About the Artist
Biography
Warren Chang (b. June 9, 1957) is a California based Fine Artist, best known for his paintings depicting the fieldworkers of Monterey County. His realist paintings are reminiscent of 19th century painters, in particular Francois Millet (1814-1875) who also depicted scenes of peasant farmers in rural France. Chang's paintings depict subtle narratives that celebrate the human spirit.
In addition, Chang also paints interior scenes depicting his home, studio and classroom environments. Many of these paintings include self portraits, where he is depicted teaching or painting in his studio. He has coined the phrase "autobiographical interiors" to describe this body of work.
His work have been purchased for the permanent collections of the Monterey Museum and the Hilbert Museum of Art in Orange, California. He was honored with solo exhibitions at the Monterey Museum of Art, the Butler Institute of American Art in Ohio, New Museum Los Gatos and most recently at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, California in 2021. He is the subject of a 112 monograph book on his paintings published by Flesk Publications in 2012. Warren is a Signature member of the California Art Club and a Master Signature member of the Oil Painters of America.
Education:
University California Santa Cruz and Los Angeles, (1976-78)
Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California, BFA with Honors, (1978-1981)
Teaching:
Pratt Institute, NY: 1997-2000
California Art Institute: 2000-2001
Academy of Art University: 2001-present
Lectures and Demonstrations:
2025, Santa Cruz Art League, Slide presentation, featured juror for 95th Annual Statewide California Landscape Exhibition
2024, Boldbrush Webinar, featured guest
2024, Boldbrush podcast, interviewed by Laura Arango Baier
2024, Webinar lecture presentation on the "Art of Picture Making", Oil Painters of America
2022 Zoom Demonstration, Fine Arts League of Cupertino, Cupertino, Ca
2022 Zoom Demonstration and Lecture, Central Coast Art Association, Monterey, Ca
2022 Workshop SLC, Demonstration and Lecture, Salt Lake City, Utah
2021 Zoom Lecture, "Conversations with Artists" Series, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, CSUMB, Ca
2019 Center For Photographic Art, Sunset Center, Carmel, Ca
2018: California Art Club's Artist Tour Lecture Series, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Ca
2017: Portrait Painting Demonstration, Westlake Village Art Guild, Thousand Oaks, Ca
2016: Head Painting Demonstration, Central Coast Art Association, Monterey, Ca
2016: Figure Painting Demonstration, Carmel Visual Arts, Carmel, Ca
2015: Portrait Painting Demonstration, Central Coast Art Association, Monterey, Ca
2015: Monterey Library, Monterey, California
2015: Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California
2015: Portrait Painting Demonstration, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, Ca
2014: Bakersfield Museum of Art, Bakersfield, California
2014: Portrait Painting Demonstration, Central Coast Art Association, Monterey, Ca
2013: Portrait Painting Demonstration, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, Ca
2013 Monterey Peninsula College, Monterey, California
2012 Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California
2009 Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, California
2008 Laguna School of Art and Design, Laguna, California
2008 Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, California
2007 Andreeva Portrait Academy, Sante Fe, New Mexico
2007 Asilomar Conference Grounds, Pacific Grove, California
2005 California State University at Monterey Bay, Monterey, California
Museum Collections:
2024 Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, Washington
2017, Hilbert Museum of California Art, Orange, California
2015, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, California
Magazine and Newspaper References:
2026, July/August, Artists Magazine, Painting with Moral Purpose by Dennis Taylor, pages 34-41 (color)
2025, May 15, Monterey Weekly, Monterey Museum of Art highlights the work of regional artists.
2024, Oct 31, Monterey Weekly, Warren Chang-Celebrated Artist and Illustrator by Aga Popeda
2024, July. Plein Air Magazine, Plein Air Salon Top paintings in the February Competition (page 85-86 color).
2023, Southwest Art Magazine, Show Preview/Warren Chang
Show Preview | Warren Chang - Southwest Art Magazine
2023, March 23, Monterey Weekly, Warren Chang had to leave and return to become a contemporary Old Master by Aga Popeda
Warren Chang had to leave – and return – to become a contemporary Old Master.
2023, Sep/Oct. Fine Art Connoisseur, Events Preview, Warren Chang: Portraits of Humanity (page 107 color).
2023, Oct, American Art Collector, Warren Chang: Portraits of Humanity by John O'Hern (pages 90-91 color).
2022, April/May, International Artist Magazine 144, Social Realism by Warren Chang (pages 40-45 color.)
2021, Voices of Monterey Bay, The Invisible Brought to Light by Kathy McKenzie
https://voicesofmontereybay.org/2021/04/16/the-invisible-brought-to-light/
2021, January, American Art Collector, Warren Chang Behind the Easel, (pages 82-83 color.)
https://fineartconnoisseur.com/2020/11/an-artists-life-behind-the-easel/
2019, February, Fine Art Connoissur, Exhibition Preview, A Season of Warren Chang, (page 110 color.)
2019, February, American Art Collector, Warren Chang: Voice of the Fields ( pages 128-129 color.)
2018, Summer, California Art Club Newsletter, Warren Chang: In Pursuit of Truth by Molly Siple. (pages 10-13 color).
2017, Nov, American Art Collector, Upcoming Show Preview: Fleeting Moments, American Legacy Fine Arts. (page 112-113 color).
2017, August,Fine Art Connoisseur, Exhibition Preview: Warren Chang: Drawn in the Light, Editors (page 96 color.).
2017, July, American Art Collector, Warren Chang: Drawn in the Light by John O/Hern, (pages 102-105 color).
2017, Vol 103, No 13, March 31, 2017, The Carmel Pine Cone, Bringing the Reality of Life to Canvas by Dennis Taylor, pages 21A, 23A.
2017, Feb-March, Plein Air Magazine, Painters Painted: Warren Chang, page 146(color.)
2016/17 Dec/Jan, International Artist Magazine 112, Connecting with a Client by Warren Chang, (pages 50-55 color).
2016 Holiday issue, Carmel Magazine, Painter Proves One Can Go Home Again by Michael Chatfield, (page 61 color).
https://www.e-digitaleditions.com/i/748197-cm-nov-1-2016-barrymore-ho16-digitaledition/63?
2016, October, Fine Art Connoisseur, Exhibition Preview: Great Art Nationwide, (page 90 color).
2016 June/July, International Artist Magazine 109, Finding the Ideal Subject by Warren Chang, (pages 96-99 color).
2016 April, American Art Collector, Art Show Preview: California Art Club's 105th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, (pages 40-41 color).
2016 Dec/January, International Artist Magazine 106, Scenes with Autobiographical Elements by Warren Chang, (pages 78-83 color).
2015, Fall-Winter, California Art Club Newsletter, Museum Gallery Exhibitions and Lectures Listings, Monterey Museum of Art-La Mirada (page 24) (color illustration page 27).
2015 Dec/Jan, International Artist Magazine 100, Checkers at Custom Plaza: The Evolution of a Painting by Warren Chang (pages 52-55 color).
2014, December, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, Exhibition Preview: Two California Shows to Catch by Matthias Anderson (pages 56-57 color). Highboy Frame advertisement (page 138 color).
2014, October, American Art Collector
2014, June/July, International Artist Magazine 97, Once Upon a Time in the Fields of Monterey by Warren Chang (pages 58-65 color).
2013, May, The Artists Magazine, A Tale of Two Countries by Max Ginsburg, Edited by Cherie Haas (pages 14-16 color)
2013, April/May, International Artist Magazine 90, Book Review: Warren Chang Narrative Paintings by Matthew Innis (pages 82-85 color).
2013, Feb/March, International Artist Magazine 89, Figurative Arrangement: Step by Step and Jameson Whiskey Commission by Warren Chang ( Cover and pages 50-61 color).
2012, March/April Fine Art Connoisseur, Warren Chang: Painting Modern Life As He Sees It by Matthias Anderson (pages 58-63 color).
2011, June, Fine Art Connoisseur, "East/West, United in Realism" by Peter Trippi (pages 86-7 color).
2010, Dec 2010/Jan 2011 International Artist, People and Figures, editors of International Artist, (page 15).
2010, December, American Artist, "What is Genuine?"Realist Artists Take on "Hard Times" by Naomi Ekperigin(pages 26-35).
2010, August, American Art Collector 58, "Hard Times:An Artist's View" by Traci M.Fieldsted, curator (pages 90-93)
2010, May, American Artist, "Art Supplies Are Going Green" by Daniel Grant (pages 18-19)
2010, February, Fine Art Connoisseur, "When Artist's Paint the Hard Times" by Traci M. Fieldsted, (pages 61-64).
2009, Winter, no. 6.4.22, ARTWORKS A Voice for the Arts, Special Section: Artists: Celebrating 5 years of Artworks Magazine, Editors, (page 72-73)
2009, December, Carmel Magazine, "Reflecting Real Life" by Kathryn McKenzie Nichols, (4 color pages).
2009, August, Fine Art Connoisseur, "Out and About" (page 68, photo accepting award).
2009, June, Fine Art Connoisseur, "Galleries & Artists" (page 64, reproduction of Harvesters Resting).
2009 Spring, California Art Club Newsletter, "An Interview with Warren Chang on Eastman Johnson (1824-1906)" by Miriam Noske, pages 12-13,15 (black and white).
2009 Feb/March, International Artist, "Pursuing an artist's life behind the easel" part 8 by Warren Chang
2009 Dec/Jan, International Artist, "Pursuing an artist's life behind the easel" part 7 by Warren Chang
2008 Oct/Nov, International Artist, "Pursuing an artist's life behind the easel" part 6 by Warren Chang
2008 Aug/Sept, International Artist, "Pursuing an artist's life behind the easel" part 5 by Warren Chang
2008 June/July, International Artist, "Pursuing an artist's life behind the easel" part 4 by Warren Chang
2008 April/May, International Artist, "Pursuing an artist's life behind the easel" part 3 by Warren Chang
2008 Feb/March, International Artist, "Pursuing an artist's life behind the easel" part 2 by Warren Chang
2008 Dec/Jan, International Artist, "Pursuing an artist's life behind the easel" part 1 by Warren Chang
2007 Summer, Artworks, "Warren Chang" by Anne McGrath
2007 April 30, Monterey Herald, "The Art of Life" by Brenda Moore
https://www.montereyherald.com/2007/04/30/the-art-of-life/
2007 April, American Artist, "Bringing the Past to the Present" by John A. Parks
2006 November, American Art Collector, "Its all about mood." by Joshua Rose
2006 November, Southwest Art, "Go Figure" by Gussie Fauntleroy
2004 October/November, International Artist, "Still Life and Florals", "Studio Shelf" pg 10.
2004 August/September, International Artist, "Favorite Subjects", 2nd Prize "The Demonstration" pg 6.
2003 August/September, International Artist, "Favorite Subjects", "Break" pg 11.
2002 August/September, International Artist, "Favorite Subjects", "Evening Tea" pg 11.
2000 October, American Artist, "Realism Today", Editors of American Artist
Books and Catalogs:
2024, 113th Annal Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, Hilbert Museum, Chang, Warren page 26 (color)
2024, Communication Arts Illustration Annual 65, Chang, Warren page 84 (color), Patrick Coyne, Editor.
2023, 112 Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, Chang, Warren page 29 (color)
2023, Coastal Views: California and the Pacific Northwest, Whatcom Museum, Chang, Warren pages 2-3, 26-27 (color)
2022, The Oil Painters Color Handbook by Todd Casey, The Montacelli Press, NYC. Chang, Warren page 167 (color)
2022, 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, Bowers Museum, Chang, Warren page 133 (color).
2021, 110th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, Hilbert Museum, Chang, Warren page 24 (color).
2020, The Art of the Still Life by Todd Casey, The Montacelli Press, NYC. Chang, Warren pages 18,19,20,38.
2020, 109th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, Hilbert Museum, Chang, Warren page 25 (color).
2019, 40 Portrait Masters, Published by Diverti Editions, Jean-Philippe Moine, Editor, 179 pages (color), Chang, Warren pages 36-41.
2019, 108th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, Pasadena. Chang, Warren page 25. (color).
2018, 107th Annual CAC Gold Medal Exhibition Catalog, Natural History Museum Los Angeles, Chang, Warren page 32 (color).
2017, Painting California Seascapes and Beach Towns: Paintings of the California Art Club by Jean Stern and Molly Siple, Skira Rizzoli, 276 pages (color), Chang,Warren pages 144-147.
2017, 12th International ARC Salon, Art Renewal Center, Fred Ross; Editor, 315 pages (color).
2017, 106th Annual CAC Gold Medal Exhibition Catalog, 192 pages (color)
2016, Art of Atari by Tim Lapatino, Dynamite Entertainment, Afterward by Robert V.. Conte, Chang, Warren pages 5,23,145,162,163,178,180,183,224-225,,239,252,258,262-266,268-269,271,272, 351 (color).
2016, 105th Annual CAC Gold Medal Exhibition, 131 pages (color).
2015, Monterey Now: Warren Chang; Monterey Museum of Art Exhibition Catalog, Flesk Publications, 32 pages, color.
2014, 103rd Annual CAC Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 123 pages (color).
2013, 102nd Annual CAC Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 114 pages (color).
2013, Communication Arts Illustration Annual 54, May/June 2013, 228 pages (color),Patrick Coyne, Editor.
2012, Contemporary American Realism, Beijing World Art Museum Sep 15 - Nov 4, 2012, Paul McCormack, Editor, 325 pages (color).
2012, Warren Chang: Narrative Paintings by Warren Chang, Introduction by Thomas Valenti, essays by Steve Hauk and Max Ginsburg
2012, 101st Annual CAC Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club 117 pages (color).
2011, ACOPAL, Exhibition of American Realism, Butler Institute of American Art, Exhibition Catalog, Paul McCormack; Editor, 36 pages, (color).
2011, Allied Artist of America, 98th Annual Exhibition Catalog
2011, 100th Annual CAC Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 153 pages (color)
2010, Allied Artists of America 2010 97th Annual Exhibition, New York City, 60 pages (color).
2010, International 2009-2010 Arc-Salon 6th Annual, Art Renewal Center, Fred Ross, Editor. 112 pages (color).
2010, Star Wars Art: Visions: Limited Edition by George Lucas and J.W. Rinzler, Abrams, New York, Limited Edition Nov. 1, 2010, 240 pages (color).
2010, 99th Annual CAC Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, 108 pages (color)
2009, Hard Times: An Artist's View, Vern Swanson/Traci Fieldsted, Springville Museum of Art, Butler Institute of American Art Trumbull Branch, 55 pages (color).
2009, 100 Artists of The West Coast II, Schiffer Publishing Ltd, Tina Skinner; Editor, 224 pages (color).
2009, 98th CAC Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, Pasadena Museum of California Art, 127 pages (color), Kristin Glover, Editor.
2009, California Landscapes and Legacy, California Art Club and Bennington Center For the Arts, 28 pages (color).
2008-2009, International 2008 Arc Salon-5th Annual, Art Renewal Center, Fred Ross, Editor.
2008, 97th CAC Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, California Art Club, Pasadena Museum of California Art, 176 pages (color), Kristen Glover, Editor.
Exhibition Catalog.
2008, Oil Painters of America, 17th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, 78 pages (color).
2007, International 2007 Arc Salon- 4th Annual, Art Renewal Center, 88 pages (color), Fred Ross, Editor.
2007, 96th CAC Annual Gold Medal Exhibition - California Art Club, Pasadena Museum of California Art, 186 pages (color), Exhibition Catalog, Becky E. Deo, Editor.
2006, International 2006 Arc Salon- 3rd Annual Competition Catalog, Art Renewal Center, 64 pages (color), Fred Ross, Editor.
2007, Oil Painters of America, 16 Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, 80 pages (color).
2006, 95th CAC Gold Medal Exhibition - California Art Club, Pasadena Museum of California Art, 135 pages (color), Elaine Adams, Editor.
2006, Oil Painters of America, 15th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, 78 pages (color).
2005, International 2005 Arc Salon - 2nd Annual Competition Catalog, Art Renewal Center, 58 pages (color), Fred Ross, Editor.
2005, 94th Annual CAC Gold Medal Exhibition - California Art Club, Pasadena Museum of California Art, 152 pages (color), Elaine Adams, Editor.
2005, 100 Ways to Paint People & Figures, Volume 2, International Artist Publishing, 128 pages (color), Terri Dodd, Editor.
2005,100 Ways to Paint Still Life & Florals, Volume 2, International Artist Publishing, 128 pages (color), Terri Dodd, Editor.
2005, Illustrators 46, Society of Illustrators, 604 pages (color), Jill Bossert, Editor.
2004,100 Ways to Paint People & Figures Volume 1, International Artist Publishing, 128 pages (color), Terri Dodd, Editor.
2004, Illustrators 45, Society of Illustrators, Jill Bossert, Editor.
2004,100 Ways to Paint Favorite Subjects, Volume 1, International Artist Publishing, 128 pages (color), Paul Soerberg, Editor.
2004, Communications Arts: Illustration Annual 45, July, 208 pages (color), Patrick Coyne, Editor.
2003, Illustrators 44, Society of Illustrators, Jill Bossert, Editor.
2003,Communication Arts: Illustration Annual 44, July, 212 pages (color), Patrick Coyne, Editor.
2003, 93rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition - California Art Club, Pasadena Museum of History, 175 pages (color), Elaine Adams, Editor.
2002, Oil Painters of America, 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, 68 pages (color).
2001, Communication Arts: Illustration Annual 42, July, 256 pages (color), Patrick Coyne, Editor.
1993, Illustrators 35, Society of Illustrators, Jill Bossert, Editor.
Awards and Honors:
2025, Gold Medal for Best Multi-Figure Composition, California Art Club 114th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, VEFA Gallery, Torrance
2024, Gold Medal in Life Style category, California Art Club 113th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Hilbert Museum, Orange, Ca
2024, 2nd Place, Plein Air Salon February competition (judge: Darrell Beauchamp, Executive Director of Museum of Western Art)
2019: Best of Show, Salon at the Triton (judge: George Rivera)
2014 1st Place, November Bold Brush Online Contest Winner, Best of Show
2014, 3rd Prize, 84th Annual Statewide Exhibition, Santa Cruz Art League (Judge: David Leffel)
2014, 1st Place, $10,000 Annual Award Winner, Raymar Online Art Contest
2013, Best of Show, Raymar Online Contest for the month of October.
2013, Gold Medal for the Dean Cornwell Best Multi-Figure Work, California Art Club 102 Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
2012, 1st Place, November Bold Brush Online Contest Winner, Best of Show
2010, American Artists Professional League Award for Traditional Realism, Allied Artists of America 97th Annual Exhibition
2010, Best of Show RayMar Annual 2009-2010 Art Competition (Finals Judge: Scott Jennings)
2010, Elected to Signature Member by the California Art Club.
2009, Elected to Master Signature Status by the Oil Painters of America.
2009, 3rd Place, Utrecht 60th Anniversary Art Competition, Selected by Editors of American Artist Magazine.
2009, 3rd Place, Fine Art Studio Online Competition (October competition. Judge: Bill James)
2009, 3rd Place, Fine Art Studio Online Competition (March competition. Judge: Jeremy Lipking).
2009, Fine Art Connoisseur Certificate of Excellence for "Harvesters Resting", Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, Ca, 98th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition.
2009, Certificate of Excellence (top 30)11th Annual International Portrait Competition, Portrait Society of America, for "Father and Son".
2008, Arc Salon 2008/2009 Top 100 Finalist, Art Renewal Center
2008, Southwest Art Award of Excellence for "Approaching Storm", Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, Ca, 97th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition.
2007, Arc Salon 2007, Top 100 Finalist , Art Renewal Center
2007, Certificate of Excellence, 96 Annual CAC Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, Ca
2006, Certificate of Excellence, 95th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, Ca.
2006, Arc Salon 2006, Top 100 Finalist, Art Renewal Center
2005, Arc Salon 2005, Top 100 Finalist, Art Renewal Center
2004, Certificate of Excellence, 94th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, Ca.
2004, 2nd Place, International Artist Magazine Competition, Favorite Subjects Category.
2004, Top 10 Finalist, International Artist Magazine Competition, Still Life and Floral.
2004, Certificate of Excellence, Communication Arts Magazine, Illustration Annual 45
2004, Certificate of Excellence, Illustrators 46, Society of Illustrators of New York
2003, Best of Show, Salon International, International Museum of Contemporary Masters, San Antonio, Texas. (Judge: David Leffel)
2003, Top 10 Finalist, International Artist Magazine Competition, Favorite Subjects Category.
2003, Certificate of Excellence, Communication Arts Magazine, Illustration Annual 44
2003, Certificate of Excellence, Illustrators 45, Society of Illustrators of New York
2003, Certificate of Excellence, 93rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, Ca.
2002, Certificate of Excellence, 92nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of History, Pasadena, Ca.
2002, Certificate of Excellence, Illustrators 44, Society of Illustrators of New York
2002, Top 10 Finalist, International Artist Magazine, Favorite Subjects category.
2001, Certificate of Excellence, Communication Arts Magazine, Illustration Annual 42
1993, Certificate of Excellence, Illustrators 35, Society of Illustrators of New York
Solo Exhibitions:
2025, Warren Chang: The Dignity of Labor, Gallery AG, Arroyo Grande, Ca.
2023, Warren Chang: Portraits of Humanity, Winfield Gallery, Carmel by the Sea, Ca
2021, Warren Chang: Social Realism in California, Triton Museum, Santa Clara, Ca
2020, Life Behind the Easel, Art Ventures Gallery, Menlo Park, Ca
2019, Warren Chang Voice of the Fields, New Museum Los Gatos, Ca
2017, Drawn in the Light, Winfield Gallery, Carmel, Ca
2015, Warren Chang Monterey Now, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio
2014, Monterey Now: Warren Chang, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, Ca
2012, Preview and Book Signing, Winfield Gallery, Carmel, Ca
2012, 10 Year Retrospective, Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove, Ca
2008, Road to Eden, Hauk Fine Arts, Pacific Grove, Ca
2006, An Artist's Life Behind the Easel, Morseburg Galleries, Los Angeles, Ca
Select Group Exhibition Record (Museums, Galleries and Art Shows):
2026, 95th Annual Statewide California Landscape Exhibition, Spotlight Gallery, Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, Ca
2026, California Art Club's 115th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Hilbert Museum of California Art, Orange, Ca
2025-2026 Art About Agriculture, Santa Paula Art Museum, Santa Paula, Ca
2025-2026, Last West: Dorothea Lange's California Revisited, Sonoma Vallery Museum of Art, Sonoma, Ca
2025, California Art Club's 114th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, VEVA Gallery, Torrance, Ca
2025, Monterey Biennial, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, Ca
2024, California Art Club's 113th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Hilbert Museum of California Art, Orange, Ca
2024, Harvesting California: From the WOA Era to the Present, Monterey Museum of Art, Monterey, Ca
2023, California Art Club's 112th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, Ca
2022, California Art Club's 111th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, Ca
2021, California Art Club's 110th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Hilbert Museum of California Art, Orange, Ca
2020, Annual Salon at the Triton, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, Ca
2020, California Art Club's 109th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Hilbert Museum of California Art, Orange, Ca
2020, Workers of the Land, Group Exhibition at Pajaro Valley Art Center, Watsonville, Ca
2020, One Night in California: Contemporary Nocturnes, Bakersfield Museum, Bakersfield, Ca
2019, California Art Club's 108th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, California
2018, California Art Club's 107th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles, California
2018, Oil Painters of America 27th National Juried Exhibition, Steamboat Art Museum, Steamboat Springs, Colorado
2017, Winfield Gallery, Nocturnes: From Dusk til Dawn (Group Show Invitational), Carmel, California
2017, California Art Club's 106th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum, Los Angeles, California
2016, Carmel Art Association, New Members Show, Carmel, Ca
2016, Oil Painters of America, National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils, Dallas, Tx
2016, California Art Club's 105th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum, Los Angeles, California
2015, Virtousos of the OPA, Samagundi Club, NYC.
2014, Bakersfield Museum of Art; Face to Face: 30 Years of Portraiture
2014, California Art Club's 103rd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum, Los Angeles, California
2012-2013 ACOPAL, Exhibition of Contemporary American Realism, Beijing World Art Museum, Dolan Modern Museum, Tranjin Art Museum, Hubei Pronvincial Museum, Zheijang Provincial Museum, Shanghai Art Museum, China.
2013, Art in the Adobes, Orientations, Monterey, California
2013, The Catamaran Show, R Blitzer Gallery, Santa Cruz, California
2013, California Art Club's 102nd Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, USC Fisher Museum, Los Angeles, California
2012, California Art Club's 101 Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Autry Museum, Los Angeles, Caifornia
2011, ACOPAL, Exhibition of Comtemporary American Realism, Butler Institute of American Art, Ohio
2011, Allied Artists of America 98th Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, NYC
2011, Fresno Art Museum, California Landscape of Dreams, Fresno, California
2011, Oil Painters of America 20th National Exhibition, Devin Galleries, Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
2011, ACOPAL Exhibition of Contemporary American Realism, National Arts Club, NYC
2011, California Art Club's 100th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, California
2011, Luminous Land-Selections From California Art Club Signature Artists, Carnegie Art Museum, Oxnard, California
2010, Allied Artist's of America 97th Annual Exhibition, National Arts Club, NYC
2010, OPA Western Regional, Mountain Trails Gallery, Jackson Hole, Wyoming
2010, OPA Eastern Regional, Walls Fine Art Gallery, Wilmington, North Carolina
2010, Principle Gallery, Drawing Exhibition, Alexandria, Virginia
2010, Hard Times: An Artist's View, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY
2010, Hard Times: An Artist's View, Butler Institute of American Art, Trumball Branch, Howland Township, Ohio
2010, California Art Club's 99th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, California
2010, Oil Painters of America's 19th Annual National Juried Exhibition of Traditional Oils,
Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2010, Hard Times: An Artist's View, Springville Museum, Springville, Utah
2009, Hard Times, McCarthey Gallery, Park City, Utah
2009, Bennington Center for the Arts, Bennington, Vermont, "California's Landscapes and Legacy"
2009, Butler Institute of American Art, Youngtown, Ohio, 73rd National Midyear Show
2009, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, Ca, "CAC 98th Gold Medal Exhibition"
2009, LA Art Show, Los Angeles, California, California Art Club booth
2008, OPA National Juried Exhibition, Dana Gallery, Missoula, Montana
2008, CAC 97th Gold Medal Exhibition, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, Ca
2008, Wendt Gallery, Laguna Beach, Ca, "Bay Area Influence"
2008, Triton Museum of Art, Santa Clara, Ca, "Narrative Realities"
2007, Andreeva Gallery, "Young Masters", Santa Fe, New Mexico
2007, Whistle Pik Galleries, "OPA 16th National Exhibition"
2007, Pasadena Museum of California Art, "CAC 96th Gold Medal Exhibition"
2007, Lynn House Gallery, "The Artist Teacher Tradition", Antioch, Ca
2006, Dana Gallery, "OPA 15th National Exhibition"
2006, Greenhouse Gallery, "Salon International 2006", San Antonio, Texas
2006, Pasadena Museum of California Art, "CAC 95th Gold Medal Exhibition"
2005, Monterey Museum, "Monterey Bienniel", Monterey, Ca
2004, Pasadena Museum of California Art, "CAC 94th Gold Medal Exhibition"
2004, Society of Illustrators NY, "46th Annual Exhibition", New York, NY
2003, Green House Gallery, "Salon International 2003", San Antonio, Texas
2003, Pasadena Museum of California Art, "CAC 93rd Gold Medal Exhibition"
2003, Society of Illustrators NY, "45th Annual Exhibition", New York, NY
2002, Hillogos Gallery, "OPA 11th National Exhibition", Chicago, ILL
2002, Pasadena Musum of History, "CAC 92nd Gold Medal Exhibition"
2002, Morseburg Galleries, "Nude:A Celebration of Human Form", Los Angeles, Ca
2002, Society of Illustrators NY, "44th Annual Exhibition"
2001, Salmagundi Club, NYC, "73rd Grand National Exhibition"
2000, John Pence Gallery, "Realism Today", San Francisco, Ca
2000, Knickerbocker Gallery, NYC, "Nudes"
1998, Spring Studio, "Seven Years of Figure Drawing", NYC
1997, Salmagundi Club, NYC, "69th Grand National Exhibition"
1992, Society of Illustrators NY, "35th Annual Exhibition", NYC
Videos
2024 Boldbrush Podcast Interview with Laura Arango Baier
True Art is Sincere - Warren Chang - The BoldBrush Show - EP 98
2024 Oil Wash Head Demonstration
2023 Warren Chang 1112 GM Artist Video
Warren Chang 112 GM Artist Video
2022 Warren Chang Demo/Lecture, Central Coast Art Association
https://youtu.be/5QgCDbArWSQ?si=pCD6edvl7nTWZ_09
2021 Content Magazine visits the studio of Warren Chang
2020 Warren Chang at the Bakersfield Museum
Warren Chang at the Bakersfield Museum
2020 Warren Chang-Studio Tour presented by the California Art Club
2020 W Chang CAC Introduction
2014 Warren Chang: Monterey Now Exhibit
https://youtu.be/Lg-u1oWhegw?si=HOK-bH8UhCIez287
2013 Artist Profile: Warren Chang An Arts Are the Answer Special Presentation
Artist Profile:Warren Chang An Arts Are the Answer Special Presentation
2012 Jameson Whiskey Print Advertisement: Warren Chang talks about his illustration commission
https://youtu.be/r7B57S4XY7s?si=7eb3_bdBZ99bt9of
2012 Father and Son Art Exhibits: Exhibit of Warren Chang and his father Namgui Chang
2009 Slideshow Lecture by Warren Chang Part 2
Slideshow Lecture by Warren Chang Part 2
2009 Slideshow Lecture by Warren Chang Part 1
Slideshow Lecture by Warren Chang Part 1
2002 Warren Chang: Artist in Transition 2002
Warren Chang: Artist in Transition 2002
Memberships:
California Art Club
Oil Painters of America
Juror:
2026, Los Gatos Art Association, "Annual Members Juried Show"
2025, Society of West Coast Artists, "The Pacific Artistry Showcase"
2023, Monterey Bay Plein Air Exhibit, "Farm to Frame"
2018, Santa Cruz Art League
2014, FASO Bold Brush Painting Competition (Online)
2012, Raymar Art Contest, May (Online)
2010, Western Flier Project, Monterey, California (Art Competition)
2009, FASO Bold Brush Painting Competition (Online)
Dealers and Representatives:
Winfield Gallery, Dolores Street, Carmel, Ca 93921 Tel: 831-624-3369 E-mail: [email protected]
Hauk Fine Arts, 206 Fountain Avenue, Pacific Grove, Ca,93950. Tel: 831-373-6007, E-mail: [email protected].
American Legacy Fine Arts, 949 Linda Vista Avenue, Pasadena, Ca 91103, tel: 626-577-7733, email: [email protected]
Gallery AG, 213 E Branch Street, Arroyo Grande, Ca 93420, tel: 805-202-8600, email: [email protected]
Artist Statement:
Figure in Landscape:
A common theme in my outdoor subjects is the fieldworkers of Monterey County where I grew up. I started exploring this subject around 2001 when I had recently relocated from New York to Northern California.
These paintings were in part inspired by the writings of John Steinbeck (1902-1968) whose novels I read as a youth. His works examined the lives of working class and migrant workers in the Salinas Valley, California.
In addition, I felt this subject had an historical precedent dating as far back as the 16th century with the paintings by Peter Bruegel the Elder (1525)-1569) known for his peasant scenes and then later on with the work of Francois Millet (1814-1875) and the 19th century Naturalist Movement in general. American artists Winslow Homer (1824-1906) and Eastman Johnson (1824-1906), both painted the fieldworker and later Thomas Hart Benton (1889-1975) painted the fieldworker in his regional works, so I felt I could pursue this genre with a sense of substance and tradition. My works though inspired by the paintings and subjects of the past are however contemporary records of our times. I depict the farm worker honestly without idealization with an understanding of their plight. In a way I see the farm worker as a tragic figure, a metaphor for all humanity.
Interiors
My primary goal in painting the figure in interior is to capture an ambiance of mood and emotion through manipulation of light and space. I accomplish this working with a limited palette with emphasis on grays and browns along with the observation of close value relationships.
Much of my interior subjects are biographical in nature depicting my studio and classroom environment. I find an artist’s environment to be rich in character, including the people who inhabit the environment- the artists and models. The works of Vermeer (1632-1675) in particular are of great interest to me but he was not my original source of inspiration. People had remarked on the similarity of my work to his and so since then he has become a source of influence to me along with the work of Diego Velasquez (1632-1675). I have also found inspiration in the work of 20th century realist John Koch (1909-1978), who painted many of his most important paintings within the confines of his New York apartment.
