EDUCATION
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
B.A., American Studies, 1976; Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 "Lost Worlds," William Siegal Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2010 "World Ruins," www.forwardthinkingmuseum.com
2010 "American Ruins," Virginia Center for Architecture, Richmond Virginia
2009 "American Ruins" Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin
2008 "American Ruins," Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas
2008 "American Ruins," Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, New York
1996 "Ten for the Road," digital prints, Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, California
1995 "Ten for the Road," digital prints, Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California
1990 West LA City Hall Gallery, West LA, California
1981 Canon Gallery, San Francisco, California
1980 Canon Gallery, Los Angeles, California
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
1998 "Digital Extraction," Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, California
1996 "Nash Editions-Digital Photography," Butler Institute of American Art,
Youngstown, Ohio (touring show)
1995 Silent Auction, Venice Art Walk, Venice, California
1992 Rental Division, LA County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
1991 "The Next Generation," Gallery 5, Santa Monica, California
1990 "Catch a Rising Artist," Auction, LA Arts Council, LosAngeles, California
"Pop Visions--Six Photographers," Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, California
1988 "Hollywood Photographs," LA Photo Center, Los Angeles, California
COLLECTIONS
Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, California
The Music Center, Los Angeles, California
LA Studios, Los Angeles, California
Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl & Young, Los Angeles, California
Rubin, Postaer, Inc., Santa Monica, California
Zabin Industries, Los Angeles, California
Nash Editions, Manhattan Beach, California
Valentino, New York, New York
PUBLICATIONS
"American Ruins," Merrell (London, New York), 2007
Photographs by Arthur Drooker, Foreword by Douglas Brinkley,
Essay by Christopher Woodward
ARTICLES
Evan Orensten, "American Ruins," www.coolhunting.com, 8/31/2010
Casey Sanchez, "Among the Ruins," Santa Fe New Mexican/Pasatiempo Magazine,
(Aug 13-19, 2010) pp.36-38, illus., cover story
Michael Dee, "American Ruins," Fotografi, (#7-08), pp.28-35, illus.
John Pendergrast, "Ghost Landscapes," Pennsylvania Gazette,
(Jan./Feb. 2008), pp.48-53, illus.
Joanna Mix, "Picturing American Ruins," Wichita Eagle Arts & Leisure
(July 6, 2008), pp.1-2, illus.
Nancy Kapitanoff, "Taking Poetic License with Car Plates," Los Angeles Times Valley Life!,
(Friday, August 18, 1995), p.4, illus.
Edwards, Norma Campbell, "Arthur Drooker: Finding the Abstract in the Everyday,"
Darkroom Photography, Vol.12, (June, 1990), pp.32-41, illus.
"Final Frame," Darkroom Photography, Vol. 10, (July, 1988), p.72, illus.
AWARDS
1994 Gold, Art of California Discovery Award
1992 Bronze, Art of California Discovery Award
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia,
B.A., American Studies, 1976; Magna cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 "Lost Worlds," William Siegal Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
2010 "World Ruins," www.forwardthinkingmuseum.com
2010 "American Ruins," Virginia Center for Architecture, Richmond Virginia
2009 "American Ruins" Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin
2008 "American Ruins," Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, Kansas
2008 "American Ruins," Arkell Museum, Canajoharie, New York
1996 "Ten for the Road," digital prints, Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, California
1995 "Ten for the Road," digital prints, Orlando Gallery, Sherman Oaks, California
1990 West LA City Hall Gallery, West LA, California
1981 Canon Gallery, San Francisco, California
1980 Canon Gallery, Los Angeles, California
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
1998 "Digital Extraction," Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, California
1996 "Nash Editions-Digital Photography," Butler Institute of American Art,
Youngstown, Ohio (touring show)
1995 Silent Auction, Venice Art Walk, Venice, California
1992 Rental Division, LA County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California
1991 "The Next Generation," Gallery 5, Santa Monica, California
1990 "Catch a Rising Artist," Auction, LA Arts Council, LosAngeles, California
"Pop Visions--Six Photographers," Palos Verdes Art Center, Palos Verdes, California
1988 "Hollywood Photographs," LA Photo Center, Los Angeles, California
COLLECTIONS
Petersen Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, California
The Music Center, Los Angeles, California
LA Studios, Los Angeles, California
Pachulski, Stang, Ziehl & Young, Los Angeles, California
Rubin, Postaer, Inc., Santa Monica, California
Zabin Industries, Los Angeles, California
Nash Editions, Manhattan Beach, California
Valentino, New York, New York
PUBLICATIONS
"American Ruins," Merrell (London, New York), 2007
Photographs by Arthur Drooker, Foreword by Douglas Brinkley,
Essay by Christopher Woodward
ARTICLES
Evan Orensten, "American Ruins," www.coolhunting.com, 8/31/2010
Casey Sanchez, "Among the Ruins," Santa Fe New Mexican/Pasatiempo Magazine,
(Aug 13-19, 2010) pp.36-38, illus., cover story
Michael Dee, "American Ruins," Fotografi, (#7-08), pp.28-35, illus.
John Pendergrast, "Ghost Landscapes," Pennsylvania Gazette,
(Jan./Feb. 2008), pp.48-53, illus.
Joanna Mix, "Picturing American Ruins," Wichita Eagle Arts & Leisure
(July 6, 2008), pp.1-2, illus.
Nancy Kapitanoff, "Taking Poetic License with Car Plates," Los Angeles Times Valley Life!,
(Friday, August 18, 1995), p.4, illus.
Edwards, Norma Campbell, "Arthur Drooker: Finding the Abstract in the Everyday,"
Darkroom Photography, Vol.12, (June, 1990), pp.32-41, illus.
"Final Frame," Darkroom Photography, Vol. 10, (July, 1988), p.72, illus.
AWARDS
1994 Gold, Art of California Discovery Award
1992 Bronze, Art of California Discovery Award
Arthur Drooker