MICHAEL NAPPER
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BIO

Born: Pasadena, CA. Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2005 flesh / dirt / planets, d.e.n. contemporary art, Culver City, CA
2002 Monotypes & Drawings, Michael W. Folonis Architect Studio,
Santa Monica, CA
1999 New Paintings, Michael W. Folonis Architect Studio, Santa Monica, CA
1998 Folium, Paintings, Michael W. Folonis Architect Studio, Santa Monica, CA
Ex Sequentia, Paintings, Drawings & Diaries, Sit Still Studio, Santa Monica, CA
1989 Paintings, Earl McGrath Gallery, West Hollywood, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008 RIPE, d.e.n. contemporary art, Culver City, CA
2007 Then and Now Painters and Their Process, Pharmaka Art,
Los Angeles, CA
2006 Out of Line, Idyllwild Arts Center, CA
2005 Monothon 11, Riverside Art Museum, CA
2005 Groundwork, d.e.n. contemporary art, Culver City, CA
2004 Gallery Group Exhibition, Gallery Saint Germain, West Hollywood, CA
Modus Operandi: 6 Approaches to Abstraction, Michael W. Folonis Architect Studio, Santa Monica, CA
Works on Paper Group Exhibition, Gallery Saint Germain, West Hollywood, CA
Surface Treatments, 3-Person Exhibition, The Exhibition Room, Pomona, CA
Pharmaka, Bedlam Gallery, Los Feliz, CA
Pharmaka, Corridor Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003 Against The Grain, Experimental Photographic Works, Michael W. Folonis Architect Studio, Santa Monica, CA
2002 Virtue & Iniquity, Paintings, Two-Person Exhibition, Michael W. Folonis Architect Studio, Santa Monica, CA
2000 The Landscape, Paintings, Gallery Soolip, Los Angeles, CA
1992 The Store Show, Richard Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

PUBLICATIONS

2007 Then and Now Painters and Their Process, Pharmaka (catalog)
2005 New Vistas in Landscape Painting, David Pagel. Los Angeles Times, February 11
Around LA Part II, Tyler Green. Modern Art Notes, ArtsJournal.com February 7
2004 The Los Angeles Gallery Report Card: Pharmaka Group Show, Coagula Art Journal, Issue #67, March
2003 X-Ray No. 9, 126 Monotypes in a Boxed Limited Edition, Published by X-Ray Book Co.,Ventura, CA
2002 Dan Fante: Collected Poetry 1983-2000 (American Edition), Poems by novelist/poet/playwright Dan Fante accompanied by the paintings, drawings, and diary pages of Michael Napper, Published by Sun Dog Press, Michigan
2001 Dan Fante: Collected Poetry 1983-2000 (British Edition), Front cover book design by Michael Napper, Published by Wrecking Ball Press, London
X-Ray No. 8, 126 Monotypes in a Boxed Limited Edition, Published by X-Ray Book Co., Ventura, CA

SELECTED COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS

Karl Becker, Hong Kong, China
Elinor Blake and Warren Zanes, Brooklyn, NY
Ken Browar, New York, NY
Richard and Kumya Djie, Sweden
Lucas Etchegaray and Patricia Artigas, Santa Monica, CA & Uruguay
Michael W. Folonis, AIA, Santa Monica, CA
Simone and Laurentius Harrer, Malibu, CA
Michael and Eva Hengge, Germany
Dennis Hopper, Venice, CA
Phillip Jenkinson, Ireland
Zak and Laura Jenkinson, Malibu, CA
LIDO Restaurant, Manhattan Beach, CA
Earl McGrath, Los Angeles/New York, NY
John Millei, Los Angeles, CA
Fergal O’Toole, Ireland
Riverside Art Museum, CA
Magnus and Petra Sedlmayr, Germany
Traci and Bret Sgrignoli, Marrietta, GA
Sit Still Studio, Santa Monica, CA
Via Veneto Ristorante, Santa Monica, CA