QUINTON BEMILLER
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"There’s an amiable lack of the ordinary infusing the work, its overall serenity making for great associative conversations." --Dave Barton, Orange County Weekly, 2019

"Bemiller’s work – characterized by the dynamic interplay of vivid color in innovative combinations – exemplifies a deep curiosity, even passion, for the limitless possibilities and nuances of color, line and shape. His deep interest in color sequences and color transitions is evidenced by the facility with which he renders subtle gradations of shades and tints in a manner that is paradoxically both logical and refreshingly unpredictable." --Megan Abrahams, Whitehot Magazine, 2016

Curriculum Vitae

Born October 17, 1976 in Arcadia, California. 
Lives and works in Riverside, California.

Education

M.F.A. 2007, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California

B.F.A. 2000, The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley College, Cambridge, Massachusetts 

A.A. 1998, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California

Solo Exhibitions

2016
Clarity, LAUNCH LA, Los Angeles, CA

2014
New Work, Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA

2013   
Sundance Sunset Cinema, West Hollywood, CA

2012     
Three Artists, Three Perspectives: Quinton Bemiller, Alexandra Wiesenfeld and David B. Jang, Palos Verdes Art Center, Rolling Hills Estates, CA; Curator: Scott Canty

2011   
Offramp Mural, Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA

2010   
Kusama Trees, Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA (catalog)
Subsequent Events, Los Angeles International Airport, Public Art and Exhibitions Program, City of Los Angeles, CA, Department of Cultural Affairs and Los Angeles World Airports
Hahamongna, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA

2009  
Chance and Choice, Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA
12 Gauge: A Rapid Fire Study of Los Angeles Art, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA; Curator: Max Presneill

2008     
Hopes and Expectations, LouWe Gallery, South Pasadena, CA
Jill Thayer Galleries at the Fox, Bakersfield, CA

2007     
Some Open Ended Stories, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
A Brand New Colony, East Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA

2006     
Overlay, Installation Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
Transient, (with Sayon Syprasoueth), Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA

2000     
Newbury Street Gallery, The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA

1998     
Catalyst Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Office of California State Assemblyman, Dr. Jack Scott, Pasadena, CA

Selected Group Exhibitions

2019
Paintings from the Interior, University of California, Riverside, Culver Center of the Arts (Arts Block), Riverside, CA; Curator: Andi Campognone
​Neoteric: The New Avant-Garde, Golden West College, Huntington Beach, CA; Curator: Evan Senn
A Dialog with Nature, Inland Empire Museum of Art, Upland, CA; Curator: Gene Sasse

2018
Faculty Exhibition, Norco College, Riverside Community College District, Norco, CA

Pasadena Art Alliance 19th Biennial Art Auction, Vibiana, Los Angeles, CA

2017
All That Glitters, LAUNCH LA/Merry Karnowsky Projects, Pop-Up Gallery, Chinatown, Los Angeles, CA
Conversations in the Woods​, Inland Empire Museum of Art, Upland, CA​

Off the Wall, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA

2016
Summer Exhibition, 
Merry Karnowsky Projects, Los Angeles, CA
Pasadena Art Alliance 18th Biennial Art Auction, Vibiana, Los Angeles, CA
See Gee You!, with Brian Thomas Jones, Chris Truman, Joe Lloyd and Ruth Trotter, EWP Gallery, Monterey Park, CA; Curator: Jane Liu

2015

Off the Wall, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
Incognito XI, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA

2014

Quinton Bemiller, Anita Bunn and Mark Steven Greenfield: New Work, Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Pasadena Art Alliance 17th Biennial Art Auction, California Club, Los Angeles, CA
Incognito X, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA

2013     
Size Really Does Matter, Los Angeles Municipal Gallery, Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA; Curator: Scott Canty
A Visible Mark: Contemporary Drawing, Norco College Art Gallery, Norco, CA; Curator: Karin Skiba
Fifth Anniversary Group Exhibition, Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA (catalog)
The Armory Show and Tell, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
MAS Attack, LA Mart, Los Angeles, CA; Curator: Max Presneill
All You Can Eat, Bunny Gunner Gallery, Pomona, CA
Off the Wall, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
Incognito IX, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA

2012     
100 Prints Celebrating 100 Years, Massachusetts State Transportation Building, Boston, MA; Curators: Liza Folman, Michael David, The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University.
Venice Art Walk & Auctions, Venice, CA
Incognito VIII, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
All You Can Eat, Bunny Gunner Gallery, Pomona, CA

2011     
Chain Letter, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Art Zone, Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Flag Stop, Offramp Gallery Booth, Torrance, CA
Venice Art Walk and Auctions, Venice, CA
Incognito VII, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
Off the Wall, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
All You Can Eat, Bunny Gunner Gallery, Pomona, CA
The Open Daybook Project, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), Los Angeles, CA; Curator: David P. Earle (publication)
Spectrum, Kellogg Gallery, California Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA; Curator: Shari Wasson

2010     
Art Zone, Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA
For Roland, Bunny Gunner Gallery, Pomona, CA (catalog)
Summer Show, Offramp Gallery, Pasadena, CA
International Mail Art Exhibition in Honor and Memory of Judith A. Hoffberg, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA; Curator: Jay Belloli
Complex Yet Approachable, Project_210, Pasadena, CA
Pasadena Art Alliance 15th Biennial Auction, Edison Electric Building, Brewery Arts Colony, Los Angeles, CA
Incognito VI, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA 
Fresh Start, Arena 1, Santa Monica, CA

2009     
Rant, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, California; Curator: Dan Callis
Incognito V, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
Off the Wall, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA; Curator: Jay Belloli

2008  
Chaffey College Mixer, Fullerton Museum of Art, California State University San Bernardino, CA
Incognito IV, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
Pasadena Art Alliance 14th Biennial Auction, Wind Tunnel, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA

2007     
Synchronic, Arena 1, Santa Monica, CA
Interactions, Armory Northwest, Pasadena, CA; Curator: Lorraine Cleary-Dale
Incognito III, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
12th Annual Los Angeles Art Show, Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA (catalog)

2006     
Natural Flavors, East & Peggy Phelps Galleries, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
Biannual, Mike Napoliello Gallery, Hermosa Beach, CA; Juror: Jeremy Strick, Director/Curator, MOCA, Los Angeles
gem, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA; Juror: Joni Gordon, Director, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
W/E Trade, Plant Zero Art Center, Richmond, VA
I Like You, East & Peggy Phelps Galleries, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA

2005     
Incognito II, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
All California Juried Exhibition, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA

2004     
Open Show, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA; Juror: James Elaine, Projects Curator, Hammer   Museum 

2003     
Open Show, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA; Juror: Karin Higa, Senior Curator, Japanese American National Museum

2002     
Pacifically Designed, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA

2000
B.F.A. Exhibition, Main Gallery, The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 

1999     
Paintings, Newbury Street Gallery, The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts; Curator: Michael V. David
The Boston Printmaker’s Biennial, 808 Gallery, Boston University, Boston, MA
Prints from the Art Institute of Boston, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, MA

1998
Annual, Pasadena City College Gallery, Pasadena, CA; Juror: Jay Belloli, Curator, Armory    Center for the Arts, Pasadena

1997   
New Generation in Creation, Art Space, Pasadena, CA; Curator: Suzanne A. Bravender

Awards

2019
​59th Annual Distinguished Faculty Lecturer, Riverside Community College District, Riverside, CA

2010                       
City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, Individual Artist Grant, Los Angeles, CA

2009        
City of Pasadena Individual Artist Grant, Pasadena, CA

2006         
Teaching Fellowship, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA          
Graduate Fellowship, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA

2004                       
Juror’s Award, Open Show 2004, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA (Karin Higa, Juror)

2003                       
Juror’s Award, Open Show 2003, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA (James Elaine, Juror)

2000                       
The Purchase Prize in Fine Art, The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts

1999                       
Portfolio Scholarship, The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts

1998                       
Portfolio Scholarship, The Art Institute of Boston, Boston, Massachusetts

1998                       
Pasadena Art Alliance Scholarship, Pasadena, CA

1998                       
Superior Achievement in Advanced Painting, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA

1997                       
The William C. Miller Scholarship in Painting, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA

1994                       
The President’s Award in Music, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA  

Professional Experience

2013 – Present    
Associate Professor of Art, Norco College, Riverside Community College District, Norco, CA

2006 – Present    
Private Instructor, Los Angeles, CA

2007 – 2014         
Adjunct Instructor, Department of Art/Art History, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA

2012 – 2013         
Associate Faculty, Norco College, Riverside Community College District, Norco, CA

2011 – 2013         
Curator/Director, W. Keith and Janet Kellogg University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California

2008 – 2010         
Co-Owner/Co-Director, Project_210 Gallery, Pasadena, California

2006 – 2011         
Instructor, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, California

2006
Teaching Assistant, Advanced Painting, Pomona College, Claremont, California

2003 – 2006
Visual Art Instructor, Pasadena Unified School District, Pasadena, California

2002 – 2003
Gallery Assistant, Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, California

2000 – 2002
Assistant Director, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, California

2000
Intern, Center Street Printmaking Studio, Boston, Massachusetts


Bibliography

Barton, Dave. "Golden West College's Neoteric: The New Avant-Garde". Orange County Weekly February 14, 2019

Abrahams, Megan. "Unexpected Twists, Hurdles and Epiphanies of Quinton Bemiller". Whitehot Magazine April, 2016

Brown, Betty Ann. "Jane Chafin: Grand Dame for Pasadena". Artillery Magazine March 3, 2015


“Norco: Art Professor to Speak at Los Angeles Gallery”. The Press Enterprise November 15, 2013

Morales, Franz A.D. “Offramp Gallery’s Fifth Anniversary and ArtNight Exhibit”. Pasadena Now September 27, 2013

Sillsbee, Kirk. “Taking the Offramp to Art”. Glendale News Press September 15, 2013

Dambrot, Shana Nys. “The Fifth Anniversary Group Exhibition”. L.A. Weekly September 4, 2013

Chafin, Jane. “Offramp Gallery: Celebrating Five Years of Contemporary Art in an Historic Home”. August 30, 2013

Owens, Carly. “Freeway Flier”. The Breeze May 2, 2012

Wyszpolski, Bondo. “Recycled and Reshaped”. Easy Reader March 1, 2012

Piasecki, Joe. “Program Makes Art Add Up”. Pasadena Sun January 8, 2012

Haerens, Timothy. “The Many Faces of Quinton Bemiller”. Articles December 2011

Finnerty-Pyne, Sinéad. “The Beautiful Flaw”. Quinton Bemiller: Kusama Trees 2010 

Frank, Peter. “Blague d’Art: Out There”. The Huffington Post June 21, 2010

Babish, Brendan. “Project_210: An Interstate for Local Artists”. The Flame Spring 2010

Earle, David P. “The Open Daybook”. Mark Batty Publishers/Random House 2010

Williams, Janette. “Artist Climbs to New Aesthetic Heights with Mural Project” Pasadena Star News  January 23, 2010.

Tuck, Geoff.  “Notes on Looking From the Fellows of Contemporary Art”. For Your Art December 17, 2009.

Pomonis, Mary Anna. “Quinton Bemiller: Chance & Choice.” THE Magazine September 2009, Volume 1, Number 11.

Los Angeles Art Association, Volume I, 2009

“City Commission Awards $142,600 in Grants to Artists, Institutions”. Pasadena Star News August 18, 2009

Publications


Hayv Kahraman: Project Series 52 & Silence is Gold, Fabrik, February 6, 2019

Mt. San Antonio College Art Gallery – John David O’Brien, Rebecca Ripple, Coleen Sterritt: Khôra, Fabrik, January 22, 2019

What I Learned in Grad School, Jane Chafin’s Blog, November 9, 2011

Question and Answer with the CGU Faculty, Claremont Graduate University Art Journal,      May 2007

Karl Benjamin: From Start to Finish, Claremont Graduate University Art Journal, May 2006

Lorser Feitelson, Catalog: The Fine Art Dealers Association Los Angeles Art Show, October 2002

Letter to the Editor: Art of Yuroz, Los Angeles Times Magazine, March 3, 2002

Selected Collections

The Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts;

College of Art & Design, Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts (Formerly The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University, Boston, Massachusetts); 

Catherine Arias
and Bert Voorhees, Los Angeles, California;

Geoffrey Baum & Lisa Gallaway, Pasadena, CA

Anally Bennett, Pasadena, California;

John Bennett, Pasadena, California;

Suzanne A. Bravender, La Cañada, California;

William and Inez Bush, Los Angeles, California;

Arlene Bogna, Los Angeles, California;

Charles Alexander and Jane Chafin, Pasadena, CA

Santos Cortez, Alhambra, California;

Pauline Crabb, California;

R-lene Mijares De Lang and Gordon De Lang, Laguna Beach, California;

Christian Eimer, Germany;

Mary K. Golden, Newport Beach, CA;

William E. Goldmann,  California;

Honorable Robert L. and Paula Hess, California;

Ann Isolde, Santa Monica, California;

Marie Jordan, Glendale, California;

Saralyn Lowenstein, California;

John Millei, Santa Barbara, California;

Christel MacKinnon, California;

Linda Malm, Taos, New Mexico;

Robert May, Pasadena, California;

John Kinkead, Los Angeles, California;

Christopher and Lesley Obaditch, Corona del Mar, California;

David Pagel and Alisa Tager, Los Angeles, California;

Peggy Phelps, Claremont, California;

Melissa Pugash, Los Angeles, California;

Eve Rappaport, Los Angeles, California;

John and Deborah Smyth, Los Angeles, California;

Melita and Stuart Riddle, Manhattan Beach, California; 

Janet Santiestevan, La Cañada, California;  


Kristine Schomaker, Los Angeles, California;

Veronica Stensby and Matthew Cooker, Tarzana, California; 

Sayon Syprasoueth, California; 

Chris and Clare Tayback, Pasadena, California;

Cheryl Tebo, Santa Monica, California;

Jill Thayer, Bakersfield, California;

Ryo Tsukioka, Los Angeles, California;

Susan Feldman Tucker, Los Angeles, California;

William Turner, Santa Monica, California;

Brenda Welsh, Los Angeles, California;

Frances Werthwein, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts;

Valerie Wilcox, Redondo Beach, California;

​Chris Zaima, Washington, Connecticut.


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