Dave Lefner CV
BORN
1969 Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
1993 BA, California State University, Northridge
COLLECTIONS
Prints and Drawings Department of Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA)
EXHIBITIONS
2022
“LA Artists”, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA.
2020
“Vintage Road Trip”, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
2019
Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
2018
Skidmore Contemporary Art Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
“What's in a Word?” (solo show) September 22 - October 20
Skidmore Contemporary Art Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
"The Medium is the Message” (solo show) April 28 - May 26
2017-18
Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
“LA Redux: Reduction Linocuts by Dave Lefner” (solo show)
August 20, 2017 - January 7, 2018
Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
“LA in SB II: A Postwar & Contemporary Exhibition"
2017
Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
“Vintage” (group show)
2016
Skidmore Contemporary Art Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
“Star Gazer” (solo show) Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
“Palette to Palate”
2016-18
Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
Hosted 6 Block Printing Workshops in conjunction with
"LA Redux" & “The Nature of William S. Rice: Arts & Crafts Painter & Printmaker”
2015
Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
“Bright, Shiny, & Sweet” (solo show)
Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
“American Details” (3 person show)
The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery @ Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA
“2015 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition” (group show) juried by Peter Frank
Hespe Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Mid-Century Americana by Dave Lefner & Robert Townsend”
Skidmore Contemporary Art Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
“Sugar Rush” (solo show)
Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA “Road Trip” (group show)
2014
Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA “American Flashback” (group show)
Skidmore Contemporary Art Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica,
CA “Destination LA: A Road Trip” (solo show)
SCAPE (Southern California Art Projects & Exhibitions)
Corona Del Mar, CA “Common Objects: Empedocles, Lefner, & Townsend”
2013
Lamont Gallery, Phillips Exeter Academy, Exeter, NH “Pop Paradise” (group show)
2012
Skidmore Contemporary Art Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
“Candy” (group show)
George Billis Gallery, Culver City, CA “The Cityscape Show” (group show)
2011
D23 Expo, Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA “Relief Print Demonstrations”
Michael Hollis Fine Art, South Pasadena, CA “Reduction Linocuts ” (solo show)
2010
Skidmore Contemporary Art Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
“City Blocks: Reduction Linocuts” (solo show)
Skidmore Contemporary Art Gallery, Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
“Pop Realism” (group show)
LA Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, CA “Relief Print Demonstrations”
2009-10
Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA “100 Grand” (group show)
2009
The Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery @ Barnsdall Park, Los Angeles, CA
“Los Angeles Printmaking Society’s 20th National Exhibition”, juried by Peter Frank
San Luis Obispo Art Center, SLO, CA “Urbanist: Reduction Linocuts by Dave Lefner” (solo show)
2008
Aardvark Letterpress, Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles “Loteria” First Series (group show)
Craig Olsen Inc., Los Angeles, CA Contemporary Artists Series (solo show)
2006
Shepard Fairey’s Subliminal Projects, Los Angeles, CA “Money is War” Artemio Rodriguez / “Paradise Lost” Dave Lefner (2 man show)
Los Angeles Art Show 2004, Barker Hanger, Santa Monica, CA
Special selected Pharmaka, Brewery Art Colony, & Santa Fe Art Colony
2004
Los Angeles Art Show 2004, Barker Hanger, Santa Monica, CA Special selected Brewery Art Colony
2003-4
Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA “Nevada’s Neon Edens: Las Vegas and Reno”(group show)
2003
Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA “Los Angeles Printmaking Society’s 17th National Exhibition”
RiskPress Gallery, Los Angeles, CA “day of youth... to sullied night” (solo show)
2000
Pulp/ Illiterature, Los Angeles, CA “Linoleum Block Prints/ Collages” (solo show)
Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA “City in Relief” (solo show)
1999
Zipper: Art, Form, and Function, Los Angeles, CA “Recent Linocuts” (solo show)
FEATURED FILM AND MEDIA INTERVIEWS
2015
KCET Artbound, “American Purgatory
Airdates: Tuesday, Feb 3rd at 8pm, Sunday, Feb 8th at 6pm
2014
KCET Artbound, “The Optimistic Edge: The Reduction Linocuts of Dave Lefner” written by Meher McArthur
ArtScene, October 2014 issue “Previews: Dave Lefner” written by Dr. Jeanne Willette
2010
“the [ahr-tuh-zen] project”- Dave Lefner A Documentary Short by Ric Serena
2009
Artworks Magazine, Summer 2009 issue “Dave Lefner” written by Erin Clark
New Times: San Luis Obispo Arts & Entertainment Weekl “Documenting What’s Disappearing” written by Christy Heron
Journal Plus: Magazine of the Central Coast “Art Scene: SLO Art Center Update” written by Gordon Fuglie
2005
Steven Barrie-Anthony, “Artisans: Off the floor, on to the Walls” The Los Angeles Times 5/12