resume - Documenting Worlds

Annie Appel 310-809-5082 381 W. 6th St. San Pedro, CA 90731
www.documentingworlds.com
Born
13 April 1961, El Paso Texas
Education
2000 1989 1986 1980-1984 M.F.A., California State University, Fullerton, CA
B.F.A., Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
B.A., Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA
University of Texas at Austin and El Paso
Solo Exhibits
2012
2009
2006 2001 1992 1986 1984 1981 The Occupy Portraits, Gallery 381, San Pedro, CA
Seranata De Amor, Gallery 381, San Pedro, CA
Murals, Papadakis Gallery, San Pedro, CA
Annie Appel - A Closer Look, San Luis Obispo Art Center, CA
Stretch, Southbay Museum of Contemporary Art, Torrance, CA
Fourth Avenue, Evergreen State College Gallery, Olympia, WA
Illusions, The Asterisk, Olympia, WA
The Cover, El Paso Public Library Arts Exhibition Program, El Paso, TX
Selected Group Exhibit
2012
Occupy Zeitgeist, Gallery 25, Fresno, CA, curated by Janice Ledgerwood
The Occupy Art Show, The Vortex, Los Angeles, CA
2011
Alone in the Moonlight: Portraits of the Muse, Creative Arts Center, Rancho Palos
Verdes Manhattan Beach, CA, curated by Bondo Wypolski
2010
Revisiting Beauty, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Riverside, CA,
curated by Peter Frank
2007 From a Female Point of View: Women Artists Working Out of San Pedro, Loft
Galleries, San Pedro, CA
2005 The THM Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2004 A Gathering of Angels, Angels Gate Cultural Center Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2001 Shooting Nowhere, Hatch Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
A Gathering of Angels II, Angels Gate Cultural Center Gallery, San Pedro, CA
2000-01 Artists and the Seven Seas Hague, World Water Forum, Expo 2000, Hanover,
Germany; Water Museum, Lisbon, Germany; UNESCO Headquarter, Paris,
France
2000 A Gathering of Angels, Angels Gate Cultural Center Gallery, San Pedro, CA
The Big Show, Hatch Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Seventh Annual International Independent Film and Video Festival, Madison
Square Garden, New York
1999 A Gathering of Angels, Angels Gate Cultural Center Gallery, San Pedro, CA
1998 CAA/MFA Juried Exhibition, Barnsdall Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Curated by Lynn Zelevansky (LACMA), Cornelia Butler (MOCA), Jay Belloli
1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 CA
1991 1990 1989 1984 1983 1982 (Armory), Noriko Gamblin (Independent Curator).
Coming Home, Adair Margo Gallery, El Paso, TX
Still Life, Still Here, curated by Josine Ianco-Starrels, Hunsaker/Schlesinger
Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Photography in Los Angeles Now, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los
Angeles, CA. Curated by Robert Sobiezck and Tim Wride
LAX at LACE, Los Angeles, CA
Passion, Peconic Gallery, Suffolk Community College, Rathbone Gallery, Sage
Junior College, Curated by Ann Philbin
Simpatico...The Art of Love, Le Salon de Charbogne Gallery, San Juan Capistrano,
CA. Curated by Jeannie Denholm
Girl Truth, The Center for Artistic Integration, Long Beach, CA
The Photo Review - National Photo Exhibit, Corcoran Gallery of Art,
Washington, D.C., Curated by Duane Michals
New American Talent, Laguna Gloria Museum of Art, Austin, TX (also in the
traveling exhibition) Curated by Kerry Brougher
Memory Inserts, Far Bazaar, Federal Reserve Building, Los Angeles, CA. Curated
by Joseph Santarromana
The Spirit of the Matter; A Survey of Process Art, The Works Gallery, Long Beach,
Exhibition of New Photography, The William Reagh Gallery, Los Angeles
Photography Center, Los Angeles, CA. Curated by Willie Middlebrook
On Site at the Gate, Angel’s Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA, Curated by
Thomas Solomon
Photography as Urban Scape/Rural Scape, Downey Museum of Art, Downey,
CA, Curated by Sant Subagh K. Khalsa, Scott Ward, John Brumfield
Parallax, Lone Pine Gallery, Irvine, CA
Group Show, Ginny Williams Gallery, Denver, CO
Five Women, Highways performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
Photosphere, Finegood Gallery, West Hills, CA
Gallery Artists and Others; Selected Works, MeyersBloom Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Photography as Document, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA, Curated by
Robert Flick and Sheryl Conkleton
Art Center Fine Arts Exhibition, Art Center College of Design, Downtown Gallery,
Pasadena
210 1/2 Gallery, Olympia, WA
Southwest Museum, El Paso, TX
Fine Art Exhibition, El Paso Community College, TX
Bibliography
2012
2007 Cary, Stephanie, Press Telegram, Daily Breeze, Daily News, “99% Inspiration,”
6 July 2012
Wypolski, Bondo, Easy Reader, “A Reason to Believe,” 24 May 2012
Bougard, Laurie, Random Lengths News, “Women Shifting the Art World in San
Pedro,” 26 January 2007
2006
2001 1996 1995 1994 1992
1991 Christenson, Leona, San Pedro Magazine, feature article of “Life Through the
Lens of Annie Appel,” September 2006
Martinez, Sergio, Socal News, “The Body Is In The Eye,” 18 August 2006
Clinton, Paul, More San Pedro, “Life’s Contrast,” 15 July 2006
Smith, Leo, Our Picks, 1 September 2006
Starkey, Glen, Arts, New Times, review of “Annie Appel, A Closer Look”
exhibit, 17 May,2001
English, Jennifer, Arts and Culture, The Tribune, Spotlight: Annie Appel,
Chronicling Life in Her Viewfinder, 6 May 2001
Frank, Peter, Art Picks, L.A. Weekly, review of “Still Life...Still Here” exhibit, 8
February 1996
The Members’ Magazine of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, July/Aug.
1995
Frank, Peter Art Picks, L.A. Weekly, review of “LAX at LACE” exhibit, 5
January, 1995
Eck, Michael, Showtime, Times Union Newspaper, Albany, N.Y., review of
“Passion” exhibition, 8 May 1994
Clarke, Orville, Visions Magazine, “Stretch” exhibition at the Southbay Museum
of Art, Winter Edition, 1992
Mendenhall, Lauri, Orange Coast Art Scene, Orange County Registrar, review of
Lone Pine Gallery exhibit, 31 March 1991, Littlefield, Kinney, Art Calendar,
review of Lone Pine Gallery exhibit, March 1991
Grants/Awards
2010
ACE Grant (Arts, Culture, and Entertainment Grant), San Pedro, CA
2000 Ilford Artist Materials Grant
Kodak Artist Materials Grant
1993 Jurors Merit Award, one of eleven artists chosen from a field of 1570 artists, and
selected for touring show. Curated by Kerry Brougher
Fourth Place Award, selected out of 820 artists, The Corcoran Gallery of Art,
Washington, D.C. Curated by Duane Michals
1989 Kodak Artist Materials Grant, 5,000 feet of color photo paper
Corporate Collections
1995
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Safeco Corporation, Seattle Washington
1991
Teubner and Brown, Architecture Firm, Los Angeles, CA
1990
Southern California Gas Company, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Private Collections
The Vernon Collection, Los Angeles, California
Karen and David Gury, Boca Raton, Florida
Nancy Frindel, Rome, Italy
Joe Fronek, Los Angeles, California
Sharleen and Martin Cohen, Malibu, California
John and Nancy Hughes, Chicago, Illinois
Caren Golden, New York, New York
Ginny Williams Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Jan De Bont, Los Angeles, California
Renny Harlin, Los Angeles, California
Mark Moore Gallery, Long Beach, California
David Sackeroff, Silver Lake, California
Ron Meyer, Los Angeles, California
Professional Experience
Jan 2011-Dec 2011
Photo professor, Marymount College, Palos Verdes, CA
Sept 2010 - current
Legacy: An Advanced Portfolio Workshop, Silvio’s Photoworks, Torrance, CA
Nov 2004 - current
Custom photo restoration and printing, Silvio’s Photoworks, Torrance, CA
Feb 1998-June 2004
Staff Photographer, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Sept 1997-May 1998
Photography Instructor at California State University Fullerton,
Fullerton,CA
Aug 1997
Pinhole Workshop Instructor, Brandeis Bardin Institute, Simi Valley, CA
June 1994 Printing assistant for Herb Ritts Photography, Los Angeles, CA
Feb 1994 Photo Instructor, The Center for Artistic Integration, Artists Reaching
Out to Kids Program, Long Beach, CA
Dec 1992-Sept 1993
Darkroom Director for the City of Los Angeles, Cultural Affairs
Department, Los Angeles, CA
Jan 1992-Apr 1992 Photo Instructor at American Child Foundation, Venice, CA
Jan 1992-Feb1992 Photo Instructor at Southbay Contemporary Art Museum, Torrance, CA
July 1991-Feb 1992 Custom black and white fine art printer for Deborah Samuel Photography,
Santa Monica, CA
Nov 1990-Apr 1991 Photo Instructor (ages 5-18), Hillsides Home for Abused Children,
Pasadena, CA
Jan 1990-Jan 1991 Color Mural Printer for 2 commercial photo labs, Los Angeles, CA
Jan 1986-Apr 1986 Darkroom printer for House of Representatives, Olympia, WA
Sept 1985-Oct 1986 Darkroom manager for the Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA