Artist Rodney Thompson

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	Rodney Thompson- Artist Statement My work often explores divisions of space, loosely based on grids or geometric shapes, but with an influence of organic nature. Imperfect lines and patterns emulate the geometries of the natural world in a wabi-sabi appreciation of natural process. The grid, for me, is also iconic for the human need to organize, catalog, and make sense of the unknown and mysterious nature of our existence. The interface of human influence and the flow of nature are of interest to me. The blurring of the self-imposed distinction between humans and the rest of nature is seen in the uneven grids and lines implying that even in our attempt at separation and control, our imperfection is a part of nature as well. Resume Education 2001 Encaustic workshop, R&F Paints, San Francisco, CA 1998 Etching Workshop, Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA 1992-98 Courses in Drawing, Printmaking, Art History, Shasta College, Redding, CA 1977 M.D., U.C.L.A. School of Medicine. Los Angeles, CA 1973 Bachelor of Arts, U.C. San Diego, San Diego, CA Exhibitions Solo and Duo: 2009 Serenity, UCSF Center for Reproductive Medicine, San Francisco, CA 2009 Basin and Range, University of Phoenix Art Gallery, Reno, NV 2004 Repose, Shasta County Arts Council, Old City Hall Gallery, Redding, CA 2001 Wabi-Sabi, The Research and Grant Foundation of Northern California, Redding, CA 1999 Meditations, Shasta Arts Council, Old City Hall Gallery, Redding, CA 1999 Meditation Bowls, Redding Municipal Airport/City of Redding, Redding, CA Group: 2009 Embedded Light, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI 2009 Beauty and Its Opposites, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA 2009 Luminous Landscape, Montserrat College of Art; Beverly, MA 2009 Alchemy, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA 2009 Working in Wax, Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA 2009 Metamorphosis, Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, NE 2009 Contemporary Art in an Ancient Medium, Old City Hall Gallery, Redding, CA 2008 National Juried Show, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA 2008 Translucent: Contemporary Works in Wax, Cain Schulte Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA 2008 Encore, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2008 On the Edge: New Work in Encaustic, 2nd National Encaustic Conference, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA 2008 Diptych Show: A Collaboration in Wax, Whitney Art Works , Portland, ME 2008 Diptych Show: A Collaboration in Wax, Brian Marki Gallery, Portland, OR 2007 12x12 Painting Exhibition, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2007 Holiday Lites, Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA 2007 Re-Newal, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA 2007 Here and Now Encaustics and Time, MM Galleries, San Francisco, CA 2007 Second Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2007 Off the Grid: New Dimensions in Wax, Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA 2007 New Directions in Wax, Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA 2007 Contemporary Textures in Wax, Butte Silver Bow Arts Foundation, Venus Rising Gallery, Butte, MT 2007 Contemporary Textures in Wax, Contemporary Arts Collective, Las Vegas, NV 2006 First Annual Encaustic Invitational, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2006 Wabi-Sabi, O’Hanlon Art Center, Mill Valley, CA 2006 Hot Wax, Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA 2006 West Coast Encaustic Artists Group show, O'Hanlon Art Center, Mill Valley, CA 2006 Impulse, Portland Art Center, Portland, OR 2006 Holiday Lites, Lauryn Taylor Fine Art, Carmel, CA 2005 West Coast Encaustic Artists Group Show, Novato Arts Center, Novato, CA 2005 Get Small, Julie Baker Fine Art, Nevada City, CA 2004 California Works Fine Art Exhibit, California State Exposition, Sacramento, CA 2004 Lazy Days, Julie Baker Fine Art, Grass Valley, CA 2003 California Works Fine Art Exhibit, California State Exposition, Sacramento, CA 2003 Encaustic Works ‘03, R&F Paints/ The Marist College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, NY, 2002 Encaustics,(3 person show), Redding Civic Center, Redding, CA 2002 California Works Fine Art Exhibit, California State Exposition, Sacramento, CA 2000 Defining Vessels, National Juried Exhibition, Chico Art Center, Chico, CA 2000 California Works Fine Art Exhibit, California State Exposition, Sacramento, CA 2000 Meditation Art, Thich Nhat Hanh Meditation Retreat, Community for Mindful Living, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA Awards 2009 Honorable Mention, Grosse Pointe Art Center, Grosse Pointe, MI 2008 Award of Excellence, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA, 2003 Juror’s Best of Show, California State Exposition, Sacramento, CA 2002 Award of Merit, California State Exposition, Sacramento, CA 2000 2 Juror’s Best of Show awards, California State Exposition, Sacramento, CA 1997 Award of Merit, California State Exposition, Sacramento, CA 1996 Award of Merit, California State Exposition, Sacramento, CA 1993 Award of Merit, California State Exposition, Sacramento 1992 Award of Merit, California State Exposition, Sacramento Professional Experience 2009 Speaker, Third National Encaustic Painting Conference, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA2009 2009 Instructor, Waxworks, Corralitos, CA 2008 Speaker, Second National Encaustic Painting Conference, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA 2007 Instructor, Encaustic Collage and Assemblage, Encaustic Workshop, Hidden Valley Institute of the Arts, Carmel Valley, CA 2007 Speaker, First National Encaustic Painting Conference, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, MA 2006 Instructor, Supports and Grounds, Encaustic course, Cabrillo College, Santa Cruz, CA 2006 Instructor, Encaustic Collage and Assemblage, Encaustic Workshop, Hidden Valley Institute of the Arts, Carmel Valley, CA 2005 Speaker, Supports and Grounds, First West Coast Encaustic Conference, Novato Arts Center, Novato, CA





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