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RICHARD BAKER

Richard Baker CV

Solo Exhibitions

2025
New Paintings, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Palm Desert, CA

2023
A Sense of Calm, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA

2021
A Colorful World, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA

2020
The Sunset Series, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA

2019
Luminosity, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA

2016
At Leisure, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA

2015
Tonality, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA
Desert Scenes, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA

Group Exhibitions

2024
Earth + Sky, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Palm Desert, CA

2018
Candid Grandeur, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA

2018
Group Exhibition, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA

2017
Group Exhibition, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA

2016
Group Exhibition, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA
Palm Springs Art Fair, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Palm Springs, CA

2015
A Work in Progress, Skidmore Contemporary Art, Santa Monica, CA

2014
The Landscape is Dead, Long Live the Landscape!, Melissa Morgan Fine Art, Palm Desert, CA

Bibliography

2019
Agricola, Kim. “Show Preview | Richard Baker: Skidmore Contemporary Art.” Southwest Art, January 2019.

2016
Biller, Steven. “Act II: Longtime L.A. Talent Manager Richard Baker is Drawing a New Audience — For His Paintings.” Palm Springs Life, Nov., pp. 45–49.
Willette, Jeanne. “Richard Baker.” Artscene, Oct. 22.
Fay, Laurel. “Richard Baker Debuts New Solo Exhibition at Skidmore Contemporary Art.” InCollect, Oct. 21.
Agricola, Kim. “Show Preview | Richard Baker: Skidmore Contemporary Art.” Southwest Art, Oct., p. 52.
Agricola, Kim. “Show Preview | Richard Baker: Skidmore Contemporary Art.” Southwest Art, Sept. 15.
Dalton, John. “Celebrating Sunlight, Shadow and Color with Richard Baker.” Podcast, Episode 51, Apr. 25.
Swenson, Eric Minh. “Richard Baker: From The Wharton School Of Business And Network TV To Becoming An Artist.” Mar. 3.

2015
Lethal, Donna. “Richard Baker’s ‘Tonality’ at Skidmore Contemporary Art.” The Los Angeles Beat, Oct. 20.
“Skidmore Contemporary Art Opens Richard Baker’s ‘Tonality’ Exhibit Today.” Broadway World, Oct. 17.
Neale, April. “Artist Richard Baker Brings ‘Tonality’ to Bergamot Station.” Monsters & Critics, Oct. 15.
“Richard Baker Paintings Go On View at Skidmore Contemporary Art.” Antiques and Fine Art News, Oct. 15.

2014
Good, Brittany. “Melissa Morgan Fine Art Presents Richard Baker’s ‘Desert Scenes.’” Antiques and Fine Art News, Dec. 17.
Good, Brittany. “Melissa Morgan Fine Art Presents Richard Baker’s ‘Desert Scenes.’” InCollect, Dec. 17.
“Melissa Morgan Fine Art Presents Desert Scenes by Richard Baker.” Art Fix Daily, Dec. 16.

Education

B.S. in Economics, minor in Fine Arts and Art History, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA