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Michael Beck (American, 1943)
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Michael Beck
Adventures in Space 2007
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Michael Beck
Long Shot 2009
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Biography |
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Born in San Diego, CA, 1943 |
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Education |
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MFA in Painting with High Distinction, California College of the Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, 1984 |
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California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, 1971-73 |
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Teaching |
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Instructor, Walnut Creek Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA, 1992-93 |
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Instructor, Art Trek, South of France Tour, France, 1987 |
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Instructor, Richmond Art Center, Richmond CA, 1984-85 |
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Guest Instructor, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, 1980 |
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Awards |
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Artoteque.com, Work on Display, Award of Distinction, 2007 |
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Pollock Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, NY, 2002-03 |
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Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Exterior Renovation, Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, Residence @ 1510 Oxford Street, Berkeley, CA, 1994 |
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Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Adaptive Re-use, Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association, Cancun Restaurant (murals), Berkeley, CA, 1994 |
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Top Purchase Prize, James D. Phelan Award, San Francisco Foundation of Art, San Francisco, CA, 1973 |
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Selected Collections |
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The San Francisco Foundation, San Francisco, CA |
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Redding Museum, Redding, CA |
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Buena Vista College Art Museum, Storm Lake, IA |
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Otis Elevator Corporation, CT |
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Citibank, New York, NY |
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FMC Corporation, Washington, DC |
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SeaVest Partners, CT |
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McKinsey & Company, NY |
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Cahill Gordon, Reindel, NY |
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Ernst & Whinney, NY |
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Exxon Corporation, Irving, TX |
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Clorox Inc., Oakland, CA |
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Chemical Bank, NY |
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Kaiser Industries, Oakland, CA |
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Alta Bates Hospital, Berkeley, CA |
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Kaiser Hospital, Pleasanton, CA |
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Glen Jans Collection, Sun Valley, ID |
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Swanledge Corporation, Cambridge, MA |
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AT&T, Baskinridge, NJ |
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Exhibitions |
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2009 |
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Michael Beck: The Object as Still Life, Lora Schlesinger Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo) |
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2008 |
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Direct Encounters: The Essence of Portraiture, Forum Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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2008 |
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Home Front, Marin Community Foundation, Novato, CA |
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2008 |
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22nd Annual International Juried Show, Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, NJ |
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2007 |
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Duck Soup, Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA |
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2007 |
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Michael Beck: New Realities, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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2007 |
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The Toy Show, Hunsaker/Schlesinger Fine Art, Santa Monica, CA |
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2006 |
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Healing Force, San Francisco LGBT Center, San Francisco, CA |
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2006 |
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About Still Life, Space 743, San Francisco, CA |
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2006 |
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Preview 2007, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2006 |
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Duck Soup, Varnish Fine Art, San Francisco, CA |
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2006 |
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CCA at CCG (part of the California College of Arts Centennial Celebration), Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2006 |
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Michael Beck: The Object-Straight On, 333 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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2005 |
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San Francisco International Art Exhibition, San Francisco, CA |
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2005 |
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Michael Beck: Biography, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, CA (solo) |
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2005 |
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Looking Back and Seeing Forward, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2005 |
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Visual Aid at Sixteen, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA |
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2004 |
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Group Show, Tatistcheff Gallery, New York, NY |
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2004 |
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Living Proof, San Francisco LGBT Center, San Francisco, CA |
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2003 |
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Group Show, Tatistcheff Gallery, New York, NY |
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2003 |
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SPICE, Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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2003 |
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Paintings, Tatistcheff Gallery, New York, NY (solo) |
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2002 |
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Pacific Place, San Francisco, CA |
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2002 |
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Summer Show, Tatistcheff Gallery, New York, NY |
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2001 |
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Ten New Artists, Tatistcheff Gallery, New York, NY |
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2001 |
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Making Bridges, CBS Marketwatch, San Francisco, CA |
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1996 - 1997 |
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Hearth and Home, Champion International Corporation, Stamford, CT |
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1994 |
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The Art of Watercolor, Luise Ross Gallery, New York, NY |
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1991 |
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Leslie Levy Fine Arts, Scottsdale, AZ |
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1991 |
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2 X 2 X 2: Interaction and Independence, Valley Art Center, Walnut Creek, CA |
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1990 |
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Contemporary Realist Painting: Perception and Experience, Oliver Art Center, Oakland, CA |
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1990 |
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Watercolors, The St. Paul Companies, St. Paul, MN |
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1989 |
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Watercolor: Contemporary Currents, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA |
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1989 |
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American Realists, Sun Valley Center for the Arts, Ketchum, ID |
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1987 |
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American Realists, Sun Valley Center for the Arts and Humanities, Sun Valley, ID |
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1987 |
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Works on Paper, William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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1987 |
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Watercolors, Shasta College Gallery, Redding, CA |
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1987 |
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Watercolors, Santa Cruz Museum of Art, Santa Cruz, CA |
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1987 |
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California Two, Tatistcheff & Company Inc., New York, NY |
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1987 |
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Collector’s Choice Exhibition, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, OK |
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1987 |
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10 Artists, Tatistcheff & Company Inc., New York, NY |
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1986 |
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Works on Paper, William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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1986 |
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Objects Observed, Summit Art Center, Summit, New Jersey |
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1985 |
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Richmond Works, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA |
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1985 |
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West Coast Realism / East Coast Realism, William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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1985 |
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MFA Exhibition, California College of Arts and Crafts, San Francisco, CA |
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1985 |
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Michael Beck: Recent Work, Victor Fischer Galleries, Oakland, CA (solo) |
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1984 |
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Michael Beck: Transitions in Watercolor, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA (solo) |
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1982 |
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Michael Beck Watercolors, Brook House, Orinda, CA (solo) |
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1982 |
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Liquid Light: Watercolor Beyond the Tradition, Palo Alto Cultural Center, Palo Alto, CA |
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1982 |
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Northern California Realist Painters, Redding Museum, Redding, CA and Shasta College, Redding, CA |
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1981 |
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The Art Guild-Contemporary Arts Committee Invitational Bay Area Artists Sale, The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA |
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1981 |
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Two Watercolorists, Morgan Gallery, Kansas City, KS |
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1980 |
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55th Annual Crocker-Kingsley Exhibition, Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA |
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1978 - 1979 |
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Bay Area Painters, Western Association of Art Museums in cooperation with the California Arts Council. Traveled to: Chevron USA Gallery, San Francisco, CA; Gavilan College Gallery, Gilroy, CA; Anchorage Historical & Fine Arts Museum, Anchorage, AK; Wenatchee Valley College, Wenatchee, WA; Humboldt Cultural Center, Eureka, CA; Brigham Young University, Provo, UT; Redding Art Center, Redding, CA; Yakima Valley College, Yakima, WA; University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO; Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA; Federal Reserve Program, Washington D.C. |
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1977 |
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20 Bay Area Painters, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA |
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1977 |
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The Art Guild-Contemporary Arts Committee Invitational Bay Area Artists Sale, The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA |
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1977 |
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Bay Area Artists Collectors Exhibition, Kaiser Collectors Gallery, Kaiser Center, Oakland, CA |
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1976 |
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Some Berkeley People and Places, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA |
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1974 |
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Northern California Artists, Pasadena Art Museum, Pasadena, CA |
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1973 |
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Gallery Artists, Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
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1973 |
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New Realism II: West Coast Media/East Coast Graphics, Clark Pollack Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
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1973 |
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Painting: James D. Phelan Awards, The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA |
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