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Richard Starks, Artist 8065 El Matador Dr. Gilroy, California 95020 408-838-9428 starksrich@yahoo.com
1957-1960 —Hard labor: field work picking berries, cutting apricots, and worked in a freezer plant handling macaroni and cheese
1961 – 1965 – Watsonville Community Hospital: Kitchen help and #1 dishwasher
1966 – 1968 – Pajaro Dunes: Gatehouse attendant and night watchman during weekends while attending SJSU
1967 – 1968 – Gromm Cylinder Heads: Porting high performance cylinder heads while attending SJSU
1968 – San Jose State University: B.A. Industrial Studies with Art minor
1969 – San Jose State University: Standard Secondary Teaching Credential
1969 (Summer) – Custom Speed Marine, Watsonville, CA: Fabricating custom boat trailers and wet stacks for ski boats
1970 (Summer) – Detroit Diesel San Jose, CA: Repair shop fabricating engine stands and misc. benches for working on diesel truck engines
1970 – 2005 – East Side Union High School District: (Piedmont Hills, Santa Teresa, Oak Grove, and Independence): Industrial Studies Teacher (metals, art metals, auto, wood, drafting, electronics, art, math, and freshman orientation)
1977 – 1998 – Designed and manufactured fitness equipment for professional and home gyms (approved vendor for the Gold’s Gym chain)
1984 – 1995 – Custom welding business: Winfield Blvd., San Jose, CA
1998 – present – Began creating larger welded metal sculptures
2005 – Retired from teaching, full time dedicated to sculpture design and fabrication
2005-2011 – Back to school: eleven semesters of advanced sculpture and public art classes at San Jose State University
Public showing of my sculptures
2003
City of Santa Clara Indoor Sculpture Exhibit
Gilroy Art & Cultural Exhibit
2004
Gilroy Art & Cultural Exhibit
East Side Union High School District Faculty Art Show
2004-2008 – City of Los Altos Outdoor Public Sculpture
2005
City of Santa Clara Indoor Sculpture Exhibit
Rancho Soquel Art Show
Gilroy Art and Cultural Exhibit
2006
Gilroy Art and Cultural Exhibit
Camden Community Center Public Art Project
2006-present – Columbia Neighborhood Center Public Art Project
2007
Gilroy Art and Cultural Exhibit
Carmel Art Festival
2007-2008 – San Jose State University Gallery Shows
2008
Solis Winery
Clos La Chance Winery
2008-2009 – Sierra Azul Nursery Outdoor Sculpture
2008-2011 – 1st ACT Silicon Valley participant
2009
Gilroy Art and Cultural Exhibit
Silicon Valley Open Studios at SJSU
2009-2010 – SJSU President’s House
2010
Silicon Valley Open Studios at SJSU
Saratoga Art Festival
Sierra Azul Sculpture Garden
Gilroy Center for the Arts
Sausalito Art Festival
2010-2015 – Wells Fargo Performing Arts Center, Santa Rosa
2011
Lodi Community Art Center 51st Spring Art Show
Sierra Azul Sculpture Garden, Watsonville
Silicon Valley Open Studios at SJSU
Midsummer Art Celebration at the Triton Museum, Santa Clara
Sausalito Art Festival
2011-2012
Geyserville Public Art
Gilroy Art and Wine Stroll
2011-2014
Ann and Mark’s Art Party, San Jose
2011-present
Oakwilde Ranch Sculpture Show
Yountville Public Art
2012
Midsummer Art Celebration at the Triton Museum, Santa Clara