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DENI PONTY BIOGRAPHY



Born: The Hague, The Netherlands, 1952



Education | Solo Exhibitions | Group Exhibitions | Curated | Bibliography | Collections |



EDUCATION

1986
Otis Art Institute of the Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, California

1985
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California

1970
B.A., University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon

1969
B.A., Netherlands College of International Relations, Breukelen, The Netherlands

1962
Royal Academy of Fine Arts, The Hague, The Netherlands



SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1993
"L.A. Figure Studies," Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1990
"New Paintings and Drawings," Koslow Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1988
"New Paintings: The 'Model Break' Series," Koslow Rayl Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1987
Ivey Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1985
James Turcotte Gallery, Los Angeles, California



GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1995
"Present Art III," Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1993
"Present Art II," Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, California
D.A.D.A. Inaugural Exhibition, Los Angeles, Ca.
"The Paradox Of Reality," Galeria Olvera, Los Angeles, Ca.

1992
"Present Art," Couturier Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1989
"The Drawing Show 1989," Koslow Gallery, Los Angeles, California

1988
"The Drawing Show 1988," Koslow Rayl Gallery, Los Angeles, California
"Seoul Olympic Cosmopolitan Art Exhibition," International Olympic Arts Festival, Seoul, Korea
"Parameters," OverReact Gallery, Long Beach, California

1987
"Hollywood Portraits of Stars," (Joan Agajanian Quinn, curator), Otis Art Institute of the Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, California
"Men's Group Show," Ivey Gallery, Los Angeles, California
"Hollywood Portraits of Stars," Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design, Los Angeles, California

1986
"Musical Set Pieces," sets for the debut concert of the Los Angeles Orchestral Ensemble, Wilshire Ebell Concert Hall, Los Angeles, California

1985
"New Romantic Landscape," The Works Gallery, Long Beach, California

1984
"Real to Real - 22 West Coast Realists," California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, California

1983
Las Vegas National Show, Las Vegas, Nevada

1982
"Dutch Artists on the West Coast," City Hall, San Francisco, California



EXHIBITIONS CURATED BY DENI PONTY

1991
"The Road to Oz," Exhibit on the life of Frank L. Baum for the Goldwyn Foundation, Goldwyn Library Hollywood, Hollywood, California

1990
"The Goldwyn Age of Hollywood," (curator and designer for Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.), The Goldwyn Library, Hollywood, California



BIBLIOGRAPHY

1990
Koslow, David Intimate Angel: Paintings and Drawings by Deni Ponty, Editions Aubrey Walter, London, 1990, 69 pgs.
Quinn, Joan, "City Snaps," Angeles Magazine, July 1990 (illus.)
Reynolds, Dale, "Angelic Art; Ponty delivers excitement," Lambda Bookreport, July/August 1990 (illus.)
Rense, Rip, "Road to Oz exhibit," Los Angeles Times, Calendar section, June 17, 1990 (image)

1989
Galbraith, Jane, "Goldwyn Era Exhibit," Variety, April 26, 1989

1988
Berland, Dinah, "Urban Stories in Neo-classical Terms," Long Beach Press Telegram, August 14, 1988, G4 (illus.)
Geer, Suvan, "Critic's Choice," The Orange County Register, August 5, 1988
Rouilard, Richard, "Hollywood Portraits of the Stars," Herald Examiner, Cultural Affairs Section, January 25, 1988
Louper, Mary Lou, "On View," Los Angeles Times, January 17, 1988
Miller, Daryl H., "Portrait of the Artist as Stargazer," Daily News, Art News and Notes Section, January 15, 1988

1987
Timmons, Stuart, "The Realist," L.A. Weekly, L.A. Extra Section, Vol. 9 (October 16-22, 1987), p.61 (illus.)

1985
Western Art Digest, Vol. XII, No. 5, Nov/Dec 1985 (illus.)

1984
Artweek, Vol. 151, No. 22, June 2, 1984 (image)
Telegram-Tribune, San Luis Obispo, May 19, 1984 (image)
Mustang Daily, San Luis Obispo, Vol. 48, No. 120, May 17, 1984

1982
San Francisco Chronicle, June 14, 1982

1980
L'Italo Americano, April 16, 1980



COLLECTIONS

Samuel Goldwyn Foundation, Los Angeles, California
Manhattan Coolers, Beverly Hills and Marina Del Rey, California
Garibaldi Lodge, Highland Park, California
Brad Altman, Los Angeles, California
Larry Archer, Alta Loma, California
Sarah Campbell, Pasadena, California
Louise Fletcher, Los Angeles, California
Jamieson Jones, M.D., La Jolla, California
Jack Kennedy, Venice, California
Michael Nava, Esquire, Los Angeles, California
Sidney K. O'Connell, Thousand Oaks, California
Ronald J. Palmieri, Esquire, Bel Air, California
Zora Pinney, Los Angeles, California
Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence H. Pretty, Pasadena, California
Jeff B. Richards, Washington, D.C.
Mr. & Mrs. Gordon Roberts, Mantone, California
George H. Semel, M.D., Beverly Hills, California
Andrew Sie, Altamont Springs, Florida
George Takei, Los Angeles, California
Dr. & Mrs. M. van Dyck, Santa Ynez, California
Urs G. Weheinger, Zurich, Switzerland
Bill Weinberger, Esquire, Beverly Hills, California
Mr. & Mrs. R. William Ziegelaar, Bangor, Maine


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