Bob Privitt

SELECTED AWARDS:  Awards range from first place to honorable mention.

 

2008 9th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition
Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, California
Jurors: Ed Inks, Faculty, Santa Barbara City College; and Tony Askew, Faculty Emeritus, Westmont College
2008 Harbor Village Gallery - Open 3-D Kinetic Competition, Ventura, California
Juror: Ken Bortolozzo, Sculptor
2008 22nd Open Competition
Buenaventura Art Association, Santa Clara Gallery, Ventura, California
Juror: Michele dePuy Leavitt, Director, SCIART
2007 21st Annual Open Competition
Buenaventura Art Association, Santa Clara Gallery, Ventura, California
Juror: Matt Furmanski, Professor, CSUCI
2006 "Changing Sculpture Program," City of Ojai, One-Year Exhibition
Fire Shrine - welded and painted steel and aluminum sculpture
Jurors: Ojai Arts Commission Selection Committee
2006 Annual Juried Art and Photography Show, City of Thousand Oaks, California
Juror: Gayle Simpson
2006 Buenaventura Gallery Juried Exhibition, Ventura, California
Juror: Richard Franklin
2005 Buenaventura Gallery Juried Exhibition, Ventura, California
Juror: Marjorie Moskowitz
2005 "the Power of Word," Reynolds Gallery, Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California
Juror: Richard West, former director, Santa Barbara Museum of Art and
Frye Museum, Seattle, Washington
1998  

 "32nd National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show,"

Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas

Juror: David L. Deming

 

"Small Images 13"  Juried Exhibition

Atkinson Gallery, S B C C

Santa Barbara, California

Juror:  Rebecca McGrew

 

1997 

"Symposium Sculpture"  Juried Exhibition

Santa Barbara Sculpture Symposium

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, California

Juror:  Debra McKillop

 

1993 

Sculpture Research Grant

Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

 

1988

"Sixth Annual Thousand Oaks Art Exhibition"

Thousand Oaks, California

Jurors: six in number

 

1987

"Fifth Annual Thousand Oaks Art Exhibition,"

Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, California

Jurors: six in number

 

1986

"Fourth Annual Thousand Oaks Art Exhibition,"

Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, California

Jurors: six in number

 

1982

"Sixteenth National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show,"

Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas

 Juror: Michael Ponce de Leon, Printmaker/Painter, New York, N. Y.

 

1975

"Ninth National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show,"

Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas

Juror: Duane Hanson, Sculptor, Davie, Florida

 

1974

"Arkansas Distinguished Artists Exhibition,"

Little Rock, Arkansas

Jurors: Barbara Haskell, Curator, San Francisco Museum of Art

Francis S. Merritt, Director, Haystack School of Crafts

Deer Isle, Maine

 

1974

"National Sculpture 1974,"

Southern Association of Sculptors

Juror: Richard Hunt, Sculptor, Chicago, Illinois

 

1972 

"Fiftieth Regional Exhibition,"

Shreveport, Louisiana

Juror: Julian Levi, Sculptor, New York, New York

 

1971

"Thirteenth Annual Eight-State Exhibition,"

Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Juror: Walter Hopps, Director, Corcoran Gallery, Washington, D.C.

 

1971

"Seventeenth Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Show,"

Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

Juror: Phillipe de Montebello, Metropolitan Museum of Art, N. Y.

 

1966

"Eighth Annual Eight-State Exhibition,"

Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Juror: Dr. Allen S. Weller, Dean of Fine Arts, Univ. of Illinois, Urbana

 

SELECTED GROUP AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2004 "Full Circle"  
Lubbock Christian University,
Lubbock, Texas

  

2003

“Bob Privitt at Cal Lutheran”

Fong Art Gallery

California Lutheran University

Thousand Oaks, California

 
2002

“28th Annual Ink and Clay”  Juried Exhibition

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

Pomona, California

Juror:  Suzanne Baizerman

 

2001

"35th Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Show,"

Del Mar College,

Corpus Christi, Texas

Juror:  James W. Johnson

 

“Arte Sagrado”  Juried Exhibition

Concordia College

Austin, Texas

Juror: Ginger Geyer

 

2000

JUXTAPOSITIONS of Disparate Elements to Create New Meaning”

Solo Exhibition at Shore Art Gallery,

Abilene Christian University,

Abilene, Texas

 

“Out on a Limb”  Juried Exhibition

City Museum of Art, St. Louis, Missouri

Jurors: Mary Sprague and Ann Martin

 

1999-2000

“THE REALLY BIG SHOE SHOW” Juried Exhibition

City Museum of Art, St. Louis, Missouri

Juror: Jean Steck

 

1999

"INFUSION '99" A Distinctive Show of Paired Art and Poetry

Thousand Oaks Community Gallery,

Thousand Oaks, California

Jurors:  Dr. Michael Collings, Phyllis Doyon, Judy Koenig, Ron Reichick

 

                             

1998

"32nd Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Show,"

Del Mar College,

Corpus Christi, Texas

Juror:  David L. Deming

 

"Small Images 13"  Juried Exhibition

Atkinson Gallery, S B C C

Santa Barbara, California

Juror:  Rebecca McGrew

 

1997

"Symposium Sculpture"  Juried Exhibition

Santa Barbara Sculpture Symposium

Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, California

Juror:  Debra McKillop

  
1995/96

"With You in Mind" Invitational Exhibition

Signature Gallery,

San Diego, California

Curator:  Carolyn Kutzke

 

1994

Contemporary Invitational Exhibition

Cumberland College Art Gallery, Cumberland, Kentucky

Curator:  Kenneth Weedman

 

"Twenty-eighth Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Show,"

Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas

Juror:  Michele Rowe-Shields

 

"Dimensions Unlimited"  Invitational Exhibition

Signature Gallery, San Diego, California

Curator:  Carolyn Kutzke

 

"X Marks the Spot, Again"  Solo Exhibition

Reynolds Gallery,

Westmont College,

Santa Barbara, California

 

"American Art in Italy"  Invitational Exhibition

Temple University Rome,

Rome, Italy

Curator: Shara Wasserman

 

1993/4

"On The Move" Invitational Exhibition

Harding University, Searcy, AR

Curator:  Don Robinson

 

1992 

"Hands On" Invitational Exhibition

Braille Institute

Los Angeles, California

Curator:  Rosalie Copeland

 

1991

"The Gate Series" Solo Exhibition

Hyde Gallery, Grossmont College

El Cajon, California

Curator:  Doreen J. Bauman

 

"Color and Shape" Invitational Exhibition

801 Brand Building

Glendale, California

Curator:  Karen Frimkess-Wolff

 

"X Marks the Spot", Solo Exhibition

Lubbock Christian University

Lubbock, Texas

Curator:  Karen Randolph

 

1990

"X Marks the Spot", Solo Exhibition

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California

 

 

1988/89

Sabbatical Leave, Missillac, France

 

1988/89

Scholar-in-Residence, Borchard Foundation, Brittany, France

 

1988

"Metal Latitudes" Invitational Exhibition

Century Art Gallery, Sylmar, California

Curator:  Cathy Zubia

 

"Seaver College Art Faculty"

Pepperdine University Art Gallery

Malibu, California

 

"Art in Business Spaces, Pacific Corporate Towers"

El Segundo, California -- Solo Exhibition

Los Angeles Arts Council

Curator:  Sharon Lomanto

 

 "Art Walk"

Invitational Exhibition

Thousand Oaks, California

 

"Sixth Annual Thousand Oaks Art Exhibition"

Thousand Oaks, California

Jurors:  six in number

 

1987 

"Solo Exhibition"

Sculpture Gardens Gallery

Venice, California

 

"L.A. Artists, Contemporary Painting/Sculpture"

Jewish Community Building Gallery, Los Angeles, California

Curator:  Jean Abarbanel

 

"Fifth Annual Thousand Oaks Art Exhibition,"

Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, California

Jurors:  six in number

 

1986

"Small Images Seven,"

Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, California 

Jurors:  Gail and Barry Berkus

 

"Fourth Annual Fourth of July Show,"

Art Club of Oxnard, Oxnard, California

Jurors:  Hal Reed, Margit Omar and Ron Rizk

 

"Fourth Annual Thousand Oaks Art Exhibition,"

Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, California

Jurors:  six in number

 

"City Terrace Sculpture Invitational,"

Orange, California

Juror:  Michelle Isenberg

 

 

 

1985

"Sculpture Invitational,"

Peter Strauss Ranch Park, Agoura Hills, California

Juror:  Lee Musgrave

 

"Solo Exhibition, Bob Privitt,"

James Turcotte Gallery, Los Angeles, California

 

 

1984

"Sculpture in the Park, '84,"

Peter Strauss Ranch Park, Agoura Hills, California

Juror:  Lee Musgrave

 

"Second Annual Thousand Oaks Art Exhibition,"

Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, California

                             

"Bob Privitt Sculpture and Drawings," Solo Exhibition

Pepperdine University

Malibu, California

 

"Bob Privitt Sculpture and Drawings," Solo Exhibition

Abilene Christian University, Abilene, Texas

Curator:  Jeff Tabor

 

1983 

"Sculpture in the Park,"

 

Peter Strauss Ranch Park, Agoura Hills, California

 

Juror:  Lee Musgrave

 

 

 

Third Annual Juried Exhibition,"

 

Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, California

 

Juror:  Josine Ianco-Starrels

 

 

 

"Sixteenth Annual Prints, Drawings and Crafts Exhibition,"

 

Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

 

Juror:  Michael Heller

 

 

 

"First Annual Art Exhibition,"

 

Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, California

 

Jurors:  Josine Ianco-Starrels, Bernardine Boyd, Gaye LaGuire-Juricev, Fran Prince

 

                             

 

"Seventeenth Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Show,"

 

Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas

 

Juror:  Dr. Robert A. Nelson

 

 

 

"Small Works,"

 

80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York, New York

 

Juror:  Ivan Karp

 

 

 

"Fourth Annual Paper in Particular,"

 

Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri

 

Juror:  William Thompson

 

 

 

"American Drawings IV,"

 

Portsmouth Community Arts Center Gallery, Portsmouth, Virginia

 

Jurors:  Suzanne Foley, John Ittman and Ted Potter

1982

"Sixth Annual Assembly of the Arts,"

 

Ventura County Historical Museum, Ventura, California

 

Jurors:  Kirk de Gooyer, Roland Reiss and Scott Schaefer

 

 

 

"Pro Arts Independent Exhibition,"

 

in conjunction with the 12th

 

International Sculpture Conference, San Francisco, California

 

Curator:  Eve Chung

 

 

 

"Second Annual Juried Exhibition,"

 

Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, California

 

Juror:  Josine Ianco-Starrels

 

 

 

"Sixteenth Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Show,"

 

Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas

 

Juror:  Michael Ponce de Leon

 

 

 

"Ink and Clay IX,"

 

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California

 

Jurors:  Lynda Lyke and Joe Soldate

 

                             

1982

"Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show,"

 

Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas

 

Juror:  Michael Ponce de Leon

 

 

Work also selected each of the following years:

 

1981  Ivan Karp                         1974  Peter Voulkos

 

1978  Seymour Lipton                1973  Frank Gallo

 

1975  Duane Hanson                

 

 

1981

"Fifth Annual Small Images Exhibition,"

Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, California

 

Juror:  Melinda Wortz

 

 

1980

"Images: New Mexico,"

 

Invitational Exhibition

 

Los Angeles Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California

 

Co-Curators:  Art Adair, Dextra Frankel

 

 

1979

"One Space; Three Visions," Invitational

 

Museum of Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico

 

Curator:  Dextra Frankel

 

 

 

"Annual Delta Exhibition,"

 

Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas

 

Juror:  1979  Robert Gwathmey

 

 

 

Work also selected each of the following years:

 

                              1978  Richard Hunt                    1966  Van Deren Coke

 

                              1976  Ivan Karp                              1965  Roy Moyer

 

                              1973  Gerald Nordland           1964  Julius Schmidt and

 

                              1972  Larry Aldrich                     Norman Geske

 

                              1969  Thomas Messer                1963  Katherine Kuh

 

 

 

 

1978  

"A Mano,"

 

New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico

 

Juror:  Helen Drutt

 

 

 

"Saenger National,"

 

University of Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi

 

Juror:  Heikki Seppa

 

 

 

"Annual Eight-State Exhibition,"

 

Oklahoma Art Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

 

Juror:  Ida Kohlmeyer

 

 

 

Work also selected each of the following years:

 

1976   Norman Geske                1969  John I. H. Baur

 

1974   Stephen Prokopoff   1968  Dr. F. J. Newton

 

1971   Walter Hopps                 1966  Dr. Allen Weller

 

1970   Tracy Atkinson               

 

 

1977 

Art Dimensions Gallery, El Paso, Texas

 

 

Janus Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

 

 

1975 

"Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show,"

 

Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

 

Juror:  Fred A. Myers

 

 

 

Work also selected each of the following years:

 

1973  Stephen Prokopoff

 

1972  Dore Ashton

 

1971  Phillipe de Montebello

 

 

1974

"National Sculpture 1974,"

 

Southern Association of Sculptors

 

Juror:  Richard Hunt, Chicago Illinois

 

 

 

"Arkansas Distinguished Artists Exhibition,"

 

Little Rock, Arkansas

 

Invitational Exhibition

 

 

1973

"Tenth Monroe National Annual Art Exhibit,"

 

Masur Museum, Monroe, Louisiana

 

Juror:  Walter Hopps

 

 

 

"National Sculpture 1973,"

 

Southern Association of Sculptors

Juror:  Frank Gallo

 

 

 

 

1972

"National Small Sculpture and Drawing Show,"

 

San Diego, California

 

Juror:  Maurice Tuchman

 

 

 

"Fiftieth Regional Exhibition,"

 

Shreveport, Louisiana

 

Juror:  Julian Levi

1968

 "Thirteenth Annual Citation Exhibition,"

 

Texas Fine Arts Association, Austin, Texas

 

 

 

"Five American Sculptors,"

 

Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, Ohio

 

Curator:  Harold Cole

 

 

1966 

"Sixteenth Mid-America,"

 

William Rockhill Nelson Gallery

 

Atkinson Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City, Missouri

 

Juror:  June Wayne

 

 

1965

"Tenth Mid-South Exhibition,"

 

Brooks Memorial Art Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee

 

Juror:  Dr. Allen Weller

 

 

1964 

"Fourteenth Mid-America,"

 

William Rockhill Nelson Gallery

 

Atkinson Museum of Fine Arts, Kansas City, Missouri

 

 

1961

"Arkansas Festival of Arts,"

 

Little Rock, Arkansas

 

(Exhibited 1961-1971--award each year)

 

BOOKS:  Included in the following

 

      The California Art Review.   Ed.,  Les Krantz.   Chicago:  American     

      Reference Publishing Company, 1989.

 

      Williams, Arthur,  Sculpture:  Technique, Form, Content.  Worcester,

      Mass.:   Davis Publishing Company, 1989.    

 

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