resume painting the ocean and other subject matter relating to surf subculture. After being featured on the cover of The Surfer's Journal, Peter Stoessel of Blue Rain Gallery (Santa Fe, New Mexico) encouraged Short to re-explore his paintings of the Southwest. Kevin now works out of his studios in Southern California and Durango, Colorado. In 2013 Kevin Short was selected for a retrospective of his work by the Carnegie Museum of Art in Ventura County, California. The retrospective exhibition: “Diffusion- Paintings of Blinding Light" featured a collection of “glare” paintings. In 2015 Kevin Short was selected for a retrospective of selected paintings by the California Surf Museum in Oceanside, California. The retrospective exhibition: “Trestles" featured a collection of “A History of Trestles by Kevin Short” paintings. In 2016 his piece "Well Chosen Path" was the featured "In the Land of Sunshine” exhibit at the Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, California. Education 1984 Bachelor's degree Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. Selected exhibitions One Man Show –Blue Rain Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (2003) One Man Show –Parker Ranch Gallery, Waimea, Hawaii (2004) One Man Show –Blue Rain Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (2007) Solo Exhibition- John Wayne Airport (2010) Retrospective - Carnegie Museum of Art in Ventura County, California. Selection -100 Years of Plein Air Painting, Irvine Museum, Irvine, California (2014) One Man Show - Hamilton Galleries, Santa Monica, California (June 2015) Retrospective - California Surf Museum in Oceanside, California (September 2015) Selection -"In the Land of Sunshine” Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, California (2016) References Further reading “Kevin Short: Trestles” Girard, Jeff; Evans, Mike; Short, Kevin, Jean Stern, Molly Siple. "California Light- A Century of Landscapes" Rizzoli 2011, Jean Stern, Molly Siple. "Painting California: Seascapes and Beach Towns" Skira Rizzoli 2017, Documentary “Documenting the Vibe” Girard, Jeff External links 1960 births Living people 20th-century American painters American male painters 21st-century American painters Painters from New Mexico Surf culture 20th-century American printmakers 20th-century American male artists