dale voelker

History. My current work highlights the surreal mix of gritty reality and squeaky clean idealism that could be found in the newspapers of decades gone by. The jarring juxtaposition of news stories depicting soldiers returning from the Vietnam war alongside advertisements for the latest Zenith TV or surf movie that landed on Southern California doorsteps each morning via their daily newspaper delivery.

I love the word play of the news headlines and wacky sales pitches of the advertisements. I layer clippings and elements of street landscape with vibrant paint colors. I treat each piece as a sponge that absorbs and allows me to build a history of layers that can be interpreted in infinite ways.

I am a native Angeleno and currently live in the Los Angeles area.

My artwork is part of private collections in New York, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Honolulu and Austria.

I head my own graphic design business, Digital Lava Graphic Design, which focuses on the entertainment industry, as well as institutes of higher education and nonprofit organizations.

California State University Northridge
BA – Art & Design, 1989

Anne Bedrick Fine Art
Solo Exhibit
September-October 2021

Bird Dog Arts Gallery
Featured California Artist
Tejon Ranch, CA
June 2021

Valencia City Hall
Group Show
May-July 2021

Eco Aware Art Gallery
Art As Treasure Group Show
March 2021

bG Gallery
Touch Group Show
Santa Monica, CA
November 2020

bG Gallery
Spectrum Gestalt 7 Group Show
Santa Monica, CA
June 2020

Santa Clarita Arts
Color Concepts Group Show
Newhall, CA
March – June 2020

San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Center
Group Show
Tarzana, CA
February 2020

Cal State Northridge Arts Alumni's Group Show
Embed Gallery at ToolboxLA
Chatsworth, CA
December 2019 - January 2020

New Bodies New Spaces
Group Show
Silverlake Conservation
Los Angeles, CA
December 2019

Art vs Cancer Group Show
Los Angeles, CA
November 2019

The Other Art Fair
Santa Monica, CA
Sept 2019

El Segundo Art Walk
El Segundo, CA
June - August 2019

11:11 Gallery Group Show
Los Angeles, CA
April 2019

The Other Art Fair
Los Angeles, CA
March 2019

The Main, City of Santa Clarita Group Show
Newhall, CA
December 2018 – January 2019

Art vs Cancer Group Show
Los Angeles, CA
October 2018

El Segundo Art Walk Group Show
El Segundo, CA
August 2018

Inside The Folds – (Solo Exhibition)
Altadena Public Library – Altadena, CA
January 2018

In The Red – Group Show
Gallery at City Hall
Santa Clarita, CA
November 2017 through February 2018

The Art of Planetary Science Group Show
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
February 2017

The Art of Planetary Science Group Show
Pasadena Convention Center
Pasadena, CA
Oct 2016

Group Exhibit
Altadena Public Library
Altadena, CA
April 2016

Tech, Science and Art Group Show
Linus Galleries
Pasadena, CA
January 2016