Donna Geist Buch

 

Donna Geist Buch

818.998.7908

geiststudio@earthlink.net

www.donnageistbuch.com

Background

Painted commissioned murals for homes

Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Valley Institute of Visual Art

Commissioned Magazine Covers for Society Social Magazine, Ca.

Previous Membership Chair and presently Exhibit Chair/Curator for the Valley Artist Guild

Direct involvement  in organizing all group shows at VIVA Gallery 

Director for Southern Open Regional Exhibitions at VIVA Gallery:

Curator for SCORE VI and SCORE VII

Director of Graphics for VIVA Gallery

Curator for Valley Alternative Magnet School Kid’s Exhibition for 2007 and 2008 (VIVA Gallery)

Assistant Curator Teacher, Mentor, Muse Exhibition 2009 (VIVA Gallery)

SOLO Exhibits

Le Cafe, Encino, CA; Cobalt Blue, Los Angeles, CA; Planet Blue, Hollywood, CA; Alley Grill, Sherman Oaks; Bancock Grill, Sherman Oaks, CA; Tribecca, Beverly Hills, CA; Hollywood Moguls, Hollywood, CA; Dahill Salon,Toluca Lake, CA; St Marks Club, Venice Beach, CA; Hatshesput Gallery, St. Louis, MO; Tabu Bistro, Encino, CA; Fin’s Restaurant, Westlake, CA

Gallery Credits

Creative Arts Center, Burbank, CA; Otis Parson’s Gallery, Los Angles, CA; Dino Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA;  Touchware Art Gallery, Orlando, FL; Gallery Fontainu, Sinjuku, Japan; Galeria Museo, San Francisco, CA; LACE, Los Angeles, CA; Academy of Figurative Art Gallery, Van Nuys, CA; Lankershim Art Gallery, North Hollywood, CA;VIVA Gallery, North Hollywood, CA; Finegood Art Gallery, West Hills, CA; Classic Art Forms, West Los Angeles, CA; Arthouse Gallery, Santa Monica, CA; Orlando Gallery, Reseda, CA

Museum Credits

Sinjuku Museum, Sinjuku, Japan

Education

Graduate of Nicholls State University: Thibodaux, Louisiana

Studied at Otis Parsons Institute: Los Angeles, California

Workshops with artist i.e. Franklyn Leigel, Jeffery O’Connell, Loraine Veeck

Presently in Experimental Workshop at VIVA Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California

Affiliations

Fine Arts Federation; Valley Artist Guild; Collage Artists of America; Women Painters West; Valley Institute of Visual Art Board of Directors

 Exhibitions & Awards

2008

The Artwork of Donna Geist Buch, (Fins Seafood Grill), Westlake Village, CA; VIVA Salon Exhibitions, (VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA FAF M/M Membership show,  (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA: VAG 60th Anniversary Gold Medal Exhibition, (VIVA Gallery)Sherman Oaks, CA *3rd Place; LA Experimental Artists: “Improvizations 3” (non-juried VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA; WPW  at the Orlando Gallery, Tarzana, CA;. CAA Spring Exhibition, (VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA; Valley Artists Guild: Hidden Places (Canoga Park Youth Arts Center) Canoga Park, CA;  “My Way”, 2008 All organization Art Exhibit, (VIVA Gallery), Sherman Oaks, CA; Women Painters West All Members Exhibit (Creative Arts Center Gallery, Burbank, CA: Women Painters West at Valley Institute of Visual Art  (VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA;  The Valley Artists Guild 60th Anniversary 2008 Fall Exhibition (VIVA Gallery) Sherman, Oaks, CA; SCORE VII, 2008 Southern California Open Regional Exhibition (VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA; VIVA Salon 2008, (VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA

2007

VIVA Salon Exhibitions, (VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA; VAG Gold Medal Exhibition, (VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA;FAF M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA; CAA Spring Exhibition, (VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA; WPW: “Women as Witness” (Arthouse Gallery), Santa Monica, CA; WPW: “There’s No Stopping Her Now” (VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA; L A Experimental Artists: “Improvizations 2” (non-juried VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA; VIVA All Member Show: “A Taste of Color”, Sherman Oaks, CA, *Merchandise Award; Brand 36 Regional Exhibition: “Works on Paper”, Glendale, CA; Global Warming Artists Speak: National Show (OCCCA)  Santa, Ana, CA

2006

VIVA Salon Exhibitions, VAG Gold Medal Exhibition,  (VIVA Gallery), Sherman Oaks, CA; Classic Art Forms, West Los Angeles, CA; FAF M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA; VIVA Regional Show: “Score”, Sherman Oaks, CA, FAF M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA; VAG Fall Exhibition, (VIVA Gallery), Sherman Oaks, CA, * 2nd Place

2005

VIVA Salon Exhibitions, Sherman Oaks, CA; “Explorations” VIVA Salon & Director’s Exhibition, Sherman Oaks, CA; CAA Spring Exhibition, (VIVA Gallery), Sherman Oaks, CA; VAG  Gold Medal Exhibition, (VIVA Gallery), Sherman Oaks, CA; VIVA All Group Show: Time & Motion, Sherman Oaks, CA; FAF M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA; VAG Fall Exhibition, (VIVA Gallery), Sherman Oaks, CA;  VIVA Gallery: “Gift of Art”, Sherman Oaks, CA; Classic Art Forms, West Los Angeles, CA

2004

SFAC Spring Festival of Arts, (Academy of Figurative Art) Van Nuys, CA; CAA Spring Exhibition, (Finegood Gallery) Woodland Hills, CA; FAF M/M Membership show,(Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA; VAG Gold Medal Exhibition, (Lankershim Gallery) North Hollywood, CA; SFAC Fall Festival of Art, (VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA, *Honorable Mention; VIVA II Grand  Opening Exhibition (All Group Show), Sherman Oaks, CA;VIVA Salon Exhibitions, Sherman Oaks, CA;  VIVA Salon & Director’s Exhibition, Sherman Oaks, CA; VAG Fall Exhibition, (VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA, * 1st & 2nd Place; SFAC Fall Festival of Arts (VIVA Gallery) Sherman Oaks, CA, *Honorable Mention

2003

M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA *Juror’s Award; VAG Gold Medal Exhibition, (VIVA Gallery) Northridge, CA, *1st Place; SFAC Spring Festival of  Art, (VIVA Gallery) Northridge, CA; VIVA Gallery All Group Show: “One Great Nation”, Northridge, CA; SFAC Fall Festival of Art, (Academy of Figurative Art) Van Nuys, CA, *3rd Place; VAG Fall Exhibition,(Lankershim Gallery) North Hollywood, CA

2002

VAG Gold Medal Exhibition, (VIVA Gallery) Northridge, CA; FAF M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA; VIVA Gallery All Group Show: “This Land of Ours”, Northridge, CA; SFAC Fall Terrebonne Festival of Art , (VIVA Gallery) Northridge, CA; VAG Fall Exhibition, Northridge, CA

2001

FAF M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA; Hatchisput Gallery Spring Exhibition (solo), St Louis, MO

2000

FAF M/M Membership Show, Burbank, CA; Hatchisput Gallery Fall Exhibition (solo), St. Louis, MO

1999

FAF M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA; Tabu Bistro, Encino CA (solo)

1998

Siggraph: Touchwave Art Gallery, Orlando, FL; FAF M/M Membership Show, Burbank, CA

1997

FAF M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA

1996

FAF M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA; St Marks Club, Venice Beach, CA (solo)

1995

FAF M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA; NOHO Performing & Visual Arts Festival, North Hollywood, CA

1994

NOHO Performing & Visual Arts Festival, North Hollywood, CA; FAF M/M Membership show, Burbank, CA; Bangkok Grill, Sherman Oaks, CA (solo); Cobalt Blue, West Los Angles, CA (solo)

1993

FAF M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA; Irvine Arts Showcase, Irvine, CA; Westwood Village Celebration 19193, Westwood, CA; Crossing Borders: Mail Art Exhibition, Irvine, CA; Le Café, Sherman Oaks, CA (solo)

1992

FAF M/M Membership Show,(Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA , *People’s Choice Award;  Mark International Exhibitions, Sinjuku, Japan; Galera Museo: “500 Years of Resistance through Women’s Eyes (International Show),San Francisco, CA; LACE: “Issues of Choice”, Los Angeles, CA; Planet Blue Corp. Hollywood, CA (solo); Hollywood Moguls, Hollywood, CA (solo)

1991

FAF M/M Membership Show, (Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA, * Honorable Mention

1990

Otis Parson’s Student Exhibition, (Otis Gallery) Los Angles, CA

1989

Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild Membership Show, Houma, LA

1988

Fine Arts Guild Membership Show, Houma, LA *2nd Place

 

 

Publications

 

Le Café Newsletter January/February 1993 Issue

Siggraph 98: electronic art and animation catalog

VAG Newsletter: April 2004 Issue

Society Social Magazine:  March/April 2004 Issue & July/August Issue

OCCCA catalog: Global Warming Artists Speak, September 2007

Daily news.com: September 30 2008, Valley Art Exhibit Installed

Southwestern Magazine Collector’s Issue: October 2008