email: Reekers Art

Formal Education:

    Caifornia State University Long Beach BFA, Drawing and Painting, Printmaking
    San Diego State University – BS Aerospace Engineering
    Mesa College, San Diego, Fine Art
    Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico , Special Studies in Landscape
    Bellas Artes, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico , Special Studies in Figure

One Person Shows:

   1985: Jung Gallery - Theme: "A foundation in landscapes"
   1986: San Diego Art Institute - Theme" "From present to past"
   1987: Lyceum Gallery, Horton Plaza
   2002: Thunder Center Arts
   2007: A Loft Art Gallery

Exhibitions and Competitions:

   1984: Galeria Pargola - San Miguel de Allende
             Art in All Media - Southern California Exposition
             Oceanside 34th Annual Art Show - Carlsbad, Jurors:Frank Tauriero and Marilyn Zapp
             SDAI 30th Annual Art Show; Juror: Richard Koshalek, Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles
             Combined Organization to the Visual Arts Auction to benefit San Diego Artist
   1985: San Diego Art Institute 31th Annual Art Show
   1986: Small Image XI, San Diego; Juror: Susan Durrant
             Art in All Media - Southern California Exposition: 1st Place
             Mid-Summer Award Show SDAI
   1987: Small Image XII; San Diego, Jurors: Stuart Burton and Allen Murrow
             Mid-Summer Award Show - SDAI, Juror: Robert McDonald
             Annual Award Show - La Jolla Art Association, Juror: Robert Hiram Meltzer

             City Fest San Diego - Best of Show
             Artist Masked Ball
   1988:.Rogue Gallery - Sand Diego, an art exhibit to benefit the San Diego Center for the blind

   1993: Mid-Winter Award Show - SDAI
             Pratt Gallery - San Diego Artwalk
             Art in All Media - Southern California Exposition: Honorable Mention
   1999: Huntington Beach Art Center - Call for Artist
   2001: Huntington Beach Art Center - Call for Artist
             Pastels on High International Exhibition - Placerville, California; Juror: Richard McDaniel; High Sierra Award
             Orange County Fair - 1st place/Professional Painting in Pastels
                                                    1st place/Professional Painting in Oils
   2005: San Diego Art Institute 48th Annual International
             2nd City Council's Member's Exhibition, Long Beach
             Rock Harbour Artist Loft, Costa Mesa

  2008:  Artist Showcase VII - Costa Mesa, Juror Costa Mesa Cultural Committee
             Calafia Art Gallery – Southern California Artist
             2nd City Council's Member's Exhibition, Long Beach

Curators & Galleries:

   1987: Larry Urrutia Arts Consultant, San Diego
   1993: Tarbox Gallery, San Diego
   1995: Crown Art, Huntington Beach
   2002: Peirside Gallery, Huntington Beach

   2003: Café TuTu Tango, Anaheim/Universal Studio
   2004: California State University Long Beach – Gatov Gallery, Long Beach
   2007: A Loft Art Gallery, Santa Ana

Shortcuts: Biography
Faith Drive Nocturnes Figure Still-Lifes Landscape Yellowstone Tree Portraits Cloud Engineering Moon

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