Dean Larson Resume
Education:
1976 Lifetime Teaching Credential - Photography (SDS-V.T.&T.) State of California.
1976 Master of Arts Degree, Psychology, Cal. State University Los Angeles.
1969 Bachelor of Arts Degree, Psychology. Cal. State University Northridge.
Solo Shows:
2023. We Are All In This World Together, a retrospective of Dean and Laura Larson's past collaborative work,
MOAH: Cedar, Lancaster, CA
2022 Once Upon A Time When Form Was Fluid, a dual exhibit at the Fine Arts Building, Los Angeles, CA
2018 The Council Gathers in Time, a dual exhibit at Los Angeles Art Association: Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2017 A Journey in Time Part 2, a dual exhibit at the Fine Arts Building, Los Angeles, CA
2016 A Journey in Time, a dual exhibit at the Fine Arts Building, Los Angeles, CA
2014 HydroGraphics, dnj Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
HydroGraphics II, Morgan Stanley Bank Corporate Offices, New York, NY
2009 The Manipulated Image, Cal Poly Pomona Downtown Center, Pomona, CA
2007 IdealEstate, Los Angeles Art Association: Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
2004 Girls With Pearls, HAUS Gallery, Pasadena, CA
1999 Passages, Markham Vineyards Gallery, St. Helena, CA
1997 Self Defenses, Santa Monica Main Library Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1996 Passages, Santa Monica Main Library Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Grants
2009 Artist Resource for Completion Grant, The Durfee Foundation
Invitational Shows
2026 Diverse Dimensions: A Plurality of Perspectives, Marks Arts Center, College of the Desert, Palm Desert, CA, Curated by Andi Campognone
2022 Let Me Talk, Brand Library and Art Center, Glendale, California
Aviary, The Loft at Liz's, Los Angeles, California.
Surrealism Now, Orange County Contemporary Art Center," Santa Ana, California
2021 Scribes: Artist Books, Roswell Space, Los Angeles, California
16th Gala Awards – Pollux Awards, in collaboration with Laura Larson, Honorable Mention in digital manipulations and collage, online in 2021 and exhibited at FotoNostrum Gallery, Barcelona, Spain
Bugs Aplenty, February, "Mourning Prayer Detail" (collaboration with Laura Larson),
Elisabeth Jones Art Center, Portland, Oregon.
2020 15th Gala Awards – Pollux Awards, in collaboration with Laura Larson, Honorable Mention in digital manipulations and collage, online in 2020, Barcelona, Spain
Gleaming Apollo, Los Angeles Art Association online exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
Indistinct Chatter, Los Angeles Art Association online exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
Field of Vision, Los Angeles Art Association online exhibit, Los Angeles, CA
2019 12th Gala Awards – Pollux Awards, in collaboration with Laura Larson, Honorable Mention in digital manipulations and collage, online in 2018 and exhibited at Valid Foto, Barcelona, Spain
2013 LA Art Show 2013, January, LA Convention Center, at the invitation of Los Angeles Art Assoc.
2012 Underexposed, curated by Mark Steven Greenfield, November, 2012, Eagle Rock Center for the Arts,
Eagle Rock, CA
Network – C.A.R. The innovative art fair, ZAHA Museum, September, 2012, Seoul, Korea.
Reported Facts & The Truth of the Matter – 2 person show with Nancy Turner-Smith, curated by Karen
Frimkess-Wolff, March, 2012, Café Cultural, Los Angeles, California.
2010 Contemporary Art Ruhr, October; Essen, Germany.
2008 The American Lifescape, June 2008, dba256Gallery, Pomona, California.
Retrospective Exhibition: Purchase Award Collection, June 2008, Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, CA.
2007 HAUSGUESTS, January, 2007; The Brewery Project, Los Angeles; Group show (200+ invited artists) to
benefit the Darfur region of Sudan; sponsored by HAUS Gallery, Pasadena, California.
Greetings from the American Dream; January, 2007; Selections from the IdealEstate series;
The Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA, curated by Andi Campognone
2006 Art International – Fine Art Fair, October, 2006; Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA; Selections from
the IdealEstate series, at the invitation of the Downey Museum of Art.
Group shows:
2020 YourDailyPhotograph.com, February 7, "Pastel", Black, Blue & White competition
2019 YourDailyPhotograph.com, December 9, "Hovering Clouds", Edition of 5 or Less
2018 YourDailyPhotograph.com, November 11, "Gertrude Gumdrop", Emerging/Contemporary
2017 YourDailyPhotograph.com, August 6, “Yellow Bungalow”, winner Big Beautiful Moon competition.
YourDailyPhotograph.com, April 10, “Jessica 2”, winner One Human Model competition.
International Photo Awards, Hon. Mention Award in Architecture: Historic - "French Impressions" series.
2016 Still Point Gallery Online Exhibition, August 2016,
YourDailyPhotograph.com, October 6, “Classic 55”, winner Red competition.
YourDailyPhotograph.com, July 30, “HydroGraphic 114”, winner The Sea competition.
Old and New, January 2016, dnj Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, California
2015 YourDailyPhotograph.com, October 4, “Paris Beggar”, winner Paris competition.
YourDailyPhotograph.com, September 4, “Blue Door, France”, winner Blue competition.
Black and White, April 2015, New Century Artists Gallery; New York Center for Photographic Art.
Juror: Dan Burkholder.
2014 Fresh, November, 2014; South Bay Contemporary / Zask Gallery; Juror: Mat Gleason.
2013 POP UBER ALLES, September, 2013, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, California,
Juror: Timothy Potts, Director, J. Paul Getty Museum.
Open Show, December, 2013, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, California,
Curator: Jenny Gheith, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
2012 Gem, March, 2012, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, California.
Snap Flash 2012; Create:Fixate’s All Photography Show, March, 2012, Los Angeles, California
2011 The Gem Show, April, 2011; Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, California.
Center for Photographic Art, 2011 Juried Exhibition, Online Gallery.
RAP-10 Art Show, Crussell Fine Arts, Online Gallery.
2010 Museum of Modern Photography, Online Gallery – “Thru the Lens” Portrait project.
Top 40 International Competition, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, May, 2010, Jurors: Reggie Wollery,
California Museum of Photography, and Rex Bruce, LACDA.
Revisiting Beauty, May 2010, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, California.
Juror: Peter Frank
The Gem Show, April, 2010; Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, California.
2009 The Open Show; December 2009, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, CA. Juror: Apsara DiQuinzio,
Asst. Curator, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Aurora, LAAA Gallery 825 HolidayArt Sale, December 2009.
Second Annual Benefit Art Auction, August 2009, LAAA, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA.
Venus, Goddess of Love, March 2009, LAAA: Gallery 825, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, CA.
Juror: Andi Campognone
2008 Tarfest Art Show, October 2008, Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA.
Juror: Howard Fox, Curator of Contemporary Art, LACMA.
Novella, September 2008, Gallery 825, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, CA. Juror: Meg Linton
@Art Auction, August 2008, Gallery 825, Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, California
2007 The Gem Show, April, 2007; Los Angeles Art Association, Los Angeles, California.
2006 Resonance, July, 2006; Photographic Center Northwest, Seattle, Washington.
Selections form the IdealEstate series. Juror: Paul Kopeikin.
The Gem Show, May, 2006; Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California. Juror: Joni Gorden - Director, Newspace Gallery.
2005 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition; July, 2005; Wm Grant Still Art Center.
Juror: James Elaine - curator - The Hammer Projects.
The 50/50 Show, May 2005; Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California. Juror: Jamie Wilson.
2004 The F:Stops Here, November 2004; Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California.
Juror: Tim Wride - Photo Curator Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
1999 New Work, January, 1999; Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California.
1998 Los Angeles County Fair Fine Arts Exhibit, Silver Award, "California Landscapes", September, 1998;
Pomona, California
Le Petit Salon, August, 1998; Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California. (Self Defenses series selections)
Photography Exhibition, March, 1998; Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California. Juror: Paul Kopeikin
1997 Photography, Six Person Exhibition, August, 1997; Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California.
(New Patriotism series selections)
Black & White Exhibit, May, 1997; Long Beach Arts Gallery; Long Beach, California. Juror: Jim Murray
Southern California Open Juried Exhibition, April, 1997; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California.
Juror: Henry T. Hopkins, Director UCLA / Armand Hammer Museum of Art.
1996 New Works, November, 1996; Gallery 825, Los Angeles, California. Juror: Bruce Everet.
The Body Alive, August, 1996; L. A. Art Association, Los Angeles, California. Juror: D. J. Hall.
1995 Gallery 825 1995 Open, December, 1995; L. A. Art Association; Los Angeles, California.
Juror: Kent Twitchell.
Brand XXV, December, 1995; Brand Library Art Galleries; Glendale, California; Three Purchase Awards.
Juror: Peter Alexander.
Beverly Hills Affaire In the Garden Art Show, October, 1995; Beverly Hills, California;
First Place Award - Photography Division. Juror: Mr. Gene Jeffers.
Los Angeles County Fair Fine Arts Exhibit, September, 1995; Pomona, California.
Jurors: Tim Bradely, Art Center College of Design; Carole Klonarides, Long Beach Museum of Art;
and Noel Korten, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery.
Beverly Hills Affaire In the Garden Art Show, May, 1995; Beverly Hills, California;
First Place Award - Photography Division. Juror: Mr. Robert Hale.
cARTe Blance, April, 1995; City of Brea Gallery; Brea, California.
Juror: Dorrit Rawlins, Curator of Exhibition, Irvine Fine Arts Center.
Black & White" Exhibit, January, 1995; Long Beach Arts Gallery; Long Beach, California.
Juror: Lita Albuquerque.
1994 1010 Small Art Works, August, 1994; The New Gallery; Santa Monica, California.
Curated by Maria Walsh & Rachel Muscatine.
California Open, July, 1994; Long Beach Arts Gallery; Long Beach, California. Juror: Laddie John Dill.
New Directions in the 90's, March, 1994; Hello Artichoke Gallery; Los Angeles, California.
Juror: Maurice Tuchman, Sr. Curator of 20th Century Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
Black & White Exhibit, January, 1994; Long Beach Arts Gallery; Long Beach, California.
Juror: Arturo Urista, Director of Gallery Otra Vez, Los Angeles, California.
1993 Los Angeles County Fair Fine Arts Exhibit, September, 1993; Pomona, California;
Silver Award - Portrait Division;
Bronze Award - Fine Art Division.
Jurors: Pamela Hassell, Director of Phtography, BUZZ magazine;
Susan Spiritus, Spiritus Gallery, Irvine, California.
1992 Open Exhibition, Long Beach Arts Gallery; Long Beach California.
Juror: Will Hipps, Director of Angels Gate Cultrural Center, San Pedro, California.
1991 Fantasy & Realism, Six Person Exhibition; November, 1991;
Valentine-Owens Gallery; Santa Monica, California.
1990 Beverly Hills Affaire In the Garden Art Show, October, Beverly Hills, California; First Place Award -
Photography Division, Juror: Laura Aguilar.
Beverly Hills Affaire in the Garden Art Show, May, Beverly Hills California; First Place Award -
Photography Division. Juror: Willie Middlebrook.
1988 Professional Photographers of America Exhibit, Los Angeles, California;
Gold Award - Portrait Division, Gold Award - Open Division.
1987 Otis Parsons College of Design, Photo Educators Exhibit, Los Angeles, California.
1986 Otis Parsons College of Design, Photo Educators Exhibit; Los Angeles, California.
Publications:
We Are All In This World Together, catalogue for the exhibition at MOAH: CEDAR, July 22, 2023
Diversions LA, Aviary Soared - Curated by Betty Brown, Genie Davis, June 15, 2022
FotoNostrum – featured portfolio of Once Upon a Time –When Form was Fluid with essay by Mat Gleason 2020
Art and Cake – 3 Solo Exhibitions at LAAA, Genie Davis, October, 2018
Catalogue and Art Book ESSAY for “The Council Gathers in Time” by Betty Brown, September 2018
Entropy – on-line journal - March 10, 2017, essay by Will Alexander, "The Larson's Journey Beyond Time"
https://entropymag.org/the-larsons-journey-beyond-time/
International Survey, Jeffrey Crussell Fine Art, 2011
Through the Lens, Portrait Book Project, Museum of Modern Photography, 2010
RAP-10, Jeffrey Crussell Fine Art, 2010
Revisiting Beauty, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, 2010
SHORTCUTS Anglais seconde. Published by HACHETTE LIVRE EDUCATION featuring a photo of the Travel Angel 2009
Los Angeles Art Association – Volume 1, 2, 3, LAAA catalog 2009 and 2019 and 2025
A Community of Angels, Angel City Press, written by Marnie Tenden, photographed by Michele Dugan, designed by Hannah Kaufman, 2001.
Los Angeles Times Magazine, September, 1991