Resume

June 2007

Name:
 Bill Czappa Education: Mostly Self Taught
Santa Monica College.
             
Address:
 2800 N Frederic.
Burbank Ca. 91504		 Degree: AA in Art. 
             
Phone:
 Studio (818) 846-5820
FAX (818) 848-4036
E Mail arctv4@relaypoint.net		 Birth date:

Birth place:

 July 22, 1947

Los Angeles Ca.
             

Materials and Methods/Technical Aspects

Working knowledge and application of the following:
 
1. Construction:

a. Framing
b. Plastering
c. Plumbing
d. Electrical
e. Brick laying
f. Cement work
g. Ship building
h. Jack hammer operator

2. Drawing:
a. Pencil/charcoal/pastel
b. Calligraphy
c. Sign making

 

   3. Metal Working:

a. Metal working equipment
b. Shaping and grinding
c. Sanding and finishing
d. Polishing
e. Arch welding

4. Painting:
a. Oil
b. Acrylic
c. Spray painting
d. Wood finishing/staining 

5. Print making:
a. Silk-screen
b. Block printing
c. Lithography

   6. Plastics:

a. fiberglass
b. Coating and casting resin
c. Sheet plastic

7. Sculpture:
a. Carving
b. Mold making
c. Casting

8. Wood working:
a. Wood shop equipment
b. Power and hand tools
c. shaping and finishing

 

 

 

        
Selected Major Shows
2008 Showings
June

2005 Showings
March

2004 Showings
October

September
 

September

May

2003 Showings
January
 

April
 

June

1999 Showings
 
 

1997 Showings
March 

 

  

Magic Castle
Hollywood Ca. 

Colony Theater

Burbank Ca. 

Folk Tree Gallery

Valley Arts Council
 

Madird Theater

Lanekershim Gallery
 

Lakershim Gallery  "It's a Small World" 

Sharing Space IV
 

Colony Theater
 

Valintino's Gallery
Venice Ca.
 

Celebrity Center International.
Los Angeles CA.

  

Group Show 9 pieces Shown


One man show 22 pieces shown

"Day of the Dead" 1piece shown

"Valley Art Tour" Opening 
reception 1 piece shown

1 peice shown

Goupe show 3 pieces shown
 

Two pieces shown. 
 

Winners of the national call to artist. 2 pieces shown.

One man show.  14 pieces shown.

Group show. Nine pieces shown. 
 

Garden Festival. Group show. Seven pieces shown
1995 Showings        
January   Artopia Gallery
Los Angeles Ca.		   "Assembled in America." One man show. 10 pieces shown.
       
         
         
January   Hartog Gallery
Miracle Mile Los Angeles Ca.		   "Carnival". Benefit for Justiceville Homeless USA. Group show ten pieces shown. Sponsored by Gloria Allred & McCann Erickson Agency.
         
1994 Showings        
         
July    Hartog Gallery
Miracle Mile, Los Angles Ca. 		   "Paradigm of Ten". Group show 8 pieces shown.
         
1993 Showings        
         
June   Art Store Gallery
Studio City Ca.		   "Selected works form the 70's, 80's and 90's". One man show. 23 pieces shown. 

 
         
July   Celebrity Center International
Los Angles Ca.		   "Worlds Art Festival." Group show 2 pieces shown. 

 
         
November   Polish Consulate L A
Los Angeles Ca.		   "Integrations". Group show 2 pieces shown.
November    Toporowicz Gallery
Laguna Beach Ca.		   "Selected works form the 80's and 90's". One man show. 25 pieces shown.
1990 Showings        
January    Union Gallery
University of Arizona
Tucson Arizona.		   "Toxic Shock Exchange". Group installation show with Laura Lee Coles and Edward Goldstein.
1989 Showings        
January   Site Gallery
Culver City Ca.		   "In case of Emergency 2". Group show. 1 piece shown.
1988 Showings        
October   Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles Ca.		   L A Art Expo 88. LA's Cutting edge artists. Group show. 1 piece shown.
1987 Showings        
         
February   Tortue Gallery
Santa Monica Ca.		   Benefit, Group show. 1 piece shown.
         
December   Richard Bennett Gallery
Los Angeles Ca.		   "Salon Des Independants". Group show. 1 piece shown.
         
1984 Showings        
         
July   Angeles Gate Cultural Center
San Pedro Ca.		   "Art With a Social Conscience". Group show. 1 piece shown.
         
1983 Showings        
         
March   Orlando Gallery
Sherman Oaks Ca.		   Group show. 1 piece shown.
                 

 

Publications

 

March 28, 2009   "First Angel"   Featured Article about "The Long Way Home."
         
August 20, 2008   "Burbank Leader"   Feature Article by Alison Tully
         
August 2007   Highlights "High Five"   Featured Article by Liz Goulet Dubois.
January 1994   Piast News   Featured Article by Elizibeth Libel.
         
April 1994   Out In The Hood
Magazine		   Feature Article by Thomas Brennan.
         
December 1993   Burbank Leader   "One Mans Gift". Feature Article by Joyce Rudolph.
         
January 1990   Tucson Weekly   "Waste Not Want Not". Feature Article by Jonathan Kandell.
         
January 1990   Arizona Daily   Feature Article by Karen Idelson.
         
January 1990    Arizona Daily   Feature article by Dave Dozoretz.
         
January 1990   Tucson Community
Cable Corp.		   Feature video and interview of "Toxic Shock Exchange".  By Susan K Tiss. Shown on various cable networks in the US.

 

Works in Major Collections

 

2008   "Pressed Duck"   Diane and Charley Muir, Helinsdale, CA
         
2007   "Suspense" Study for Suspense   Ralph Roehl Dun Eden, Fl
         
2003   "Almost a Royal Flush" Sculpture   Derek Wong Glendale Ca. 
         
2002   "Waterfall" painting   Gary Johnson El Paso TX
         
2001   "Elsworthy Kelly paint my Number"   Tom MacLean San Fransisco Ca.
         
2001  
"Triptych" wall sculpture		   Arona Offenbetger Australia
         
2001   "Idaho Sunset" Painting   M.B Powel WI.
         
2000   Light Sculpture Chandelier   Sylvie Farrell
Mahopac, NY
         
1995   "This Great Moment in Time"  
Nelson Wolther 
Upper Brookville New York
         
1993   "Always Remember"  

Russell and Kathy Andrade Brentwood, CA
         
1991   "The Hitch Hiker"   Rebecca Horn. Germany
         
1988   "In Case of Emergency"   Richard Raplh Roehl. Clearwater, FL
         
1987   "Top Secret   LACE. Hollywood, CA



Winning Contest Entries
    Work Entered   Name of Contest
7-10-09   1st Place: "A Never Ending War"   What is Wrong with the World Today
   
6-08-09   1st Place: "The Last Supper"   Spiritual Expressions
   
12-15-2008   2nd Place: "Spruce Goose"   All About Planes

Unsolicited Performance Sculptures
December 1990    MOCA 
Los Angeles Ca.		   "The Hitch Hiker". The is a traveling unsolicited sculpture sent by MOCA to Germany.
         
December 1989   MOCA
Los Angeles Ca.		   "The Big Secret". One unsolicited performance Sculpture. Where-abouts unknown.
December 1988   MOCA
Los Angeles Ca.		   "In Case Of Emergency 1". One unsolicited performance sculpture. Destroyed by MOCA With Artists permission.
December 1987   LACE
Los Angeles Ca.		   "Top Secret". One unsolicited performance sculpture 

In LACE collection.
         
December 1986   LACE
Los Angeles Ca.		   "To Be Opened by Someone Who?". One unsolicited performance sculpture. In Artists collection.
         
December 1985   LAICA
Los Angeles Ca.		   "The Bomb". One unsolicited performance sculpture. Whereabouts unknown.
         
December 1984   LAICA
Los Angeles Ca.		   "You'll Be Sorry". One unsolicited performance sculpture. Where abouts unknown. In artists collection.
         
December 1983   LAICA
Los Angeles Ca.		   "Stolen Purse". Unsolicited performance sculpture. In artists collection.
         
December 1982   LAICA
Los Angeles Ca.		   "Pick Pocket Xmas Card". Unsolicited performance sculpture. In artists collection.


 
 

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