Artist Statement: Caleb Whitbeck has done a lot of things in his life, but his one enduring love and passion is to be near the water. He moved to be near it, to sail on it, and to paint it. "There are a lot of things easier to paint", he says, "but the sea and ships have a majesty and a beauty all their own". Whitbeck captures the magic that is only found in the awesome power and beauty of the sea. "I love it", he says, "so I paint it and I'm part of it".

Born: Reno, Nevada Education: 1949 University of California, Davis 1950 Interrupted by 2 years military service during the Korean War. 1954-1958 Academy of Art University*, San Francisco, CA Teaching Experience: 1965-1970 Academy of Art College, San Francisco, CA 1971 Private Classes Work Experience: 1958-present Creative Director, Art Teacher, Painter

Marine Experience:
1961-present, Owned and sailed 3 sailboats, 21 feet to 70 feet, Crewed YRA San Francisco Bay and Offshore.

Selected Group Exhibits:
2008 ASMA 14th National Exhibition, Wilmington, Delaware plus four more museums.
2007 28th Mystic International, Mystic, Connecticut, [Awarded David Thimgan Award]
2005-2006 Thirteenth National Exhibition, American Society of Marine Artists,
Museum of Art, Vero Beach, Florida
Tenth and Eventh Annual Faculty and Alumni Fine Art Auction
Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA
2002 Newport Harbor Nautical Museum gift to permanent collection
1999 Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, "Famous yachts of Newport Harbor"
Maritime Art Exhibit, Newport Beach, CA
1998 Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, "A Brush with the Sea"
Maritime Art Exhibit, Newport Beach, CA
1992-Present Bay Planning Coalition, World Trade Center, San Francisco, CA
1992-1998 Vallejo Gallery, Newport Beach, CA
1992 Vallejo Gallery's First Annual International Marine Art Exhibition,
Newport Beach, CA
1991-1994 Nicky Boehme Gallery, Mendosino, CA
Maui Marine Expo 1990, Maui, Hawaii
1990 Eighth Annual Marine Art Invitational, Arnolds Gallery
Newport, Rhode Island
1989 Seventh Annual Marine Art Invitational, Arnolds Gallery
Newport, Rhode Island
1988 Sixth Annual Marine Art Invitational, Arnold's Gallery
Newport, Rhode Island
1987 Fifth Annual Marine Art Invitational, Arnolds Gallery
Newport, Rhode Island
1986 Thirteenth Annual Invitational Northwest Marine Exhibition
Kirsten Gallery, Seattle Washington
First Annual Invitational Weekend with the Classics Art Exhibition,
Trumeters Gallery, Friday Harbor, Washington
1982 First Annual Exhibition of American Marine Artists
Gateway Art Gallery, Palm Beach, Florida
Eighth Annual Invitational Northwest Marine Exhibition
Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1981 Seventh Annual Invitational Northwest Marine Exhibition,
Kirsten Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1980 1980 Annual International Marine Art Awards Show
Mystic, Connecticut
-Sixth Annual Invitational Northwest Marine Exhibition,
Kirsten Gallery, Seattle Washington
1980 American Society of Marine Artists Third Annual Show,
Grand Central Gallery, New York
1979 American Society of Marine Artists, Second Annual
Show, 1979, Grand Central Gallery, New York
1976 Los Angeles Museum of Science and Industry
1975-1980 Godfrey Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1963-1967 Abercrombie and Fitch, San Francisco, CA

Collections:
National Maritime Museum, San Francisco, CA
American President Lines, Oakland, CA
Newport Harbor Nautical Museum, Newport Beach, CA
St. Francis Yacht Club, San Francisco, CA
Price- Waterhouse, Providence, Rhode Island
Decker Sports Racing, Petaluma, CA
LeGros, Buchanan, Paul and Whitehead, Seattle, Washington

Private Collections:
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Zelinsky, San Francisco, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Wingate, Sonoma, CA

Commissions:
available for commissions

*Caleb states that the excellent academic art training he received at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco is directly responsible for his outstanding success as an artist.