Michelle Lentz
San Diego, California.
Website: www.michellelentz.com
Artist:
Working full time in all mediums.
Education:
Athenaeum School of the Arts, La Jolla, CA.
Point Loma Art and Design Center, San Diego, CA.
University of Houston
University of Rhode Island – BS in Textile, Clothing, and Related Arts/ Business
Studied with:
Jan Kunz, Janet Walsh, Joan McKasson, Irina Gronborg, Jan Janis, Susan Moyer, Cal Fortbrook, Urania Christy Talbot, Milford Zornes, Edward Minchin, Jim Kosvanec, Don Andrews, Michael Schlicting, Gerald Brommer, Ian Ramsey, Steven Quiller, Polly Hammett, Mary Alice Braukman, Carol Barnes, Katherine Chang Lui, Judi Betts, Linda Doll, Carolyn Lord, Robert Burridge, Annette Pacquet, Kirk Lybecker, Sharon Burkett Kaiser, Susan Sarback, Jacqueline Kamin, Martha Saudek, Ken Goldman, Ray Roberts, Albert Handell, and Sebastian Capella.
Exhibitions:
2002
September – Awarded 1st place for cover of new national cosmetic line, San Diego, CA
August – California Art Club – Mission San Juan Capistrano- 7 day paint-out and show
June-August – Mission Fine Art Gallery – San Juan Capistrano, CA – group show
June-July – Cosmopolitan Fine Art Gallery , La Jolla, CA – Plein air group show
May-July – Featured Artist for Gaslamp District Artwalk, Golden Pacific Arts Gallery, San Diego, CA
May- December – California Art Club, Maurice Braun Painting Festival, Maritime Museum, San Diego, CA – group show
May – 2002 Le Cirque de l’art – San Diego, CA – group fundraising show for the Foundation for Women
April – Artwalk San Diego, San Diego, CA – Solo show
March-May – Robert Mondavi Wine Center, Southern California Plein Air Painters, Costa Mesa, CA – group exhibit
Studied with Sebastian Capella for whole year.
2001
October -December- San Diego Hospice Benefit, Four Points Sheraton, San Diego, CA – group exhibit
– Seagate, San Diego, CA – Illustrator
September -November- San Diego Pastel Society, County Administration Building, San Diego, CA – group exhibit
– Golden Pacific Arts Gallery, San Diego, CA – group exhibit
August – California Art Club, San Juan Capistrano Mission Paintout, San Juan Capistrano, CA – group exhibit
July – Arizona and Colorado Paintout
June – California Art Club Chinatown Paintout, Hong Kong Gallery, Los Angeles, CA – group exhibit
May – New Mexico Paintout, Santa Fe and Ghost Ranch
April – Sony Artwalk, San Diego, CA – Solo Exhibit
California Art Club, Mission Trails Park, San Diego, CA – group exhibit
March – Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Laguna, CA – group exhibit
February – Ebell Club, Los Angeles, CA – group exhibit
January – La Jolla Art Association Annual Awards Show, La Jolla, CA – group exhibit
2000
August – Month of painting in Giverny, Honfleur, Aix en Provence, & San Tropez, France and Venice, Fiesole, & Florence, Italy
July – September – California Cuisine – Solo exhibit
May – Sony Art Walk – Solo exhibit
February – March-Ebell Club, Los Angeles, CA- 2 entries accepted
1999
May – Present – Golden Pacific Arts Gallery, 520 5th Avenue, San Diego, CA
July, August- Solo Show for VIP and Worlds Top 16 players, La Costa Resort and Spa TGIF Tennis Tournament, La Costa, CA
June- Del Mar Fair-2 entries accepted, Del Mar, CA
May- Quail Botanical Gardens Art Walk, Encinitas, CA
March, April- Carlsbad Flower Fields, Carlsbad, CA
February- Solo Show, Rancho Santa Fe Library, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
January- Solo Show (continued from December), La Jolla Art Association Gallery, La Jolla, CA
1998
December- Solo Show, La Jolla Art Association Gallery, La Jolla, CA
November- Three Artist Show, La Jolla Art Association Gallery, La Jolla, CA
October- Member Show, La Jolla Art Association Gallery, La Jolla, CA
October- Offtrack Gallery, Encinitas, CA -3rd Place Award
September & October- Eight Person Show – San Diego Hospice, San Diego, CA – 1st Place Award, 2nd Place Award,& People’s Choice Award.
September & October- Eight Person Show, Encinitas City Hall, Encinitas, CA
August- Weidners Gardens Art Walk, Leucadia, CA
August- Offtrack Gallery, Encinitas, CA -Honorable Mention
July- Del Mar Fair, Del Mar, CA – 4 Entries Accepted – 2nd Place Award- Demo in Pastel
May & June- Offtrack Gallery, Encinitas, CA- Honorable Mention
May- San Diego Art Institute Art Walk, San Diego, CA
May- Poinsettia Art Festival, Carlsbad, CA
May- Quail Botanical Gardens Art Walk, Encinitas, CA
March & April- Carlsbad Flower Fields, Carlsbad, CA
March- Offtrack Gallery, Encinitas, CA – 2nd Place Award
January & February- Offtrack Gallery, Encinitas, CA- 3rd Place Award
1997
December- Offtrack Gallery, Encinitas, CA – Honorable Mention
November- La Jolla Arts and Crafts Festival, La Jolla, CA
November- Mission Viejo Craft Fair, Mission Viejo, CA
August & September- Offtrack Gallery, Encinitas, CA -3rd Place Award,& Honorable Mention Award
July- Art in the Harbor, California Association of Professional Artists, Oceanside, CA
June- Art on the Green, Encinitas, CA
May- San Diego Watercolor Society, San Diego, CA- 1st Place Award
May- Golden Pacific Art Gallery, Mother & Daughter Show, San Diego, CA
May- Offtrack Gallery, Encinitas, CA- 1st Place Award & People’s Choice Award
May- Quail Botanical Gardens Art Walk, Encinitas, CA
April- Golden Pacific Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
April- San Diego Watercolor Society, San Diego, CA- Honorable Mention
March & April- Carlsbad Flower Fields, Carlsbad, CA
Professional Organizations:
California Art Club “Artist” Member, San Diego Museum of Art Artist’s Guild, San Diego Watercolor Society-Workshop Committee – (6 years) , San Dieguito Art Guild-Board of Directors , La Jolla Art Association, Plein Air Painters of San Diego, Laguna Plein Air Painters, Southern CA Plein Air Painters, San Diego Art Institute, Pastel Society, Art Glass Association of Southern CA, Athenaeum, Oil Painters of America, Impressionist Society, CA Association of Professional Artists.