| Philip Buller was born to American diplomat parents in Delhi, India in 1954, but spent his youth mostly in northern Virginia and his ancestral home of New England. Buller moved to northern California in the late 80ʼs. He received his BA in Painting and Drawing from Sonoma State University in 1992. Upon receiving his MFA from California College of Art in 1994, he taught private lessons and art classes at Santa Rosa Junior College for 10 years. During this time Buller spent each summer in the Mediterranean, teaching painting retreats in Italy and Greece. His work reflects his respect and admiration for the Renaissance and Baroque masters while including references to photography, printmaking and other more contemporary processes. In 2006 Buller moved to Galiano Island in British Columbia where, in addition to continuing his evolving painting practice, he has built a home and studios for himself and his wife, the noted movement teacher, Janet Adler. Buller is represented in the UK, Canada, and the US. His work is in public and private collections. |
| 1994 M.F.A. California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California 1992 B.A. Studio Art & Painting, Sonoma State University; Rohnert Park, California 1985 Illustration, The Illustrators Studio; Northampton, MA 1973-1987 Graphic Design & Painting, Berkshire Community College; Pittsfield, MA |
| 2015 Buller, Quidley & Company Fine Art Gallery, Nantucket, MA 2014 Used Paintings, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2013 An Other, Quidley & Company Fine Art Gallery, Boston, MA 2011 Pace, John Natsoulas Gallery, Davis, CA 2010 New Work, Andrea Schwartz Gallery,San Francisco, CA 2009 In The Mines, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah 2009 North, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah 2008 Every Little Act, Susan Street Fine Art, Solana Beach, California 2007 Ancestry, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, California 2007 Looking In, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah 2006 Seeing, Susan Street Fine Art, Solana Beach, California 2006 Figures, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah 2005 Recognition, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, California 2005 Being Found, Susan Street Fine Art, Solana Beach, California 2004 The Colorful Darkness, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2003 In the Crowd, Bank of America Headquarters, San Francisco, California 2002 Emergence, Anne Bradford Gallery, Healdsburg, California 2002 Small Works Show, A.P.E. Ltd. Northhampton, Massachusetts 2001 Exchange, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, California 2000 New Paintings, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, California 1999 Recent Work, pastels, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, California 1998 New Work, Adjunct Faculty Show, Santa Rosa Junior College Gallery 1998 In Italia, Bodega Landmark Studios, Bodega, California 1995 Reflections on Water, Bodega Landmark Studios, Bodega, California 1994 Rural Light, Bodega Landmark Studios, Bodega, California 1991 Recent Paintings, Bodega Landmark Studios, Bodega, California 1990 Warner Roberts Gallery, Palo Alto, California 1987 Berkshire Artisans Gallery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 1986 Phillip Barber Gallery, Becket, Massachusetts 1985 Church Street Cafe, Lenox, Massachusetts 1985 Phillip Barber Gallery, Becket, Massachusetts 1984 Phillip Barber Gallery, Becket, Massachusetts 1984 Church Street Cafe, Lenox, Massachusetts |
| 2015 Summer Group Show, Madison Gallery, La Jolla, CA 2012 Every One, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2012 Narrative Fragments, Quidley & Company Fine Art Gallery, Boston, MA 2010 Vulnerability, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2008 Every Little Act, Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, San Diego, CA 2008 North, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah 2007 Ancestor, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2007 Looking In, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah 2006 Seeing, Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, San Diego, CA 2006 Perspectives, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2006 Figures, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, Utah 2005 Autumnity, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2005 Board, Mesh and Canvas, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2005 Full Spectrum, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2005 Recognition, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2005 Being Found, Susan Street Fine Art Gallery, San Diego, CA 2004 Two-person Show, Anne Bradford Gallery, Healdsburg, California 2004 The Colourful Darkness, Elliott Louis Gallery, Vancouver, BC 2003 Details, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2003 Alumni Show, Sonoma State University Gallery, Rohnert Park, CA 2002 Emergence, Anne Bradford Gallery, Healdsburg, California 2002 Small Works Show, A.P.E. Ltd. Northhampton, Massachusetts 1999 Recent Work, pastels, Andrea Schwartz Gallery,San Francisco, California 1998 New Paintings, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, California 1998 That Figures, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California 1998 Slide Registry Show, California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, California 1997 Curator Working from the Body, Santa Rosa Junior College Gallery 1996 New Paintings, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, California 1995 Adjunct Faculty Show, Santa Rosa Junior College Gallery, Santa Rosa, California 1995 New Talent, Alpha Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts 1994 Alumni Show, Sonoma State University Gallery, Rohnert Park, California 1994 MFA Show, Oliver Art Center, MFA Exhibition, Oakland, California 1991 Student Show, Sonoma State University Gallery, Rohnert Park, California 1987 Berkshire Artisans Gallery, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 1986 Thornes Gallery, Northampton, Massachusetts 1986 Warner Roberts Gallery, Palo Alto, California 1985 Woods Hole Gallery, Woods Hole, Massachusetts 1985 The Underground Gallery, Lenox, Massachusetts 1985 Lenox Arts Festival, Lenox, Massachusetts 1984 Hopetown Gallery, Hopetown, Bahamas |
| Adobe Systems Inc., San Jose, California Berkshire Bank and Trust, Pittsfield, Massachusetts El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, California Great Barrington Savings Bank, Great Barrington, Massachusetts Kaiser Permanente, San Raphael and Santa Rosa, California N.E.C. Electronics Inc. Mountain View, California Nordstrom, San Francisco, California Opus West, San Jose, California Sutro and Company, Santa Rosa, California The Indus Group, San Francisco, California |
| Adobe Systems Inc., San Jose, California Berkshire Bank and Trust, Pittsfield, MA Bloomindales, San Francisco, California and New York Canada Kaiser Permanente, San Raphael and Santa Rosa, California East Valley Medical Center, Santa Clara, California El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, California Gray Hartley, Nipomo, California Great Barrington Savings Bank, Great Barrington, MA N.E.C. Electronics Inc. Mountain View, California Nordstrom, San Francisco, California NY Horseshoe Casino, Cincinnati, Ohio Opus West, San Jose, California Robert Allen Fine Art, San Francisco, California Roosevelt family, Massachusetts and New York Saint Regis Hotel, Park City, Utah San Francisco Fireman's Credit Union Santa Clara Valley Medical Center,San Jose, California Sutro and Company, Santa Rosa, California The Indus Group, San Francisco, California Westin Hotel, Palo Alto, California William Blue, Morro Bay, California |
| 1995-present Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa, California - Introduction to Art and Design; Figure Drawing; Watercolor Painting; Drawing; Painting Freestone Studio, Freestone, California - Private Painting - Private Painting, Galiano Island, BC Retreats in Tuscany, Italy and Andros, Greece 1994-1996 Sonoma State University, Extended Education Department, Rohnert Park, California - Watercolor Painting; Figure Drawing 1995-1998 Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, California - Figure Study - Private Painting Retreat in Toscana, Italy 1994-2004 - Santa Rosa Junior College - Introduction to Art and Design; Figure Drawing 1980-1987 Heartwood Owner-Builder School, Washington, MA 1980-1987 Becket Arts Center of the Hilltowns, Becket, MA |
| Robert Pincus. In the Sprit of Velasquez. The San Diego Union-Tribune, November 2, 2006 |