THOMAS VAN STEIN
	BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Born: 1961 in Pasadena, CA Education: MA, California State University, Northridge BA with distinction, California State University, Northridge Ovanes Berberian Mentorship Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA Dan McCaw Mentorship SELECTED EXHIBITIONS Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Santa Barbara Art Walk Santa Barbara, California Carnegie Museum of Art Oxnard, California Bottoms Fine Art Santa Barbara, California Pasadena Historical Museum Pasadena, California Lacuna Gallery Santa Barbara, California Sea Arts Gallery Monticino/Santa Barbara, California Edenhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, California California Art Club Gallery Pasadena, California Montcito Art Gallery Montecito, California California Art Club Los Angeles, California California Collectora Gallery Kentfield, California Abend Gallery Denver, Colorado Laurence J. Cantor Fine Arts Westlake, California Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Santa Barbara, California Santa Barbara Art Association Santa Barbara, California California Heritage Gallery Los Angeles, California Morseburg Gallery Los Angeles, California Easton Gallery Santa Barbara, California Gallery Off Grand Los Olivos, California Alley Gallery Carpinteria, California Arlington Gallery Santa Barbara, California Faulkner Gallery Santa Barbara, California Columbia Club Foundation Indianapolis, Indiana Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens Santa Barbara, California Capitol Building "Desert Oasis" Show Washington, D.C. Palm Springs, California Oakland Museum of Art Oakland, California Arpel Gallery Santa Barbara, California Outsiders Gallery Santa Barbara, California AWARDS 2002 Finalist Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum 2001 First Prize, 2D Painting Santa Barbara Art Walk First Prize, 2D Painting Classic Art Competition Carnegie Museum of Art		91st Annual Gold Medal Exhibition Pasadena Historical Museum California Art Club 2000 Finalist Art 2000 Painting Competition The Artist's Magazine 90th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition Pasadena Historical Museum California Art Club 1999 Hans Burkhardt Award, Scholarship for excellence in art Museum Director's Award Santa Barbara Art Walk 89th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition Pasadena Historical Museum California Art Club 1998 Award SBAA Juried Landscape Exhibition 1997 88th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition Pasadena Historical Museum California Art Club Award SBAA Juried Landscape Exhibition Best of Show National Juried Art Exhibition Abend Gallery, Denver, CO Honorable Mention 60th Annual Semana Nautica Juried Art Exhibition 1996 First Prize 59th Annual Semana Nautica Juried Art Exhibition 1995 Honorable Mention 58th Annual Semana Nautica Juried Art Exhibition 1994 Best of Show, Non-Resident Catalina Scene Catalina Island Arts Festival First Prize, Mixed Media Catalina Island Arts Festival 1990 Honorable Mention Santa Barbara Art Association January Show PUBLICATIONS 2001 Cover Artist Passport Magazine Santa Barbara, CA 2000 Cover Artist/Artist in Residence Montecito Journal 1999 "Rediscovering Realism in California" Southwest Art Magazine September issue Cover Artist/Artist in Residence Montecito Journal 1998 Artist to Watch Southwest Art Magazine December issue "A Portfolio of Nocturnes" Southwest Art Magazine April issue Cover Artist Passport Magazine Santa Barbara, CA 1997 Featured Cover Artist The Artist's Magazine November issue SELECTED COLLECTIONS Arthur Brown Columbia Club Foundation, IN Bob Dole Washington, D.C. Robert Eringer Santa Barbara, CA Larry and Anita Gershman World International Network Howard Mendell Los Angeles, CA Santa Cruz Island Foundation Steven Spielberg Brentwood, CA Marianne Williamson Santa Barbara, CA
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