Bio
DORIS BESIKOF, ARTIST*
44 Spinnaker Way
Coronado CA 92118
619 575 8317
dorisbesikof@aol.com
San Diego Museum of Art, Artists’ Guild Website
Coronado Cultural Arts Commission Website
AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES:
2003 – 2014. Hotel Artist, Loews Coronado Bay Resort; art displayed, presented programs, led weekly painting sessions in Loews’ gardens.
2005-present featured in various local publications including Coronado Magazine, Coronado Eagle and Coronado Cays Living,
2012 Commissioner for Visual Arts, Coronado Cultural Arts Commission
2017, 2018 Coronado Flower Show Featured Artist, Demonstrator
2018 Artist of the Month, Coronado Cultural Arts Commission
2018-2019 Commission: 1,000 small original paintings on cardstock, then President, Long Island Art Students’ League
2018 -2023 Paintings selected for reproduction and display as banners on Orange Avenue, Coronado, CA
2020, 2021 One of four artists selected by the City for its first Invitational exhibits and receptions
ONE WOMAN SHOWS: 1996, 2003*, 2007*, 2009, 2011*, 2014, 2017, 2018. $40,000+ proceeds donated to victims of CA wildfires and other tragedies. *Hosted by Loews, based upon Doris’ belief that Art can do good for those in need.
JURIED EXHIBITIONS: Numerous, including: Scottsdale Artists’ School, Best and Brightest, San Diego Art Institute, Hyde Gallery at Grossmont College, San Diego, Coronado Art Walk.
Coronado Flower Show, Featured Artist 2017, live demonstrator 2018
GALLERIES: 2008 - Present Bluff Country Art Gallery, Spring Grove, MN,
Previous: The Captain’s Collection, Coronado Cays; Stephen Clayton Gallery, Coronado Ferry Landing
ART STUDIES Seminars, Scottsdale Artists’ School, UNC Chapel Hill, NC. BA French, minors, German and Humanities with concentration on art. Shelves full of art books and a lifetime haunting museums and gazing at our beautiful world.
*Juris Doctor,retired from practice o
