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Artist Statement -



As humans, we generally tend to perceive time in a linear manner. However, many of our common devices used to measure time are formatted in circular configurations. These range from ancient sun dials to analog clocks and modern timepieces. In what we perceive as our physical universe, spherical planets rotate while moving in primarily circular orbits around larger spherical objects as they all hurl through the infinity of space.

From Stonehenge to medieval calendars to analog wristwatches, humans have attempted to employ circular motifs to harness or understand the passage of time in relationship to space and the physical world in which we exist. This preoccupation with mysteries of the universe, its vast open spaces, punctuated with uncountable heavenly bodies, have puzzled humans from primitive stargazers in ancient worlds to the most educated of scientists of our time.

My interest lies in the investigation, through the medium of abstract painting, of our perception and translation of these elements, both tangible and intangible. This abstract work also acknowledges and comments on significant art historical movements of 20th century painting. My choice to begin on a circular structure creates a visual container that refers to the essence of repetition and endless nature of this circle as a metaphor of time and space. The outlying edges of these circular paintings consist of rapidly applied, highly chromatic brushstrokes, which are tightly compressed within hard-edge boundaries that surround the exterior regions of the canvas. My signature brushwork has been compared to the complexities of Gothic stained glass and Byzantine mosaics. Ultimately, within the center if these circular objects, lie wide-open spaces. A sort of an abyss, if you will. Soft fields of color appear to float somewhere behind the polychromed circular edges of the canvas surface. Within these color fields, one can get lost in ambient sensations of light, color, and space and the resulting visual ambiguity.

Contemplating the references of these circular paintings, or simply meditating upon the object itself, is of course the prerogative of the viewer, whether approaching them directly as colors and textures on a tangible circular object, or metaphors of the physical and metaphysical state in which we exist.

Having worked as a painter for over four decades, my goal has consistently been to produce work that challenges traditional notions about the nature of painting and its processes. A significant aspect of my work is to question the validity of the traditional rectilinear canvas structure, which continues to be the dominant format of the majority of painting being produced today. Early on in my career, I abandoned the notion that the basic square or rectangle was a sufficient structure on which to create a painting. I believe the window-like connotations of the traditional canvas to be antiquated and far too indebted to that of early Western European painting, along with all of its preconceptions and conventional limitations. These restrictive parameters are decisively not suitable for the physical structure and visual impact of the paintings I need to produce. It is also evident that my works are a cross-pollination of painting and sculpture. An additional goal is to reappraise and comment on the ever-evolving issues of art and society, continuing throughout history and into todays contemporary genres.

Artist Exhibitions



SELECTED ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2023 bG BleicherGorman Gallery Santa MonicaLos Angeles, CA
2021 Esvelt Gallery, Columbia Basin College, Pasco, WA
2018 bG BleicherGorman Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2016 California Museum of Art, Thousand Oaks, CA
2015 Sargents Fine Arts, Lahaina, HI
2013 The Napa Gallery, California State University Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA
2012 Bleicher Gallery, Los Angeles, CA in association with the Getty’s Pacific Standard Time
initiative Art in L.A. 1945-1980
2011 Robert Graves Gallery, Wenatchee College, WA
McNish Art Gallery, Oxnard College, City of Oxnard, CA
2010 Artamo Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara, CA
2009 California State University, Palm Gallery, Camarillo, CA
2008 Pavillion du Val de Grace Gallery, Paris American Academy, Paris France
Jose Drudis-Biada Gallery, Mt. St Mary’s College Los Angeles, CA
Artamo Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara, CA
Upfront Gallery, Modern and Contemporary, Ventura, CA
2005 Visual Art Studio Gallery, Richmond, VA
2003 The New Media Gallery, Ventura College, Ventura, CA
2002 Handel Evans Gallery, Studio Channel Islands Art Center, Camarillo, CA
1997 Gasgon Theater, Solo Film Presentation, Los Angeles, CA
1993 Nemiroff-Deutsch Fine Arts, Santa Monica, CA
1991 Sherry Frumkin Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1990 Artspace Gallery, Clark County College, Las Vegas, NV
El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA
James Crumley Gallery, Mira Costa College, Oceanside, CA
1989 Boritzer Gray Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1987 California State University Northridge, Northridge, CA
1986 Mission East Village Gallery, New York, NY
1985 Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1984 Long Beach City College Gallery, Long Beach, CA
1983 Foster Goldstrom Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Academy of Art College Gallery, San Francisco, CA 1982
GMB Contemporary Art, Detroit-Bermingham, MI
Sach’s Fifth Avenue, Beverly Hills, CA 1981 Aaron Berman Gallery, New York, NY
Molly Barnes Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Foster Goldstrom Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA
Marilyn Butler Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Matthews Center Museum, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
Charleston Heights Art Center, Las Vegas, NV
Northern Arizona University Gallery, Flagstaff, AZ
Scottsdale Community College, Scottsdale, AZ
Cochise College, Sierra Vista Douglas, AZ
1980 Molly Barnes Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Foster Goldstrom Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA Marilyn Butler Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
1979 Carter Sarkin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

SELECTED MUSEUM and GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA.
Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe AZ.
Baxter Art Gallery, Caltech University, Pasadena, CA.
California Museum of Science and Industry, Los Angeles, CA.
California State University Exhibitions, Camarillo, CA
Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, CA.
Chicago Guild Complex, Chicago, IL.
Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL.
CIP Centre International de Paris, Paris, France.
Denver Art Museum, Denver, CO.
Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA.
Eastern Washington University Gallery, Spokane, WA.
Fischer Museum, USC, Los Angeles, CA.
Flordia Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL.
Florida Gulf Coast Art Center, Bellaire, FL
Fresno Metropolitan Museum of Art, History, and Science, CA
Gensler and Associates Archictects, Los Angeles, CA..
Herbert Johnson Museum, Cornell University, Toledo, OH.
Honolulu Academy of Arts Museum, Honolulu, HI.
Impakt AudioVisual Arts Exhibition, Utrecht, Netherlands.
International Hamburg Festival, Hamburg, Germany
Jacksonville Art Museum, Jacksonville, FL.
J.J. Brooking Gallery, San Jose, CA
L.A. Center for Photographic Studies, Los Angeles, CA.
Laguna Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, CA.
Las Colinas Urban Center, Dallas, TX.
Long Beach City College Gallery, Long Beach, CA.
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA.
Museum Gallery, Art Expo California, San Francisco, CA.
Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State Univ., Tallahassee, FL
Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA.
Palm Springs Museum, Palm Springs, CA
Pavillion du Val de Grace, Paris American Academy, France.
ScarfoneHartley Museum, University of Tampa, FL.
Scottsdale Center for Arts, Scottsdale, AZ.
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Ventura County Government Center, Ventura, CA
Ventura County Museum of History and Art, Ventura, CA
Virginia Miller Gallery, Miami, FL.
Visual Art Studio, Richmond, VA.
University of Texas Art Museum, Austin, TX
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Artist Publications



JACK REILLY - SELECTED REVIEWS
Alexandria Daily, Alexandria, VA
American Art Now, Morrow Publishing, New York, NY
American Artists, Krantz Publishing, Chicago, IL
Angeles Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
Animation Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
Arizona Business Gazette, Phoenix, AZ
Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AZ
Arts Magazine, New York, NY
Artscene Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
Artweek, Oakland, CA
Artworld New York Reviews, New York, NY
Atlanta Journal, Atlanta, GA
Bloomfield Eccentric, Bloomfield/Detroit, MI
Daily News, Los Angeles, CA
Designers West Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
Detroit Business Gazette, Detroit, MI
Detroit Free Press, Detroit MI
Downey Daily Signal, Downey, CA
Images and Issues Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
Independent Film and Video Monthly, New York, NY
Independent Film Journal, New York, NY
Inside the L.A. Artist, Peregine Smith Books, Salt Lake. UT
Interior Design Magazine (cover), Los Angeles, CA
Introduction to Design, Prentis-Hall, Inglewood, NJ
Jacksonville Journal, Jacksonville, FL
Kansas City Star, Kansas City, KS
Kurzfilm Der Katalog, Hamburg, Germany.
L.A. Weekly, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA
Motecito Journal, Santa Barbara, CA
New West Magazine, Los Angeles, CA
Ohio Arts Journal, Toledo, OH
Phoenix Magazine, Phoenix, AZ
Reality of Illusion, American Art Review Press
San Fernando Valley Business Journal, Los Angeles, CA
San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco, CA
Santa Barbara News Press, Santa Barbara, CA
Santa Barbara Independent, Santa Barbara, CA
Sausalito Review, Sausalito, CA
St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL
Style Weekly, Richmond, VA
Tampa Tribune, Tampa, FL
Ventura County Reporter, Ventura, CA
Ventura County Star, Ventura, CA
VC Life and Style, Ventura, CA
Who's Who in American Art...

Artist Collections



SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
American Airlines, Los Angeles Intl. Airport, CA
Atlantic Richfield /ARCO Corporation, Chicago,
Atlantic Richfield /ARCO Corporation, Los Angeles
Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ
Besteel Corporation, Industry, CA
Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
County of San Diego, Health Services Complex, CA
Fredrick Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Fresno Museum of Art, History and Science, CA
Hacienda Tax Associates, Hacienda Heights, CA
Matthews Center Museum, ASU, Tempe, AZ
MGM - Polygram Television, Los Angeles, CA
Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, CA
PEPSICO/California Pizza Kitchen., Pasadena, CA.
Republic Bank, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX
Sakowitz Corporation, Scottsdale, AZ
Santa Monica College, Academy of Art & Technology
Sierra Federal Savings And Loan, Beverly Hills, CA
Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, CA
Typecraft Corporation, Pasadena, CA
Verizon Corporation, Los Angeles, CA

SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Adler, Dr. Donald. Beverly Hills, CA
Almand, Paul. Los Angeles, CA
Alschuler, Evelyn, Beverly Hills, CA
Appel, William & Susan, Encino, CA
Bar, Geoffery. Beverly Hills, CA
Barnes, Molly. Beverly Hills, CA
Beckstead, Dr. Paul & Denise. Malibu, CA
Berman, Aaron. New York, NY
Blank, Marilyn. Beverly Hills, CA
Bleger, Dr. Michael. Beverly Hills, CA
Blumfield, Rho, Los Angeles, CA
Brewer, Donald & Polly. Fresno, CA
Butler, Marilyn. Scottsdale, AZ
Cancelmi, Guy. New Smyrna Beach, FL
Carlson, Dr. Dortothy. Bellview, WA
Caturani, Peter. New York, NY
Chesne, Robert & Denise, Los Angeles, CA
Cognata Richard, San Francisco, CA
Cosgrove, John. Los Angeles, CA
Czubiak, Dr. Michael & Mindy. Camarillo, CA
Davis, Jackie. Malibu, CA
Davis, Tommy. Atlanta, GA
Den, Arnold. San Francisco, CA
Deutsch, Harold. Los Angeles, CA
Dick, Shelia. Beverly Hills, CA
Duris, Maureen, Esq. Santa Barbara, CA
Eagle, William & Sharon, Los Angeles, CA
Ellman, Michael & Jerri. Beverly Hlls, CA
Entin, David. Malibu, CA
Fellman, Marti. Marina Del Rey, CA
Fields, Donna. Beverly Hills, CA
Freedman, Dr. Stephen. Encino, CA
Freidman, Jerald. Beverly Hills, CA
Fuller, Sally, Sunnyvale, CA
Galloway, William. Seminole, FL
Gilderman, Brad. Sheman Oaks, CA
Glassman, Dr. Harry, Beverly Hills, CA
Goldstrom, Foster. San Francisco, CA
Goodman, Ronald & Rachelle. Los Angeles,
Gordon, Peter. Los Angeles, CA
Hindin, Tod & Marion, Bel Air, CA
Horwitz, David. Los Angeles, CA
Howard, Noel. Los Angeles, CA
Isenberg, Michelle, Los Angeles, CA
Jacobson, Barbara. Westin, MA
Kaye, Alan & Michelle. Beverly Hills, CA
Kerwin, Peter and Beverly. Tallahassee, FL
Kline, Dr. Arnold. Los Angeles, CA
Knuttson, Anders, New York, NY
Kolpack, Dr. Marvin. Beverly Hills, CA
Koplin, Marti. Los Angeles, CA
Krasne, Nancy. Los Angeles, CA
Krisel, Marcella. Bel Air, CA
Landau, Sharon. Beverly Hills, CA
Lemmon, Heather. Torrence, CA
Mainstain, Peter. Tarzana, CA
Marti, Jill. Los Angeles, CA
Martin, Steve. Beverly Hills, CA
Marzell, Stuart & Arlene. Hacienda Heights, CA
Matsumoto, June. Beverly Hills, CA
Melnick, Daniel. Los Angeles, CA
Mohr, Jack & Monica. Santa Barbara, CA
Montogemery, Harry. Pasadena, CA
Nemiroff, Mumsey. Beverly Hills, CA
Pedalaborde, Dianne. New York, NY
Perry, Kenneth. Long beach, CA
Ring, Harold & Judy. Los Angeles, CA
Robinson, Mrs. Edward G. Beverly Hills, CA
Sakharoff, Albert & Micheline, Ventura, CA
Sakikabara, Yutaka. Tokyo, Japan
Shore, Evie. Beverly Hills, CA
Shore, Margie. Pacific Palisades, CA
Smith, Larry. West Hollywood, CA
Sterling, Morton & Ellen. Marina del Rey, CA
Stern, Robert & Bobbi. Los Angeles, CA
Sullivan, Linda. Encino, CA
Swartzblatt, Gary & Monica. Beverly Hills, CA
Tesser, Arthur & Nancy, Encino, CA
Travers, Jim & Francine. Beverly Hills, CA
Treves, Nance & Sarah. Tarzana, CA
Vaughn, Stephan. Los Angeles, CA
Waite, Ralph, Los Angeles/Palm Springs, CA
Williams, Randolph, Marina Del Rey, CA
Wurlitzer, Fred. Burlingame, CA
Zafman, Norman. Beverly Hills, CA
Zussman, David & Linda. Bel Air, CA...

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