James Torlakson

Museum Collections
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART; San Francisco, CA

OAKLAND MUSEUM; Oakland, CA

ACHENBACH FOUNDATION FOR THE GRAPHIC ARTS,
CALIFORNIA PALACE OF THE LEGION OF HONOR; San Francisco, CA

BROOKLYN MUSEUM; Brooklyn, NY

ALBRIGHT KNOX MUSEUM; Buffalo, NY

MUSEUM OF ART, CARNEGIE INSTITUTE; Pittsburgh, PA

MUSEUM OF ART, RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN; Providence, RI

NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY, PRINT COLLECTION; New York, NY

CHICAGO ART INSTITUTE; Chicago, IL

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS; Washington D.C.

DELAWARE ART MUSEUM; Wilmington, DE

DENVER ART MUSEUM; Denver, CO

SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART; Santa Barbara, CA

DETROIT ART INSTITUTE; Detroit, MI

STANFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF ART; Stanford, CA

UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY; New Jersey, NJ

DE CORDOVA MUSEUM; Lincoln, MA

JANE VOORHEES ZIMMERLI ART MUSEUM; New Brunswick, NJ

BOISE ART MUSEUM; Boise, ID

UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM; U.C.Berkeley; Berkeley, CA

ARKANAS ART CENTER; Little Rock, Arkansas

HEARST ART GALLERY; Saint Mary¹s College; Moraga, CA

Solo Exhibitions
2001 33 GOUGH STREET SHOWCASE, San Francisco, CA

2000 POWELL STREET GALLERY, San Francisco, CA

1999 SANCHEZ ART CENTER; Pacifica, CA

1997 FOG CITY JAVA; Pacifica, CA
(funded by grant from Philanthropic Ventures Foundation)

1997 SAN MATEO COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM, San Mateo, CA

1996 ERIKSEN GALLERY, Half Moon Bay, CA

1994 ART FORMS UNLIMITED; Pacifica, CA

1993 HORVATH GALLERY; Sacramento, CA

1992 CUDAHY'S GALLERY; New York, NY

1991 JOHN BERGGRUEN GALLERY; San Francisco, CA

1988 JOHN BERGGRUEN GALLERY; San Francisco, CA

1987 CONCEPT ART GALLERY; Pittsburgh, PA

1986 JOHN BERGGRUEN GALLERY; San Francisco, CA

1984 DUBINS GALLERY; Los Angeles, CA

1983 GRAPHICS 1 and GRAPHICS 2; Boston, MA

1983 JOHN BERGGRUEN GALLERY; San Francisco, CA

1982 MUSEUM OF ART, CARNEGIE INSTITUTE; Pittsburgh, PA

1981 GELTER/PALL; New York, NY

1980 GRAPHICS 1 and GRAPHICS 2; Boston, MA

1980 JOHN BERGGRUEN GALLERY; San Francisco, CA

1980 RICHMOND ART CENTER; Richmond, CA

1979 SAN JOSE MUSEUM OF ART; San Jose, CA

1978 VAN STRAATEN GALLERY; Chicago, IL

1978 JOHN BERGGRUEN GALLERY; San Francisco, CA

1977 GALERIE JURKA; Amsterdam, NL

1976 ACHENBACH FOUNDATION FOR THE GRAPHIC ARTS,
CALIFORNIA PALACE OF THE LEGION OF HONOR; San Francisco, CA

1975 CONTEMPORARY GRAPHICS CENTER,
SANTA BARBARA MUSEUM OF ART; Santa Barbara, CA

1975 NANCY HOFFMAN GALLERY; New York, NY

1974 JOHN BERGGRUEN GALLERY; San Francisco, CA

1973 GUMP'S GALLERY; San Francisco, CA

1972 REISINGER GALLERIES; San Francisco, CA

1972 ALMOND ROD GALLERY; San Francisco, CA

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Exhibition Record

2001
Faculty Show; City Arts Gallery, C.C.S.F.; San Francisco, CA
Comix/Cartoons Show; Rosenberg Library, C.C.S.F.; San Francisco, CA

2000
Faculty Show; City Arts Gallery, C.C.S.F.; San Francisco, CA
Creative Roots; Rosenberg Library, C.C.S.F.; San Francisco, CA

1999
Watercolor: City Arts Gallery, C.C.S.F.; San Francisco, CA
Spirit of the Coast; Impact Zone Productions; Cotanoa Lodge; Pescadero, CA
Millennium: City Arts Gallery, C.C.S.F.; San Francisco, CA
Internet gallery exhibition: www.PowellStreetGallery.com
Internet gallery exhibition: www.NextMonet.com

1998
10: San Francisco State University Art Alumni; Sanchez Art Center Gallery; Pacifica, CA

1997
Structures: Buildings in American Art 1900-1997; John Berggruen Gallery; San Francisco, CA

1996
Art From The Driver's Seat: Americans and Their Cars: Kalamazoo Institute of Arts; Kalamazoo, MI
Art From The Driver's Seat: Americans and Their Cars: Hudson River Museum; Yonkers, NY
Seventh Annual-All Creatures Great and Small: John Natsoulas Gallery; Davis, CA
Surf's Up: Bolinas Museum; Bolinas, CA

1995
Art From The Driver's Seat: Americans and Their Cars: Boise Art Museum; Boise, ID
Art From The Driver's Seat: Americans and Their Cars: Tarble Arts Center, Eastern Illinois State University: Charleston, IL
Faculty Exhibition: Skyline College; San Bruno, CA
Henrik Ibsen Park (private three person exhibition): Kings Mountain; Woodside, CA

1994
Group Exhibition: Magidson Gallery; New York, NY
Group Exhibition: Art Forms Unlimited; Pacifica, CA

1993
American Paintings: Museum of Our National Heritage; Lexington MA

1992
New Horizons in American Realism: Knoxville Museum of Art; Knoxville, TN
Local Landscape: PacTel Corporation; Walnut Creek, CA
Oakland: Oakland Museum Collector's Gallery; Oakland, CA
Artists of Skyline College: Peninsula Art Association; Belmont CA
Summer Show: Cudahy's Fine Art Gallery; New York, NY

1991
New Horizons in American Realism: Flint Institute of Arts; Flint, MI and Philharmonic Center for the Arts; Naples, FL
Selections from the Permanent Collection: Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, Palace of the Legion of Honor; San Francisco, CA
Large Scale Works on Paper: John Berggruen Gallery; San Francisco, CA
Summer Show: Cudahy¹s Fine Art Gallery; New York, NY

1990
Group Show: Cudahy's Fine Art Gallery; New York, NY
Contemporary Realist Painting: Perception and Experience: Oliver Art Center, California College of Arts and Crafts; Oakland, CA
Concord Collectors: Walnut Creek Art Center; Walnut Creek, CA
College of San Mateo Faculty Art Exhibition: San Mateo County Arts Council; San Mateo, CA

1989
Collector's Choice-Contemporary Paintings and Drawings from the Collection of Ron and Cherie Petersen: Pence Gallery; Davis, CA
Capitol a'la cARTe (food images): State Capitol Building (presented by Natsoulas/Novelozo Gallery); Sacramento, CA
Faculty Art Exhibition: Skyline College; San Bruno, CA

1988
Waterworks (three artists): Sierra Nevada Museum of Art; Reno, NV
Torlakson Watercolors and Prints: Natsoulas/Novelozo Gallery; Davis, CA
Torlakson Prints: Wenniger Graphics; Boston, MA
Billboards: Littlejohn-Smith Gallery; New York, NY

1987
Realism: Art Museum of Santa Cruz County; Santa Cruz, CA
Drawings By Contemporary Masters: Himovitz - Jensen Gallery; Sacramento, CA
Two Realists: Concept Art Gallery; Pittsburgh, PA
31st National Print Exhibition: Hunterdon Art Center; Clinton, NJ
Parkside National Small Print Exhibition: Communication Arts Gallery; Kenosha, WI
Mainstream America: The Collection of Phil Desind: The Butler Institute of American Art; Youngstown, OH
Prints In Motion: Associated American Artists; New York, NY

1986
James Torlakson, Watercolors and Graphics: Bechtel International Center, Stanford University; Palo Alto, CA

1985
The 20th Century: The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Collection: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; San Francisco, CA
American Realism: Twentieth-Century Drawings and Watercolors: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; San Francisco, CA

1984
Recent Acquisitions: Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor; San Francisco, CA
The Twenty-Third National Print Exhibition: The Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn, NY

1983
Gene Baro Collects: The Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn, NY
West Coast Realism: Laguna Beach Museum of Art; Laguna Beach, CA
The American Artist as Printmaker, 23rd National Print Exhibition: The Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary American Realism, since 1960: Chicago Art Institute; Chicago, IL

1982
Contemporary American Realism, since 1960: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Philadelphia, PA and The Oakland Museum; Oakland, CA
Perspectives on Contemporary American Realism; Works of Art on Paper from the Collection of Jalane and Richard Davidson: Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Philadelphia, PA

1981
Twenty-Second National Print Exhibition: The Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn, NY
100 New Acquisitions: The Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn, NY
Recent Acquisitions in Prints and Drawings: Rhode Island School of Design; Providence, RI

1980
Realism: Civics Arts Gallery; Walnut Creek, CA
The Light is Different in California: Pratt Manhattan Center Gallery; New York, NY
American Drawings in Black and White: The Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn NY

1979
Recent Acquisitions: The Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn, NY
Recent Acquisitions: Achenbach Foundation for the Graphic Arts, California Palace of the Legion of Honor; San Francisco, CA
Recent Acquisitions: The Oakland Museum; Oakland, CA
VX International Soa Paulo Biennial, courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum and the International Communications Agency; Washington, D. C. This exhibition traveled throughout Latin America.

1978
Eight West Coast Printmakers: The Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn, NY
Leading Realists and Current Abstract Art: Madison Gallery; Madison, NJ

1977
Prints of the 1970's: Museum of Fine Arts; Boston, MA

1976
20th Annual Brooklyn Museum Print Exhibition: The Brooklyn Museum; Brooklyn, NY
Contemporary Images in Watercolors: Akron Art Institute; Akron, OH

1975
Permanent Collection, Recent Graphic Acquisitions: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; San Francisco, CA
Photography and Hyper-Realism: M. Knoedler & Company; New York, NY
Realist Painting in California: John Berggruen Gallery; San Francisco, CA
California Graphics Exhibition: Three Dimensions Gallery; Berkeley, CA and Printmakers Council of Great Britain; London, England
Hyper-Realism: Liliane Francois Galerie; Paris, France

1974
Selections in Contemporary Realism: Akron Art Institute; Akron, OH
Fourth British International Print Biennial: Bradford Art Galleries and Museums; Yorkshire, England
Works on Paper: Virginia Museum of Art; VA
Variations on the Camera's Eye: Smithsonian Institute; Washington D.C. and Occidental College; CA; Traveling Exhibition throughout South America
Three Printmakers Who Work From Watercolors: The Oakland Museum; Oakland, CA

1973
Young Talent: John Berggruen Gallery; San Francisco, CA