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BIRTH:
November 9, 1935 - New York City, N.Y
EDUCATION:
1960 - M.F.A. - University of Southern California
1957 - B.A. - Bard College, New York
1955 - Los Angeles City College, California
1952/53 - Chouinard Art Institute, Califonia
1950/53 - Beverly Hills High School, California
1947/50 - Emerson Jr. High School, California
TEACHING POSITIONS:
1998 - present - Professor Emeritus, California State University, Northridge
1972 - 1997 - Professor of Art, (Sculpture) California State University, Northridge
1969 - 1972 - Associate Professor of Art California State University, Northridge
1964 - 1969 - Assistant Professor of Art California State University, Northridge
1960 - 1964 - Instructor of Sculpture, Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif.
1959 - 1960 - Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California
1956-1957 - Senior Teaching Assistant & Private Instruction, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
PUBLIC & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Arts Council of Great Britain
Camarillo City Hall, California
Atlantic Richfield Corporation
Carter Hawley Hale Stores, Inc.
Chicago City Center, Chicago, IL
University of Southern California
Container Corporation of America
California State University Northridge
Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Bank of America, Los Angeles, California
Quinn & Associates, Los Angeles, California
Central Savings & Loan, San Diego, California
Ahmanson Collection, Los Angeles, California
Home Savings and Loan, Los Angeles, California
Kirk O'the Valley Presbyterian Church, Reseda, California
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Galerie La Demeure, Paris, France
Amerika Haus, West Berlin, Germany
Wenger Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Comara Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California
Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California
Molly Barnes Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Security Pacific Plaza, Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Municipal Art Galleries, California
California State University, Bakersfield, California
Valley Perfoming Arts Center Art Gallery, Northridge
North Gallery, California State University Northridge
Oviatt Library, California State University Northridge
Thorne Hall, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
Art Dome Gallery, California State University Northridge
SELECTED GUEST LECTURES
Amerika Haus, West Berlin, Germany
Bard College, Annandale-on Hudson, N.Y.
Centre Culturel Americain, Paris, France
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan
Ecole d'Art & Archologie, Paris, France
Ecole Americain, Saint Cloud, France
Eighth International Sculpture Conference
Goldsmiths College of Art, University of London
Phillips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts
Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana
Shiller College, Berlin, W. Germany
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Connecticut, Storrs
University of Ohio, Columbus
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES & COMMUNITY SERVICE
2012 - Dean's Circle Executive Board, CSUN College of Arts, Media and Communication
2006 - Radio interview, "Molly BarnesArt News", KCSN FM
2005 - Speaker, Panel "La Cienega in the 60's" with Henry Hopkins, & June Wayne,
moderated by Molly Barnes
2003 - Speaker, "Life vs. Art", Kirk O'the Valley Presbyterian Church, Reseda, California
2002 - Speaker, "A Life in Art", PEO Chapter QF
2000 - Art Consultant for film, "Choosing Matthias"
1995 - Speaker, "Spirituality in Art", Kirk O'the Valley Presbyterian Church, Reseda, California
1994 - University Representative for NASAD Conference, Kansas City
1993 - Juror - Golden State Sculpture Association Competition
1992 - Host & Exhibition Coordinator, ARA 17th Annual Congress, CSUN
1989 - Radio Interview, KPFK Art News, with Molly Barnes
Speaker/guide, L.A. Public Sculpture Tour Group
1985-89 - Editorial Advisory Committee, SCULPTURE Magazine
1987 - Consultant, Rocketdyne Challenger Memorial
Juror, Occidental College Student Exhibition
Speaker, California Sculpture Alliance
1984-88 - Director, C.S.U.N. Sculpture Park Associates
1986 - Speaker, "Sculpture Parks" CSUN Faculty Retreat
Speaker, "Art Ventures", Brandeis Univ. Natl Women's Committee
Panalist, Contempory Images Gallery, "Art Craft, The Dividing Line"
Guest Artist, The Sculptor's Guild, New York City
1984 - Speaker, Guest Artist, Security Pacific Bank Headquarters, Los Angeles, California
1983 - Advisor - Art & Music Project, L.A. Philharmonic New Music Group
1982 - Juror - San Fernando Valley Art Club
1981 - Guest speaker, Artist Equity, Los Angeles
Juror, Burbank Art Association Annual
1979 - Juror, President's Club Creativity Awards, CSUN
1978-79 - Advisory Council & Task Force, L.A Arts Park
1978 - Juror, Northridge Cultural Arts Foundation
Artists' Coordinator, Western Plastics Expo
1976 - Advisor, Sculpture Competition, L.A. International Airport
Artists' Coordinator, Western Plastics Expo
Federal Highway Beautification Committee
Juror, Occidental College Sculpture Competition
1974 - Panelist, 8th International Sculpture Conference (Light, Sound & Motion Roundtable)
1972 - Advisory Committee, Visual Arts Program, American Association for the Advancement of Science
1970-71 - Artist in Residence, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
1964 - Panelist - "The Artist Speaks" Westside Jewish Community Center, Los Angeles, California
1959 - Muralist, Illustrator, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri
1954 - Assistant Animator/Sculptor, Graphic Films Inc., Hollywood, California
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2015 - "SEASCAPES and SEASCHORES" - Santa Clarita Arts Commission, Santa Clarita, California
"WATER : Precious and Alluring" - La Gitana Gallery, San Fernando, California
2014 - "ICONS OF CALIFORNIA" - La Gitana Gallery, San Fernando, California
2013 - "GLORIOUS CALIFORNIA - The Lay of its Land", La Gitana Gallery, San Fernando, California
2012 -
"OXY125", Weingart Gallery, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
2011 - "SILVER LINING: EVERY CLOUD HAS ONE", City Hall Gallery, Santa Clarita, California
2010 - " BARD IN BLACK AND WHITE", Reem Kaydon Center Gallery, Bard College, N.Y.
2007 - "EDGE", C.S.U.N. Art Galleries, Northridge, California
2005 - "THE FIRST 80 YEARS", Gallery 825, LAAA, Los Angeles, California
2003 - "SEEING RED "...in and around us - Angel's Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, California
"DUST IS ALSO BUDDHA " (The Art of Grayness) Studio Channel Isands Art Center, Camarillo, California
2001 - "CHOUINARD - "A Living Legacy", Kruglak Gallery, Oceanside Museum, California
"ROMANCING THE UNIVERSE" Gallery 825, LAAA, Los Angeles, California
1999 - "MEDIUM AT LARGE", Finegood Art Gallery, West Hills, California
1998 - "40 YEAR ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION", Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California
1997 - "ROBERT & LYNN BASSLER", Wendelighting Gallery, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles
"PERISHIBLE CHERISHABLES" Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), California
1996 - "ART FACULTY" Art Dome, California State University, Northridge
1995 - "EARTH TIME", Century Gallery, Sylmar, California
"ROBERT & LYNN BASSLER" Wesley Palms Art Gallery, San Diego, California
1994 - "ART LOS ANGELES 1994" The International Contemporary Art Fair, L. A. Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA
1990-94 - "GALLERY GROUP" Valerie Miller Fine Art, Palm Desert, California
1990 - "RHYTHMS OF EARTH AND WATER" Tom Bradley Terminal, L. A. X. California
"SCULPTURE FOR THE 90'S" Wenger Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1989 - "THE NATIONAL PEACE GARDEN PROJECT" National Building Museum, Washington D.C.
1987 - "MYTH & MAGIC" Wenger Gallery, Los Angeles, California
"LOS ANGELES PUBLIC ART - CONCEPT/REALITY" Fine Arts Building, Los Angeles, California
1986 - "CITY TERRACE SCULPTURE INVITATIONAL" Orange, California
"FACULTY ARTISTS", University Art Galleries, California State University Northridge
1985 - "SCULPTURE INVITATIONAL '85" Peter Strauss Ranch Sculpture Park, Agoura, California
"TRANSLUCID SCULPTURE", Public Art Trust, Washington Square, Washington D.C.
1984 - "A BROAD SPECTRUM, Los Angeles Painters & Sculptors" Design Center of Los Angeles
"OLYMPIC PROJECT" Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1983-4 - "URBAN SCULPTURE - Architectural Concerns" Security Pacific Building, Los Angeles, California
1982-3 - "INTERIOR EXTERIOR" Walker Associates Inc. Los Angeles, California
1982 - "ARCHITECTURAL REFERENCES" Gensler & Associates, Century City, California
1979 - "BASSLER, MURRILL, OKULICK", Conejo Valley Art Museum, Thousand Oaks, California
"MODES/MATERIALS" Fine Arts Gallery, California State University Northridge
"WESTRIDGE ART FAIR" Westridge Gallery, Pasadena, California
"GROUP EXHIBITION" Joyce Hunsaker Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1978 - "100+, CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN CALIFORNIA ART" Los Angeles Institute of Contempory Art
"ILLUSIONISTS OF THE SEVENTIES" Art Gallery, Pierce College, Woodland Hills, California
"ROBERT & LYNN BASSLER" Art Gallery, Antelope Valley College, Lancaster, California
"TOP FLIGHT" Art Gallery, Los Angeles Valley College, Van Nuys, California
1977 - "PRIVATE IMAGES, PHOTOGRAPHS BY SCULPTORS" Los Angeles County Museum of Art
"CALIFORNIA SUITE" Los Angeles County Museum of Art
"GROUP EXHIBITION' Joyce Hunsaker & Associates, Beverly Hills, California
"ROAD SHOW ENVIRONMENT - FOUR DIRECTIONS" Arts Park, Los Angeles, California
1974 - "SCULPTURE 1974", Esther Bear Gallery, Santa Barbara, California
"CALIFORNIA/HAWAII REGIONAL" San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, California
"FIRST ANNUAL CALIFORNIA SCULPTURE EXHIBITION" California State University, Northridge, California
"6TH CALIFORNIA SMALL IMAGES EXHIBITION" California State University, Los Angeles, California
"PLASTICS" Pasadena City College Gallery, Pasadena, California
1972 - "SALON DE MAI" Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Paris, France
"BASSLER, CARTIER, WAGNER" United States Embassy London, England
"GROUP EXHIBITION" Redfern Gallery, London, England
"FILMS BY ARTISTS" United Kingdom Tour, Great Britain
1971 - "TRANSLUCENT & TRANSPARENT ART", Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg & Jacksonville Art Museum, Florida
"ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE - Alexander, Bassler, Elder & Pashgian", Baxter Art Gallery, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
1970 - "A PLASTIC PRESENCE" Milwaukee Art Center, The Jewish Museum, N.Y., San Francisco Museum of Art
"SCULPTURE 1970" Esther Bear Gallery, Santa Barbara, California
"GROUP SHOW" Comsky Gallery, Los Angeles, California
1969 - "PLASTICS 1969" San Pedro Municipal Gallery, California
"SCULPTURE IN THE CITY" Century City, California
"BASSLER" (Robert & Lynn) Mount San Antonio College Walnut, California
"STATEMENTS IN WOOD" Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Northridge
"ALL CALIFORNIA EXHIBITION" California State Fair & Expo San Bernardino, California
"GROUP SHOW" Canyon Gallery I & II, Los Angeles, California
"SCULPTURE 1969" Esther Bear Gallery, Santa Barbara, California
1968 - "THE ARTIST SELECTS", Ackland Memorial Art Center, University of North Carolina
"SCULPTURE 1968" Esther Bear Gallery, Santa Barbara, California
"ALL CITY ANNUAL" Los Angeles Municipal Galleries
1966 - "22 SCULPTORS" Fine Arts Gallery, California State University Northridge
1964 - "FACULTY SHOW" Thorne Hall, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California
"ALL CITY ANNUAL" Los Angeles Municipal Gallery
"SURVEY of WESTERN SCULPTURE" Houston Museum of Art, Houston, Texas
"SCULPTURE - ARTS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA" Long Beach Museum, California and the Western Association of Art Museums
1962 - SCULPTURE ANNUAL" San Francisco Museum of Art, California
"WEST COAST SCULPTURE" Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport, California
"ART ANNUAL Downey Art Museum, Downey, California
"WEST COAST ANNUAL" La Jolla Museum of Art, California
1961 - "SCULPTURE INVITATIONAL" Contemporary Art Gallery, U.S.C. Los Angeles, California
"SAN GABRIEL VALLEY ARTISTS" Pasadena Museum of Art, Pasadena, California
"WEST COAST ANNUAL, La Jolla Museum of Art, La Jolla, California
"GROUP SHOW" Comara Gallery, Los Angeles, California
"GROUP SHOW" Los Angeles Art Association, California
1960 - "CALIFORNIA ANNUAL" Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, California
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