Dexter Delmonte
Born in Torrington, Connecticut
Lives in Los Angeles, CA
Education
Solo Training with Russian Artist Feodor Rimsky, Washington Connecticut
AA, Northwestern Connecticut College, Connecticut; emphasis on painting, etching, and lithography
Coursework in Painting, Hartford Art School, University of Hartford, West Hartford, Connecticut
Coursework in Lithography, Sculpture, Painting, and Art History, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
Coursework in Photography, Barnsdall Art Center, Hollywood, CA
Independent Research and Training
Albano Ballet Company, Hartford, Connecticut
University of Philosophical Research, Los Angeles, independent study in Esoteric Cultural Traditions, Philosophy, and Mysticism.
Yoga Teacher Certification, KRI Kundalini Research Institute, Golden Bridge Yoga, Hollywood, CA
SOLO and GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1990s:
Solo Exhibitions
Arte per Esistenza, Per Tutti Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
The Virgin Work from the Principles of Being, Pasadena Arts Council, Pasadena, CA
Creator Slow Moving, Onyx Gallery, Los Angeles
Embryo; Drawings from the Womb, Pickme Up Gallery, West Hollywood
Selected Juried and Group Exhibitions
2020
"Single Tree Arts, Back to Basics; Postal/Mail Art Exhibition-Project", curated by Eszter Delgado and Martin Betz
2010
"Single Tree Arts Pop up Exhibition", Manhattan Beach Arts Center, curated by Eszter Delgado, Manhattan Beach, CA
2005
2005 Juried Exhibition, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Hollywood, CA
2004
LAXART, LAX curated by Scott Cante
1997
Vocalization Series, "Beside Photography; Photographic Images as a Means", Angels Gate Cultural Center, curated by Martin Betz, San Pedro, CA
Emergence From a Chrysalis State, DADA, 7th Market Place, Los Angeles
1997 Juried Exhibition, LAGMA, Hollywood, CA
1996
Seduction and Transformation, "The Project Room, The Metropolitan Contemporary Museum Inaugural Show", Los Angeles.
Fin Des Signes "Censorship," Nova Space at Ivy Substation," Culver City
SAAH, Installation, FAR Bizarre, Old Federal Reserve Bank Building, Downtown Los Angeles
1995
Censorship, "LAPCS Annual Photography Exhibition", Helen Lindhurst Gallery, USC
"Photograph as Urban Scape/Rural Scape", Downey Museum
1994
"Photo Salon; New Photographic Talent in Los Angeles", Turner Krull Gallery, curated by Craig Krull, West Hollywood, CA
"Sculptural Innuendos," Security Pacific, Costa Mesa
"LA and 250 Juried Exhibition," SITE Gallery, curated by Bennet Roberts and Richard Heller, Culver City
Off the Map; Pleroma, curated by Jane Castillo, Corina Gamma, and Amy Robinson, Los Angeles
1993
"Thicker Than Water; Women and Cycles," Zeta Collective Alternative Theater, Los Angeles
Angels and Madmen, "Downtown Lives", Downtown Art Tour, DADA-Downtown Arts Development Association, Los Angeles,
Man Facing Himself, "Bad Eye Gallery Presents", Impart Gallery, curated by Daniel Martinez, Hollywood CA
1992
Lady with Coffee, "Emergence", Onyx Gallery, curated by Gronk, Hollywood
The Virgin Work, "Hollywood Digital", Sunset Blvd, Hollywood, CA
TEACHING
2000s
William Grant Stills Art Center, South Los Angeles, artist educator
LAGMA, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Hollywood, CA, resident educator
Eagle Rock Arts Center, Los Angeles, lead summer instructor
1990s
Junior Arts Center at Barnsdall Park, art educator
Children’s Art Institute, Van Nuys, CA, art instructor
Highland Art School, Highland Park, Los Angeles, founder, and CEO
Seven Arrows Elementary, Pacific Palisades, art educator
18th Street Complex. Program at JohnAdams Middle School, Santa Monica, CA, visiting artist educator
Celebration Arts, residency 18th Street Complex-funded by The Cultural Affairs Dept City of LA, visiting artist educator
Wonderland School, Malibu, visiting artist educator with Performing Tree Inc.
School South, South Los Angeles, visiting artist instructor with LAUSD, Los Angeles Unified School District
Wilson Middle School, Glendale, CA, visiting artist instructor with LAUSD, Los Angeles Unified School District
Delevan Elementary School, Los Angeles, after school art educator with EagleRock Arts Center
Performing Tree Professional Development Series, visiting artist instructor for teachers from LAUSD city-wide schools
LA’s Best, The Accelerated School, 68th Street School, and various other LAUSD schools in Los Angeles, visiting artist
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, visiting artist and exhibition tour leader
Downtown Women’s Center, Los Angeles, art instructor with homeless women.
Workshops
LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, workshop leader
Hupa Reservation, Arcada, CA, visiting artist
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA, visiting artist
Eco Festival, Santa Monica, visiting artist
LAGMA, LA Municipal Art Gallery, Hollywood, CA, gallery art educator
Exhibition Design and Preparator Work, Los Angeles 1986 - 2010
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery
Henry P Rio Bridge Gallery at City Hall East
LAWA (Los Angeles World Airports)
Gene Autry Museum
Santa Monica Museum, Santa Monica, CA
Skirball Cultural Center Museum
African American Museum
Craft and Folk Art Museum
MOCA
The Temporary Contemporary Museum
Southwest Museum of the American Indian
Hollywood Bowl Museum
Bergamont Station galleries, Santa Monica, CA
William Grant Still Art Center
Palos Verdes Art Center