Richard Bostrom

Born in San Jose, California in 1940, Richard Bostrom has always had a passion for art. His interest in art was first inspired by high school field trips to the museum at San Jose State University. As a young man he soon realized that he was gifted at creating original drawings, paintings, and sculptures. He soon appreciated that to pursue his dreams of becoming an artist he needed to formalize his education surrounding art and the associated mediums. In 1971, he received a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art from the College of Notre Dame.

After years of pursuing his art work as a hobby, Richard decided to leave the industrial environment in 1998 to focus his passion full time in a studio in Sunnyvale, California.

Richard has exhibited his work in over 19 shows in the bay area and current has work be shown at Gallery 9 in Los Altos, California.

Richards’s current sculptures are carved directly and can be viewed from many points of view. Some are whimsical, some are serious, and some are experimental, exploring form, shadow, light and space relationships. In this latest work he stresses the natural color of the material finishing it with several coats of Tung oil and wax. Light and dark areas are important aspects of the desi...

BFA - College of Notre Dame

1989 “One Man Show”- Lockheed Missile & Space, Sunnyvale, Ca..
1990-1992 Open Studio Exhibit, Sunnyvale, Ca.
1998 “New Artist”- Gallery House, Palo Alto, Ca..
“Three Dimensions and Beyond”- Gallery House, Palo Alto, Ca.
1999 “Less is More”- Gallery House, Palo Alto, Ca..
2000 “Solo Show”- Gallery House, Palo Alto, Ca..

2001 “Red Hot”- P.A.L., Palo Alto, Ca.

2002 “Inside Out”- P.AL.- Palo Alto, Ca..
"The Artist Space”- P.A.L.- Palo Alto, Ca..
“One Man Show”- General Council Associates LLP, Mt. View, Ca.
“Abstracts”- P.A.L.- Palo Alto, Ca.
“One Man Show”- Ridge Side Restaurant, Portola Valley, Ca.

“Travels”- P.A.L.- Palo Alto, Ca..
“One Man Show”- Institute for the Future, Palo Alto, Ca..
2003 “Explorations in 2D and 3D”- Elizabeth Norton Gallery, Palo Alto, Ca.

2004 “Shadow and Light” - P.A.L.- Palo Alto, Ca.

2005 “Small Works” - P.A.L. - Palo Alto, Ca.
2006 “Small Works” - P.A.L. - Palo Alto, Ca.
“Photo and Sculpture”- P.A.L. - Palo Alto ,Ca..
“Large Wor...