Astrid Preston

Astrid Preston is a Latvian-American artist, specializing in painting and drawing. She received a B.A. in English Literature from University of California, Los Angeles in 1967. She has had solo exhibitions at the Laguna Art Museum, Saginaw Art Museum, Wichita Falls Museum, Ella Sharp Museum and Arts College International. Articles and reviews of her works have appeared in Los Angeles Times, Forbes, Art in America and Artforum. Her works are in the permanent collection of Laguna Art Museum, Bakersfield Museum of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Orange County Museum of Art, Long Beach Museum of Art, Hammer Museum, McNay Art Museum, Oakland Museum of California and Nevada Museum of Art. Her archives are at the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
She has been featured on the Bakersfield Museum of Art podcast "" with Artists; Don Bachardy, Gregory Wiley Edwards and Allen Ruppersberg. Preston received an NEA Fellowship Grant in Painting in 1987 and an artist residency from Lux Art Institute in 2008.

Exhibitions

Bakersfield Museum of Art

''Poetics of Nature''

Others

Astrid Preston solo exhibition,

Summer in Bloom: A floral interpretation Paintings & Drawings New Paintings Dreamscapes Being in Place Landscapes of the Mind Astrid Preston: small paintings Landscapes of the Mind Astrid Preston, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2000

Landscapes: A State of Mind, MSC Forsyth Center Galleries, Texas A & M University, College StationPaintings, Craig Krull Gallery, Santa MonicaPaintings, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach

1999

Paintings, Craig Krull Gallery, Santa MonicaRecent Landscapes, St. Matthews Parish School, Pacific PalisadesIn Perspective, Arts College International, San Diego

1998

Paintings, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach

Ella Sharp Museum, Jackson, MI Landscapes, Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw

1997

Paintings, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach

1994

Astrid Preston, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach

1991

New Paintings, Jan Turner Gallery, Los Angeles

1989

New Paintings, Jan Turner Gallery, Los Angeles

1987

Near Paradise, Laguna Art MuseumNew Paintings and Drawings, Patty Aande Gallery, San DiegoRecent Paintings and Drawings, Krygier/Landau Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

1986

Night Paintings, Patty Aande Gallery, San Diego

1985

New Paintings and Drawings, Newspace, Los AngelesNew Paintings and Drawings, Patty Aande Gallery, San Diego

1984

New Paintings and Drawings, Newspace, Los Angeles, CA

1983

New Paintings and Drawings, Newspace, Los Angeles

1982

City of Angels, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

1981

Landscapes, Newspace, Los Angeles

1979

Drawings, Newspace, Los Angeles

1977

Drawings, Newspace, Los Angeles

1976

Drawings, Newspace, Los Angeles

1974

Recent Paintings and Drawings, Gallery 707, Los Angeles

Selected group exhibitions

2023

The Flower Show, L.A. Louver Gallery, VeniceUncharted Terrain: Imagined Landscapes: Hilary Brace, David Edington, Astrid Preston, Vita Art Center, VenturaSurreal Women, Sullivan Goss American Gallery, Santa BarbaraColor and Form, Tufenkian Fine Arts, Glendale

2022

The Edge LA Art 1970-90s from the Joan and Jack Quinn Family Collection, Armenian Museum of America, WatertownNocturnal Sun, S.C.A.P.E., Corona del MarMultiple Insights, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla

2021

Seeing Things, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla,The Edge LA Art 1970-90s from the Joan and Jack Quinn Family Collection, Bakersfield Museum of ArtSky Space Time Change, Laguna Art MuseumDecade by Decade: Women Artists of California, Long Beach Museum of Art

2020

that's what artists do, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La JollaAntidote to Noise: Four Voices, curated by Peter Frank, Castelli Art Space, Los Angeles

2019

re•col•lec•tion, Vita Art Center, VenturaMindshift, LAVA Projects, AlhambraMade in California, Robert and Frances Fullerton Museum of Art, CSUSB, San Bernardino40 Years of Art at Michael's, The Gallery of Michael's, Santa MonicaUntitled The Diane and Browne Goodwin Collection, Illinois State Museum, LockportWomen on the Rise 2019, Vita Art Center, Ventura

2018

Lazy Susan V: Human/Nature, LAVA Projects, Alhambra

2017

The Nature of Jungles, William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art, California Lutheran University, Thousand Oaks

2016

Et in Arcadia Ego, New Museum Los Gatos; Traveled to William Rolland Gallery, Cal Lutheran University, Thousand OaksMeasure, Gesture, Form: Modern and Contemporary Drawings from a Recent Gift, Portland Art Museum, Portland

2015

Above Ground, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla

2014

Portraits of the Garden, Sturt Haaga Gallery at Descanso Gardens, La Canada Flintridge

2013

A little snow..., Craig Krull Gallery, Santa MonicaOutside: Selections from the Doug Simay Collection, Oceanside Museum of Art, OceansideJoan Joan Joan! One Subject, Many Artists, John Wayne Airport

2012

Contemporary Realism from the Permanent Collection, Weisman Museum, Pepperdine University, MalibuBreaking in Two: A Provocative Vision of Motherhood, Arena 1, Santa Monica

2011

5X5 an Invitational, Westmont Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CASpeak for the Trees, House of Balsamic, IrvineSpeak for the Trees, S.C.A.P.E., Corona del MarGallery Selections 2011, R.B. Stevenson Gallery, La Jolla, CA

2010

Neither Model nor Muse: Women as Artists, McNay Art Museum, San AntonioMeeting New Works: Recent Acquisitions at LBMA, Long Beach Museum of ArtSide by Side, The Colburn School, Los Angeles

2008

Emphasis Santa Monica, curated by Bruria Finkel, Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery, S.M.Plein Air Past and Present, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego

2007

then + now: Women Artists of Southern California, curated by Bruria Finkel, Track 16 Gallery, Santa MonicaEchoes: Women Inspired by Nature, curated by Betty Ann Brown & Linda Vallejo, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana

2006

Distinctive Artists of Southern California, LAX & Ontario AirportsArt Healing, A. Preston & M. Merz, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, SingaporeGood to Go, Newspace Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2005

Trains & Trees, Terrence Rogers Fine Art, Santa Monica, CABlue, Baxter Chang Patri Fine Art, San Francisco, CACalifornia Landscapes, Long Beach Museum of ArtSanta Monica Originals, curated by Bruria Finkel, Arena 1, Santa Monica

2004

New California Realism, Gallery C, Hermosa BeachShakespeare as Muse, Schneider Museum of Art, Ashland

2003

Omnivores, Michaels, Santa Monica

2000

Landscape Not Forgotten, Wm D. Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad

1998

Enduring Landscape, Bennett Galleries, Knoxville

1997

Arte actual en Los Angeles, Sala de Exposiciones de la Excma, Cuenca, SpainReal, Is it?, Louis Stern Fine Arts, Los Angeles

1996

City of Vapor, Tatistcheff/Rogers, Santa MonicaFrequencies of Nature: Part II, K. T. Carter & Assoc., St. Leo, FL; Pasco-Hernando Comm. College, Dade City and New Port Richey, FL; Melvin Art Gallery, Florida Southern College, Lakeland, FL; South Florida Community College, Avon ParkLA Current: The Full Spectrum, UCLA Hammer Museum of Art, Rental and Sales Gallery, Los AngelesTime Splits Open: 15 Narratives, Marcia Wood Gallery, AtlantaLA Current: The Female Perspective, UCLA Hammer Museum of Art, Rental and Sales Gallery, Los AngelesPaintings of the New Landscape, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna Beach

1995

Landscape: The Continuum, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles

1994

Holiday Group Show, Peter Blake Gallery, Laguna BeachSouthern California: The Conceptual Landscape, Madison Arts Center, MadisonA Sense of Place, The Sam Francis Gallery, Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences, Santa MonicaGreiger. Preston. Wudl, Jerrold Burchman Contemporary Art, Santa Barbara

1992

The Landscape Revisited: Romantic Visions by Contemporary California Artists, Bakersfield Museum of Art

1991

Personal Mythologies, Marc Richards Gallery, Santa MonicaThe Edge of Night, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, FullertonThe Spiritual Landscape, Biota Gallery, Los Angeles

1990

Nightscapes, FHP Hippodrome Gallery, Long Beach

1988

Landscape/Common Ground: A Continuity of Spirit, Jan Turner Gallery, Los AngelesSeoul Olympic Memorial, 1988 Int'l Continental Artists Exhibition, Printemps, Korea and Tong Art Museum, KoreaThe Cultivated Landscape, Riverside Art Museum, RiversideCalifornia Landscape Art: Plein Art to Present, Downey Museum of Art

1987

Present Perspectives: 1975-1985, Fresno Art Center, Fresno

1986

Southern California Monotypes: The Singular Image, Guggenheim Gallery, Chapman UniversityLandscapes/Elements, Jan Baum Gallery, Los AngelesLandscape/Seascape/Cityscape, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans and New York Academy of Fine Arts

1985

The Electric Cat, San Diego Natural History MuseumArtists Look at Architecture, Transamerica Pyramid, San FranciscoA Change of Art, Bank of Los Angeles, Los Angeles

1984

Significant Others, Patty Aande Gallery, San DiegoLos Angeles and the Palm Tree: Image of a City, ARCO Center for Visual Art, Los AngelesA Broad Spectrum: Contemporary LA Painters & Sculptors '84, Design Center of Los Angeles

1983

Houses, University Art Gallery, California State University, HaywardThe Los Angeles Postcard Project, Part I, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Los AngelesAttention California Artists, The Oakland Museum, Oakland

1982

Permanent Collection, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport BeachThe Magic Show, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum and Claremont Colleges, ClaremontDrawings by Painters, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA; Mandeville Art Gallery, UCSD; and the Oakland Museum, Oakland

1981

Locations, California State College, San Bernardino, CAElegant Night, Security Pacific Bank, Los Angeles, CADrawing: Personal Definitions, San Diego State University Art Gallery, San Diego, CA

1980

Seven from Los Angeles Invitational Drawings and Watercolor Exhibition Unstretched Surfaces Contemporaries: 17 Artists

''Southern California Drawings''

1979

Drawings

''Newspace in San Diego''

1977

Shades of Gray: A Drawing Survey Drawing: Various Approaches A Point of View-Recent Work by Four Los Angeles Artists

''24 Southern California Women Artists''

1976, 1975, 1974

American Artists '76: A Celebration Drawings Group Show

''Annual Juried Show''

Honors and recognition

Year	Award	Category	Ref
1987	National Endowment for the Arts	Fellowship Grant in Painting
2008	Lux Art Institute	Artist residency
1975	Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery	Purchase award
1983	Mural Competition Award	Children's Hospital Walls Competition, Los Angeles