Chapman Hamborg
Lives and works, Huntington Beach, CA
Chapman Hamborg spent much of his childhood enjoying the outdoors and surfing, leading to a deep connection with nature. Chapman moved to Florence, Italy to study traditional painting and sculpting at the age of nineteen. During his time in Europe, Chapman cultivated his talent as a painter and sculptor, and met his wife, Hannah, in London. They have since moved to California and have two children.
Chapman’s family has served as inspiration for his multi-figure paintings and sculptures. His goal is that these pieces show beauty in the raw, vulnerable moments that families share: a mother breastfeeding her baby, a father holding his newborn for the first time, a pregnant mother intertwined with her partner. Chapman’s plein air landscapes are of places that have moved him, especially the coast of California or the Tuscan countryside of Italy. He enjoys documenting his experiences in wild and rustic places - from the beaches, he grew up surfing, to the villa he and his wife lived in amongst grapevines and olive groves. As a sculptor and painter, Chapman’s work shows his desire for experimenting with materials, themes, and techniques. He primarily works in oil paint on wood or linen, varying in size from smaller intimate pieces to large life-size paintings. When sculpting, he models with water-based and oil-based clay and has cast his sculptures in plaster, resin, and bronze. Chapman’s process and style is a blend of traditional techniques and impressionistic paint and clay application.
Chapman graduated from Angel Academy of Art, studied at the Florence Academy of Art, and earned a BFA and MFA at Laguna College of Art and Design. He has been awarded first place in the international Art Renewal Center scholarship competition, taken part in Grand Central Academy’s Hudson River Fellowship, painted public murals in Huntington Beach, and is best known for his anatomical heart sculpture for the album cover of Have it All by Bethel Music. Chapman is an instructor at Terra Arts Academy, and also travels the world teaching workshops and creating live art on stage at conferences and events.
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 Atelier, 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
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