Papaha Studio and Design Artist

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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS AND STAGE DESIGNS

The Son (Stage codesigner), New York--1997
The Buddha (Prop design and creation), New York--1996
Insomniac Gallery: San Diego, California--1991
Gargoyle Gallery: San Diego, California--1991
Golden Hall (Stage Design for Peace Concert) San Diego, California--1989
Bren Center (Stage Design for Peace Concert) UC Irvine, California--1989
Faith Nightingale Gallery: San Diego, California--1988
The Peace Gallery: Mountain View, California--1988
Art Corner Gallery: San Diego, California--1986
Annex Gallery: UC San Diego, California--1985
Mandeville East Room Gallery: UC San Diego, California--1985

REVIEWS

The Guinness Book of World Records 1998, "Largest Bouquet of Flowers,"
     Codesigner, April 11, 1997
HFMB Television Network, "Melting Records," Night Time News,
     M. G. Perez, June 14, 1991
USA Today, "Sketchbook," Lifeline, March 14, 1988
Santa Barbara News Press, "One Man Show," March 14, 1988
San Jose Mercury News, "Etch A Sketch Artwork isn't Just
     Child's Play, Lasts Forever," Brad Kava, March 13, 1988
Times Tribune, "Etch A Sketch as Fine Art," Marsh McCall, March 13, 1988
Reader (San Diego), "Sketchy Details," Brea Canlen, July 31, 1986
The Wall Street Journal, "If You're Talented, You Can Create
     Art With a Mere Toy," Alix M. Freedman, March 26, 1986
KCST Television Network, "Whitney's Window,'' Whitney Southwick, June 1985
San Diego Tribune, "He's Etching a Sketch in 270 Parts," Dan Bennett, May 29, 1985

GRANTS AND AWARDS

The Ohio Art Company, "The Peace Run," Sryan, Ohio--1987
U.S, Grants, "The Journey," San Diego, California--1985
U.S. Grants, "Child's Play," San Diego, California--1985
The Visual Arts Project Grant, "Child's Play," San Diego, California--1985
The Ohio Art` Company, "Child's Play," Bryan, Ohio--1985

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

Sacred Rock, San Rafael, California
The Peace Gallery, Mountain View, California
Heaven's Joy Waves Cafe, Santa Barbara, California
Oneness-Fragrance-G1ow, Montreal, Canada
Narada Michael Waldon, San Rafael, California
Janet Tarola, Corona del Mar, California
Bonnie Ostrander, Irvine, California
Vasudha Deming, San Diego, California
Donald Fells, San Diego, California
James Braves, San Diego, California
Helen Schoene, San Francisco, California
Durdam Rocherolle, Stamford, Connecticut

EDUCATION

University of California San Diego
BA, Studio Visual Arts--December 1985

Studied with:

     Allan Kaprow--Performance Art and Art History
     Italo Scanga--Sculpture
     Patricia Patterson--Drawing and Painting
     Chip Lord--Video Art
     Phil Cohen--Computer Art
     Lewis Hawk--Video Art
 

DESIGN EXPERIENCE

LearningByte International, San Diego, CA
     Flash and graphic design, February 2000 to present

WebSpin, San Diego, California
     Webpage, advertising and graphic design December 1994 to present

The Webshots Corporation, California
     Flash and Ecard Design May, 1999 to present

Vineberg Communications, New York
     Advertisement, book and web graphics design, August, 1996 to present

Offset Druckerei Pohland, Augsburg, Germany
     Book cover design, April, 1997 to present

Victory Banner Productions, New York
     Head of stage and prop design, April 1991 to present

Innovative Marketing, San Diego, California
     September, 1984 to October 1987, Head Designer of all furniture

Skills/Programs:

I am highly skilled in PhotoShop, Illustrator, Flash, MS Publisher, NetObjects, and adept in html, Quark, Dream Weaver, Fireworks, Fractal Painter, and Poser, among others. I am familiar with the following operating systems: Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows98, Windows 95, and Macintosh. I am also a gallery artist who works with oils, acrylics, pastels, ink, pencil and many different sculptural mediums including glass and wood.

Soft Skills:

I have lead, managed and organized large teams of artists and craftsmen under many different circumstances including stage design off Broadway and ad design for print and electronic media. I can work in either team oriented or individual basis, in an organized and responsible manner.

PERSONAL

Born:
June 19, 1963
Pasadena, California
San Diego resident since 1981

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All art and design work Copyright 2002, registered, and watermarked by Papaha Jeff Gosline. No use or reproduction is allowed without the written consent of the artist.