BIOGRAPHY | RESUME

 

Craig LaRotonda
718-696-8267
studio@revelationart.net
         www.revelationart.net         
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May 1992 S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo; B.F.A. - Illustration
Understudy with Alan Cober, Jerry Pinkney, and Kathy Howell

 

SOLO EXHIBITS

2006

October 2006 - Atelier Berner, "Unterwelt" Solo Exhibit, Paris, France

June 2006- Limbo Fine Arts, "Limbo Anniversary Gala III", Solo Exhibit, SanDiego, CA

Feb 2006 - La Luz de Jesus Gallery, “Tyranny of The Flesh” Solo Exhibit” LA, CA

 

2004

May 2004 - Limbo Fine Arts, “Unearthly Delights” , Solo Show, San Deigo, CA

 

2003

Oct 2003 - Anno Domini, “Meat Consciousness” – Solo Exhibit, San Jose, CA

 

2002

June 2002 - MAX Design, “Revelation Studios- Solo Exhibit- Paintings and Sculptures”, San Francisco, CA

March 2002 - Ver Unica, Solo Exhibit “Paintings and Sculptures of Revelation Studios, San Francisco, CA

March 2002 - Matt Rodriguez Showroom, Solo Exhibit “New Works By Revelation Studios”, Los Angeles, CA

 

2001

April 2001 - Friday The Thirteenth West Gallery, Ushers At The Door OF Perception”, Works by Revelation Stuidos, San Francisco CA

 

1998

Sept. 1998 - Revelation Gallery, Solo Exhibit, San Francisco. Ca

 

1997

Nov. 1997 - Vesuvio’s Café, Solo Exhibit, San Francisco, Ca

 

GROUP EXHIBITS

2007

August 2007 - Nichols School, "A Peculiar Arrangement", Buffalo, NY

June 2007 - McCaig Welles Gallery, "Art Dorks", Brooklyn, NY

June 2007 - The Showroom NYC, "Collabro Show", NYC, NY

May 2007 - Windup Gallery, "The Rising", Mesa, AZ

April 2007 - Bridge Art Fair, Represented by McCaig Welles Gallery, Chicago, IL

March 2007 - Billy Shire Fine Arts - Society of Illustrators 45th Annual Competition, Los Angeles,CA

Jan. 2007 - Black Maria Gallery, "The Eleventh Commandment", Los Angeles, CA

 

2006

Dec 2006 - Anno Domini, "Fresh Produce" Annual Exhibit, San Jose,CA

Dec 2006 - Bridge Art Fair, Represented by McCaig Welles Gallery, Miami, FLA

June 2006 - MModern Gallery, “Cohorts and Accomplices”, Palm Springs, CA

June 2006 -Thinkspace, “Odd”, Group Exhibit, Los Angeles, CA

May 2006 - Urbis Artium, “Caesurae” Group Exhibit, San Francisco, CA

April 2006 - Billy Shire Fine Arts, Society of Illustrators LA, “Illustration West 44”, Culver City, CA

Jan 2006 - Thinkspace Gallery, “Picks of The Harvest”, Group Exhibit, LA ,CA

Jan 2006 - Lillian Davis Hogan Galleries, “Begin To Continue”, Group Exhibit, Winona, MN

 

2005

Oct 2005 - Scope London with Ashley Gallery, Group Exhibit, London, England

August 2005 - Garde Rail Gallery, “SnowBall in Hell- Tribute to They Might Be Giants” Group Exhibit, Seattle, WA

July 2005 - MModern Gallery, “Dionysis” Group Exhibit, Palm Springs, CA

April 2005 - 220 Gallery, “Spring Phantasm”, Group Exhibit, NY, NY

March 2005 - La Luz de Jesus Gallery. “Everything But The Kytchen, Sync”, Group Exhibit, LA, CA

March 2005 - Wingnut Gallery, “Major Arcana”, Group Exhibit, Seattle, WA

March 2005 - Maxwell Fine Arts, “Word Wack” , Group Exhibit, Peekskill, NY

March 2005 - MModern Gallery, “Modern Love II”, Group Exhibit, Palm Springs, CA

Feb 2005 - Track 16 Gallery “Eye of The Illuminati”, Group Exhibit, Santa Monica, CA

Jan 2005 - Progress Space Gallery, “State of The Art”, Remmers Productions, Pomona, CA

 

2004

Dec 2004 - Society of Illustrators, “2 nd Biennial Dimensional Salon” NY, NY

Oct 2004 - Varnish Fine Art, “Fly in The Ointment”, 3 Man Show, San Francisco, CA

Oct 2004 - MModern Gallery, “Things With Wings”, Group Exhibit, Palm Springs, CA

August 2004 - Skeleton Art Gallery “ Thunder Lizard Sushi Stomp- (Curated by Craig LaRotonda and Sean Christopher) ”, Santa Fe, NM

Sept. 2004 - Wild Banana Project, “International Underground” Group Exhibit, San Francisco, CA

Sept. 2004 - MModern Gallery, “Illuminated Delusions”, 5 Person Exhibit, Palm Springs, CA

August 2004 - Varnish Fine Art, “Bay Area Sculpture Show” Group Show, San Francisco, CA

July 2004 - Copro Nason Gallery, “Eye of The Illiminati”, Group Exhibit, Culver City, CA

July 2004 - MModern Gallery, “999 Show”, Group Exhibit, Palm Springs, CA

June 2004 -Ashley Gallery, “Summer Phantasm”, Group Show, Philadelphia, PA

May 2004 - The Shooting Gallery, “ Tokyo Monster Show”, Group Exhibit, San Francisco, CA

May 2004 - Roq La Rue, “Now We Are Six”, Group Exhibit, Seattle, WA

April 2004 - Skeleton Art Gallery, “Nightmare Engines” Santa Fe, NM

April 2004 - Tangent Gallery, “ The Bay Area Show”, Group Exhibit, Detroit, MI

March 2004 - La Luz de Jesus Gallery, “Everything But The Kitchen Sync” Group Exhibit, LA, CA

Feb 2004 - The Toyroom Gallery, “Religion vs. Allegory” Group Exhibit, Sacramento, CA

Feb 2004 - MModern Gallery, “Modern Love” Group Exhibit, Palm Springs, CA

Feb 2004 - 220 Gallery, Group Exhibit, NY, NY

 

2003

Dec 2003 - Anno Domini, “Fresh Produce” Group Exhibit, San Jose, CA

Dec 2003 - Skeleton Art Gallery, “Grand Opening”- Group Exhibit, Santa Fe, NM

Oct 2003 - Varnish Fine Art, “Creep Show”, Group exhibit, San Francisco, CA

Oct 2003 - Anno Domini Gallery, "Meat Consciousness", Revelation Studios solo exhibit, San Jose, CA

Sept. 2003 -Limner Gallery, "Recent Work", group exhibit, New York, NY

August 2003 - Shooting Gallery, "The Gun Show"- Group Exhibit, San Francisco, CA

July 2003 - Culture Cache Gallery, “Get Your War Off”-Group Exhibit, curated by Craig LaRotonda and Silvia Stephenson

May 2003 - Society of Illustrators Main Gallery - RSVP’s “Dreams”- Group Exhibit, New York, NY

May 2003 - Start SOMA Gallery, “Propaganda” - Group Exhibit, San Francisco, CA

April 2003 - Start SOMA Gallery, “East West” - Group Exhibit San Francisco, CA

March 2003 - Luz de Jesus Gallery “Non Commercial Art By Commercial Artists”, Los Angeles, CA

Jan 2003 - 111 Minna Gallery, “Sci-Fi Western Show”, San Francisco, CA

 

2002

Dec 2002 - Anno Domini Gallery, “Nomelossen”, San Jose, CA

Dec 2002 - Coulter Young Gallery, Group Exhibition, Peekskill, NY

Dec 2002 - Society of Illustrators N.Y. “First Biennial Dimensional Salon”, NYC

October 2002 - G2 Gallery, 3 Person Exhibit-Craig LaRotonda, Kim Maria and Jack Howe “Saints & Sinners, Scottsdale, AZ

October 2002 - C POP Gallery, “My Hero”-Superhero group exhibit, Detroit, MI

Sept. 2002 - Slow Art, Performing Arts and Exhibition, San Francisco, CA

June 2002 - House Of Red, “Group Exhibit”- Grand Opening, San Francisco, CA

April 2002 - C POP Gallery, “Circus Sideshow” Group Exhibit, Detroit, MI

March 2002 - La Luz de Jesus Gallery “Non Commercial Art By Commercial Artists”, Los Angeles, CA

 

2001

Dec. 2001 - Bradford Campbell Gallery, “Group Salon Exhibition”, San Francisco, CA

Oct. 2001 - Culture Cache Gallery, “Born Again” Four Assemblage Artist Exhibit, San Francisco, CA

Sept. 2001 - Benefit Art Auction, The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, Los Angeles , CA

Sept. 2001 - Paxton Gate, A Four Person Group Exhibition, San Francisco, CA

August 2001 - Bradford Campbell Gallery, “Assemblage Sculpture Invitational”, San Francisco , CA

August 2001 - La Luz de Jesus Gallery, “Los Angeles Friends Of Tibet- Benefit & Auction”, Los Angeles, CA

July 2001 - Butterfields, “Art For Aids” Benefit & Auction, San Francisco, CA

March 2001 - La Luz de Jesus Gallery, “Uncommercial Art By Commercial Artists” Los Angeles , CA

March 2001 - Base Gallery, “Figurative Exhibition”, San Francisco, CA

 

2000

August 2000 - Frjtz, “Objects Of Beauty and Mystery”, A Revelatin Stuidos solo exhibit San Francisco, CA

August 2000 - La Luz de Jesus Gallery, “Luck Of The Draw”, Los Angeles, CA

July 2000 - Patricia Correia Gallery, ”A Collaboration” Group Exhibit, Santa Monica, CA

March 2000 - La Luz de Jesus Gallery, “Uncommercial Art By Commercial Artists” Los Angeles , CA

 

1999

Sept. 1999 - Limner Gallery, New Art Showcase, NY, NY

Aug. 1999 - La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Four-Man Show, Los Angeles, Ca

Jun. 1999 - Somar Gallery, Art For Aids, Art Auction to benefit The UCSF Aids Health Project

May 1999 - Society Of Illustrators, R.S.V.P. Self Portrait Competition Exhibit, NY, NY

Apr. 1999 - Balazo Gallery -Mission Badlands, “The Devil’s Ass”, San Francisco

Apr. 1999 - Revelation Gallery, “Deviant and Fugative Works”, San Francisco, Ca

Mar. 1999 - Revelation Gallery, “Hands of Hope”, Semi-silent art auction to Benefit The Leukemia Society of America, San Francisco, Ca

Mar. 1999 - La Luz De Jesus Gallery, “Uncommercial Art By Commercial Artists” Los Angeles , Ca

Feb. 1999 - San Francisco Public Library-“On The Page Off The Page”, San Francisco, Ca

Jan. 1999 - Revelation Gallery, “Looking Into the Self”, San Francisco, Ca

 

1998

Nov. 1998 - Revelation Gallery, “Obscura XIII”, San Francisco,Ca

Oct. 1998 - Vesuvio’s Café, 50 th Year Anniversary Show, San Francisco,Ca

Aug. 1998 - Lawrence Hultberg Gallery, Group Show, San Francisco, Ca

Apr. 1998 - Minna Street Gallery, “Side Show” San Francisco,Ca

 

1997

Feb. 1997 - Randy Salon -Solo Exhibit “In The Folds Of Sublime Conscienceness Bflo, NY

 

1996

Mar. 1996 - Burchfield-Penny Art Center, Buffalo, NY. (Concrete Café Award)

1995

Jul. 1995 - The DelawareCasino Art Exhibition, Buffalo, NY (1 st Prize)

Jun. 1995 - The Keenan Art Center; Annual Exhibition, Lockport, NY.

Jun. 1995 - The Carnegie Cultural Center; “Figuratively Speaking Exposition” Buffalo, NY (2 nd Prize)

Aug. 1995 - Art Dialogue Gallery - Regional Exhibit, Buffalo, NY.

Feb. 1995 - Art Dialogue Gallery - Annual Valentine’s Day Exhibit, Buffalo NY.

 

1994

 Aug. 1994 - Art Dialogue Gallery - Regional Exhibit, Buffalo NY. (Honorable Mention)

Jul. 1994 - Albright Knox Art Gallery, 45 th Annual Western New York Show, Buffalo, NY

Apr. 1994 - Castellani Art Museum - Group Show, Niagara Falls, NY.

Apr. 1992 - S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo Fine Arts Gallery, UndergraduateShow, Buffalo, NY

 
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