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