Born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1945.
Lives and work in Santa Monica, California.
Astrid Preston is represented by:
R.B. Stevenson Gallery in La Jolla, California.
EDUCATION
| 1967 |
B.A., English Literature, University of California, Los Angeles |
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITION
| 2010 |
“east west spring fall,” Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 2009 |
“Birdwatching”, Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
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“Paintings and Drawings”, The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2008 |
“New Paintings”, Andrew Shire Gallery, Singapore |
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“Paintings”, Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
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“Artist in Residence”, Lux Art Institute, Encinitas, CA |
| 2006 |
“Paintings”, Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 2004 |
“Dreamscapes”, Baxter Chang Patri, San Francisco, CA |
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“Leaves”, Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
| 2003 |
“Paintings”, Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
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“Being in Place”, Wichita Falls Museum and Art Center, Wichita Falls, TX |
| 2002 |
“Paintings”, Craig Krull Gallery, Santa Monica, CA. |
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“Landscapes of the Mind”, Cando Art Center, Cando, N.D.; Custer County Art Center, Miles City, MT; |
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James Memorial Center for Visual Art, Williston, N.D. |
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Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA |
| 2001 |
“Landscapes of the Mind”, The Arts Center, Jamestown, ND; Dickinson State University |
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Gallery, Dickinson, ND; Northwest Art Center, Minot State University, Minot, ND; Bismarck |
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State College Gallery, Bismarck, ND |
| 2000 |
“Landscapes: A State of Mind”, MSC Forsyth Center Galleries, Texas A and M University, College Station TX. |
| 1999 |
Red River Valley Museum, Vernon, Texas |
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“Recent Landscapes”, St. Matthews Parish School, Pac. Palisades, CA |
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“In Perspective”, Arts College International, San Diego, CA |
| 1998 |
Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, Michigan (2 person |
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“Landscapes”, Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, Michigan |
| 1997 |
Gallery Foret Noire, Takamatu City, Kagawa, Japan |
| 1994 |
Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA |
| 1991 |
“New Paintings”, Jan Turner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1987 |
“Near Paradise”, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA. |
| 1986 |
“Night Paintings”, Patty Aande Gallery, San Diego, CA |
| 1985 |
“New Paintings and Drawings”, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1982 |
“City of Angels”, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, L.A., CA |
| 1981 |
“Drawings”, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1977 |
“Drawings”, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1976 |
“Drawings”, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA |
| 1974 |
“Recent Paintings and Drawings”, Gallery 707, Los Angeles, CA |
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITION
| 2011 |
“GALLERY SELECTIONS 2011”, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA |
| 2010 |
“Neither Model nor Muse: Women as Artists”, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX |
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“Meeting New Works: Recent Acquisitions at LBMA”, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA |
| 2008 |
“Emphasis Santa Monica”, curated by Bruria Finkel, Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery, Santa Monica, CA |
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“Plein Air Past and Present”, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA |
| 2007 |
“Echoes: Women Inspired by Nature”, curated by Betty Ann Brown and Linda Vallejo,Orange County Center |
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for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA |
| 2006 |
“Distinctive Artists of Southern California”, LAX and Ontario Airports, CA |
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“Art Healing, A. Preston and M. Merz”, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore |
| 2005 |
“California Landscapes”, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA |
| 2004 |
“Shakespeare as Muse”, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland, OR |
| 1998 |
“Arte actual en Los Angeles”, Fine Arts Gallery, Univ. of Madrid, Spain |
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“Enduring Landscape”, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville, Tennessee |
| 1997 |
“Arte actual en Los Angeles”, Sala de Exposiciones de la Excma, Cuenca, Spain |
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Melvin Art Gallery, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL; South Florida Community College, Avon Park, FL |
| 1995 |
“Landscape: The Continuum”, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery. Los Angeles, CA. |
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Southern California: “The Conceptual Landscape”, Madison Arts Center, Madison, WI |
| 1992 |
“The Landscape Revisited: Romantic Visions by Contemporary California Artists”, |
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Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA |
| 1988 |
“Seoul Olympic Memorial”, 1988 Int’l Continental Artists ExhibitionPrintemps, Korea and Tong Art Museum, |
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Taegu, Korea |
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“The Cultivated Landscape”, Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA |
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“California Landscape Art: Plein Art to Present”, Downey Museum of Art, CA |
| 1987 |
“Present Perspectives: 1975-1985”, Fresno Art Center, Fresno, CA |
| 1986 |
“Southern CA. Monotypes: The Singular Image”, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman University, Orange, CA |
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“Landscape/Seascape/Cityscape”, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans and New York |
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Academy of Fine Arts, NY |
| 1985 |
“The Electric Cat”, San Diego Natural History Museum, CA |
| 1983 |
“Houses”, University Art Gallery, California State Univ., Hayward, CA |
| 1980 |
“Seven from Los Angeles”, Aaron Berman Gallery, New York, NY |
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“Southern California Drawings”, Joseloff Gallery, University of HartfordWest Hartford, CT |
| 1979 |
“Newspace in San Diego”, San Diego State University Art Gallery, Diego, CA |
| 1976 |
“American Artists ’76: A Celebration”, McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX |
| 1974 |
“Annual Juried Show”, Palos Verdes Art Museum, Palos Verdes, CA |
SELECTED BIOGRAPHY
| 2008 |
Leah Ollman, “Scientific Lens on Shrubbery”, Los Angeles Times, May |
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Robert L. Pincus, “’Plein Air Past and Present’ showcases continuity in painting”, The San Diego Union |
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Tribune, February 24, p. E2-3. |
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Adam Kaye, “Plein air artist sets up easel in Encinitas”, North County Times,February 19, p. B-1 and B-7 |
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Marcia Manna, “The Nature Lover”, The San Diego Union-Tribune North County, February 7-13, p.1. |
| 2006 |
Susan Heeger, “The Inner and Outer Landscapes”, Los Angeles Times West, April 16, p. 32-35 |
| 2003 |
Alex Worman, “L.A. Confidential”, Artnet, September 12. |
| 1999 |
David Pagel, Art Reviews, Los Angeles Times, September 10. |
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David Lewinson, “Astrid Preston at Arts College Int’l”, ArtWeek, Augus |
| 1998 |
Kate Milano, “Preston’s Gardens”, Coast Orange County, v,8, December, p.69 |
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Terrence Rogers, “City of Vapor”, American Artist, July, p.28-37,72-73. |
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Orville O. Clarke, Jr. “Astrid Preston”, ArtScene, December p.11-12 |
| 1997 |
Suzanne Muchnic. “City of Vapor”, ARTnews, Feb., p.122. |
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Susan Heeger, “No Watering Required”, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Jan. 19, p.24-25. |
| 1996 |
Barbara L. Fredricksen. “Exhibit’s theme gets back to nature”, Pasco Times, Sept. 6, p.5 |
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Kim Irwin. “Canvassing the Westside”, Daily Breeze, May 12, p.B1 and B2. |
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Doree Dunlap. “The Golden Land”, OCWeekly, March 8-14. |
| 1993 |
Arnold Skolnick. Paintings of California, Clarkson Potter/Publishers, New York. |
| 1992 |
Elenore Wells. “Landscape of the Soul”, Visions, v.6, no.2, Fall, 1992. |
| 1991 |
Heather Lineberry, “California Landscapes”, Art of California, vol.4, no.2, March, p.10-11. |
| 1990 |
Marlena Donohue. Review, Art in America, v.78, no.4, April 1990, p.272-27. |
| 1989 |
Orville O. Clark, Jr. “The Jan Turner Gallery”, Southern California Home and Garden, July 1989, p.32-38. |
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Merle Schipper. “Astrid Preston: Living Landscapes”, Angeles, June, p.40-42 |
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Orville O. Clark, Jr. Review, Home and Garden, March 1989, p.57. |
| 1987 |
Robert L. Pincus. Review, Art In America, V.75, no.10, October 1987, P.191. |
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Susan Freudenheim. Review, Artforum, September 1987, p.136. |
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Leah Goldman. Review, Los Angeles Times (S.D. Edition), Calendar, July 3. |
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Robert L. Pincus. Review, San Diego Union, Currents, June 11, 1987, P.E8. |
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Merle Schipper. Review, ARTnews, May 1987. p.50. |
| 1985 |
Edward-Lucie Smith. American Art Now, William Morrow Co., 1985. |
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Suzanne Muchnic. Review, Los Angeles Times, June 21. |
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Peter Clothier. “Matters of Life and Death”, L.A. Weekly, June 24-July4, p.57. |
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Robert L. Pincus. Review, San Diego Union, March 11, p.D4. |
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Robert McDonald. Review, Artweek, March 6, p.3. |
| 1984 |
Suzanne Muchnic. “ARCO Finale is Awash in Whimsy”, Los Angeles Times, Aug. p.1. |
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Marlena Donohue. Review, Los Angeles Times, February 10. |
| 1983 |
Joanne Burnstein. “California Color”, Artweek, April 23, p.24. |
| 1981 |
Melinda Wortz. “New Editions: Astrid Preston”, ARTnews, September, p.159. |
| 1977 |
William Wilson. Review, Los Angeles Times, December 16. |
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Louise Lewis. “A Point of View-Four L.A. Artists”, Artweek, July, p.16. |
| 1976 |
Faith Wilding. “Twenty-Four Women Making Art”, Artweek, January 15. |
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Gordon J. Hazlitt. Review, ARTnews, March 1976, p.88. |
| 1975 |
Melinda Wortz. “Women’s Art Experiences”, Artweek, September 6, 1975. |
AWARDS
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NEA Fellowship Grant in Painting, 1987. |
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“Public Announcements/Private Conversations”, Publication project of Women’s |
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Graphic Center, NEA Grant for production of limited edition print, LA, 1982-3. |
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Mural Competition Award, CHEER, Children’s Hospital Walls Competition, Los Angeles, Mural located |
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McAlister Building, Children’s Hospital, 5th floor |
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Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Purchase Award, 1975, 23rd All City Art Festival. |
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
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The Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA |
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McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, TX |
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Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA |
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Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada |
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Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA |
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Long Beach Museum, Long Beach, CA |
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Grunwald Graphic Arts Center, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA |
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Lux Art Institute, Encinitas, CA |
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Frederick R.Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA |
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Principal Financial Group, Des Moines, IA |
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Kaufman and Broad, Paris, France |
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Hotel Hankyu International, Osaka, Japan |
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HBO, Los Angeles |
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Grand Hyatt, Maui, HI |
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Golf Corporation of America, Santa Monica, CA |
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City of Santa Monica, CA |
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IBM, Los Angeles, CA |
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Gonda Neuroscience and Genetics Research Center, UCLA |
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Forest Inn Showakan, Tokyo, Japan |
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O’Melveny and Myers, Los Angeles, CA |
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Warner Brothers Records, Burbank, CA |
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Prudential Insurance, Westlake, CA |
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United Bank of Denver, Denver, CO |
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The Chase Manhattan Bank, New York, NY |
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Kaufman and Broad, Los Angeles, CA |
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The Colburn School, Los Angeles, CA |
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NRDC, Santa Monica, CA |
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