Biography
A native of Pennsylvania, Dorothy Magallon's early interests were in oil painting. Through art classes and studies at the Otis College of Art and Design, she discovered a new passion working in three-dimensional Assemblage. Both mediums have offered her fertile imagination the flexibility to pursue her artistic language. She attempts to celebrate mankind's creativity and ingenuity while at the same time offering a statement on the culture of disposability.
Dorothy Magallon has received numerous awards and accolades for her work and currently shows in competitions and art galleries around the United States. Her artwork has been the subject of many articles and reviews in national and regional publications.
Exhibitions
1997
Gallery 825—“Art and Soul” West Hollywood, CA
Sherry Frumkin Gallery—“Sweet N’ Low” Santa Monica, CA
1998
Gallery 825—“Restructure” West Hollywood, CA
Gomez Gallery— “Untitled” Baltimore, MD
Agora Gallery—“Encounters” New York City, N.Y.
1999
Gallery 825-“New Work” West Hollywood, CA
Gallery 825-“Gods and Goddesses” West Hollywood, CA
Ward-Nasse Gallery-“Summer Salon 2000” N.Y., N.Y.
Lawrence Gallery-“Untitled” Beverly Hills, CA
Sarah Bain Gallery-“Grand Opening exhibition” Brea, CA
2000
Gallery 825-“Shock of the New” West Hollywood, CA
Gallery 825-“Rock, Paper, Scissors” West Hollywood, CA
Long Beach Arts-“Open Exhibit” Long Beach, CA(Honorable Mention, Third Place awards)
Long Beach City College Art Gallery-“Visual Language at Play” Long Beach, CA
Second City Council—“Race, Culture & Ethnicity” Long Beach, CA
Second City Council—“Beliefs, Faith & Religion” Long Beach, CA
Second City Council—“Family & Friends, Mainstream & Alternative” Long Beach, CA
2001
Long Beach Arts-“National Open Exhibit” Long Beach, CA(First Place National Open Exhibit)
Gallery 825-“Deviled Eggs & Angel Food Cake” West Hollywood, CA
Gallery 825-“Grit” West Hollywood, CA
Gallery 117-“Secrets” Long Beach, CA(Best of Show)
Long Beach Arts-“Assemblage Found Object Exhibit” Long Beach, CA(Honorable Mention)
Landmark Building Window Installation-Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Library-“Objects Talk” Long Beach, CA
2002
Long Beach Arts-“Color Outside the Lines” Long Beach, CA
Gallery 825-“What’s the Story Morning Glory” West Hollywood, CA
The Second City Council-“Women’s Festival” Long Beach, CA
The Second City Council-“In Other Words” Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Arts-“Show Stoppers” Long Beach, CA
The Second City Council-“Members Juried Show”(First Place) Long Beach, CA
Gallery 825-Solo Show “Sacred Crossroads” Video Assemblage Installation Los Angeles, CA
2003
Long Beach Arts-“Made in America” Long Beach, CA
The Second City Council-“2003 Woman’s Festival” Long Beach, CA
Citrus Community College Art Gallery-“Alumni Show” Glendora.CA
Long Beach Arts-“Found Object Exhibit” Long Beach, CA
Gomez Gallery-2 Artist Show “Untitled” Baltimore, MD
Studio Channel Island Art Center-“Dust is also Buddha” Camarillo, CA
Gomez Gallery-“15th Anniversary Group Exhibition” Baltimore, MD
Gallery 825-“Icon o Clash” West Hollywood, CA
Long Beach Arts-“3D Sculpture” Long Beach, CA
San Diego Art Institute Museum of the Living Artist-“Southern California Regional Exhibition” San Diego, CA
(Rhino Art Co. Award)
2004
Lankershim Art Gallery-“Vivid Visions” North Hollywood, CA
Grand Central Art Center-3 Artist Show “A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That” Santa Ana, CA
International Interior Design Association offices at the Los Angeles Mart Los Angeles, CA
LA Gallery 825-“Outsiders” West Hollywood, CA
Palos Verdes Art Center-“2004 Juried Exhibition” Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
LA Gallery 825-“Homeland Security” West Hollywood, CA
The Second City Council-“Honoring The Found” Long Beach, CA
2005
San Diego Art Institute Museum of the Living Artist-“48th International Awards Exhibition” San Diego, CA
Gallery 825-“Innocence Lost” West Hollywood, CA
Grand Central Art Center-“The Bird Show” Santa Ana, CA
The Second City Council-“Motion & Sound” Long Beach, CA
LA Gallery 825-“Petite Works” Santa Monica, CA
2006
Long Beach Arts-“Human Figure” Long Beach, CA(Honorable Mention)
The Second City Council-“Defining Marriage” Long Beach, CA
LA Gallery 825-“Gem Show” West Hollywood, CA
LA Gallery 825-“Art & Architecture” West Hollywood, CA
Biola University Art Gallery-“Objects of Grace & Haunting” La Mirada, CA
Biola University Annex-Solo Show “Santos” La Mirada, CA
2007
The Second City Council-“07 Women's Festival” Long Beach, CA
ArtScene / Celebrating 25 Years / LACMA-Los Angeles, CA
Palos Verdes Art Center-“07” Exhibition Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Palos Verdes Art Center-“The Circus Comes to Town” Rancho Palos Verdes,CA
2008
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery-“Spirits of LA” Los Angeles, CA
Tom Bradley Terminal at LAX-“Spirits of LA” Los Angeles, CA
LA Gallery 825-“Penumbra” Los Angeles, CA
Howeeduzzit Gallery-“The Chair” Alhambra, CA
2nd City Council Art Gallery-“Strength & Vulnerability” Long Beach, CA
2nd City Council Art Gallery-“California Visual Artists” Long Beach, CA(Third Place)
2009
Long Beach Arts-"Reflections" Long Beach, CA
2010
Orange County for Contemporary Art-"Revisiting Beauty" Santa Ana, CA
Palos Verdes Art Center-"2010 Juried All Media Exhibition" Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Zask Gallery-"Lost But Profound" Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
2011
2nd City Council Art Gallery-"Celebrating a Decade" Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Arts-"2011 California Open Exhibition" Long Beach, CA
LarkGallery Online-"The Rediscovery of Wonder"
Long Beach Arts-"Faith, Myth & Legend" Long Beach, CA
2012
Topanga Canyon Gallery-"2012 Juried Open" Topanga, CA
Avenue 50 Studio-"Imagining" Highland Park, CA
Long Beach Arts-"Lines, Marks, Graffiti Exhibition" Long Beach, CA
Palos Verdes Art Center-"All Media Exhibition" Rolling Hills Estates, CA (Honorable Mention)
2013
Long Beach Arts-"Found Object Exhibit" Long Beach, CA
Zask Gallery-"Juried Art Exhibition" Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Tag Gallery-"2013 California Open Exhibition" Bergamot Station at Santa Monica, CA (First Place)
Avenue 50 Studio-"6th Semi-Annual Fundraiser" Historical Pico House, Los Angeles, CA
Stray Cat Alliance-"2013 Annual Fundraiser" Los, Angeles, CA
LA Gallery 825-"2013 Open Show" Hollywood, CA
2014
Topanga Gallery-"2014 Juried Show" Topanga, CA
Arroyo Arts Collective-"22nd Annual Discovery Tour"( Art Walk ) Highland Park, CA
Moryork Gallery-"Alchemy 3X5" Los Angeles, CA
2015
CA 101 - AES Power Plant-(Installation) Redondo Beach, CA
2016
OCCCA - "Chaos Theory" Santa Ana, CA
CA 101 - South Bay Galleria- Redondo Beach, CA
Ashton Gallery -"Edgar Allen Show" San Diego, CA
2017
Pasadena Art Show "Art in the Arthouse" Pasadena, CA
Laemmle's "Art in the Arthouse" North Hollywood, CA
2018
Laemmle's "Art in the Arthouse" Claremont, CA
2019
Front Porch Gallery "Juried Exhibition" Carlsbad, CA
CA 101 - "Juried Exhibition" Redondo Beach, CA
2020
International Art Fair "Mid-Century Exhibit" Palm Springs, CA
2021
Mona Niko Gallery "Exceptional Abstractions" Mission Viejo, CA
2022
OCCCA - "Drama: The Story Telling in Arts" Santa Ana, CA
CA 101 - "9th Art Exhibition" Redondo Beach Historic Library, CA
2023
OCCCA - "Surely you Jest: Humor in Art" Santa Ana, CA
CA 101 - "The Last CA 101" Redondo Beach Historic Library, CA
Private Collectors
New Enterprise Associates, Caroll Frey, Terry Morganthayer/Patric Kerns- Baltimore,MD
Tatiana Khan, Valerie Pasquiou, Allen Voigt-Los Angeles, CA
Rene Magallon, Susan & Myron Harpole-Pasadena, CA
David Bowers-Pittsburgh, PA
Bibliography
City Paper: “Toy Stories” Baltimore, MD (article)
The Sun: "Bits and Pieces” Baltimore, MD (article)
Baltimore Weekly: “Critic's Choice” Baltimore, MD (event listing)
Press-Telegram: "All in the Family” Long Beach, CA (article)
New Art International 2002 edition. pp. 22-23
The View: "Some Words About in Other Words” Long Beach, CA (article)
Press-Telegram: "1,000 Words are Worth a Picture” Long Beach, CA (article)
Long Beach Business Journal: "The Second City Council, Art From a New Viewpoint” Long Beach, CA (article)
Press-Telegram: "National Open Exhibit, A Colorful Gathering” Long Beach, CA (article)
Press-Telegram: "Found Art Made From Nearby Objects” Long Beach, CA (article)
Citrus College Clarion: "Alumni Show” Glendora, CA (article)
Downtown Ventura News: "Ashes to Art” Camarillo, CA (article)
Press-Telegram: "A Stellar Body of Body Works” Long Beach, CA (article)
South Bay Edition: "Everything Under the Big Top” Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (article)
LAAA: 2009 Catalog
CA 101: 2022 Catalog Cover, Redondo Beach, CA
CA 101: 2023 Catalog, Redondo Beach, CA
© 2024 Dorothy Magallon
A native of Pennsylvania, Dorothy Magallon's early interests were in oil painting. Through art classes and studies at the Otis College of Art and Design, she discovered a new passion working in three-dimensional Assemblage. Both mediums have offered her fertile imagination the flexibility to pursue her artistic language. She attempts to celebrate mankind's creativity and ingenuity while at the same time offering a statement on the culture of disposability.
Dorothy Magallon has received numerous awards and accolades for her work and currently shows in competitions and art galleries around the United States. Her artwork has been the subject of many articles and reviews in national and regional publications.
Exhibitions
1997
Gallery 825—“Art and Soul” West Hollywood, CA
Sherry Frumkin Gallery—“Sweet N’ Low” Santa Monica, CA
1998
Gallery 825—“Restructure” West Hollywood, CA
Gomez Gallery— “Untitled” Baltimore, MD
Agora Gallery—“Encounters” New York City, N.Y.
1999
Gallery 825-“New Work” West Hollywood, CA
Gallery 825-“Gods and Goddesses” West Hollywood, CA
Ward-Nasse Gallery-“Summer Salon 2000” N.Y., N.Y.
Lawrence Gallery-“Untitled” Beverly Hills, CA
Sarah Bain Gallery-“Grand Opening exhibition” Brea, CA
2000
Gallery 825-“Shock of the New” West Hollywood, CA
Gallery 825-“Rock, Paper, Scissors” West Hollywood, CA
Long Beach Arts-“Open Exhibit” Long Beach, CA(Honorable Mention, Third Place awards)
Long Beach City College Art Gallery-“Visual Language at Play” Long Beach, CA
Second City Council—“Race, Culture & Ethnicity” Long Beach, CA
Second City Council—“Beliefs, Faith & Religion” Long Beach, CA
Second City Council—“Family & Friends, Mainstream & Alternative” Long Beach, CA
2001
Long Beach Arts-“National Open Exhibit” Long Beach, CA(First Place National Open Exhibit)
Gallery 825-“Deviled Eggs & Angel Food Cake” West Hollywood, CA
Gallery 825-“Grit” West Hollywood, CA
Gallery 117-“Secrets” Long Beach, CA(Best of Show)
Long Beach Arts-“Assemblage Found Object Exhibit” Long Beach, CA(Honorable Mention)
Landmark Building Window Installation-Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Library-“Objects Talk” Long Beach, CA
2002
Long Beach Arts-“Color Outside the Lines” Long Beach, CA
Gallery 825-“What’s the Story Morning Glory” West Hollywood, CA
The Second City Council-“Women’s Festival” Long Beach, CA
The Second City Council-“In Other Words” Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Arts-“Show Stoppers” Long Beach, CA
The Second City Council-“Members Juried Show”(First Place) Long Beach, CA
Gallery 825-Solo Show “Sacred Crossroads” Video Assemblage Installation Los Angeles, CA
2003
Long Beach Arts-“Made in America” Long Beach, CA
The Second City Council-“2003 Woman’s Festival” Long Beach, CA
Citrus Community College Art Gallery-“Alumni Show” Glendora.CA
Long Beach Arts-“Found Object Exhibit” Long Beach, CA
Gomez Gallery-2 Artist Show “Untitled” Baltimore, MD
Studio Channel Island Art Center-“Dust is also Buddha” Camarillo, CA
Gomez Gallery-“15th Anniversary Group Exhibition” Baltimore, MD
Gallery 825-“Icon o Clash” West Hollywood, CA
Long Beach Arts-“3D Sculpture” Long Beach, CA
San Diego Art Institute Museum of the Living Artist-“Southern California Regional Exhibition” San Diego, CA
(Rhino Art Co. Award)
2004
Lankershim Art Gallery-“Vivid Visions” North Hollywood, CA
Grand Central Art Center-3 Artist Show “A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That” Santa Ana, CA
International Interior Design Association offices at the Los Angeles Mart Los Angeles, CA
LA Gallery 825-“Outsiders” West Hollywood, CA
Palos Verdes Art Center-“2004 Juried Exhibition” Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
LA Gallery 825-“Homeland Security” West Hollywood, CA
The Second City Council-“Honoring The Found” Long Beach, CA
2005
San Diego Art Institute Museum of the Living Artist-“48th International Awards Exhibition” San Diego, CA
Gallery 825-“Innocence Lost” West Hollywood, CA
Grand Central Art Center-“The Bird Show” Santa Ana, CA
The Second City Council-“Motion & Sound” Long Beach, CA
LA Gallery 825-“Petite Works” Santa Monica, CA
2006
Long Beach Arts-“Human Figure” Long Beach, CA(Honorable Mention)
The Second City Council-“Defining Marriage” Long Beach, CA
LA Gallery 825-“Gem Show” West Hollywood, CA
LA Gallery 825-“Art & Architecture” West Hollywood, CA
Biola University Art Gallery-“Objects of Grace & Haunting” La Mirada, CA
Biola University Annex-Solo Show “Santos” La Mirada, CA
2007
The Second City Council-“07 Women's Festival” Long Beach, CA
ArtScene / Celebrating 25 Years / LACMA-Los Angeles, CA
Palos Verdes Art Center-“07” Exhibition Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Palos Verdes Art Center-“The Circus Comes to Town” Rancho Palos Verdes,CA
2008
Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery-“Spirits of LA” Los Angeles, CA
Tom Bradley Terminal at LAX-“Spirits of LA” Los Angeles, CA
LA Gallery 825-“Penumbra” Los Angeles, CA
Howeeduzzit Gallery-“The Chair” Alhambra, CA
2nd City Council Art Gallery-“Strength & Vulnerability” Long Beach, CA
2nd City Council Art Gallery-“California Visual Artists” Long Beach, CA(Third Place)
2009
Long Beach Arts-"Reflections" Long Beach, CA
2010
Orange County for Contemporary Art-"Revisiting Beauty" Santa Ana, CA
Palos Verdes Art Center-"2010 Juried All Media Exhibition" Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
Zask Gallery-"Lost But Profound" Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
2011
2nd City Council Art Gallery-"Celebrating a Decade" Long Beach, CA
Long Beach Arts-"2011 California Open Exhibition" Long Beach, CA
LarkGallery Online-"The Rediscovery of Wonder"
Long Beach Arts-"Faith, Myth & Legend" Long Beach, CA
2012
Topanga Canyon Gallery-"2012 Juried Open" Topanga, CA
Avenue 50 Studio-"Imagining" Highland Park, CA
Long Beach Arts-"Lines, Marks, Graffiti Exhibition" Long Beach, CA
Palos Verdes Art Center-"All Media Exhibition" Rolling Hills Estates, CA (Honorable Mention)
2013
Long Beach Arts-"Found Object Exhibit" Long Beach, CA
Zask Gallery-"Juried Art Exhibition" Rolling Hills Estates, CA
Tag Gallery-"2013 California Open Exhibition" Bergamot Station at Santa Monica, CA (First Place)
Avenue 50 Studio-"6th Semi-Annual Fundraiser" Historical Pico House, Los Angeles, CA
Stray Cat Alliance-"2013 Annual Fundraiser" Los, Angeles, CA
LA Gallery 825-"2013 Open Show" Hollywood, CA
2014
Topanga Gallery-"2014 Juried Show" Topanga, CA
Arroyo Arts Collective-"22nd Annual Discovery Tour"( Art Walk ) Highland Park, CA
Moryork Gallery-"Alchemy 3X5" Los Angeles, CA
2015
CA 101 - AES Power Plant-(Installation) Redondo Beach, CA
2016
OCCCA - "Chaos Theory" Santa Ana, CA
CA 101 - South Bay Galleria- Redondo Beach, CA
Ashton Gallery -"Edgar Allen Show" San Diego, CA
2017
Pasadena Art Show "Art in the Arthouse" Pasadena, CA
Laemmle's "Art in the Arthouse" North Hollywood, CA
2018
Laemmle's "Art in the Arthouse" Claremont, CA
2019
Front Porch Gallery "Juried Exhibition" Carlsbad, CA
CA 101 - "Juried Exhibition" Redondo Beach, CA
2020
International Art Fair "Mid-Century Exhibit" Palm Springs, CA
2021
Mona Niko Gallery "Exceptional Abstractions" Mission Viejo, CA
2022
OCCCA - "Drama: The Story Telling in Arts" Santa Ana, CA
CA 101 - "9th Art Exhibition" Redondo Beach Historic Library, CA
2023
OCCCA - "Surely you Jest: Humor in Art" Santa Ana, CA
CA 101 - "The Last CA 101" Redondo Beach Historic Library, CA
Private Collectors
New Enterprise Associates, Caroll Frey, Terry Morganthayer/Patric Kerns- Baltimore,MD
Tatiana Khan, Valerie Pasquiou, Allen Voigt-Los Angeles, CA
Rene Magallon, Susan & Myron Harpole-Pasadena, CA
David Bowers-Pittsburgh, PA
Bibliography
City Paper: “Toy Stories” Baltimore, MD (article)
The Sun: "Bits and Pieces” Baltimore, MD (article)
Baltimore Weekly: “Critic's Choice” Baltimore, MD (event listing)
Press-Telegram: "All in the Family” Long Beach, CA (article)
New Art International 2002 edition. pp. 22-23
The View: "Some Words About in Other Words” Long Beach, CA (article)
Press-Telegram: "1,000 Words are Worth a Picture” Long Beach, CA (article)
Long Beach Business Journal: "The Second City Council, Art From a New Viewpoint” Long Beach, CA (article)
Press-Telegram: "National Open Exhibit, A Colorful Gathering” Long Beach, CA (article)
Press-Telegram: "Found Art Made From Nearby Objects” Long Beach, CA (article)
Citrus College Clarion: "Alumni Show” Glendora, CA (article)
Downtown Ventura News: "Ashes to Art” Camarillo, CA (article)
Press-Telegram: "A Stellar Body of Body Works” Long Beach, CA (article)
South Bay Edition: "Everything Under the Big Top” Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (article)
LAAA: 2009 Catalog
CA 101: 2022 Catalog Cover, Redondo Beach, CA
CA 101: 2023 Catalog, Redondo Beach, CA
© 2024 Dorothy Magallon