About The Artist

Born in Rovigno, D'Istria, Italy, John moved to California at the age of 11, where he went to college, and continues to live today. After several years as a commercial artist and freelance illustrator, John Budicin took the opportunity to pursue his dream of becoming a plein air artist when his employer moved out of state. John loves to paint directly from nature so he paints outdoors almost every day. John paints many of his paintings close to his home in San Bernardino, California.

John is not only a dedicated painter but also spends several weeks each year teaching workshops all around the US. John also taught a workshop in Umbria and Tuscany, Italy.

John has also written several articles for art publications.

ONE PERSON SHOWS

	2000 Galerie Gabrie, Pasadena, CA
	1999 A Year in Retrospect, Galeria Gabrie, Los Angles, CA
	1998 Echoing Nature, Galeria Gabrie, Los Angles, CA

GROUP SHOWS

	*2000 California Palettes, California Art Club, Los Angeles, CA*
	2000-1994 Plein-air Painters of America, Avalon, Catalina Island, CA
	2000-1994 Laguna Plein Air Painting Competition, Laguna Beach Art Museum, CA
	2000-1999 On Location in Malibu, Frederick R. Weiman Museum of Art Pepperdine University, and Phippen Museum, Prescott, AZ
	2000-1996 Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition
	*1998 Treasures of the Sierra Nevada, Muckenthaller Museum and Natural History Museum, Los Angeles* Bowers Museum Invitational Exhibit California Art Club Exhibition, Mission San Juan Capistrano Puertas Del Santuario, Carnegie Art Museum Plein-Air Painters of America Pain San Francisco Contemporary Southwest Painters, Museum of Western Art, Prescott, AZ Inland Exhibition, San Bernardino County Museum, CA 85 Years of Art, California Art Club, Carnegie Art Museum
	1996-1990 Esther Wells Collection, Laguna Beach, CA

TEACHING

	2001-2000 Fredericksburg Artist School, TX and CO
	2001, 98-97 Plein-Air Painters of America, Steamboat Springs, CO
	2001-2000 Fechin Institute, Taos, NM
	2001, 99-98 Scottsdale Artists' School, AZ
	2001 Art in Aspens, CO
	1999 California Art Club, Tuscany & Umbria, Italy Plein-Air Painters Workshop, Fallbrook, CA Fechin Institute, Taos, NM

AWARDS

	1999 First Place, California Art Club, Mission San Juan Capistrano
	1998 Second Place, Sights of Santa Ana
	1997 First Place and Grumbacher Gold Medal, Multi-Media Mini Show, Redlands Art Association, San Bernardino County Museum
	1996 Second Place, California Art Club Exhibition, Mission San Juan Capistrano Gold Medal, 87th Annual California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition First Place, Multi-Media Mini Show, Redlands Art Museum Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America
	1994 Bud Rickerts Art Center Award, Fine Arts Institute 29th Annual Exhibit of the San Bernardino County Museum
	1989 Grumbacher Gold Medal, Inland Exhibition XXV, San Bernardino County Museum

BIBLIOGRAPHY

	*2001 Vicki Stavig, "Capturing the Grandeur of Yosemite," Art of the West, September/October*
	*2001 John Budicin, "The Speed of Light," The Artist Magazine, October 2001*
	*2000 Myrna Zanetell, "An Instrument of Nature," Art of the West, November/December*
	2000 Vicki Stavig, "A Showcase of Eight Talented Artists," Art of the West, January/February
	*1999 Michael Zakian, "On Location in Malibu," American Artist, August*
	*1999 Vicki Stavig, "Plein Air Passions," Art of the West, March/April*
	1999 Norm Kolpas, "Chasing the Sun," Southwest Art, February
	*1999 "Master Painters of the World," International Artist, February/March*
	1998 Carole Katchen, "200 Great Painting Ideas for Artists", North Light Books
	*1998 "Best of the West," Southwest Art, March*
	*1997 Larry Palmer, "Plein Air Painters Preserve Memories," Pasadena Magazine, Fall*
	*1997 Featured Artist, California Art Club Newsletter, March*
	*1997 "Market Report Plein Air Painting," Southwest Art, February*
	*1997 Elaine Adams, "Conserving Culture," The Quarterly Magazine, Summer*
	*1996 Carole Katchen, "California Landscapists," Southwest Art, February*
	*1995 "California Impressionism, An Art Form Comes to Life," Art Business News, March*