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| Photo: Dina Scoppettone |
Contact the Artist: noahbuchanan@hotmail.com
Noah Buchanan was born in 1976, raised in Southern California.
In 1994, he began his artistic studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where he studied classical painting and drawing as well as extensive studies in human anatomy. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 2000 from University of California, Santa Cruz where he studied closely under Frank Galuszka. In 2002, he received a Masters of Fine Arts from the New York Academy of Art where he studied with Martha Erlebacher, Steven Assael and Vincent Desiderio.
Noah has received a number of awards and 4 Individual Artist Grants; the Stobart Foundation Grant, The Posey Foundation Award,The Stacey Award as well as the Sugarman Award. Other noteworthy awards include The Congressional Art Award and the Chancellor's Award, University of California at Santa Cruz.
Noah Buchanan has participated in exhibitions in New York, Pennsylvania and California. He has exhibited internationally in London and Aberdeen, Scotland. His paintings and drawings are featured in private and public collections throughout the United States. The artist shows with John Pence Gallery in San Francisco and Artists' House Gallery in Philadelphia. He teaches painting and drawing at colleges in the San Francisco Bay Area as well as in New York City. He currently lives in Los Angeles where he teaches at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art and Cal State University Long Beach
His work is based in the academic tradition of the figure, and favors themes of the mythic, symbolic and heroic. He is primarily interested in depicting the human figure as an anatomical event, which houses the spirit of the human condition.
EDUCATION
| 2002 | MFA : New York Academy of Art. New York, NY |
| 2000 | BA : University of California, Santa Cruz. Santa Cruz, CA |
| 1994 - 1996 | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Philadelphia, PA |
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
| 2012 | John Pence Gallery. Solo Exhibition. San Francisco, CA. |
| Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Exhibition. Philadelphia, PA. | |
| John Pence Gallery. Persons of Interest. San Francisco, CA. | |
| 2011 | John Pence Gallery. Trompe-L’Oeil. San Francisco, CA. |
| Fresno Musuem of Art. California: Landscape of Dreams. Fresno, CA. | |
| Artists’ House Gallery. Celebration of Music. Philadelphia, PA. | |
| John Pence Gallery. West Coast Painters. San Francisco, CA. | |
| 2010 | Medialia Gallery. Conceptually Sound. New York, NY |
| John Pence Gallery. The Human Figure. San Francisco, CA | |
| Artists' House Gallery. Group Exhibition. Philadelphia, PA | |
| Artists' House Gallery. Sound and Silence. Philadelphia, PA | |
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2009 |
Medialia Gallery. The Protean Body. New York, NY |
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Artists' House Gallery. Group Exhibition. Philadelphia, PA |
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2008 |
John Pence Gallery. Drawings. San Francisco, CA. |
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Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Shrine Dedication. La Crosse, WI. |
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Triton Museum of Art. Still Life. Santa Clara, CA. |
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| 2007 | John Pence Gallery. Summer in San Francisco. San Francisco, CA. |
| Triton Museum of Art. Drawings: Visions, Surfaces and Beyond. Santa Clara, CA. | |
| John Pence Gallery. Drawings and Small Still Life. San Francisco, CA. | |
| Artists' House Gallery. Group Exhibition. Philadelphia, PA. | |
| 2006 | Artists' House Gallery. December Small Works Exhibition. Philadelphia, PA. |
| Artists' House Gallery. Group Exhibition. Philadelphia, PA. | |
| Chris Winfield Gallery. Intimate Landscape. Carmel, CA | |
| New York Academy of Sciences. Academy Anatomy. New York, NY | |
| New York Academy of Art. Salon 2006. New York, NY | |
| Sesnon Gallery. Faculty Show. University of California, Santa Cruz, CA | |
| John Pence Gallery. Interiors. San Francisco, CA | |
| John Pence Gallery. Summer in San Francisco. San Francisco, CA | |
| 2005 | Artists' House Gallery. December Small Works Exhibition. Philadelphia, PA |
| John Pence Gallery. Valentines. San Francisco, CA | |
| John Pence Gallery. Summer in San Francisco. San Francisco, CA | |
| John Pence Gallery. Paint What You Want. San Francisco, CA | |
| 2004 | John Pence Gallery. Bay Area Realists. San Francisco, CA |
| John Pence Gallery. Tromp L'Oeil. San Francisco, CA | |
| UCSC Arboretum. The Natural Gaze. University of California, Santa Cruz, CA | |
| Artists' House Gallery. One- person show. Philadelphia, PA | |
| 2003 | Arnot Art Museum. Re-Presenting Representation. Elmira, NY |
| Artists' House Gallery. Group Exhibition. Philadelphia, PA | |
| More Gallery. Drawing Exhibition. Philadelphia, PA | |
| 2002 | Artists' House Gallery. December Small Works Exhibition. Philadelphia, PA |
| More Gallery. Small Treasures. Philadelphia, PA | |
| National Portrait Gallery, London. British Petroleum Portrait Award Exhibition. London, England | |
| Aberdeen Art Gallery. British Petroleum Portrait Award Exhibition. Aberdeen, Scotland | |
| Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. US Artists: 15 Exposures. Philadelphia, PA | |
| New York Academy of Art. Graduate Student Exhibition. New York, NY | |
| 2001 | Artists' House Gallery. Group Show. Philadelphia, PA |
| Rene Lezard. Paint the Town Red. New York, NY | |
| New York Academy of Art. Student Exhibition. New York, NY | |
| 1999, 2000 | Eloise Pickard Smith Gallery. Novas Show, juried exhibition. Santa Cruz, CA |
| 1996 | Museum of American Art. Annual Student Exhibition, juried exhibition. Philadelphia, PA |
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United States Congress. Congressional Art Award Exhibition, juried exhibition. Washington, D.C |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
| Spring 2009, 2010. | New York Academy of Art, Graduate Program. New York, NY. Anatomical Drawing |
| Spring 2012. Summer 2012. Fall 2012. | Bay Area Classical Artists’ Atelier. San Carlos, CA. Figure Drawing and Anatomy. |
| Spring 2006, Summer 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 | University of California at Santa Cruz. Figure Drawing. |
| Summer 2011, 2012 | University of California at Santa Cruz. Figure Painting. |
| Summer Session(s) 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. | University of California at Santa Cruz. Outdoor Painter's Project |
| Fall 2008, 2009, 2010 | Skyline College. South San Francisco. Portraiture. |
| Spring 2012 | Skyline College. Figure Drawing |
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2004, 2005, 2006,2007,2008. Fall 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 |
College of San Mateo. San Mateo, CA. Figure Drawing. |
| Fall 2005. Summer 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 | College of San Mateo. San Mateo, CA. Painting I & II |
| Spring 2003, 2006. Fall 2003, 2004, 2009, 2011 | Cabrillo College. Santa Cruz, CA. Figure Drawing. |
| Spring 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008. Fall 2005, 2007, 2010, 2012 | Cabrillo College. Santa Cruz, CA. Drawing and Composition. |
| Spring 2005, Fall 2005. | Monterey Peninsula College. Figure Drawing. |
| Fall 2006. | Monterey Peninsula College. Form and Composition. |
| Summer 2005 | Abbey Road Summer Abroad Program, Florence. Drawing. Florence, Italy. |
| 2010 | Frick Collection. New York, NY. Sunday Sketch Program. Visiting Instructor |
PUBLICATIONS
| 2010 | Drawing Magazine. "Using the Figure to Pose Major Questions". 10 page article. Fall 2010. Interweave Press, Loveland, CO. |
| Star Wars Art: Visions. Lucasfilm/Abrams Publishing. | |
| 2009 | American Art Collector. Article and Interview. August 2009. International Artist Publishing, Inc. Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2007 | American Art Collector. Full-page reproduction. January 2007, Issue 15, page 195. International Artist Publishing, Inc. Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2002 | American Arts Quarterly. Cover. Fall 2002 issue. Volume 19, number 4. Newington - Cropsey Cultural Studies Center. New York, NY |
COMMISSIONS
| 2007 - 2008 | Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. La Crosse, WI. 2 Shrine Paintings, venerating St. Maria Goretti, St. Faustina. 11' x 4 ½'. |
| 2006 | County of San Mateo Coroner's Office. 12 anatomical figure diagrams - forensic investigation |
AWARDS
| 2012 | Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Award of Excellence. Philadelphia, PA |
| 2004 | Sugarman Foundation. Individual Artists' Grant. Novato, CA |
| 2002 | Prince of Wales Fellowship. Travel Scholarship. Normandy, France |
| 2002 | Stobart Foundation Award. Individual Artists' Grant. Boston, MA |
| 2001 | Book of the Year Award. Visionary Retailer's Alliance. (Awarded for illustrations in Spirit Animals, Dawn Publications. 2000) |
| Ben Franklin Award. Publisher's Marketing Association. (Awarded for illustrations in Spirit Animals, Dawn Publications. 2000) | |
| Posey Foundation Scholarship Award. Individual Artists' Grant. "Posey Scholar". Selby Foundation, Sarasota, FL | |
| Stacey Scholarship Award. . Individual Artists' Grant. National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Oklahoma City, OK | |
| 2000 - 2002 | New York Academy of Art Scholarship. Full Scholarship. New York, NY |
| 2000 | Chancellor's Award. Awarded for Outstanding Achievement in Art. University of California, Santa Cruz |
| Dean's Award. Awarded for Outstanding Achievement in Art. University of California, Santa Cruz | |
| Irwin Project Scholarship. Baskin Visual Arts Dept. University of California, Santa Cruz | |
| 1998 | American Bookseller's Association. Pick of the List Award. (Awarded for Illustrations in Places of Power, Dawn Publications. 1998) |
| Ben Franklin Award. Publisher's Marketing Association. (Awarded for Illustrations in Places of Power, Dawn Publications. 1998) | |
| 1996 | Cadwalader Portrait Prize. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Philadelphia, PA |
| 1993 | Congressional Art Award. U.S. Congress. Washington, D.C |
NOTED COMMISSIONS
| 2007 – 2008 | Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe. La Crosse, WI. 2 Shrine Paintings: St. Maria Goretti, St. Faustina (altar pieces). 11’ x 4½’ each. |
| 2006 | County of San Mateo Coroner’s Office. 12 anatomical figure diagrams for use in forensic investigation. San Mateo County, CA |
| 2010 | Star Wars Art: Visions. Lucasfilm. Santa Rosa, CA. Exhibition TBA. |
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