Highlighted Shows
Mnemonic Devices
October 4 - 30, 2023
Vargas Gallery, Mission College, Santa Clara CA
Opening Reception: Wed, Oct 4th, 1-3pm
With its subtitle “The constructed sculpture of Paul Baker,” this solo show introduces my unusual creative format. In keeping with the educational setting, I wrote a 40-page catalog to accompany the work.
Gallery hours are variable and by appointment. Mission College, Santa Clara CA, Gillmor Center Building
vargas.missioncollege.edu | (408) 855-5007
Impeccably Installed
March 10 - April 26, 2014
Float Gallery, Oakland
The show “Impeccably Installed”—two museum professionals present new work—was paired with an artists’ talk titled “Well-Phrased”.
Art Men
November-December 2013
Chop Shop Museum of Fine Art, San Francisco
2-person show in a working hair salon, kicking off with a 60’s style “happening”
Celestial Navigation
March 2010
Gallery L, North Beach, San Francisco
2-person show, sponsored by Domaine Chandon champagne
6D in SF
June 2009
Gallery L, North Beach, San Francisco
Group show with 6 artists
Creativity Behind the Scenes
July 2008
Organic, Inc., San Francisco
Solo show at a downtown ad agency
A Sense of Science
April 2006
Thematic show in an underground (literally) gallery, San Francisco
Group show curated by me
Chronological Show History
A Sense of Science
April 2006, Melting Point Gallery, SF
Curated this show, including theme and artist selection
Larkin Street Youth Services Auction
September 2005; black-tie fundraiser at a private mansion
4 pieces shown
Scientific Art & the Principles of Attraction
April 2005, Spring MELT, Art Explosion Warehouse, SF
12-foot x 12-foot installation
Machines for Living
July 2004, Artist Xchange Gallery, The Mission, SF
Solo show
2003 International Assemblage Artists Exhibition
September 2003, Gallery 24, Berlin, Germany
Juried group show
Lost & Found: Assemblage Sculpture by Paul Baker
August 2003, The Shop Gallery, Cole Valley, SF
Solo show
Mixed Messages: 5 Assemblage Sculptors
January 2003, Felix Kulpa Gallery, Santa Cruz CA
Juried group show
Bradford Campbell Gallery, 251 Post St, Union Square, SF
In the gallery's roster of represented artists
Featured artist, August 2001: Assemblage Sculpture Invitational
February 2001: SF & Beyond; 5-person group show
26 On Campus
Winter 2000, Kendall School of Art & Design, Grand Rapids MI
From a nation-wide call for entries, only 26 artists selected
Guest Artist: Paul Baker
Winter 1996, Suite 3 Gallery, Hershey Philbin Advertising, Harrisburg PA
Solo show See review
1994-1995 Represented by Louise Newman Gallery, Cleveland OH
Mnemonic Devices
The constructed sculpture of Paul Baker
October 2023, Vargas Gallery, Mission College CA
Solo show
Impeccably Installed plus “Well Phrased” artists’ talk
March-April 2014, Float Gallery, Oakland
2-person show
Art Men
November-December 2011, Chop Shop Museum of Fine Art, SF
2-person show with a 60’s style “happening”
Evaporate
March 2013, San Francisco, Outer Mission
Solo show about time and memory
Work In Motion
February 2013, San Francisco, Lower Haight
2-person show in a photographer’s studio
Asia Observed
September 2011, Marin Arts Gallery, San Rafael
Juried group show
Celestial Navigation
March 2010, Gallery L, North Beach
2-person show
6D in SF
June 2009, Gallery L, North Beach
Group show with 6 artists
ArtSpan Fundraising Auction
March 2009, San Francisco
First Prize winner in Sculpture category
Group 5
October 2008, Lizland Studio, San Francisco
Open Studios event with 5 artists
Creativity Behind the Scenes
July 2008, Organic, Inc., San Francisco
Solo show at a downtown ad agency
Beneath the Surface
March 2007, Float Gallery, Oakland
2-person show with a visionary painter; see review
Robots Are Art
December 2007, Float Gallery, Oakland
Group show
Artfully Reclaimed: Found Object Sculpture
August 2006, Novato Arts Center, Novato CA
Honorable Mention award