Donna Geist Buch
Background
Painted commissioned murals for homes
Board of Directors for Valley Institute of Visual Art
Magazine Covers for Society Social Magazine, Ca.
Previous Membership Chair and presently Exhibit Chair for the Valley Artist Guild
Has helped put together all group shows at VIVA Gallery including the L. A.
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,
Taluca Lake, CA; St Marks Club, Venice Beach, CA; Hatshesput Gallery, St. Louis, MO; Tabu Bistro, Encino, 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
Museum Credits
Education
Graduate of
Studied at Otis Parsons Institute:
Workshops with artist i.e. Franklyn Leigel, Jeffery O’Connell, Loraine Veeck
Presently in Experimental Workshop at VIVA Gallery,
Affiliations
Fine Arts Federation; Valley Artist Guild; Collage Artists of America; Women Painters West; Valley Institute of visual Art; VIVA Gallery Salon
Exhibitions & Awards
1988 Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild Membership Show,
1989 Terrebonne Fine Arts Guild Membership Show,
1990 Otis Parson’s Student Exhibition, (
1991 FAF M/M Membership Show,(
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)
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);
1994 NOHO Performing & Visual Arts Festival, North Hollywood, CA; FAF M/M Membership show, Burbank, CA; Bancock Grill, Sherman Oaks, CA (solo); Cobalt Blue, West Los Angles, CA (solo)
1995 FAF M/M Membership Show, (
1996 FAF M/M Membership Show,(
1997 FAF M/M Membership Show, (
1998 Siggraph:
1999 FAF M/M Membership Show, (
2000 FAF M/M Membership Show, Burbank, CA; Hatchisput Gallery Fall Exhibition (solo), St. Louis, MO
2001 FAF M/M Membership Show,(Creative Art Center) Burbank, CA; Hatchisput Gallery Spring Exhibition (solo), St Louis, MO
FAF M/M Membership Show,
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 Festival of Art , (VIVA Gallery) Northridge, CA; VAG Fall Exhibition, Northridge, CA
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
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 Exhbition, 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
2005 VIVA Salon Exhbitions, 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
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
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
Publications
Le Café Newsletter January/February 1993 Issue
VAG Newsletter: April 2004 Issue
Society Social Magazine: March/April 2004 Issue & July/August Issue