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Chester Arnold Biography
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1952 |
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Born in Santa Monica, CA
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1966 - 1969 |
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Private Teachers Munich, Germany
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1970 - 1974 |
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College of Marin in Kentfield, CA
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1987 |
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San Francisco Art Institute, MFA San Francisco, CA
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Best in Show Falkirk Annual Open Show San Rafael, CA
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Best in Show Falkirk Annual Open Show San Rafael, CA
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Second Prize Falkirk Annual Open Show San Rafael, CA
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Marin Arts Council Individual Artists Grant Marin County, CA
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Juror Award Texas fine Arts Association Austin, TX
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Best in Show Marin Arts Guild Open Show
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WESTAF/NEA Regional grant
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Dewars Young Artists Recognition Award
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2008
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Art of Democracy (War and Empire), Meridian Art Gallery, San Francisco, California
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2008
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Eureka Fellowship Awardees, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, California
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2008
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The Road to Paradise, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, California (solo)
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2007
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A Painter’s Life, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, California (solo)
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2007
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Steamroller Event, Center for the Boo, San Francisco, California
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2007
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New Etchings, Eastside Editions, San Francisco, California
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2007
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Breaking Ground Breaking, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, California
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2006
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The First Illusion: The Transitional Object, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, California
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2006
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Etchings Editioned on Handmade Paper, East Side Editions, Sonoma, California
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2006
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New Old Masters/Nowi Dawni Mistrzowie, National Museum in Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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2006
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Visual Politics: The Art of Engagement, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California. Exhibition traveled to Katzen Art Center, Washington D. C.
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2006
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Chester Arnold: Backwaters, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, California
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2005
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A Painter’s Life, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, Washington (solo)
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2005
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A Painter’s Life, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, Washington
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2005
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Eco: Art about the Environment, Fine Arts Gallery at San Francisco State University, San Francisco
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2005
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Faces of the Fallen, Syracuse University Art Gallery, Syracuse, New York
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2005
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California New Old Masters, curated by Donald Kuspit, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, California
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2004
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It’s About Time: Celebrating 35 Years, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California
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2004
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Heart to Heart, IVA Gallery, Novato, California
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2004
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The True Artist is an Amazing Luminous Fountain, di Rosa Preserve: Art & Nature, Napa, California
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2004
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Reconstruction, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, California (solo)
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2003
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Chester Arnold, Dominican University, San Rafael, California
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2003
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Destinies Manifest, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, California (solo)
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2003
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Au Naturel, di Rosa Preserve: Art & Nature, Napa, California
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2003
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Multiple Artists: Prints and Editioned Works 1967 – 2003, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York
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2003
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Sprout: An Exhibition Celebrating New Growth, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, California
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2003
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A Not So Still Life, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California
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2002
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Chester Arnold, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt Lake City, Utah
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2002
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In Memoriam, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California (solo)
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2002
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Chester Arnold, Rockford College Art Center, Rockford, Illinois
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2002
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Chester Arnold, Western Washington State University, Bellingham, Washington
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2002
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Chester Arnold, Tacoma Art Museum. Tacoma, Washington
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2001
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Chester Arnold, San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California
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2000
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Americana Paintings, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley. California (solo)
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1999
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Material Witness, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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1998
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Accumulations: Reflections of a Material Life, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California (solo)
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1997
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Chester Arnold, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, Oregon
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1997
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Chester Arnold , George Adams Gallery, New York, New York
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1996
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Chester Arnold , Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California
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1995
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Chester Arnold, Paintings: 1988 – 1994, de Saisset Museum at Santa Clara University, Santa
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1994
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Chester Arnold, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley, California
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1993
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Chester Arnold, Thompson Gallery at San Jose State University, San Jose, California
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| Literature |
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION:
ALBERS, Patricia. “Arts.” San Jose Mercury News December, 1994: p. 1.
BAKER, Kenneth. “Painting on the Sly in Marin.” San Francisco Chronicle 21 Nov. 1992: E4.
.“Why and How of Painting.” San Francisco Chronicle 14 Mar. 1992: E3.
.Artforum Feb. 1990: 146.
“Realism Has Many Faces.” San Francisco Chronicle 9 Mar. 1988: E3.
“Cool Ruscha and Magical Arnold.” San Francisco Chronicle 9 Oct. 1986: 38.
“Tarred Sculpture and Well Made Ruins.” San Francisco Chronicle 20 June 1985: 59.
ELRICK, Krista and Kirsten Gerdes. Parallaxis, Western States Arts Federation, 1997.
HAMILL, Pete. “Tools as Art,” The Hechinger Collection. Abrams, 1995.
HODDER, Monroe. Artweek, March 1995: p. 33.
JENKINS, Steven. “Autumnal Dilemmas.” Artweek 3 Dec. 1992: 14.
MACLAY, Catherine. “Pictures from Life.” San Jose Mercury News 27 January 1995: p. 37.
MARAGANI, Pavitra. Santa Clara Gallery Weekly 15 February 1995: p. 7.
McMORRAN, Megan. The Oregonian 30 October 1995: p. 7.
SHERMAN, Ann. MetroGuide January 1995: p. 36.
PORGES, Maria. Art Issues Jan. 1993: 34.
SOLNIT, Rebecca. Artweek 19 Mar. 1988: 11.
SPRINKLE, Susan. “Chester Arnold.” North Coast Home and Garden Jan. 1992.
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA. 'Urban Invasion: Chester Arnold and James Dolan.' 2001, Illus.
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut. “The Art of Time.” Essays by Marianne Smith,
Jonathan Snellenburg, Cynthia Ehlinger, Ian Bartky, and George Adams, 1999. Illus.
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