EDUCATION
Master of Fine Arts in Fine Arts, With Honors, University of California, Irvine
Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts, With Honors / Outstanding Fine Arts Graduate, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
California Teaching Credential – Media Communications and Visual Fundamentals
SELECT EXHIBITIONS
2026 - LAX Gateway's Kinetic Light Installation, Los Angeles International Airport, Terminal 4, Los Angeles, CA
2025 - Paul Tzanetopoulos: New Work, as-is Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2025 - Screening and Artist Talk with Jim Ovelmen, Moving Arts Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
2024 - Las Vegas 1972–1975, as-is Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2022 - Silk Series, as-is Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2020 - Typed Series 1988 - 1991, as-is Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017 - On Board: Works by Former Leaders of the Foundation for Art Resources, Cerritos College Art Gallery, Cerritos, CA
2015 - ELEMENTAL – Seeing the Light, curated by John O’Brien, Sturt Haaga Gallery, Descanso Gardens
2014 - Westridge Centennial Art Exhibition, curated by Jay Belloli, Pasadena CA
2012 - William Leavitt & Paul Tzanetopoulos, Ear Meal Webcast, Los Angeles, CA
2012 - Back Room, Jancar Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2011 - Universe City, Fine Arts Gallery, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
2010 - Early Work 1972 – 1982, Jancar Gallery, Los Angeles CA
2009 - TOOLS, Williamson Gallery, Art Center, Pasadena, CA
2009 - 4th of July ONE WEEK ONLY, Jancar Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 - Analoglive!, REDCAT Theatre-Disney Hall, Collaborative Electronic Music + Video Installation, Los Angeles, CA
2007 - Paul Tzanetopoulos | eco logic, Jancar Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2007 - Looking At Public Art, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery at Ontario International Airport, Ontario, CA
2004 - Which Green is Our Bush? Los Angeles Rectangle Gallery, West Hollywood, CA
2004 - Sense Absence, Neues Museum Weserburg Bremen, collaborative sound and light installation with Daniel Rothman, Bremen, Germany
2003 - Color Complex, The UnMuseum, Lois & Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art, Cincinnati, OH
2001 - Color Complex, The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH
2001 - Big Plastic, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA
2001 - L.A. Art in the Early 90s ReCharge - The Gift of Eileen & Peter Norton, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2001 - Southern California Car Culture, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
2001 - Lightscapes, Nevada Institute for Contemporary Art, Las Vegas, NV
2001 - Renovations, Brewery Project, Los Angeles, CA
2001 - angel’sgate8/16/98/dusk, Angel’s Gate Gallery, San Pedro, CA
1996 - Open House, Williamson Gallery, Art Center, Pasadena, CA
1996 - Blitz multimedia, USC Architecture & Fine Arts Library, Los Angeles, CA (solo retrospective 20-Year inter-media survey)
1996 - Investigations, Municipal Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1996 - Documenta, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA
1995 - Photo Arts Annual 1995, curated by Noriko Gamblin, Los Angeles Center for Photographic Studies, Los Angeles, CA
1995 - Information Superhighway, Downey Museum of Art, Downey, CA
1994 - The Green Show, curated by Wendy Adest, Bradbury Building, Los Angeles, CA
1994 - Difficult Conceptualists, M*Y*T*H Series, Los Angeles, CA
1993 - Los Angeles: Not Painting?, curated by Randy Sommer, Art Gallery at the University of North Texas, Denton, TX
1993 - Fourth Newport Biennial, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Newport Beach, CA
1993 - Stitch to Pixel to Paint, Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1993 - How Long Can a Good Thing Last, curated by Eve Rappoport, Community Focus Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1993 - The Elegant, Irreverent & Obsessive: Drawing in Southern California, curated by Mike McGee, Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1993 - The Elegant, Irreverent & Obsessive: Drawing in Southern California, curated by Mike McGee, Main Art Gallery, California State University, Fullerton, CA
1993 - Los Angeles: Not Painting?, curated by Randy Sommer, Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Santa Barbara, CA
1993 - Recent Paintings, hosted by The Gallery; La Quinta Arts Foundation; La Quinta, CA
1992 - Abstraction for the Information Age, The Works Gallery, Costa Mesa, CA
1992 - Gathering/Four Prophets, collaborative installation with John O'Brien, Site Gallery, Roosevelt Building, Los Angeles, CA
1992 - OTB - Out of the Blue, 924 East 2nd Street #111, Los Angeles, CA
1992 - Bright, Susan Landau Space, Santa Monica, CA
1992 - Solo Exhibition, Dorothy Goldeen Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1992 - From Studio to Station: Public Art on the Metro Blue Line, FHP Hippodrome Gallery, Long Beach, CA
1992 - Breaking Barriers, Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
1992 - Drawings, Richard Kuhlenschmidt Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1992 - On Site at the Gate, Juror Thomas Solomon, Angels Gate Gallery, San Pedro, CA
1991 - 1%, Parker/Zanic Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1991 - Highs and Lows of Humor in Contemporary Art, Bess Cutler Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1991 - Group Show, The Gate Gallery, San Pedro, CA
1991 - Art Here and Now, Award Los Angeles County Museum of Art - 20th Century Art Permanent Collection, Anderson Building, Los Angeles, CA
1991- Four Artists, Richard Green Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1991 - The Store Show, Richard/Bennett Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1991 - Five Days, Thomas Solomon's Garage, Los Angeles, CA
1990 - a page/initial conditions - Two Installations, Barnsdall Jr. Arts Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1990 - The New Fabricants, Richard Green Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
1990 - China: June 4, 1989..., Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE), Los Angeles, CA
1990 - Performance Night, The Pink House, Audio Performance
1987 - a page, Nevada Arts Council Last Showing, SUMA Corporation
1986 - Best of 12 1971-1983, UNLV Department of Art, Las Vegas, NV
1986 - Tokyo Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan
1985 - Studio Show, Los Angeles, CA
1985 - Public Sound Work, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
1985 - Sound Show, New York Sound Station, New York City
1984 - L.A. Electronic Music Composer Program, KPFK Los Angeles Radio, Los Angeles, CA
1984 - Tokyo Film Festival, Tokyo, Japan
1983 - Electronic Music Composition, KMET Radio Los Angeles, CA
1983 - The Bird Show, LACE, Los Angeles, CA
1982 - The Last Show, Kuhlenschmidt Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1982 - Public Mall Installation, Nevada Arts Council, Las Vegas, NV
1982 - Athens Film Festival, Athens, Ohio
1981 - LAICA Show, curated by Barbara Haskell, The Whitney in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
1981 - Out There, New Orleans Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA
1980 - Solo Exhibition, Jancar/Kuhlenschmidt Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1979 - Group Show, NEXUS/FAR, Los Angeles, CA
1978 - Fifteen Artists - LAICA Los Angeles, CA
1978 - Public Work (environmental projections Earth Shakes), Santa Ana Civic Center Santa Ana, CA
1977 - Public Work (environmental projections Paths #1 thru #12), L. A. Billboards, Los Angeles, CA
1976 Public Work (postage stamp forgery Postage Reality), Las Vegas/Los Angeles
1976 - Solo Exhibition, UCI Gallery, Irvine, CA
1976 - UCI TV Broadcast UCI TV Station, Irvine, CA
1976 - UCI Collaborative Show, UCI Gallery Irvine, CA
1975 - Chicago Film Festival Chicago, IL
1975 - Solo Exhibition, Irvine, CA
1975 - Recent Videos, Long Beach Museum Video Center Long Beach, CA
1974 - Desert Experience, Ruth Schaffner Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
SELECT COMMISSIONS
2026 - Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, CA, New Reimagining of the LAX Pylons for the Gateway Project
2024 - LA Metro, Los Angeles, CA, new video work
2013 - Westgate Block 1, Equity Residential, Pasadena CA, Installation (Completed 07/15)
2012 - Hubert H. Humphrey Comprehensive Health Center, L.A. County Arts Commission, Los Angeles, CA
2008 - Mary Bethune Park Pool Complex, L.A. County Arts Commission, Tile Mural (Completed 06/09)
2006 - LAX Gateway Pylon Project – Kinetic Light Installation; Los Angeles World Airports (LED technology upgrade) (Completed 12/06)
2004 - Burbank Village Walk, Bridge Installation, Burbank, CA (Completed 12/05)
2002 - West Hollywood Gateway Project, West Hollywood, CA; Exterior Video Installation (Completed3/04)
2002 - LAX Gateway Pylon Project – 9/11 Memorial: Red, White and Blue; Los Angeles World Airports
2001 - LAX Gateway Pylon Project, Los Angeles World Airports, Los Angeles, CA; Kinetic Lighting Installation (Completed 8/00)
2001 - City of Arcadia, Arcadia, CA, Bridge Design (Completed 6/00)
2001 - Ross/Snyder Recreation Center, Los Angeles, CA; Tile Murals
2001 - 1611 E. Washington Blvd., Los Angeles, CA; Exterior Sculptures (Completed 2/00)
2001 - U. S. Dept. of State Consular Office Building, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Tile murals (Completed 5/99)
1998 - Sun Valley Metrolink Station, Sun Valley, CA; Integrated architectural site art; (Design Completed7/99)
1998 - City of Burbank Regional Intermodal Transportation Center, Sculpture, Burbank, CA (Completed 6/98)
1998 - Grant, CRA/LA Downtown Cultural Trust Fund, Fashion District Markers, Los Angeles, CA (Completed 7/99)
1997 - City of Manhattan Beach - Sea Wall and Comfort Station Murals, Manhattan Beach Pier, CA (Completed 8/97)
1997 - 7500 Melrose Avenue Retail Center, Sidewalk Design, Los Angeles, CA
1997 - City of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation Dept. - Exterior Sculptural Element, Watts, CA (Completed 8/02)
1997 - Screen Actors Guild - Wall art installations, Los Angeles, CA (Completed 11/97)
1996 - Long Beach Community Hospital Medical Center - Cancer Center Facility, Ceiling Mural, Long Beach, CA (Completed 8/96)
1996 - Pep Boys, Public Art Permanent Installation, Culver City, CA (Completed 10/96)
1995 - City of West Hollywood, Multi-Level Floor Mural, Public Art Permanent Installation, West Hollywood, CA (Completed 5/96)
1995 - Snyder Commercial and Alpha Beta/Ralphs, Permanent Outdoor Installation, West Hollywood, CA (Completed 12/95)
1995 - Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., Permanent Installation (Wall Work) for New Facility; Northridge, CA (Completed 7/95)
1994 - City of Montebello City Hall/Police Headquarters, Wall Installations, Montebello, CA (Completed 3/95)
1993 - Los Angeles County Transportation Commission ART Program (Completed 10/94)
1993 - LA Metro A Line Station – 1st St. at Long Beach Blvd., Long Beach, CA; Kinetic Installation “Breezy and Delightful”
1993 - Screen Actors Guild, One (1) Kinetic Video Wall Installation (Lobby, Permanent); One (1) Permanent Wall Installation, 7th Floor, Museum Square, Los Angeles, CA (Completed 3/93)
1993 - City of La Quinta, La Quinta Arts Foundation (Completed 1/93)
1992 - "ArtBulletin" Patrick Media Group, Inc. and Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE); Billboard - Public Art, "The Fabric of Our Community is Closer Than Its Seams", Several Locations in the City of Los Angeles, CA (Completed 12/92)