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M. T.
Schowengerdt
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1954
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Born in Sasebo, Japan
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1957-1961
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Tokyo, Japan to U.S. (Bellflower, MO to Bellflower, CA)
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1965
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Began study of violin
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1971-1978
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Private music study with
Prof. Renato Bregozzo (of the Conservatory of Bologna, Italy)
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1974-1978
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Began Fine Art study,
Orange Coast College, Costa Mesa, CA
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1980-1982
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Member - Foolkiller Folk Theater, Kansas City, MO
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1982-1983
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Member - "Five Penny
Opera Company" Orange Coast College
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1985-88
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Resumed Fine Art study,
Orange Coast College, California State University, Long Beach, CA
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1989 1991
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Member - DAB (Orange
County Alternative Artists Group)
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1989-1991
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Judge - Annual AYSO
Banner, Orange County Chapter
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1992
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Composed/performed
original music for Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night" Bard In The Yard
production, Long
Beach, CA
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1991-1993
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Member - Douglas Lunsford Creative
Artists Group, Los Angeles/Orange County, CA
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2001
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Relocation to Germany (Birkenfeld near Trier to Berlin)
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2003
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Berlin to Adendorf (near Lüneburg and Hamburg), Germany
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2005 to Present
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Relocation back to U.S.; residing in California
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Selected
Exhibitions
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2004
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Solo Exhibition - City
Hall, Lüneburg, Germany
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2003
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Solo Exhibition -
µSYS-Berlin 2003, Berlin-Adlershof, Berlin, Germany
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2002
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Solo Exhibition - Laser-Optics Berlin 2002, Berlin-Adlershof, Berlin, Germany
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1995
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Santora Arts Complex
Winter Show, (Santa
Ana Artists Village) Santa
Ana, CA
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1995
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Inaugural Open Studios
Exhibition, Santora Arts Complex, (Santa Ana Artists Village) Santa Ana, CA
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1995
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"Wild Women Don't Have
The Blues" Women's Group Show at AAB, Santa Ana, CA
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1994
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Annual AAB Open Studios
Exhibition, Santa
Ana, CA
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1993
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Two-person show with Jon
Neumeyer, Art 889 Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA – Curator: C.G. Hwang
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1993
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Juried Exhibition: "Outsiders",
Group show, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA – Curator Dori Fitzgerald
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1993
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Annual AAB Open Studios
Exhibition, Santa
Ana, CA
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1993
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Juried Exhibition:
"Art For Life" Group Benefit show, Irvine, CA – Curator: Myrella Moses
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1992
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Co-produced local cable
program "Art Talk 2000" with Ceramicist/Painter, Jon Neumeyer
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1992
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Juried Exhibition: "A
Black and White" Show, with Exhibition Tour of Work/Europe –
Curator: Douglas Lunsford
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1991
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First Annual Halloween Show,
Caged Chameleon Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
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1991
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Two-Person show with Dan
Kaufman, Caged Chameleon Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
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1990
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Two-Person show with Ken
Ruzic, Caged Chameleon Gallery, Santa Ana, CA
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1990
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Juried Exhibition:
"Nouveau Art '90" Benefit for the Pediatric Cancer Research
Foundation, Newport
Beach, CA – Juror: Stephanie Bellwood
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1989
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Juried Exhibition:
Inaugural Group Show, Caged Chameleon Gallery, Santa Ana, CA – Curators: Richard Espinachio and Eric
Smissen
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1989
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DAB Group Show, Ivey
Gallery, Los
Angeles, CA
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1989
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Juried Exhibition: Arts On
The Green, Costa
Mesa, CA - Jurors: 1989 Arts Committee, City of Costa Mesa
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1989
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ARTEGEO Group Show at
DEZIGNS, Costa
Mesa, CA – Curator: Daniel Arvizu
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