EDUCATION
Claremont Graduate School
Masters of Fine Arts 1984
California State University Long Beach
Bachelor of Fine Arts 1981
INSTALLATIONS AND INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS
2014: NW Pasadena, an interpretive walk through North West Pasadena Community, Flintridge Foundation. Benefiting the Flintridge Center.
2010: Mega Fauna Awareness Day, Los Angeles Natural History Museum.
2009: “Through the looking glass: the LA aqueduct”, seas and space gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009: “Agriart”, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
2008: “ East in Eden”, KW Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, Cal Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
2008: “ Bioneering”, Gallery at UC Irvine
2007: “Invisible Trajectories”, Wignall Museum at Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
2007: “Paradise Regained”, Eagle Rock Center for the Arts, Los Angeles, CA
2002-2009: “Moisture” Event at Center for Land Use Interpretation Desert Research Center, Hinkley, CA
2000: “Inland Specific” Wignall Museum/Gallery at Chaffey College, Alta Loma, CA
2000: “A Spot in the Mind”, I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1997: “Constructing Domesticity”, Jose Drudis-Biada Art Gallery, Mount St. Mary College
1995: “Interconnections”, SITE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1993: “Land Revisited”, The Art Works, Riverside, CA
1992: “Atmosphere”, Pasadena Art Alliance and the Hilton, Pasadena, CA
1991: “Objects From the Landscape”, The Art Works, Riverside, CA
1991: “House of Hagar”, collaborative installation by Jane Brucker and Deena Capparelli, Cook Memorial Art Foundation Exhibition, School of Theology at Claremont, CA
1988: “Waterforge”, solo (installation), Rex Wignall Museum/Gallery at Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
PUBLIC ART WORKS
1992-2010: Mural for Pasadena Convention Center Exhibition Hall entrance, in collaboration with Pasadena City College Art students. Role: Director, instructor and Artist.
Commissioned by the Pasadena Convention Center.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2021: “Furious Gardens”, Curated by Rebecca Hamm, Claremont Museum of Art
2021: “Configured Landscape”, Curated by Betty Ann Brown, LAUNCH Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2019: “Dialog with Nature”, Curated by Gene Sasse, Sasse Museum of Art, Pomona, CA
2018: “Visions of Elysium”, Curated by Jim Morphesis, Sasse Museum of Art, Pomona, CA
2018: “Lazy Susan V: Human/Nature”, Curated by Colin Roberts and Mahara T. Sinclaire, LAVA Projects, Alhambra, CA
2002: “Mentor and Mentee Art Exhibition”, California State University Los Angeles
2001: “Abstract Drawing”, Curated By Whittier College Green Leaf Gallery, Whittier, CA
2000: “Shoots and Stacks”, Occidental College sculpture gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2000: “Mathesis”, Cerritos College Art Gallery, Norwalk, CA
1998: “One Night Stand 4”, Organized by Michael Arata and Leonard Bravo, Farmer’s Daughter Motel, Los Angeles, CA
1998: “Valentines”, The Art Works Gallery, Riverside, CA
1996: “littlebigart”, Mendenhall Art Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA
1995: “Small”, Kohn Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1994: “Get Back”, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
1994: “The Phantom of the Armory II”, The Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
1994: “Six Artists”, Curated by Doug Bond, Riviera Fine Arts Center, Santa Barbara, CA
1993: “Spectral Delinquency”, Curated by Yolade Mckay, Stuart Katz’s Loft, Laguna Beach, CA
1993: Group show, Curated by Suzanne Bravender, The Art Store Gallery, Pasadena, CA
1993: “Valentines”, The Art Works, Riverside, CA
1992: “Artists Whose Backs I’ve Cracked”, Old Town Chiropractic, Pasadena, CA
1992: “Double Exposure”, The Arts Foundation of San Bernardino County exhibition of fellowship recipients, San Bernardino, CA
1992: D.L. Capparelli, Sant Subagh H. Khalsa, Donna Morin, Ontario Art Museum, Ontario, CA
1992: “Artist’s Valentines”, The Art Works, Riverside, CA
1991: “PCC Faculty Show”, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
1990: “Landscape: A Postmodern Interpretation”, Biola University Art Gallery, La Mirada, CA
1989: “Landscape Connection: Time Space and Man”, The Art Works Gallery, Riverside, CA
1987: “The Inland Empire Strikes Back”, Riverside Art Museum New Gallery, Riverside, CA
1986: “New Drawings”, Lyons Gallery, Redlands, CA
1986: “Erotic Drawings”, DA Gallery, Pomona, CA
1985: Group Show, Minds Eye Gallery, Riverside, CA
1984: “U.C. Irvine Exchange”, U.C. Irvine Gallery, Irvine, CA
1983: “Gentle Interferences”, an exhibition of site specific proposals, Libra Gallery, Scripps College, Claremont, CA
ARTIST RESIDENCIES
2009-2010: UCIRA Resident Artist, University California Riverside, Palm Desert Graduate Center
2009: Illuminus Green, UCIRA Palm Desert Biological Field Station
GRANTS/AWARDS
1996: San Bernardino County Education Medal of Honor, Excellence in Education Student Alumni
1991: San Bernardino County Arts Foundation Grant for the Individual Artist
1989: Foundation Mini-Grant, Funding for Fresco Workshop and Lecture Projects, Pasadena City College
1988: San Bernardino County Arts Foundation with the Wignall Museum, grant for sculpture/ installation at the Wignall Museum
1985: California Arts Council Grants for Art in Schools
CATALOGUES
2007: East in Eden, catalogue published by Kellogg University Art Gallery, text and photo reproduction.
2000: Inland Specific, catalogue published by Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA and Claremont Graduate University, p. 65-66, text and photo reproduction.
1993: Spectral Delinquency, newspaper published by studies from the Institute of Cultural Inquiry, New York, Venice, Bochum. Edited by Yolande Mckay, p. 5, poem and photo reproduction.
1988: Waterforge, catalogue published by Rex W. Wignall Museum & Gallery in conjunction with solo exhibition. 16 pages with text by Carol Schwennesen, 6 photo reproductions. Foreword by Virginia M. Eaton, Administrative Director, Wignall Museum.
1987: Inland Empire Strikes Back, in conjunction with Riverside Art Museum exhibition, p. 10-11, photo reproduction, artist’s statement and biography. Published by Riverside Art Museum.
1986: Art Forum: Contemporary Arts Issues, p. 9, photo reproduction, artist’s statement. Published by Rancho Santiago College, Santa Ana, CA.
BOOKS
2015: Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia, Madrid 2015 ISBN 978-84-362-6956-7. Authors: Tonia Raquejo and Maria Parreno. Text on MOISTURE project.
2009: LULU press, MOISTURE 2002-2009
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
2009: Mammut Magazine: issue 3, Twilight of the Megafauna: Roar from Cucamonga
2004: Leonardo Magazine MIT press. Co-author on MOISTURE project
REVIEWS/ARTICLES
Artweek - March 2000 Volume 31, p. 20-21. “A Spot In the Mind”, exhibition at I-5 Gallery reviewed by Josef Woodard. Photo reproduction, p. 21.
Santa Barbara News - Press, April 1, 1994, p. 25-27. Scene, “The Diverse Works of 6 Artists”, reviewed by Michael Darling. Photo reproduction, p. 25.
Los Angeles Times - Orange County, May 11, 1993, p. F1, 2. Calendar, “Some Serious Thinking About Unlikely Things”, reviewed by Cathy Curtis.
Artweek - June 3, 1993, p. 22. “Perversities, Spectral Delinquency at Stuart Katz’s Loft”, reviewed by J. S. M. Willette. Photo reproduction of work.
Artweek - February 18, 1993, p. 5. “Natural Elements, Land Revisited at The Art Works”, reviewed by Devorah Knaff. Photo reproductions; color p. 1, black and white p. 5.
The San Bernardino Sun - April 9, 1992, p. 1 section D. “At Home With Area Artists”, article and interview by Mark Muckenfuss. Photo reproduction of work.
Star - News, Pasadena, CA - February 7, 1992, p. A11. “Artists Lend Lasting Mark to Center”, article and interview by Kathy Register. Photo Reproduction of work.
Visions Magazine - Fall 1991, p. 53. “Showcase Artist”, article by Sheila Lynch. Color photo reproduction of work.
The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, CA - June 25, 1989, p. F2. “Landscape Theme Unifies Show of 3 Artists’ Works”. Photo reproduction of work.
The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, CA - June 5, 1991, p. D - 8. “Natural and Artificial Blend at Lovely Art Works Exhibit”, review by Devorah L. Knaff. Photo reproduction of work.
Artweek - June 17, 1989, p. 3. “Adding to Tradition”, reviewed by Brian Butler.
The Daily Bulletin, Upland, CA - June 24, 1988, p. D2. “Chaffey College Hosts an Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit”, article and interview by Chris Elliott. Photo reproduction of work.
The Progress Bulletin, Pomona, CA - June 18, 1988, p. D1. “Reviving a Lost Art Form”, article and interview by Joseph Firman. Photo reproduction of work.
The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, CA - June 19, 1987. “Empire Strikes with a Squad of Artists”, review by Dovorah L. Knaff.
The San Bernardino Sun - July 14, 1987. “Inland Empire Shows it has Art”, article by Betty Shimabukro.