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Charles Dennis McDevitt / Biography

Background:

Born and raised in San Francisco, California.
Retired San Francisco Fire Department Paramedic

Education:

1961 - 1962       City College of San Francisco, Art Major
1962 - 1966       California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California
Dec.   1966        Bachelor of Fine Arts, Industrial Design
                       Fine Arts Minor

Exhibition History:

2007 and Prior                  Exhibits in various venues e.g. coffee houses, county art fairs

September-October 2007    Pacifica Art Guild Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

January-March 2008           Juried Statewide Exhibition, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
                                      Juror: Cominic Cretara, Professor of Art, Art Institute of Boston

April-May 2008                  Juried Exhibition - Arts on Fire - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
                                      Juror: Scott Shields, Chief Curator, Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA

July-September 2008          Apolitical-Be Politcal Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

September-October 2008    50th Annual Art Guild of Pacifica Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

October-November 2008     Juried Exhibition - Bay Area Annual - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
                                      Juror: Maria Medua, Director of SFMOMA Artists' Gallery

January-February 2009       Anything Goes Exhibition, Pacifica Art Guild, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

April-May 2009                  Juried Exhibition - Arts On Fire - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
                                      Juror: Jacquelin Pilar, Curator, Fresno Art Museum

July-August 2009               Juried Exhibition - 2009 National Exhibition - Marin Society of Artists, 
                                      Marin Art and Garden Center, Ross, CA
                                      Juror: Scott Shields, Assoc. Director/Chief Curator Crocker Museum, 
                                      Sacramento, CA

July-August 2009               50/50 Show, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

September-October 2009    Pacifica Art Guild Annual Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

December 2009                 Small Works & Open Studios, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

April-May 2010                  Juried Exhibition - Arts On Fire XIV - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
                                      Juror: Philip Linhares, Chief Curator, Oakland Museum of Art

July-August 2010               50/50 II, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA

September-October 2010    AGP Member's Exhibit, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca

December 2010                   Open Studios / Open Walls, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca

January-February 2011        AGP"All About Me" Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca

February-March 2011            AGP"Elements" Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca

May-June 2011                    AGP"Reflection" Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca

July-August 2011                AGP"Flight" Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca

August-October 2011            Juried 50 /50 Exhibition Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca
                                            Juried by De Witt Chang

October-November 2011    Juried Exhibition-53rd Annual Members Exhibition Sanchez Art Center,Pacifica Ca
                                        Juror: Shannon Trimble,Gallery Director, Braunstein Quay Gallery
                                        San Francisco,Ca - Award of Merit

December-December 2011    Open Studios, Pacifica Ca

December 2011-February 2012    Juried Exhibition-2011 Statewide Painting Competition and Exhibition
                                                 Triton Museum of Art Jurors: Preston Metcalf, Chief Curator, Maria Ester
                                                 Fernandez, Curator of Ed. Stephanie Learmonth, Curator

April-May 2012                    Juried Exhibition-2012 Left Coast Annual - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica Ca
                                          Juror: Michael Schwager, Professor of Art History and Museum Studies
                                          Director, Art Gallery, Sonoma State University, Sonoma Ca

June-July 2012                    Figments of The Imagination - Oceana Art Gallery, Pacifica, Ca.

July-August 2012                Live and Current - Oceana Art Gallery, Pacifica, Ca

October-November 2012    Annual Membership Exhibition- Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca
                                        Juror:Tim Berry, Faculty, San Francisco Art Institute

November-December 2012    Galleria Exhibition and Open Studios, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica Ca

January-February 2013        Noir, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca

March-April  2013                Sanchez Studio Artist Exhibition, Oceana Gallery, Pacifica, Ca

April-May 2013                    Juried Exhibition - Left Coast Annual - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca
                                          Juror: Lucinda Barnes, Senior Curator, UC Berkeley Museum of Art 

October-November 2013    55th Annual AGP Member Exhibition - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca.
                                        Judge: Amir Eshrahani, Art faculty, Skyline College - Award of Merit

November-December 2013  Tiny - Group Exhibition - Studio Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.

December- February 2014    Juried Exhibition - 2013 Statewide Painting Competition and Exhibition
                                           Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, Ca. Jurors: Preston Metcalf, Chief Curator,
                                            Maria Ester Fernandez, Curator of Education, Stephanie Learmouth, Curator

December-December 2013    Galleria Exhibition and Open Studios, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica Ca.

January- February 2014        Wishes Are Dreams - Art Guild of Pacifica - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica Ca.

February-March 2014            New Works : New Space -  Five Artist Exhibition - Oceana Art Gallery - Pacifica, Ca.
                                           Curated by the artists:  Rig Terrell and Terry Hoff 

October - November 2014     56th Annual AGP Members Exhibition - Sanchez Art Center - Pacifica, Ca.

November - December 2014  Tiny - Group Exhibition - Studio Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.

December 2014                     Galeria and Open Studios - Sanchez Art Center - Pacifica, Ca.

December 2014 - February 2015   California Statewide Juried Exhibition and Competition
                                                  Triton Museum of Art - Santa clara, Ca.
                                                  Jurors: Preston Metcalf, Chief Curator, Maria Ester Fernandez, Curator of Ed.
                                                  Stephanie Learmouth, Curator

May - June 2015                         Make It Work - Group Exhibition - Studio Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.

July - August 2015                      Sanchez Studio Artists Exhibition - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca.

August - September 2015            Delicious - Group Exhibition - Studio Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.

October - November 2015           57th Annual AGP Member Exhibition - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca.
                                                 Judge: Jody Keane, Artist, Art Education Faculty, Skyline College
                                                 Award of Excellance

June - July 2016                         City Streets -Group Exhibition- Studio Gallery, San Francisco

October - November 2016           Awards Exhibition - 58th Annual AGP Member Exhibition - Sanchez Art
                                                 Center, Pacifica, Ca.

November 2016 - January 2017    Solo Exhibition - Vehicles & Machines - Paintings - Milton Marks Conference
                                                  Center Galleries, Hiram Johnson State Office Building, San Francisco, Ca.

August 31 - September 2017         Delicious -Group Exhibition - Studio Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.

October 13 - November 2017        AGP Annual Members Exhibition - Sanchez Art Center- Pacifica, Ca.

April - June 2018                          "Mechanica" - Solo Exhibition - Mildfred Owen Concert Hall, Pacifica, Ca.


November - 2017 - January 2018    Group Exhibition - Car Culture - Peninsula Museum of Art, Burlingame, Ca.
                                                    Curated by De Witt Cheng and

October - September 2018             Annual Guild Member's Exhibition - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca.
                                                    Judge: Tiffany Schmeiren, Professor of Art, Skyline College
                                                     Award of Merit

November 2018 - January 2019       Caifornia Statewide Juried Exhibition and Competition
                                                     Triton Museum of Art - Santa Clara, Ca.

October - November 2019               Annual Guild Member's Exhibition - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca.

October - December 2020               Annual Guild Member's Exhibition - Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, Ca
                                                     Award of Merit

November 2020 - January 2021       Regional juried exhibition, " The de Young Open" - The de Young Museum
                                                     San Francisco, Ca.

October 2021-November                 Annual Guild Member's Exhibition-Sanchez Art Center-Pacifica, Ca.
                                                     Award of Merit

August 2022-October 2022               Juried Exhibition Calfornia Statewide Exhibition and Competition
                                                       Triton Museum of Art Santa Clara, Ca.

November 2023-January 2024.          Solo Inaugural Exhibition, South San Francisco City Main library

October 2024-November 2024           Annual Guild Member's Exhibition-Sanchez Art Center-Pacifica, Ca.
                                                        ----- Annual AGP Exhibition- Judge: --------------- San Francisco
​                                                        Museum of Modern Art - Exhibition Award
                                                        

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