DALE WEISS – Artist's Statement
My career as a painter has enabled me to explore many facets of art. Beginning with assemblage, I worked with textures and a multitude of found objects to create balance and harmony. What followed was a series of social commentary paintings on the lives and condition of children in our complicated society. My intrigue with the colors and shapes of the southern California landscape led to semi-abstract canvases reflecting this vision. Finally what has evolved is an explosion of geometrics-- lines, shapes and patterns of bold vibrant colors. In each of the paintings in this new series, I've come full circle to create balance and harmony.
Dale Weiss
March 4 2016
Vitae
Born: New York
Resides: Santa Monica, CA.
B.F.A. Moore College of Art
Philadelphia, PA
2 Person Shows
2008 “Environmentals”
American Jewish University, Los Angeles
1995 “Recent Works”
Sam Francis Gallery
Crossroads School, Santa Monica, CA
1995 “Rituals and Escapes”
TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1994 “Introductions ‘94”
Joseph Chowning Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1993 “Found and Transformed”
Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
Group Exhibitions
2003 Group Show
University of Judaism, Los Angeles, CA
2002 Winter Show
Kruger Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2001 Winter Show
Kruger Gallery, Pasadena, CA
1999 LACMA Art Rental Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
1998 “Portraits by Women”
Womanmade Gallery, Chicago, IL
1995 “City Scapes”
Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA
1995 “Summer Show”
Mad River Post, Venice, CA
1995 “Issues of Oppression”
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art
Santa Ana, CA
1996 “Reshaping L.A.”
Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA.
1995 “Boxes”
Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1994 “Themes: Social and Political”
Mount St. Mary’s College, Jose Drudia Biada Art Gallery
Los Angeles, CA
Private Collections
Mr. and Mrs. John Candy
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hanks
Mr. and Mrs. Billy Crystal
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Werner
Ms. Whoopi Goldberg
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Meadow
Mr. and Mrs. John Nickoll
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Buchalter
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Thau
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Thau
Dr. Jill Salberg
Dr. and Mrs. William Mandel
Dr. and Mrs. Alex Koper
Public Collections
Los Angeles Downtown Central Library
Los Angeles, CA
Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA
Cedars Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Awards
1994 “Discovery” Annual AwardSilver Medal
Bibliography
Kapitanoff, Nancy “Containing their Creativity
Los Angeles Times/ Calendar, July 5, 1992
Critic’s Choice “Transformations”
Los Angeles Times
September 25, 1991
Martin, Victoria, “Where Humans Tread”
Artweek, February 28, 1991
Nilson, Lisbet, “Look Homeward”
Los Angeles Times Calendar
February 17, 1991