Steven LaRose
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EDUCATION
MFA, Painting, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont CA
BA, Art, Whitman College, Walla Walla WA

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2009 - Life Science in the Emerald City, Snoose Junction Part Dieu, Seattle WA
2008 - Life Science, The Thorndike Gallery, Southern Oregon University, Ashland OR
2007 - Portraits or Landscapes from the Uncanny Mist, The Kristi Engle Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2001 - Sketchbook Drawings 85-01, The Rose Club, Seattle WA
2001 - Game, The Two Bells, Seattle WA
2001 - Bijouterie, Elliot Bay Book Store, Seattle WA
1999 - High Water Marks, 913 East Pine, Seattle WA
1997 - Craft, Mark Van S Studios, Seattle WA
1995 - Klein Art Works, Chicago IL
1994 - Foliated, Space Gallery, Chicago IL

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 - The Blogger Show, Digging Pitt Gallery, Pittsburgh PA
2007 - The Blogger Show, Agni Gallery, New York NY
2001 - They Shoot Painters, Don’t They, CoCA, Seattle WA
1999 - Lexicon: Arch-rivals to Zealot, 913 East Pine, Seattle WA
1998 - Surface: Dot, Dash, Grid, Klein Art Works, Chicago IL
1998 - Contemporary Abstraction, Klein Art Works, Chicago IL
1997 - Abstract Confluence, Klein Art Works, Chicago IL
1996 - Objects d’art, The Butters Gallery, Portland OR
1995 - Wanderlust . . . abstraction in Chicago, A.R.C. Gallery, Chicago IL
1995 - Wink Wink, Space Gallery, Chicago IL
1995 - Contemporary Abstraction, Klein Art Works, Chicago IL
1995 - Art 1995 Chicago: The New Pier Show, Klein Art Works
1994 - A Passionate Perspective - The Spiezer Collection, Rockford Museum of Art, Rockford IL
1994 - Get Back, Kohn Turner Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1994 - Art 1994 Chicago: The New Pier Show, represented by Space Gallery
1993 - With A.E. Theobald, Space Gallery, Chicago IL
1993 - Halpert Biennial, Catherine Smith Gallery, Boone NC
1993 - Art 1993 Chicago: The New Pier Show, represented by Space Gallery
1992 - Young Painters, Space Gallery, Chicago IL
1992 - Group Show, DA Gallery, Pomona CA
1992 - Visual Exchange, Otis Parsons, Los Angeles CA
1992 - The View From Here, State University of New York, Albany NY
1991 - Art Central, Da Vinci Gallery, Los Angeles CA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2009 Rogue Community College, Medford OR, Introduction to Drawing, Introduction to Painting
2008 Southern Oregon University, Ashland OR, Intermediate Drawing, Introduction to Oil Painting
1996 - 2001 The School of Visual Concepts, Seattle WA, Figure Drawing, Introduction to Drawing, Introduction to Painting, Intermediate Painting, Color and Composition.
1997 Bellevue Community College, Bellevue WA, Mixed Media, Drawing From the Outside, Color Theory and Perspective.
92-95 The American Academy of Art, Chicago IL, Fundamentals of Art 101,102, Life Drawing 101,102, Anatomy, The History of Western Civilization, and The Science of Perception

PROFESSIONAL SCENIC ART EXPERIENCE
01-08 Steven LaRose Painting, The Greater Rogue Valley (portfolio available for viewing)
2007 Jefferson Scenic, Ashland OR
2001 Muralist, “Sunday in the Park with John Singer Sargent” Seattle Children’s Museum
97-00 Charge Scenic Artist, A Contemporary Theatre, Seattle WA
1996 Set design and construction for the Hendrix Foundation’s Red House
1996 Scenic artist for One Reel/Bumbershoot, Seattle WA
1996 Scenic artist for Ivar’s TV commercial, Heckler Associates, Seattle WA
1992 Scenic artist for The Ronsley Co., Chicago IL
1992 Designer and Painter for Kozan Studios, Chicago IL
1992 Designer and Lead Painter for Paul Martin Films Capital Records, Los Angeles CA
1991 On Set Painter for D.F. Productions, feature film Dogfight
1990 Scenic artist for the TV pilot movie Twin Peaks, and series Northern Exposure
85-91 Scenic artist at: Seattle Repertory Theater, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle Opera, Intiman, Pioneer Square Theater, Empty Space Theater, Settle Children’s Theater