Biography

Born a long time ago in bleach blond California.

L.A. area. Beach. Rolling Hills. Baseball and academics. Knew nothing of Art. Ma had some old ship paintings on the walls, and I’d actually occasionally look at them, but there was no motivation behind it. I did make a poster for my younger brother for a school dance, all day-glow and psychedelic, and it was stolen. I was stoked someone would want it that badly. Of course, the school administration told me it was stolen. They may have just taken it down because it was corrupting the youth. That would’ve been even better. Ha! I mean, that’s the poet’s job! Or something like that.

Education:

1973                          BA, Sculpture.  Bard College.  Annandale-On-Hudson, New York

1977 – 1978             McNay Art Institute School, San Antonio, TX. Studied with Carl Embry.

1978-1979               University of Texas, San Antonio.  MFA candidate. (But my son was born. He said, “Feed me, Daddy.” So I got an MBA instead. Felt I’d sentenced myself to 30 years of hard labor.)

1998                           Memphis College of Art., Memphis, TN. Studied with Classical Realist, Katherine Manzo.

2013                           Cambridge Center for Adult Education, Cambridge, MA.

2015, 2016                 Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA. Workshop with Jim Peters.

 

Exhibitions:

Solo Shows:

August 1979:          Republic Bank of San Antonio. San Antonio, TX

February 2013:       Dome Gallery, Cambridge, MA

 

Group Shows:

April 1980:             “Salon De Refuses”.  Austin Street Gallery.  San Antonio, TX.

August 1981:          “Art Salad”.  Austin Street Gallery.  San Antonio, TX

April 1981:              Two man show.  Austin Street Gallery.  San Antonio, TX

June 1996:              Le Chardonnay.  Memphis, TN

July 1999:               Provincetown Art Association, Provincetown, MA. Members Open Show.

August 1999:          Provincetown Art Association, Provincetown, MA. Members Juried Show.

October 1999:        “{1ne}” Vertigo Studios, Memphis, TN .

February 2000:     “Body & Self”.  Cooper Street Gallery.  Memphis, TN

January 2002:       “Hot Colors”.  Cambridge Art Association juried competition, Cambridge, MA.

February 2002:     “Digital City”.  New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University.  Boston, MA.

February 2002:     Interpreting Landscape”.  Fulton Street Gallery, Troy, New York.

February 2002:     “Possibilities” LynnArts, Lynn, MA.

April 2002:            “NoCa: A Cambridge Neighborhood”  Sacramento St. Gallery, Cambridge, MA.

December 2002:   Office of Continuing Ed, Mass Art, Boston, MA.

January 2003:       “Passion”.  Cambridge Art Association juried competition, Cambridge, MA.

April 2003:             Annual Juried Photography Show. Stebbins Gallery, Cambridge, MA.

April 2004:             Annual Juried Photography Show. Stebbins Gallery, Cambridge, MA

April 2006:             Two person show.  Dome Gallery, Cambridge, MA

October 2006:        Small Works Show. Sacramento St. Gallery, Cambridge, MA.

April 2007:              Group show.  Dome Gallery, Cambridge, MA

October 2007:        Small Works Show. Sacramento St. Gallery, Cambridge, MA.

April 2008:             “Going to the Dogs”. The Brush Art Gallery, Lowell, MA. Juried show.

Spring 2003-06     Boston Frameworks, Cambridge, MA

Spring 2001-09      North Cambridge Open Studios (NoCa), Cambridge, MA

October 2008:        Small Works Show. Sacramento St. Gallery, Cambridge, MA.

June 2009:              Logan Airport, Boston, MA

August 2009:          Boston Biennial, Atlantic Works Gallery, Boston, MA.

October 2009:        Small Works Show. Sacramento St. Gallery, Cambridge, MA.

March 2010:           Two person show, Dome Gallery, Cambridge, MA

May 2011:               Lydia Fair, Dome Gallery, Cambridge, MA

September 2011:    NoCa, Dome Gallery, Cambridge, MA

November 2012:    Photography Show, Dome Gallery, Cambridge, MA

March 2014:           Massachusetts, Gallery 263, Cambridge, MA

April 2014:              Peabody Library. Cambridge, MA

August 2014:         Hallspace Drawing Project, Hallspace Gallery, Dorchester, MA

May 2015:               Cambridge Art Assn National Prize Show, Cambridge, MA

June 2015:              Botanicals, Cadbury Commons, Cambridge, MA

September 2015:   Two person show, Dome Gallery, Cambridge, MA

September 2015:   Members show. Cambridge Art Assn, Cambridge, MA

October 2015:        Members juried show. Cambridge Art Assn, Cambridge, MA

 

Reviews & Awards:

April 1980:             San Antonio Light newspaper. “Salon De Refuses”.  Austin Street Gallery.

October 1999:        Memphis     newspaper. “{1ne}” Vertigo Studios, Memphis, TN .

April 2004:            Honorable Mention. Annual Juried Photography Show. Stebbins Gallery, Cambridge, MA

August 2009:        2nd In Show. Boston Biennial, Atlantic Works Gallery, Boston, MA.

May 2015:              Best 3-D Award. Cambridge Art Assn National Prize Show, Cambridge, MA

 

 

1981-1996              Raise family.  Work for a living.  Search for God.  🙂