Richard Ayer

1909-1967

Post War California artist, Richard Ayer studied at the California School of Fine Arts, 1934, 1946-1948.

Solo Exhibitions: San Francisco Museum of Art, 1940; Lucien Labaudt Gallery, San Francisco, 1950; Vesuvio Cafe, San Francisco 1954; Glad Hand Restaurant, Sausalito 1954.

Selected Group Exhibitions: 59th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1939;61st Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1941;62nd Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1942;63rd Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1943; 20th Annual Exhibition, Northwest Printmaker, Seattle Art Museum; San Francisco Palace of the Legion of Honor, San Francisco, 1947 (hon. mention);69th Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San
Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1950;73rd Annual Painting and Sculpture Exhibition of the San Francisco Art Association at the San Francisco Museum of Art, 1954;The Art Bank of the San Francisco Art Association, 1958, 59, 60.

Public Collections: San Francisco Maritime Museum.

Literature: Edan Hughes, Artists in California, 1786-1940; Susan Landauer, The San Francisco School of Abstract Expressionists;San Francisco Art Association (Institute) Catalog of the Art Bank.

Source:
David J Carlson, Carlson Gallery, California. Carlson's specialty is Post-World War II California artists, and he is preparing a catalogue for a 2004 traveling exhibition of these artists to several California museums.