Vonn Cummings Sumner
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Born | 1976 (age 47–48) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
Other names | Sumner, Vonn |
Occupation | American painter |
Vonn Cummings Sumner (born 1976 in Palo Alto, California) is an internationally exhibited American painter. He received his Bachelor of Arts, in 1998 and Master of Fine Arts, Painting in 2000, both from the University of California, Davis, where he studied with, among others, the celebrated American painter and educator Wayne Thiebaud.[1][2]
Sumner's work has been the subject of two solo Museum exhibitions the first having been at the
He is known for his metaphorical figurative paintings, often with a muted color palette. The arts writer John Seed, writing in the
Sumner was involved in a dialogue with artist Shane Guffogg and others in the non-profit space, Pharmaka in Downtown Los Angeles. Pharmaka began as a dialogue among Sumner, Shane Guffogg, John Scane, and art dealer, Adam Gross about the current state of contemporary art.[5]
Sumner is represented by the Merry Karnowsky Gallery in Los Angeles.[6] He is a professor of painting at Fullerton College.[7]
References
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- ^ "American Gumbo: Wayne Thiebaud". artillerymag.com. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "phillips museum of art | Morton Fine Art: curator's notes". mortonfineart.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "Vonn Sumner: 'Somewhere Else' (PHOTOS/INTERVIEW) | John Seed". huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ "Then and Now- Painters and Their Process". www.artscenecal.com. Retrieved 2017-05-27.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Vonn Sumner". mkgallery.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-09-22.
- ^ Department, Fullerton College Theatre Arts. "Vonn Cummings-Sumner | Faculty | FC Theatre Arts". theatre.fullcoll.edu. Retrieved 24 January 2021.