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ALAN FIRESTONE
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EDUCATION | |
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1983 |
Master of Fine
Arts, University of California, Berkeley |
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1982 |
Master of Arts,
University of California, Berkeley |
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1978 |
Bachelor of
Arts, University of California, Santa Cruz |
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ONE PERSON
EXHIBITIONS | |
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2015 |
Vorres Gallery, San Francisco, Ca |
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1996 |
Four Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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1995 |
Sesnon Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz,
CA |
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1993 |
San Jose Art League, San Jose, CA |
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1991 |
K. Kimpton Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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1990 |
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA |
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1989 |
Condeso/Lawler Gallery, New York, NY |
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1989 |
Ivory/Kimpton
Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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1984 |
Santa Cruz Art Center, A. R. Wood Gallery, Santa Cruz,
CA |
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1984 |
Brunswick Gallery, Missoula, Montana |
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1980 |
Hall Gallery, University of California, Santa
Cruz |
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SELECTED GROUP
EXHIBITIONS | |
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2016 |
Fourth Wall Gallery, Oakland Ca, "WOULD" |
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2016 |
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica Ca, "Group Exhibit" |
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2015 |
San Francisco City College, San Francisco, Ca and Coastline College, Newport Beach Ca
“Switch and Show” |
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2015 |
Westmont Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA "Invitational Exhibit" |
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2015 |
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica CA, "Studio Artist Exhibit" |
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2014 |
c2c project, San Francisco Ca," MARK/REPEAT" |
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2014 |
Oceana Gallery, Pacifica Ca, "2nd Sighting" |
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2014 |
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica CA, "Award Winners Exhibition" |
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2014 |
Oceana Gallery, Pacifica Ca, "Coastal Wood" |
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2013 |
Oceana Gallery, Pacifica Ca, SURF |
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2013 |
Chris Winfield Gallery, Carmel Ca, Gallery Artists Exhibition |
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2013 |
Hatch Gallery, Oakland Ca, Thinking Like the Universe |
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2013 |
Oceana Gallery, Pacifica Ca, Sanchez Studio Artists |
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1995-2013 |
City Gallery, San Francisco City College, San Francisco CA
(faculty exhibition) |
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2011 |
Westmont Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA, 5 X 5 Invitational
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2010 |
Santa Cruz Museum of Art, Santa Cruz CA, It's in the
Pulp |
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2006 |
Works/Gallery, San Jose CA |
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2001 |
K. Kimpton Gallery, San Francisco CA, (gallery
artists) |
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2000 |
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA |
2000 |
K. Kimpton Gallery, San
Francisco CA, (gallery artists) |
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1999 |
K. Kimpton Gallery, San Francisco, CA (small
works) |
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1998 |
K. Kimpton Gallery, San Francisco, CA (gallery
artists) |
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1997 |
3COM (sculpture), Santa Clara, CA Heritage Bank
(sculpture), San Jose, CA |
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1997 |
Civic Art Gallery, Belmont, CA (five artists from
Pacifica) |
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1996 |
Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA, Photogrophers
for Peace |
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1996 |
Montalvo Art Gallery, Saratoga, CA, The Vision and
Influence of Russel Moore |
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1996 |
Show, Ft. Mason, San Francisco. CA Cabrillo College
Gallery, Aptos, CA |
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1994 |
Sesnon Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
(art board faculty exhibition) |
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1994 |
Pope Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA, Black and White |
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1994 |
K. Kimpton Gallery, San Francisco, CA (gallery artists)
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1994 |
D.P. Fong Gallery, San Jose, CA, (small works) |
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1994 |
Pope Gallery, Santa Cruz, CA, Guardians, Spirits, and Messengers |
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1994 |
Pajaro Valley Gallery, Watsonville. CA, Planet Earth |
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1993 |
3COM (sculpture). Santa Cruz, CA |
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1992 |
Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto. CA (contemporary
uses of wax and encaustic) |
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1992 |
Space Gallery. Los Angeles, CA, Whispers six
artists |
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1991 |
K. Kimpton Gallery. San Francisco. CA |
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1991 |
Less is More San
Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose. CA |
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1991 |
John Thomas Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (two person
exhibition) |
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1991 |
John Thomas Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (group exhibition,
gallery artists) |
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1991 |
K. Kimpton Gallery, San Francisco, CA, The Potent
Image |
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1991 |
Hitachi Corp., Santa Clara, CA (wood sculpture) three
artists |
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1990 |
Jamison/Thomas Gallery. Portland, OR, West Coast
Sculpture |
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1990 |
Mendocino Art Center. Mendocino, CA (artists from
Ivory/Kimpton Gallery) |
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1990 |
Chicago International Art Exposition. Chicago. IL
(K. Kimpton Gallery) |
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1990 |
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA |
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1989 |
Chicago International Art Exposition, Chicago, IL
(Ivory/Kimpton Gallery) |
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1989 |
Sesnon Gallery, University of California, Santa
Cruz, CA (painted sculpture: seven artists from Santa Cruz) |
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1989 |
Christopher Grimes Gallery, Carmel, CA (sculpture and
painting from Santa Cruz) |
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1989 |
The Art Museum of Santa Cruz County. Santa Cruz,
CA |
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1988 |
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA |
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1988 |
Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Monterey. CA, Trupical
Topics |
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1988 |
Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA,. Fire and
Ice |
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1988 |
Monterey Peninsula Museum of Art, Monterey, CA, The Artist
and The Myth San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery. San Francisco,
CA |
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1987 |
Cabrillo College Gallery. Faculty Show, Aptos.
CA |
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1987 |
Santa Cruz Artisan's Cooperative Gallery, Invitational
Paper Exhibition. Santa Cruz, CA |
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1986 |
Cabrillo College Gallery. Aptos. CA |
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1985 |
Janet Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco, CA (two person
show) Olive Hyde Gallery, Fremont, CA |
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1985 |
Sesnon Gallery, UC Santa Cruz, CA |
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1984 |
University Art Museum, Berkeley. CA San Jose State
University, San Jose. CA Slant Gallery. Sacramento, CA |
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1984 |
Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery, University of California,
Santa Cruz |
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1984 |
Heller Gallery. Berkeley, CA |
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1984 |
Primary Colors Gallery, Sacramento, CA |
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1983 |
13th Annual Three Dimensional Regional Show, San Jose. CA
Shrine Invitational Show, Santa Cruz Art Center, Santa Cruz, CA San
Francisco Art Commission Show, Ft. Mason, San Francisco. CA Cabrillo
College Gallery, Aptos, CA |
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1982 |
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA |
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1982 |
29th Annual Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond,
CA |
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1982 |
12th International Sculpture Conference. Oakland,
CA |
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1982 |
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA |
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1982 |
29th Annual Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond,
CA |
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1982 |
12th International Sculpture Conference. Oakland,
CA |
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1982 |
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose,
CA |
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1982 |
Annual Invitational, Santa Cruz Art Center, Santa Cruz, CA
Hayward Civic Center, Hayward, CA |
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1982 |
Bay Arts '82,Belmont, CA |
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1982 |
Worth Rider Gallery, University of California,
Berkeley |
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1981 |
California Exposition, Sacramento, CA |
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1981 |
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA 3-D
Regional Show, San Jose, CA |
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1980 |
Sesnon Gallery, University of California, Santa
Cruz |
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1979 |
Hayward Civic Center, Hayward, CA |
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1977 |
Sesnon Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz,
CA |
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1976 |
Cooper House Sculpture Exhibition, Santa Cruz,
CA |
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1969-70 |
Cabrillo College Art Gallery, Aptos, CA |
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1967 |
Los Angeles County Art Show, Los Angeles, CA |
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1966 |
Young Southern California Artists, Los Angeles Municipal
Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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TEACHING | |
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1995-2016 |
Lecturer, art, San Francisco City College |
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1989-2001 |
Lecturer, art, University of California, Santa
Cruz |
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1990 |
Teaching, sculpture, Children's Art Foundations, Santa
Cruz, CA |
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1987-88 |
Lecturer, sculpture and design, Cabrillo College, Aptos,
CA |
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1984 |
Leading workshops on painting and sculpture, Cultural
Council of Santa Cruz County |
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1982 |
Guest lecture on sculpture, University of California,
Santa Cruz Sculpture teaching assistant, University of California, Santa
Cruz, CA |
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1978-79 |
Sculpture teaching assistant, University of California,
Santa Cruz, CA |
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DESIGN | |
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1998-2006 |
Founder and owner of United Elements. United Elements
specializes in product design and furniture/lighting design |
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AWARDS AND
GRANTS | |
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1995 |
Artists' Fellowship Inc. Grant, New York, NY |
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1993 |
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant |
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1983 |
13th Annual Three-Dimensional Regional Show, San Jose,
CA |
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1983 |
Cash Award, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San
Jose, CA |
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1982 |
Ford Award, UC Berkeley, CA |
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1981 |
First Place, California Exposition, Sacramento,
CA |
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1981 |
First Place, Three-Dimensional Regional Show, San Jose,
CA |
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1981 |
First Place and Purchase Award, San Jose Institute of
Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA |
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1979 |
Endowment to the Arts Award, University of California,
Santa Cruz, CA |
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1966 |
First Place, Young California Artists Show, Los Angeles
Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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PUBLIC
COMMISSIONS | |
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1993 |
Site-specific environment for the outdoor entrance of the
Transportation Division Office Building, Sacramento, CA |
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PUBLIC LECTURES | |
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1996 |
Four Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA, a public lecture on
the 1996 exhibition "Slippery Water" |
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1992 |
Berkeley Art Center, a public lecture surveying fifteen
years of personal work, illustrated with slides |
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1990 |
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, a public lecture
surveying thirteen years of personal work, illustrated with
slides |