SLATER BARRON  

LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

slaterbarron2@yahoo.com                          

 

 

EDUCATION

B.A.   Susquehanna University, Pennsylvania, Sociology-Psychology

B.A.  University of California, Irvine, Studio Art

M.F.A.  California State University, Long Beach, Studio Art

 

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

           

1998

"Finding the Light," Pacific Place, San Pedro, California (2 and 3 Dimensional Paintings)

 

"Art Portfolios 1968-1998," East Village, Long Beach, California (Installation)

1992

"Potluck Dinner," Watkins Gallery, Queens College, Charlotte, North Carolina (Installation)

 

"The Mother Series," Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman College, Orange, California.

1988

Mendenhall Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, California (Installation and Objects)

1986

Museum of Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona (Installations, Objects and Catalog)

1984

Long Beach City College, Long Beach, California (Performance and Objects)

1983

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, California (Installation, Objects and Performance)

1981

Fiberworks Gallery, Berkeley, California (Installation and Objects)

 

Stage One Gallery, Orange, California (Installation and Objects)

1978

"Barron's of 7th Street," California State University, Long Beach (Installation)

1976

"Soft Living," Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, California (Installation and Objects)

1975

"Lint," The Floating Wall, Santa Ana, California (Installation and Objects)

1974

"Other Viewpoints," Four Wall Studio, Santa Ana, California (Objects)

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

 

2004

"Metaphorical Books", Angels Gate Gallery, San Pedro, CA 

 

"First Tuesdays", Utopia, Long Beach CA 

2003-04

"Portraits", SAC Gallery at the Santoro Building, Santa Ana, CA 

2003

"About Face", El Camino College Gallery, Torrance, CA 

 

"The Box as Container", Angel's Gate Gallery, San Pedro, CA 

 

"Ten Venues" Studio Tours, Long Beach CA 

2002

"Long Beach Museum of Art Artists Council", East Village Association Community Gallery, Long Beach, CA

2001-02

“Visual Icons,” Furlong Art Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Stout

2001

“Visual Icons,”  Long Beach City College (Catalog)

2000

“A View of the Museum,”  Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California

1999

Eleven Seven Gallery, Long Beach, California

 

"Art as Book/Book as Art," Main Library, Long Beach, California

 

"Ad Orgnuno La Sua," Commune di Orzinuovia, Brescia, Italy (Catalog)

1998

“Group Assemblage,” Orange County for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California

1997-98

"Contemporary California Art Collection," Members' California State Senate Capitol, Sacramento, California

1997

"Supplication", El Camino College Gallery, Torrance, California

 

"Artist Council Show," City Frameworks, Long Beach, California

1996

"New Beginnings," Skirball Museum, Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles, California

1995

“Truth," Mitre Gallery, Chichester Institute of Higher Education, United Kingdom Art Galleries and California State University, Long Beach, California

 

"Beyond the Great Threshold," Rocca Paolina, Peruaia, Italy; Castallo San Gioroio, Orzinuovi; 1994 Galleria San  Fredle, Milano, Italy (Catalog)

1994

“The Sacred and the Profane,” Jan Baum Gallery, Los Angeles, California             

 

“The Never Before Seen," Rachel Lozzie Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1993

"Portfolios," Space Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1992

"The Registry Exhibition", University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach, California

1991

"Eye Remember / I Forgot,” El Camino College Gallery, Torrance, California (Installation and Objects, three artist  show) and  Rancho Santiago College Gallery, Santa Ana, California (Catalog)1992

 

“Magical Mystery Tour,” Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California (Installation)

1987

“Cups Invitational,” Downey Museum of Art, Downey, California, Jennifer Paul's Gallery, Sacramento, California, and Claudia Chapaline Gallery, Stinson Beach, California

1986

“Magical Mystery Tour", Los Angeles,Municipal Art Gallery, California (Installation)

1985

“Monuments To,” University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach

1986

“A Serious Look at Humor,” Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine California (Performance)

1984

“In the Form of Furniture," Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, California

 

“California Contemporary Artists,” Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, California (Installation and Catalog)

1983

“Xerography Installations," Galleries of the Clairmont Colleges (Installation, two artist show);  Space Gallery, Los Angeles, California (three artist show)

1982

"The Magical Mystery Tour," Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, California (Installation)

 

 

"Imaginative Sculpture," Security Pacific Bank Plaza, Los Angeles, California (Installation and Catalog)

 

1981

“Main Streets,” Exploratorium, California State University, Los Angeles, California (Installation)

 

 

“Fly Pie,” Exploratorium, California State University Los Angeles, California (Performance)

 

 

“Winter III,” Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Art Sales and Rental Gallery, Los Angeles, California

 

1980

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Costa Mesa, California (three artist show)

 

 

"Long Beach Artists Studios," Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California

 

 

Stage One Gallery, Orange California (Installation, three artist show)

 

1979

"Magical Mystery Tour," Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California

 

1978

"Art Works and Bookworks," Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California (Catalog)

 

 

"Eight Directions," Long Beach City College Gallery, Long Beach, California (Installation)

 

1977

"Nine More," Baum-Silvennan Gallery, Los Angeles, California (Installation)                           

 

 

“Magical Mystery Tour," Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, California (Installation)

 

 

“Information Exchange," Chapman College, Orange, Califomia (Installation)

 

1976

"Recorded Work," La Mamelle, Gallery, San Francisco, California

 

1975

"Auto-Graphics," Golden West College, Huntington Beach, California

 

 

“Collage Show," Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, California (Catalog)

 

 

 

 

 

PUBLIC COMMISSIONS

  

1991

Downtown Business Bureau, Long Beach, California (Banners)

1987

Community Redevelopment Agency, Los Angeles, California (Banners)

1985

"Home Run," Blair Field, Long Beach, California (Three Dimensional Mural)

1984

"Pathways to Leaming," Buford School, Lennox, California (Three Dimensional Mural)

1983

"Saturday Matinee," Los Angeles Children's Museum, California (Three Dimensional Mural)

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

 

2004

Fred Clinton, "Exhibit Binds Books and Art Together, Daily Breeze, San Pedro, (August 14)

 

Shirle Gottlieb, "Artists Books Draw Unique Perspective", Long Beach Press-Telegram, View,  (August 20)

 

Shirle Gottlieb, "Talking Artists Take Action", Long Beach Press-Telegram, View, (March 19)

2001

Gottlieb, Shirle, “Read this  Show,”  Long Beach Press-Telegram (August 31)

1999

Gottlieb, Shirle, "Special Pages," Long Beach Press-Telegram

1998

Schoenkpf, Rebecca, "Some Assemblage Required," Orange County Weekly

1992

Di Natale, Barbara, "Bringing Lint to Life," Theads Magazine (April / May)

1990

Bravin, Jess, "Her Art Comes in the Wash (Actually the Dryer)," Los Angeles Times, Calendar Section, Orange County Column, (January 10)

1989

"In Brief,” Art Scene , Volume 7, Number 5 (January)

1987

James, Greg "American Scene," Time Magazine (June I)

 

Wall, John "Lint Hint,” lnsight Magazine (April 20)

 

Haldane, David, "Inspired by Clothes Dryer, Artist Attracts Attention with Her Works of Lint," Los Angeles Times, Long Beach section (February 8). Succeeding issues, other areas, through March 7th.

1986

Cortright, Barbara, "Slater Barron at the University Art Museum," Artspace: Southwestern Contemporary Arts Quarterly (Winter 1986-87)

1985

"The Linted Palette of Slater Barron," FiberArts (July / August)

1984

Rubin, David S., "Slater Barron at Loyola Marymount," Art in America (January)

1983

"Making a Protest,” Artweek, Volume 14, Number 41

1982

"Imaginative Sculpture," Artweek, Volume 13, Number 35

1980

"One Stop Studio Tour," Artweek, Volume I I, Number 17

1978

"Art Emerges from Laundry," Long Beach Press-Telegram (May 20)

1977

Wilson, William, "Mystery Tour Refreshes, Too," Los Angeles Times, Calendar (Dec. 25)

1976

"Mary Lou Barron Work in Lint,” Artweek, Volume 7, Number 43

1975

"Lint Transitions: Dryer to Art Gallery," Los Angeles Times (December 29)

 

SELECTED MEDIA

 

1997

"Home Show" Channel FAM, Slater Barron Interview (March 6)

1995

"Revisiting Slater Barron," KCET Channel. 28, Los Angeles, Huell Howser Interview (Aug. 10)

1994

"Interview with Slater Barron," Public Radio International and National Public Radio (July 25)

1993

“Channel Nine News,” KCAL, Los Angeles, California, Interview (May 14,)

1988

“Slater Barron, Lint Lady," Videolog, KCET Channel 28, Huell Howser, Interview

1987

“The Four O'Clock News,” KNBC Channel 4, Los Angeles and NBC national affiliates

1986

"The News at Five," KCBS Channel 10, Phoenix, Arizona (September 7)

1984

"Real People," NBC national broadcast, David Ruprect, Interview (January 25)

1982

"The Tonight Show," NBC national broadcast, Johnny Carson, Interview, (December 14)            

 

“Eyewitness News", KABC Channel 7, Los Angeles, Fred Anderson, Interview (December 22)

1976

"Five O'Clock News Service", KNBC Channel 4, Ray Duncan, Interview (December 14)

 

HONORS

 

1987-88

Distinguished Artist of the Year, Long Beach PCA Cultural Arts Commission

     

RELATED ACTIVITIES

 

1975-2001

Instructor in Art and Design at universities, community colleges andprivate colleges,  including California State University, Long Beach, Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising, University of  California, Irvine Extension, Coastline Community College, Interior Design Institute and Brooks College.

  

COLLECTIONS

 

 

Long Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Smithsonian  White House Collection, Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museums throughout the world including commissioned works in Hong Kong, Thailand, Denmark, Canada, and  the United States.

 

 

    

Private collections and commissions/ list available on demand

 

slaterbarron2@yahoo.com

Hong Kong, Thailand, Denmark, Canada, and  the United States. 

Private collections and commissions list available on demand  

 

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