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Randy Sprout
About
Randy Sprout began his art career in 1964 at the University of Iowa, printmaking and studying with Mauricio Lasansky and Dr. John Schultz. His works were mostly about images of his family, as icons that would hold up to artist scrutiny for decades to come. Army service in Korea interrupted his art for two years, after which he studied with Robert Heinecken, Jan Stussy, Ray Brown, Sam Amato, Richard Diebenkorn and Stanton MacDonald-Wright, in the UCLA Graduate School of Fine Arts. It was there he began to draw back into the photographic plates and learned how to work and manipulate the images from within the media, rather than relying on the camera. He had many shows during that time, including a One Man show at the Santa Barbara Art Museum. He also worked during that time for the LACMA museum, with Ben Johnson, and got to restore many priceless prints for Norman Simon.
Working closely with Jan Stussy and Stanton McDonald-Wright, he began painting and his drawings began to get larger and better. In 1973, he was awarded a Fullbright Scholarship to restore some Goya steel-faced etchings at the Prado, in Lisbon. Then Ruth Weisberg of the USC Department of Art reached out to him, and he worked there for 2 years. After that, he taught teaching and printmaking for 4 years at the UCLA Art Extension then taught painting, printmaking and drawing at Pierce College. He coauthored the book “Innovative Printmaking” 1977 Crown Publishers, New York.
In 1977, Randy got his real estate license, opened Century 21 Hollywood Inc., and focused on running the business and making it a successful franchise. He still doodled with pen and inks, especially at the beach or on vacations. But it was not until 2008, when he saw the Gold Medal show of Plein Artists from the California Art Club in Pasadena that his passion for this medium began. His first paintings in this medium were in Barcelona, on the streets, setting and drawing the waiters and workers in the wonderful fall light striking down between those old buildings so close together.
His work can be found in the following Collections: Archives Ohlone College, Fremont, California Grunwald Graphic Art Center, U.C.L.A. Photographic Collection, School of Fine Art, Ohio State University, Photographic Collection, Oakland Museum of Fine Art, California
44 U.S. Embassies around the world, Photographic Collection, U.C .L A
Fall River Art Association, Mass. Photographic Collection, School of Fine Art, University of lowa. Print Collection of Los Angeles County Museum of Art. All images are owned, the property of and copyright of Randy Sprout. All The Materials Contained May Not Be Reproduced, Copied, Edited, Published, Transmitted Or Downloaded in Any Way. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited.
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- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Website
- http://randy-sprout.artistwebsites.com/
1968 BA Fine Art University of Iowa, 1970 MA UCLA, 1971 MFA UCLA,
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Exhibitions
4th National Print Exhibition, Apr. 1 7-May 2 2
Downey Museum of Art, C alifornia
Above and Below Apr. 1 7 - May 2 2
Palos Verdes Art Center California
LA. Printmakers, International Traveling Show
Bucharest Museum of Fine Art, Rumania
International Exchange Exhibition,
Nov.7-Dec. 30, Pacific Culture Asia Museum
Pasadena, California
Brand Seven
Brand Art Center, Glendale, California
L A Printers Nov.23 - Dec.30
Lantern Gallery, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Southern California Prints
Santa Monica City College, California
1975
4th National Traveling Exhibition
Los Angeles Printmaking Society
18 Colleges throughout the U.S,
Elly 1975
Elly House Gallery, London, England
Oslo Trondheim Exhibit
Los Angeles Printmaking Society
Oslo Museum of Art and the Trondheim
Museum of Art, Norway
United States-Turkey Exchange Exhibition
Izmir Mar.5- 20, Ankara Mar. 28 - Apr.13
United States Embassy, Ankara, Turkey
Prints California Apr.29 -'July 6
Oakland Museum of Fine Art, California
New Photographics 75 Apr. 28 - May 23
Fine Arts Gallery Central Washington State
College, Ellensburg, Washington
New American Graphics Mar. 14 - Apr. 8
The Madison Art Center
Madison, Wisconsin
Artist Under 35 Feb. 9 - Mar. 4
Los Angeles Art Association, California
Self Portrait Jan. 9- Feb. 6
Los Angeles Art Association, California
1974
Collector’s Choice Dec.9 -- Jan. 6
Contemporary Graphics Center
Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California
2nd National Printmaking Exhibition
Oct. 3 - Nov. 1 0, Otis Art Institute
Los Angeles, California
International Exchange Exhibition
July 1 - Sep, 29,
Los Angeles Printmaking Society, C al I f or n I a
Works on Pa per July 8 2 7
Westwood Art Association
Westwood, California ia
New Members Exhibition July 8 - 3 1
Los Angeles Art Association Gallery
Los Angeles, California
M.F.A. Exhibition June 16 -’ 30
Frederick S . Wight Art Gallery
U,C .L A,, Los Angeles, California
American Contemporary Arts and Crafts
Competition
Art Gallery C enter
Palm Beach, Florida
New Photographics 74 May 6 - 17
Art Gallery, Central Washington State
College, Ellensburg, Washington
California-Hawaii Regional 1974
Mar, 16 - Apr, 21, San Diego Art Guild
Fine Arts Gallery San Diego, California
Photography as a Fine Art1974
Art From American Universities
Traveling Exhibit ion of U . S. Embassies
Photo Media Exhibit
Photo Media Gallery
Santa Barbara, California
Synthetic Color Mar .3 - 2 9
University Gallery
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, Illinois
1973
5th National Print Exhibition Dec. 5 - Jan.3
California State University
San Diego, California
Graphics Nov I 9 - Jan. 9
Le Gallery
Woodland, California
Prints Nov. 14 - 25
Westwood Art Association Gallery
Westwood, California
Southwest Texas Annual Invitational Show
Oct. 29 - Nov.16
University of Texas Art Gallery
San Marcos, Texas
Southern California Regional Print and Drawing
Exhibition Oct15-Nov 9
Santa Monica College Art Gallery
Santa Monica, California
Honor Award Aug. 24 - Sept. 9
California State Exposition
Sacramento, California
Ist National Print Exhibition Aug, 4 - Sept. 9
Barnsdall Municipal Art Gallery
Los Angeles, California
Prediction '74 June 19 - July 21
Barnsdall Municipal Art Gallery
Los Angeles, California
M. .A. Exhibition June 8 - 28
Dickson Art C enter
University of California, Los Angeles
Photograph y Into Art Jan. 2 8-Feb, 28
International Photographic Exhibition Camden Arts Centre, London, England
1972 Honor Award Aug.-17 Sept.30
St. Raymond’s Juried Show
Thousand Oaks, California
32nd North American International
Photographic Exhibition Aug .25- Sept 13 California Exhibit! on
Sacramento, California
Seattle International Exhibition of
Photography May 1 8 - June 11
The Seattle Museum of Art
Seattle, Washington
Public Lecture at MOCA of LA March 13, 2005 Stanton Macdonald-Wright’s Synchrome Kneidoscope, a machine that “plays” psychedelic colors by Randy Sprout, the only man who can operate the legendary machine.
Featured Artist: Inside Solo Magazine Vol 23, December 28th, 2009
Boys On The Dock 30 X 30 Acrylic on canvas ACRYLIC - 1st PLACE 2010 American Art Awards
Blue Moon Over Laguna Beach 12 x 12 Acrylic –Finalist 2010 American Art Awards
Ferndale Creek 20 x 20 Acrylic on canvas 4th Place American Artist Awards 2010
Family Pool 30X50 Silver Print 1st Place Brunswick Street Gallery Photo Award
Boys On The Dock 30 X 30 Acrylic on canvas 2nd Place Who’s Creative #2 Artist Creative Magazine
Waiter on La Rambla 10X7 Ink & Pastel Richeson 75 Finalist
Cover Artist: Breeze Magazine March 2010
Solo Exhibition August 15-22, 2011 Red Bubble Featured Artist
Best of the Best Exhibition by Southern California Plein Air Painters Association February 2nd, 2012
Arroyo Seco Bridge 1st Place Winner Impressionism Then and Now by Southern California Plein Air Painters Association March 3rd, 2012
Valley Artist Guild 2012 Gold Medal Exhibition
Marchese Fine Art Gallery: California Marine, Land and Seascapes March 24- April 7th 2012
Art Matters Encore: San Marino League, The Huntington Library May 6th, 2012
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