BIO

Oscar Pearson is recognized for his paintings, which have been described by others as inquisitive, resilient, playful, and celebratory with a distinct west coast vibe. His works often utilize pattern, geometry and symmetry as compositional tools. Pearson is a California-based interdisciplinary artist working in the mediums of painting, mixed media and murals. After three formative years working as an assistant to an established ceramicist, he decided to elevate his career as an artist, earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Drawing and Painting from California State University Long Beach. He co-founded and co-managed The Place on PCH, an arts coalition that offers an international artist residency program in Oceano, California. Currently, Oscar is a full-time studio artist and muralist.

Photo Credit: © Catherine Trujillo

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Oscar Pearson (b. 1993, USA)

https://oscarpearsonart.wixsite.com/studio

(562) 509-2252

Education

2021 BFA Summa Cum Laude in Drawing and Painting, California State University Long Beach

Exhibitions

(Selected Group Exhibitions)

2024 (forthcoming) Under The Same Sun, From Low-Riders to Farmworkers, The Elverhøj Museum of History and Art, Solvang, CA

2023 Nurturing the Youth, The Arts Fund Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

2022 In The Now Figurative, Flatline Gallery, Long Beach, CA

2021 Weaving Light and Form, The Arts Fund Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA

2021 Razor in the Fray, (online exhibition) Peripheral Space, Los Angeles, CA

2021 Click To Add Title, Los Angeles, CA

2021 Now Trending, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA

2020 CSULB President’s House Show, Long Beach, CA

2020 Near Far, Dutzi Gallery, Long Beach, CA

2019 Insights, Kleefeld Contemporary Art Museum, Long Beach, CA

2019 Examined Life, Max L. Gatov Gallery West, Long Beach, CA

2018 Now Trending, Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, CA

Collections

Cal Poly University Art Collection

Professional Experience

2023 Guest Spearker, California State University Stanislaus, (Professional Practice Panel, BFA Senior Course)

2023 Studio assistant under Narsiso Martinez, Long Beach, CA

2022 Guest Speaker, California State University Long Beach, (Advanced Color Theory, BFA Senior Course)

2017-2022 The Place on PCH (Nonprofit Artist Residency Program), Secretary/Manager, Oceano, CA

2016-2019 Studio Assistant, ceramic artist, Grover Beach, CA (prepared materials, assisted in making artwork, installing exhibitions, and shipping)

Public Commissions

2023 Sixteen Native Plants, Multi-faceted mural on four large utility boxes, ~300 sq. ft. acrylic, Cal Poly University, San Luis Obispo

2022 Generosity, Triptych mural (each panel 12 x 14 ft.), acrylic, Cal Poly University, Cal Poly Corporation, San Luis Obispo, CA

2021 Among Her Oaks, Mural (12 x 24 ft.) acrylic, Atkinson Park, The Arts Fund Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, CA

2020 Chacho’s Mural, (8 x 32 ft.) acrylic, Chacho’s Mexican Takeout, Oceano Beach Community Association, Oceano, CA

Community Experience

2021 Mural Mentorship, K-12 students, Santa Maria, CA

Selected Awards/Grants

2020 Dean’s Purchase Award, CSULB

2020 Jamiesson-Pechstein School of Art Endowed Scholarship, CSULB

2019 Dillingham Memorial Scholarship School of Art Scholarship, CSULB

2018 Jamiesson-Pechstein School of Art Endowed Scholarship, CSULB

2015 Santa Maria Arts Council, 1st and 2nd Place Award

2015 2014 Ed Harvey Scholarship, Allan Hancock College

Bibliography

Touati, Leila, Thinking Outside The Box, Mustang News, Mar. 7, 2023

Collom, Liv, New Mural on Cal Poly’s Via Carta road celebrates Central Coast community, KCPR/Mustang News, October 10, 2022

SLO Review, Cal Poly Debuts First Commissioned Outdoor Mural, SLO Review, Sept. 14, 2022

Lanham, Camellia, Experimentation Station, Sun, Santa Maria, Sept 1-8, 2022, p. 20

Showalter, Rachel, New Mural Highlights Oceano Culture, Community, Jan. 28, 2021, KCBX Arts Beat

Schecter, Lauren and Chang, Vivian (Editors), Primary Magazine, CSULB SOA Spring

2021, p. 165-167