CV & Exhibition History
EDUCATION
1991 : MA - Master of Architecture w/ Distinction, University of Washington, CAUP, Seattle, WA
1980 : BLA - Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, w/ Distinction, University of Minnesota, CAUP, Minneapolis, MN
1974 : 1976 - Theoretical Physics, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
INDIVIDIUAL HONORS
2003 : New American Paintings, Pacific Coast Selection, Published 11.2003
1982 : Rome Prize, Finalist & First Alternate, American Academy in Rome, Italy
1980 : Honor Award - Professional Studies in Landscape Architecture, ASLA
1979 : Honor Award - Professional Studies in Landscape Architecture, ASLA
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Billis Williams Gallery Los Angeles - Tressa Williams, LA Director: 310.838.3685
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019
George Billis Gallery - Urban Ecologies: A Pattern Language, Paintings, Los Angeles, CA
2012
Venice Art Walk - Studio Showing, Paintings, Venice CA
2005
Gallery Van Dyke - Ojai Series: Route 66, Paintings, Los Angeles, CA
Berman/Turner Projects: Line, Space, Volume, Paintings, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2004
William Turner Gallery, Paintings, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
ACA : Anderson Contemporary Art, Paintings & Sculpture, Santa Fe, NM
Venice Art Walk - Studio Showing, Paintings, Venice CA
2003
William Turner Gallery, Paintings, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
ACA : Anderson Contemporary Art, Paintings & Sculpture, Santa Fe, NM
Ojai Studio Art Walk - Open Studio, Paintings, Ojai, CA
2002
ACA : Anderson Contemporary Art, Paintings & Sculpture, Santa Fe, NM
Foster/White Gallery, Paintings, Seattle, WA
2001
ACA : Anderson Contemporary Art, Paintings & Sculpture, Santa Fe, NM
Lumina Fine Art, Paintings & Drawings, Taos, NM
Ridhwan Sculpture Garden, Sculpture, Taos, NM
2000
Lumina Fine Art, Paintings & Sculpture, Taos, NM
Booth Contemporary Art, Sculpture, Wakefield, RI
1999
Lumina Fine Art, Paintings, Taos, NM
Booth Contemporary Art, Sculpture, Wakefield, RI
Ridhwan Sculpture Garden, Sculpture, Taos, NM
1998
Foster/White Gallery, Paintings & Sculpture, Seattle, WA
Lumina Fine Art, Paintings, Taos, NM
Suzanne Brown Gallery, Paintings & Sculpture, Scottsdale, AZ
Booth Contemporary Art, Sculpture, Wakefield, RI
1997
Bellevue Art Museum, Sculpture, Bellevue, WA
Foster/White Gallery, Paintings & Sculpture, Seattle, WA
Lumina Fine Art, Paintings, Taos, NM
Suzanne Brown Gallery, Paintings & Sculpture, Scottsdale, AZ
Booth Contemporary Art, Paintings, Wakefield, RI
1996
Foster/White Gallery, Paintings & Sculpture, Seattle, WA
Lumina Fine Art, Paintings, Taos, NM
Ridhwan Sculpture Garden, Sculpture, Taos, NM
1990
Bainbridge Arts Center, Drawings, Bainbridge Island, WA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
George Billis Gallery - Abstraction: Michael Braden, Connie Connelly, Bryan Ida, Clay Johnson, Jeffery, Joseph & Margaret Lazzari, Los Angeles, CA
2015
William Turner Gallery - Shape Shift II: Michael Braden, Andy Moses & Gregg Renfrow, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2014
William Turner Gallery - Shape Shift I: Charles Arnoldi, Dawn Arrowsmith, Michael Braden & Peter Ladato, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2008
William Turner Gallery - Between the Lines: Charles Arnoldi, Larry Bell, Michael Braden, Alex Couwenberg & Peter Ladato, Santa Monica, CA
2007
Riverside Art Museum - Keeping It Straight: Curator: Peter Frank, Riverside, CA2006
William Turner Gallery - Group Show: Michael Braden, Peter LadatoCurtis Ripley, Casper Brindle Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
2005
Berman/Turner Projects - Group Show: Michael Braden, Peter Ladato, Curtis Ripley, Jennifer Wolf, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
1998
Grounds For Sculpture - In Stone: Sculpture - Michael Braden, Walter Dusenbery, Barry Parker & Jon House, Hamilton, NJ
Anderson Contemporary Art - Group Show, Sculpture, Santa Fe,
Foster/White Gallery - Group Show, Sculpture, Michael Braden, Dale Chihuly, Gerard Tsutakawa, Seattle, WA
1982
Royal Institute of British Architects - Group Show: Drawings by Architects, London, UK
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Margery & Maurice Katz Collection: Paintings, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Maxine Kurtzman Collection: Paintings, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Frederick R. Weisman Museum & Art Foundation: Painting, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA USA
World Museum of Wood: Sculpture, Portland, OR, USA
HTG Hanse Trading Aussenhandelsgesellschaft MBH: Paintings, Corp. Collection, Hamberg, Germany
Hans Schmidt Collection, Paintings, Hamberg & Düsseldorf Germany
Alvord/Rhodes Collection: Paintings & Sculpture, Seattle, WA, USA
PUBLICATIONS
VoyageLA, December 2019
A Dilettante: Arts & Culture LA, December 2019
Artillery Magazine, 2014
World Architecture, Feature Article on Qingdao World Expo, 2012
Artillery Magazine, 2008
The Straight Take, Internet Review: March 2008
Archiworld, Issue 158 - 2008: Published UCI & Tatung Design
Art & Living, Painting Review: March 2008
Art Fundamentals, Theory & Practice, 9th Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2001, Revised 2006
Artillery Magazine, 2006
New American Paintings, Selected Artist, Issue No: 43, 2003
LA Weekly, 2003
Interior Design Magazine, October, 2003
Art News, January - PP. 118/122, 1998
Art in America, p. 72, April 1998
Seattle Weekly, Review, 1998
Spirit Magazine, Review, 1998
Seattle Times, Review, 1997
Built-in-Furniture, by Jim Tolpin, pp. 122,123, & 137, Taunton Press, 1997
The Star Ledger, Review of ‘In Stone’ 1997
New York Times, Review of ‘In Stone’ 1997
Scottsdale Tribune, Review, 1997
Seattle Weekly, March, 1996
Taos Magazine, Cover Story, 1996
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Senior Design Principal, ValleyCrest Design Group (VCDG), Los Angeles, CA
2011/12 Great Park revised Master Plan (1,200 acres) and Sports Park development plan (210 acres), Principal-in-Charge and Lead Designer, Orange County, CA
2011/12 The Great Park Neighborhoods revised Master Plan and District 8 Park for Five Point Development, Principal-in-Charge and Lead Designer, Orange County, CA
2011 Won International Design Competition w/ HKS Architects for the new Qingdao Botanical Conservatory, Principal-in-Charge and Lead Designer, Qingdao, China
2011 Presented Paper: Sustainable Cities, Going Beyond Green, a systems approach to Bio-Diversity and Livable Cities… International Horticultural Forum, Dalian, China
2011 Maqiao Whole Living Resort Community Master Plan (1,200 acres) w/ HKS Architects, Principal Planner and Lead Designer, Shanghai, China
2010 Won International Design Competition w/ SEA Architects for the new Federal National Council Complex, Principal-in-Charge and Lead Designer, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2010 Won International Design Competition for Dulwich University Campus K through 12 Campus Master Plan (12 hectors), Principal-in-Charge and Lead Designer w/ Daly Genik Architects, Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
2010 Presented Paper: Sustainable Cities, Going Beyond Green, a systems approach to Bio-Diversity and Livable Cities… Mayors Conference, Qingdao, China
2010 Great Park revised Master Plan and Sports Park Master Plan, Principal-in-Charge and Lead Designer, The Orange County, CA
2009 - 2014 International Horticultural Expo Master Plan 630 acres and Development of 3 primary Garden Regions, Principal-in-Charge, Planner, and Lead Designer, Qingdao, China – Under Construction
2008/09 Malibu Lumber Yard Retail Center, Principal-in-Charge and Lead Designer, Malibu, CA – Won 2010 Merit Award, ASLA
2007/10 Al Ain Wildlife Park and Resort, 2,200 acre Master Plan and Phase-I Development, Principal-in-Charge and Lead Designer for VCDG, Al Ain, UAE – Won Honor Award, ASLA – Under Construction
2007/08 Patriot Place & Gillette Stadium Master Plan and Retail Center Development, Principal Lead Designer, Foxborough, MA – Construction Complete 2008