Carolyn Crampton

I’m happily painting some stuffed animals that a neighbor gave me. I’m using oil paints for the first time in thirty years! I’m sort of scraping the paint onto the canvas. The colors look rich. I forgot that it will be six months before they are dry enough to varnish, so I won’t offer them for sale now.

I usually paint from life, but one ongoing series is a sci-fi fantasy world. I use animals in the paintings as witnesses. My pet rabbits sometimes model for me. I start directly on the canvas with a brush. I try to draw accurately and realistically, but I welcome distortions that seep in.

I draw and post political cartoons on social media. The first book of these was published in October 2019. I illustrated the books “Rabbit Language or ‘Are you going to eat that?’ ” a guide to understanding your pet rabbit, “Ladybird: My Eight Lives”, “Dumbunny” an Easter Bunny storybook by Mary Ann Wolf, and a book for a downtown hotel still to be published.

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Building: 101 - Studio: 1223

Phone: 415-810-4546

Email: crampton@cramptonarts.com

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Artist Bio

I grew up in Larchmont, New York. After attending SUNY at New Paltz, I received my B.F.A. in Painting, from the University of Colorado. I moved to San Francisco with my all-girl punk band. I still play music for fun.

I've exhibited at various Bay Area galleries, in local and national juried competitions and my work is housed in corporate collections. I taught art, design, and software, both privately, at Expression College, Bay Area Video Coalition, and at San Francisco City College Extension.

I make art in the studio, out at a location, or at home. I'm always making something.

Exhibitions

SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS

2016 "Art of the Toy", Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA, juried by Tony Natsoulas.

2016 "Still Life Past Present and Future", Ube Art, Berkeley.

2015 Make it Work, Studio Gallery, San Francisco.

2008 “The State of Painting” Bay Area Painters, ArtWorks Downtown, San Rafael, juried.

2008 “Landscape at Risk”, Comet Gallery, Coconino Community College, Flagstaff, AZ, juried.

2008 AXIS 3rd National Juried Exhibition, Axis Gallery, Sacramento, CA.

2007 Beyond Fiction, Artwork Gallery, San Francisco, juried.

2005 Gallery Route One, Pt. Reyes, CA, juried by Phil Linhares.

2004 Best of the West, 11 E Ashland Gallery, Phoenix, AZ, juried.

2004 Fremont Art League Annual, Fremont, CA, juried by William Yokoyama.

2001 Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, juried.

1999 Selections from ArtSpan Open Studio, juried.

1997 Art of Collage and Assemblage, Arts Benicia, juried by Phillip Linhares.

1997 Selections from ArtSpan Open Studio, Academy of Art College Gallery, juried.

1995 California Dreaming, Bayfront Gallery, curated by Phillip Linhares.

1993 “Fixing the Earth,” Badé Museum, Berkeley, juried.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 Paintings at Opera Plaza, San Francisco.

2021 "Goodman 2021" with Anaheeda and Sofia Carmi, Goodman 2 Building, San Francisco.

2021 Earth Island Initiative Conference, University of California, Berkeley, CA, online exhibit

2020 JCO's Affordable Art Show and Sale, JCO's ArtHaus, Los Gatos, CA

2020 Earth Island Initiative Conference, University of California, Berkeley, CA, online exhibit.

2019 "Play Date", FireHouse Art Center/Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA.

2019 Earth Action Initiative Conference, March 23, 2019, University of California, Berkeley, CA.

2019 2019 57th Annual Neighborhood Art Show, San Francisco Public Library Potrero Hill Branch.

2019 "Advanced", Office of Senator Scott Wiener, San Francisco, curated by Joseph Abbati.

2019 "Conversations in Paint", the work of Carmi/Anaheeda/Crampton at Goodman2 Art Center.

Dart for Art, 2019, LymeLight Foundation, San Mateo Event Center.

2018 Spring Allure at Back to the Picture, Valencia Gallery, curated by Martha A. Castrillo.

2016 ArtSpan satellite show at Mission Bowling Club, San Francisco.

1990 "7 After Eve" artist group, Artists Television Access, San Francisco, exhibition and performance.

Awards

2008 Instructor of the Year, and Teacher of the Year, Expression College

2008 Fremont Art League Annual, Fremont, CA, juried by William Yokoyama, honorable mention.

1997 Honorable Mention, Whispers Exhibit, Gallery on the Rim, San Francisco

1994 Honorable Mention, Shipyard Artists at Sally’s, S.F., curated by Renny Pritikin

1993 Honorable Mention, Annual 2D Competition, San Jose Art League

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Lion, Dragon, Snake, Domo | Carolyn Crampton

Computer, Dragon and friends, oil on canvas, 40x30x2 inches | Carolyn Crampton

Donkey and friends | oil, 30x40x2, catalog: 2021-OIL5 | Carolyn Crampton

A representative still life of old media in yellow with rabbit

Old Tech, 30x40x2 inches | Carolyn Crampton

Toy Horses, Flag Dress and Bunnies, private collection | Carolyn Crampton

painting of toy owl, damn doll, octopus, bowling pins and Rabbit

Still life with Octopus and Rabbit: private collection | Carolyn Crampton

Still life with Books, Cat and Mouse, 30x40x2 inches | Carolyn Crampton

Thanksgiving Still life w Iris, Toys and Snoopa, 30x40x2 inches | Carolyn Crampton