Selected Biography
BORN
1949 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
EDUCATION
1976 M.A. San Francisco State University, CA
1973 B.A. California State University East Bay, Hayward, CA
1970 Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS | 1990 - 2015
2015 Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2013 Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2007 Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
2007 Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004 Hunsaker/Schlesinger Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2003 Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2001 Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1998 Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1997 Modernism, San Francisco, CA
1995 Fletcher Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1994 Modernism, San Francisco, CA
1993 Modernism, San Francisco, CA
1990 Jeremy Stone Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2017 GROUP EXHIBITIONS | 2000 - 2017
2017: 20th Anniversary Gallery Group Exhibition, Dolby Chadwick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Art of Painting in the 21st Century, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
2016: Imagery Art for Wine Collection: An Art and Wine Partnership, Triton Museum of Art, 1505 Warburton Ave., Santa Clara, CA
Inside Magnolia Editions, Innovations & Collaberations, Art Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA
2015: The Object of Objects, A Still Life Exhibition, Gallery 1261, Denver, CO
2014: Realism, Really? Today's Contemporary Realist, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
Recent Projects, Magnolia Editions, 2577 Magnolia St. Oakland, CA.
The SGC International Awards Exhibition, Worth Ryder Art Gallery, UC Berkeley Campus, Berkeley CA.
Deep Readings, Euphrat Museum of Art, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA Feb. 3 to Mar. 20
2013: Selected TAPESTRIES, Modernism, San Francisco, CA
Inter Woven - Contemporary Tapestries, Scape Gallery, Corona del Mar, CA
Art of Painting in the 21st Century III, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
2012: Tapestries? Zodok Gallery, Miami, FL
Davis Mural Team - Public Arts Project 2012, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
Digital Mixed Media - Bay Area Artists Take Digital Photography to a New Level, Petaluma Arts Center, Petaluma, CA
Artistic Visions of the Golden Gate Bridge, 75th Anniversary. George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011: The Art of the Book. Donna Seager Gallery, San Rafael, CA
Art of Painting in the 21st Century II, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA
2010: Americans at Play, Sullivan Goss an American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
A Winter Quartet, Sullivan Goss an American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
100 Grand, Sullivan Goss an American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2009: Summer Exhibition - Landscape, Portraits, Still Lifes, and Sculpture,
George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Translations, Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, Solana Beach, CA
2008: Contemporary Still Life, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
2007: Contemporary Selections, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
The Art of Food, K Gallery, Alameda, CA
2006: Magnolia Editions - Woven Transcriptions Designed by Contemporary Artists, Fresno Art Museum, CA
Tapestries, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Tapestries, Sullivan Gross, Santa Barbara & Montecito, CA
Top of the 9th: The Art of Baseball, George Krevsky Galley, San Francisco, CA
2005: | Sonoma Valley Museum of Art 2005 Biennial, Sonoma, CA
Majestic Tapestries Of Magnolia Editions, Bedford Gallery, Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek, CA
Tapestries by Contemporary Artists, The Judson Gallery of Contemporary and Traditional Art, Los Angeles, CA
More Than a Game: The Art of Baseball, George Krevsky Galley, San Francisco, CA
California New Old Masters, Gallery C, Hermosa Beach, CA
Looking Back and Seeing Forward, Charles Campbell Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004: Group Show, Mendenhall Sobieski Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Magnolia Tapestry Project, 555 California Street, Plaza Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Select Works - A Changing Exhibition, Hackett-Freedman Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Magnolia Editions Fine Art Prints & Tapestry, Paula Brown Gallery, Toledo, OH
The Not-So-Still Life: A Century of California Painting & Sculpture,
Pasadena Museum of California Art , Pasadena, CA
Invitational 2004, Gallery Henoch, New York City, NY
2003: The Not-So-Still Life: A Century of California Painting & Sculpture,
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Then & Now: Overview of Magnolia Editions, Paper to Tapestry, Edith Caldwell Gallery, Sausalito, CA
2002: Selected Works from Magnolia Edition, JAYJAY, Sacramento, CA
Books Without Pages, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Bouquet, Connecticut Graphic Arts Center, Norwalk, CT
2001: The Art of Illusion, Millard Sheets Gallery, Pomona, CA
Food for Thought: Image of Food in Art from Bank of America Collection,
A.P. Giannini Gallery, Bank of America, San Francisco, CA
2000: A Noble Tradition Revisited, Spanierman Gallery LLC, New York City, NY
GALLERY AFFILIATION
Dolby Chadwick Gallery, 210 Post St., San Francisco, CA 94108
Magnolia Editions, 2527 Magnolia St., Oakland, CA 94607
AWARDS
2005 Biennial Exhibition Award, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
1994 Marin Arts Council’s Individual Artists Grant, San Rafael, CA
1972 Alameda County Art Commission, Purchase Award, Fremont, CA
LECTURES + SEMINARS
2017 Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA | Lecture
2014 Realism Really?: Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA | Lecture
2012 Artistic Visions of the Golden Gate Bridge, 75th Anniversary. George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco, CA | Panel discussion
The Alchemy of Acrylic Painting II, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA | Teaching-Seminar
2011 Santa Clara University, Department of Art and Art History, Santa Clara, CA | Lecture
The Alchemy of Acrylic Painting, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA | Teaching-Seminar
Art of Painting in the 21st Century: An Annual Conference in Davis, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA | Lecture
2007 Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA | Lecture
2005 First Thursday—Presented by Apple Computer and SFADA, San Francisco, CA | Lecture
2004 The Pacific Art Foundation, The Pacific Club, Newport Beach, CA | Lecture
Contemporary Collectors Circle, Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Stanford, CA | Lecture
2003 Pleasanton Art League, Pleasanton, CA | Lecture
2000 Taking the Leap, Emeryville, CA | Lecture
1995 California State University Hayward, Art Dept., Hayward, CA | Lecture
1994 Introduction’94, Issues of Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA | Seminar
1992 University of California, Berkeley Art Dept., Berkeley, CA | Lecture
1990 Shasta College Art Dept., Redding, CA | Teaching-Seminar
Fort Mason Art Center, San Francisco, CA | Teaching-Seminar
1990 Diablo Valley College Art Dept., Pleasant Hill, CA | Lecture
Fort Mason Printmakers. Fort Mason Art Center, San Francisco, CA | Lecture
TEACHING + PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2015> Artist in residence at Magnolia Editions, Oakland, CA
2012 Davis Mural Team project, participating artist, Davis, CA
GGB75 Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge Blurb.com
2009 Monograph: Guy Diehl ~ Still Life Paintings
2007 Curator: Guy Diehl solo exhibition, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, Sonoma, CA
1992-98 City College of San Francisco, Art Dept. Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
1989-91 Diablo Valley College, Art Dept., Pleasant Hill, CA.
1980-90 Las Positas College, Art Dept., Livermore, CA.
1980-82 Colossal Pictures, (Animation Illustrator), San Francisco, CA
1977-82 Diablo Valley College, Art Dept., Pleasant Hill, CA.
1977-78 Editions Press, (Cromatist) San Francisco, CA
1968-70 Lee Bowman Volkswagen-Porsche, (Service Dept. Shop Boy) Concord, CA
1968 The Chinese Kitchen, (Delivery Boy), Concord, CA
PUBLIC ART
2012 Still Life with Billie Holiday | 9 x 12 foot mural | Sponsored by the City Arts Program, Davis, CA
BOOKS
Monograph "Guy Diehl - Still Life Paintings" Blurb.com
GGB75 Celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge Blurb.com
FILM PLACEMENT
2006 Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale (32:52 min.)
1994 Nina Takes A Lover
FACEBOOK | Guy Diehl
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