Douglas Sutherland
Artist Statement:
Growing up with an artist illustrator father has had a major impact on the style and subject of the work that I do. My father was a watercolorist who kept elaborate visual files.In the 1978 I became interested in the work of the photorealist painters, but felt that there was something lacking in their subject matter. I saw a photograph of a performance by a European artist who hung himself with fishhooks. So I decided to do a portrait of myself stretching my face with “S” hooks. I need something for the background. So I looked in my father’s files and in a folder labeled “Art Modern,” I found a reproduction of the Garden of Earthly Delights a Renaissance alter piece.This has made a lasting impression on how I choose the subject matter for my work. I try to use subjects, sometimes from “Art History,” that are archetypal and timeless and blend them with subjects and images that have personal meaning and value. In essence I hope to create works that hopefully are as interesting and relevant at the time they are made as they will be several hundred years from now.
EDUCATION
1979 M.F.A., Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
Major Area: Studio Art/Painting
1972 B.A., University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
Major Area: Graphics, Photography, and Cinematography
1970 A.A., St. Petersburg Junior College, St. Petersburg, FL
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1999 The Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, CA
1992 California State University Northridge, University Gallery, Northridge, CA
1991 The Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1989 Nevada County Arts Council Microgallery, Nevada City, CA
1986 The Edge Gallery, Fullerton, CA
1985 Victory Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
John Douglas Kline Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
1982 Armstrong-Prior Fine Art, Phoenix, AZ
1981 The Todd Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
The Low Rent Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1979 Arizona Western College Fine Art Gallery, Yuma, AZ
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
- “Full-Time Faculty Exhibition”, Scarfone, Hartley Galleries, University of Tampa, Tampa Florida
2005 “Landscapes”, California State University Channel Islands Art Gallery, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, California
2005 “Electronics Alive III”, Scarfone, Hartley Galleries, University of Tampa, Tampa Florida.
- “Faculty Alumni Exhibition”, Scarfone, Hartley Galleries, University of Tampa, Tampa Florida
2003 “Electronics Alive”, Scarfone, Hartley Galleries, University of Tampa, Tampa Florida.
2002 “Adjunct Faculty Exhibition”, Channel Islands Art Center, California State University Channel islands, Camarillo, California.
1999 “Ventura Community College District Faculty”, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, CA
1998 ” School of Fine Arts Reunion,” The Florida State University,
Tallahassee, FL
1996 “ Venice Art Walk 96,” Open Studio, Venice CA
“Art Faculty,” Cal. State Univ. Northridge Gallery, Northridge CA
“Spooky.” Saddleback College Art Gallery, Mission Viejo, Ca
1995 "Venice Art Walk 95," Open studio, Venice, CA
1994 "Closing the Chapter," The Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
"Venice Art Walk 94," Open studio, Venice, CA
1993 “Venice Art Walk 93,” Open studio, Venice, CA
1992 “Boxes,” Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
“Art and the Law,” (Catalogue), The West Publishing Foundation,
Minneapolis, MN
1991 “Found and Transformed,” Mesa College Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
“Still Life in Motion,” The Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA
1990 “Introductory Group Show,” The Sherry Frumkin Gallery,
Santa Monica, CA
“Neon Art,” Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, NV
1989 “Introductions,” The Michael Himovitz Gallery, Sacramento, CA
“Heaven Earth and Spirit,” Collins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Group Exhibition,” Gallery Imago, San Francisco, CA
1988 “Rags to Riches,” Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
“Adults Only,” The Edge Gallery, Fullerton, CA
“Crocker Kingsley Annual Exhibition,” Crocker Art Museum,
Sacramento, CA
1987 “Reflections and Illusions,” Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
“Camptonville Tales,” The Accurate Art Gallery, Sacramento, CA
“The Surreal Ecstasy of Woman,” Colorbox Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1986 “The Art of Love,” San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
“Life within Life,” Collins Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Valentine Show,” Hatley Martin Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Artists’ Valentines,” San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
1985 “Artist as Shaman,” Hatley Martin Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“100 Vows of the Sun,” Southern Exposure Gallery,
San Francisco, CA
“ Benicia Art Explosion,” Creative Center, Benicia, CA
“Exotic Invitational,” Alwun House Gallery, Phoenix, AZ
“Artists’ Valentines,” The San Francisco Art Institute,
San Francisco, CA
“Dialogues of the 80’s,” San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art,
San Jose, CA
“Dialogues of the 80’s,” The Autonomous University of Mexico,
Mexico City, Mexico.
1984 “Human Form: Prismatic Color,” Meridien Hotel, San Francisco, CA
“Divergent Content,” Edge Gallery, Fullerton, CA
“Peace Palette,” Trade Center Concourse, San Francisco, CA
“X-Rated,” Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
“Religion 1984,” The Bruce Velick Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Scott Newkirk/Doug Sutherland (two man show),”
College of Notre Dame Art Gallery, Belmont, CA
“Crime and Punishment,” Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
1983 “Paper, Fibers, and Drawing International,” The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL “The Impolite Figure,” Bannam Place Exhibition Space,
San Francisco, CA
1982 “32nd Midwestern Invitational,” Plains Art Museum,
Moorehead, MN
“Paintings of Power and Beauty,” Fort Mason Center,
San Francisco, CA
1980 “New Images II,” The New Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1979 “The New Floridians,” Jacksonville Art Museum, Jacksonville, FL
“The New Floridians,” Brevard Art Center and Museum, Melbourne, FL
1978 “The Arizona National,” Scottsdale Center for the Arts,
Scottsdale, AZ
“The New Floridians,” The Jacksonville Art Museum, Jacksonville, FL
“The New Floridians,” The Norton Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
“The New Floridians,” Miami Dade Junior College Art Gallery,
Miami, FL
“The National Cape Coral Annual Art Exhibition,” Ft. Myers, FL
“Chiaha Fifth Annual Juried Exhibition,” Rome, GA
1977 “Le Moyne Art Foundation Annual Juried Exhibition,” Tallahassee, FL
“The Florida State University Second Annual Juried Exhibition of Student Works,” The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
- “Selected Works/ Museum Member’s Collections,” The Tampa Bay Art Center, Tampa, FL
GRANTS AND AWARDS
2005 Dana Grant, The University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida.
- Selected Artist, Patron’s Print, Friends of the Gallery, Scarfone Hartley
Gallery, The University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida.
Dana Grant, The University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida.
1996 Faculty Senate, California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
(elected for one academic year)
1988 Crocker Kingsley Annual Exhibition,
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA,
Honorable Mention
1987 The Eureka Fellowship, Mortimer Fleishhacker Foundation, ($15,000.00 Award), San Francisco, CA
- Selection Committee, Arizona Arts Council, Phoenix, AZ
- Teaching Assistantship, The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Tampa, Tampa Florida, 2003 – Present
Assistant Professor, subjects Taught: Introduction to Computer Graphics, Introduction to 3D animation, Advanced Computer Graphics, Beginning Painting, and Special Problems in Computer Graphics.
California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA, 1989 - 2002
Instructor. Subjects taught: Color Theory Video Film Art, Introduction to Art Processes, Children's Art, Understanding the Visual Arts.
Ventura College, Ventura, CA, 1998 - 2002
Instructor. Subjects taught: 3-D computer animation.
Moorpark College, Moorpark, CA, 1998 - 2001
Instructor. Subjects taught: Illustration.
The Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles, CA, 1991, Instructor. Subjects taught:
Drawing and Composition.
Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Imagineering, Glendale CA, 1994,
Subjects taught: Color Theory
The Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 1978 - 1979, Adjunct Instructor.
Subjects taught: Drawing 1 and 2.
The Neighborhood Center for the Arts, Grass Valley, CA, 1987 -
1988, Art Instructor. Subjects taught: Painting and Drawing.
RELATED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Ventura College, Multimedia Project Coordinator, Animation/Gaming, 2001, Coordinator for an Industry Driven Regional Collaborative Grant, to develop curriculum for the college that relates to local business needs.
Graphics Etc., Los Angeles, CA, 1989 -1997, Graphic Artist (Stripper),
Digital output technician.
Visual Dialogues, Grass Valley, CA, 1988 - 1989, Graphic Arts
Technician.
Pacific Shipper Magazine, San Francisco, CA, 1985 - 1988, Camera Technician, Graphic Artist.
The Florida Department of Natural Resources, Tallahassee, FL,
1977 -1978, Museum Artist.
Photolettering Inc., New York, NY, 1973 -1976, Graphic Artist.
ABILITIES IN COMPUTER SOFTWARE
2-D: Quark X-press, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Meta Creations Painter, Macromedia Freehand, Adobe Pagemaker, Microsoft Word.
VIDEO, 3-D, WEB, AND MULTIMEDIA: Adobe Premiere, Adobe After Effects, Meta Creations Infini-D, Adobe Pagemill, Macromedia Flash, Fireworks and Dreamweaver, Morph, Rhinoceros, Martin Hash’s Animation Master, LightWave 3D, and Alias/wavefront’s Maya.
I have completed and received a certificate from Alias/wavefront for training in: “Learning Maya Transition”, “Character Animation in Maya”, “Maya Dynamics”, and “Maya for Games”.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- Catalogue, “Full-Time Faculty Exhibition”, University of Tampa,
(color reproduction)
- Esther Hammer, “Tampa Artists Explore Psychological Theme”, Tampa Tribune, Thursday September 4, 2003, (color reproduction).
1995 Nick Madigan, "Open-Door Policy," Santa Monica Outlook, Thursday
May 18, 1995, (color reproduction)
1994 Marlena Donohue, “”A View Behind Studio Doors,” Santa Monica Outlook, Thursday May 12, 1994, (color reproduction)
1993 Lori Schweitzer, “Venice Art Walk,” Santa Monica Outlook, Westside Section, Thursday May 20, 1993, page B1 (color reproduction)
1992 Kapitanoff, Nancy, “Containing Their Creativity,” Los Angeles Times, Calendar section, Sunday, July 5, 1992, Page 74.
“Art and the Law” catalogue (color reproduction).
1991 Regelbrugger, Daniel E. “ Art Gallery Features, Found Objects,”
The Mesa Press, September 23, 1991.
Reader, Vol.13, No. 23, March 22, 1991, page 29
(B&W reproduction).
1990 Macias, Sandra, “Fantasies in Another Light,” Reno Gazette
Journal, January 14, 1990, Page 1C (color reproduction).
1989 Dalkey, Victoria, “Summer Showcase,” The Sacramento
Bee, July 16, 1989,Encore section, page 18, (B&W reproduction).
1988 Johnson, Holly, “ Crocker Kingsley Exhibit:
Art Show Explores California Fantasies,” The Sacramento Union
Weekend section, page 1 (color reproduction).
Dalkey, Victoria, “A Democratic View,” Sacramento Bee,
May 29, 1988, Encore section, page 19.
Crocker Kingsley Sixty-Third Annual Exhibition Catalogue, page 6,
(B&W reproduction). 1985 Hayes, Joanne Burstein, “Too Many Muses,” Artweek, April 27, 1985.
McGee, Mike, “A Range of Absurdities,” Artweek, April 6, 1985, (B&W Reproduction).
Alwun House Notes, February 1, 1985, (B&W reproduction).
Goodwin, Erin, Visual Dialogues of the Eighties
Catalogue, January, 1985, pages 4, 48, & 49, (B&W reproduction).
1984 Artweek, October 27, 1984, (photo caption).
Bon Jour Newsletter, Summer, 1984, (B&W reproduction).
Wada, I., and Gross, Kathy, “Profiles,” City Arts Monthly,
July, 1984, (B&W reproduction).
Boettger, Suzaan, “Enigmatic Juxtaposition,” Artweek,
May 1, 1984, (B&W reproduction).
A Fine Hand Production, “Color Xerox Calendar-Eighty Four,”
(color Xerox for the month of September).
Hernandez, Jo Farb, ”Reflections of Violence in Contemporary Art,”
The Crime and Punishment Catalogue, The Triton Museum of Art,
Santa Clara, CA pages, 23, 25, 55, & 65,
February 11- April 1, 1984, (color reproduction).
1983 Expo-See Magazine, May-June, 1983, (B&W reproduction).
The Impolite Figure Catalogue, May, 1983, page 47 (B&W).
Curtis, Cathy, “The Abrasive Gesture,” Artweek, July, 1983.
Paper, Fibers & Drawing Invitational Catalogue
The Florida State University, June-July, 1983, (B&W reproduction).
City Arts Monthly, July, 1983, (B&W reproduction, photo caption).
1982 Albright, Thomas, “Recycled Psychedelia,” San Francisco
Chronicle, February 10, 1982, (B&W reproduction)
1981 Sutherland, Douglas, “I Am the Executioner,” High Performance Magazine
Summer Issue, (B&W reproduction and artist profile).
Hardaway, Francine, “Is it Art?”, New Times Magazine,
March 25-31,1981, (B&W reproduction).
1979 The Sun Dog Magazine, Volume 1/Spring, (B&W reproduction).
“The New Floridians at the Jacksonville Art Museum,”
Volume II, No. 6, November/December, (B&W reproduction).
Rubenstein, Betty, “Spicy Variety of Styles at the FSU
Graduate Show,” Tallahassee Democrat, June 1, 1979, page 1C.
COLLECTIONS
Rebecca Abdoney
Dorothy Adler
Jill Ansell, Culver City, CA
Al & Beverly Austin
John Armstrong, Phoenix, AZ
Anne Baddour, Los Angeles, CA
Cookie & Sam Bailey
Michele & Kyle Bailey
Joyce Baptista, San Francisco, CA
Luis F. Baptista, Pacifica, CA
Michael S. Bell, San Francisco, CA
Michael Blaine, Columbus, OH
Jack Bourdelais, Huntington, West VA
Mr. and Mrs. Bryant, Tallahassee, Fl.
Joan Burpee
Ann Burroughs, Northridge, CA
The Rev. John Butcher, San Francisco, CA
John Cline, Phoenix, AZ
Bruce & Catherine Cottle
Mr. and Mrs. Simond Dingfelder, Tampa, FL
Ted and Shirley Ebbi, Homestead FL
Jessey Edwards, Oceanside, CA
Rudy Fernandez, Santa Fe, NM
Eckhart Flouter, Los Angeles, CA
Joan Prior, Phoenix, AZ
Judy Hudson, Phoenix, AZ
Dorothy Hull, Phoenix, AZ
James W. Johnson, Lubbock, TX
Steven Johnson, Laguna Beach, CA
Beth Katz, San Francisco, CA
Jack & Kaki King
Jeffrey Klepfer
Las Damas
Robert Lauriston, New York, NY
Marty Lorrigan, Fullerton, CA
Stan Lyon, Fullerton, CA
Erik S. McMahon, San Francisco, CA
Mills College Art Museum, Oakland, CA
Todd Mitchel, Santa Monica, CA
Daisy and Andy Pandolfo
Jack Reilly, Ventura, CA
Jim Roche, Quincy, FL
Rose Russo Rosanelli
Deborah Ryan, New York, NY
Mr. and Mrs. Valdo Strenta, Princeton, FL
Ms Jie Su, Simi Valley, CA
Tampa Bay Ad Federation
Catherine Theilen, San Francisco, CA
Butch and Melinda Trucks, Jupiter, FL
UT Perm collection
Jean & Tom Valent
Valley National Bank, Phoenix, AZ
Miriam & Lennie Vidal
Randolph Williams, Los Angeles, CA
