Résumé
Education
San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA 1966-1967
Chouinard, Los Angeles, CA 1967-1968
California Institute of the Arts, Los Angeles, CA, B.F.A., 1971
Kyoto, Japan, (studied Shodou with Shiryu Morita), 1974
Solo and Semi-Solo Exhibitions
2022 “Rhythm & Movement”, Elverhøj Museum of History & Art, Solvang, CA
2014 "In the Rhythm: Seyburn Zorthian", Kwan Fong Gallery of Art and Culture, Cal Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks, CA
2014 "From Askew to Zorthian", Seyburn Zorthian and Anthony Askew, Indigo, Santa Barbara, CA
1997-2011 Annual Studio Exhibitions, Seyburn Zorthian Studio, Solvang, CA
2006 "Seyburn Zorthian/Sally Chiu: Recent Work", Caruso-Woods Fine Art, Santa Barbara, CA
1998 "Stroking the Dragon", Pacific Asia Museum, The Contemporary Gallery, Pasadena, CA
1995 DesignARC Gallery, with Bud Tullis, Santa Barbara, CA
1990 Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Installation, Santa Barbara, CA
1989 "Spirit Lines", Pacific Asia Museum, Pasadena, CA
1988 De La Guerra Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
1982 Hancock College Art Gallery, Santa Maria, CA
1981 De Vinci Gallery (dealer, Carolyn Watson), Santa Barbara, CA
1980 Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1978 Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena, CA
Group Exhibitions
2018 “Art of the Drawing”, Indigo, Santa Barbara, CA.
2018 “Past, Present & Future, Elverhoj Museum 30-year anniversary exhibition”, Elverhoj Museum of History & Art, Solvang, CA.
2018 “Thomas Fire Artists’ Recovery Exhibition”, Porch Gallery, Ojai, CA.
2017 “Pulp Fiction: Paper Stories Reconstructed”, Indigo, Santa Barbara, CA.
2017 “Beyond the Windmills: The Barry Berkus and Family Art Collection”, Elverhoj Museum of History & Art, Solvang, CA, Curator, Rita Ferri.
2017 “How Modernism Came to Santa Barbara: 1945-1990”, Westmont Ridley-Tree Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA.
2017 “Beauty”, Santa Barbara Tennis Club, Curator, Susan Tibbles.
2017 “Spring”, Palm Loft Gallery, Carpinteria, CA, Curator, Arturo Tello.
2016 “Black & White”, Indigo, Santa Barbara, CA.2015“Below Zero 2”, Modern Art Museum of Yerevan, Armenia.
2015 “EYE”, Montecito Aesthetic Institute, Santa Barbara, CA. Curator, Nancy Gifford.
2015 “Out of the Great Wide Open”, Museum of Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara, CA.
1998-2014 Represented by Indigo, Santa Barbara, CA
2014 “Westridge School Festival of the Arts”. Westridge School, Pasadena, CA. Independent Curator, Jay Belloli
2014 “Art + Love Group Exhibition featuring Santa Barbara County Artists from Mark Robert Halper’s book Between Seer and Seen” Santa Barbara Tennis Club, Santa Barbara, CA. Curator, Susan Tibbles.
2012 "Figure Fragments: The Part as the Whole". Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA. Juror, Priscilla Bender-Shore.
2011 “Energy”, an international exhibition juried by Howard Fox, Curator Emeritus of Contemporary Art at Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA.
2011 “The Abstract”, a juried exhibition of California artists. Juror, Phil Linhares, Chief Curator of Art, Oakland Museum of California. Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2010 "Bugs", Indigo, Santa Barbara, CA. Juried group show of Santa Barbara County artists.
2010 “Small Images”, Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College. Juror, Thomas Lawson, Dean of the School of Art, California Institute of the Arts. Merit Award 2D for "Cicada Speciosa, 6".
2010 "Art of Ink in America - 2010, Florida", The Gallery at Eissey Campus, Palm Beach Community College, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
2010 "Art of Ink in America - 2010, Florida", University Art Gallery, California State University, Dominguiz Hills, Carson, CA
2009 "Vino de Sueños", Participating Artist (Painting for wine label design representing Buttonwood Winery). Benefit for Santa Ynez Valley Vineyard and Farm Workers. Buellton, CA.
2008 "EDGE: Santa Barbara County Artists Respond", Ro Snell, Curator, Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2008 "Santa Barbara Abstractions", five artists from Santa Barbara County at the Collector's Gallery, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, CA.
2008 Traveling Show: "Art of Ink in America - 2008. The 9th Exhibition of International Contemporary Calligraphy", Art of Ink in America Society, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2007 “A Body of Work: Life Drawing of Participants in the Seyburn Zorthian Studio,” Elverhøj Museum of History and Art, Solvang, California.
2007 Traveling Exhibition: "Art of Ink in America - 2007. The 9th Exhibition of International Contemporary Calligraphy", Art if Ink in America Society, Association Culturelle Franco-Japonaise de Tenri, Paris, France.. Exhibition traveling to Hyundai Art Center, Ulsan, Korea and Irvine Art Center, California. Catalog available
2006 "Small Images", Atkinson Gallery, Santa Barbara City College; juror, James Elaine.
2005 "Art of Ink: An Exhibition of International Contemporary Calligraphy", W. Keith and Janet Kellog University Art Gallery, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
2005 "Art of Ink in America-2005 International Contemporary Calligraphy", New York Hall of Science, Queens, NY.
2005 "Portraying Women", Jewish Federation, Santa Barbara2005"Mobilé: Local Treasures", an exhibition of artists and furniture designers, Livingreen Gallery, Santa Barbara
2004 “In the Abstract”, Fielding Graduate Institute, Santa Barbara, California
2004 "Art of Ink in America-2004 International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition", the 10th International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition Mobile Museum of Art, Mobile, Alabama; Museum purchase of 2 works for the collection.
2003 "Art of Ink in America-2003", the 9th International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Shanxi Historical Art Museum, Xi'an, China
2002 "Saks Fifth Avenue Invitational", Santa Barbara, CA2002"Women Beyond Borders: The Art of Building Community; A Ten-Year Retrospective" Guest Curator Annette Kubitza, Ph.D., University Art Museum, University of California Santa Barbara
2002 "Art of Ink In America-2002", the 7th International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon
2002 "Art of Ink - 2002 LA, International Contemporary Calligraphy Exhibition", Korean Cultural Center, Los Angeles, CA
2002 "Art that Works", a three-part exhibition to benefit the Environmental Defense Center, Santa Barbara, CA, featuring 2 screens, collaborations with furniture designer, Bud Tullis.
2001 "Women Beyond Borders Ten-year Retrospective", Fowler Museum, UCLA, Los Angeles and University Art Museum, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA
2001 "Working from Life: The Figure in Drawing", Westmont College, Reynolds Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2001 "Mythic Images", 3 artists; black and white, Santa Barbara Arts Fund Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2001 "Chouinard, a Living Legacy", Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA, Catalog printed.
2000 Traveling exhibition; “Art of Ink in America-2000”, International Contemporary Calligraphy, Newark Museum, New Jersey, and National Taiwan Arts Education Institute, Taiwan, Taipei. Catalog printed.
1997 “LA Slide”, Living Room Gallery, Los Angeles, CA and Gallery 25, Fresno, CA
1996 "West Coast Works on/of Paper ‘96”, The Ink People, Eureka, CA, Juror, Peter Frank
1995 “Scissors, Paper, Stone: 9 Women Working”, Museum Art Center, Santa Maria, CA
1994 “Alchemy of Fire”, Channing Peake Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
1994 Group Show, Karpeles Manuscript Library & Museum, Santa Barbara, CA
1990 “34 5” x 120 15’ Santa Barbara Artists”, The Woman’s Building, Los Angeles, CA1990“10 + 10, 10 Artists Invite 10 Artists,” Santa Barbara Arts Festival, De La Guerra Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
1989 Santa Barbara Arts Council, Arts Festival, Santa Barbara, CA, Juror, Joan Hugo
1987“Garden of Earthly Delights”, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
1986 “Portraits”, Santa Barbara Arts Council Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA1984Sumie Society of America, International Juried Exhibition, New York, NY
1984 Santa Barbara Arts Council, Arts Festival, Santa Barbara, CA Juror, Melinda Wortz
1982 Carolyn Watson Gallery, Group Show, Santa Barbara, CA
1982 Santa Barbara Arts Council, Arts Festival, Santa Barbara, CA, Juror, Peter Selz, purchase award
1980 “Santa Barbara Select ‘80”, Atkinson Art Gallery, Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara, CA
1974 Kyoto Municipal Museum, National Shodou Exhibition
Teaching and Demonstration Experience
2005 Japanese Abstract Brush Painting Class, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, for graduating seniors from the Visual
Art and Design Academy (with Ronald Robertson)
"Principles of Drawing from Life", workshop presented for the Artists' Guild of Santa Ynez Valley.
2000 Semester at Sea, Spring 2000 Voyage, Professor of Studio Arts. Taught Foundation Painting and Foundation
Drawing to undergraduates.
1999 Spring semester, Santa Barbara Arts Mentorship Program, taught abstract painting to gifted high school
students.
"Chinese Calligraphy: Two Contemporary Views", Seyburn Zorthian and Ronald Robertson, Santa Barbara
Museum of Art, lecture and panel discussion.
1998 "East Meets West, Contemporary Brushwork Painting, a demonstration/workshop with Seyburn Zorthian",
Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA.
1980s Teacher for Arts Outreach, Santa Ynez Valley, CA. Taught fourth through eighth grades as visiting artist.