Carl Cheng
Curriculum Vitae
Born
San Francisco, California, USA
Education
1967
M.A., Dickson Art Center, University of California, Los Angeles, L. A. CA.
1964-5
Graduate Study: Folkwang School of Art, Essen, Germany
1963
B.A., Dickson Art Center, University of California, Los Angeles, L. A. CA.
1962
University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
Awards / Grants / Fellowships / Residencies
2000
Artistic Achievement Award, Broward County Cultural Affairs Council, FL
1997
Invited Artist, "Quality of Light", St.Ives Internat. Exhib. Cornwall, England
1996-7
Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department Grant
1996
Los Angeles Business Council Beautification Award for MTA Station
1993
Invited Artist to participate in ARTEC Biennale, Japan.
1990
Getty Visual Arts Fellowship
1990
Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department Grant
1987-8
National Studio Artist Program, The CLOCKTOWER, NYC
1986
National Endowment for the Arts Visual Artists Grant
1982
Faculty Research Grant, UCLA Los Angeles, CA.; NEA Artist Grant
1978-9
Artist-in-Resident Grant, L. A. Inst.of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA.
1977
Artist-in-Resident project at Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
1969
Sculpture Award, Municipal Arts Department, City of L. A.
1966-7
Teaching Fellowship, Dickson Art Center, UCLA., L. A. CA.
1964-5
Scholarship for Foreign Study, Henry Dreyfus Fund
1964 Award: New York Parks and Playground Design Comp.
Public Commissions
2002
Santa Monica Library Expansion project. Artist will work with architectural firm, Moore, Ruble, Yudell. Santa Monica, CA
2001
Centennial Square" project, Artist working with Arroyo Architects to develop plaza and reflection pond Team to redesign plaza in front of Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena, CA
"Community Island Pond", Pier 11, New York City %-for-Art Project. Artist designed Island at end of East River pier with reflection pond and garden.
2000
"Everglades Trespass", Pembroke Pines Library project. Broward County
Art Com. FL. Artist designed ceiling photowork and terrazzo floor in lobby
"Friendship Acrobatic Troupe" water sculpture, Sony Exploration Exhibit, Beijing, China in conjunction with Exploratorium, San Francisco. CA.
1996
"Museum of Space Information", Metro Rail Station, MTA, Los Angeles, CA
"Tilted Landscape", located at Tempe Library and Arts Center. Tempe, AZ.
1994
Sheriff's Facility, San Francisco[VGC1], commissioned by San Francisco
1991
"Water Lens Tower", Kaiser-Permanente Hospital, Los Angeles, CA.
1988
"Santa Monica Art Tool", Santa Monica, for City % for Art Program
1980
"Seattle Underwater", Seattle, WA, for Arts Commission and Water Dept.
Solo Exhibitions and Installations
2000
"Nature Observed/Technical Assist", Installation at the Sculpture Center, NYC
"1+1+1=1" Manipulated Photographs before Computers
Leal Selado Art Gallery, Macau, China.
1997
"Quality of Light" Artist selected for outdoor installation in Cornwall, England.
1991
Exhibition: "25 Year of John Doe Co", Cont. Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA.
"Solid Rain", Installation, motorized wax dripping machine, Rancho
Santiago College, Santa Ana, CA
1989
"66 % Water", Installation, Capp Street Projects, San Francisco, CA.
1988
"Water Project", Installation, ASG Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
"Impressions, Invisible Sculpture", Installation,List Visual Arts Center, MIT.
1985
"Sound Drop", Installation in Shopping Mall pond. Santa Monica Place, CA
1984
"Moving Appearance",Installation, motorized, light & natural sound machine, Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Shifting Sand", Installation, Contem. Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, Ca
1983
"Recent Work", Installation of small art tools and Water Laboratory Stella Polaris Gallery, LA
"Black Lake and Water Mind Play", Installation, Arco Center for Visual Art,
Los Angeles, CA
1980
"Alternative TV", Installation of TV aquarium in selected book store windows on Telegraph Ave. Berkeley, CA
"12 to 5", Installation, ASG Foundation Gallery, Nagoya, Japan.
1979
"Natural Museum of Modern Art", project. Public art installation, Santa Monica Pier, CA. First public art project funded by artist.
1977
"Water Projects", Artist-in-resident project, Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA.
1976
"Black Lake", Installation, John Doe Co. Santa Monica, CA.Funded by J.D.C.
1971
"Emergency Nature Supply", Performance in subway, Osaka, Japan
1970
One-person exhibition, Esther Robles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Group Exhibitions
2001
"Infinity" Show, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
2000
Millenium Show, Pacific Asian Museum, Pasadena, CA
1998
"Organic Laboratory Museum", Installation, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Motorized art tool and wax dripper. Santa Monica, CA
1997
COLA: Individual Artist Grant Exhibition, Municipal Art Gallery, L.A. CA
"Turbulent Landscapes", Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
1996
"Investigations", Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Park,Los Angeles, CA.
1994
Invited Artist, 5th Biennale, Havana, Cuba. Curated by L. Llanes-Godoy
1993
3rd Internat. Biennale in Nagoya - ARTEC'93, Nagoya Art Museum, Japan
"The Nature of the Machine", Chicago Cultural Center
"Friendship Acrobatic Troupe" water sculpture
1992
"Chinese Artists from California", Leal Senado Art Museum, Macau
"Proof: Los Angeles Art Photograph 1960-1980, Laguna Art Museum, CA
1990-2
Art from the Exploratorium", Traveling show, World Financial Center, NYC
1989 "Forty Years of Assemblage", Frederick Wight Gallery, UCLA, L.A. curated by Ann Ayers, travelling exhibition to: San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA.; Fresno Art Museum, Fresno, CA.; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, (catalog).
1989
"Art in Motion", Wake Forest Fine Art Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC.
1988
Studio Artist Exhibition, The CLOCKTOWER, New York, NY
1984
"Celebrating Two Decades in Photography", Grunwald Center, Frederick Wight Gallery, U.C.L.A., Los Angeles, CA, (catalog).
1984-5
"Traditions Transformed", Oakland Art Museum, Oakland, CA., (catalog).
1981
"Photo-fusion", Pratt Manhattan Center Gallery, New York, (catalog).
1980
"Tableau", Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA.
1978
"Thanatopsies", Space Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1976-7
"Exhibitions, 76/77", Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, (catalog).
1976
"Photo/Synthesis", Herbert Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell Univ.,
Ithaca, N. Y.
1975
"Chocolate Covered Desert", Installation, Space Gallery, L.A, CA.
"Sounds", Installations, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA.
"Erosions and Environmental Changes", Installation,
Baxter Art Gallery, Caltech, Pasadena, CA.
1970
"Photography into Sculpture", Museum of Modern Art, NYC.
Exhibition of photo objects organized by Peter Bunnell
1969 "Vision and Expression", G. Eastman House of Photography,
Rochester, N. Y
1968
"Technology Giveaway by John Doe Co.", Installation participant at Art and Technology Festival, USC, L. A. CA
1966
"Photography", Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana
Selected Publications and Media Reviews
2000
Art Review of "Nature Observed", Weekend, NY Times, Nov.10, H. Cotter
Catalog: "1+1+1=1", for show in Macau, China.
1999
Publication: "Contemporary Art in S. California", by Mark Johnstone.
1998
Art Review of "Public Works Exhibition", W. Wilson LA Times, Nov.18, 1998
1996
Review of "Investigations" Show, by W. Wilson, L.A. Times, June 4, 1996.
Review of "Investigations Show' by Peter Frank, L.A. Weekly, June 7
1993
Profile: "Carl Cheng", Vision, Art Quarterly. Fall 1993. by J.S. Willette.
Exhibition Review of ARTEC, Japan Times, June 6, 1993, by J.Cassim.
1992
Review of "Water Lens Tower", Chinese National Daily News, August 13,1992.
1991
Review of "Water Projects", Esquire Magazine, Asian Edition Sept. 1991.
Review of "25 Year Survey," Art News, Nov. 1991, by Peter Clothier.
1990
Review of "66% Water", Art in America, June 1990. By Calvin Ahlgren,
1989
"Solid Rain", Catelog article, "Carl Cheng: A Synthesis of Contradictions", S.Goldman.
"40 years of California Assemblage", article in catelog by Andrea List.
1988
Review of Santa Monica Art Tool: News: L.A. Times, L.A. Weekly, Wall
Street Journal. TV - CNN News, KNBC, KTLA, KCBS, March 24-31.
1984
L.A.Times; Review of "Moving Appearance",by R.Pincus. 12/8, 1983
L.A.Times; Review of "Recent Work", an installation by S. Muchnic
1982
TV - KIRO; Evening news item on "Seattle Underwater", sculpture
Dreamworks; "Dream and Art", article by Carl Cheng. Spring, Vol.2 No.3.
1978
Artweek; "Carl Cheng's Museum, by B. O'Neill. Oct. 28.
1976
Glass Eye; "Carl Cheng", series of photo-collages. Published by K. Mori.
1976
Artnews;Review of"Sounds",group exhibition by M.Wortz. February Issue.
1975
Artweek; "The Impact of Context", Review of "Erosions", Install. by M. Wortz.
1970
Artscanada; "Photography into Sculpture", article by P. Bunnell. June.
1969
Art in America; "Photography as Sculpture and Print", by P. Bunnell.
Sept.-Oct. issue. Review of show at MOMA, NYC.
1968
TV-KCET; Documentary on sculpture by Carl Cheng.
1966
Artforum; "Some New Los Angeles Artists", by F. Danieli.
Private Collections
Robert Anderson
David Bermant Collection
Eastman House of Photography Collection
Exploratorium, San Francisco CA
Seiji Kunishima
Felice Matare
Pat and Beverly O'Neill
Esther Shapira
Edward Lau
Betye Saar
Masami Teraoka
Nancy Webber
Frederick Weisman Collection
Related Employment
1984
Visiting Artist, Art Dept., Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA
1980-4
Faculty, Dickson Art Center, UCLA. Taught drawing and design
1977-9
Faculty, Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles. Taught design and sculpture
1972-6
Freelance Designer, Clients: L.A. County Museum of Art; F. Wight Gallery, UCLA; Space Gallery, Hollywood, CA; John Neuhart at Charles and Ray Eames Office, Venice, CA; Museum of Science and Industry, L.A.; Jack Carter/John Neuhart Design,
1970-1
Instructor, Osaka Art School, Osaka, Japan. Taught sculpture.
1967-9
Instructor, Jr. Arts Center, City of Los Angeles. Taught sculpture, filmmaking and photography; pre-school to high school graduates.
1965-6
Teaching Assistant, UCLA Dickson Art School while graduate student
1962-4
Draftsman, illustrator for UCLA School of Business Administration