Lewis deSoto was born in 1954 in San Bernardino, CA and received a B.A. in studio art and religious studies from the University of California, Riverside, and a MFA from Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, CA. He presently lives in Napa California and works in San Francisco where he is professor of art at San Francisco State University. His work frequently explores the sites of spirituality in contemporary life. Recent solo exhibitions include Ship (1998), Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA; Dervish (1997) at Metronom, Barcelona; Tahquitz (1996)at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (1996); The Sound of theTrumpet (1996) at ARTPACE, San Antonio where he was artist-in-residence; Four Interventions (1995) at the Des Moines Art Center, Iowa; and Crossing/Crusandose (1994) at the Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM.
