These paintings, primarily acrylic on panel or canvas, are from an on-going series started in July 1997.

Although the forms are imaginary, the illusions of depth, light and surface, along with the allusions to botany and biology, give people a strong sense that the paintings portray something very “real”.

The powerful emotional response expressed by viewers ranges from maternal to religious to sexual, and seems to cut across most of the usual boundaries of age, culture or education.

The artist’s intention with these “open-ended relationship” images is to  allow each viewer to experience his or her own personal and sometimes unexpected feelings. 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

 

2010, February, Solo Show, Blue Core Gallery, Pomona, CA

2010, February, Group Show, Bunny Gunner, Pomona, CA

2010, January, Group Show, Thumbprint Gallery, San Diego, CA

2009, October, Group Show, DA Gallery, Pomona, CA

2009, September, Group Show, Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook, CA

2009, February, 2-Person Show, 5ifty Bucks Gallery, Pomona, CA

2009, February, Group Show, Bunny Gunner, Pomona, CA

2009, February, Group Show, DA Gallery, Pomona, CA

2009, February, Group Show, SCA Project Gallery, Pomona, CA

 

2008, August, 2-Person Show, SCA Project Gallery, Pomona, CA

2008, May, 2-Person Show, Bunny Gunner, Pomona, CA

2008, February, Group Show, DA Gallery, Pomona, CA

 

2007, December, Group Show, Space on Spurgeon, Santa Ana, CA

2007, October, Group Show, DA Gallery, Pomona, CA

2007, May, Group Show, Museum of History & Art, Ontario, CA

2007, February, Group Show, Gallery 33 East, Long Beach, CA

2007, February, Group Show, Brewery Projects, Los Angeles, CA

2007, February, Group Show, 5iftybucks Gallery, Pomona, CA

2007, February, 2-Person Show, L2Kontemporary, Los Angeles, CA

2007, February, Group Show, Amorviejo Gallery, Santa Ana, CA

 

2006, December, Group Show, Pharmaka Gallery, Los Angeles, CA          

2006, July-August, Group Show, Seven Degrees, Laguna Beach, CA

2006, June, Group Show, Forest Ave. Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA

2006, June, Solo Show, Cal Poly Pomona DTC, Pomona, CA

2006 April, Group Show, Space on Spurgeon, Santa Ana, CA

2005, June, Group Show, Popztlan Gallery, Pomona, CA

2005, June, Solo Show, LA Artcore Brewery Annex, Los Angeles, CA

2005, May, Solo Show, Space on Spurgeon Gallery, Santa Ana, CA

2005, February, Solo Show, Viento Y Agua Gallery, Long Beach, CA

2004, November, Group Show, L2Kontemporary Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2004, March, Group Show, “Ontario Invitational”, Ontario Museum, Ontario, CA

2004, March, 3-Person Show, Orange Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA

2004, February, Solo Show, Haus Gallery, Pasadena, CA

 

2003, May, Group Show, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA

2003, April, Juried Show, Ontario Museum of History & Art, Ontario, CA

2003, February, 2-Person Show, Cuttress Gallery, Pomona, CA

2002, December, Group Show, SCA Gallery, Pomona, CA

2002, April, Group Show, SCA Gallery, Pomona, CA

2002, March, Three Person Show, CSUF Grand Central S&R Gallery, Santa Ana, CA

2001, October, Group Show, Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA

2001, September-October, 4 Person Show, Irvine Valley College, Irvine, CA

2001, August-September, Laguna Art Museum Sales & Rental Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2001, June-July, Juried Show, SCA Gallery, Pomona, CA

2001, April, 2 Person Show, SCA Gallery, Pomona, CA

 

2000, December, Private Showing, Laguna Art Museum Sales & Rentals, Laguna Beach, CA

2000, December, Group Show, Cuttress Gallery, Pomona, CA

2000, October, Group Show, Calafia Art Gallery, Santa Ana, CA

2000, October, Group Show, Claremont Graduate School Gallery, Pomona, CA

2000, September, 3 Person Show, Tustin Renaissance Gallery, Tustin, CA

2000, August, Solo Show, BGH Loft Gallery, Santa Monica, CA

2000, April, Group Show, CSUF Grand Central, Santa Ana, CA

2000, April, Designer Showcase, Pasadena Design House, Arcadia, CA

1999, December, Group Show, Millennium Gallery, Pomona, CA

1999, December, Group Show, SCA Gallery, Pomona, CA

1999, October, Group Show, Elena Zass Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

1999, September, Group Show, Discovery History Museum. Santa Ana, CA

1999, August, Group Show, The Cuttress Gallery, Pomona, CA

1999, July, Group Show, Calafia Gallery, Santa Ana, CA

1999, June, Group Show, Edward Giardina Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA

1999, February-March, Group Show, Anaheim Museum, Anaheim, CA

 

1998, December, Studio Gallery, Group Show, La Jolla, CA

1998, November, Juried Show, The Webster Gallery, Santa Ana, CA

1998, October, Ed Giardina Contemporary Art Gallery, Group Show, Santa Ana, CA

1998, June, SCA Group Show, Chapman University, Orange, CA

1998, January - February, Group Show, MECA Gallery, Santa Ana, CA

1997, November, Guest Artist, Chicano/Latino Artist Co-Op Group Show, Santa Ana, CA

1997, October, Ed Giardina Contemporary Art Gallery, Santa Ana, CA, Group Show

1997, October, Guest Artist, CA Council of Art Leagues Juried Show, Orange, CA

1997, October, MECA Gallery, Santa Ana, CA, Group Show, Gallery Purchase Award

1997, May - July, Bistango, Group Show, Irvine, CA

1996, August,  Orange Art Association, Juried Competition, Orange, CA

1996, June, Irvine Art League Juried Exhibition, Irvine, CA

 

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS          

 

O.C. Weekly: 4-13-06, Excelsior: 3-31-06, Orange Coast Magazine, 9-04; Coagula Art Journal, 5-04; Irvine World News, 3-18-04, 10-7-99,  O.C. Weekly: 8-20-99, 12-4-98, 1-30-98, 10-31-97, L.A. Times: 7-9-98, 2-27-97, Santa Ana College El Don: 9-14-98, Orange County Register: 11-15-97, Downtown Santa Ana Bus. Assoc. News: March ‘97, Nov. ‘96

 

 

LECTURES

 

Santa Ana College: Gallery Class, “Artists & Gallery Staff: Working Together”

Santa Ana College: Art Forum, “Development of Themes”

Orange County Fine Art Association: “Development of Themes”

Brea Art League: “Development of Themes”

Southern California Artists: “Development of Themes”

Irvine Valley College: Gallery Class, “Working With The Artist”

Golden West College: Studio Arts Class, “Inside The Artist’s Studio”

Orange Coast College: Drawing Class, “Inside The Artist’s Studio”

 

 

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

 

CALIFORNIA: Aliso Viejo, Anaheim , Berkeley, Beverly Hills, Brentwood , Chino Hills, Claremont, Corona , Costa Mesa, Cupertino, Downey, Fallbrook, Foothill Ranch, Hollywood, Huntington Beach, Irvine, Laguna Beach, La Habra, Mission Viejo, Midway City,  Montclair, Mountain View,  Orange, Nevada City, San Francisco, Palm Desert, Palm Springs, Pasadena, Pomona, Rancho Cucamonga, Rancho Mirage, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, San Juan Capistrano,  Santa Ana, Solana Beach, Truckee, Tustin, Upland, Venice, Victorville, Yorba Linda

 

ILLINOIS: Champaign, Sycamore, NEVADA: Carson City, Reno, OREGON: McMinnville, Portland, TENNESSEE: Corryton, TEXAS: Austin, WISCONSIN: Madison

 

AUSTRALIA: Narrabri (NSW), CANADA: Vancouver, ENGLAND: Liverpool,  Sutton Coldfield, FRANCE: Paris, MEXICO: Nayarit, SAUDI ARABIA: Jiddah