Alfredo Tofanelli - (b. 1957) Italian-American, is a native of northern California who received his Fine Arts degree from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. While at Art Center he studied under Craig Nelson, Peter Liashkov, Dan McCaw and John Asaro. More recently he has studied with PAPA members Joseph Mendez, Kenn Backhaus, Skip Whitcomb, Gay Faulkenberry, Ray Roberts and also Peggi Kroll-Roberts.

He continued the study of color with students of Henry Hensche. He studied extensively with Camille Przewodek and Carole Gray-Weihman in Petaluma, California and also with Frank Gannon, John Ebersberger, Steve Perkins and Cedric and Joanette Egeli at their studios in Cape Cod & Maryland.

Alfredo established himself as an illustrator and graphic designer in the Los Angeles area before returning north to San Francisco. For ten years Alfredo was on the faculty of Otis Art Institute of Parsons School of Design in Los Angeles, teaching courses in life drawing, painting and computer graphics. In the Bay Area he worked as an Art Director at The 3DO Company and Electronic Arts and also as a web developer. He currently teaches head & figure painting at the Atelier aux Couleurs: the Art Academy in Petaluma, CA. He also teaches workshops in Petaluma, CA and Cheyenne, WY.


RECENT AWARDS

2010 Honorable Mention - Carmel Art Festival
2009 Best of Show - Napa Valley Museum
        Biennial Juried Plein Air Exhibition
2009 Water Scene Award - Alameda Plein Air
2009 2nd Place - Quickdraw - San Clemente Plein Air
2009 3nd Place - San Clemente Plein Air
2009 Honorable Mention - San Clemente Plein Air
2008 Award of Merit - Estes Park Plein Air

SOLO EXHIBITS

2010 Solo Exhibition - Napa Valley Museum
        Plein Air and Other Works

CURRENT & UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

2010 June 26-Aug 13 - San Clemente Plein Air
        San Clemente, California
2010 July 19-24 - Door County Plein Air Festival
        Fish Creek, Wisconsin
2010 July 26-31 - Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout
        Alameda, CA
2010 August 14-28 - Plein Air Rockies
        Estes Park, Colorado
2010 Sep 8-Oct 12 – North Tahoe Plein Air
        Tahoe City, California

RECENT EVENTS

2010 June 2-5 - Los Gatos Plein Air
       Los Gatos, California
2010 May12-15 - Carmel Art Festival
        Carmel, California
2009 Oct 17-Nov 21 - Capitol Plein Air Festival
        Sacramento, California
2009 Sept 28-Oct 4 – San Luis Obispo Plein Air
        Festival - San Luis Obispo, California
2009 Sep 14-Oct 18 – North Tahoe Plein Air
        Tahoe City, California
2009 Aug 15-29 – Estes Park Plein Air
        Estes Park, CO
2009 July 31-Aug 15 – Wyoming Plein Air
        Cheyenne, WY
2009 July 13-18 – Alameda Plein Air
        Alameda, California
2009 June 20-28 – San Clemente Plein Air
        San Clemente, CA
2009 June 12-14 – MPAA Art Show
        Hamilton, Montana
2009 May 14-17 – Carmel Art Festival
        Carmel, CA
2008 Sept 20 – Greater Petaluma Paintout
        Petaluma, CA
2008 August 9-22 – Estes Park Plein Air
        Estes Park, CO
2008 August 1-9 – Wyoming Plein Air
        Cheyenne, WY
2008 July 26-27– Jackson Hole Art Festival
        Jackson Hole, WY
2008 July 15-19 – Alameda Plein Air
        Alameda, CA
2008 June 14-21 – San Clemente Plein Air
        San Clemente, CA
2008 May 31 – Napa Valley Art Festival
        at COPIA - Napa, CA
2007 October 1-7 – San Luis Obispo Plein Air Festival
        San Luis Obispo, CA
2007 August 4-24 – Estes Park Plein Air
        Painting the Parks - Estes Park, CO
2007 July 17-21 – Jewel by the Bay
        Frank Bette Plein Air Paintout – Alameda, CA


RECENT EXHIBITIONS

2010 April 5-June 5 - Featured Artist
       Pelican Art Gallery - Petaluma, California
2010 April 4-30 – Nόmadas del Arte 2009
       Southwest Gallery - Dallas, Texas
2010 March 5 - April 18 - Solo Exhibition
       Napa Valley Museum - Yountville, California
2009 Dec 1-Jan 9 - CAC Then & Now Show
        Thomas Reynolds Gallery - San Francisco, CA
2009 Nov 5-30 - Bolinas Art Gallery
        Bolinas, California
2009 Estes Park Plein Air - Estes Park, Colorado
2009 Wyoming Plein Air - Cheyenne, Wyoming
2009 Aug 15-29 - Estes Park Plein Air Preview Exhibit
       Cultural Art Center - Estes Park, Colorado
2009 Aug 7-29 - Alameda Plein Air Exhibit
       Frank Bette Center - Alameda, California
2009 Mar 31-June 14 - Northern California Colorists
        Pelican Art Gallery, Petaluma, California
2009 April 17 - June7 – Best of Show
        Biennial Juried Plein Air Exhibition
        Napa Valley Museum - Yountville, California
2009 Feb 19 -June 5 - Art on the Farm
        MAC Showcase - San Raphael, California
2009 April 4-30 – Nόmadas del Arte 2008
        Southwest Gallery - Dallas, Texas
2009 Mar 8-29 - Art on the Farm
        Cladia Chapline Gallery - Stinson Beach, CA
2008 California Impressionists - The Link Gallery
        Cheyenne, Wyoming
2008 Estes Park Plein Air - Estes Park, Colorado
2008 Wyoming Plein Air - Cheyenne, Wyoming
2008 Alameda Plein Air - Alameda, California
2008 PAAC 12th Annual Exhibition, Denver, Colorado
2008 San Clemente Plein Air - San CLemente, California
2008 American Visions Art Gallery
        3 Person Show - Folsom, CA
2007 2nd Annual Miniature Show - Laguna Beach, CA
2007 San Luis Obispo Plein Air - San Luis Obispo, CA
2007 Estes Park Plein Air Exhibition - Estes Park, CO
2007 Alameda Plein Air - Alameda, California
2005 Art Museum of Los Gatos - Los Gatos, California
2005 Petaluma Arts Council Show - Petaluma, California
2004 Frank Bette Center - Alameda, California
2003 American Visions Art Gallery - Folsom, California
2003 Del Paso Art Exhibit - Sacramento, California
2003 San Francisco Open Studios Exhibition
2002 San Francisco Open Studios Exhibition
Illustrators West 23
Illustrators West 21


PUBLICATIONS

Southwest Art Magazine - August, 2009
Trail Plus - August 7, 2009
Petaluma Post - May, 2009
Aishti Magazine - April, 2009
Petaluma Post - April, 2009
American Art Collector - March 2009
West Marin Citizen - October 16, 2008


AFFILIATIONS

Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA)
California Art Club (CAC)
Oil Painters of America (OPA)
Plein Air Artists Colorado (PAAC)
Frank Bette Center for the Arts