Lauri Mendenhall - Resumé

PUBLICATIONS

COVER IMAGE & PHOTO ESSAY
"WINDOW SHOPPING", COAST MAGAZINE
April 2004 issue

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

La Jolla Room
THE PACIFIC CLUB, Newport Beach, CA
Selections from the Series
"Oddly Ordinary" and "Abstracts"
April 2009 - Indefinitely

THE LIVING ROOM SALON & ART GALLERY, Costa Mesa, CA
"Flirty Quirks", a selection of work featuring the Window Mannequins series
Curated by Jeannie Denholm of SCAPE Gallery, Corona del Mar, CA
June 8 - October 10, 2009

FIVE FEET RESTAURANT, Laguna Beach, CA
"Oddly Ordinary" (revisited)
June 29 - September 14, 2008

NEWPORT BEACH CENTRAL LIBRARY, Newport Beach, CA
"Oddly Ordinary", March 1 - April 30, 2007

FIVE FEET RESTAURANT, Laguna Beach, CA
June 20 – September 20, 2006

FETNEH BLAKE, Couture Fashion Boutique, Laguna Beach, CA
"Mannequin Mystique" , April 9 – May 14, 2006

ART IN MOTIF, St. Regis Hotel, Monarch Beach, CA
March 1 - 31, 2006 (in association with the Laguna Art Museum)

PETER BLAKE GALLERY, Laguna Beach, CA
April 1 - 25, 2004

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

IN CELEBRATION OF COLOR - LONG BEACH ARTS
January 12 - February 15, 2008, Long Beach Arts Gallery, CA
Juried by British art historian and curator James Scarborough - 2 images selected

2007 WOMEN'S ART FESTIVAL
March 3 - April 12, 2007, 2nd City Council Art Gallery and Performance Space, Long Beach, CA
Juried by Sara Cochran, Ph.D, Assistant Curator of Modern Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art
1 image selected

FALL 2006 STUDIO GALLERY INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION
October 7, 2006 – January 21, 2007, Bistango Restaurant, Irvine, CA - 7 images selected

SPRING 2006 ORANGE COUNTY ARTIST JURIED EXHIBITION
April 7 – June 30, 2006, Newport Beach City Hall, Newport Beach, CA
Juried by Cal State Long Beach photography professor, Dr. Elizabeth Kenneday and Marka Burns M.F.A., Art and Art Education professor at Cal State Long Beach

2006 PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION – LONG BEACH ARTS
February 25 – March 31, 2006 , Long Beach Arts Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Juried by photographer and educator George Dinhaupt - 1 image selected

3rd BIENNIAL ORANGE COUNTY JURIED EXHIBITION
January 22 - March 26, 2006, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA
Juried by artist, curator and writer Mat Gleason (founder and publisher of L.A.-based art journal Coagula)
3 images selected

21ST ANNUAL "MADE IN CALIFORNIA" JURIED EXHIBITION
January 21-March 3, 2006 , City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
Juried by Michelle Deziel, Senior Curator at the Norton Simon Museum - 1 image selected

! ALL CALIFORNIA ! JURIED EXHIBITION AND AUCTION
October 15-22, 2005, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA

22ND ANNUAL LAGUNA ART MUSEUM AUCTION
October 16-23, 2004, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA

PHOTO 2004: A regional photo exhibition juried by photographer Todd Gray
August 8 – September 3, 2004, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA – 1 image selected

SPRING 2004 ORANGE COUNTY ARTIST JURIED EXHIBITION
April 2 – July 9, 2004, Newport Beach City Hall, Newport Beach, CA – 1 image selected

"enGENDERING the future"
February 14 – March 27, 2004, SCA Gallery, Pomona, CA – 1 image selected
All-media exhibition of Southern California artists juried by Marie Cartier (curator and Artistic Director of the Museum of Radical Gender and Sex Matrix) and Ed Giardina (artist and faculty curator at the Art Institute of California, Orange County), as a parallel component to "Envisioning the Future," a project facilitated by Judy Chicago and Donald Woodman in the Pomona Arts Colony

2ND BIENNIAL ORANGE COUNTY JURIED EXHIBITION
January 11 – April 11, 2004, Muckenthaler Cultural Center, Fullerton, CA
Guest juror – acclaimed contemporary artist Kim Abeles – 1 image selected

OPEN SHOW 2003, GALLERY 825 / LA ART ASSOCIATION ANNUAL EXHIBITION
December 19, 2003 – January 23, 2004, Gallery 825, Los Angeles, CA
curated by Karin Higa (Senior Curator, Japanese American National Museum, Los Angeles)
1 image selected

A SALUTE TO THE ARTS: NEWPORT BEACH FINE ART & PHOTOGRAPHY JURIED EXHIBITION
November 14, 2003 – February 12, 2004, Newport Beach City Hall, Newport Beach, CA
2 images selected

18th ANNUAL "MADE IN CALIFORNIA" JURIED EXHIBITION
January 11 – February 21, 2003, City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA
Juried by Darlene DeAngelo, Curator and Program Director for Huntington Beach Art Center
2 images selected

FALL 2002 NEWPORT BEACH ALL-MEDIA JURIED EXHIBITION
November 18, 2002 – January 17, 2003, Newport Beach City Hall, Newport Beach, CA
2 images selected

PHOTO 2002
August 3-30, 2002, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
juried by Paul Kopeikin (of Paul Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles) - 1 image selected

2002 ORANGE COUNTY JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
July 12 – September 30, 2002, Newport Beach City Hall, Newport Beach, CA
2 images selected

ART SPASH 2002 (Dana Point Coastal Arts Juried Annual All-Media Exhibition)
June 2, 2002 -- Renaissance Restaurant and Courtyard, Dana Point, CA
2 images selected

FALL 2001 NEWPORT BEACH ALL-MEDIA JURIED EXHIBITION
November 7 – January 7, 2002, Newport Beach City Hall, Newport Beach, CA
1 image selected

2001 ORANGE COUNTY JURIED PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
May 2 – June 26, 2001, Newport Beach City Hall, Newport Beach, CA - 2 images selected

FALL 2000 NEWPORT BEACH ALL-MEDIA JURIED EXHIBITION
November 7, 2000 – January 7, 2001, Newport Beach City Hall, Newport Beach, CA

AWARDS

SPRING 2006 ORANGE COUNTY ARTIST JURIED EXHIBITION
Judges’ Choice Award for Stacked Deck

18th ANNUAL "MADE IN CALIFORNIA" JURIED EXHIBITION
Honorable Mention Award for Tap Story

ART SPASH 2002
Honorable Mention Award for Tap Story

FALL 2000 NEWPORT BEACH ALL-MEDIA JURIED EXHIBITION
Special Recognition Merit Award for Tap Story

COLLECTIONS

Fletcher Jones Mercedes-Benz, Henderson, NV
Crevier BMW, Santa Ana, CA
Mestre Design Group, Laguna Beach, CA
Angela and Jim Hsu, Laguna Beach, CA
Jan Nordstrom Arnold, Del Mar, CA
Mrs. Barbara Lyon, Newport Beach, CA
Mrs. Peggy Sprague, Newport Beach, CA
Linda Maggard, Corona del Mar, CA
Annette Wiley, AIA, Corona del Mar, CA
Michael Ray, Laguna Beach, CA
Michael and Karen Kang, Laguna Beach, CA
Dr. Burton Press, La Quinta, CA
Beverly and Bob White, Corona del Mar, CA
Mr. Stephen Gordon, Laguna Beach, CA
Mrs. Sandy Sewell, Newport Beach, CA
Ms. Kathy Voreyer, Corona del Mar, CA
Tom Rogers and Sally Anderson, Newport Beach, CA
John Burnham, Laguna Beach, CA
Donna and Dave Janes, Newport Beach, CA
Brooke and Rob Coldren, Newport Beach, CA
Karin Schnell, Dana Point, CA
Michael Mudd, Palm Springs, CA
Catherine Michaels, Newport Beach, CA
Daphne Munzer, Long Beach, CA

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY

2007
- "Art of the Ordinary" by Jesse Brunner; Daily Pilot, March 27,’07, Front page feature
- "Prime Tickets" by Richard Chang; Orange County Register, March 25,’07, Arts & Entertainment Section, p. 3.
- "The Crowd" by B.W. Cook; Daily Pilot, March 15,’07, p. A6.

2006
- "Biennial is not all Kids Stuff" by Daniella Walsh; Orange County Register, March 12, ’06, Arts & Entertainment Section, p. 12
- Calendar Top Ten: "Be there, Do that – Our Absolute Not-To-Miss Picks for March", Riviera, March ’06 issue, p.52
- "The Surreal OC -- Spotlight" by Susan Segal; COAST MAGAZINE, March ’06 issue, p. 158
- "O.C. Goes For Group Shows" by Richard Chang; Orange County Register, February 5, ’06 Arts & Entertainment Section, p. 1

2004
- "Prime Tickets" by Richard Chang; Orange County Register, April 11, ’04 Arts & Entertainment Section, p. 3.
- "Lauri Mendenhall: Life Behind the Lens" Daily Pilot, April 4,’04 Forum, p. A9.
- "Window Shopping" photo essay and spotlight story COAST MAGAZINE, April ’04 issue, p. 178
- "Something for Everyone: Second Biennial Juried Exhibition" by Daniella Walsh; Orange County Register, January 18, ’04, Arts & Entertainment Section, p. 13.