
Chapman Hamborg
Lives and works, Huntington Beach, CA
Chapman’s love for creating greatly stems from his love of the natural world. He lives with his wife Hannah and their three sons in Southern California, where they enjoy spending time at the beach, surfing, or hiking local nature spots. At home, Chapman can be found in his backyard studio throwing pots on his wheel, or somewhere outside with his sons, painting or gardening as a family.
Chapman grew up in southern California, homeschooled with his four brothers. This alternative education gave Chapman the freedom to pursue art from a young age and he was able to invest a significant amount of time in art from early on. By the time he was a teenager he was taking classes at his local college. After graduating high school, Chapman moved to Florence, Italy to study at Angel academy of art and Florence academy of art, where he developed his exceptional skills in oil painting, drawing and sculpture. On his return to southern california, Chapman continued his education at Laguna College of Art and Design, where he completed a bachelor’s degree in drawing and painting with an emphasis in sculpture, and a masters degree in painting. Over these years Chapman has developed his own personal work and has produced an impressive body of work around the subject of family as well as stunning landscapes.
Education
2023 MFA, Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
2020 BFA, Laguna College of Art and Design, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy (sculpture, drawing, and painting)
2014 Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy (Certificate of completion: three-year painting course)
Teaching Experience
2020 - Present CEO/founder/Art Instructor, Hamborg Academy of Art, Huntington Beach, CA
2015 - 2023 Art Instructor/Director of Fine Arts, Terra Arts Foundation, Westminster, CA (Sculpture, Drawing, Painting, Anatomy, Art History)
2019 Art Instructor, New Masters Academy, Huntington Beach, CA (Drawing and Sculpture)
2019 Art Instructor, School of Creativity, Redding, CA (Sculpture)
2017 Art Instructor, Creation Fest, UK (Sculpture)
2013 - 2014 Artistic Anatomy Instructor, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
2013 Student-Teacher, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy (Drawing)
2013 Art Instructor, Terra Arts Academy, Huntington Beach, CA (Drawing and Painting)
Other Work Experience
2018 - 2019 Creative Director and Social Media Manager, Hamboards, Huntington Beach CA
2011 - 2013 Ocean, Lifeguard, City of Huntington Beach, Huntington Beach CA
Awards / Grants / Fellowships
2022 3rd place in the LPAPA Squared All Members Art Show, LPAPA gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 3rd place in Next Generation Plein Air Painting Competition, 24th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, Ca
2021 MFA Merit Scholarship, Laguna College of Art and Design, Ca
2018 BFA Merit Scholarship, Laguna College of Art and Design, Ca
2014 1st Place in the Art Renewal Center scholarship competition.
2013 Hudson River Fellowship, Grand Central Atelier, Jackson, NH
Solo Exhibitions
2019 Recent Works, Dawson Cole Fine Art, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 Origination, Santiago Canyon College Art Gallery, Orange, CA
2018 Time & Motion, Grace Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
2016 Chapman Hamborg Solo Exhibition, Coffee Nature, Costa Mesa CA
2015 A Painted Journey, Hamboards, Huntington Beach, CA
2014 Chapman Hamborg Solo Exhibition, AoSA, Huntington Beach, CA
2013 Chapman Hamborg Solo Exhibition, Hamboards, Huntington Beach, CA
Group Exhibitions
2024 Harmony In Form, Hamborg Academy of Art, Huntington Beach, CA
2023 Insight/Outlook, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2023 Pacific Current, LCAD gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 LPAPA Squared, LPAPA gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 Laguna Plein Air Collectors Gala, Festival of the Arts, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 Emerging Masters, LCAD gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 Young Sculptors Exhibition, National Sculpture Society gallery, New York, NY
2019 Student Exhibition, LCAD gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 Group Exhibition, LCAD Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Group Exhibition, Florence Academy of Art, Florence Italy
2015 Visioni Dal Palmerino, Villa Il Palmerino, Florence, Italy
2014 Represent, The 20th Century Theatre, London, UK
2014 Group Exhibition, Angel Academy of Art, Florence, Italy
2013 Palazzo Tornabourni Exhibition, Palazzo Tornabuoni, Florence, Italy
2013 Hudson River Fellowship Exhibition, Whitney Community Center, Jackson, NH
2012 Group Exhibition, AoSA, Huntington Beach, CA
