The following was submitted by the artist:
Bibliography: 1945 (1/14) Born: Berkley, CA USA 1962-1966 - U.S. Navy: Honorable Discharge 1966-2075 - Artist: Painter / Designer 1970-1972 Resided: Kyoto, Japan. 1972-1974 Resided: San Francisco, CA USA 1974-1992 Resided: Nara & Osaka, Japan. 1992-1999 Resided: Hua-Lien, Taiwan, R.O.C. 1996-1999 - Owner / Manager / Chef / Baker -“Newman’s Café”, Restaurant / Bakery / Gallery, Hua Lien, Taiwan 2000 - - - Reside: Bremerton, WA USA
Education: 1962- Graduate, Acalanes High School, Lafayette, CA 1966-1969 Graduate Certificate in Color and Design, Rudolph Schaeffer School of Design, San Francisco, CA USA. Student of William Gaskin and Victor Baumgartner.
1970-1972 “Nanga” (Southern Style Chinese) Painting, Shuson Kono, Kyoto, Japan. “Indonesian Batik” with Bambang Oetoro, Jogjakarta, Indonesia. 1973 “Chinese Painting” with I Chen Wu, SFAI, San Francisco, CA USA 1974 “B.F.A” in Painting, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco CA USA Student of Sam Tchakalian 1974- 1984 “Nanga” (Southern Style Chinese) Painting, Shuson Kono, Kyoto, Japan. 1974- 1985 “Pottery / Ceramics” Matsumoto Hiroyuki, Nara, Japan Working with various clays and glazes in different kilns (”Amagama, Noboregama” & Electric) 1976-1977 “Paper - Making” Hiroyuki Fukunishi, Yoshino, Japan. A 1 year on-sit living / experience; studying the complete process. 1977 “Scroll Mounting” Mr. Kubo, Yoshino, Nara, Japan 1980-1986 “Painting & Pottery” Mr. Mori, Kochi, Japan Water Color & “Worked with “Tobe Yaki”, its clays and glazes.
Related Art Employment: 1966-2075 Artist - Painter / Designer- Self Employed 1972-1973 Art / Design Instruction & Children’s Art Classes Self-employed: San Francisco CA 1973 - 1974 Chef / Night Manager: “International Restaurant” San Francisco: Graphic Designer: Dornbush & Company, San Francisco, CA 1984 NHK-TV Interview, Osaka, Japan 1985 Design: Gallery “Mangyoku Gallery”, Nara, Japan, Owner Mr. Kinutani; Design: Landscape Garden: “Mangyoku” Restaurant, Nara, Japan ; Design: Bar / Tavern and Landscape: Nara, Japan 1994 -1999 Art Instruction: Private, year round, high school age and above Painting, Drawing, Design, Watercolor, and Black Ink, Hua-Lien, Taiwan 1995 -1998 Art / Design Instruction: Physical Disability group “Tsu-Chi” Hospital, Hua-Lien, Taiwan 1997 Art Therapy, “Tsu-Chi” Hospital, Hua-Lien, Taiwan 1995 -1997 Guest Lecturer, “Art, Design and Public Space” Hua-Lien Teachers University, Hua-Lien, Taiwan Lectured / Taught, “Bread Making”, Agricultural High School, Hua-Lien, Taiwan Lectured / Taught, “Baking”, Newman’s Café, Hua-Lien, Taiwan Design: Dental office, Kaoshung, Taiwan 1996 –1999 Design: Restaurant / Bakery: “NEWMAN”S Cafe”, Hua-Lien Taiwan, Self-Owned Owner / Manager / Chef / Baker: “NEWMAN”S Cafe”, Hua-Lien Taiwan 2000 Art Instruction: Art Appreciation & Drawing, (Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced) University of Alaska Fairbanks, Kuskokwim Campus, Bethel, Alaska, USA. 2002 Judge (Baking) Regional SkillsUSA –VICA, Olympic College, Bremerton, WA 2002 - 2005 Art Instruction: “Design I -110” Olympic College, Bremerton, WA; “Art Appreciation -100” Olympic College Bangor Campus 2005 - 2006 Assist & Support in Organizing: The “Mountain Grove Center” Art Retreat; Southern OR
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