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Artist Statement:
The "In the Garden" series
first came to mind when I was
camping at a nude camp site
with my
girlfriend-at-the-time. I had
happened to bring along some
art books and came across one
of the countless early
paintings of Adam and Eve,
nude and surrounded by forest.
The similarity (and
differences) between art and
our real life circumstances
influenced a few exploratory
sketches.
In the camping trips that
followed, I brought some wood
panels that I had cut into
different shapes and beveled,
a fairly extensive palette of
acrylics in small tubes, and,
not just art books, but books
of antiques, and a big coffee
table book of photography
taken of San Francisco
landmarks. This is how the
series started....
On one level, knowledgeable
viewers may appreciate "visual
quotes" from art historical
sources as diverse as Bosch,
Hicks, and Rousseau.
But, in a more important
sense, what evolved was a
world of idyllic imagination,
where all the world's problems
were solved - at least, in
paint... Humans of all races
and sexual preferences are
shown to be SO in harmony with
nature that they've moved
their furniture outside and
the San Francisco Bay Area
seems...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
INTERVIEWS, REVIEWS, ARTICLES,
ETC. (partial list)
2008
Desert Wide Calendar –
08/21-27/2008 - Cover title
“Roadside artistry” with three
inserts of Livingston art.
First page article, “Meet Mr.
And Mrs. Artist.”
PE.com (Press Enterprise News)
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http://www.beloblog.com/Pe_Blog
s/environment/2008/07/draft-onl
y-1.html - “What...
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for Rik Verlin Livingston At Zono Art Productions:
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: GALLERIES AND ART SPACES (Partial List)
2009
Art Queen, Joshua Tree, CA
Hi-Desert Nature Museum, "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle," Yucca Valley, CA
2008
Art Queen, “Many Mansions,” Joshua Tree, CA
29 Palms Art Gallery, “Transformations II,” Twenty Nine Palms, CA
A Roadside Attraction Gallery, “Creature Feature,”Twenty Nine Palms, CA
A Roadside Attraction Gallery, “PostcardIAC,” Twenty Nine Palms, CA
A Roadside Attraction Gallery, “Roadside Artistry,” Twenty Nine Palms, CA
Studio 62 Art Gallery, “Summer of ’62,” Yucca Valley, CA
2007
A Roadside Attraction Gallery, “The Last Picture Show,” Twenty Nine Palms, CA
Kings Art Center, “Yosemite Renaissance XXII,” Hanford, CA.
Living Arts Gallery, “Mandala Circus,” Yucca Valley, CA.
Living Arts Gallery, “Visual Voodoo,” Featured Artist Exhibit, Yucca Valley, CA
San Francisco Park Branch Library, “40 Summers of Love ‘n’ Haight,” San Francisco, CA.
San Mateo County Office of Education, “Yosemite Renaissance XXII,”Redwood City, CA
Studio Gallery, “Delicious,” San Francisco, CA
Turlock City Hall, “Yosemite Renaissance XXII,”Turlock, CA,
Yosemite Museum Gallery, “Yosemite Renaissance XXII,” Yosemite Village, CA
2006
Argent Hotel, Rotating Exhibit in San Francisco Room with ArtSalonSF, San Francisco, CA
A Roadside Attraction Gallery, Twenty Nine Palms, CA
The Vallejo Artist Guild Gallery, “Where’s Your Sense of Humor?,” Vallejo, CA
2005
Argent Hotel, Rotating Exhibit in San Francisco Room with ArtSalonSF, San Francisco, CA
Balazo Gallery, “Pet Noir”, San Francisco, CA
Dogpatch Studios, “The Flaming Lotus Girls: Photography and Art, San Francisco, CA
Shanghai Normal University Gallery, “Altered Barbie,” Shanghai China
Whitney Young Cultural Center Mansion "Whitney Young Pals," San Francisco, CA
2004
Anon Salon, “May Play”, San Francisco, CA
Anon Salon, “Juney Toonz”, San Francisco, CA
Anon Salon, “Nude Prelude”, San Francisco, CA
Argent Hotel, Rotating Exhibit in San Francisco Room with ArtSalonSF, San Francisco, CA
Chatterbox Gallery, “The Cartoon Show!”, San Francisco, CA
Commonwealth Club “Rik Livingston”, solo exhibit, San Francisco, CA
Kathleen's 5 Rooftop Artspace, “Altered Barbie”, Shanghai, China
Market Street Gallery and Anon Interactive Gallery, “Altered Barbi”, San Francisco, CA
SomARTS Gallery “ArtSpan”, San Francisco, California
Whitney Young Cultural Center Mansion "Nouveau Salon 2004", San Francisco, CA
Whitney Young Cultural Center Mansion "Open To Change", San Francisco, CA
Whitney Young Cultural Center Mansion "HAHA!", San Francisco, CA
2003
SomARTS Gallery “ArtSpan”, San Francisco, California
Whitney Young Cultural Center Mansion "Comikz: Contemporary Caricature and Sequential Art", San Francisco, CA
Whitney Young Cultural Center Mansion "Green Before Spring: Variations on Landscape Painting”, San Francisco, CA
Whitney Young Cultural Center Mansion "The Unauthorized Whitney”, San Francisco, CA
Whitney Young Cultural Center Mansion "SanFranBananas: Color and Humor in Art”, San Francisco, CA
Whitney Young Cultural Center Mansion "Holiday Art Mart”, San Francisco, CA
2002
Atelier “Gallery Homenaje Y Viaje (Voyage & Homage)”, San Francisco, CA
Cellspace “Cans”, San Francisco, CA
Cellspace “Zinefest”, San Francisco, CA
Destination Foundation's Tails of the City San Francisco, CA
Fort Mason "Art Angels - Inhibition Exhibition", San Francisco, CA
PAINT San Francisco, California
SomARTS Gallery “collect”, San Francisco, California
Whitney Young Cultural Center Mansion "OPEN", San Francisco, CA
Whitney Young Cultural Center Mansion "SMALL Luxuries", San Francisco, CA
Whitney Young Cultural Center Mansion "Urban Folk Pop Art", San Francisco, CA
The Yerba Buena Center "The Bacchanal II", San Francisco, CA
2001
SomARTS Gallery “Open Studios Exhibition”, San Francisco, California
2000
Had Matter Gallery San Francisco, California
Julia Morgan Tearoom , Oakland YWCA presented by East Bay Depot for Creative Re-use, “Trash to Treasures” Oakland, California
1999
Anon Salon “WHAT IF: Collage Grad: The Appropriation Station” San Francisco, California
Had Matter Gallery San Francisco, California
2C Arts Gallery San Francisco, California
The Studio Gallery Alameda, California
1998
2C Arts Gallery "Dance of the DaDa Dolls - 3D@2C" Solo Exhibit, San Francisco, California
Dava Dava Salon and Gallery, "Apples and Oranges, Too" Solo Exhibit, San Francisco, California
17 Reasons Gallery, San Francisco, California
Soft Touch Gallery San Francisco, California
The Studio Gallery Alameda, California
WHOLE Gallery San Francisco, California
1997
Anon Salon “Zono•Eco Sculptures” San Francisco, California
Anon Salon “The Return of Zono•Eco Sculptures” San Francisco, California
Dava Dava Salon and Gallery "Apples and Oranges" Solo Exhibit, San Francisco, California
17 Reasons Gallery San Francisco, California
Soft Touch Gallery San Francisco, California
The Studio Gallery Alameda, California
WHOLE Gallery San Francisco, California
1996
Anon Salon “5th Anniversary” San Francisco, California
Raphael Et Gianni Le Salon Francais “Forbidden Fruit” Solo Exhibit, San Francisco, California
The Studio Gallery “Heart to Heart” Alameda, California
The Studio Gallery “Beyond Wood” Alameda, California
1995
Aioli (Triton Hotel) “Wall Dolls” Solo Exhibit, San Francisco, California.
Bucheon Gallery “In Pursuit of the Portrait” San Francisco, California.
Lil’ Frankenstein’s Gallery San Francisco, California.
1994
Art Attack Gallery “Elvis Lives iii” San Francisco, California.
Art Attack Gallery “The Year of the Cock” San Francisco, California.
Architrave Gallery San Francisco, California.
Belcher Studios Gallery “Artists Dolls” San Francisco, California.
The Presidio Arts Center “A Celebration of Our History” San Francisco, California.
Opts Art Gallery “Critical Mass” San Francisco, California.
Triton Hotel “In the Garden” Solo Exhibit, San Francisco, California.
1993
Art Attack Gallery “Urban Fetish Figures” Solo Exhibit, San Francisco, California.
Art Attack Gallery “Elvis Lives ii” San Francisco, California.
Art Attack Gallery “Retrospective” San Francisco, California.
Art Attack Gallery “Third Annual X-Mas Bash” San Francisco, California.
Architrave Gallery San Francisco, California.
Canvas Cafe “Wall Dolls” Solo Exhibit, San Francisco, California.
David Raymond Fine Arts “Pre-Critical Mass” San Francisco, California.
International Center “Melt-O-Media Hell-o-Ween”(Installation with DC Spensley) San Francisco, California.
Intersection for the Arts “One of a Kind” San Francisco, California.
1992
Aioli (Triton Hotel) “Rik Verlin Livingston” Solo Exhibit, San Francisco, California.
Art Attack Gallery “Second Annual Retrospective” San Francisco, California.
Art Attack Gallery “Gomi(tech)” San Francisco, California.
Art Attack Gallery (At Justin Herman Plaza) “The Gomi School’s Hit and Run Therapy” San Francisco, California.
Art Options Gallery San Francisco, California.
Elka ”A Teaser” San Francisco, California.
KBBK Gallery “31 From the Center” San Francisco, California.
SMILE-A Gallery San Francisco, California.
Southern Exposure Gallery “Benefit for Small Press” San Francisco, California.
Trinity Church “Rise and Remember” San Francisco, California.
1991
Art Attack Gallery “Big Bang-New Works” San Francisco, California.
Art Attack Gallery “Presents a Retrospective” San Francisco, California.
Art Options Gallery San Francisco, California.
The Cartoon Art Museum “The Art of Harpoon Magazine” San Francisco, California.
Gallery Sanchez “Judas Figures” San Francisco, California.
Mighty Giant Art Space “Serious Art” Solo Exhibit, San Francisco, California.
Red Moon Art Cabaret San Francisco, California
The Zoo Gallery Beverly Hills California.
1990
Zocola/Bruman 90 Gallery San Francisco, California.
The Zoo Gallery Beverly Hills, California.
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