PAUL Knotter

PAUL KNOTTER

ARTIST - PRODUCER and CREATIVE DIRECTOR of PAINTINGS, FILM, VIDEO, SCENIC and MEDIA PRODUCTIONS

Born and raised in Arizona, Paul Knotter moved to Los Angeles in 1976 to attend UCLA for his MFA. Knotter's paintings, videos and performance pieces have been shown internationally in galleries and museums around the world and broadcast on American, Canadian, Japanese and German network television.

SKILLS
All aspects of Media Production, Art & Design
Create & Produce Broadcast & Promotional Media
Scenic Design for Film, TV, Live and Themed Entertainment
Supervise Post-Production and Completion
Supervise editing sessions
Supervise original music composition

OBJECTIVES
Conceive, visualize, design, produce and create Art & media via television, the internet, feature films, videos, live events and manage accounts in the Business Communications and Entertainment Industry.


PROJECTS

2009
Painting, Drawing, Producing Media

2008
Painting, Writing, Producing Film

2007
'ON and ON, Anon.'
Pilot
Creator/Producer

2004
CHABAD
Telethon
Segment Producer

'Art TV ©'
Producer, Writer, Director

2003
Nissan - Titan Game
Scenic Elements
Designer Producer

Acura 04 3.2 TL
Scenic Frames
Designer/Producer

Pussycat Dolls
Theatrical Scenic Elements for tour and E3.
Production Designer

2002
Halfway Decent
Feature w/Ernie Hudson and Finn Conner
Production Designer

Luis Miguel - 'Mis Romances' Tour
Video Segment Producer

2001
'United We Stand'
The 9/11 Pentagon Attack Benefit
MJJ/ABC - Finale Scenic Video - featuring Michael Jackson
Segment Producer

2000
Microsoft
Accommodations Video
(Media Access & TASH Awards)
Producer

Washington State Business Leadership Network
Video & Annual Summit Meeting
Producer/Creative Director

Princess Cruises
Twelve Music Videos
Segment Producer

1999
Rhino Entertainment
Artist Wall Painting
Artist

The Nelson Mandela Children's Fund
Video - Seoul and Munich
Media Producer

1998
Fox Studios Australia - Fox Australia Theme Park
Interview - Video
Segment Producer

1998/1997
Caesars
'Atlantis' Show - 70mm 3D film & 18 screen CGI
Media Producer

1997/1996
MJJ Productions - The 'HIStory' Tour - Michael Jackson World Tour
Media/CGI Production
Video/Media Producer

1996
Jeremy Railton & Associates
'The Fremont Street Experience'
Media Producer

MJJ Productions - Brit Awards, 'Earth Song' - Michael Jackson
Video Producer

BMG Music - 'Selena' Music Video
Producer

Aviation Entertainment - Promotional Video Producer

1995
Fox Square Productions - Billboard Awards
Seven Original Scenic Videos
Producer

1994
Lexus Dealer, Mazda Dealer, Miller Beer Sales - Dealer Meetings
Creative Director

1993
Acura, Honda, Lexus, Mazda, and Porsche Dealer - Dealer Meetings
Creative Director

1992
Mazda Vidi Wall, Dealer and McDonald's Owner/Operator – Meetings
Mitsubishi Electric Sales and Compaq Computer Corporate – Meetings
Creative Director

1990
Compaq Computers Product Intro and Mitsubishi Electric Sales – Meetings
Creative Director

1989
Taco Bell, Mattel, Pioneer Electronics and Yamaha Motorcycle Meetings
Scenic Designer/Account Manager

1988
Yamaha Motorcycle, Mitsubishi Electric Sales Meetings
Scenic Designer/Account Manager

ACCOUNT MANAGER
1985-1990
Multi Media Presentations:
ACURA
AST
BECKMAN
COMPAQ
GENERAL MOTORS
HONDA
LEXUS
MATTEL
MAZDA
MITSUBISHI
NISSAN
PORSCHE
TOYOTA

ART DIRECTOR / SET DECORATOR
1979-1985
TV, Film and live events for
NBC, CBS, ABC, HBO and Showtime


EDUCATION
A.S.U. - B.F.A.
UCLA - M. F. A.


ART

2008 World of Wonder Art Gallery
Group 'Warhol Dead @ 26' Group Exhibit

2007 Newspace Gallery
Group Finale

2006 Newspace Gallery
Group Painting Exhibit 'Knotter, Sweeten, Paller'

2004
Group Entertainment Design Gallery
Group Newspace, Los Angeles, CA


2003
Group Entertainment Design Gallery
Group Newspace, Los Angeles, CA

1998
Group Newspace, Los Angeles, CA

1996 Artist Wall Painting - Rhino Entertainment, Inc.

1991
Solo 'Big City of Things', 12 year survey Newspace, L. A., CA

1989
Group '40 Years of California Assemblage', Wight Gallery, UCLA
Video 'Going', Video - Newspace, Los Angeles, CA – November

1988
Solo 'Knotterworks' Newspace, Los Angeles, California
Group 'Active Surplus', Centre for Contemporary Canadian Art
Video 'Doing', Video - Newspace, Los Angeles, CA - May
Review Muchnic, Suzanne, Los Angeles Times, June 17

1987
Group The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada
Group 'Art in the Hall', W. Hollywood City Hall, W. Hollywood, CA.
Award Gold Medal, 29th Film and Television Festival of NY

1986
Group 'Objectivity', The Kitchen, New York, New York.
Group National Video Festival, American Film Institute, L.A., CA.

1985
Solo 'We Are Things' Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
Group Patty Aande Gallery, San Diego, California
Group '10th Anniversary Thank You Show', Newspace, L. A., CA
Group 'The Spiritual In Art', Loyola Law School Art Gallery, L. A.
Group 'Celebrating Two Decades: UCLA / MFA Recipients' Frederick S. Wight Galleries UCLA
Group 'Landscape' 16' x 24', Quint Gallery, San Diego, CA
Video 'We Are Things', Video - Newspace, L. A., CA - November
Video 'Enigma', Video - Newspace, Los Angeles, CA - November
Review Berland, Dinah, Los Angeles Times, 3/24. (reproduction)
Review McKenna, Kristine, Los Angeles Times, November 8
Publication '20/20, A Portfolio of UCLA MFA’s Photography'

1984
Solo Paul Knotter Patty Aande Gallery, San Diego, CA
Group 'Significant Others', Patty Aande Gallery, San Diego, CA
Group 'There is No Finish Line', Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
Group 'Broad Spectrum' Contemporary L. A. Painting & Sculpture
Design Center, Los Angeles, California (Catalog)
Group 'Money in Art', Newspace, Los Angeles, California
Group 'Drawings', Patty Aande Gallery, San Diego, California
Performance 'Spiritual Consultation in the Artist's Studio', L.A., CA
Performance 'Paul Knotter' Patty Aande Gallery, San Diego, CA
Review San Diego Union, Lewinson, David, April 5
Review Lugo, Mark-Elliot, San Diego Tribune, April 6
Review Pincus, Robert L., Los Angeles Times, May 1
Review Wolf, Leslie, LA Weekly, July 19

1983
Solo 'New Work' Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
Solo Pawn Shop 2, San Diego, CA
Group 'Contemporary Collage, Extensions', Montgomery Art Gallery
Review Lewinson, David, San Diego Union, January 22
Review Muchnic, Suzanne, Los Angeles Times, November 18

1982
Group LA Times, San Diego State University Gallery
Group 'Betty Asher's Cups' Trinton Museum Art, Santa Clara, CA.
Review Menzies, Neal, 'Sampling L.A. Art' Artweek, February 20
Review Wilson, William, 'Reading Between the Lines', L.A. Times,

1981
Solo 'Midtown' Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
Group 'Drawings: Personal Definitions', SDSU, San Diego, CA
Review Drohojowska, Hunter, 'Pick of the Week', LA Weekly, 10/30
Review Knight, Christofer, L.A. Herald Examiner, October 25
Review Lester, Peter, Gentleman's Quarterly, October
Review Muchnic, Suzanne, Los Angeles Times, October 16
Review Rickey, Carrie, 'LA Today', Art in America, May

1980
Solo 'Attachments' Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
Group 'New Narrative Painting', Newspace, Los Angeles, CA
Review Muchnic, Suzanne, Los Angeles Times, July 11
Review Wilson, William, Los Angeles Times, September 19

1979
Solo UCLA - Master's Thesis - 'Clubhouse',
Group 'Newspace in San Diego', San Diego State University
Publication Huginin, James, AfterImage, November

1976
Group 'Photographics '76' University of Central Washington, Ellensburg, Washington
Performance 'The Performist', Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona

1975
Group Memorial Union Gallery, A.S.U., Tempe, Arizona


Public Collections
Art Museum, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
Bibliotheque Natl. Dept. Des Estampes Et De La Photographie, Paris, France
California Museum of Photography, University of California, Riverside, CA
Centre George Pompideau, Paris, France
Chemical Bank, New York, New York
Executive Life Center, Los Angeles, California
Grunwald Center for Graphic Arts, UCLA
Humboldt State University, Arcata, California
Oakland Museum, Oakland, California
The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada
J. Patrick Lannon Foundation - Palm Beach, Florida
S.A. Art Collection, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL
Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Wight Art Gallery, UCLA

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