Bill Dewey


Profile

"Native of San Diego County; attended University of California at Davis, University of California at Santa Barbara, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Brooks Institute of Photography. Member of the Oak Group."

Selected Exhibitions

2007

"“Nature Observed”, Ventura Museum at the Oaks, Group Show."

"“Santa Barbara’s Landscape Legacy: Celebrating the Oak Group’s 20th Anniversary”, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Group Show."

2006

"“Island Passages”, Ventura Museum of Art & History, Group Show, color photographs."

"“Disparate Views”, Easton Gallery, Group Show, color and black & white photographs."

2005

"“Bridges of Santa Barbara County”, Casa de la Guerra Museum."

2004

"“Working Land”, Channing Peake Gallery, Group Show, color photographs."

"“Artwalk”, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Oak Group Show."

"Group Show, LACMA Art Rental & Sales Gallery."

2002

"“Cairns of Santa Cruz Island”, 30 Arlington Gallery , color photographs."

"“Santa Clara River Exhibit”, Ventura Museum of Art & History, Group Show."

2001

"“Two Perspectives”, Easton Gallery, Two person show, black & white and color photographs."

2000

"“Spirit of Place”, Easton Gallery, Group Show."

1999

"“All Eight; Photographs of the Calif. Channel Islands”, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History , One man show of color photographs and catalog"

1996

"“Salinas Valley Hills”, Santa Barbara Art Walk, Honorable Mention & Merit Award"

1994

""Cuyama, Oaks & Ridges", Santa Barbara Art Walk, Best of Show Award

"Near Escapes, Easton Gallery, One man show of black & white and color photographs."

1993

"On & Above California, Easton Gallery, One man show of black & white and color photographs."

1992

"Sky Borne, Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, One man show of aerial photography of Santa Barbara & So. California."

"Channel Islands, Ventura Museum of Art & History, One man show of Channel Islands photography."

1991

"Island Light; Channel Islands Photography Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History/Sea Center Gallery, One man show of Channel Islands photography."

Selected Collections

Santa Barbara Museum of Art; Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History; Ventura Museum of History and Art; Mobil Oil Corporation, Santa Barbara; Peter Tatistcheff, New York; Arthur V. Brown III, Indianapolis; and the Santa Cruz Island Foundation, Santa Barbara.

 

 

Selected Publications and articles

Feature on Bixby Ranch, Los Angeles Times’ West Magazine, 2007. Color photographs.

The Oak Group: Twenty Years 1986 – 2006, 2006. Color photographs, 70 pgs.

Richard Diebenkorn and Carey Stanton; A Private Collection, Santa Cruz Island Foundation, 2005. Color photographs.

Los Angeles Times Magazine, 2004. Feature on San Andreas Fault, aerial photography.

Santa Clara Valley of Ventura County, Easton Press, 2002. Color Photographs, 8pgs.

Cowboy Island, Santa Cruz Island Foundation, 2000. Principle photographer for color and black and white photographs, 200 pages.

Garden Design Magazine, 2000. Color photographs , Lotusland article.

Santa Barbara Magazine, Spring, 1998. Cover, San Miguel Island.

The Valley Club of Montecito, Companion press, 1998. A limited edition book with color photographs of landscape and architecture, 110 pgs.

Music Academy of the West – 50th Anniversary, Music Academy of the West, 1997. Color Photographs.

Smithsonian Magazine, 1997, Cover and feature article on Lotusland.

Santa Barbara Magazine, Spring, 1997. Cover, Santa Cruz Island.

Ranchos - Santa Barbara Land Grant Ranchos, The Easton Gallery Pub., 1996 - chapter of b&w photography of historic ranches and all color reproductions of original art, 152 pgs.

Orange County: A Photographic Collection, Sunbelt Publications, 1996 - cover & other photographs

The Oak Group: The First Ten Years, Easton Press, 1996 - 50 b&w photographs

Lotusland - The Garden and Its Creators, Companion Press, 1996 - principal photographer, 48 pgs.

Death Valley National Park - An Interpretive History, Companion Press, 1996 - color photography

Island of the Cowboys, S.C.I.F. Pub., 1996 - b&w photography of Santa Rosa Island

Sunset Western Garden Book, Sunset Pub. Corp. 1995 - numerous color photographs

Capital Reef - Canyon Country Eden, Cachuma Press, 1995 - color photography

Lotusland: A Photographic Odyssey, Allen A. Knoll Pub., 1995 - principal photographer, 200 pgs.

Santa Cruz Island Anthology, S.C.I.F. Pub., 1994 - cover & photographs of Santa Cruz Island

Santa Barbara Magazine, May/June, 1993. Cover, Sedgwick Ranch.

Rancho Santa Fe: A California Village, R.S.F. Historical Society, 1993 - principal photog., 160 pgs.

Santa Barbara Island, S.C.I.F. Pub., 1993 - cover & photographs of Santa Barbara Island

Chapel of the Holy Cross, S.C.I.F. Pub., 1991 - cover & photographs of Santa Cruz Island

Santa Barbara Magazine, May/June, 1989. Cover, aerial photography.