Dan Woodard

The act of creating has long been a driving force in my life. After designing and building my own home entirely by hand and creating a sustainable, organic life style in rural Massachusetts, I worked as a fine art photographer with shows in New York, Boston, and other East Coast cities. I've also worked and exhibited as a cabinet maker, a stained-glass artisan, and a potter. However, my primary career focus was as a script writer and director of film and video. My work has been recognized by over fifty national and international awards including honors from the New York International and Chicago International Film Festivals and inclusion in the Library of Congress CINE Collection.
Upon retiring, I began to channel my creative energies into sculpture. In my first year of exhibiting, my work was selected for several shows throughout California including: “Made in California;” “California Open;” and “Art Outside the Box.” Since then, my work has appeared in over 60 national and international juried shows and was featured in the book "Contemporary Sculptors: 84 International Artists." In addition, my work has been recognized by curators and collection specialists from such museums as NY MOMA, the Guggenheim Museum, Metropolit...

B. A., UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
M. F. A., Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Awards and Honors:
2020 Featured Artist—“Artifacts from an Former World,” Startupartfair.com
2017 Aurora Award—California Clay Competition, Roseville, CA
2016 Featured Artist—“Figures and Faces,” Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
Featured Artist—Blackhawk Gallery, Danville, CA
2015 International Showcase Winner—Artslant.com
2014 Honorable Mention—“Landscapes,” Contemporaryartgallery.com
International Showcase Winner—Artslant.com
2013 Award of Excellence—Manhattan Arts International, New York, NY
International Showcase Winner—Artslant.com
2012 International Showcase Winner—Artslant.com
2011 Featured Artist—UtopicStudios.com
International Showcase Winner—Artslant.com

Selected Exhibitions:

2020 “Reflections”—Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA
“Fresh Works IX”—Harrington Gallery, Pleasanton, CA
“Celebration of Art”—Marin Society of Artists Gallery, San Rafael, CA
”50 and Older”—Las Lagunas Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
“Winter Juried Show”—realArt Gallery, Agoura Hills, CA
“Emotions”—Library Gallery, San Carlos, CA
“Art in the Time of Corona”—Dab Art Co., Los Angeles, CA
“National Clay Competition”—Epperson Gallery of Ceramic Art, Crockett, CA

2019 “Clay Matters”—Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA
“Wide...