Frank Gonzales
                                                          1975--

Frank Gonzales’ astounding work places him at the forefront of the Young American Realists movement.  His subtle yet bold and inventive reinterpretations of classic subjects can be interpreted in many ways.
Gonzales was born in Tempe, Arizona where he received classical training in the arts.  After four years of training under master painter Jim Garrison, Gonzales’ exceptional talent was rewarded with a scholarship to the Laguna College of Art and Design.
His technique and application of paint bring forth an ethereal presence almost invoking a state of mediation.  The viewer feels drawn into a silent but very detailed conversation with the work.
Gonzales’ influences range from the Old Masters to the Modernists. First he attains a sense of depth and ambiguity through flat strokes of color that give the viewer almost a two- dimensional field.  He then gracefully builds intensity and depth through varying washes and layers of paint.

In Gonzales’ own words:
I like to construct and deconstruct during the process leaving traces of my journey in the end results. I find that painting figures, landscapes and birds allow me to translate certain elements from one painting to another. [I am] constantly growing as an artist every day.

EXHIBITIONS
2006 Fingerhut Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2006 Fingerhut Gallery, San Diego, CA
2006 Fingerhut Gallery, Sausalito, CA
2006 Gallery 1988: Remixing the Magic, Los Angeles, CA       
2006 William Rose Fine Art, Cannon Beach, OR
2005 E Gallery: Dos Que Tres, Pomona, CA
2005 Fingerhut Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2005 Fingerhut Gallery, San Diego, CA
2005 Fingerhut Gallery, Sausalito, CA
2005 Gallery 1988: These are a Few of our Favorite Things, Los Angeles, CA                                    
2005 Laguna College of Art and Design: Collectors Choice Auction, Laguna Beach, CA    
2005 Scribble Theory Gallery: Theory 7, Santa Ana, CA
2005 Scribble Theory Gallery: Direction(solo exhibition), Santa Ana, CA
2004 E Gallery: Show One, Pomona, CA
2004 Fingerhut Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2004 Fingerhut Gallery, San Diego, CA
2004 Fingerhut Gallery, Sausalito, CA
2004 Scribble Theory Gallery: Theory 1, Santa Ana, CA
2003 Diane DeBilzan Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2003 Heist Art Gallery, San Diego, CA
2002 Diane DeBilzan Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2002 Gallery 812, Laguna Beach, CA
2002 Laguna Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach, CA
2001 Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
2000 Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
1999 Art One Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

PRIVATE COMMISIONS
2006 Distant Light: triptych: Saint Paul, MN
2005 Moving Target: album cover: The Exelar, New York, NY
2005 After the Rain: Austin, TX

FOUNDATIONS
2006 From the Art of New York, Katrina Foundation, New York, NY         
2005 Philharmonic House of Design: American Society of Interior Designers: Santa Ana, CA