DEAN M. LARSON - RESUME
BORN: 1957, Norway, Michigan, raised in Palmer, Alaska (1959-1976)
EDUCATION:
1985 Artist’s Diploma, Schuler School of Fine Arts, Baltimore, MD
1984 Masters of Education in Art Education, Towson University, Towson, MD
1980 Bachelor of Arts, Willamette University, Salem, OR
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: (selected)
2015 John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA ALSO 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2001, 2000
2013 ArtEssex Gallery, Essex, CT
2008 Foxhall Gallery, Washington, DC ALSO 2004, 2000, 1996, 1994, 1992
1997 Antoinette Hatfield Gallery, Portland, OR ALSO 1995, 1993
1995 Corradetti Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1994 Baltimore Life Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1990 Columbia Arts Center, Columbia, MD
GROUP EXHIBITIONS: (selected)
2015 Figures and Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 An Italian Sojourn II, Italian Cultural Institute Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012 Cityscapes II, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2012 Persons of Interest, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 75th National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute, Youngstown, OH
2008 Contemporary American Realism, 2008 Biennial, Ft. Wayne Museum of Art, IN
Contemporary Still Lifes, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Cityscapes, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 Summer in San Franicsco John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 Paint What You Want, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Next Generation of Realists, The Forbes Galleries, New York, NY
Valentines, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 Allegories, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 Still Lifes, Florals, Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 Homage to…John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 Scapes, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 Drawings, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Summer in San Francisco, American Realism: Past & Present, John Pence Gallery
1998 Still Lifes and Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 Figures and Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1986-99 Gallery Showcase, Foxhall Gallery, Washington, DC
1991-97 Baltimore Choral Arts Society Annual Art Exhibition, Baltimore, MD
1989 53rd National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute, Youngstown, OH
1987 Seventeen Realists, St. Mary’s College, St. Mary’s City, MD
Jacques Maroger and Followers, Loudoun County Museum, Leesburg, VA
1985 American Artist Competition and Exhibition, Grand Central Galleries, NewYork, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY: (selected)
2015 American Art Collector, The Immense World, September issue, pp. 134-135 and back cover
2014 Fine Art Connoisseur, Art Blooms By the Bay, August issue, pp. 104-105
2013 American Art Collector, City by the Bay, May issue, pp.108-109.
2012 City Journal, New York, Autumn issue, Vol. 22, No. 4, cover and pg. 2
2009 American Art Collector, Sept., Walking the City, pp. 112-115, back cover
Workshop Magazine, Spring, Four Approaches to the Same Landscape, pp. 48-61
2008 American Art Collector, Aug., Streets of San Francisco, pp.214-217, back cover
ArtCalendar Magazine, Feb, Cover, article p. 11 (now called Professional Artist)
2007 American Art Collector, Aug, pp. 54-55, two page reproduction
Fine Art Connoisseur, June, p. 45, article and reproduction
American Art Collector, Feb., pp. 162-165 and back cover, article and reproductions
2006 American Art Collector, July, pp. 138-139, article and reproduction
2005 Art-Talk Magazine, Michael Famiglietti, Aug./Sept., p. 45, article and reproductions
American Arts Quarterly, Gail Leggio, Summer issue, pp. 62-63, review and reproduction
American Artist Magazine, M. Stephen Doherty, January, pp. 18 – 31, article
2004 How did you paint that?, Vincent Miller (International Artist Publications) p. 89
2001 Southwest Art Magazine, January, cover, and pp. 108-109
1998 American Artist magazine, June: cover and p. 2
1996 Creative Oil Painting, M. Stephen Doherty (Rockport Publications): cover; pp. 50-56
1992 Artist’s Magazine, February: article and reproductions, pp, 58-63
1986 Studying with the Masters, Dean M. Larson (Watson-Guptill Publications) complete text 144 pages
1986 American Artist magazine, October: pp. 58-63, article
AWARDS: (selected)
2007-08 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant winner, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York, NY
1996 Individual Artist Grant, Maryland State Arts Council
1992 National Winner, John and Anna Lee Stacey Competition
1989 Finalist, Artist’s Magazine National Portrait Competition
1984 National Winner, John and Anna Lee Stacey Competition
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Primarily Portraits, Philadelphia, PA
George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2005 to present, Professor, Academy of Art Univ., San Francisco, CA, Grad School of Fine Arts, Craig Nelson, Director, instructor in Landscape, Cityscape and Still Life Painting
University of Alaska, Mat-Su Campus, Palmer, AK, Adjunct Prof.(landscape and portrait painting workshops) 2015, 2013, 2011, 2008, 1997, 1995, 1993
CORPORATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: (selected)
Alaska State Capitol, Juneau, AK
Domaine DuBlere, Beaunne, FR
Forbes Collection, New York, NY
Hallie Ford Brown Museum, Willamette University, Salem, OR
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (Four paintings)
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (Eleven Paintings)
Embassy of Kuwait, Washington, D.C.
McDonogh School, Owings Mills, MD
New Field Foundation, San Rafael, CA
St. Paul’s School, Brooklandville, MD
Portland State University, Portland, OR
Supreme Court of Texas, Austin, TX
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
United States Federal Courthouse, Austin, TX
United States Federal Courthouse, San Antonio, TX
University of Pennsylvania, School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
University of Texas, Austin, TX
Willamette University, Salem, OR
BORN: 1957, Norway, Michigan, raised in Palmer, Alaska (1959-1976)
EDUCATION:
1985 Artist’s Diploma, Schuler School of Fine Arts, Baltimore, MD
1984 Masters of Education in Art Education, Towson University, Towson, MD
1980 Bachelor of Arts, Willamette University, Salem, OR
SOLO EXHIBITIONS: (selected)
2015 John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA ALSO 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007, 2005, 2004, 2001, 2000
2013 ArtEssex Gallery, Essex, CT
2008 Foxhall Gallery, Washington, DC ALSO 2004, 2000, 1996, 1994, 1992
1997 Antoinette Hatfield Gallery, Portland, OR ALSO 1995, 1993
1995 Corradetti Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1994 Baltimore Life Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1990 Columbia Arts Center, Columbia, MD
GROUP EXHIBITIONS: (selected)
2015 Figures and Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2014 An Italian Sojourn II, Italian Cultural Institute Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012 Cityscapes II, George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
2012 Persons of Interest, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 75th National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute, Youngstown, OH
2008 Contemporary American Realism, 2008 Biennial, Ft. Wayne Museum of Art, IN
Contemporary Still Lifes, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Cityscapes, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 Summer in San Franicsco John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2006 Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005 Paint What You Want, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Next Generation of Realists, The Forbes Galleries, New York, NY
Valentines, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 Allegories, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2002 Still Lifes, Florals, Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 Homage to…John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2000 Scapes, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1999 Drawings, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Summer in San Francisco, American Realism: Past & Present, John Pence Gallery
1998 Still Lifes and Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 Figures and Interiors, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1986-99 Gallery Showcase, Foxhall Gallery, Washington, DC
1991-97 Baltimore Choral Arts Society Annual Art Exhibition, Baltimore, MD
1989 53rd National Midyear Exhibition, Butler Institute, Youngstown, OH
1987 Seventeen Realists, St. Mary’s College, St. Mary’s City, MD
Jacques Maroger and Followers, Loudoun County Museum, Leesburg, VA
1985 American Artist Competition and Exhibition, Grand Central Galleries, NewYork, NY
BIBLIOGRAPHY: (selected)
2015 American Art Collector, The Immense World, September issue, pp. 134-135 and back cover
2014 Fine Art Connoisseur, Art Blooms By the Bay, August issue, pp. 104-105
2013 American Art Collector, City by the Bay, May issue, pp.108-109.
2012 City Journal, New York, Autumn issue, Vol. 22, No. 4, cover and pg. 2
2009 American Art Collector, Sept., Walking the City, pp. 112-115, back cover
Workshop Magazine, Spring, Four Approaches to the Same Landscape, pp. 48-61
2008 American Art Collector, Aug., Streets of San Francisco, pp.214-217, back cover
ArtCalendar Magazine, Feb, Cover, article p. 11 (now called Professional Artist)
2007 American Art Collector, Aug, pp. 54-55, two page reproduction
Fine Art Connoisseur, June, p. 45, article and reproduction
American Art Collector, Feb., pp. 162-165 and back cover, article and reproductions
2006 American Art Collector, July, pp. 138-139, article and reproduction
2005 Art-Talk Magazine, Michael Famiglietti, Aug./Sept., p. 45, article and reproductions
American Arts Quarterly, Gail Leggio, Summer issue, pp. 62-63, review and reproduction
American Artist Magazine, M. Stephen Doherty, January, pp. 18 – 31, article
2004 How did you paint that?, Vincent Miller (International Artist Publications) p. 89
2001 Southwest Art Magazine, January, cover, and pp. 108-109
1998 American Artist magazine, June: cover and p. 2
1996 Creative Oil Painting, M. Stephen Doherty (Rockport Publications): cover; pp. 50-56
1992 Artist’s Magazine, February: article and reproductions, pp, 58-63
1986 Studying with the Masters, Dean M. Larson (Watson-Guptill Publications) complete text 144 pages
1986 American Artist magazine, October: pp. 58-63, article
AWARDS: (selected)
2007-08 Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant winner, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York, NY
1996 Individual Artist Grant, Maryland State Arts Council
1992 National Winner, John and Anna Lee Stacey Competition
1989 Finalist, Artist’s Magazine National Portrait Competition
1984 National Winner, John and Anna Lee Stacey Competition
GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Primarily Portraits, Philadelphia, PA
George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2005 to present, Professor, Academy of Art Univ., San Francisco, CA, Grad School of Fine Arts, Craig Nelson, Director, instructor in Landscape, Cityscape and Still Life Painting
University of Alaska, Mat-Su Campus, Palmer, AK, Adjunct Prof.(landscape and portrait painting workshops) 2015, 2013, 2011, 2008, 1997, 1995, 1993
CORPORATE AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS: (selected)
Alaska State Capitol, Juneau, AK
Domaine DuBlere, Beaunne, FR
Forbes Collection, New York, NY
Hallie Ford Brown Museum, Willamette University, Salem, OR
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (Four paintings)
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA
Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA (Eleven Paintings)
Embassy of Kuwait, Washington, D.C.
McDonogh School, Owings Mills, MD
New Field Foundation, San Rafael, CA
St. Paul’s School, Brooklandville, MD
Portland State University, Portland, OR
Supreme Court of Texas, Austin, TX
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
United States Federal Courthouse, Austin, TX
United States Federal Courthouse, San Antonio, TX
University of Pennsylvania, School of Law, Philadelphia, PA
University of Texas, Austin, TX
Willamette University, Salem, OR
