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Born in Cleveland, Ohio on Jan. 25, 1935, Don Schweikert established his reputation as a painter in diverse styles, especially abstraction, a photographer and sculptor. His mixed media using oil, watercolor and other materials, styles, and mediums. Exhibits in the US and Europe from 1953-1974 and Awards.
Gallery of Fine Art
Donald E. Schweikert (1935-2005)
AKA: Don Schweikert

ATTENDED 1950 - 1959

Awarded Scholarships to:
COOPER SCHOOL of ART 1950- 1953
CLEVELAND ART INSTITUTE 1953 - 1954
ART STRUDENTS LEAGUE, NY 1954 - 1956
CHICAGO ART INSTITUTE 1957 - 1958
CHAOUNARD ART SHCHOOL, LOS ANGELES, CA 1958 - 1959

AWARDS 1953 - 1971
CLEVELAND PRESS - First Prize, 1953
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY AWARD - Cleveland, OH , 1953
LOUISIANA ANNUAL - Alexandria, Louisiana-First Prize & Honorable Mention , 1959
TUCSON FESTIVAL ART SHOW- Honorable Mention - 1962
CALIFORNIA WATER COLOR SOCIETY - Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles - Special Award, 1967
CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR - Sacramento, CA - Second Prize, 1967
WESTWOOD ART ASSOCIATION - "The Figure Show" - CA- Honorable Mention, 1967
PICO RIVIERA ART FESTIVAL - (No Objective) - First Prize, 1968
PICO RIVIERA ART FESTIVAL - (Oil)- First Prize, 1968
LAGUNA BEACH ART FESTIVAL- (Watercolor) - Honorable Mention, 1969
LAGUNA BEACH ART FESTIVAL - (Oil) - Honorable Mention, 1969
WESTWOOD ART ASSOCIATION-"Small Image Show"- CA- Gold Award, 1969
LAGUNA BEACH ART ASSOCIATION - CA-Honorary Membership Award, 1971
WESTSIDE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER- "Freedom in Crisis Show" - Honorable Mention, 1971
LONG BEACH ART ASSOCIATION - "Open Juried Sculpture Show"- Honorable Mention, 1971
SAINT RAYMOND'S DOMINICAN RETREAT- (Photography) Thousand Oaks, CA- Second Prize, 1971
COOPER SCHOOL of ART 1950- 1953
CLEVELAND ART INSTITUTE 1953 - 1954
ART STRUDENTS LEAGUE, NY 1954 - 1956
CHICAGO ART INSTITUTE 1957 - 1958
CHAOUNARD ART SHCHOOL, LOS ANGELES, CA 1958 - 1959

IMDB.COM -Don Schweikert for more information on projects with:
FILMATION - (Heman , Tarzan, Shera, Fat Albert..Animation)
WARNER BROS. (Batman Movie -Animation)
COLUMBIA TRI-STAR - Animation
DISNEY- Animation
SABAN AND GAUMONT MULIMEDIA-Animation

COMMISSIONS:
Chicago HEARLD
PLAYBOY MAGAZINE
Actor, JAMES ARNESS
XAVIER COUGAT
CAPITOL RECORDS

AWARDS 1953 - 1971
CLEVELAND PRESS - First Prize, 1953
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY AWARD - Cleveland, OH , 1953
LOUISIANA ANNUAL - Alexandria, Louisiana-First Prize & Honorable Mention , 1959
TUCSON FESTIVAL ART SHOW- Honorable Mention - 1962
CALIFORNIA WATER COLOR SOCIETY - Municipal Art Gallery, Los Angeles - Special Award, 1967
CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR - Sacramento, CA - Second Prize, 1967
WESTWOOD ART ASSOCIATION - "The Figure Show" - CA- Honorable Mention, 1967
PICO RIVIERA ART FESTIVAL - (No Objective) - First Prize, 1968
PICO RIVIERA ART FESTIVAL - (Oil)- First Prize, 1968
LAGUNA BEACH ART FESTIVAL- (Watercolor) - Honorable Mention, 1969
LAGUNA BEACH ART FESTIVAL - (Oil) - Honorable Mention, 1969
WESTWOOD ART ASSOCIATION-"Small Image Show"- CA- Gold Award, 1969
LAGUNA BEACH ART ASSOCIATION - CA-Honorary Membership Award, 1971
WESTSIDE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER- "Freedom in Crisis Show" - Honorable Mention, 1971
LONG BEACH ART ASSOCIATION - "Open Juried Sculpture Show"- Honorable Mention, 1971
SAINT RAYMOND'S DOMINICAN RETREAT- (Photography) Thousand Oaks, CA- Second Prize, 1971

EXHIBITS 1954-1972
GALLERY A, Chicago, IL 1957
HERITAGE GALLERY, CA 1962
CANYON GALLERY, Topanga, CA 1965 - 1969
FUNCTIONAL ESTHETICS GALLERY, Arlington, VA 1967
SYLVIA MESCHES GALLERY, Sherman Oaks, CA 1968
VALLEY CENTER OF ARTS SCHOOL, Sherman Oaks, CA 1969
THE EMERSON GALLERY, Encino, CA 1970
BELA BOGNAR GALLERIA, La Cienega 1970
THOMAS CROWE GALLERIES, La Cienega, Los Angeles, CA 1972

Group Exhibitions:
CLEVELAND MUSEUM - OH 1954
CLEVELAND MUSEUM TRAVELING SHOW- OH 1954
THE ART COLONY GALLERY - Cleveland, OH 1954
BUTLER ART INSTITUTE- Youngstown, OH 1954, 1955, 1961, 1962
CHICAGO NAVY PIER SHOW - Chicago, IL 1954
GALLERY A - Chicago, IL 1957
CALIFORNIA SOUTH SHOW - San Diego, CA 1961
SANTA PAULA - CA 1961, 1962, 1966
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM - CA 1961, 1966
TUCSON FESTIVAL OF ART - Tucson, AZ 1962, 1969
20TH CENTURY PAINTING SHOW - Fullerton Junior College, CA 1962
NATIONAL ORANGE SHOW - San Bernardino, CA 1962, 1967, 1968
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS -"The Southwest Painting Show" - Houston, TX 1962
LONG BEACH MUSEUM OF ART, Southern California Exhibition- CA 1963
WESTSIDE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER , INVITATIONAL- Los Angeles, CA 1965 - 1970
MIRACLE MILE SHOW - Los Angeles, CA 1966, 1967
LONG BEACH DRAWING SHOW, TRAVELING INVITAITONAL 1966
CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR - Sacramento, CA 1966, 1967
CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY SHOW - Laguna Beach & Oakland, CA 1966, 1967
FRYE MUSEUM NATIONAL OIL SHOW- Seattle, WA 1966
ROSSMOOR CENTER FESTIVAL OF ARTS- Seattle, WA 1966
NATIONAL ART ROUND UP- Las Vegas, NV 1966, 1970
EL PASO MUSEUM OF ART, TX 1966
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER , "Painting of the Year Show" - San Diego, CA 1967, 1968
CALIFORNIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, "National Membership Exhibition" - Barnsdall Park, CA 1967
CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, "TRAVEL 67 SHOW" 1967
WESTSIDE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, "The Artist Paints Young America Show" 1967
WESTSIDE ART ASSOCIATION, CA 1967, 1968
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER SHOW OF PACIFIC PALISADES, INVITATIONAL 1967
OTIS ART INSTITUTE, CALIFORNIA NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, TRAVEL SHOW 1967
ALL-CITY ART SHOW- Barnsdall Park, CA 1969, 1971
LA MIRADA FIESTA DE ARTES - CA 1969
WINGED ARTS, Sedona, AZ 1969
GALLERY A, Taos, NM 1969, 1970, 1971
UNIVERSITY of JUDAISM, THE SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS- Los Angeles, CA 1969, 1970
THE RYDER GALLERY - La Cienega, CA 1970, 1971

Exhibited at the PRUDHOE GALLERY, London. Malaga, Spain. 1972 with Artists:
GORDON WAGNER - California, New Mexico, NY, Michigan
GUY PHILLIPS- Australia, Mexico, England
DAVID ALLEN - Australia, England
DARYL HILL - Australia, England, France and Spain
JOHN KINGERLEE - London
HARRY VAN KUYK - Amsterdam, Berlin, NY
LEONA STEIN - Nassau