John Margaris (born: 1963, Boston, MA)
EXHIBITIONS
Los Angeles County Fair, Fine Arts Exhibition, Pomona, CA, 2005
Sweeney Art Gallery, Senior Thesis Exhibition, Riverside, CA, 2005
Second City Council, "A Sense of Place," Long Beach, CA, 2005
La Quinta Arts Festival, La Quinta, CA, 2004
Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA, Winter 2003
Bellevue Art Museum Art Festival, Bellevue, WA, 2003
Salem Arts Festival, Salem, OR, 2003
Portland Arts Festival, Portland, OR, 2003
Marin Arts Festival, San Rafael, CA, 2003
Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA, Spring 2003
Second City Council, "America," Long Beach, CA, 2003
Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA, Winter 2002
Cuttress Gallery, "The Freeway Paintings: Form and Space," Pomona, CA, 2002
Niguel Art Association, "Echoes & Visions V," Laguna Niguel, CA, 2002
City of Brea Gallery, "Made in California," Brea, CA, 2002
Millennia Art Lounge, "The Freeway Paintings: Re-Mapping Inner Territory," Pomona, CA, 2001
Second City Council, "Urban, Suburban, & The Boondocks," Long Beach, CA, 2001
Laguna College of Art and Design, "The European Experience," Laguna Beach, CA, 1999
PUBLICATIONS
Torribio-Bond, Sarah, "Freeway Paintings Depict Artist's Uncertain Journey," Claremont Courier, January 11, 2003
Sproul, Suzanne, "Local Artist Maps Spiritual Journey on Empty Freeways," Inland Daily Bulletin, December 1, 2001
AWARDS
Juror Award, Los Angeles County Fair, Fine Arts Exhibition, Pomona, CA, 2005 (Juror: Roland Reiss)
Senior Thesis Grant, University of California, Riverside, 2005
Chancellor's Performance Award, University of California, Riverside, 2005
Third Place in Painting, Affaire in the Garden, Beverly Hills, CA, Winter 2003
Second Place in Painting, Portland Arts Festival, Portland, OR, 2003
Second Place in Painting, Fine Art Institute of the San Bernardino County Museum, "37th Annual Open National Exhibition," Redlands, CA, 2002
Honorable Mention, Long Beach Arts, "98th National Open Exhibit," Long Beach, CA, 2002
EDUCATION
Painting, University of California Riverside, Riverside, CA, 2003 - 2005
Painting, Studied under Javier Alvarez, Laguna Beach, CA, 2000 - 2003
Painting, Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA, 1999
MS Electrical Engineering (Concentration in Control Systems), Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, 1989
BS Electrical Engineering (Concentration in Control Systems), Mich Tech University, Houghton, MI, 1986
SELECTED LIST OF COLLECTORS
Jeannette Andary, Laguna Niguel, CA
Mark Anton, Palm Springs, CA
Greg Collins, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Cheryl Faulkner Cook, Campton, NH
Chris Dudas, San Diego, CA
Jeffrey Ehrlich and Ms. Nora Quinn, Claremont, CA
Josiah Hamilton, Palm Springs, CA
Deborah Morrison, Newport Beach, CA
Gunnar Nordstrom, Kirkland, WA
Don Pearlman, Woodside, CA
Jason Richman, Los Angeles, CA
Heather Schuster, Palm Springs, CA
Laura Sweet, Beverly Hills, CA
Jerry Tessier, Arteco Partners, Pomona, CA
REPRESENTATION
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