curriculum vitae
EDUCATION
2007
MFA Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA – Sculpture & Digital Media
2005
BA University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA – Studio Art
EXHIBITIONS
2021
Ramparts & Restoration
Coastline College, Fountain Valley, CA (virtual) Curator: Max King Cap
2020
Felding Innocence
University of La Verne – Harris Gallery, La Verne, CA (solo)
Biomythography: Making Visible
Cerritos College, Cerritos, CA Curator: Jessica Wimbley & Chris Christion
2019
States of Being: Chuck Feesago, Cole M James, Thinh Nguyen
Art Gallery Norco College, Norco, CA Curator: Quentin Bemiller
2017
Biomythography: Currency Exchange II
William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art – California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA Curator: Jessica Wimbley & Chris Christion
2016
Biomythography: Currency Exchange I
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA Curator: Jessica Wimbley & Chris Christion
2015
Piko: Pacific Island Contemporary Art
Pacific Island Ethnic Art Museum, Long Beach, CA Curator: Dan Taulapapa McMullin
2014
Word-Up
Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA Curator: Eszter Delgado/Martin Betz
One For The Road
Hudson|Linc, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA
Strange Comfort
The da Center for the Arts, Pomona, CA Curator: Conchi Sanford
2013
Pretty Vacant PopUp
Westwood House, Los Angeles, CA (catalog)
Five Year Anniversary
Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA
TBA, Cal Poly Pomona/LA Metro
Boyle Heights, CA Curator: Quinton Bemiller
The New World
Wignall Museum at Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
2012
In The Space Between
with Susan Sironi, Mt San Antonio College, Walnut, CA (two person)
So Fukin Native
Blak Dot Gallery, Melbourne AU, Collaboration with Chantal Fraser (catalog)
Island Stories
The Vanya Taule’alo Gallery, Siusega, Samoa
Rock Paper Scissors
Coagula Curatorial, Los Angeles CA, Curator: Abel Alejandre
Intraspace Project-Chuck Feesago
Waikato Museum, Hamilton NZ, Curator: Leafa Wilson
Retention
Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA (solo)
ATA – Contemporary Samoan Artists
Harris Gallery at University of La Verne, La Verne, CA, Curator: Chuck Feesago & Dan Taulapapa McMullin
Lost But Profound
PS Zask Gallery, Rolling Hills Estates, CA
2011
Chuck Feesago/Dan Taulapapa McMullin
Vanaya Taulealo Gallery, Apia Samoa
FlagStop Art Fair/Offramp Gallery
Lexus Dealership, Torrance, CA
Chain Letter
Shoshanna Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
This Is Samoan Art
House, Salt Lake City, UT (solo)
Two Samoans From LA with Dan Taulapapa McMullin
Okaiart Gallery, Auckland, NZ (two-person)
2010
For Roland
Bunny Gunner, Pomona, CA
2010 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition
LAMAG|Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 Summer Group Show
Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Kavajava
Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA (solo)
2009
Tempo with Fedor Voronov
Temporary, Torrance CA (two person) Curator: Walpa D’Mark
2008
Chuck Feesago: Off Line
Project_210 Pasadena, CA (solo)
On The Line
SideStreet Projects, Pasadena, CA (solo)
MashUp
Arena 1 at Santa Monica Airport Studios, Santa Monica, CA, Curator: Ivan Limas
2007
Extremely Way Too Over Hung
Concrete Walls Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Curator: Devon TS Tsuno
Pixel
Harrison Gallery, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA
Synchronic
Arena 1 at Santa Monica Airport Studios, Santa Monica, CA
The Media
City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA
Out of Print
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA (solo)
Twelfth Annual Los Angeles Art Show
Santa Monica, CA, (catalog)
2006
T REX Project
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, Curator: Jason LaMotte
Way Too Over Hung
Concrete Walls Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Curator: Devon TS Tsuno
Gift Shop
Another Year in L.A., Los Angeles, CA, Curator: David Stone
Natural Flavors
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
We Trade
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
2005
I Like You
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
Two Over Hung
Concrete Walls Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Curator: Devon TS Tsuno
The Show
University of California, Irvine, CA, We Can’t Draw: An Art Collective
Cheesehead
University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA, Curator: Ken Gonzales-Day
Panopticon
University Gallery–University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA, (catalog)
Formally Yours
University Gallery – University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA
2004
Invitational Exhibition
Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, CA
1998
Small Works
I-5 Gallery–Brewery Art Colony, Los Angeles, CA
1996
Small Works
I-5 Gallery–Brewery Art Colony, Los Angeles, CA
1989
Cross-Section
The Open Quest Institute, West Hollywood, CA, Curator: Mike Tidmus
1988
Artist Against Aids
SPARC, Venice, CA, Curator: Mike Tidmus
1979
I Remember when the Dodgers Played Baseball
University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA
Midnight Picnic: Performance Collective
University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA, Curator: Chuck Feesago
1978
Wavelength
University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA, Curator: Mark Moore
1977
Blitz: Performance Collective Series
Santa Ana Community College, Santa Ana, CA
1976
Chaos: Performance Collective Series
Santa Ana Community College, Santa Ana, CA
CURATORIAL
2013
Megan Madzoeff: Colorforms
West Gallery – University of La Verne, La Verne, CA. Curator: Chuck Feesago
2012
ATA – Contemporary Samoan Art
Harris Gallery at the University of La Verne, La Verne, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Dan Taulapapa McMullin
2010
Steven Hampton: Never Forget
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Bianca Kolonusz-Partee: Available Space
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Complex Yet Approachable
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
D Jean Hester: You Know I Love You, Right?
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
James Griffith: An Accidental Encounter
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Mike Cronin: Pleasure Craft
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Abel Alejandre: Familiar Ground
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Ruth Trotter: Preludes to Painting
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
2009
Sean Gall: Atmospheres and Mindscapes
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Megan Madzoeff: Realities of Abstraction
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Sandra Gallegos: Collecting Stories
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Wilhem Bleckmann: Formations/Deformations
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Dion Johnson: Shadows and Vistas
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Noah Thomas: Formal Curiosities
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Gwen Samules: Stitches
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Myron Kaufman: Observations and Ideas
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
2008
These Three
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
Stanton Hunter: Accumulations
Project_210, Pasadena, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Quinton Bemiller
2007
Synchronic
Arena 1 Gallery, Santa Monica, CA Curators: Suzanne Erickson, Chuck Feesago, & Cynthia Madrigal
2005
Panopticon
University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA Curators: Tim Butler, Chuck Feesago, Matt Fuller, Grace Nguyen, Mike McKeehen, Naureen Meyer, & Nolana Poon (catalog)
2004
Robert Peluce: A celebration of his life
I-5 Gallery–Brewery Art Colony, Los Angeles, CA Curators: Chuck Feesago & Gyorgyi Peluce (essay)
2003
Zoom Too: Juried Photography Exhibition of Los Angeles
I-5 Gallery–Brewery Art Colony, Los Angeles, CA Curators: Don Levy, Joan Dooley & Chuck Feesago, Juried by Don Levy & Joan Dooley (catalog)
Zoom: Juried Photography Exhibition of Los Angeles
I-5 Gallery–Brewery Art Colony, Los Angeles, CA Curators: Don Levy, Joan Dooley & Chuck Feesago, Juried by Don Levy & Joan Dooley (catalog)
1999
Two Character Play – A production of Zoo District
LA Art Share, Los Angeles, CA Curator: Chuck Feesago
1979
Midnight Picnic: Performance Collective
University of California-Irvine, Irvine, CA Curator: Chuck Feesago
PROFESSIONAL
2007 to present Studio Manager, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA
2007 to present Instructor of Art Faculty, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA, 2-D and 3-D Design, Foundations of Design, Drawing, Materials & Techniques, Materials, Tools & Techniques, Sculpture, Installation Art & Curatorial Practices
2008 - 2010 Co-Director/Curator, Project_210 Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2007 Teaching Assistant to Ruth Trotter, University of La Verne, La Verne, CA, 2-D Design
2006 Teaching Assistant to David Amico, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, Painting/Digital Media
2005-2006 Teaching Assistant (instructor of record), Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA, Introduction to studio materials and practices, and advanced studio materials and practices
2002-2003 Director/Curator, I-5 Gallery, Brewery Art Association, Los Angeles, CA
1982-1989 Director/Curator, Last Drop Coffeehouse/Gallery, Open Quest Institute, Los Angeles, CA
1978-1979 Educator/Curator, Children’s Educational Series/Art is All Around, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport, CA,
AWARDS
2008-2009
City of Pasadena Individual Artist Grant
Walker & Parker Memorial Fellowship
Claremont Graduate University Fellowship
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Betty Brown
“Other Visions, Other Venues: Two Indie Curatorial Projects in Los Angeles,” Artweek.LA
(November 18/25, 2013 Double)
Peter Frank
“Haiku Reviews: Freud, Rigoletto and ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ (PHOTOS, VIDEO),” Huffington Post
(November 2, 2012): 9
Christopher Knight
“Art review: 2012 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition @ Municipal Art Gallery,” Los Angeles Times
(September 10, 2010)
PUBLICATIONS
Catalog: Ramparts & Restoration, Coastline College, Fountain Valley, CA (virtual) Curator: Max King Cap