Foad Satterfield
Artist Foad Satterfield regards his life and work as a continuous contemplative and relational process. When asked to describe his painting, which he regards as impossible to answer, he says, “my work is abstraction with a landscape in front.”
The idea of “landscape” is far reaching for Satterfield. His process maps fields of life affirming possibility. By Incorporating nature themes and motifs in his works, he acknowledges our inseparable relationship with the natural world. In his paintings the exploration is both local and global, a way of cultivating intimacy with this earth we inhabit.
Growing up on the Gulf Coast of Louisiana Satterfield developed an awareness and sensitivity toward the magnificence and fierceness of nature—its gentle seasons as well as its extreme expression such as hurricanes and floods.
In his practice Satterfield draws upon these early influences to consider the
profundity and spiritual qualities within the natural world by keenly observing
seasons as they withdraw and expand.
Foad’s experience of Nature’s paradox—seductive serenity in one moment, then violence and destruction in the next—mirrors the current social disruption he believes requires our urgent attention—to respect its awesome power,
unpredictability and demands.
Satterfield has been a member of the Emeryville Artists Co-Operative, 1975 to
Present, and Professor Emeritus, Dominican University of California 1980- 2018.
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Holiday Open House
December 2 - 16, 2023Burlingame, CA - As the holiday season unfolds, Studio Shop Gallery is thrilled to announce its much-anticipated Holiday Open House, a celebration of art, community, and seasonal cheer. The event...Read more -
reveal
Interpretations of the Natural World November 3 - 25, 2023Burlingame, CA - Studio Shop Gallery is proud to announce its latest exhibition, 'Reveal,' a captivating exploration of the interplay between the impressionistic artistry of Foad Satterfield and the bold...Read more -
Emerging Spring
Group Show March 10 - 31, 2021The Emerging Spring Group Show celebrates renewal and the signs of life gradually reappearing in both nature and society. Spring rains still fill the air, flowers and trees are blooming,...Read more -
Re-Emergent
May 1 - August 31, 2020Other pieces in the exhibition include figurative works by artists Melinda Cootsona, Seaglass and Zoey Frank, Peter Reading. Both depict characters in moments of repose and reflection, yet the paintings...Read more
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Abstract Land
Dominique Caron, Martine Jardel, Roland Petersen & Foad Satterfield November 2 - 18, 2018Abstract Land connects the oeuvre of four painters, Dominique Caron, Martine Jardel, Roland Petersen and Foad Satterfield. The exhibition exposes the inward expressions of the artistic process in reshaping the...Read more -
Heartwood
Foad Satterfield September 23 - October 15, 2016Satterfield combines elements of abstraction with Impressionist concepts. Following the styles of Nicolas De Steal, Paul Cezanne, Joan Mitchell, and Oliver Jackson yet he remains mindful of cultivating his own...Read more
EDUCATION
1971 MFA, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA (Painting)
1968 BA, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1980 - 2019 Professor of Art, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA
1980 - 2013 Curator, San Marco Gallery, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA
1973 - 1979 Gallery Assistant, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA
EXHIBITIONS
2022
Spaces Before Us - Unrestrained, Malin Gallery, Aspen, CO
Emeryville 36th Annual Celebration of the Arts Juried Exhibition, Emeryville, CA
Present By Past, Solo Exhibition Maybaum Gallery, San Francisco, CA
In Retrospect 2, Solo Exhibition, 575 Sansome, San Francisco, CA
2018
Abstract Land, group show, Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
Recent Paintings, solo show, Maybaum Gallery, San Francisco, CA,
Featured Artist, San Francisco Art Market, Maybaum Gallery booth, San Francisco, CA
2016
Engaged, Group exhibition, Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
Heartwood, Solo exhibition, Studio Shop Gallery, Burlingame, CA
2015
Monte Verdi in Oakland, 2-Person Exhibition (Large scale paintings of themes taken from the Costa Rican rain forest in Monte Verdi, Costa Rica), City Center, Oakland CA
2014
Heart of the Matter, Solo Exhibition San Marco Gallery, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA
Jive and Java, The Breakfast Group 50th Anniversary, Group Exhibition Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
The Berkeley Breakfast Group was formed in 1964 by several UC Berkeley professors who met each Friday to discuss art, aesthetics and the politics of art. In 1965 the group expanded into the eclectic gathering of professional artists, curators and writers who continue to meet weekly to discuss and organize exhibits and programs.
2013
Open Space | Sacred Ground, Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA
2012
26th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition, Juried Exhibition and Catalog Emeryville, CA
On Paper, Of Paper, Art Faculty Group Exhibition, San Marco Gallery, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA
2011
Resplendent Land, Group Exhibition, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, CA
2010
24th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition, Juried Exhibition and Catalog, Emeryville, CA
2009
Large Format Painting Exhibition, Art Works Downtown Art Center, San Rafael, CA
2008 Landscapes, A Language of the Heart, Solo Exhibition Public Utility Commission Building, San Francisco, CA
22nd Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition, Juried Exhibition and Catalog, Emeryville, CA
2007
Intimate Reflections, Paintings and Works on Paper, Solo Exhibition, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
Fire In The Heart, Objects of Power and Healing, Solo Exhibition of Paintings, West African Sculpture and Photographs, Alta Bates Community Gallery, Berkeley, CA
2006
Art of Living, Group Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
Guru Gita, Art from Sacred Text, Group Exhibition Siddha Meditation Ashram, Oakland, CA
2005
Water Meditation: Sacred Paintings, Solo Exhibition, Siddha Meditation Ashram, Oakland, CA
2004
New Work, Faculty Exhibition, San Marco Gallery, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA
18th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition, Juried Exhibition and Catalog, Emeryville, CA
2002
New Work, Large Scale Paintings and Tribal Objects, Solo Exhibition, Studio 57, Emeryville, CA
Berkeley Breakfast Group, Group Exhibition, Anolde's, Berkeley, CA
2001
San Diego Annual Art and Garden Show, Group Exhibition, San Diego, CA
2000
Recent Paintings, Solo Exhibition, Robert Else Gallery, California State University, Sacramento, CA
1999-2004
Art of Living, Juried Exhibition, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1999-2003
13th-17th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition, Juried Exhibitions and Catalogs, Emeryville, CA
Oakland Museum Coliseum Exhibition, Group Exhibition, Network Associates Coliseum, Oakland, CA
1999
Measured Marks and Meaning, Recent Paintings, Solo Exhibition,
San Marco Gallery, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA
Recent Paintings, and Measured Things, Solo Exhibition, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA
1997
New Paintings, Solo Exhibition, Porter Troupe Gallery, San Diego, CA
1994
Faculty Art Exhibition, Group Exhibition, San Marco Gallery, Dominican University of CA, San Rafael, CA
New Work on Paper, Solo Exhibition, Joan Robuck Gallery, Lafayette, CA
1992
Synopsis, Solo Exhibition, Microsystems Corporation, Mountain View, CA
1990
Five Emeryville Artists, Pacific Grove Art Center, Group Exhibition, Pacific Grove, CA
Patents and Patterns, Group Exhibition and Catalog ("Second Generation"),
Mary Porter Sesnon Gallery, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
4th Annual Emeryville Art Exhibition, Juried Exhibition and Catalog, Emeryville, CA
Harambee, Group Exhibition, Hatley Martin Gallery, San Francisco, CA
EXHIBITIONS JURIED
2014 Juror, Alameda County Arts Fair, Painting & Drawing, Pleasanton, CA
2013 Juror, Art Exhibition, Ann O'Hanlon Art Center, Mill Valley, CA
AWARDS
2015 Recipient, Joseph R. Fink Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award, DominicaN University of California, San Rafael, CA
2012 Selected Artist, City of Emeryville Art In Public Places Project, Emeryville CA
2003 Special Recognition Award, Hood Ceremony, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA
2001 Jan Hart-Schuyers Artist Achievement Award, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
1993 Nomination, Fleishaker Foundation Grant for Painting, San Francisco, CA
PUBLICATIONS
2018 Foad Satterfield, Things Known, Exhibition Catalog, Saint Mary’s College Museum of Art
2013 Foad Satterfield, “Toward Insight: Foad Satterfield, Recent Work,” ISBN 978-0-615-74573-2
2007 Calkins, Dian; Cunningham, James B.; Satterfield, Foad; Kolipinski, Mietek; and Ghosh, Sibdas, “Patterns of Life: Integrating Mathematics with Science, Culture, and Art.” Collected Faculty Scholarship. Paper 60. Science Education & Civic Engagement: An International Journal 2: 56-71
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2015 Charmin Roundtree-Baaqee, Article & Interview, February 2, “Grits: Foad
Satterfield” Art Is Luv - Blog
Elise Morris Interview, June 26, “Foad Satterfield” The Studio Work: Visits with
Bay Area Artists - Blog
2007 Richard Whittaker, Mention, September 28, “Interview: Carl Worth: Birth of an
Art Center, May 19, 2007,” Works & Conversations, www.conversations.org
2000 Elizabeth Dolkey, Review, Recent Paintings, Foad Satterfield at
Robert Else Gallery” Sacramento Bee, Sacramento, CA
1999 Mary Jane Baird, Article, Spring, “The Arts: Use Them Liberall”,
The Torch - Dominican College News, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA
Allison Gray, Article, February 25, “ Metamorphosis,” The Habit,
Dominican College, San Rafael, CA
1997 Gallery Listing, September, Art in America, New York, NY
Catalog, “ National Invitational Works on Paper,” University of Hawaii, Hilo, HI
1994 Sunny Marks, Article, August 1, “ Persistence Pays Off,” American Press,
Lake Charles, LA
1990 Lynda Seaver, Mention, May 9, “ Oakland Shows Its Faces,” Oakland Tribune,
Lifestyles Section, Oakland, CA
Mention, March 4, The Monterey Peninsula Review, Monterey, CA
LECTURES & WORKSHOPS
2015 Artist Talk: Monte Verde in Oakland, 555 12th Street City Center, Oakland, CA
2013 Panelist: UC Berkeley Art Alumni Symposium, “Authenticity, Appropriation and
Acquisition”
2012 Conference Presentation: Vehicle Of Transformation/Forms of Creativity In
Contemplative Practices; Dominican University, Forest River, IL
2008 Sabbatical Presentation: An Imagined Life: Study, Painting, Curiosity,
Creekside Room, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA
2007 Foad Satterfield, “Problems with Undergraduate Art Curriculum,” Paper
Presented, N.C.U.R. Dominican University of California, San Rafael, CA
2006 Artist Talk: Fire in the Heart, Alta Bates Medical Campus, Berkeley, CA
Lecture: Intimate Reflections, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
Foad Satterfield, “Vehicles Of Transformation,” Paper presented, National
Conference of African American Studies and Affiliates, Baton Rouge, LA
2005 Guest: Conversation With A Master Series, Marvin Laposky Dominican
University of California, San Rafael, CA
2004 Guest: Conversation With A Master Series, Oliver Jackson Dominican University
of California, San Rafael, CA
2002 Artist Talk: Orange on Your Palette, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
2001 Artist Forum: The African Sensibility Cosmology, San Francisco, CA
1995 Guest Speaker: Artists As Teacher, Shield Day, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA
Panelist: Target 2000 Conference, University of California, Santa Cruz, CA
1994 Collage Workshop: Paste Up, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
1992 Lecture: Critical Reflections, Oakwood College Chapel, Huntsville, AL
1990 Multimedia Performance: Peace and Anwar Sadat, within Mutual Native
Duplex, Produced by Ulysses Jenkins as part of Bay Windows Performance
Project, Commissioned by Festival 2000,
Broadcast by KQED TV & KQED FM at the San Francisco Exploratorium, San Francisco, CA
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Mr. and Mrs. G. Smith, Sonoma, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Sultan, Hillsborough, CA
M. and J. Hoag, Atherton, CA
Kirk Allen, Oakland, CA
Susan August, Emeryville, CA
Dorothy Austin, London, United Kingdom
Jacqueline Chirunga, Arlington, TX
City of Emeryville, Emeryville, CA
Brenda Cox, Dallas, TX
Kaiser Permanente, Fresno, CA; Oakland, CA; San Francisco, CA
Barry Kaufman, Oakland, CA
Oumar Kiende, Dakar, Senegal; New York, NY; Paris, France
Ken Lynch, Berkeley, CA
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Hadley Martin, San Francisco, CA
Terry McMillan, San Francisco, CA
Gwendolyn Mustin, San Jose, CA
Lynn Sondag, San Francisco, CA
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA
Deborah and Kenneth Stewart, Berkeley, CA
Janice Weingrod, Berkeley, CA
Cornell West, Preston, NJ
Xavier University Permanent Art Collection, New Orleans, LA.
