BOB MATHENY
Lives and Works in San Diego, CA

Don Smith, Conductor and Earl Matheny, Motorman, 2007
Mixed objects still-life

EXHIBITION: Portraits of Famous People

Self Portrait of Famous Dead Artist , 2007


Portrait of Famous Aviator , 2007

EXHIBITION: Old Japanese Confectionary Molds, New Castings and Arrangements

Seam Bream Fish,  2007

Hydro Magnum ,  2007

"Social protest, de-segregation, assassinations, anti-war demonstrations, censorship, conflict, controversy, art events and student/faculty growth all contributed to the spirit of a dynamic and exciting ten year period, more or less, of the art department's evolving history. And the art students were terrific!" Bob Matheny comments on his thirty years as an art teacher at Southwestern College (1961-1991) and 12 years (on and off) of running the gallery on campus.

The remarkable impact of Southwestern College on the San Diego art scene during the 1960s still reverberates, not only for the artists, students and public who experienced it first-hand, but also for those who, in looking back, have more recently begun to appreciate this city’s mid-century arts heritage. In February, 1994, the San Diego Union-Tribune published a fine piece by Welton Jones on this same topic. In that article John Baldessari is quoted as saying “... in retrospect, Southwestern College was very important, even though a lot we did was just spitting in the wind. And, if you had eliminated Matheny from the picture, none of that stuff would have happened.”

CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL ARTICLE -- FANTASTIC OVERVIEW OF THE SD ART SCENE DURING THE 60'S

Southwestern College
The First Decade

Almost Anonymous alias Bob Matheny
b. 1929, Santa Ana, California. Bob was born in Santa Ana, California, USA, December 2, 1929. He is a retired visual arts instructor from Southwestern College in Chula Vista, California.

He is a mixed media artist who uses any material and method necessary to solve a problem. Several images included on this site are from the exhibition: Japanese Antique & Vintage Objects and express his interest as it relates to Japanese food, arranging still-lifes using Japanese vintage/ antique objects and other items. In addition, several works in the exhibition: Portraits of Famous People represent his current interest in doing portraits of celebrity artists, dealers and collectors. His upcoming exhibition soon to be launched on his website AlmostMaybe.com is called: Old Japanese Confectionary Molds, New Castings and Arrangements .

EDUCATION:
Long Beach City College, Long Beach State College (B.S., M.A.), San Diego State College, Utah State University and the University of California at San Diego.

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