Coastline Art Gallery

Specialties

We are dedicated to fostering an inviting and accessible local art community and providing opportunities for interaction between students, artists, art professionals, and the local public. In addition to our exhibition program, Coastline Art Gallery regularly holds opening receptions, artist lectures, artist in residence programs, holiday art sales, summer art workshops and many other art-​related events.

History

Established in 1976.

Coastline Community College is a community college with three mini-​campuses and an administration building in Fountain Valley, California, United States. The college offers Associate in Arts degrees, Associate in Science degrees, courses to prepare students to transfer to a 4-​year college or university, and career and technical courses that can lead to career advancement and/​or an occupational certificate. The college was founded in 1976, and is part of the Coast Community College District. Its sister colleges are Orange Coast College and Golden West College. The college is part of the California Community College system, which includes a total of 112 community colleges statewide.

The Coast Community College District serves the following seven California cities: Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Newport beach, Seal Beach (includes Sunset Beach) and Westminster.

Meet the Manager

David L.

Manager

MFA, Cal State University Fullerton, 2004

BA, Columbia College Chicago, 2001

Teaching Experience:

Chapman University * 2D Design/​Drawing (2006 — now)

Coastline Community College * Gallery Practice/​Intro to Art (Guangzhou China F’11) (2011 — now)

Orange Coast College * 2D Design (2006 — 2011)

Santa Ana College * Drawing/​History/​Artforum (2005 — 2011)

Fullerton Community College * Painting (2004 — 2005)

Cal State University Fullerton * Painting/​Drawing (2002 — 2005)

Professional Experience:

Coastline Community College Art Gallery * Curator (2011 — now)

Chapman University * Collections Manager (2001 — now)

Chapman University * Guggenheim Gallery Preparator (2001 — 2011)

Grand Central Art Center * Assistant to Director /​Resident (2001 — 2004)

Independent Fabrication/​Installation/​Graphic Design (1996 — now)

Studio Assistant * Tony Delap (1996 — now)

Studio Assistant * Tom Dowling (1996 — 1999)

Santa Ana Seven * Art Collaborative (2002 — 2005)

Downtown Santa Ana Business Council * Board