Artist Biography
Given name: Candice (kan'dis)Definition: < Greek: glowing
Candice Gawne is a Los Angeles Artist living and working in San Pedro. She maintains a studio in "The Loft" Building in Downtown San Pedro, California. Gawne has studied at El Camino College and UCLA and has been an art instructor at Otis College of Art and Design, ISOMATA, the Cultural Affairs Department of the City of Los Angeles and in many other public and private schools and institutions. Since 1975, her oil paintings, light sculptures and art furniture have been exhibited in galleries and museums in Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C., Berlin, Tokyo and Taiwan. Her work is in many corporate, private and public collections including Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium at the Port of Los Angeles, actor Robin Williams, dancer Paula Abdul, and director Penny Marshall.
Background:
2003
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"Pop and Illusionism", Contemporary Works from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Contemporary Art Center of Virginia
"Gas & Glass", Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, California
"Neon Art", Caretta Shiodome, Tokyo, Japan
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2002
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"Voltwerks: The Fine Art of Electricity", Edison College of Fine Art, Fort Myers, Florida
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2001
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"Art and Illusion," Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, Platt Gallery, University of Judaism, Bel Air, California
"Candice Gawne," Gardens Beneath The Sea, Middle Tennessee State University |
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2000
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"Glass Millennium," Museum of Neon Art, Hsinchu City Return Exhibition, Los Angeles, California |
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1999
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"Plasma," Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, California
"Glass Art Exhibition 2000," Hsinchu Municipal Cultural Center, Hsinchu City, Taiwan
"Neon/Nature," Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, California
"Fire and Water," Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, California |
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1998
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"Elements," L.A. Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park, Hollywood, California
"Traveling Light," Glass Art Society, Seto, Japan |
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1997
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"Tide Pool," Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Public Art Project, Los Angeles, California |
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1996
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"Electric Muse," Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, California |
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1994
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"Californeon," Santa Cruz Museum, Santa Cruz, California |
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1991
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"Candice Gawne," solo show, Koplin Gallery, Santa Monica, California |
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1989
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"American Light Art," Takashimaya Gallery, Tokyo, Japan |
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1987
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"Candice Gawne," solo show, Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, California
"L.A. Today: Contemporary Vision," American Haus, Berlin, Los Angeles, California
"Pop Culture Images Today," Laforet Museum, Tokyo, Japan |
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1985
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"Candice Gawne," solo show, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California
"Spectrum Los Angeles," Gallerie Akmak, Berlin, Germany, and Hartje Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany
"Sunshine and Shadow: recent Painting in Southern California," Fisher Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California |
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1984
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"Neon Jungle: Urban landscapes," Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, California |
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