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BIOGRAPHY

 

BORN

 

 

Bismarck, ND

 
  EDUCATION

1986, M.F.A. Drawing and Painting, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

1984, B.F.A. Drawing and Painting, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

 
  TEACHING EXPERIENCE

 

 

2006-2011

2008

2005

2000-2002

2001

1985-1986

 

Drawing, Painting, Printmaking Instructor, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA

Drawing Instructor, Gage Academy of Art,Seattle WA

Drawing, Shoreline Community College, Shoreline, WA

Drawing, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA

Design, Color Theory, Bellevue Community College, Bellevue, WA

Drawing Instructor, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

 

 

COURSES TAUGHT

 

Beginning Drawing

Intermediate Drawing (Expressive Drawing)

Advanced Drawing (Human Figure)

Basic Design (Visual Concepts)

Intermediate Design (Color Theory)

Beginning Painting (Observation)

Intermediate Painting (Original Form)

Advanced Painting (Painting from Imagination)

Printmaking (Intaglio, Monoprint, Relief)

Text and Image

Mixed Media,Collage

Art in Action

Independent Study and Advising

Visiting Artist Lecture and Seminar

BFA Candidate Review

COURSES QUALIFIED TO TEACH

 

Painting - All levels

Drawing - All levels

Design - Foundations

Printmaking - Intaglio, Monoprint, Relief

Design - Color Theory

Watercolor

Art History - All levels

Art Theory, Appreciation

Senior and Graduate Seminar

Professional Practices

 
  VISITING ARTIST

 

2006-2011

2001

1992

 

California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA

Pierce College, Lakewood, WA

University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND


SOLO EXHIBITIONS
 

 

2011

2010

2010

2008

2006

2004

2003

2002

2000

1999

1998

1997

1996

1994

1993

1991

1990

 

1989

1987

 

James Deitz, Vermillion Gallery, Seattle, WA (August 2011)

James Deitz, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

James Deitz, California State University, Stanislaus Art Gallery

Seattle: Land, Water, Sky, Upstairs Gallery, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

Paintings, Upstairs Gallery, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

James Deitz Drawings, The Cedar, New York, NY

James Deitz, Fine Arts Gallery, Pierce College, Lakewood, WA

New Work, Art Center Gallery, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA

Dialogue, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

Interiors, Upstairs Gallery, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

Toys, Upstairs Gallery, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

James Deitz Paintings, Fine Arts Gallery, Pierce College, Tacoma, WA

Mexico, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

Drawings, Upstairs Gallery, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

New Work, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

An Introduction, Upstairs Gallery, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

Paintings, King County Arts Commission Gallery, Seattle, WA

Recent Work, Blake Gallery, Seattle, WA

Drawings, Robert Allman Gallery, Seattle, WA

Ink Drawings, Browning Arts, Grand Forks, ND

 
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
 

 

2010

2008

2008

2005

2002

2000

1995

1994

1993

 

 

1992

 

 

1991

 

1990

 

 

1988

1986

1985

 

1984

1983

 

Art Department Faculty Exhibit, California State University, Stanislaus Art Gallery

On The Wall, Steele Gallery, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA

Art Department Faculty Exhibit, Faculty Center, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA

Drawings: James Deitz, Gail Grinnell, Caryn Friedlander, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

North Dakota Museum of Art Annual, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND

4 x 4: Four Decades of School of Art Alumni, Jacob Lawrence Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

The Painted Table, Seattle, WA

Retrospective, AG47 Gallery, Seattle, WA

Hands Off Washington, Crocodile Cafe, Seattle, WA

The New England Fine Art Institute, State of the Art '93, New England Art Expo Art Works for Aids, Seattle

Center Pavilion, Seattle, WA

12th Northwest International, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA

New Artists to the Gallery, Summer Show, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

34th North Dakota Print and Drawing Annual, North Dakota Museum of Art

The Artist in the Art: Self Portraits, Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle Center, Seattle,WA

25th Anniversary Exhibitions:  The Later Years 1986-1990, Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA

Seven Seattle Artists, AG47 Studio Gallery, Seattle, WA

Never Before Funded Show, Seattle Arts Commission, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA

WPA (Workers Produce Art), Galleria Potatohead, Seattle, WA

30th North Dakota Print and Drawing Annual, North Dakota Museum of Art

Masters of Fine Arts Exhibition, Henry Art Gallery, University of Washington, Seattle

Works in Progress, Department of Fine Arts, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

University Bookstore Invitational Juried Show, Seattle, WA

Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition, Hughes Fine Arts Gallery, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

North Dakota Governor's Show, One-Year Tour, Selected Cities

 


COLLECTIONS

 

 

Seattle Arts Commission

Zevenbergen Capital, Seattle, WA

State of Washington:  Washington State's Art in Public Places Program, Mattawa, WA; Auburn, WA

King County Arts Commission, 4Culture, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA

 
REVIEWS
 

 

2000

1994

1992

1990

 

Still lifes with twists, Matthew Kangas, Art in America,(Special to the Seattle Times)

Lawrence exhibit is this month's star at galleries, Robin Updike, The Seattle Times

Two artist turn fragments into wholes, Regina Hackett, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Gallery Review, 911 COCA, (Center on Contemporary Art), Seattle, WA.