Daniel Mundy b. 1955

Coastal Hillside at Last Light, a painting by Daniel Mundy, recently received a Top Sixty honor in the Salon International 2010 Show held at the Greenhouse Gallery in San Antonio, Texas in April. His entry was selected from nearly 1300 submissions worldwide. Daniel is also one of 30 artists selected for the 2010 Napa Valley Art Festival in Yountville, CA.

Daniel is currently working on a new series of landscapes featuring mystical marshes and scenes with low light conditions. He’s drawn to late evening views when the light has almost left the landscape. His work has taken on a spiritual quality that seems to transcend the sense of capturing a particular location. Daniel starts with a few reference photos and begins his work by producing several drawings in charcoal on paper which are largely invented depictions. Then when one of these ideas shows some of the emotion he’s looking for in the work he begins the painting using these sketches as his major inspiration. The photo references become merely a source for additional anatomical detail.

Landscape painter, Daniel Mundy, was born in Seattle, Washington in 1955. From an early age he was interested in natural history and exploring the outdoors. Daniel started painting in oil at the age of fourteen. His early mentor, Nevin Kempthorne, saw promise in her young student and her encouragement has been a major inspiration to him during his lifetime. He still refers to her teaching methods and principles often in his classes.

In addition to painting most of his life, Daniel worked in clay for 15 years as a potter. He taught the ceramics program at Pacific Union College for two years in the early 80’s. He worked in computers in the bay area for several years where he was employed finally as a Technical Illustrator and Technical Publications Specialist. He moved to Sacramento in 1990 where he established a dental laboratory, working that business for 8 years. After retiring from the dental lab business, he set up a pottery studio and produced Raku and Low Fire Salt pieces, marketing them at various street markets and festivals in the area. Daniel also worked as a muralist for Nugget Market for two years. His murals can be seen inside the Nugget Market Stores on Jefferson in West Sacramento and the Florin road store in the Pocket area. In the background through all of this, he kept thinking about and developing his number one passion ‘painting’, with the hopes of moving ever closer towards a career as a fine artist.

Daniel has shown regionally in Northern California since 1991 and began devoting himself to his art full time in 2001. Since then he has participated in many group and solo shows in regional galleries such as, the William Lester Gallery in Point Reyes Station, the Studio Gallery in Quincy, the 20^th Street Gallery in Sacramento, and is currently being represented by the First Street Gallery in Turlock. Daniel has been teaching workshops and private painting classes for many years and is currently teaching weekly sessions at the Capital Art Center in Sacramento.

Daniel Mundy has been featured in articles by the Sacramento Bee, The Sacramento Business Journal and Sacramento Magazine

Daniel has an Associate Degree in Commercial Art and a BFA in Studio Design. He lists the following individuals as major influences in his art and life. Nevin Kempthorne, Nancy Templeton, Vernon Nye, and Don Hatfield. His studio is located in downtown Sacramento.

Selected Shows and Events

2010 – “Napa Valley Art Festival” Yountville, CA

            Juried by Kevin Macpherson, Kathryn Stats, and Jean Stern

2010 – “International Salon Show” Honored part of Greenhouse Gallery Top Sixty

2010 – “International Salon Show” Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX

2010 – “Winters Plein Air Festival” First Street Gallery, Turlock, CA

            2^nd Place Artists’ Choice Award

            3^rd Place Peoples’ Choice Award

2009 – “Annual Miniature Show” First Street Gallery, Turlock, CA

2009 – “Solo Show” First Street Gallery, Turlock, CA

2008 – “Landscape Show” 20^th Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2008 – “Point Reyes Plein Air 2008” William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes Station, CA

2008 – “Winters Plein Air Paintout” Briggs and Company Gallery, Winters, CA

2008 – “Central Valley Landscape Show” First Street Gallery, Turlock, CA

2008 – “Two Person Show” The Studio Gallery, Quincy, CA

2008 – “Annual Miniature Show” First Street Gallery, Turlock, CA

2007 – “Point Reyes Plein Air 2007” William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes Station, CA

2007 – “5^th Annual Valona Paint Out” Epperson Gallery, Crockett, CA

            Honorable Mention

2007 – “Group Show” The Studio Gallery, Quincy, CA

2007 – “Solo Show” First Street Gallery, Turlock, CA

2007 – “Annual Miniature Show” First Street Gallery, Turlock, CA

2006 – “Fall Invitational Show” First Street Gallery, Turlock, CA

2006 – “Annual Miniature Show” First Street Gallery, Turlock, CA

2005 – “April Landscapes Group Show” 20^th Street Gallery, Sacramento, CA

2005 – “Daniel Mundy Location Painting Workshop” Tomales Bay, Inverness, CA

2003 – “Group Show” William Lester Gallery, Point Reyes Station, CA

1991 – Showing at various galleries and additional locations in Sacramento area since 1991