd Place Award, Jurors: Paul Schimmel, Connie Glenn, Lisa Frigand, William Otton, Linda Forsha, Martha Longencker, Jack Rutberg, Neil Lieberman, John Caster
1984 Solo Show, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
1984 Tube Art, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California
1984 Four California Landscape Painters, Laguna Beach College of Art, Laguna Beach, California
1984 Two-Person Show, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Rental Gallery, Newport Beach, California
1984 Interior Spaces as Art, Gensler & Associates, Irvine, California
1984 Group Show, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Rental Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1984 Other Worlds/Inner Eye, Vorpal Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
1984 Some of Our Best: An Eclectic Selection of Contemporary Paintings by Orange County Artists, Orange, California
1984 Multi-site exhibition Painting, Orange County Art Connections
1984 Sales Gallery and Rental, California, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1984 Interior Spaces as Art, Gensler & Associates, Irvine, California
1983 Documentation, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
1983 Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, California
1983 Documenta, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
1983 Basic Black & White, Los Angeles Veterans Memorial, Sylmar, California
1983 National Print & Drawing Exhibition, Ocean Works Gallery, Newport Beach, California
1983 Survey, Laguna Beach College of Art, Ettinger Gallery, Laguna Beach, California, Juror: Robert McDonald
1982 All Media, Common Ground Gallery, Fullerton, California
1982 Vorpal Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
1982 Bagged Art, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California
1982 Slice of Orange, Fine Arts Gallery, Laguna Beach, California
1982 Women in Art, National Women's Political Caucus, Los Angeles, California
1981 Network/Networks, Mills House Visual Arts Gallery, Garden Grove, California, Juror: WIlliam Otton
1981 Small Images, Santa Barbara Museum, Atkinson Art Gallery, Santa Barbara, California, Juror: Malinda Wortz
1980 Pre-Post Modernist Show, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, California
1978 5th National, Los Angeles Printmaking Society, California State Northridge, California, Juror: Fred Martin
1977 100 Southern California Artists (AWARD), Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California, Juror: Riley Rhodes
1976 Fall All Media Exhibition, (1st Place), Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California, Juror: Helen McClain
1976 All California Show, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California, Juror: Hans Hurkhart, Aldo Casonova, John Charles Gordon
AWARDS AND HONORS:
1984 3rd Place Award, International Art Competition, Pasadena, California (Traveling Exhibition) four Museums and ten Galleries
1981 Artist of the Month, KOCE Channel 50, Orange County Cable Television (February)
1977 Award, 100 Southern California Artists, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California
1976 1st Place Award, All Media, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
1987 Robert McDonald, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Edition, “Two Painters a Joy with Landscape”
1987 Robert McDonald, Art Week, February 14, “The Landscape Revisited”
1987 Catalogue, “Selection 36”, The Drawing Center, New York, New York
1986 William Wilson, Los Angeles Times, February 29
1986 Pattie Pate, Art Week, February 22, “Abstractions of Nature”
1985 Catalogue, Rancho Santiago College, “Art Forum”, Fall ‘85/Spring ‘86
1985 Burton Wasserman, Art Matters, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Dec ‘84/Jan ‘85
1985 Video Interview, Eliat Gordin Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1985 Catalogue, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California, “Twenty Five in ‘85”
1985 Catalogue, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
1985 Robert Hyndman, Daily Pilot, Laguna Beach, California, September 20, 1985
1985 Kris Evans, “Catalogue Lecture Series”, Rancho Santiago College, Santa Ana, California, September/October
1984 Dawn Magazine, “Profiles”, Laguna Niguel, California, August
1984 Shirlie Gottlieb, Long Beach Press Telegram, “Some of Orange County’s Best”, Santa Ana, California, August 10
1984 Catalogue, Orange County Arts Alliance, “Some of Orange County’s Best”, Santa Ana, California
1984 Suvan Geer, Art Week, “Lively Young Work”, March 10
1983 Christopher Upham, News Post, “Museum Show Sees Surfaces”, September 15 by Laurie Pelissaro, West Art, August 26
1983 Robert Frash, Exhibition Catalogue: “Forum I”, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, California
1982 Hazel Simon, Press-Enterprise, Riverside, California, March 6
1981 Dawn Magazine, “Meet the Artists”, July
1980 Dailey Pilot, “Abstractions Seek Clarity”, August
1980 Dailey Ledger-Gazette, Two Artist, Lancaster, California, August
LECTURES:
2019 "Mid-Century California Artists", University of California, Irvine Extension
1986 “The Art of Miriam Smith”, Art Forum, Santa Ana College, California
1985 “Illustrated Lecture”, Santa Ana College, California
1985 “Travel & Art of Papua New Guinea”, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California
1985 Panel Member, Artists Council, Laguna Beach Museum of Art
1983 Panel Member, Forum I Exhibition, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Public: San Diego Gas and Electric, San Diego, California
University of California at Irvine, California
Pinnacle Books, New York, New York
Hilton Hotel Corporation, Anaheim, California
Health Care Affiliates, Irvine Hills, California
Deerfield Advertising, Los Angeles, California
Southbrook Entertainment, Beverly Hills, California
Allan Shapiro, Century City, California
Clarion Hotel, San Francisco, California
Esthetica Skin Care, Santa Monica, California
City of Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach, California
Wave Crest Corporation, La Jolla, California
Aircoa Corporation, Englewood, California
St. Joseph Health Systems, Orange, California
Cooney, Shelton, Smith and Phair, Newport Beach, California
Bank of America Corporation Art Collection, San Francisco, California
Markum Industries, Tokyo, Japan