Education
2011 Art Center College of Art & Design, Pasadena, CA Courses in Environmental Issues and Illustration Concepts & Techniques 2010 Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA BA (Honors), Fine Arts 2008 Florence University of the Arts, Florence, Italy 2007 Loyola Marymount University, Art Abroad, Florence, Italy Teaching & Lectures 2012 –present Private and semi-private art lessons, Los Angeles, CA 2012 Girl Scouts of America, guest lecturer, Sherman Oaks Chapter 2011–present Los Angeles County Arboretum & Botanic Gardens, Arcadia, CA Youth Art & Environmental Art Educator 2011 LMU Advanced Formal Issues in Drawing, guest lecturer, Los Angeles, CA 2009–2010 Teacher’s Aid, Dolores Mission Elementary School, Boyle Heights, CA 2008 Art Instructor, Westside Global Awareness Magnet School, Venice, CA Shows & Exhibitions 2013 “The Art of Literature”, group show, bG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA Juried Open Show, Juror Om Navon Bleicher, Topanga Canyon Gallery, Topanga Canyon, CA Concert Art Direction & Installations, Los Angeles, CA Mojo Stone, Dustbowl Revival & Chase Cohl, Lyric Theatre, benefitting Waves for Water Dām Funk, Lyric Theatre, benefitting Urban Compass Art Curation, Los Angeles, CA Drawings by Aye Tea Bee, Raheem Cohen Residency, Lyric Theatre 2012 “Forces of Nature”, Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA “Myths & Legends”, Lyric Theatre, Los Angeles, CA Concert Art Direction & Installations, Los Angeles, CA Mojo Stone, Raheem Cohen, Ed Ghost Tucker + Wild Betsy, Lyric Theatre, benefitting Fund for Wild Nature Night of American Folk Music, Lyric Theatre, benefitting Fund for Wild Nature Mojo Stone Halloween Extravaganza, Bar Melody Random Citizens & Chuck Inglish, Lyric Theater, benefiting Urban Compass Mojo Stone & The Cerny Brothers, Lyric Theatre, benefitting Fund for Wild Nature Mojo Stone record release with The Dustbowl Revival, Bootleg Theater Summer Exhibition invitational, Gallery 39, Sierra Madre, CA Mixed Mediums Exhibition invitational, Gallery 39, Sierra Madre, CA 2011 Juried Alumni Show, Laband Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Thursdays” group show, Bar Melody, Los Angeles, CA 2010 “Trading Post”, group show, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA “Pentimento”, Thomas P. Kelly Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Formal Issues” Exhibition, LMU Drawing Studio, Los Angeles, CA 26th Annual Juried Show, Laband Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2009 “Drawing Circus”, juried show, Thomas P. Kelly Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “Vulnerability”, group show, Thomas P. Kelly Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 25th Annual Juried Show, Laband Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “American Spirit Eclectic”, Thomas P. Kelly Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2008 “Florence University of the Arts” Student Exhibition, Florence, Italy Memberships, Awards & Honors 2013 –present Gallery Representation, bG Gallery (Bleicher/Golightly), Santa Monica, CA 2012 –present Jury selected membership, Los Angeles Art Association, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA Resident Artist, Lyric Theatre Foundation, Los Angeles, CA 2010 Scholar of Distinction Award for Drawing, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA Honorable Mention, 26th Annual Juried Show, Laband Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2009 Juror’s 1st Prize, 25th Annual Juried Show, Laband Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Juror’s 2nd Prize, “Drawing Circus” Juried Exhibition, Thomas P. Kelly Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Professional Experience & Commissions 2013 Album Art Design Commission, The Oak Creek Band, Los Angeles, CA Logo Design Commission, The Oak Creek Band, Los Angeles, CA Crest Design Commission, The Oak Creek Band, Los Angeles, CA Liner Notes & Web Illustrations, The Oak Creek Band, Los Angeles, CA Private Painting Commission, “Pistol”, Los Angeles, CA Album Art Design Commission & Art Direction, Hank Fontaine, Los Angeles, CA Private Painting Commission, “Capricorn Constellation”, Los Angeles, CA Concert Poster Design Commissions (ongoing), Mojo Stone, Los Angeles, CA Concert Poster Design Commissions (ongoing), Django Hank, Los Angeles, CA 2012 Logo Design Commission, Fund For Wild Nature, Los Angeles, CA Body Paint Artist, Intel & MTV Iggy private event featuring Flux Pavilion, Santa Monica, CA Sign Painting Commission, Gallery 39, Sierra Madre, CA Zapotec Rug Mural Commission, Juan.A.Salon, Sherman Oaks, CA Album Art Design Commission, Mojo Stone, Los Angeles, CA Concert Poster Design Commissions (ongoing), Mojo Stone, Los Angeles, CA Mojo Stone Band T-shirt Design, Los Angeles, CA Theater Production Poster Design, “Coyote & the Origin of Death”, Los Angeles, CA Nature Camp T-shirt Design, Los Angeles County Arboretum, Arcadia, CA 2011 Private Painting Commission, “Lunar Hallucination”, Los Angeles, CA Assistant muralist to Art Mortimer, “Historic Hermosa Pier” Public Mural, Hermosa Beach, CA 2010–2011 Assistant muralist to Art Mortimer, “Gateway to the San Gabriel Valley” Public Mural, Alhambra, CA 2010 Muralist, “Friends of Ballona Wetlands” Community Mural, Playa Del Rey, CA 2008–2010 Thomas P. Kelly Student Co-Op Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2008 Intern, Carmichael Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Still photographer (credited), “Turn Me On Dead Man” film spot, Los Angeles, CA 2007 Still photographer & D.A. (credited), “Sunkist Growers” commercial film spot, Los Angeles, CA Special Skills & Interests Painting – fine art & murals (interior & exterior) Illustration & design Mixed media, assemblage & collage Installation art & art direction Environmental art – creative repurposing and recycling of materials, nature installations Woodworking & use of tools and power tools Art, art history & environmental educationHome Hilary Wootton’s CV