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Christina Altfeld

Visual Arts: Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

I have been a photographer for most of my life and was introduced to printmaking a few years ago. The polymer etchings seem to be a natural extension of my work. Printmaking gives me the opportunity to expand my initial impression of an image. Printmaking reminds me of my days printing in the darkroom. There is a similar feeling of anticipation and excitement when you pull out a photo that has completely developed in the tray to when you pull back the blankets and see your first print on the etching press. Member of Los Angeles Printmaker's Society Santa Barbara Printmakers Inkspots of Buenaventura Nature Printing Society

Asandra

Visual Arts: Painting, Printmaking

ASANDRA is a painter and printmaker. She studied at Parsons School of Design in NYC, and was an Art Director at Art & Auction Magazine, NYC, from 1980-85. She has exhibited in NYC, Washington, Florida, Colorado, North Carolina and California. Her work is in the collection of Marriott, and Renaissance Hotels, and The Omni Int’l Resort and Spa, Orlando, FL. Exhibitions include the Fort Lauderdale Art Museum, FL, Andrews Art Museum, NC, and The Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum in Santa Barbara, CA. Asandra is included in the groundbreaking book, Miami Contemporary Artists (Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 2011). She is a member of The Inkspots, a printmaker’s cooperative in Ventura, California, and Santa Barbara Printmakers, Santa Barbara, CA. Since relocating from the East Coast to California in 2011, she has exhibited in over 14 shows including a two-person exhibit at Gallery 525 in Ojai, CA, Coastal Collections, Santa Barbara, CA and Sylvia White Gallery, Ventura, CA.

Mark Azm

Media: Audio, Film, Other, Video; Visual-Sonic Bass Music Therapy

Known throughout Southern California for devotion to the fine broken beat bass music arts. Favorite styles are breaks, drum & bass, dubstep and jungle.

Dane Baylis

Literature: Poetry; Music: Instrumental, Vocal; Theatre: Acting, Technical; Visual Arts: Painting, Photography, Printmaking

DANE FRANCIS BAYLIS was born in South Boston, Massachusetts in 1952. He has traveled extensively through North and Central America, Europe, the Near and Far East while in and out of the military. His first published work appeared in the STONE SOUP ANTHOLOGY, published by Stone Soup Press, Boston, in 1975. He has since appeared in a number of anthologies and journals, most notably, TEN CALIFORNIA POETS, ARTLIFE, RIVERTALK, THE ARCADE POETRY PROJECT, PANGOLIN, VERVE, THE DANCE OF THE IGUANA, ASKEW POETRY JOURNAL, LUMMOX PRESS, THE MEN’S HEARTBREAK ANTHOLOGY, and POETRY IN MOTION PUBLICATIONS. He also served on the editorial committees of RIVERTALK and THE POULTER’S MEASURE. Dane is presently a member of the Ventura Artist’s Union and Editor-In-Chief of DANE BAYLIS PUBLICATIONS where he brings to bear a multi-faceted background in art, photography, music, and prose in the production of his distinctly urban style of poetry. His Irish heritage informs his love of the poetic form and his uncompromising belief that everything tells a story creates a unique voice full of wry compassion and unbending artistry.

Joe Cardella

Literature: Poetry; Media: Other; Visual Arts: Illustration, Other, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

Founder, Publisher & Editor of ARTLIFE LIMITED EDITIONS, 1981-2006. Distributed 276 consecutive monthly editions of Original Artworks & Poetry throughout the U.S., Europe & Japan. Personally handled 2.5 MILLION pages throughout every step of this process including personal editions each month. "Monthly from 1981-2006, ARTLIFE is the Longest Continually Published Artists' Periodical of the Twentieth Century." www.art-life.com, ARTLIFE MUSEUM on FB, MrArtlife1 on UTube for many videos & interviews re History, Personal Collection, Archive, Studio Tour & Events. Degree in Design, Experimental Studios & Advertising from Syracuse University. Graduate of U.S. Naval Communications School, Great Lakes, Illinois. Global Communications Specialist 1967. Design, Graphics, Sculpture, Multi-Media, Research & Product Development, Performance & Conceptual Art. Extensive Museum Exhibition experience from coast to coast. Publisher Emeritus, ARTLIFE LIMITED EDITIONS

Sarah Flesher

Visual Arts: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture; Papier Mache

Sarah is originally from West Los Angeles, settling in Ventura some 20 years ago. Sarah is an “Outsider” artist, heavily influenced by primitive Mexican folk art, color, and whimsy. She has won several awards from Ventura College, including the Bernard Dietz award of Excellence. She regularly shows at Stoneworks Studios, C & C Gallery, and her work has also been shown at Bell Arts Factory, Tool Room Galley, Vita Arts Center, The WAV, and Pride Ventura, as well as the Ojai Valley Arts Center and Gallery 525 in Ojai. Her work has also been shown at Tech Studios and Beyond Baroque Gallery in Venice, Ca. Some of her pieces are in the permanent collection of John and Sylvia White, Stoneworks Studios, and the Haberfelde Collection in Pasadena, Ca.

Pete Ippel

Crafts: Fiber Art; Dance: Other; Folk Art: Other; Media: Audio, Other, Video; Visual Arts: Other, Painting, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture

I make art and share ideas by taking the question marks in my life and bending them into exclamation points. I employ an iterative process honed by experience in research, athletics, and art to present complex ideas in compelling ways.For over a decade I have explored and combined traditional art materials with digital techniques demonstrating creative fluency. By moving with ease and grace through a variety of media, I focus on communicating ideas and I gain knowledge in the process.I work intuitively and iteratively when creating art and often apply scientific methodology to my art practice with the rigor of a seasoned athlete.By observing human behavior, asking generative questions, and analyzing information, I experience daily how a disciplined process leads to comprehension of complex data and ideas. I use my artistic sensibility to present my findings in unique and compelling ways.I appreciate the interdisciplinary nature of the artist's life. I aspire to travel, to teach, and to create while extending my exhibition record. Being nourished creatively while partaking in a challenging path is a delight, and I particularly relish learning along the way.Art is the most practical, essential, and exciting field of work in the world today, and I look forward to sharing it with you.PETE IPPELBorn: 1979, Oak Park, ILLives and works in Ventura, CAemail: pete@hypermodern.netweb: http://peteippel.comblog: http://hypermodern.netEDUCATIONSAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, 2002-2004M.F.A., New Genres, 2004Critique seminars: Tony Labat, Paul Kos, Tom Marioni, Trisha Donnelly. Coursework: art theory and history, urban studies, digital interventionCORNELL UNIVERSITY, 1997-2002B.F.A., Combined Media (Photography / Digital Art)Advisor: Marcia LyonsCoursework: Media Arts, Art History, digital music, themed entertainment, architecture, electronic imaging, art practice in traditional media. Thesis exhibition: Priorities: Installation, Audition, and DigitaliaB.A., Psychology (perception, minor concentration: cognitive science)Advisor: Michael SpiveyCoursework: visual, auditory, and tactile perception, computer graphics and animation, visual communication, human computer interaction, sensory systems, independent researchADDITIONAL STUDIESCITY COLLEGE SAN FRANCISCO, 2005-2007Advanced classes in conversational Spanish, culture, and civilizationLANGUAGESNative English, fluent Spanish, basic ItalianSOLO EXHIBITIONSCALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION2013, 50th year Anniversary Celebration, Oxnard, California, USASTONEWORKS STUDIOS, Ventura, California, USA2010, Pete Ippel Art ShowICTHUS GALLERY, San Francisco, California, USA2008, The Fantastic Solution to Global Warming and other ConundrumsICTHUS GALLERY, San Francisco, California, USA2006, Metaphors Be With YouICTHUS GALLERY, San Francisco, California, USA2006, Hypermodern Art ShowEXPERIMENTAL GALLERY, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA2002, Priorities: Installation, Audition, and DigitaliaGROUP EXHIBITIONSWORKING ARTISTS VENTURA, Ventura, California2014, ArtWalk - Art and Play, collaboration with Mobile Arts PlatformSYLVIA WHITE GALLERY, Ventura, California2014, 5x5x5 Performance Art Series Curated by John WhiteSOMARTS CULTURAL CENTER, San Francisco California2014, 100 Performances for the HolePERFORMANCE STUDIES INTERNATIONAL, Stanford University2013, Now Then: Conference 19 – 100 Performances for the Hole, ReduxMUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY, Ventura, California2013, Day of the Dead Celebration – Dia de los MuertosSYLVIA WHITE GALLERY, Ventura, California2013, 5x5x5 Performance Art Series Curated by John WhiteVENTURA COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER, Ventura, California2012, The Installation Show – Ventura County Arts CouncilTORRANCE ART MUSEUM, Torrance, California2012, The Subterraneans - The Artists Behind LA's Artist-Run SpacesSYLVIA WHITE GALLERY, Ventura, California2012, 5x5x5 Performance Art Series Curated by John WhitePOINT .B STUDIO, Port Orford, Oregon2011, Art In The Information AgeSOMARTS CULTURAL CENTER, San Francisco California2011, Third Strike: 100 Performances for the HoleTOOL ROOM GALLERY, Ventura, California2011, WAV Artists at the Tool Room at Bell Arts FactorySYLVIA WHITE GALLERY, Ventura, California2011, Be a SaintMUSEUM OF VENTURA COUNTY, Ventura, California2010, Day of the Dead Celebration – Dia de los MuertosVENTURA COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL, Ventura, California2010, Whimsy & DelightSOMARTS CULTURAL CENTER, San Francisco California2010, 100 Performances for the Hole – Take twoART HOUSE CO-OP, Brooklyn, New York2009, The Sketchbook ProjectRADICAL PRACTICES, San Francisco, California2009, The Seduction of Duchamp Live AuctionSHARE FESTIVAL, Turin, Italy2009, Market ForcesGARAGE BIENNALE, San Francisco, California, USA2008, Weather ReconnaissanceGARAGE BIENNALE, San Francisco, California, USA2008, 100 Performances for the HolePACIFIC SCHOOL OF RELIGION, Berkeley, California, USA2005, Art and SpiritualityGARAGE BIENNALE, San Francisco, California, USA2004, Party for BenevolenceANTI – CONTEMPORARY ART FESTIVAL, Kuopio, Finland2004, Yuk Video ScreeningNEW LANGTON ARTS, San Francisco, California, USA2004, The ‘How To’ IntensiveFORT MASON CENTER, San Francisco, California, USA2004, San Francisco Art Institute MFA graduate showPACE DIGITAL GALLERY, New York, NY, 20042004, e Bay--Buy or Sell or BuyYERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS, San Francisco, California, USA2004, PlayshopCELL SPACE, San Francisco, California, USA2003, San Francisco Art Institute Print Show,SAN FRANCISCO BUREAU OF URBAN SECRETS, San Francisco, California, USA2003, Creative CityBOOM TECHNOLOGY FAIR, Cornell University, Ithaca New York, USA2002, Sound Thinking: computer as creative audio toolBOOM TECHNOLOGY FAIR, Cornell University, Ithaca New York, USA2001, Fine Art Applications of 3D InternetTEACHING POSITIONSVENTURA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, Ventura, CaliforniaSubstitute teacher, Fall 2014VITA ART CENTER, Ventura, CaliforniaArt instructor, spring 2012SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, San Francisco, CaliforniaVisiting faculty, Contemporary Practice: Making and Meaning, fall 2010UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY, Berkeley, CaliforniaAcademic Talent Development Program, summer 2008, 2009MARIN SCHOOL OF ART AND TECHNOLOGY, Novato, CaliforniaArt instructor, fall 2004SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, San Francisco, CaliforniaNASA Space Practicum teaching assistant, spring 2004Video Editing teaching assistant, spring 2004CORNELL UNIVERSITY, Ithaca, New YorkCornell Adult University, instructor, website design, summer 2002PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIESWORKING ARTISTS VENTURA ARTIST COUNCILChair, 2014COLLEGE ART ASSOCIATION (CAA)Member 2009-presentAMERICAN INSTITUTE of GRAPHIC ARTS (AIGA)Member 2012-presentFIRST FRIDAYS VENTURARepresentative, Working Artists Ventura 2010-presentLEONARDO JOURNALLeonardo Art Science Evening Rendezvous 2008-2010Manuscript Intern 2004-2005SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTEBoard of Trustees 2003-2004Artech 2003-2004Graduate Council 2002-2003PUBLICATIONSShare Festival. Market Forces. Exhibition catalog, Turin, 2009.Ippel, Peter. “In the Tradition of Apprentice and Master.” Proceedings of The Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences, ISSN #: 1539-7300, pages 1094-1100. 2005.Pace Digital Gallery. e Bay - Buy or Sell or Buy. Exhibition catalog, New York, 2004.San Francisco Art Institute. Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition. Exhibition catalog, San Francisco, 2004.LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONSBRAIN INJURY CENTER OF VENTURA COUNTYThe Art Of Recovery, 2014CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITIONThe Art Of Recovery, 2013PETE IPPEL ART STUDIOHow to Maintain Boundaries, Artistic and Otherwise 2013LIBRE GRAPHICS MEETINGTransitional Work Flow For Artists Making The Libre Graphics Leap, 2012LINUXWOCHEN Osterreich-TourPanelist Talk on Art, Free Culture, Open Hardware, and the Politics of Sharing, 2012LINUXWOCHEN Osterreich-TourIntroduction to Qi Hardware Milkymist1 Video Synthesizer, 2012WHAT IS ART? LIVE!Pete Ippel and Allan deSouza interviewed by Tim Sullivan and Chris Corrente, 2011KRON 4, SAN FRANCISCOPete Ippel "Copper Mist" interview by Henry Tenenbaum, 2011LIBRE GRAPHICS MEETINGOpen Mind, Literally: Teaching Free Culture As A Life Goal, Brain Surgery, and a Networked Path to Recovery, 2011S.A.V.E. THIRD THURSDAYOpen Fashion, Fear, Education, and Leverage, September, 2010Maslow's Hierarchy Updated, August, 2010Critical Discourse, Networks, and Hebbian Learning, July, 2010STONE WORKS STUDIOSThe New Folk Tradition: Aesthetic and Community Resonance Between Open Source Graphics and Fiber Arts, 2010LIBRE GRAPHICS MEETINGThe New Folk Tradition: Aesthetic and Community Resonance Between Open Source Graphics and Fiber Arts, 2010CORNELL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIAExhibition Tour, Amish Abstractions: Quilts From the Collection of Faith and Stephen Brown, 2010UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ALUMNI ASSOCIATIONDigital Photography, compositional guidelines, and critique, 2010A PLACE OF PEACE, Monday Lecture SeriesAsian brush technique, 2010CORNELL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIADigital Photography, compositional guidelines, and critique, 2009HAWAII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOCIAL SCIENCESIn the Tradition of Apprentice and Master, 2005STRETCHER.ORG GREEN ROOM, Mediation on Networks, 2004SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, Alternative Lecture SeriesPsychology, Cognition and their Relationship to Art, 2004SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTE, Alternative Lecture SeriesA General Theory of Love, 2003BITS ON OUR MIND (Boom) Technology Fair, Cornell University,Sound Thinking: computer as creative audio tool, 2002BITS ON OUR MIND (Boom) Technology Fair, Cornell University,Fine Art Applications of 3D Internet, 2001CORNELL ART DEPARTMENT, lecture and tutorial, electronic imaging in art, 2001INDUSTRY EXPERIENCEFABRICATORZ, San Francisco, CaliforniaDeveloper, 2012-presentPETE IPPEL, Ventura, CaliforniaIndependent Creative Contractor, 1999-presentSAN FRANCISCO BALLET, San Francisco, CaliforniaResidence Manager, 2003-2009UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL, San Francisco, CaliforniaAssistant Track and Field / Basketball coach 2005-2009YMCA, PRESIDIO BRANCH, San Francisco, CaliforniaWellness Coach, Group Exercise Instructor, 2005-2007UNIVERSITY PHOTOGRAPHY, Ithaca, New YorkDarkroom Assistant, Photographer, summer 2002SIGNAL INTERACTIVE, Chicago, IllinoisProduction Artist Intern, summer 2000MOTOROLA, INC., Arlington Heights, IllinoisWeb Design Intern, summer 1999PALEONTOLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTION, Ithaca, New YorkAssistant to the Director of Collections, 1997-1999HONORSCITY OF VENTURA, CALIFORNIAMayor's Arts Award - Emerging Artist, 2014WORKING ARTISTS VENTURASelected Artist, 2009SAN FRANCISCO ART INSTITUTEStudent Leadership Award, 2004CORNELL UNIVERSITYDean’s list, spring 2001, spring 2002Edith and Walter King Stone Memorial Prize for Promise in Art, 2001National Dean’s List 1998-2001ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENTSVarsity track and field, Cornell University 1997-2001Captain, school record holder, high jump 2.15m (7’ 1/2”) 2001State Games of America Champion, high jump 1999, 2001, 2003BIBLIOGRAPHYLindell, Karen. "The art of coping with 9/11: After 9/11, local residents channeled their mixed-up emotions into paintings, songs and sculpture". Ventura County Star. 09/09/11. http://www.vcstar.com/news/2011/sep/09/the-art-of-coping/.D'Amore, Nicole. Artistic Touch: “Artist Communicates Ideas Through Conceptual Pieces”. Ventura County Star. 11/16/10 http://www.vcstar.com/news/2010/nov/16/artist-communicates-ideas-through-conceptual/.Pompey, Tim. “WAV Artist Inverviews: Pete Ippel”. Ventura Breeze, Vol. 4, No. 2. 11/03/10 http://www.venturabreeze.com/volume4.html.Navaja, Pedro. “Pete Ippel Moves Beyond the Modern”. The Life and Times of Pedro Navaja. 11/02/10http://pedronavaja.wordpress.com/2010/11/02/pete-ippel-moves-beyond-the-modern/.Santos, Dorothy. “Inside the Artist's Studio With Pete Ippel”.Extero/InteroCeptive. 09/30/10http://dorothysantos.wordpress.com/2010/09/30/inside-the-artist%E2%80%99s-studio-with-pete-ippel/.Pizzicarola, Elano. “WAV Artist – Pete Ippel”. 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'Home Is Where The Art is', Morris Daily Herald, January 15 2010, page 8.Weil, Nadine. ‘Dancing in the Key of G’, 944 Magazine, issue 7.10 San Francisco, Oct. 2008, pages 52-54.Groves, Allison K. ‘A home at SF Ballet’, San Francisco Ballet Legacy News, fall 2008, page 3.‘Phi Footnotes’, The Scroll of Phi Delta Theta, fall/winter 2008, page 13.Swanhuyser, Hiya. ‘How High?’, SF Weekly, May 14-20, 2008 http://www.sfweekly.com/2008-05-14/calendar/how-high/.Hunt, Mary Ellen. ‘Room, Board and Barre for Ballet Students’, San Francisco Chronicle, May 13, 2008, cover story, Datebook.Richardson, Daniel. ‘Spatial Representations Activated During Real-time Comprehension of Verbs’, Cognitive Science: A Multidisciplinary Journal, vol. 27, no. 5: pages 767-780. 2003.

Patty Kennedy

Visual Arts: Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture

Born in Toronto Canada, Patty Kennedy is a graduate of George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology. She emigrated to LA to work as a sculptor. Early in her career was apprenticed to Nino Russo father of Rene Russo where she learned all aspects of sculpture and casting using the lost wax technique. When she moved North to Ventura this technique was applied to the creation of custom jewelry for many of the prominent jewelry stores in the County. This ability to sculpt in miniature was spotted and recognized by the Goebel Miniature Company in Camarillo and Patty began working through them for the Disney Corporation, Franklin Mint and Danbury Mint, sculpting miniature collectables and her own line of miniature sculptures. After the birth of Patty's son Stephen, she turned to painting as a less time consuming way to continue creating.

Erik ReeL

Visual Arts: Painting, Printmaking

Erik ReeL, born and raised in Seattle, lives and maintains a studio in downtown Ventura. Represented by collections in New York, Berlin, Los Angeles,, Chicago, Buenos Aires, Houston, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Paris, London, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Seattle, Indianapolis, San Diego, and Santa Fe [NM] . Public collections include: Seattle City Light, City of Seattle, Museum of Ventura County. ReeL's painting emphasizes improvisation, exploring issues related to mark-making and signification. ReeL attended Whitman College, majoring in mathematics; the University of California, at Berkeley; and the University of Washington in mathematics, art history, and studio art, graduating summa cum laude in 1975. He studied art history with Rainer Crone and Ettlinger, painting with Jacob Lawrence and Michael Spafford, color with Dahn, a student of Albers, sumi-e with George Tsutakawa, and Chinese brush with Hsai Chen. In the 1970s ReeL wrote on art for Vanguard, ArtExpress, High Performance, ArtWeek, a weekly column for the Bellevue Journal-American daily newspaper, and was arts editor for the Seattle Voice city magazine. He sat on the Seattle Arts Commission Special Task Force for Media, and the Special Task Force for Educational Institutions in the Arts. For half a decade he taught art history, color theory, life painting, and design at the Seattle Central Community College before leaving Seattle in 1984, coming to California in 1995. Selected Exhibition History Solo and Two-Person 2018 Erik ReeL, Gray Space gallery, Santa Barbara 2017 Epiphany, Porch Gallery, Ojai, California 2016 Full Circle, Morris Graves Museum of Aart, Eureka, California 2014 Silence, SCIART, Camarillo, California 2014 Rebar, Museum of Ventura County, Ventura, California 2014 Standing in Boots, w/ Nash Rightmer, WAV, Ventura 2014 Featured artist, City Clerk's Office, Ventura City Hall, Ventura, California 2013 Tabula Rasa, 643 Project Space, Ventura, California 2013 Suite Spot, Ventura Executive Suites, Ventura, California 2012 60 @ 60, Ventura, California 2011 Signs, Vita Art Center, Bell Arts Factory, Ventura 2011 Markings II, B Street Space, Oxnard, California 2011 Markings I, B Street Space, Oxnard, California 2009 Viva la Vida, Laurel Ventura gallery, Ventura 2009 Turbulence, w/ Vonder Gray, Gallerie 255, Ventura 2008 Erik ReeL at the Love House, Ventura, California 2008 Caruso Woods, Santa Barbara, California 2008 Faculty Club, University of California, Santa Barbara 2006 Autochthon, Caruso Woods, Santa Barbara 2005 Indonesian, Caruso Woods gallery, Santa Barbara 2004 Faculty Club, University of California, Santa Barbara 2004 Musician's Den, Caruso Woods Gallery, Santa Barbara 2003 3 Venues, Santa Barbara Film Commission 2003 Faculty Club, University of California, Santa Barbara 2003 Night Balcony, Delphine Gallery, Santa Barbara, California 2002 Delphine Gallery, Santa Barbara, California 2002 Vinland, Delphine Gallery, Santa Barbara, California 2002 Yaman Rag, FC, Unversity of California, Santa Barbara 2001 Faculty Club, University of California, Santa Barbara 2001 Gardens of the Night, Delphine Gallery, Santa Barbara 2000 Dreams of Paradise, Delphine Gallery, Santa Barbara 1988 - 1996 did not exhibit 1987 Mazey Hickey Gallery, Seattle 1986 Whatcom County Museum, Bellingham, Washington 1985 Jackson Street Gallery, Seattle, Washington 1984 Cornish Institute for the Arts, Seattle 1984 Night Voices, with Sue Ann Harkey, Seattle Art Museum 1984 Jackson Street Gallery, Seattle, Washington 1984 Face to Face, with Jimmy Jet, Seattle Pacific University 1983 Jackson Street gallery, Seattle, Washington 1983 I Dream the Shattering Price of Wisdom, Ace, Seattle 1982 Warehouse Paintings, Vogue, Seattle 1981 Wall Drawing, and/or alternative space, Seattle 1979 Facing Death, Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington 1979 Some Seattle Drawings, and/or alternative space, Seattle, 1977 A Reading After Robbe-Grillet, Cabaret Voltaire, Seattle 1977 Alexander Sasanoff, Seattle, Washington 1975 Alexander Sasanoff, Seattle, Washington Group 2018 82d National, Butler Institute of American Art, OH 2017 Art For Living, CICA Museum, Seoul, South Korea 2017 From the Collection, Morris Graves Museum of Art, Eureka, CA 2017 Contemporary Abstraction, Sullivan Goss, Santa Barbara, CA 2016 For the Earth, Postmodern, Washington, DC 2015 Out of the Great Wide Open, Museum of Contemporary Art Santa Barbara 2015 Retablos for Peace, Museum of Ventura County, Ventura, California 2014 100 Grand, Sullivan Goss gallery, Santa Barbara, California 2014 Cuento Cups, Museum of Ventura County, Ventura, California 2014 Ventura County Arts Council, Ventura, California 2013 100 Grand, Sullivan Goss gallery, Santa Barbara 2013 In the Detail, SCIART, Camarillo, Califonria 2013 Elizabeth Gordon gallery, Santa Barbara, California 2013 WAV [Working Artists Ventura], California 2013 Art for Peace, Vita Art Center, Bell Arts Factory, Ventura 2012 Something Old, Something New, Pistol Productions, Ventura 2012 Undressed, Pistol Productions, Ventura, California 2012 SCIART, Camarillo, California 2012 Vita Art Center, Bell Arts Factory, Ventura, California 2011 Vita Art Center, Bell Arts Factory, Ventura, California 2011 StoneWorks, Ventura, California 2010 Print Electronico, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2010 Epocha Nueva, Casa Del Mexicano, Santa Paula, California 2010 Laurel Ventura Gallery, California 2009 California State University Channel Islands Invitational 2009 VCAC Selects Ventura's Best, Ventura, California 2008 Mirror, curated: Paul Benavidas, Ventura, 2008 Earth and Sky, Gallerie 255, Ventura, California 2008 Caruso Woods, Santa Barbara, California 2007 Rainbow Alliance Show, LGBT Support Network, Ventura 2007 Caruso Woods, Santa Barbara, California 2006 Elizabeth Edwards, Palm Desert, California 2006 Caruso Woods, Santa Barbara, California 2005 Elizabeth Edwards, Palm Desert, California 2005 Caruso Woods, Santa Barbara, California 2004 Society of American Graphic Artists [SAGA], New York City 2004 Landscape Unlimited, Chicago, Illinois 2004 17th Parkside National, University of Wisconsin 2004 McNeese State, c: M. Druit, Sr Curator, Menil, Houston 2004 Signal+Noise, Center4Research/Electronic Art TEch., UCSB 2004 Artlink Contemporary, Fort Wayne, Indiana 2004 Montpelier Center for the Arts, Montpelier, Virginia 2004 Las Vegas Center for Art and Design, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2004 Elizabeth Edwards, Palm Desert, California 2004 Buddha Abides, Caruso Woods, Santa Barbara, California 2003 Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee 2002 Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee 2000 Artists for World Peace, Pavilion for World Peace, Kobe, Japan 2000 Artists for World Peace, Karpeles Museum, Santa Barbara 1988 - 1996 did not exhibit 1985 New York, LA, Seattle, COCA, traveled: Seattle, LA, New York 1985 Seattle Art Museum, c: Gene Barto, Brooklyn Museum of Art 1985 Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle 1984 City of Seattle Collects, c: Howard Fox, Seattle Art Museum 1984 Dark Voices, performance, Seattle Art Museum 1984 Burning Angels, Cornish Institute for the Arts, Seattle 1984 Sliver Birds, performance, Poetry Seattle 1983 Jackson Street Gallery, Seattle, Washington 1980 Foster/White Gallery, Seattle, Washington 1979 Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 1979 William Traver Gallery, Seattle, Washington 1978 6500 x 20, and/or alternative space, Seattle 1978 Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington 1977 International Flux Fest, c: George Maciunas, and/or, Seattle 1976 c: Wayne Thiebaud, Del Mar Museum, Corpus Christie, Texas

Lis Schwitters

Crafts: Ceramics, Jewelry, Other; Literature: Poetry; Media: Video; Visual Arts: Illustration, Other, Photography, Printmaking

BIOGRAPHY Born in Los Angeles, California, Photographic Artist & Printmaker, Lis J. Schwitters began her interest in photography in 1976 and continued as a Staff Photographer for her high school, college, and local community newspapers having published over 2,000 photographs. In 1985, she received her Bachelor of Arts Degree in Photocomunications from California State University at Fullerton where she studied under Professor of Photography Emeritus Darryl Curran and visiting Professor John Szarkowski. While enjoying both photographing (the capture of an image), and printing (the creation of an image), she directed her career towards laboratory work. Schwitters has worked as a Photographic Lab Technician (Printmaker) for such notable institutions as California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA/JPL) in Pasadena, Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, and Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, California. As a photographic artist her prints have been featured in hundreds of exhibitions, including in the Palm Springs Art Museum, the Carnegie Art Museum in Oxnard, and the Center for Photographic Art in Carmel. Her photographic images are in the permanent collection of many museums, including in The Getty Research Institute (GRI), The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Art, The New York Public Library, and The California Museum of Photography, as well as in private collections across the Country. Encompassing all types of photographic mediums from traditional to digital, Schwitters enjoys exploring a wide variety of themes ranging from psychological topics to the beauty of her surroundings. Contact: info@LisJSchwitters.com Resume: http://www.lisjschwitters.com/resume-schwitters.html

Padraic South

Visual Arts: Painting, Photography, Printmaking

Los Angeles based artist Padraic South's work focuses on the intersection of the human form, nature and technology. He is especially interested in the role of social media and how it influences the world's view of what is beautiful. Most often his paintings and the stories they tell are focused on social media’s attempt to define beautiful.

Eric Ward

Visual Arts: Other, Painting, Printmaking, Sculpture

Eric D. Ward Painting, Mixed Media, Sculpture, Installation, Performance M.F.A.: (Studio Art) Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, Ca. (2009) M.A. : (Painting) CSUN, Northridge, Ca. (2001) B.A. : (Art): Westmont College, Santa Barbara, Ca. (1999) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My work tends to be confrontational yet inviting. I focus on the juxtaposition of contradictory ideas, materials, styles, treatments, processes, and textures in order to discover a balance between extremes, and it is this clash that I am most interested in. Part of my inspiration is derived from living all of my life near the Southern California coast; living on the edge where the land meets the sea, where the vastness of the ocean is surrounded by the sensory overload of civilization. By using a wide variety of materials and techniques, I seek to convey these extremes (and the tensions among them), to the viewer. I work with various media, styles, and genres that at times overlap within the same piece and/or series of pieces, resulting in what I would refer to as a hybrid. The synthetic as well as natural materials I use are very important to the work. They include wood, rusted metal, sand, sawdust, glass, cement, dirt, stain, gravel, acrylic, resin, nails, nuts and bolts, a variety of pollen and other organic material, and basically anything that is at my disposal. I am also fond of incorporating found objects and icons from various cultures throughout history into my art, sometimes transforming, mutating, and distorting them so that they no longer exist as they did in their original format. This leapfrogging among various media, materials, and styles is due to the joy and challenges I face when experimenting and exploring the extremes, and is what keeps me charged and motivated to keep pursuing the unknown. Ultimately, I strive to convey the contradiction and clash of the natural and the manufactured, giving new meaning to concepts and objects that may no longer be recognizable in their original format. I attempt to blur the boundaries between art and life, reality and fantasy - to expose and examine the gray area among them. I hope to share these sensations of living on the edge, and the bombardment of sensory overload that often characterizes contemporary life. In the end, my intentions are to raise questions and invite various interpretations while sifting through the quagmire I deal with to get from point A to point B during the journey of life, allowing the viewers to form their own opinions as to the meaning of it all.

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