Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Master of Fine Art, Painting and Drawing, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California
TEACHING AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007–Present, Professor, Foundation Painting, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California
2018–2019, Director, California State University International Program, Florence, Italy
Summer 2016, Course Coordinator, The Rise of Modernist Painting, CSU Summer Arts, Nice, France
Summer 2015, Course Coordinator, Contemporary Realism, CSU Summer Arts, Monterey, California
Summer 2014, Course Coordinator, Painting and Drawing, CSU Summer Arts, Florence, Italy
Summer 2013, Course Coordinator, Observational Painting, CSU Summer Arts, Monterey, California
Summer 2012, Course Coordinator, Painting and Drawing, CSU Summer Arts, Florence, Italy
Summer 2011, Course Coordinator, Representing the Figure, CSU Summer Arts, Fresno, California
Summer 2009, Course Coordinator, Florence in Fresno, CSU Summer Arts, Fresno, California
2004–2007, Assistant Professor, Huntington University, Huntington, Indiana
2004, Instructor, Drawing, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, California
2003, Instructor, Drawing and Painting, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California
2000–2001, Artist and Illustrator, Carol Anderson Inc, Rancho Dominguez, California
EXHIBITIONS
2024
The Painted Desert: A Century of Land and Light, Marks Art Center, The College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA
2023
The California Art Club’s 112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, California
2022
Points of View, Long Beach Creative Group, Rod Briggs Gallery, Long Beach, California
2017
The California Art Club’s 106th Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum, Los Angeles, California
2016
Poetry Evoked by Black and White, Ways of Expressions in East and West, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
The Plein Air Perspective, Millard Sheets Art Center, Pomona, California
The Salton Sea: Lost in Paradise, Marks Art Center, Palm Desert, California
A Toast to California, The California Art Club Gallery at The Old Mill, San Marino, California
2015
Faculty Exhibition, Begovich Gallery, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California
Other Places (Three Person Show), Art Exchange, Long Beach, California
2014
Endless Summer, The California Art Club Gallery at The Old Mill, San Marino, California
2013
On the Water, The California Art Club Gallery at The Old Mill, San Marino, California
The California Art Club’s 102nd Gold Medal Exhibition, Fisher Museum, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
Urban Sights/Sites (Three Person Show), Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California
2012
Urban Sights/Sites (Three Person Show), Biola University, La Mirada, California
Landscapes, Corban University Art Gallery, Salem, Oregon
No Regrets — Faculty Exhibition, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, California
Landscapes of the Coachella Valley and Surrounds, Desert Art Collection, Palm Desert, California
2011
Borderlands (Two Person Show), Merced College, Merced, California
Reflections on the Harbor, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California
California Dreamin’, The California Art Club Gallery at The Old Mill, San Marino, California
Valley of the Ancient Lake, Salton Sea Museum, North Shore, California
International Drawing Annual 6, Manifest Creative Research and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
The California Art Club’s 100th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, California
2010
Urban Sights/Sites (Three Person Show), College of the Sequoias Art Gallery, Visalia, California
Juried All-Media Exhibition, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, California
The Art of Landscape, Topanga Canyon Art Gallery, Topanga, California
Made in California, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, California
Burb – Zones of Living, Manifest Creative Research Gallery and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
2009
Faculty: The First Generation, California State University Fullerton, Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, California
Drawing from Perception IV, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Trees in Art, Kendeda Center, Atlanta, Georgia
The California Art Club’s 98th Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, California
Art International Fine Art Fair, Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, California
Celebrating the Golden State, The California Art Club Gallery at The Old Mill, San Marino, California
2008
Landscape at Risk: Contemporary Views of the West, Coconino Community College, Flagstaff, Arizona
Celebrating the Golden State, The California Art Club Gallery at The Old Mill, San Marino, California
Made in California, City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, California
The California Art Club’s 97th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, California
Pastel National (Awarded Honorable Mention), Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, Kansas
2006
Faculty Exhibition, Huntington University, Huntington, Indiana
The California Art Club’s 95th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art,Pasadena, California
The California Art Club’s Miniatures Exhibition, First American Trust, Santa Ana, California
2005
Faculty Exhibition, Huntington University, Huntington, Indiana
2003
The Landscape from Long Beach, Cerritos College, Cerritos, California
Industrial Landscapes of the Port of Long Beach, Solo Graduate Exhibition, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, California
Works on Paper, Forget it Jake, Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
2002
Seeing the Sea, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California
The California Art Club’s 92nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena, California
2001
California State University Long Beach Graduate Exhibit, Second City Council, Long Beach, California
America the Beautiful, Schomburg Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, California
PRESS
2018
The Art and Life of Andy Dickson, Voyage LA
2017
Trees, Artwork Featured, Outdoor Painter Magazine
2014
Up Close, Bob Bahr, Plein Air Collector Magazine
Salton Sea, Bob Bahr, Outdoor Painter
2011
The New Sublime, Ann Japenga, Palm Springs Life
2005
Five Artists, Five Approaches: Landscape Highlights, Lynne Moss, American Artist Magazine
2004
Responding to Subjects of Uncommon Beauty, Lynne Moss, American Artist Magazine
PUBLICATIONS
2021
The Settler Sea: California’s Sea and the Consequences of Colonialism, Cover Artwork, Tracy Brynne Voyles, University of Nebraska Press
2017
Essential Techniques in Landscape Drawing, Artwork Examples, Watson Guptil, Random House
Painting California: Seascapes, Artwork Examples, Molly Siple and Jean Stern, Skira Rizzoli
Warm Color in the Shade, Foreword by Andy Dickson, Hal Baker, Biography of Milford Zornes
2016
Poetry Evoked by Black and White, Ways of Expressions in East and West: A Comparative Perspective on the Sino-American Art Education, Essay and Artwork Examples
2011
Valley of the Ancient Lake, Artwork Included, Ann Japenga, Catalysis Projects
VISITING ARTIST LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
2017
Artist Presentation at the Ryman Program, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
Artist Presentation at Biola University, La Mirada, CA
Artist Workshop at California State University Long Beach, Long Beach CA
2016
Artist Lecture and Presentation at Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
Artist Lecture and Presentation at Li Keran Art School, Beijing, China
2015
Artist Presentation and Demo at California State University Fresno, Fresno, CA
Workshop, Desert Institute, Joshua Tree National Park Association, Joshua Tree, CA
2014
Workshop, Desert Institute, Joshua Tree National Park Association, Joshua Tree, CA
2012
Artist Lecture, Corban University, Salem, OR
Artist Lecture at Biola University, La Mirada, CA
2011
Artist Lecture at the Salton Sea Museum and North Shore Yacht Club, North Shore, CA
2010
Artist Lecture at College of the Sequoias, Visalia, CA
Artist Lecture at California State University Long Beach, Long Beach, CA
2002
Artist Lecture at Biola University, La Mirada, CA
2001
Ryman Program for Young Artists, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS
2008
Office of Advancement, California State University Fullerton, Fullerton, CA
2005
Dr. David Goldberg, Carmel, CA
2003
Mr. Jan Janura, Rolling Hills, CA
1999
Duke Energy, Moss Landing, CA