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My dog ate my bio...but I got him to cough this up.


Born: Lynwood, California 1949

Education:
Orange Coast College
Art Institute of Southern California
University of Colorado

Selected exhibitions:
Edinger Gallery- 1986
Laguna Beach Festival of Arts- 1987-2001
Coolsville Fine Arts- 1988
L.A. County Museum of Art, Galleria-1987- 988
Steve Stein Gallery- 1990
J-1 Gallery, Tokyo Japan- 1991
C-2 Gallery, Tokyo Japan- 1991
Marco Fine Arts Gallery, Rodeo Drive Beverly Hills- 1991-1997
Contempo Gallery, Nagoya Japan- 1992
Peace Watch exhibit, Santa Monica Place 1992
Smithsonian Museum, Washington D.C.- 1991-1994
Laguna Art Museum, Feast on Art, -1996
Pleasures of the Palette, Arizona -1998
Sherwood Gallery, Laguna Beach-1995-2005
Galleria Di Sorrento, Las Vegas -1998-2000
Pop International Galleries, NYC 2001
Gallery 151, NYC
Seven Degrees Gallery, California 2003 - 2005

"Foark in the Road" Y2F World Tour
Laguna Beach California -1999
Providence Rhode Island -1999
RISD Rhode Island School of Design -1999
Pittock Mansion, Portland Oregon -2000
First Avenue Gallery, Portland Oregon -2000

Private and corporate collections include:
Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen Bornemisza
Norman Lear
Freddie Fields
MGM Grand Hotel, Las Vegas
Sohnen Enterprises, Los Angeles
Mark and Peggy DiSalle
Charlie Sheen
John Singleton
Chevy Chase
Elayne Boosler
H.E.B. Grocery, Great's
Hugh Hephner
Elton John

Awards and achievements:
Art pieces for the set of Tri- Star productions, "My Two Dads", 1989
Commissioned by the Smithsonian Museum, Washington D.C. -1991
Featured on Seven Network Australia Television, 1994
Featured artist on NBC children's series "Name Your Adventure", 1995
Animation work for NBC children's series "Name Your Adventure",1995
Awarded top 5% of all internet designs for Coolsville website, 1995
Featured States of the Heart on A&E channel Romance series, 1998
Chosen artist to represent GMC Jimmy 4x4 in commercial, 1998
Commissioned for permanent collection Festival of Arts -2000
Awarded Honorary Life Time Membership of Festival of Arts and Pageant of the Masters -2000
Chosen as one of Hottest 25 People of Orange County by OCmetro Magazine November 2003

Multimedia:
Stephen Webster / Robert Shaw - DVD
Seven-Degrees- Promotion Videos, Website, Multimedia Performance, DVD
Galleria Di Sorrento- Web Site
3D Event Solutions- Web Site
Laura Fabian- Music Video
Pageant of the Masters- Video
William Hezmalhalch Architects, Inc.- Video
Apple Computer- Multimedia Production
Skinner / Kirk- Dance Performance, Multimedia Effect, Video -Lincon Theater Portland

"Humor is unique to humans. Dogs don't laugh, so take advantage of it. Next lifetime you may be a dog!"
----Roark Gourley

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