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Born : January 1955
Education :  B.A. California State University, Chico
                   Single/Multiple Subject Credential, California State University, Chico

Up Coming

April 2003 “Glass Blowers Ball” Urban Glass, Brooklyn, NY

July 2003- Solo Show- Augen Gallery, Portland, Oregon

June 2003-“Am I Clear” Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA

 

Solo Exhibitions

2000 Solo Show Augen Gallery, Portland, Oregon

1999 Solo Show Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1997 Tales from the Crib, Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1996 Rockets & Angels, Installation, Butte College, Chico, CA

1995 Tiffany’s Window Installation, Courtesy of V. Breier Gallery, S.F., CA

1994 As Happy As Kings, Installation Idea Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1994“High Tak” Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA

1992 The Epidemic, Shasta College Art Gallery, Redding, CA

1992 Solo Show Michael Himovitz Gallery; Sacramento, CA

1992 Art Options Gallery; San Francisco, CA

1992 3rd Floor Gallery; Cal State University Chico, Chico, CA

1989 3rd Floor Gallery; Cal State University Chico, Chico, CA

1989 Sacramento Savings Bank, Installation; Chico, CA



Group Exhibitions

2010 Group Show, Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2003 “Natural Selection” Augen Gallery, Portland, Oregon

2002 “ Group Show “ Friesen Gallery Seattle, WA & Sun Valley, Id

2002 “Behind the Mask, “ University of California Chico, CA

2002 “The Figure “ V.Breier Gallery SF, CA

2002 “American Glass 2002, “ Heller Gallery, NY, NY

2001 “Four Person Group Show- The Nemiroff Gallery Beverly Hills, CA

2001 American Glass 2001, Heller Gallery, NY, NY

2000 Cats, Dogs and Bugs, Bucheon Gallery Two-Person Show; S.F., CA 

2000 The Animal In Contemporary Art, Stremmel Gallery Reno, NV

2000 The Doggie Show; Davis , CA

1999   “Hello Again” A New Wave of Recycling. Vancouver Museum, Vancouver, BC
           "EROTICA IN CERAMIC ART", Ferrin Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts.

1998   “HELLO AGAIN”, McAllen International Museum, McAllen ,Texas
           Group Show  Ongoing , Chiaroscuro Gallery, Chicago, Ill
           Group Show , Epperson Gallery ,Port Costa, CA
           Group Show, Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
           Self Expression ,  Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento ,CA

1997   “All Things Great And Small”, , Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
           “Big Kid's Toy Box” ,  Solomon Dubnick Gallery, Sacramento ,CA
           SOFA International Exhibition, Solomon Dubnick Gallery Chicago, Ill
           “Grins: Humor and Whimsy in Contemporary Art” , Millard Sheets Gallery, LA, CA
           “Art of Gaming”,  Harrah’s Las Vegas, NV
           “Hello Again ;  A New Wave of Recycled Art and Design ,  Traveling exhibition
           curated by Susan Sublte, Oakland Museum of California, Art Division, Oakland, CA
            Many People/  Many Media   American River College, Sacramento, CA
            Coloring Outside  the Lines , Stremmel Gallery, Reno, NV
           “Trashformations ”,  Curator Lloyd Herman, Whatcom Museum of  History and Art
            touring  exhibition  ending at the Smithsonian Year 2000

1996   “Sculptural Furnishings IV”,  Soloman Dubnick Gallery, Sac, CA
           “Black Velvet “ , Phantom Galleries , Sac, CA

1995    First Annual Cheap Bastards  , The Cheap Bastards Gallery, Chico, CA
            The Stremmel Gallery , Reno ,NV
            The Art of Gaming, a permanent exhibition of the Art of Gaming, Hampton Inn,  Reno, NV
            The  Recipients, Paul DiPasqua, Tony Natsoulas and Alan Carrier, Lincoln Art  Center,
            Big Hair  ,Big Art, Paul DiPasqua & Tony Natsoulas, Sacramento ,CA
            The Paul and Trixie Show , 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA
            Artful Urns, Michael Himovitz Gallery , Sacramento. CA
            Miniatures:  Alpha to Omega, Lincoln Art Center
            The Gun Show, Michael Himovitz Gallery , Sacramento. CA

1994    Small Works, David Gilhooly, Paul DiPasqua,  David Furman and Roberta Laidman,
            Sherry  Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
            Spring Show, The Gallery Artists, Michael Himovitz Gallery , Sacramento. CA
            Selected Sculpture, Virginia Brier Gallery, SF, CA
            Selected Sculpture, Chiaroscuro Gallery, Chicago, Il
            A Personal View In Clay: 3 Views, Modesto, Jr. College
            Group Show, Paul DiPasqua,  Gerald Heffernon,  Tony Natsoulas, Alan Carrier.
            Davis Art Center, Davis, CA

1993    Landes Gallery Opening Group Show, Landes Gallery, Berkeley, Ca
            Bike Symposium, American Cycling Museum, Philadelphia, PA
            Interbike “93”, American Cycling & Bicycling Museum, Las Vegas, NV
            Feast Your Eyes, Sherry Frumkin Gallery , David Gilhooly, Curator, Santa Monica, CA
            First Annual Bicycle Show, Berkeley Art Store Gallery, Berkeley, CA
            Selected Sculpture, Chiaroscuro Gallery, Chicago, Il
            All Creatures Great and Small, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
            Found Objects Transformed, The Twist Gallery, Portland, OR
            6th Annual  Feats of Clay National Merit Award , Patti Warashina, Juror, Gladding &
            McBean,  Lincoln ,CA
            West Coast Clay, The New Breed, Contemporary Crafts Museum, SF, CA
            Bout Bicycles, The Idea Gallery & American Cycling & Bicycling Museum, Sacramento ,CA

1992    Art Related Things, Davis, CA
            Unmasked , California State University, Chico, CA
            Divergent/Convergence, The Coyote Gallery, Butte College, Chico, CA
            1078 Gallery's 11th Annual Invitational, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA
            The Dog and Pony Show, Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA
             Feats Of Clay Invitational, Lincoln, CA
            Selected Ceramic Works, Dorothy Weiss Gallery, SF, CA

1991    HIV- A to Z Artist Against Aids, Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA
            What Iz Art? Teapot Invitational, Cambria ,CA

1990    All Creatures Great and Small, Roy Deforest, Tony and John Natsoulas, Curators, John
            Natsoulas  Gallery, Davis, CA
            Thirty Ceramic Sculptors, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
            4 Ceramic Sculptors, Modesto Jr. College , Modesto, CA

1989    Short Circuit, Paul DiPasqua & Dan Collins, 1078 Gallery, Chico, CA
            The Candy Store Gallery,Adaliza Machuge, owner, Folsom, CA

1974    American Crafts Council Juried Exhibition/Oakland Museum,- Richard Shaw, James
           McKinnel  and Kent F. Ipsen, Jurors. Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA

1973    Three Person Show/ Almond Rod Galleries, SF, CA

1972    San Mateo County Juried Art Exhibition, Herbert Sanders, Juror, San Mateo, CA



Awards, Competitions and Juried Exhibitions

1994 Juror of Butte Community College Student Art  Exhibition
1993 Food Art National/ Redding Museum, David Gilhooly, Juror, Purchase Award, Redding, CA
 6th Annual Feats of Clay National/ Merit Award, Gladding & McBean, Lincoln CA
1992 Art of California Discovery Awards,  Silver Award , Art Of California Magazine, Napa, CA
 5th Annual Feats of Clay National/ Purchase Award-Rudy Autio/ Juror, Lincoln CA
1991 19th Annual California Small Works Show, John Lungren/Juror, California Museum of Art, Santa  Rosa, CA
 26th Annual Art Competition, Redding Museum, Rene DiRosa/Juror, Redding, CA
 4th Annual Feats of Clay, Patti Warishina/Juror-Lincoln CA
1990 Napa Fine Arts Competion- First Place Sculpture , Rena Bransten, Bob Nugent & Tacoah  Bruce/Jurors, Napa ,CA
 Eclectic VII 90’/ Merit Award- Sylvia Tessore & Luis Oritz, Roseville, CA
 3rd Annual  Feats of Clay, Jack Earl / Juror, Lincoln, CA
 Celebration of the Human Spirit: Richard Shaw ,M.Kohn, Inez Storer/ Jurors. Sun Gallery,  Hayward ,CA
 The 65th Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition, Juror's Award, Paterson Sims/ Juror, Crocker Art  Museum
 California Clay Competition, Donna Billick/ Juror. The Artery ,Davis, CA
 Ink and Clay XVI, University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic, Pomona, CA
 Northern California Arts Inc.   50th Annual Open Exhibition , 2nd Place Sculpture
 Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, Ca
 Calgene Contemporary Fine Arts Competition - Robert Arneson, Squeak Carnwaith, Manual Neri/  Jurors, Natsoulas- Novelozo Gallery, Davis, CA
 2nd Annual  Feats of Clay, Daniel Rhodes / Juror, Lincoln, CA
1988 33rd Annual Juried Exhibition/ Merit Award, CSU Chico, CA
 Chico News & Review Computer Graphics Competition, Honorable Mention, Chico, CA
1974 American Crafts Council Juried Exhibition/Oakland Museum,- Richard Shaw, James McKinnel  and Kent F. Ipsen, Jurors. Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
1973 Three Person Show/ Almond Rod Galleries, SF,  CA
1972 San Mateo County Juried Art Exhibition, Herbert Sanders, Juror, San Mateo, CA



Commissions
1998    “The Road to Riches”  Harrah’s Corporate Headquarters, Memphis,  TN
             Art of Gaming, Harrah’s of Las Vegas, Las Vegas , NV Courtesy of the Stremmel Gallery
1997     Art of Gaming, Harrah’s of Las Vegas, Las Vegas , NV Courtesy of the Stremmel Gallery
1995     Art of Gaming, The Hobby Horse , The Hobby Horse Cafe, Hamton Inn/ Harrah’s, Reno
             ,NV,  Courtesy of the Stremmel Gallery
1994     Artifacts of the Boulevard, Public Sculpture, Sacramento Metropolitan
             Arts Commission, Sacramento, CA
1991     Fans in the Stands, Ceramic Mural, a collaboration with the students of Families First,
             Families First School Complex, Davis CA

Bibliography
Julian, Kimi,   “Big Kids Toy Box”,  Artweek, Feb. 1998, pg. 21
Dalkey, Victoria,  “At Work At Play “  Sacramento Bee Encore , pg. 7, Dec 21,1997
Park,  Joo-hye, Nouvel Objet p.40-41 illustrated, Published by Design House, Seoul, Korea fall 1997
Scheide, R.V., “Just Clowning Around”, Sacramento News & Review, April 1997
Dalky, Victoria, Gilhooly and DiPasqua Play with the Bizarre, Sacramento Bee, Encore pg. 10, May 1997
Art Now Gallery Guide, Gilhooly and DiPasqua at Solomon Dubnick, May 1997
Park,  Joo-hye, Nouvel Objet p.40-41 illustrated, Published by Design House, Seoul, Korea Spring 1997
Dalkey, Victoria,  “Legacy of a Visionary”    Sacramento Bee Encore , pg. 6, Feb. 16,1997
Smith, Patricia , “Into the Woods”, Sacramento Bee, pg.10, February 24,1996
Kieszkowski, Elizabeth, “ If It feels Good Do It”, Chico News & Review, pg. 26-27 May 25, 1995
Jackson, Holly, “Boulevard of Dreams”, Sacramento Bee Scene, pg. 1, November 30, 1994
Hightower ,Bart, “Steel Samurai”, Sacramento Bee Neighbors, November
Ceramics Monthly, “West Coast Clay, The New Breed”, illustration pg. 46, January 1994
Giesen, Dan, “Bicycles Spoken Here” San Francisco Chronicle, pg. c5,8/7/93
Brekke, Dan “Two Wheeled Art  Rolls into Berkeley Gallery”, San Francisco Examiner, pg.. B-1/B, b10 8/4/93
Northern California Bicyclist Magazine, pg. 10 illustration, July 93
Cohn, Terri,” Vessel of Change: West Coast Clay, The New Breed”, Artweek , Vol24, #8, pg28, 1993
Discovery Awards 1993 Art of California Magazine, Napa, CA
“Hailing from Exotic Parts “ , Sacramento Bee Encore, pg. 29, illustration, 10/25/92
French, Michelle, “Butte Show Weird and Wonderful” , Enterprise Record, pg3c, 10/4/92
Kieszkowski, Elizabeth, “ Harmonic Convergence”, Chico News & Review,  Vol. 16 No.85, 9/24/92
Blomberg, Patty S., Editor, “HIV: From A to Z- A Self-Help Manual, illustration pg. 2-10, Sacramento Aids Foundation
Dalky, Victoria “ A Show of Force” , Sacramento Bee Encore pg. 6, illustration, April 22, 1990
Grimm, Shea, “ Feats of Clay”3: A Extraordinary Competition “, On the Wing, pg. 8 June Vol. 9, #5
French, Michelle, “ Summer Shows” , Enterprise Record, pg3c, 5/10/92
French, Michelle, “ Ceramic Shows” , Enterprise Record, pg3b, 12/10/89
Scott, Tom , “Gallery Buzzing”, the Orion, 1989
Computer Graphics Guide, News & Review, , illustration pg. 15,11/10/88
 

Catalogues
1997  SOFA International Exhibition  Catalogue Solomon Dubnick Gallery Chicago, Ill
  Johnson, Christy, “Grins: Humor and Whimsy in Contemporary Art” Catalog , Millard    Sheets  Gallery, LA, CA
1990  Crocker Kingsley 65th Annual Exhibition
1989-92 Feats of Clay National, Lincoln Arts Center, Lincoln ,CA
 

Selected Collections

Harrah’s Corporate Art Collection, Memphis, TN
Harrah’s of Las Vegas, Art of Gaming
Harrah’s of  Reno, Art of Gaming
Carter B. Smith Collection- Smithsonian Institute, Washing D.C.
Redding Art Museum, Redding CA
Robin and Marsha Williams, SF, CA
Betty Asher Cup Collection, Los Angeles ,CA