Resume
Education
1984 Ph.D. in Physics, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany
1979 M.S. in Physics, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, Germany
Solo Exhibitions and Site-Specific Installations
2017 C-May Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2013 ARTRA, Los Angeles, CA, Berlin, Germany
2012 ”La Mer de Glace”, Site-specific Installation, West Los Angeles College, Los Angeles, CA
2008 “Survival Strategies,” University Art Museum, CSULB, Long Beach, CA.
2005 “Protosphere,” Andrew Shire Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2003 C.O.L.A. Individual Artist Grant Exhibition”, Barnsdall Municipal
Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2002 “Inaugural Installation Show,” Los Angeles Mission College, Sylmar, CA.
1999 "Interraria", The Consulate General of Germany, Los Angeles, CA.
"Escondido Phoenix 1999", Malibu, CA.
1998 "Lob des Schattens", Deutzer Bruecke, Cologne, Germany.
"Phoenix Triennial", Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
"Fieldwork", El Camino College Art Gallery, Torrance, CA.
1997 "Like Science-Like Techno?", UberMain Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
"Viaggiatori/Travelers," Palazzo Dei Consuli, Gubbio, Italy
"Breathing Space," Sweeney Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside, CA.
1995 "Breathing Space", SITE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2017 "COLA 20th Anniversary Exhibition", Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2009 “EcoLOGIC”, Cypress College Art Gallery, Cypress, CA
“Art of the Diorama,” Bedford Gallery, Walnut, CA.
2007 “Nature-Interrupted,” 18th Street Art Center, Los Angeles, CA.
2006 “Contrary to the Laws of Nature,” Sarah Lee Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
Los Angeles International Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA.
C.O.L.A. 10th Anniversary Exhibition, Los Angeles, CA.
2003 “Non-Alphabetical group show.” Storage Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
“Out of True”, University Art Museum, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
2001 "Stone Soup", Three Day Weekend, Los Angeles, CA.
1999 "Circular Logic", The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA.
1998 "Lob des Schattens", Deutzer Bruecke, Cologne, Germany.
"1998 Phoenix Triennial", Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ.
"Mid Sized Meridian", UberMain Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
"Translucent", Antelope Valley College Art Gallery, Lancaster.
"Art and Nature", Julie Rico Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
1997 Los Angeles Juried Exhibition, Municipal Art Gallery,
Los Angeles, CA.
"Viaggiatori/Travelers", The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA.
"A Scattering Matrix", Richard Heller Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
"Labyrinths", Institute for Cultural Inquiry, Los Angeles, CA. SITE First Annual National Competition, SITE Gallery,
at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, CA.
"Investigations", Barnsdall Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1995 "Digital Site: An Art/Computer Interface", SITE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
"Spare Parts", SITE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1992 "Imperfect Order", Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA.
1989 "Time Piece", SITE Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
1987 Los Angeles Photography Center Annual Exhibition,
Los Angeles, CA.
1986 International Photography Exhibition, Ieper, Belgium.
Los Angeles Photography Center, Los Angeles, CA.
1982-84 "Gate", interactive set for a performance the Rosemary Butcher Dance Company, Riverside Studios, London, Great Britain.
Reviews
2008 Holly Myers, “Lothar Schmitz: Survival Strategies” Los Angeles Times,
February 14, pp.E16-E17.
Peter Frank, “Lothar Schmitz and Lauren Bon,” LA Weekly April 14-24, p. 59.
http://www.laweekly.com/arts/lothar-schmitz-lauren-bon-2152972
Rebecca Schoenkopf, “Weird Science,” Long Beach District Weekly, February 6.
Greg Stacy: “Lothar Schmitz- Survival Strategies" at Cal State Long Beach,” OC Weekly, February 28.
Cynthia Romanowski, “A glimpse into the future’”, Daily 49er, January 30, p.6
Shirle Gottlieb, Press-Telegram Long Beach, February 1.
Collette Chattopadhyay, “Nature (Interrupted) at 18th Street Arts Center,”
Artweek, November 2007
2007 Leslie Markle, “Contrary” at Sarah Lee Artworks and Projects, Artweek,
March 2007, p. 20.
Peter Frank, LA Weekly Art Pick, January 17.
2006 http://mathematicalpoetry.blogspot.com, “Lothar Schmitz”, December 18.
T. Freeman, ”Manfred Menz and Lothar Schmitz at AndrewShire Gallery”, Artweek, March
2004 Shana Nys Dambrot, “H2O at the Sam Francis Gallery, Crossroads
School”. Artweek, April, pp.20-21
Eve Wood, “H2O at Crossroads Gallery “, Artnet, February
2003 Holly Myers, “Relationship at play in the physical world; The annual
C.O.L.A. show features a range of works united by intelligence and a focus on nature and space,” Los Angeles Times, July 19. p.E.16
Karen Frimkess-Wolff, MfA thesis, CalState Northridge, pp. 17-22 and pp. 44-47.
1999 Collette Chattopadhyay, "Escondido Phoenix 1999", Sculpture, October. 1998 Beate Eickhoff, "Lob des Schattens", Koelner Stadtanzeiger, Cologne, Germany,
September 15.
Suvan Geer, "Fieldwork" at El Camino College Art Gallery, Sculpture, September.
1997 Bradley Gammon, "Viaggiatori/Travelers at the Brewery", Coagula, March.
1996 Susan Kandel, "A Scattering Matrix," Los Angeles Times, November 25.
Susan Kandel, "Connected-Investigations," Los Angeles Times, May 3.
Isabel Anderson, Artscene, June.
Peter Frank, "Investigations - Pick of the Week," L.A.Weekly, June 7 - 13.
William Wilson, Los Angeles Times, June 4.
1995 Shelley Berger, Coagula, September.
Timothy Nolan, "Breathing Space" at SITE Gallery, Artweek Vol. 26/8, Aug. 1.
Peter Frank, "Pick of the Week," L.A. Weekly, June 30 - July 6.
Isabel Anderson, Artscene, July/August.
1992 Cathy Curtis, "Bringing Sense of Disorder to Irvine,"
Los Angeles Times, September 7.
Kinney Littlefield, Orange County Register, September 11.
Zan Dubin, "Flaws and Order," Los Angeles Times, August 21.
Catalogs
2017 "COLA 20th Anniversary Exhibition" Editor: Will Caperton y Montoya; The city of Los Angeles
Department of Cultural Affairs
2008 “Survival Strategies”, University Art Museum, CSULB, Long Beach, curated/edited by Alice Hutchison and Chris Scoates
2007 “Nature-Interrupted,” 18th St. Art Center, curated/edited by Pam Posey
2005 “Protosphere”, Andrew Shire Gallery
2003 “LA C.O.L.A. 2003,” Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department, produced by
OTIS College of Art and Design
“Inaugural Installation Project,” curated/produced by Barbara Kerwin and
Deborah Paulsen, Los Angeles Mission College Art and Multimedia Department
1998 “1998 Phoenix Triannial,” curated by David Rubin, produced by the Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ
1997 “A Scattering Matrix,” curated/published by Jane Hart
Noel Korten, "Investigations," Exhibition Catalogue, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery.
“Viaggiatori/Travelers, published by Melinda Smith-Altshuler and Secondo Sannipoli
Collections
John McIlwee
Jorge Limon
Kha Vazales
Matthew Alnatt
Sheelan Boyd
Deborah Stoff
Nils Barrett
Manfred and Laura Menz, Malibu, CA
Laura Donnelly
Kelly White
Michele and Arezou Saee, Beverly Hills, CA
Christel Dillbohner and Gero Leson, Berkeley, CA
The Institute of Cultural Inquiry, Los Angeles, CA
Lorie Erikson, VT
Paolo Biagioli, Gubbio, Italy
Secondo Sannipoli, Gubbio, Italy
Jim Sallenbach and William Schleiter, Altadena, CA
Marge and Stan Bulmer, Encino, CA
Melinda Smith-Altshuler and Bruce Altshuler. Los Angeles, CA
Michele Saee, Beverly Hills, CA
Christel Dillbohner and Gero Leson, Berkeley, CA
The Institute of Cultural Inquiry, Los Angeles, CA
Awards
2002/03 C.O.L.A. (City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department) Individual Artist Grant
2001 California Arts Council New Media Grant