Biography
Jeff grew up in Northern California and began painting in high school. A self taught observer he took his inspiration from the cold beaches and waves around Santa Cruz and Half Moon Bay. While longing for more tropical climates, he moved to Oahu to attend college at Brigham Young University pursuing an art degree in painting. Living in Hawaii taught him to see the details and colors of nature and he began rendering tropical scenes of the North Shore, Koolau Mountains, and other sites. Since then he has completed hundreds of paintings working with galleries, private collectors, and doing various art shows. To further his education in the arts, Jeff attended Florida State University earning a Masters Degree in Painting. Not satisfied with only one style of painting, Jeff utilizes both traditional techniques for his work as well as more contemporary abstract approaches. He currently works at UC Santa Cruz and Cabrillo College teaching Painting and Drawing.
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Education
2012 MFA Florida State University
2002 BFA BYU Hawaii
Teaching
University California, Santa Cruz - Drawing & Painting
Cabrillo Community College, Aptos, CA - Drawing
Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2016 "Yosemite in Charcoal" Yosemite Conservancy Teaching Residency.
2015 "Phulum of the Free" Phantom Gallery, San Jose CA Mural Project
"Coastlines" Wave Street Studio Monterey, CA
2014 "Recent Wanderings" Studio 7 Gallery, Pleasanton, CA
2013 'Location Location Location" Kaleid Gallery, San Jose CA
2011 Jefferson Gallery, Monticello FL
2006 Waikoloa Gallery, Waikoloa HI
Group Shows
2016 "Conversations" Sesnon Gallery Santa Cruz, CA
UC Santa Cruz Faculty Show Blitzer Gallery Santa Cruz, CA
2015 "Art From The Park" Yosemite Art Center
"Abstract Santuary" Verum Ultimum Portland, OR
Live Drawing, Adventure Gear Expo Sandy, UT
"Abstract Catalyst" Verum Ultimum Portland, OR
2014 "Flux and Flow" Kaleid Gallery, San Jose CA
2014 Sub Zero San Jose, CA
2013 Best of the West, Wyland Gallery, Kona HI
2013 Vanitas, Kaleid Gallery, San Jose, CA
2013 Shared Mythologies, Art Ark, San Jose, CA
2013 CineQuest San Jose Film Festival, live painting
2013 1650 Gallery, Los Angeles. "Splash Exhibition" (photography)
2012 4n5 Gallery, San Francisco
2011 Fountain Miami
2010 "Deep Cuts" Olgsby Gallery FSU
2010 "Orgins to Entropy" Working Method Contemporary, Tallahassee FL
2009 NASAD Commissions on Accreditation Exhibition, FSU University
2009 University of Mobile, Mobile AL
2003-2011 Haleiwa Arts Festival, Haleiwa HI
2007-2009 Pauahi Tower group show, Honolulu HI
2004 Arts at marks Garage, Honolulu, HI
2004 Arts at Lanikai, Kailua HI
Awards
2013 Winner Cinequest live painting competition, San Jose, CA
2012 Joan Mitchell Candidate
2009 winner of Kamehameha Schools Purchase award.