RESUME/CV

Award-winning California Art Club fine artist John Kosta infuses his contemporary realism paintings of the Los Angeles River with a melancholic romanticism. Using oil paint and a tonalist palate, he reveals the unexpected beauty of isolated, overlooked, and forgotten landscapes with the objective of bringing public awareness to the plight of urban rivers and watersheds everywhere.

Recent Exhibitions

  • Solo Exhibition, Hilbert Museum, Orange, CA 2025
  • Solo Exhibition, Square I Gallery, Claremont, CA ,2024, 2019, 2017
  • California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Hilbert Museum, Santa Ana, CA 2024
  • California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA 2023, 2022
  • California Art Club Gallery at the Old Mill,
    Pasadena CA 2023, 2022
  • Pasadena Museum of History and Art,
    Pasadena, CA 2023
  • Solo Exhibition, Casa 425, Claremont, CA 2020
  • Solo Exhibition, Tutti Mangia, Claremont, CA 2020
  • Solo Exhibition, Claremont Chamber of Commerce, Claremont, CA 2017

Collections/Awards

  • Hilbert Museum Permanent Collection Acquisition, Orange, CA 2025
  • First Place, TAG Gallery Exhibition, River: Ribbon of Life, Los Angeles, CA 2023
  • Award of Excellence, Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine, California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition, Anaheim, CA 2022
  • Private collections throughout North America and Europe

 Associations/Education

  • California Art Club Juried Artist Mbr.
    Oil Painters of America Assoc. Mbr.
  • Master’s Degree Landscape Architecture, California Polytechnic University, Pomona, Ca
  • Bachelor Degree in Graphic Communication, California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo, Ca

Publications

  • Featured Article, Claremont Courier,
    April 4, 2025
  • Featured Article, Plaza Review, March/April 2025

 Contact

Website: www.Johnkosta.com
Email: John@Johnkosta.com
Instagram: John_Kosta_Fine_Art
Facebook: JohnKostaArt

YouTube: John Kosta
Linked In: John Kosta
Phone: 626.543.3528
Studio: Claremont, CA