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EDUCATION
Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California: M.F.A. Sculpture, 1990
... Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, Washington (May 11 – Aug. 24)
... Art Center in Hargate, St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire (Sept. 12 – Oct. 25)
... Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky (Nov. 17 – Dec. 18)
... City of Brea Gallery, Brea, California (Jan. 18 – March 1, 1998)
... Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, Ohio (March 22 – May 3, 1999)
... The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts (May 1 – July 26, 1998)
... Gaston County Museum, Dallas, North Carolina (Aug. 9 – Sept. 13, 1998)
... Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Alaska, (Oct. 1 – Nov. 8, 1998)
... Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Alaska (Feb. 6 – March 14, 1999)
... University of Alaska Museum, Fair banks, Alaska (Feb. 6 – March 14, 1999)
... The Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida (April 6 – May 16, 1999)
... Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama (June 5 – July 18, 1999)
... East Hawaii Cultural Center, Co-sponsored by Volcano Art Center, Hilo, Hawaii
California State University, Fullerton, California: B.F.A. Studio Art, 1986; M.A. Painting, 1988
University of California, Santa Barbara, California: B.A. in English, 1980
SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
1998 "Calibrations", Renshaw Gallery, Linfield College, McMinnville, OR (Oct. 5 – 30)
"Hybrid Vigor", John N Joe Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (May 8 – 30)
1997 "Heterosis", Hello Artichoke Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (Dec. 3 – 31)
1996 "Osmosis", City College Gallery, San Jose City College, CA (Oct. 15 – Nov. 13)
1994 "Vestiges and Constructions", Mendenhall Art Gallery, Whittier College, CA (Oct. 10-28)
1990 "Secular Templates", M.F.A. Exhibit, West Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, CA
1988 "Shifting Fragments", M.A. Exhibit, California State University, Fullerton, CA (April 16-28)
1986 "Inner Stakes", Exit Gallery, California State University, Fullerton, CA (April 21-25)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2004 "Art Auction", Conservatory of Visual Arts, CSULA, Los Angeles, CA (May 1st)
2003 "$200 Show", Andrew-Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Dec.3 – 6)
2002 "The Big Wave IV", Andrew-Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Sept. 13 – Oct. 11)
2001 "lines & signs", Burning Lotus Studios, Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 27 – Nov. 17)
Curator: Robert M. Hopkins
"Robert Hopkins/ Joshua Elias", ANDLAB Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Sept. 29 – Oct. 20)
"Robert Hopkins/ Joshua Elias", ANDLAB Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Sept. 29 – Oct. 20)
2000 "sextet: in the key of space", Burning Lotus Studios, Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 28 – Nov. 25)
Curator: Robert M. Hopkins
1999 "5th Annual Holiday Show", Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (Dec. 4 – Jan. 4, 2000)
"Intimate Images", Thousand Oaks Community Gallery, Thousand Oaks, CA (Dec. 4 – 11)
"Big Wave II", Andrew-Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Dec. 3 – Jan. 7, 2000)
"Open Spectrum", APC Fine Arts and Graphics Gallery, Gardena, CA (Nov. 10 – Dec.18)
"Circular Logic", I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Sept. 21 – Oct. 16) Curator: Holly Tempo
"Passageways", Art Gallery, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR (Sept. 20 – Oct. 13)
"Ninety-Nine", Miller Durazo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (June 12 – July 3)
"Big Wave II", Andrew-Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Dec. 3 – Jan. 7, 2000)
"Open Spectrum", APC Fine Arts and Graphics Gallery, Gardena, CA (Nov. 10 – Dec.18)
"Circular Logic", I-5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Sept. 21 – Oct. 16) Curator: Holly Tempo
"Passageways", Art Gallery, Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR (Sept. 20 – Oct. 13)
"Ninety-Nine", Miller Durazo Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (June 12 – July 3)
1998 "One Night Stand @ 207", Gallery 207, Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 9 – 10)
"Vessels for the Journey", Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA (Sept. 18 – Nov. 1)
"One Night Stand 7", Farmer’s Daughter Hotel, Los Angeles, CA (June 13 - July 3)
"100 Dollar Show & Up", Post, Los Angeles, CA (June 27 - July 25)
"$99.00 Dollar Store Exhibition", Miller Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA (June 13 – July 3)
"Made in California", City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA (March 20 – May 1) Juror: Scott Canty
"Four Dimensions", Cypress College Fine Arts Gallery, Cypress, CA (Feb. 17 – March 17)
"Robert M. Hopkins/ Deborah Zlotsky", Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University,
"One Night Stand 7", Farmer’s Daughter Hotel, Los Angeles, CA (June 13 - July 3)
"100 Dollar Show & Up", Post, Los Angeles, CA (June 27 - July 25)
"$99.00 Dollar Store Exhibition", Miller Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA (June 13 – July 3)
"Made in California", City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA (March 20 – May 1) Juror: Scott Canty
"Four Dimensions", Cypress College Fine Arts Gallery, Cypress, CA (Feb. 17 – March 17)
"Robert M. Hopkins/ Deborah Zlotsky", Nightingale Gallery, Eastern Oregon University,
La Grande, OR (Jan. 17 – Feb. 14)
1997 "2nd Annual Los Angeles National Juried Art Exhibition (Sponsored by Coagula Art Journal)
Spanish Kitchen Gallery, Los Angeles,CA(Nov. 14 – Dec. 6) Jurors: Patricia Correia, Llyn Foulkes,
Roland Reiss, Michael Salerno, and Mat Gleason
"SITE’s 2nd Annual National Competition", SITE Galley, Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 12 – Nov. 7)
"SITE’s 2nd Annual National Competition", SITE Galley, Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 12 – Nov. 7)
Juror: Henry T. Hopkins
"Downtown Lives ‘97", DADA Exhibition Space, Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 3 – 19)
"The Big Wave", Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca (Sept. 19 – Oct.17)
"In The Neighborhood: Arroyo Arts Collective Juried Exhibition", Harriet and Charles Luckman Gallery,
"The Big Wave", Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca (Sept. 19 – Oct.17)
"In The Neighborhood: Arroyo Arts Collective Juried Exhibition", Harriet and Charles Luckman Gallery,
California State University, Los Angeles, CA (Aug. 16 – Sept. 24) Jurors: James Doolin
and Noriko Gamblin
"100 Dollar Show", Post, Los Angeles, CA (July 19 – Aug. 9)
"The $99 Store", Miller Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA (June 28 – July 28)
"Unusual Perceptions", Hello Artichoke Galley, Santa Monica, Ca (June 20 – July 16)
"100 Dollar Show", Post, Los Angeles, CA (July 19 – Aug. 9)
"The $99 Store", Miller Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA (June 28 – July 28)
"Unusual Perceptions", Hello Artichoke Galley, Santa Monica, Ca (June 20 – July 16)
Juror: Eleana Del Rio; Award: First Prize
"Eye SITE 1997 – Brewery Spring Artwalk", SITE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (April 26 – 27)
"Southern California Open Juried Exhibition", Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
"Eye SITE 1997 – Brewery Spring Artwalk", SITE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (April 26 – 27)
"Southern California Open Juried Exhibition", Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
(April 12 – June 15) Juror: Henry T. Hopkins
"Made in California", City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA (March 29 – May 15)
Juror: Noel Korten, Award: Honorable Mention
"The 6th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition"; A Traveling Exhibition Organized by
The University of Hawaii, Art Gallery:
... University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii (March 16 – April 18)... Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, Washington (May 11 – Aug. 24)
... Art Center in Hargate, St. Paul’s School, Concord, New Hampshire (Sept. 12 – Oct. 25)
... Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, Murray, Kentucky (Nov. 17 – Dec. 18)
... City of Brea Gallery, Brea, California (Jan. 18 – March 1, 1998)
... Southern Ohio Museum, Portsmouth, Ohio (March 22 – May 3, 1999)
... The Art Complex Museum, Duxbury, Massachusetts (May 1 – July 26, 1998)
... Gaston County Museum, Dallas, North Carolina (Aug. 9 – Sept. 13, 1998)
... Alaska State Museum, Juneau, Alaska, (Oct. 1 – Nov. 8, 1998)
... Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Anchorage, Alaska (Feb. 6 – March 14, 1999)
... University of Alaska Museum, Fair banks, Alaska (Feb. 6 – March 14, 1999)
... The Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida (April 6 – May 16, 1999)
... Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama (June 5 – July 18, 1999)
... East Hawaii Cultural Center, Co-sponsored by Volcano Art Center, Hilo, Hawaii
(July 30 – Aug. 28, 1999)
... Isla Center for the Arts, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam, (Sept. 16 – Oct. 22, 1999)
... Maud Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, Hawaii (Nov. 13 – Dec. 18, 1999)
... Isla Center for the Arts, University of Guam, Mangilao, Guam, (Sept. 16 – Oct. 22, 1999)
... Maud Arts & Cultural Center, Kahului, Hawaii (Nov. 13 – Dec. 18, 1999)
Exhibitions (LACE), Hollywood, CA (Feb. 8)
1996 "Fair Art ’96 Presents: Holy Sale", Spanish Kitchen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Dec. 15 – 22)
"Old Processes, New Armatures", Pierce College Art Gallery, Woodland Hills, CA (Nov. 11 – Dec. 10)
Curator: Joan Kahn
"littlebigart", Mendenhall Art Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA (Oct. 14 – Nov. 29)
"littlebigart", Mendenhall Art Gallery, Whittier College, Whittier, CA (Oct. 14 – Nov. 29)
Curator: Geoffrey Allen
"Downtown Lives ‘96", DADA Exhibition Space, Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 4 – 20)
"31st Annual Open Exhibition", San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA (Sept. 18 – Oct. 26)
"Downtown Lives ‘96", DADA Exhibition Space, Los Angeles, CA (Oct. 4 – 20)
"31st Annual Open Exhibition", San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA (Sept. 18 – Oct. 26)
Juror: Elizabeth Smith
"100 Dollar Show", Post, Los Angeles, CA (Aug. 2 -31)
"Living With Art", Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (July 13 – Aug. 24) Curator: Young An
"Process and Perception", Full Moon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (May 23 – June 21)
"Material Witness – Small Mixed Media Works by California Artists", Monterey Peninsula College,
"100 Dollar Show", Post, Los Angeles, CA (Aug. 2 -31)
"Living With Art", Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (July 13 – Aug. 24) Curator: Young An
"Process and Perception", Full Moon Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (May 23 – June 21)
"Material Witness – Small Mixed Media Works by California Artists", Monterey Peninsula College,
Monterey, CA (April 17 – May 11) Curator: Judith Bell
"Action Required", Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA (April 13 – May 12)
Curator: Michael Lewis Miller
1995 "act, activate, analyze, ask…", Barnsdall Art Park, Junior Arts Center Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
(Dec. 3– Jan. 28, 1996) Curator: Michael Lewis Miller
"Brand XXV: National Juried Competition", Brand Library Art Gallery, Glendale, CA
(Dec. 2 – Jan. 9, 1996) Juror: Peter Alexander
"Strictly Sculpture", The Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
(Sept. 20 – Oct. 20) Juror: Betye Saar, Award: Honorable Mention
"Three Person Show: Clay Babcock, Robert M. Hopkins & Alyssee Stepanian", Factory Place Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA (Sept. 10 – Oct. 6)
"1995 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition", Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
(July 5 - 22) Jurors: Nancy Doll, Howard Fox and Leonard Simon
"Sculpture: Form and Space", Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA (May 12 – June)
Curators: Irit Krygier and Helen Alameda Lewis
1994 "Get Back", Kohn Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Dec. 17 – Jan. 7, 1995)
"Downtown Lives "94", DADA Exhibition Space, Los Angeles, CA (Nov. 4 – 20)
"Get Back", West Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Art Department, Claremont,
"Get Back", West Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Art Department, Claremont,
CA (Oct. 3 – 21)
"FAR Bazzar At The Brewery", Bingo Building, Los Angeles, CA (May 5 – June 5)
"FAR Bazzar At The Brewery", Bingo Building, Los Angeles, CA (May 5 – June 5)
1993 "Downtown Lives!", DADA Exhibition space, Los Angeles, CA (Dec. 3 – 19)
"CARECEN’s Ninth Annual Art Auction", Every Picture Tells A Story, Los Angeles, CA (Nov. 21)
"Sculpture", Studio 5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Nov. 20 – Dec. 19)
"Urbanned Hearts", Spanish Kitchen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Feb. 5 – March 5)
"Sculpture", Studio 5 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Nov. 20 – Dec. 19)
"Urbanned Hearts", Spanish Kitchen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Feb. 5 – March 5)
1992 "F.A.R. Bazzar/L.A. Alternative Art Fair", Old Federal Reserve Building, Los Angeles, CA
(Dec. 3 – 20)
"CARECEN’s Eighth Annual Art Auction", Sherry Frumpkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (Nov. 14)
"SLASH-A Group Show", Empty Spaces Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Aug. 8 – Sept. 8)
"CARECEN’s Eighth Annual Art Auction", Sherry Frumpkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (Nov. 14)
"SLASH-A Group Show", Empty Spaces Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (Aug. 8 – Sept. 8)
1991 "CARECEN’s Seventh Annual Art Auction", Richard Green Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (Nov. 8 – 9)
1990 "CARECEN"s Sixth Annual Art Auction", Daniel Saxon Gallery, Los Angeles,CA(Nov. 9 – 10)
1989 "CARECEN’s Fifth Annual Art Auction", Fred Hoffman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (Nov. 16 – 18)
"Fourth Annual Group Show", Artist Trait Gallery, Ontario, CA (Sept. 7 – Oct. 7)
"Three Person Show: Robert M. Hopkins, Sandra McCarthy, Mark Sparks", Madrona Gallery,
"Fourth Annual Group Show", Artist Trait Gallery, Ontario, CA (Sept. 7 – Oct. 7)
"Three Person Show: Robert M. Hopkins, Sandra McCarthy, Mark Sparks", Madrona Gallery,
San Pedro, CA (May 6 – 27)
"Paint", Art Gallery, Mount San Antonio College, Walnut, CA (Feb. 21 – March 9)
1988 "On The Edge: Part-Time Faculty Show", West Gallery, California State University,
Fullerton, CA (Oct. 3 – 13)
"Fringe of The Fringe Show 11", DA Gallery, Pomona, CA (Sept. 29 – Oct. 8)
"Visual Arts '88", Ettinger Gallery, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA
"Visual Arts '88", Ettinger Gallery, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA
(July 18 – Aug. 6) Juror: Henry T. Hopkins
1987 "Visual Arts '87", Ettinger Gallery, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach,CA
(July 2 – Aug. 6) Juror:William Otton
1986 "Fourth Annual Prize Competition", Provincetown Art Association and Museum,
Provincetown, MA (Aug. 22 – Sept. 28) Juror: Will Barnett
"Visual Arts '86" Ettinger Gallery, Art Institute of Southern California, Laguna Beach, CA
(Aug. 11 – 30) Juror: Lynda Forsha
"Statue of Liberty Centennial Show", Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA (July 11 – 31)
Curator: Don Lagerberg
"O.C.V.A. Second Annual Juried Exhibit", Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman College, Orange, CA
"O.C.V.A. Second Annual Juried Exhibit", Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman College, Orange, CA
(July 11 – August 15) Juror: Mark Moore
"Expressions of the Human Figure", Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA (April 25 – June 28)
Juror: Roland Reiss
SELECTED TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2000-2004 Conservatory of Visual Arts, [L.A. Unified School District's Gifted/Talented Program]:
Saturday morning classes on the campus of C.S.U. Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
- Instructor in Introduction to Drawing; Pen and Ink; Figure Drawing; Portraiture; Self-Portraiture;
Watercolor; Sumi-e Ink Painting; and Independent Projects. (Fall 2000 to Spring 2004)
1998-2003 Santa Monica Community College, Dual Enrollment Program, Santa Monica, California
- Instructor in Beginning Watercolor; Beginning Drawing; and Beginning Life Drawing
at four different High Schools in Los Angeles County. (Fall 1998 to Spring 2003)
1990 Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
- Teaching Assistant in Graduate Seminar to Roland Reiss (Spring 1990)
1988-1989 California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, California
- Instructor in Life Drawing (Fall 1988 and Spring 1989)
SELECTED LECTURE EXPERIENCE
1998 - Slide Lecturer on my work for advanced Painting students, California State University,
Fullerton, California (February)
- Slide Lecturer on my work in conjunction with "The 6th International Shoebox
Sculpture Exhibition", City of Brea Gallery, Brea, California (February)
1997 - Guest Lecturer in Beginning Photography class, San Bernardino Valley College, San Bernardino,
California (May)
1996 - Gallery Lecturer on my work in group show "Old Processes, New Armatures", Pierce College
Art Gallery, Woodland Hills, California (November)
- Slide Lecturer on my work in conjunction with solo show "Osmosis", San Jose City College,
San Jose, California (October)
- Slide Lecturer on my work for Painting students, in conjunction with group show "Material Witness",
- Slide Lecturer on my work for Painting students, in conjunction with group show "Material Witness",
Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California (April)
1995 - Gallery Lecturer on my work in group show "act, activate, analyze, ask…", Barnsdall Art Park,
Junior Arts Center Gallery, Los Angeles, California (January)
1994 - Gallery Lecturer on my solo show "Vestiges and Constructions", Mendenhall Art Gallery,
Whittier College, Whittier, California (October)
Whittier College, Whittier, California (October)
1993 - Slide Lecturer on my work in Advanced Painting class, California State University,
Fullerton, California (November)
Fullerton, California (November)
1992 - Visiting Artist in Architecture Critique class, Woodbury University, Burbank, California,
(November)
1991 - Guest Lecturer in Life Drawing class, California State University, Fullerton, California (February)
1990 - Slide Lecturer on my work to Senior Art Students, Lakewood High School, Lakewood, California
(November)
1989 - Slide Lecturer on my work in conjunction with group show, "Paint", Mount San Antonio College,
Walnut, California (February)
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS AND REVIEWS
1998 - The Korean Central Daily, Los Angeles, May 6, 1998, "Hybrid and Transplant: Robert M. Hopkins
and Jason S. Yi at John N Joe Gallery", by Yoo Hue Ahn, Culture, p.1.
- The Event Newspaper, Cypress College, February 27, 1998, "Four Dimensions: Now Open at
- The Event Newspaper, Cypress College, February 27, 1998, "Four Dimensions: Now Open at
Cypress College".
- The Observer/Baker City Herald, Oregon, January 30, 1998, "Art Show Has Lots to Offer",
- The Observer/Baker City Herald, Oregon, January 30, 1998, "Art Show Has Lots to Offer",
by Linda Elliott.
- The Observer/Baker City Herald, Oregon, January 9, 1998, "Show Time: Nationally Recognized
- The Observer/Baker City Herald, Oregon, January 9, 1998, "Show Time: Nationally Recognized
Artists Coming to Nightingale", p.5.
- Artweek, January 1998, "Previews: Four Dimensions", by Steve Jenkins, p. 6.
- Artweek, January 1998, "Previews: Four Dimensions", by Steve Jenkins, p. 6.
1997 - Catalogue for "Heterosis", Hello Artichoke Gallery, Santa Monica, California, December 3-31.
Essay by M.A. Greenstein.
- Catalogue for "The 6th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition", March 16 - April 18, 1997,
- Catalogue for "The 6th International Shoebox Sculpture Exhibition", March 16 - April 18, 1997,
The University of Hawaii Art Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii, p.57.
1996 - San Jose City College Times, November 7, 1996, "Osmosis: Exhibition Stretches Definition Of Art",
by Jeff Rehrig, p. 6.
- Catalogue for "Action Required", April 13 – May 12, 1996, Huntington Beach Art Center, Gallery 3,
Huntington Beach, California, p. 10.
- L.A. Weekly, January 26 – February 1, 1996, "Art Picks of the Week" by Peter Frank, p.110.
- L.A. Weekly, January 26 – February 1, 1996, "Art Picks of the Week" by Peter Frank, p.110.
1995 - Catalogue for "act, activate, analyze, ask…", December 3, 1995 – January 28, 1996,
Junior Arts Center Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles, California, p. 2.
- O.C. Weekly, October 20-26, 1995, "Strictly Contemporary: Sculpture as an Artistic Antidote",
- O.C. Weekly, October 20-26, 1995, "Strictly Contemporary: Sculpture as an Artistic Antidote",
by Daniella B. Walsh.
1990 - Elan Magazine, September 1990, "Portfolio", p. 24.
HONORS AND AWARDS
1997 - First Prize (Awarded Solo Show in December), "Unusual Perceptions", Hello Artichoke Gallery,
Santa Monica, CA
- Honorable Mention, "Made in California", City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
- Honorable Mention, "Made in California", City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
1995 - Honorable Mention, Strictly Sculpture", The Orange County Center For Contemporary Art (OCCA),
Santa Ana, CA
1990 - Elected to Fellowship Committee, Claremont Graduate University
1989 - Recipient of Merit Fellowship, Claremont Graduate University
1988 - Recipient of Merit Fellowship, Claremont Graduate University