RONALD RUPERT SANTOS
Ronald Rupert Santos Biography
Los Angeles bases artist Ronald Rupert Santos holds a Master of Fine Arts from Otis College of Art and Design and was awared with the Lari Pitman Graduate Award. Santos’s drawings are part of numerous collections and some of his black and white works on paper can be purchased or leased at D2 Art.
EDUCATION
2001 Otis College of Art and Design
Master of Fine Arts, New Genre
1996 California State University, Long Beach
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Photography
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2012 drawings, Gallery Klowden-Mann, Santa Monica, Ca
2011 drawing, Klowden-Mann Gallery
2010 “On Paper” George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“drawings”, solo exhibit: Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
2008 “Looky:See”, Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, CA
2002 “The Real Me”, Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA
2001 “Snapshot” ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM, Los Angeles, CA
“Snapshot” MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, North Miami, FL
2000 “Fit”, NEW WIGHT GALLERY, UCLA,Los Angeles, CA
1998 “Outside In”, WILLIAM TURNER GALLERY, Venice, CA
Juror: Connie Butler
1997 “Insights”, UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
“997”, UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
Juror: Peter Frank
1996 “996”, UNIVERSITY GALLERY, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
Juror: Noel Korten
“Santos/Sommers”, UNIVERSITY GALLERY, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
1995 “Captured by Light”, IRVINE FINE ARTS CENTER, Irvine, CA
Juror: Tim B. Wride
“Insights”, UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, CSULB, Long Beach, CA
Jurors: Andrea Liss
Robert Gunderman, Acme Gallery
Randy Sommer, Acme Gallery
PUBLICATIONS
- TRYHARDER, LA ART BLOG, August 16, 2010
- Otino Corsano Blogspot, September 9, 2009
- Leah Ollman, “A Sprawling, satisfying show,” Los Angeles Times, August 22, 2008
- Christopher Knight, “Snapshot,” Los Angeles Times, June 6,2001
AWARDS
Lari Pitman Graduate Award
COLLECTIONS
Larry Johnson, Los Angeles, Ca
Charles Cowles, New York, Ny
Eileen Myles, San Diego, Ca
Nizan Shaked, Sunset Beach, Ca
Maxime Van Rothem, Paris, France
Renee Petropolous, Venice, Ca
Patrick Hill, El Segundo, Ca
Alexandre Huygevelde, Paris, France
Xavier Mattern, Paris, France
Raymond Sadier, Los Angeles, Ca
Jesse Benson, London, Uk
Terry Delozier, Long Beach, Ca
Joan Brochard, Beverly Hills, Ca
Carrie White, Beverly Hills, Ca
Teresa Armour, Los Angeles, Ca
Miguel Zavala, Los Angeles, Ca
Michael and Kristine Provins, Seoul, S. Korea
Sean Buffington, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jody Zellen, Los Angeles, Ca