Contact
16045 Highway 9
Boulder Creek, California 95006
e-mail: artforart@sbcglobal.net
Website: a4a-wf.com
415-333-3344
Exhibitions
1980 International Cultural Institute, Los Angeles
1984 Capricorn Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1985 Allied Artists, New York
American Figure Drawing, San Francisco
1988 Lake Gallery, Tahoe
1989 Image Gallery, San Francisco
1992 Tesori Gallery, San Mateo
Robyn Buntin Gallery, Honolulu
Bay Arts, San Francisco
New Ground Gallery, Montclair
Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City
Michael Thompson Gallery, San Francisco
1993 Tesori Gallery
Robyn Buntin Gallery
Bay Arts
Michael Thompson
1994-1996
Hermitage Gallery, Reno
Tesori Gallery
Michael Thompson
1997 Hermitage Gallery
Michael Thompson Gallery
Museum West, San Francisco & Palo Alto
1998-2002
Museum West, San Francisco & Palo Alto
2002-2005
Chandler Fine Arts, San Francisco
2005 Borgia Gallery, San Francisco
2006-2013
Chandler Fine Arts, San Francisco
2013 Los Angeles Art Association , Los Angeles
Teaching
Beginning in 1989, continuously until 1995, taught three separate courses at
The San Francisco School of Art (now defunct)
Figure Drawing
Painting
Anatomy for Artists
The program was full time and provided accredited courses in Fine Art which focused on the accurate portrayal of the human figure and thorough comprehension of the body and its’ movement in space.
The anatomy course was taught through lecture, demonstration and close instruction during model sessions.
Work Experience
Art for Art
1990-2010
Developed and maintained a facility in San Francisco for the production of gilded picture frames, and conservation and restoration of works on paper and canvas.
Specialized in original and reproduction designs of water and oil gilded frames
Provided archival preservation of drawings, prints and paintings.
Worked primarily with designers, artists, and collectors to preserve, protect and install collections of fine art.
°Co-Founder
Phoenix Arts Association, San Francisco, 1984
…non-profit foundation for theater and visual arts
°Education
B.F.A. 1978, M.F.A., 1980, Academy of Art college, San Francisco
°Private Study
Thomas Leighton, San Francisco
Pietro Annigoni, Florence, Italy….. 1978
Serge Ivanoff, Paris, France….. 1978, 1980
°Awards
Fulbright Foundation, …..1979
Salmagundi Award, …..1985