Scott Yeskel was raised in the suburbs of Orange County, California after his parents moved from New Jersey when he was a child. The mild weather and suburban sprawl fueled Scott’s interest in the landscape. After graduating from high school, he moved to San Francisco to pursue an education in the arts. Yeskel graduated from the Academy of Art College in 2002 where he won first place in the Landscape category at the Academy’s Annual Spring Show. He was quickly picked up by galleries in Philadelphia, Laguna Beach and San Francisco.
Since that time, Scott has been the subject of over a dozen solo shows, countless group exhibitions and has been featured in over 20 magazine and newspaper editorials. His work speaks to those who identify with the California lifestyle – often romantic but sometimes plagued with frustration. His love/hate relationship with Los Angeles’ freeways, boxy apartments and urban sprawl feed Yeskel’s desire to paint his environment as he sees – a jumble of mixed emotions. Recently, Scott’s work was purchased by prestigious corporate collections including Microsoft and NBC/ Universal.
Scott currently teaches an Abstract Workshop at the Kline Academy in West LA and resides with his wife and daughter in Los Angeles.
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Born, 1977, Montclair, New Jersey
2002 – Graduated Academy of Art College, San Francisco, BFA
SOLO SHOWS
2023- Scott Yeskel, 20 Years in L.A., TAG Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca
2020- Vacant LA, online exhibition.
2016-Summer Days, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca.
Valley Scenes, Valley Performing Arts Center, Cal State Northridge, Ca.
2015- Modern Escape, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.
2013- Hotel Pools, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca.
2012- Stop & Go, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca.
2011 – Wanderlust, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca.
Mapping California, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco Ca.
2009 – L.A. To Ventura and In Between, Vita Art Center, Ventura, Ca
2008 – Disconnections, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca
L.A. to S.F. with Love, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, Ca
2007 – Mass Transit, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca.
2006 – Maps, Sue Greenwood Fine Art, Laguna Beach, Ca.
2005 – Trouble in Paradise, Bedlam Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2004 – Moving On, Pringle Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
2003 – Two Roads, Pringle Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
SELECTED GROUP SHOWS
2021-23 Summer Salon, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, Ca
2019- Group Cityscape IX, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca
Ashes of Hope, Sky Studios, Los Angeles, Ca
2018-Cityscape VIII, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca
Celebration Art, Patricia Rovzar Gallery, Seattle, Wa
2016-House and Home, Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad, Ca
2105-Venice Art Walk Auction, Google Headquarters, Venice, Ca
2013-Ryman Arts, ‘An Affair of the Arts’, Los Angeles, Ca.
2012-Palm Springs Fine Art Fair, Palm Springs, Ca.
artMRKT San Francisco, SFDC Concourse Exhibition Center, S.F., Ca
2011 – L.A. Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, L.A. Ca.
Palette to Palate, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, Ca.
artMRKT San Francisco, SFDC Concourse Exhibition Center, S.F. Ca
2010 – Art San Diego, Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego, Ca.
2009 & 2010 – L.A Art Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, L.A., CA
2008 – Auction 100, Laguna Beach Art Museum, Laguna Beach, Ca.
Aqua Art Miami, Aqua Hotel, Miami, Fla
Red Dot Fair, Park South Hotel-New York City, New York
2006 – Venice Art Walk Juried Auction, Bergamont Station, Santa Monica, Ca.
Fin, Bedlam Gallery, Los Angeles, Ca.
2005 – Create-Fixate, Spring Arts Tower, Los Angeles,Ca.
2004 – Meet the Artists IV, The Pacific Club, Newport Beach, Ca.
Group Cityscapes, Greenwood Chebithes Gallery, Laguna Beach, Ca.
Getting to Know You, Backstreet Gallery, Santa Monica, Ca
Scott Yeskel / Brandon Smith, Hotel Biron Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.
2003 – Around Town, Pringle Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
2002 – Academy Spring Annual, Academy of Art, San Francisco, Ca.
1998 – Juried Luggage Show, Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco, Ca.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
-Abstract Painting Instructor, Kline Academy of Art, Los Angeles, Ca.r
-Private Art Instructor and Mentor for numerous adults and high school level artists
-Instructor of Art Experience, High School Painting, Academy of Art College
-Workshop Painting Instructor, Academy of Art College
NOTABLE COLLECTIONS
Microsoft Art Collection, Seattle, WA., Pennsylvania Power and Light, Allentown, PA., Novo Nordisk, Princeton N.J., Mars Foods-Uncle Bens Rice, Los Angeles, CA., Fox T.V., Los Angeles, CA., Scatter Light Productions, Beverly Hills, CA. Friedman & Solomon LLP, Beverly Hills, CA..