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Resume/Curriculum Vitae

Joseph Santos, AWS

Born

1965 Los Angeles, California

Education

Golden West College 1984-1986

Solo and Two Person Exhibitions

2009- Elliott Fouts Gallery, "Signage"

Selected Group Exhibitions

2022- California Watercolor Association 52th National Exhibition, Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA.

2022- National Watercolor Society 102nd International Open Exhibition, San Pedro, CA

2021- Luster: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting. Traveling Exhibition.

2021- Northwest Watercolor Society 81st Annual International Open Exhibition

2021-12th Annual Signature American Watermedia Exhibition, Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook, CA.

2020- Luster: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting. Traveling exhibition.

2020- Northwest Watercolor Society 80th Annual International Open Exhibition.

2020- Watercolor USA 2020, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO.

2020- California Watercolor Association 50th National Exhibition, Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA.

2020- 11th Annual Signature American Watermedia Exhibition, Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook, CA

2019- Luster: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting. Traveling exhibition 2018-2023

2019- American Watercolor Society 152th Annual International Exhibition, New York, NY

2019- 10 Annual Signature American Watermedia Exhibtion, Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook ,CA

2019- California Watercolor Association 49th National Exhibition, Pleasanton, CA

2019- Rockies West National 29th Annual Exhibition, Grand Junction, CO,

2018- Luster: Realism and Hyperrealism in Contemporary Automobile and Motorcycle Painting. Traveling exhibition 2018-2021

2018- 9th Annual Signature American Watermedia Exhibtion, Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook ,CA

2018- Watercolor USA, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO. June 2 - August 26, 2018.

2017- The CityScape Show VII- George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 

2017- American Watercolor Society Traveling Exhibition

2017- American Watercolor Society 150th Annual International Exhibition, New York, NY

2017- Industrialism in the 21st Century- Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, TX

2017- 8th Annual Signature Americvan Watermedia Exhibtion, Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbrook ,CA

2016- The Cityscape Show VI - George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

2016- Shenzhen International Watercolor Biennial Travel Show, China.

2016- California Watercolor Association 46th National Exhibition, San Francisco, CA

2016- Signature American Watercolor Exhibition, Fallbrook Art Center, Fallbook, CA

2015- California Watercolor Association 45th National Exhibition

2015- Shenzhen  International Watercolor Biennial, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China.

2014-"Urban Beauty" Randy Higbee Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA

2014-"Fifteen" Anniversary Group Show, Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento CA

2014- Shenzhen  International Watercolor Biennial Travel Show.

2013- Shenzhen  International Watercolor Biennial, Shenzhen Art Museum, Shenzhen, China. Dec 10, 2013 - Jan 10, 2014

2012- Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Elliott Fouts Gallery.

2012- American Watercolor Society 145th Annual International Exhibition, New York City,

2011- "For the love of science and Technology" Ozone Fine Art, Newport, OR,

2011-Iconic Sacto-SMUD Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2011- Signature American Watercolor Exhibition, Fallbrook Art Center.

2011- Sunrise/Sunset group show, Elliott Fout Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2010- American Watercolor Society 143rd Annual International Exhibition, New York City,

2008- American Watercolor Society Traveling Exhibition

2008- Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, Mississippi, AWS Traveling Exhibition.

2008 - Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana, AWS Traveling Exhibition.

2008- American Watercolor Society 141st International Exhibition, New York, NY

2007- National Watercolor Society 87th Annual Exhibition

2005- Elliott Fouts Gallery October Group Show , Sacramento CA.

2005- American Watercolor Society Traveling Exhibition.

2005- Port Huron Museum, Port Huron, Michigan, AWS Traveling Exhibition.

2005- Michelson Museum of Art, Marshall, Texas, AWS Traveling Exhibition.

2005- American Watercolor Society 138th International Exhibition, New York, NY

2005- Watercolor USA 2005, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield.

2005- "Contemporary Realism: a National Survey on Representational Art" Space 301 Gallery, Centre for the Living Arts, Mobile, Alabama

2004- Transparent Watercolor Society of America Annual National Exhibition. Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, Illinois.

2003- Watercolor USA 2003, Sprinfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri

2002- American Watercolor Society 135th International Exhibition, New York City, NY

2002- National Watercolor Society 82nd Annual Exhibition, Fullerton, CA

2001- "Railroads & Industry" Exhibition, McGrath Dunham Gallery, Castine, Maine

Awards

2020- Winsor and Newton award, California Watercolor Association 50th National Exhibition

2019- Norbert Volk Award, California Watercolor Association 49th National Exhibition

2017- Sue Turnbull Award, 8th Annual Signature American Watercolor Exhibition

2016- M. Graham & Co. Award, California Watercolor Association 46th National Exhibition

2015- Bill & Sandi LeMasters Award, Signature American Watercolor Exhibition, Fallbrook Art Center.

2015- CWA Signature Members Award, California Watercolor Association 45th National Exhibition

2014- Gallery Award- Urban Beauty, Randy Higbee Gallery

2011- Award #4 -Signature American Watercolor Exhibition, Fallbrook Art Center

2010- Reflection Award - Northwest Watercolor Society 70th Annual Open Exhibition

2008- Golden Award- Northwest Watercolor Society 68th Annual Open Exhibition

2008- Stanhope Framers Award- New England Watercolor Society 11th Biennial North American Open

2007- Jack & Judith White Purchase Award- San Diego Watercolor Society 27th Annual International Exhibition

2007- Rachel Hasson cash award - San Diego Watercolor Society 27th Annual International Exhibition

2005- Paul B. Remmey Award- American Watercolor Society Annual Juried Exhibition, New York , N.Y.

2005- Cheap Joe's Award- Watercolor USA, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, Missouri.

2004-Irene Modjeska Memorial Award- Transparent Watercolor Society of America National Exhibition.

2004-Camlin Award. Watercolor West Annual Juried Exhibition.

2004- San Diego Foundation's Hom Family Fund Award.- San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibiton

2004- Honorable Mention Award- Georgia Watercolor Society National Juried Exhibition.

2003- Kay Hoppock Memorial award- Watercolor USA 2003

2003- Bill Dozer Memorial Award- Eastern Washington Watercolor Society National Juried Exhibition

2003- Cheap Joe's Award- Arizona Watercolor Association National Juried Exhibition

2002- Evelyn Benham Memorial award- Eastern Washington Watercolor Society National Juried Exhibition.

2002- Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award- Montana Watercolor Society 20th Annual National Exhibition.

2001- Purchase award , San Diego Watercolor Society 21st International Exhibition .

Publications

American Art Collector, "Rust and Oil" Feb 2017

American Art Collector, "Plane, Trains, and Automobiles" March 2012

Southwest Art Magazine, Art Values, March 2009

The Artist's Magazine, Feature Article,"Man & Machine", Jan/Feb 2007

Mobile Entertainment Guide, "Contemporary Realism" 2005

Organizations

American Watercolor Society Signature Member

Representation

Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, TX

2005- 2017  Elliott Fouts Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2011-2014,  Ozone Fine Art , Newport, Oregon

2010 - 2011,  Adler & CO, San Francico, CA


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