1971-1976 California State University, Northridge Studio Art, Cultural Anthropology
1961-1966 Painting Apprentice Art Education under Samuel Markitante.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2016 THE CLOUD LAB stART UP Art Fair LA, Los Angeles, CA
2014 STATES OF PERPETUAL CONSEQUENCE V. Vorres Gallery, San Francisco CA
2010 FROM THE CLOUD LAB The Antalope Valley College, Antalope Valley CA
2008 ABSENCE AND ELSEWHERE Bandini Art, Culver City CA
2005 MATTER & ACTS Davis & Cline Gallery, Ashland OR
2004 WITHIN / WITHOUT Sarah Lee Artworks & Projects, Santa Monica CA
2000 looking for nothing Frumkin / Duval Gallery Bergamot Station, Santa Monica CA
1999 CERCANDO NULLA Palazzo Dei Consoli Gubbio, Italy
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 INSTITUTE OF UNITED MINDS, A MANIFESTO DRIVEN PROJECT multi-artist collaboration
2021 ASCENSION, SUSPENSION TO CULTURAL BLINDNESS/VISION CORRECTING VISION
Slipstream Galleries 18th St Art Center, Airport Campus Santa Monica, CA
2020 DRAWING CONNECTIONS, Lenticularis, Weirdest Clouds in the Sky and Unforseen Circumstances. A site-specific installation
18th St Art Center, Airport Campus Santa Monica, CA
FACING DARKNESS 18th St. Art Center, Santa Monica Airport Campus, Santa Monica, CA
2019 CITYSCAPES IX George Billis Gallery Culver City, CA
FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE, Table of Context Jerusalem Biennale Jerusalem Israel
UNFROZEN Substrate Gallery Los Angeles, CA
BEYOND THE VEIL Art Life for the World Gallery Venice, Italy & Paris, France
ETA Arena 1 Gallery Santa Monica Airport, Santa Monica, CA
2018 FLASHPOINTS, A Collective Response MuzeuMM, Los Angeles, CA
2017 REFUGE Los Angeles, CA WATERSHED Jerusalem Bienalle, Jerusalem, Israel
2016 BLESSINGS, American Jewish University, Los Angeles, CA
2015 JERUSALEM BIENNALE, Achim Hasid Complex, Jerusalem, Israel
CABINET OF GHOSTS Orange County Center for Conemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
2014 MYTH AND IMAGE El Camino College Gallery, Torrance CA
VERANDA Contemplating Spaces-in-between, Japanese American Cultural Center,
Los Angeles CA
LAYERS OF IDENTITY Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica CA
L.A. ART BOOK FAIR Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles CA
2013 COMPAGNI DI VIAGGIO (Travel Companions) Gubbio, Italy
WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER Modern Video/Film, Santa Monica CA
SACRED WORDS, SACRED TEXT Hebrew Union College-JIR, Los Angeles CA
“IN HOUSE” Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica CA
INCOGNITO Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica CA
2012 SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR José Drudis-Biada Gallery, Mount St. Mary’s College,
Los Angeles CA
INCOGNITO Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica CA
CAESURA Annenberg Beach House, Santa Monica CA
40/40 USC Hillel Art Gallery, Los Angles CA
2011 CHAIN LETTER Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica CA
INCOGNITO Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica CA
2010 THE RASHI EFFECT American Jewish University, Platt Gallery, Los Angeles CA
MEMORY AND TRANSFORMATION Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles CA
INT’L MAIL ART EXHIBITION IN HONOR & MEMORY OF JUDITH A. HOFFBERG
Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena CA
2009 DIVERTED DESRUCTION 2 The Loft at Liz’s, Los Angeles CA
INSIGHT/INSIDE L.A. José Drudis-Biada Art Gallery, Mt. St. Mary’s College, Los Angeles CA
2007 HAUSGUEST The Brewery Projects, Los Angeles CA
2006 CONTRARY TO THE LAWS OF NATURE Sarah Lee Artworks & Projects,
Santa Monica CA
DIAPHANOUS University of Southern California, Hillel, Los Angeles CA
CHAIN LETTER High Energy Constructs, Chinatown, Los Angeles CA
2005
INTRODUCTIONS Davis & Cline Gallery, Ashland OR
WOMEN OF THE BOOK Rutgers University-Camden Campus, New Jersey
2004
SHAKESPEARE AS MUSE Ashland Art Museum, Ashland OR
SEOUL INTERNATIONAL BOOK ART FAIR Seoul, Korea
2003 WORDS ON FIRE Star Gallery, Boston MA
CONVERSATIONS Sam Francis Gallery, Santa Monica CA
2002 RAPID RESPONSE 18th Street Arts, Santa Monica CA
IMAGES OF DESIRE The Fields Gallery Amsterdam, The Netherlands
WALL2 Miller Durazo Contemporary Artists Projects, Los Angeles CA
WOMEN OF THE BOOK La Sierra University, Riverside CA
MILESTONES FOR PEACE curated by Iris El Hanani w/ International Artists Museum Warsaw, Poland, New York, Tel Aviv, Germany, Poland
2001 OLTRE IL SEGNO Musée Atelier ADZAK, Paris, France
ART NOIR Sam Francis Gallery, Santa Monica CA
SIX DEGREES: ART IN THE LIBRARIES / The Politics of Literacy- Rising Hopes/Fallen Angels
site specific installation at the Robertson Branch Library, Los Angeles CA
OBJECTS OF DESIRE Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica CA
MILESTONES FOR PEACE curated by Iris El Hanani w/ International Artists Museum Warsaw, Poland traveling to New York, Israel and Italy
2000 “…AGE” Ellen Kim Murphy Gallery Bergamot Station, Santa Monica CA
PEOPLE AS MATERIAL Institute at California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco CA
WOMEN OF THE BOOK traveling, multiple venues in USA
1999 BEYOND WHAT WE SEE Frumkin / Duval Gallery, Santa Monica CA
WOMEN OF THE BOOK University of Arizona Museum of Art U. of Arizona, Tucson AZ
CHARTED ANTHROPOLOGIES Sam Francis Gallery, Crossroads School, Santa Monica CA
1998 THRILLS and SHPIELS work from Self-Help Graphics Lyon Gallery, Los Angeles CA
100 DOLLAR+ SHOW Pøst, Los Angeles CA
CHAIR 2 Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara CA
TRANSLUCENCY: FIVE ARTISTS Antelope Valley College Gallery, Antelope Valley CA
1997 SHELTER Brandeis-Bardin Institute, Brandeis CA
WOMEN OF THE BOOK Finegood Art Gallery, Los Angeles CA traveling U.S. through 2002
100 DOLLAR SHOW Pøst Gallery, Los Angeles CA
SEEN/UNSEEN Brand Gallery, Santa Ana CA
1997 VIAGGIATORI/TRAVELERS SITE Gallery at the Brewery, Los Angeles CA and
Palazzo Dei Consoli Gubbio, Italy
1996 CODPIECE Griffin/Linton Contemporary Exhibitions, Venice CA
OPEN BOOK University Art Gallery at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona CA
100 DOLLAR SHOW Pøst, Los Angeles CA
A GROUP HANGING Griffin/Linton Contemporary Exhibitions, Costa Mesa CA
1995 RECOLLECTIONS site-specific installation w/ Christel Dillbohner Woodbury House, Altadena CA
CONTEXTO / LIBROS DE ARTISTAS Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporaneo, San José, Costa Rica
LANDSCAPE: THE CONTINUUM On Approaching Clarity, site-specific installation Barnsdall Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles CA
ONE VISION Space LA, Los Angeles CA
DEL GUACAL AL VASO Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporaneo, San José, Costa Rica
1995 SPARE P(ARTS) SITE Gallery at the Roosevelt Building, Los Angeles CA
SMORGASBORD Random Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1994 ON SITE AT THE GATE Transmutated Recordings Volume I curated by Josine Ianco Starrels, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro CA
CUPS Space LA, Los Angeles CA
1993 SHOW NUMBER 3 Los Angeles County Museum of Art, ARS Gallery, Los Angeles CA
L.A. BIBLIOTECA a library of artist-made books SITE Gallery, Los Angeles CA
GREAT DATES Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara CA
DOUBLE VISION The Art Store Gallery, Los Angeles CA
INTERCONNECTIONS II SITE Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1992 “BOXES” Space LA, Los Angeles CA
KALEIDOSCOPE ‘92 juried by Josine Ianco-Starrels, Jessica Cusick, Glendale CA
LONG BEACH ARTS 88th juried by Peter Frank, honorable mention LBAA Gallery,
Long Beach CA
FOUR INSTALLATIONS AT THE ROOSEVELT BUILDING Los Angeles CA
1991 LOST AND FOUND Jose’ Drudis-Biada Art Gallery Mount St. Mary’s College,
Los Angeles CA
THE SUBTLE EXTREME Gallery 5, Santa Monica CA
MATRIX INTERNATIONAL 1991 juried by Lucy Puls, Squeak Carnwath Matrix Gallery, Sacramento CA
THE STORE SHOW Richard/Bennet Gallery, Los Angeles CA
THE NEXT GENERATION Gallery 5, Santa Monica CA
1990 IMAGE & TEXT San Francisco State University, San Francisco CA
LANCASTER MUSEUM ART GALLERY SCWC juried exhibition, Lancaster CA
SEVEN WESTERN STATES OPEN JURIED SHOW juried by Mark Johnstone, Long Beach CA
IMAGES AND ORIGINS Los Angeles City Hall Bridge Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1989 LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART RENTAL & SALES GALLERY Program for Emerging Artists
50 CONTEMPORARY CALIFORNIA ARTISTS Los Angeles CA
1988 L.A. ARTISTS Pauline Hirsh Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1973 GALLERY ARTISTS SHOW Ventura Boulevard Gallery, Encino CA
HONORS
1997 ARTIST’S RESIDENCY DAL CAMPO D’OSSERVAZIONE Gubbio, Italy
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Dal Campo d’Osservasione, Gubbio, Italy
Laguna Art Museum, Laguna CA
Mo-chica on 7th, Los Angeles CA
Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporaneo, San José, Costa Rica
Riverside Art Museum, Riverside CA
Self-Help Graphics, Galleria Otra Vez, Los Angeles CA
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Wayne Blank Santa Monica, Califorania
K.C. Cole Santa Monica, California
Robert Conn La Jolla, California
Robert & Judy Faust Studio City, California
Sherry & Leo Frumkin Tarzana, California
Laurie Harris Santa Barbara, California
Margaret Kane Beverly Hills, California
Nowell Karten Los Angeles, California
Ric & Suzanne Kayne Santa Monica, California
Chang Shick Kim Seoul, Korea
Gina & Irving Posalski Beverly Hills, California
Bennett Roberts Fine Arts Los Angeles, California
Michael Roberts & Di Bills Eudunda, South Australia
Lothar Schmitz & Shelly Berger Venice, California
Bill Schleiter & Jim Sallenbach Ottawa, Kansas
Martin Schwarz Frankfurt, Germany
Carol Segal Los Angeles, California
Kyoungwon Shin Seoul, Korea
Elena Siff & Sam Ehrenberg Santa Monica, California
Michael & Diane Silver Venice, California
Claudia Sole Paris, France
Elinor Turner Beverly Hills, California
Julie Weiss, Santa Monica, California
PUBLICATIONS
Melinda Smith Altshuler’s States of Perpetual Consequence” Installation Magazine 2014
PETER FRANK “STATES OF PERPETUAL CONSEQUENCE” catalog essay 2014