Exhibitions

The following list indicates the exhibitions in which the artist’s works have been presented, are being presented, or will be presented to the public.

 

Current Ongoing (or soon-to-be-ongoing) and Past Exhibitions
  • “13th Annual Abstract Sanctuary” online exhibition sponsored by Verum Ultimum Art Gallery
    • Give ’em The Old Razzle-Dazzle

  • “Monochromica” Magazine, Issue 007 (online and print-on-demand, to be published the second week of February, 2026)
    • The End of Democracy in the National Interest?

  • “FRESH ART 2025” online exhibition sponsored by the Marin Society of Artists (MSA).  The list of accepted entries is here: https://www.marinsocietyofartists.org/fresh-art-2025-call.  FRESH ART 2025 will open i a Virtual Gallery on December 15 and will remain open at least through February 15, 2026. The YouTube version will remain open after that date. You can view the exhibition at: https://shows14.wixsite.com/mysite/fresh-art-2025 .  That website should contain a link to the artist reception to be held via ZOOM on Sunday, December 28 at 5:00pm (Pacific Time).  A YouTube version of the exhibition is also available as well at:  https://youtu.be/AWcvXGKdGFw
    • Give ’em The Old Razzle-Dazzle (see above for image)

 

  • “Colorful Times”, 2025 online exhibition sponsored by Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild (Long Island, New York)
    • A Study in Violet and Teal
    • All That Glitters …

  • “Creative Minds – 2025”, online exhibition sponsored by Exhibizone, August 27 – October 27, 2025
    • Give ’em The Old Razzle-Dazzle

38" x 22" Oil Paint Version
38″ x 22″ Oil Paint Version

The display of the exhibition occurred on Saturday, June 21, 2025.  This electronic billboard allowed the exhibition to run for 24 hours, occurring about 57 minutes after the hour, each hour.  The exhibition was displayed on the “Welcome to Times Square” electronic billboard at 1560 Broadway (above the Pele Soccer Store). Here is the link: https://welcome-to-times-square.com/about/. 

    • Give ’em The Old Razzle-Dazzle

  • “Colorful Times” online exhibition sponsored by the Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild (Long Island, New York: https://oldtownartsguild.org )
    • All that Glitters …
    • A Study in Violet and Teal 

  • “the ART of WatER” online exhibition sponsored by the Red Bluff Art Gallery, May 18 2025 – May 18 2026.
    • Le Nénuphars Violet et Rose
    • The Blue Wave of 2020

  • “Highlights from the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild”.  The exhibition was physically held at the Museum of Photographic Arts, near the San Diego Museum of Art, close to the Prado Restaurant in Balboa Park.  The exhibition ran from November 7, 2024 through March 9, 2025.  Images of the works in the exhibition can be accessed here:  https://www.sdmaag.org/Highlights-2024#gallery , and a video can be seen at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9En1x337wF4 
    • Nightingales Don’t Eat Bears

And here is an exhibition poster for “Hope – 2025”. 

  • HMVC “Current Mood” online exhibition at https://hmvcgallery.com/exhibitions-group/ February 1 – 28, 2025, and display in Times Square. This can be seen in the online show at https://hmvcgallery.com/product/season-of-darkness/
    • Season of Darkness (to be shown in Times Square similar to other HMVC exhibitions).  This  occurred on Friday, February 14, 2025.  This time artworks were shown in two groups (Group 1 and Group 2) to maximize the artwork time on the billboard.  This electronic billboard allows the exhibition to run for 24 hours.  The exhibition was displayed on the “Welcome to Times Square” electronic billboard at 1560 Broadway (above the Pele Soccer Store). Here is the link: https://welcome-to-times-square.com/about/.  The big question is:  Are we coming out of a season of darkness, or entering one?  What is your current mood, and what is it that you believe?

Here are the movie and a still photo.

 

  • “Making Our Marks – 2024”, online exhibition sponsored by the International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA at https://www.iseaartexhibit.org/)
    • Le Nénuphars Violet et Rose

  • “Utterly Profound – 2024”, online exhibition sponsored by the International Society of Experimental Artists (ISEA at https://www.iseaartexhibit.org/)
    • 8 Billion Points of Light
8 Billion Points of Light

  • “Illuminating Perspectives” online exhibition sponsored by the International Visual Literacy Association (IVLA at https://ivla.org/art-exhibitions/), starting November 4, 2024.
    • Science … Bah!  Humbug!

  • HMVC “Best of Me” online exhibition at https://hmvcgallery.com/exhibitions-group/ October 1-31, 2024, and display in Times Square.
    • No Chaos:  The feature was shown on Sunday, November 20.  It played for 15 seconds on the 9th minute of every hour for 24 hours, on the “Welcome to Times Square” electronic billboard at 1560 Broadway.  https://welcome-to-times-square.com/about/ . Here are a photo and a movie that show the presentation. 

 

  • “Novum Artis – The New Artistic” Magazine, Issue 4
    • “Swamp Monsters” and “When Wisdom Fades as Knowledge Grows” 

   

  • “Show Off Your Art 2024” online exhibition, sponsored by KBM Art Gallery, July 13 – August 30, 2024
    • Dare to Say ‘Diversity’

  • “Precious – 2024” online exhibition sponsored by Gallerium, July 17 – September 17, 2024
    • Tears for The Divided States of America

  • “The Artist’s Eye” online exhibition sponsored by the Marin Society of Artists, June 24 – August 25, 2024.
    • Dare to Say ‘Diversity’ 

  • “Every Picture Tells a Story”, online exhibition sponsored by The Old Town Arts & Crafts Guild, Long Island, New York, June 10 – August 31, 2024
    • The End of Democracy in the National Interest?

  • “Shapes and Colors – 2024 (2nd Annual Exhibition and Publication)” online exhibition sponsored by Gallerium, June 5 – August 5, 2024 (link to follow)
    • Dare to Say ‘Diversity’ 

Here is a poster for the exhibition.

Here is a poster for the exhibition.

Here is a poster for the exhibition.

  • “Say What?” exhibition sponsored by the Covet Art Gallery in South Oceanside, California, February 17 – March 2, 2024.  This description is from the San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild (https://sdmaag.org/) Facebook page:  Rich Sheaffer shared that a relatively new gallery, the Covet Art Gallery in South Oceanside, offers artist calls through the CaFÉ website. Rich’s work “Desperately Seeking Mister Rogers” has been selected for the upcoming exhibition entitled “Say What?”, starting Saturday, February 17. The work is acrylic on 24” x 36” basswood painting panel with wood forms and letters.
    • Desperately Seeking Mister Rogers

  • “Year End Art Extravaganza” online exhibition sponsored by KMB Art Gallery, Riverside, California, December 16 2023 – February 2 2024 (https://kbmartgallery.com/)
    • Dare to Say ‘Diversity’

 

Wow, that was quick.  Now, here’s an even shorter movie.

If you happened to blink, here is a photo (see the lower left area).

When Wisdom Fades as Knowledge Grows

 

What Does It Mean to You?
  • Influence Online Exhibition, sponsored by HMVC Gallery, New York City, September 1 – 30, 2023
    • Nightingales Don’t Eat Bears.  For anyone who may have missed my second brief moment of fame which occurred on Saturday, September 23 at 1:10 PM Pacific Time (4:10 AM Eastern Time), when the Group 3 of the HMVC “Influence” exhibition was shown on the TSX electronic billboard in Times Square, you can still see it!  This can be viewed as a short movie here.

Wow, that was quick.  Now, here’s an even shorter movie.

If you happened to blink, here is a photo (see the bottom center area).

Here is a poster for the exhibition.

  • Freestyle Online Exhibition, sponsored by HMVC Gallery, New York City, August 1 – 31, 2023
    • Tears for The Divided States of America.  For anyone who may have missed my brief moment of fame which occurred on Saturday, August 19 at 1:10 PM Eastern Time (10:10 AM Pacific Time), when the HMVC “Freestyle” exhibition was shown on the TSX electronic billboard in Times Square (yes, in Manhattan), you can still see it!  Two videoclips were displayed, Group 1 and Group 2, back-to-back so the whole feature ran for 30 seconds once.  “Tears for The Divided States of America” was displayed in Group 2.  This can be viewed as a 30-second movie downloaded at https://wetransfer.com/downloads/d2fb4849fcbfebe08481ba0b15419a0720230819174636/8c1c41/grid (click on Preview if necessary, and then download the file IMG_2051.mov; I do not recommend “Download All”, since that is messier and will create a Zip file). You can also try the Instagram page at https://www.instagram.com/p/CwIuBJcqH0l/. If that doesn’t work for you, try this:

And … if any of the above did not work for you, here is a jpg photo of my moment of fame (see the lower left image).

And here is a poster for the exhibition.

… and isn’t this exciting and much appreciated, a reviewer particularly enjoyed this work!

 

 

 

38" x 22" Oil Paint Version
38″ x 22″ Oil Paint Version

  • “Political Storm”, sponsored by Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA (link and details to follow when available)
    • Season of Darkness

38" x 22" Oil Paint Version
38″ x 22″ Oil Paint Version
  • Artistonish Magazine 26th Issue, September 2022 (link and details to follow when available)
    • Tears for The Divided States of America

  • Brooklyn Streetcar Artists’ Group (BSAG) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2q1lhK2i6o), “Window Into Art” Slideshow Edition 10, shown online and in public places in New York City
    • Dare to Say Diversity (look for it at 3:07 minutes into the 5:34 minute YouTube show, followed by the other works indicated below)
    • When Wisdom Fades as Knowledge Grows
    • Kenosha: A Moment of Silence, Please. And Now??? (Version 2)
    • Khaos in Kabul

 

 

 

  • “Artistic Independence” online exhibition sponsored by Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, California (starting October 6; link and details to follow when available)
    • “What a Difference a State Makes” (in which the State of Georgia flips from Red to Blue, or Blue to Red, depending on the viewpoint of the observer)

 

  • “Healing the Divide”, sponsored by the Artist Alliance of the Oceanside Museum of Art at the Ashton Gallery (Art on 30th), San Diego, California
      • Kenosha: A Moment of Silence, Please. And Now ??? (Version 2) (selected for the flyer to promote the exhibit; please see the image at the top)

  • “New Beginnings”, sponsored by the North County Society of Fine Arts at the Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery through December 6, 2021 at 262 East Grand Avenue, Escondido, California (northern San Diego County).  Thanks to everyone who dropped into the reception on Saturday, November 13.  I enjoyed connecting with a number of people who stopped to linger at my works … if you were one of those who stopped to appreciate the work that I do, thank you very much! 
    • When Wisdom Fades as Knowledge Grows (first time exhibited publicly)
    • The Blue Wave of 2020
    • The End of Democracy in the National Interest?
When Wisdom Fades as Knowledge Grows
  • Solo Exhibition and Private Reception:  My solo exhibition at the Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery in northern San Diego County, June 12 – July 31, was enjoyable and successful in sharing my art publicly.  Fellow artists, those in political circles, and many others dropped in during the course of the exhibition to discover what “The Art of Socio-Political Abstractionism” is all about.  Thanks to all those who attended the exhibition, and special thanks to everyone who took the time to attend the Private Reception which was on Opening Day, Saturday, June 12, 2021!  Many people were able to witness the country sinking further into the swamp, or rising out of the swamp, via the mechanized work “All Together Now: Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, Into the Swamp We Go”.  If you missed that experience and discussion, you are always free to see the video on my “Portfolio” page.  And please, continue to support the arts to the extent that you are comfortable, including the Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery (http://escondidoarts.org)
    What a Great Opening Day and Reception It Was!

     

  • “Obsessed” Exhibition, March 20 – April 16, 2021, at Art on 30th (Ashton Gallery), 4434 30th Street, San Diego, CA (Art on 30th – An Arts Community in San Diego – Home).   
    • If I Can’t Have It, Nobody Can (Small Experimental Blowtorched Acrylic Version #1)
  • Regional Invitational at The Studio Door gallery in Hillcrest (San Diego, California), September 4 – 26, 2020 (https://thestudiodoor.com).
    • The Blue Wave of 2020 

  • 2019 LA Open at the TAG Gallery in Los Angeles, California, December 18, 2018 – January 18 2019 (https://www.taggallery.net/la-open-2019).
    • The Top Topples was selected for exhibition by James Panozzo, Executive Director of LAUNCH LA and Co-Founder of Annual TARFEST Music & Art Festival at La Brea Tar Pits.

  • Connections exhibition at the Center for the Performing Arts, Poway, California, June 1 – 29, 2018.
    • Maria was selected for exhibition by Ariel Plotek, Ph.D., who at the time was Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, The San Diego Museum of Art.  Please refer to the “Portfolio” tab for a description of this work inspired by events following Hurricane Maria.

The Artist with “When Wisdom Fades as Knowledge Grows”

Here is a poster prepared for the exhibition.

 

 

 

Here is a poster prepared for the exhibition.

The Artist with “When Wisdom Fades as Knowledge Grows”

 

Below is the corresponding poster.

  • “How I Remember 2020″ Exhibition, Art Show International (Winners Gallery – How I Remember 2020 | Art Show International)
    • Rage vs. The Blue Wall (Version 1) – Honorable Mention Award
    • Rage vs. The Blue Wall (Version 2) – Honorable Mention Award
    • Science … Bah! Humbug! (1970 and 2020 Version) – Finalist Awar

 

Inclusion in Actually-Printed Magazines or Other Publications
  • Murze Magazine, Issue Ten, “Double Vision” section, issued February 5, 2020.  With Murze being a British publication, based in London and distributed internationally, this represents the first international recognition of the artist and his art genre of Socio-Political Abstractionism.
    • All Together Now … Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, Into the Swamp We Go (page 31)
  • Salann Magazine, Volume 1
    • Swamp Monsters (page 228)
    • Maria (pages 52-53 and 228)
    • Smear Campaign (page 228)
    • What the Hell Do You Have to Lose? (page 228)
    • Dare to Say ‘Diversity’ (page 228)
  • Salann Magazine, Volume 2 (pending publication)
    • Blue Period – III (page number to be determined)
    • No Chaos (page number to be determined)