donald feasél
Blue Ascent, 2022

Citadel #38, 2020

Citadel #32, 2019

Citadel #40, 2020

Citadel #33, 2019

Citadel #41, 2020

Citadel #36, 2020

Citadel #35, 2019

Citadel #25, 2019

Chandler, 2010

Sebastopol, 2010

#21, 2007

#70, 2013

#68, 2013

#55, 2013

#57, 2013

#61, 2013

#56, 2013

8, 2006



18, 2007



17, 2007



Pendant, 2004



Zyklus, 2004



Thaw, 2001



Nevis, 2000



Postlude, 2001



#D31, 1995



#D27, 1995



Born
1953
Pasadena, CA
Lives and works in San Jose, CA
Education
1984
MFA, University of California, Berkeley
1976
BA, University of California, Los Angeles
Academic Experience
2006–present
Lecturer, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA
1990–2012
Art Instructor, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA
2002
Instructor at Drawing Marathon Summer Session, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
2001
Visiting Faculty, Fine Arts Graduate Program, California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland
1996–99
Art Instructor, Dominican College, San Rafael, CA
Solo Exhibitions
2020
The Citadel Series, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA; exhibition catalog
2014
Donald Feasél: Cannery Park Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
Donald Feasél: Terra Infirma, Wiegand Gallery, Notre Dame De Namur University, Belmont, CA
2013
Selected Paintings, 2001–2009, Shasta College Art Gallery, Shasta College, Redding, CA
2008
Recent Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2005
New Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art at One Post Street, San Francisco, CA
2003
Selected Paintings 2002–2003, Brian Gross Fine Art at One Post Street, San Francisco, CA
Recent Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2001
New Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
1997
Recent Paintings, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
1994
Triangle Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1991
Triangle Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020
30th Anniversary Exhibition, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA; exhibition catalog
2019
Summer Group, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2013
Pictorial Arts Faculty Exhibition, San Jose State University, Natalie and James Thompson Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2012
Art Faculty Show: Recent Work by Santa Rosa Junior College Faculty, Robert F. Agrella Art Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
2010
Gesture, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2009
Paper / Mylar / Vellum, Brian Gross Fine Art, San Francisco, CA
2008
Flow, Form & Forces, Orchard Commerical, North First ARTSpace, San Jose, CA
2005
UC Berkeley Art Alumni Group Show, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1996
Triangle Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1995
Triangle Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1992
ProArts Gallery, Oakland, CA
1990
Triangle Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1989
Santa Rosa Junior College Art Gallery, Santa Rosa, CA
1988
ProArts Third Annual Juried Exhibition, Oakland, CA; Juror: Graham W.J. Beal
1987
Introductions ‘87, Gallery Paule Anglim, San Francisco, CA
ProArts Second Annual Juried Exhibition, Oakland, CA; Jurors: David Ireland, Charles Shere, and M. Louise Stanley
1985
ProArts Annual Juried Exhibition, Oakland, CA; Jurors: Kenneth Baker, Elmer Bischoff, and C. LewAllen
Glastonbury Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Public Collections
Doyle Library, Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, CA
Rene di Rosa Preserve, Napa, CA
San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA
Selected Bibliography
Baker, Kenneth, “Feasél irritates with fearless will”, San Francisco Chronicle, April, 2014
---. “Donald Feasel.” ARTnews, October 2008.
---. “Color veers between precise stripes, random splashes.” San Francisco Chronicle, May 14, 2005.
---. “Donald Feasél stretches his painting style.” San Francisco Chronicle, January 8, 2003.
---. “In the artist’s studio.” San Francisco Chronicle, June 9, 2001.
---. “Feasel Glimpses the Big Picture.” San Francisco Chronicle, September 11, 1997.
---. ARTnews, January, 1995.
---. ARTnews, January, 1992.
---. “Art That Runs Off in All Directions.” San Francisco Chronicle, September 19, 1991.
Bissell, Therese. “Midcentury Matters: Updating a William Wurster House in San Francisco.” Architectural Digest, February 2010, 89. (photo)
Brenneman, Christine. “Donald Feasél at Brian Gross Fine Art.” Artweek, March, 2003.
Bullis, Douglas. 100 Artists of the West Coast. Schiffer Publishing: Pennsylvania, 2003.
Cheng, DeWitt. “Donald Feasel at Brian Gross Fine Art.” art ltd., September 2008.
Schere, Charles. “Several Inviting Works Unveiled in ‘Introductions.” The Oakland Tribune, July 28, 1987.
Van Proyen, Mark. “Diversity and Excellence.” Artweek, April 9, 1988.