BIOGRAPHY


Born 1952, San Francisco

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2010 FROM HERE AND CLOSER, Lisa Sette Gallery,      Scottsdale AZ
2009 EACH WHISPER, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville TN
  CHANGING LIGHT, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum ID
2008 AFTER THE SILENCE, David Klein Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2006

SYMBOLS AND MEMORY, Lanoue Fine Art, Boston MA

2005

FORMING SOLITUDE, Nathan Larramendy, Ojai CA
THE FIVE GATES, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale AZ

2004 NINE WHISPERS, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago IL
NATURE'S METAPHOR, Jacquie Littlejohn      Contemporary, New York NY
2003 FRAGMENTS OF LIGHT, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
THE GARDEN, Hooks/Epstein Gallery, Houston TX
GRACE, Aurobora Press, San Francisco CA
2002 PRINCIPLES OF NATURE, Littlejohn Contemporary,
     New York NY
THE SUBTLE BODY, Scott White Contemporary, La Jolla      CA
POETICS, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum ID
LOST IN FRAGRANCE, Art Resource Group,
     Corona Del Mar CA
2001 RECENT WORK, Aurobora Press, San Francisco CA
NIGHT FLIGHT, David Klein Gallery, Birmingham MI
UTOPIA, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago IL
2000

DREAMS AND REFLECTIONS, David Klein Gallery,      Birmingham MI
OUTSIDE OF DREAMS, Peter Blake Gallery,
     Laguna Beach CA

1999 RECENT LANDSCAPES, Fischbach Gallery, New York      NY
TERRESTRIAL ANATOMY, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale      AZ
LIGHT AND FORM, Hunsaker/Schlesinger, Santa Monica      CA
PLACES BETWEEN, Soma Gallery, La Jolla CA
1998 RECENT MONOTYPES, Aurobora Press, San Francisco      CA
LANGUAGE OF SILENCE, Edward Mendenhall Gallery,      Pasadena CA
BIRTH, GROWTH AND RETURN, Gallery A, Chicago IL
1997 ALCHEMY AND DEVOTION, Diane Farris Gallery,
     Vancouver BC, Canada
DIMENSIONS OF INTIMACY, Hunsaker/Schlesinger,      Santa Monica CA
FORMS OF WISDOM, Soma Gallery, La Jolla CA
1996 CELTIC MEMORIES, Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver BC
NEW WORK, Gallery A, Chicago IL
ALTARS AND OFFERINGS, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale      AZ
1995 CARRIER OF LIFE, Gallery A, Chicago IL
WITHIN THE ESSENTIAL, Hunsaker/Schlesinger,
      Santa Monica CA
1994 JOURNEY OF SOLITUDE, Lowe Gallery, Atlanta GA
1993 THE INTENT OF WILL, Bianca Lanza Gallery,
      Miami Beach FL
NEW WORK, Patricia Shea Gallery, Santa Monica CA
1992 CHANTING SILENTLY, Works Gallery, Long Beach CA
SEEKING PERCEPTION, Richard Green Gallery,
      Santa Monica CA
1990 ALTERED REALITIES, California State University      Dominguez Hills, Carson CA
1989 NEW WORK, Karl Bornstein Gallery, Santa Monica CA
1987 FORCEFUL ENTRY, Karl Bornstein Gallery, Santa Monica      CA
1983 RECENT WORK, Maple Gallery, San Diego CA
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 CLOUDS, ET AL, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago, IL
  NATURE IN ABSTRACT - FOUR VIEWS, Susan Lanoue Gallery, Boston, MA
2007 SOLSTICE, David Floria Gallery, Aspen, CO; exh cat.
  LAY OF THE LAND, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
2006 CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPES: ARTISTS INSPIRED      BY THE BEAUTY OF THE LAND, Lisa Kurts Gallery,      Memphis TN
  LANDSCAPES REAL AND IMAGINED, David Klein      Gallery, Birmingham MI
  NEW WORK: PROJECTS, SERIES AND FINDS OF 2006,      Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago IL
  LANDSCAPES REVISITED, L Street Fine Art, San Diego      CA
2005 2005 GROUP EXHIBITION, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis      TN
 

ENGAGING NATURE FROM THE COLLECTION OF      LLOYD AND MARGIT COTSEN, Long Beach Museum      of Art, Long Beach CA
GROUP EXHIBITION OF NEW WORK BY GALLERY      ARTISTS, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago IL

2004 ANACAPA: A CHANGING LANDSCAPE, Nathan      Larramendy Gallery, Ojai CA
GROUP EXHIBITION, Jacquie Littlejohn Contemporary,
     New York NY
GROUP EXHIBITION, Scott White Contemporary,      Telluride CO
GROUP EXHIBITION, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago IL
2004 SUMMER GROUP EXHIBITION, Lisa Kurts Gallery,      Memphis TN
2003

REVIEW 03, Aurobora Press, San Francisco CA
CARRIE SECRIST GALLERY, RE-LOADED, Carrie      Secrist Gallery, Chicago IL
THE GARDEN OF COMPASSION, Lisa Sette Gallery,      Scottsdale AZ
SUMMER GROUP SHOW, Littlejohn Contemporary,
     New York NY
NATURAL SELECTION, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago IL
GROUP EXHIBITION, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis TN

2002

CARRIE SECRIST GALLERY 10, A CELEBRATION OF      THE FIRST DECADE, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago      IL
GAGGLES, FLOCKS AND COVIES: FURTHER      EXALTATIONS AND MURDERS: A BIRD SHOW,      Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York NY
LUSH LIFE, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
TERRAIN: LITERAL TO METAPHYSICAL, Scott White      Contemporary, Telluride CO
TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY, Carrie Secrist Gallery,      Chicago IL
GROUP EXHIBITION, Littlejohn Contemporary,
     New York NY
LIVING IN THE PRESENCE OF THE BUDDA, Lisa Sette      Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
IN THE GARDEN, Winston/Watcher Fine Art, Seattle WA
GROUP EXHIBITION, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis TN
BRAD DURHAM/TOM JUDD, Scott White Contemporary,      Telluride CO

2001 RETROSPECTIVE/PROSPECTIVE 2001, Anne Reed      Gallery, Ketchum ID
IN BLACK & WHITE, Forrest Scott Gallery, Milburn NJ
2000 PUBLICATIONS 2000, Aurobora Press, San Francisco      CA
NEW RELEASES, DURHAM, HILL, KATANO,
     Cirrus Gallery, Los Angeles CA
CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPES, David Klein Gallery,      Birmingham MI
GROUP EXHIBITION, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta GA
BLUER, Carrie Secrist Gallery, Chicago IL
SUMMER SHOW, Aurobora Press, San Francisco CA
THE CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE, Forrest Scott Gallery,      Milburn NJ
1999

LANDSCAPE REVISITED, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum ID
ELEMENTS OF THE LANDSCAPE, ASPECTS OF THE      ALLEGORICAL, Lisa Kurt Gallery, Memphis TN
THE ART OF LANDSCAPE, Adam Whitney Gallery,
     Omaha NE
ELEMENTS OF LANDSCAPE, Diane Nelson Gallery, Laguna      Beach CA; exh. cat.; Curated by Jaime Villandea
NEW WORKS, Gallery A, Chicago IL
OUTWARD BOUND: AMERICAN ART AT THE BRINK OF      THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY, Meridian International      Center, Washington D.C., Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City,
     Shanghai, Beijing, Singapore, Jakarta, Manila & Tehran;
     exh. cat.; Curated by Nancy Matthews, Pamela Maslansky &      Bill Dunlap
PLANT LIFE: FLORA AS INSPIRATION, SUBJECT,      MEDIUM OR METAPHOR, Angel's Gate Cultural Center,      Gate Gallery, San Pedro CA
JUST UNCRATED, NEW WORKS BY THE GALLERY'S      ARTISTS, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum ID

1998 FEVER, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
REMEMBERING BEAUTY: THE SEDUCTIVE AND      NOSTALGIC NATURE OF AMERICAN LANDSCAPE,      South Bend Regional Museum of Art, South Bend IN;
     exh. cat.; Curated by Leisa Rundquist
GARDEN VARIETY, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle WA
ECHO OF PERCEIVED STILLNESS, Anne Reed Gallery,      Ketchum ID
THE ROMANTIC LANDSCAPE, Turner Carroll Gallery,
     Santa Fe NM
GROUP EXHIBITION, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta GA
NATURE OF SOLITUDE, Diane Nelson Fine Art,
      Laguna Beach CA
1997 HARVEST, Diane Farris, Vancouver BC, Canada
RETROSPECTIVE/PROSPECTIVE 97/98, Anne Reed Gallery,      Ketchum ID
SMALL WORKS, Susan Cummins Gallery, Mill Valley CA
NEW HORIZONS 1997, Meredith Long & Company,
     Houston TX
LANDSCAPE & MEMORY, Diane Nelson Gallery,
     Laguna Beach CA
ALL SCULPTURE EXHIBITION, Anne Reed Gallery,
     Ketchum ID
GROUP EXHIBITION, Soma Gallery, La Jolla CA
ROMANTICISM AND CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPE,      Pasadena Armory, Pasadena CA
1/20TH OF AN ACRE, Gallery A, Chicago IL
LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION, Mendenhall Gallery,
      Pasadena CA
1996 UP NORTH, DOWN SOUTH, BACK EAST, AND OUT
     WEST, Fay Gold Gallery, Atlanta GA
HALCYON SPRING, Diane Farris Gallery, Vancouver BC,      Canada
TEN YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, Lisa Sette Gallery,      Scottsdale AZ
GROUP EXHIBITION, Soma Gallery, San Diego CA
BEFORE THE FOREST, AFTER THE TREES, East Gallery,      Claremont Graduate School, Claremont CA
NATURAL SELECTION, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
1995 LANDSCAPE: THE CONTINUUM, Municipal Art Gallery,
     Los Angeles CA
THE CONSTRUCTIVE LANDSCAPE, Diane Farris Gallery,      Vancouver BC, Canada
TERRAIN, OBSERVATION OF NATURE, Soma Gallery,
     San Diego CA
OPENING STATEMENTS, Lazardi/Harp Gallery,
     Los Angeles CA
SELECTED ARTIST EXHIBITION, Chicago Art Dealers      Association, Chicago IL; Curated by Natalie Van Stratten
GROUP EXHIBITION, Lowe Gallery, Atlanta GA
LAS VEGAS OR BUST, N.I.C.A., Las Vegas NV
CHESTER ARNOLD, JEREMY BORSOS, BRAD DURHAM, PETER DRAKE, DAVID KROLL - NEW PAINTINGS,
     Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland OR
PULP FICTION, Gallery A, Chicago IL
1994 EDITIONS AND MONOPRINTS, Cirrus Gallery,
     Los Angeles CA
SENSES OF REALITY, Soma Gallery, San Diego CA
GROUP EXHIBITION, Lowe Gallery, Atlanta GA
PAINTERS, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
NEW LANDSCAPES / WEST COAST, Elizabeth Leach Gallery,      Portland OR
1993 PURSUIT OF THE SPIRIT, Graduate Theological
     School Gallery, Berkeley CA
A DIALOGUE OF ARTWORKS, Sulkin+Mills, Santa Monica      CA; Curated by Daniel Melnick
SACRED ART, Parliament of the World's Religions, Chicago IL;      exh. cat.
HOLLYWOOD COLLECTS, Salander O'Reily, Fred Hoffman      Gallery, Beverly Hills CA
GROUP EXHIBITION, Bianca Lanza Gallery, Miami Beach FL
REFLECTIVE VISIONS - CONTEMPORARY LANDSCAPES,      One Colorado, Pasadena CA
FORM: FEMALE, Richard Green Gallery, Santa Monica CA
1992 DIVERSE LANDSCAPES, Robert Berman Gallery,
     Santa Monica CA
INSCAPES, The Works Gallery, Costa Mesa CA
ICONIC LANDSCAPE: THE SPIRITUAL DIALOGUE WITH      NATURE, Estok/Lanza, New York NY
THE FRAME: MULTIPLIED AND EXTENDED, Security      Pacific Gallery, Costa Mesa CA
THE PRESENCE OF ABSENCE, Works Gallery,
     Costa Mesa CA
SELECTIVE VISION, Transamerica Pyramid Gallery,
     San Francisco CA
1991 INDIVIDUAL REALITIES, Sezon Museum Tokyo, and tour;      Tsukashin Hall, Osaka; exh cat.; Curated by
     Josine Ianco-Starrels
TERRA INCOGNITA, Spectrum Gallery, San Francisco CA
THE SPIRITUAL LANDSCAPE, Biota Gallery,
     Los Angeles CA; Curated by Irit Krygier
SPIRITUAL OBJECTS, Works Gallery, Long Beach CA
1990 GROUP EXHIBITION, Karl Bornstein Gallery,
     Santa Monica CA
HEROES HEROINES IDOLS AND ICONS, Muckenthaler      Cultural Center, Fullerton CA
1989 GROUP EXHIBITION, Karl Bornstein Gallery,
     Santa Monica CA
1988 GROUP EXHIBITION, Karl Bornstein Gallery,
     Santa Monica CA
1987 AVANT-GARDE IN THE EIGHTIES, Los Angeles County      Museum of Art, Los Angeles CA; exh. cat.; Curated by
     Howard Fox
GROUP EXHIBITION, Karl Bornstein Gallery,
     Santa Monica CA
1986 WALL WORKS, LA Artcore, Los Angeles CA; Curated by
     Henry Hopkins
ALL CALIFORNIA EXHIBITION, Laguna Art Museum,
     Laguna Beach CA; Curated by Howard Fox
1985 REGIONAL EXHIBITION, San Diego Museum of Art,
     San Diego CA
HOT, Simard/Halm Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1984

WORKS ON PAPER, University of Chattanooga,
     Chattanooga TN
WORKS ON PAPER, Washington and Jefferson College Art      Gallery, Washington PA
CALIFORNIA DREAMING, Los Angeles Municipal Art
     Gallery, Los Angeles CA; Curated by Josine Ianco-Starrels
GROUP EXHIBITION, Simard Gallery, Los Angeles CA
GROUP EXHIBITION, Mark Quint Gallery, San Diego CA

1983 SCULPTURE NOW, Maple Gallery, San Diego CA
CALIFORNIA DREAMING, Los Angeles Municipal Art
     Gallery, Los Angeles CA; Curated by Josine Ianco-Starrels
1982 SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS, Maple Gallery,
     San Diego CA; Curated by Josine Ianco-Starrels
1981 PREMIERE EXHIBITION INVITATIONAL, Maple Gallery,
     San Diego CA
1980 GROUP EXHIBITION, Del Mar College Art Gallery,
     Corpus Christi TX
GROUP EXHIBITIONS, Multicultural Art Institute,
     San Diego CA
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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Rose, Joshua. "Between the Sacred and the Corporeal," American Art Collector, 7/08, p. 144-145.
Camper, Fred. "Durham at the Carrie Secrist Gallery." The Chicago      Reader, 7/23/04, section 1, p. 30.
Dennison, Lisa. "New American Paintings, Number 37 - The Sixth Open      Studios Pacific Coast Competition." The Open Studio Press, 11/01,      p.34-37.
Artner, Alan G. "Debts to Photography." The Chicago Tribune, 07/27/01,      sec. 7, p. 31.
MacMillan, Kyle. "The Art of Landscape." Omaha World - Herald,      11/99.
Ollman, Leah. "Admirable Restraint: Brad Durham." Los Angeles Times,      6/11/99. F23
Villaneda, Jaime. "Elements of Landscape." Exhibition catalog, Diane      Nelson Gallery Laguna Beach CA,1999. :6, 7, 13
Rundquist, Lisa A. "Remembering Beauty: The Seductive and Nostalgic      Nature of American Landscape." Exhibition catalog, South Bend      Regional Museum of Art, South Bend IN, 1998. :6, 7, 12,13
Pincus, Robert. "Nature at a Distance." The Union Tribune, 11/6/97. Melrod, George. "A New Leaf." Art & Antique, November 1997. :29 Wilson, William. "Tracing the Influence of Romantic Art." Los Angeles      Times, 5/3/97. F10
Tapley, George. "Reviews." Artweek, April 1997. :25
Kandel, Susan. "Durham Landscapes Realm of Romance." Los Angeles      Times, 7/6/95.:F14
Pinkner-Lloyd, Amy. "Subtle, Imperceptible." Atlanta Creative 3/5/94.      :28, 33
Conti, Salvatore. "The Sacred in Art." Exhibition Catalog, Kashi      Foundation, Chicago IL, August 1993
Kohen, Helen L. "Galleries." The Miami Herald, 1/22/93. :G17 Hammond, Pamela. "Review." ARTnews, September 1992. :125
Gill, Jonathan. "Showcase." Visions Art Quarterly, Fall 1991. :47-48 Styne, Caroline. "The Spiritual Landscape." Art Issues, November 1991.      :31
Ianco-Starrels, Josine. "Individual Realities in the California Art Scene" Exhibition Catalog, Sezon Museum of Art, Tokyo Japan, 1991. :31,
     77-79
Donahue, Marlina. "Galleries." Los Angeles Times (Part VI) 10/6/89. :17 Fox, Howard N. "Avant-Garde in the Eighties." Exhibition catalog, Los      Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles CA, 1987. :96,126
Lugo, Mark-Elliott. "Artscope." The Tribune 7/20/84. E-4
Lewinson, David. "Less Is More." San Diego Union 11/10/83. :D-15 Lewinson, David. "Shifting Moods of Art." San Diego Union 9/29/83.      :A28
Lugo, Mark-Elliott. "Gallery Guide." The Tribune 9/23/83. :E-6

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RESIDENCY
2005 AUROBORA PRESS, San Francisco CA
2003 AUROBORA PRESS, San Francisco CA
2000 AUROBORA PRESS, San Francisco CA
1998 AUROBORA PRESS, San Francisco CA
1997 HAYSTACK PROGRAM, Portland State University Program
     in the Arts and Sciences, Cannon Beach OR
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2001 The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles CA, Point of View      Lecture Series, Drawing the Landscape: 1500-1800
1988-
1998
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena CA, Faculty
 
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

GEORGIA INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTER,
      Atlanta GA
LONG BEACH MUSEUM, Long Beach CA
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Los Angeles CA
PHOENIX ART MUSEUM, Phoenix AZ

SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART, Santa Barbara CA

SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS

AYALA HOTEL, Makati City, Philippines
BARCLAY CAPITAL, New York NY

BARCLAY CAPITAL, Mexico City
BELLAGIO, Las Vegas NV
BEVERLY HILLS HOTEL, Beverly Hills CA
CAPITAL GROUP, Los Angeles CA
CLEVELAND CLINIC, Cleveland OH
FOUR SEASONS, Atlanta GA
FOUR SEASONS, Los Angeles CA
FOUR SEASONS, Las Colinas TX
HARRIS BANK, Chicago IL
HATSUTOMI, Tokyo, Japan
HILTON TORREY PINES, La Jolla CA
HONG KONG RENAISSANCE, Hong Kong, China
HOTEL KIKKO, Tokyo, Japan
HYATT REGENCY, Chicago IL
INTER-CONTINENTAL / BUCKHEAD, Atlanta GA
LOTTE HOTEL, Seoul, Korea
MARRIOT, DESERT RIDGE, Scottsdale AZ
MICROSOFT, Seattle WA
MITSUKOSHI INC., Tokyo, Japan
NESTLES CORP, Los Angeles CA
OCEANS CLUB, Nassau, Bahamas
PATINA RESTAURANT, Los Angeles CA
PEABODY HOTEL, Memphis TN
PHILLIP MORRIS CO, New York NY
PFIZER INC., New York NY
RED ROCK RESORT, Las Vegas NV
RITZ-CARLTON, Dana Point CA
RITZ-CARLTON, Palm Beach FL
RITZ-CARLTON, Pasadena CA
ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL, Seal Beach CA
SECURITY PACIFIC BANK, San Francisco CA
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS CO., Los Angeles CA
ST REGIS HOTEL, San Francisco CA
TRUMP INTERNATIONAL, Las Vegas, NV
TRUMP INTERNATIONAL, New York NY
WARNER BROTHERS MUSIC INC., Burbank CA
WARNER BROTHERS STUDIO, Los Angeles CA
WEST LB INVESTMENT BANKING FIRM, Manhattan NY
WESTERN LA PALOMA, Tucson AZ
WESTERN BAY SHORE, Vancouver BC, Canada

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