Artist member · Vice President
Fred arrived in Santa Barbara in 1976 with a B.F.A. from Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan and soon began his creative endeavors. They include 43 years working at the Music Academy of the West, lead roles in the Santa Barbara Civic Light Opera, S.B. Garvin Theater, and Genesis West Theater Group. Fred also sang in several bands: “The Tom Foolery Band”, “High Society”, “The Hot Club”, and “Cloudburst, performing on cruise ships, in Las Vegas and various southern Californian venues. On retiring Fred discovered “photographic light painting” where you create images using different colored lights set in motion.This passion has lead Fred to showing his “colorful” art in several Galleries including the Voice Gallery, Gallery 113, SBTC Gallery, Faulkner Gallery, and he exhibits at 1919 State all in Santa Barbara, Ca.. At 1919 State he has won two First Places and one second place, at SBTC Gallery he has a First place and Honorable mention, and he has a First Place in sculpture at The Voice Gallery. Fred invites viewers to take their own journeys into his photos and creations and discover self created experiences.