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
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
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
