Local Artist

Drew Fagan - Acrylic on Linen and Canvas

Drew Fagan has a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Arts from Stanford University. An active artist throughout his life, he began painting full time in mid-2004 after a successful advertising career and 22 years as owner of a television commercial creation and production company in Los Angeles. His earlier, abstract works were shown at LACMA, the original Spago Restaurant in Hollywood and in other single and group shows. In the past five years, he has had 5 solo gallery shows, several group shows and juried competitions, and has won a number of national and local awards. His work has been represented by Galleries in Mendocino County, Santa Monica, Carmel, Pasadena and Dallas. Fagan is an Artist Member of the California Art Club and the National Society of Painters in Casein and Acrylic. His varied work can be found in numerous private and corporate collections throughout the United States.

SOLO SHOWS:
Spindrift Gallery, Gualala, California 2005
Spindrift Gallery 2006
Spindrift Gallery 2007
Spindrift Gallery 2008
Spindrift Gallery 2009

GROUP SHOWS:
Art in the Redwoods, Gualala, CA, 2nd place 2008
Judged by Your Peers, Gualala, CA, 1st Place 2009

GALLERY REPRESENTATION:
Mendenhall-Sobieski Gallery, Pasadena, CA
Spindrift Gallery, Gualala, CA
Winfield Gallery, Carmel, CA
Iota Gallery, Dallas, TX

JURIED SHOWS & COMPETITIONS:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
"Wet Paint" Best of 2004 - North Coast Artists Guild
"Wet Paint" Best of 2005 - North Coast Artists Guild
"Wet Paint" Best of 2006 - North Coast Artists Guild,
      Honorable Mention
2006 California Open Competition, Santa Monica, 3rd place
2007 California Art Club "Wild Things" Exhibition, Pasadena
The Artist's Magazine, The Year's Best Art, December 2007
      (Finalist)
97th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art
98th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art
55th Annual NSPCA Exhibition, New York City, Helen Steele Renninger Memorial Award
The Artist's Magazine, All-Media Online Competition, 2009 Honorable Mention

CORPORATE COLLECTIONS (PARTIAL LIST):
Pyramid Consulting, Atlanta, GA
Frank Lane LTD, Atlanta, GA
Synergy Films, Atlanta, GA
Dark Light Pictures, Hollywood, CA
The Henry Company, Los Angeles, CA
Chattem, Inc. Chattanooga, TN
Monness, Crespi, Hardt & Co., New York City
New York Life, Century City, CA

MAGAZINE REVIEWS/ARTICLES:
American Art Collector, April 2008
The Artist's Magazine, December 2007
The Artist's Magazine Website, March 2009

Contact Information: Drew Fagan PO Box 710 Gualala, CA 95445 Email: drew@drewfagan.com Phone: 707-884-9785 Website: www.drewfagan.com

© copyright 2009 - all rights to the images are retained by the artist