Dennis Ziemienski,
a native San Franciscan, graduated cum laude from the California
College of Arts and Crafts.
An internationally known illustrator and designer for 30 years
and a member of New York Society of Illustrators, his paintings
have been in various one-man and group exhibitions and have
won numerous awards.
Dennis has taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts
and the Academy of Art in San Francisco. He has had studios
in California and New York. Traveling to Europe frequently,
Dennis has acquired an affinity for the architecture, lifestyle
and light of the Mediterranean.
His strong and richly colored images borrow much of their inspiration
from early 20th century paintings and posters.
Churchhill Downs selected Dennis as the Official Artist of the 2006 Kentucky Derby. www.derbyartgifts.com
Currently, Dennis is working on gallery shows, commissioned paintings and murals.
Dennis often works by commission. Contact Dennis directly to discuss
the details (ideas, content, pricing, payment, etc) of commissioned paintings,
murals and posters.
Dennis Ziemienski
12300
Wolf Run, Glen Ellen,
California 95442
707.935.0357
**Many of the pieces in this portfolio are available both as originals and prints, others, though they may not be available, are also presented at the artists descretion. These "unavailable" works serve as examples of "commissioned" work available from the artist.
BORN 1947 San Francisco, CA
EDUCATION
1972 California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA BFA
TEACHING AND LECTURES
1998-2003 Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma, CA, painting &
composition
1998-2004 Syracuse University, NY, guest lecturer
1988-1990 Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA, painting
& illustration
1977-1980 California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA,
illustration & design
1975-1977 Foothill College, Los Altos, CA, composition &
design
2011
2011-2012 Sonoma Treasure Artist -Read article: Sonoma Index Tribune
"Across the Great Divide", 2 man show, Altamira Fine Art, Jackson, Wyoming, June 2011
"West Along the Mother Road, Route 66", solo show, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Santa Fe, NM, July 2011
"New Art of the Orange Crate Label", solo show, Michael Hollis Fine Art, Pasadena, CA, October 2011
Sonoma Plein Air 2011, Sonoma CA, May 2011
California Art Club: 100th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
2010
"Old U.S. 99", solo exhibition, Knowlton Gallery, Lodi, CA August 2010
"Planes, Trains and Automobiles", solo exhibition, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ October 2010
Sonoma Plein Air 2010, Sonoma, CA 2010, May
California Art Club: 99th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
2009
“Historic Trading Posts of the West”, group exhibition, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Santa Fe, NM Feruary 2009
"Geronimo Remembered", group exhibition, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ
The Hillside Club of Berkeley- 4th Annual Exhibition and Sale, October 2009
Sonoma Plein Air 2008, Sonoma CA, May
2008
2nd Annual Santa Fe Fall Small Works Show and Sale by Gallery Artists, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, NM
The Hillside Club of Berkeley - 3rd Annual Exhibition and Sale - October 2008
The Booth Western Art Museum - Permanent Collection (2 pieces)
“New Works”, solo exhibition, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Santa Fe, NM July,
Napa Valley Art Festival, group exhibition and sale, Napa CA, May 31
2007
Santa Lucia Preserve, Invitational En Plein Air, Carmel, CA Sept
Sonoma Plein Air 2007, Sonoma, CA Sept.
“A Survey of works from Ziemienski Studios”, The Overlook Gallery at Nicholson Ranch, Sonoma, CA July
”Fred Harvey to Route 66 and Everything In Between”, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Santa Fe, NM June
California Art Club, 96th Annual Gold Exhibition, Pasadena, CA (2 pieces)
“Arizona: A Millennium of Arizona Art”, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ, featured cover artist
2006
Point Reyes Plein
Air 2006 4th Annual Exhibition, William Lester Gallery, Point
Reyes, CA, Best of Show Award
Kentucky Derby Official Artist, Churchill Downs, Louisville,
KY May 6
"Featured", William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes,
CA May
"New Works", Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ March
2005
Sonoma Plein Air 2005,
Sonoma, CA
20th Annual Salute to the Arts Exhibition, Sonoma, CA
Point Reyes Plein Air 2005 3rd Annual Exhibition, William Lester
Gallery, Point Reyes, CA
12th Annual Carmel Art Festival, Plein Air Competition, Carmel,CA
2004
"Small Works",
William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes, CA
The American Heart Association Gala, San Francisco, CA
"Flowers in the Landscape and Still Life", William
Lester Gallery
Sonoma Plein Air 2004, Sonoma, CA
19th Annual Salute to the Arts Exhibition, Sonoma, CA
Sonoma
Valley Museum of Art, Wet Paint Event-Signature Artist, Sonoma,
CA
"Artists Abroad", William Lester Gallery, Point
Reyes, CA
"Recent Paintings", The Gallery at the Lodge, Sonoma,
CA
"Early California", recent paintings, The Overlook
Gallery at Nicholson Ranch, Sonoma, CA
11th Annual Carmel Art Festival, Plein Air Competition, Carmel,
CA
2003
California Art Club
with the Women's City Club Artist's Choice Exhibition,
Pasadena, CA
"Small Works", William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes,
CA
"The Urban Landscape", William Lester Gallery, Point
Reyes, CA
18th Annual Salute to the Arts Exhibition, Sonoma, CA
Sonoma Plein Air 2003, Sonoma, CA
"Recent Paintings", The Breakaway Cafe, Sonoma,
CA
2002
"Sonoma Seven",
Vermilion Art, Sonoma, CA
"Recent Works", ElderArt Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Sonoma plein Air 2003, Sonoma, CA
17th Annual Salute to the Arts, Sonoma, CA
2001
"Recent Paintings",
Vermilion Art, Sonoma, CA
16th Annual Salute to the Arts, Sonoma, CA
"Recent Paintings, The Breakaway Cafe, Sonoma, CA
PUBLICATIONS
2011 American Art Collector, West along the Mother Road, Route 66, August
2011 American Art Collector, Across the Great Divide, May
2010 Western Art Collector, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, November
2010 American Art Collector, Highway 99,September
2010 Southwest Art, Capturing a Bygone Era, July
2009 Western Art Collector, the Iconic West, May
2008 Western Art Collector,Cowboys, Dudes and Cars, January
2007 Sonoma Magazine,Spellbound-Winter
2006 Southwest Art, Best of the West -May
2006 Southwest Art, Best of the West -March
1999 Sonoma Valley Magazine - Sept.
1997 United Airlines "Hemispheres" Magazine - March
cover
ORGANIZATIONS
California Art Club - Artist Member, since 2003
New York Society of Illustrators - Artist Member, since 1982
Oil Painters of America 2005
Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ and Santa Fe, NM
Altamira Fine Art, Jackson, Wyoming
Knowlton Gallery, Lodi, CA
Skidmore Contemorary Art, Santa Monica, CA