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Artist Biography ~ Easton

Easton "Troubador"

 

Milestones: Born: 1945, Pennsylvania. Moved to California: 1968. 10-month sojourn in Italy, 1989.

Education: M.A., English Literature, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

B.A., Chemistry, La Salle College, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Art Studies: Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, Ca, 1978-1980

Studied with: Carroll Barnes, Raymond Barnhart, Roger Barr, Marsha Connell, Bruce Johnson,Dean Taylor, John Watrous, Sabina Yates

Independent 1989 Studio Nicoli, Carrara, Italy

 

 

EXHIBITIONS:

2013 (solo) "Intimate Enigmas," Calabi Gallery, Petaluma, Ca.

2005 “Lustrous Intimations,” Withywindle Gallery, Guerneville, Ca.

1990 “From Sea to Shining Sea,” Bodega Landmark Studio, Bodega, Ca.

1988 “Slow Motions,” Glen Ellen Winery, Glen Ellen, Ca.

1986 “Earth Poems,” View Finder Gallery, Valley Ford, Ca.

1985 “Intimate Enigmas,” Mark West Vineyards & Winery, Forestville, Ca.

1984 “Neither Wings, Nor Trunk,” View Finder Gallery, Valley Ford, Ca.

1982 “Bubblegum Hero & Other Responses to the 80’s,” View Finder Gallery, Valley Ford, Ca.

 

SHOWS:

2012 "Grand Salon," Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA.

2009 “Sonoma Stone IV,” Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, Ca.

2008 Fall Exhibition, Healdsburg Library, Healdsburg, Ca.

2008 Arts Council of Sonoma County Members Exhibit, Santa Rosa, Ca. (& 2007)

2005 “Black and White,” Sebastopol Library, Sebastopol, Ca.

2005 “Concepts and Processes,” Santa Rosa Junior College Art Museum, Santa Rosa, Ca.

2005 “Spectrum Indoors,”Paradise Ridge Winery, Santa Rosa, Ca., a program of Sculpture.

2004 “Spring Group Show,” India House Gallery, Sebastopol, Ca.

2002 “Renewal,” Soundscape, Santa Rosa, Ca.

2002 Sonoma County Showcase of Wine & Food, Santa Rosa, Ca. (& 2000-01)

1999 Sebastopol Art Center’s Art At the Source Preview Show, Sebastopol, Ca. (& ’98, ’97, & ‘95)

2001 “7Th Annual Erotic Art Show,” Soundscape, Santa Rosa, Ca. (& 1995)

2000 “Mixed Bag, an Artists’ Invitational,” Silver Stone Gallery, Santa Rosa, Ca.

1999 “Sonoma Stone III,” Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, Ca.

1997 “Library Art Show,” Cloverdale Library, Cloverdale, Ca.

1996 “Ethereal Forms,” 2-person show, Soundscape, Santa Rosa, Ca.

1995 “Northcoast Sculpture,” Rookie-To Gallery, Boonville, Ca.

1994 California Museum of Art Annual Potluck Dinner & Art Show, Santa Rosa, Ca.

1993 “The 1993 ARTrails Show,” Sonoma County Museum, Santa Rosa, Ca.

1992 “Selected Works From the Permanent Collection,” California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, Ca.

1991 “The 1991 ARTrails Show,” Q Gallery, Santa Rosa, Ca.

1990 “Holiday Open House,” Ironwood Ridge Ranch, Fulton, Ca.

1989 “Sonoma Stone II,” California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, Ca.

1988 “Celebrate Sonoma,” Luther Burbank Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, Ca.

1987 “Nature: Four Directions,” the Mill Gallery of the Cultural Arts Council of Sonoma County, Petaluma, Ca.

1981 Merlin’s Collection, Mill Valley, Ca.

 

 

GROUP EXHIBITS:

1998 “The 5th Annual Art On the Move,” Healdsburg Arts Council, at Seghesio Winery, Healdsburg, Ca.

1997 “A Matter Of Form,” Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, Ca.

1992 “Open Craft & Sculpture Exhibition,” Marin Society of Artists, Ross, Ca.

1991 “40th Annual Art Exhibition,” Stockton Art League, at the Haggin Museum, Stockton, Ca.

1990 “Small Works, 1990,” California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, Ca.

1990 Napa Town& Country Fair, Napa, Ca. “13thAnnual Vacaville Art Show,” Vacaville Art League, Vacaville, Ca.

1988 “Open Fine Art Exhibition,” Marin Society of Artists, Ross, Ca.

1988 “3rd Annual Juried Show,” Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, Station, Ca.

1988 “Open Sculpture & Craft Exhibition,” Marin Society of Artists, Ross, Ca.

1985 “Auburn Arts 34,” Auburn Arts Society, Auburn, Ca. (Honorable Mention).

1985 Marin County Fair, San Rafael, Ca. (Merit Award).

1985 Bodega Bay Fisherman’s Festival, Bodega Bay, Ca. (also ’82, ’81)

1982 “Artrium ’82,” Artrium, Inc., at Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, Ca.

 

AWARDS:

2012 1st Place, Sculpture, “Fine Arts Festival At the Village,” Santa Rosa, Ca.

1995 Judith Banks Memorial Scholarship, California Museum of Art, for Oliver Ranch Sculpture Park Tour, Santa Rosa/Geyserville, Ca.

1985 Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA.: Merit Award

1982 “Bodega Bay Fisherman’s Festival Art Show,” Bodega Bay, Ca.: 3rd Place; 2nd Place.