Biography

1948: With my father I visited the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC. Became awestruck in the Rembrandt Gallery, my first exposure to masterful art. To be an artist for the rest of my life was set permanently in my psyche.
1948: Viewed the innards of a smashed T.V. and was awe struck again. This experience influenced my decision to later use objects as my primary medium.
1959-1960: Attended The School Of Visual Arts, NYC.
1961: Came to live in Los Angeles. Painted.
1963: Entered juried show. Received Honorable Mention: Santa Barbara Museum of Art.
1963-1975: Painted less and less, then not al all. Fell into the throes of alcoholism.
1975: Got sober and began working again. Started using T.V. parts in my work.
1978: Had solo show at the Wexler Weiss Gallery in Encino, Ca. My first.
1985-1987: Did political illustrations for the Los Angeles Hearld Examiner and the Daily Breeze newspapers.
1985-1988: Did illustrations for the L.A. Times Calendar Section.
1995: Received first award from Lydia Takeshita on the theme of world peace, honoring the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.
1995-1997: Was selected to join 49 other American artists to show in a touring exhibit of the African Continent: Recycle, Reuse, Recreate.
1996: Received second place award from George Herms at the Long Beach Arts Juried Exhibit, "Found Objects."
1997: Curated group exhibit “Vitreous Humor” at the Orange County Center For Contemporary Art (OCCCA) in Santa Ana CA.
1998: Curated group exhibit “Group Assemblage” at OCCCA in Santa Ana, Ca.
1999: Became director of The Orange County Center of Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, Ca. Saw the organization into a new 6300 sq. ft. location in Santa Ana. Stepped down as Director in June of 2000.
2000: Curated Los Angeles Assemblage Group, group exhibit at OCCCA in Santa Ana, Ca. Moved to Sonoma County Ca.
2003: Received first award Plaza Arts Gallery, Healdsburg, Ca.
2003: Received representation from the Greenwood Chebithes Gallery in Laguna Beach, Ca.
2004: Received first award from S-MOCA in juried auction exhibit, Santa Rosa, Ca.
2005: Was one of six artists in founding the Cloverdale Center for the Arts (CCA).
2006: Became Director of Exhibitions of CCA Gallery.