Berkeley (White Sq.) #4 Painting

Jaren Dahlstrom was born in San Francisco, CA grew up in the SF Bay Area. He started drawing and painting when he was quite young. He began his painting studies with Mr. Boyd Allen at 12 years old. Continued fine art studies in college. He is primarily a painter but creates sculptures and produces limited-edition prints. His first solo show was in 1974 at Villa Montalvo Art Center in Saratoga, CA. Since then he has had several solo and numerous exhibitions throughout North America and Europe. He is currently represented by The TAG Gallery and PAKS Gallery in Germany and Austria. He taught design and print production at Contra Costa College and Uinversity of California Berkeley Extension for 28 years. Jaren founded and was Creative Director of the award-winning design firm, Crow-Quill Studios, which was featured in international design publications. He has worked in the permanent collection of the New York Folk Art Museum, NYC, NY, and private collections in the United States and Europe. Jaren has traveled extensively in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Japan and Korea