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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

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