Collectors

COLLECTORS OF THOM BIERDZ PAINTINGS

Shan Albert: co-owner of Zed Laboratories.
Tim Aldrete: philanthropist and avid contemporary art collector of Warhol.
Terry Bean: philanthropist, real estate mogul, political contributor to Al Gore and Obama.
Lauralee Bell: soap opera star, 2 award wins and 3 more nominations.
Jim Bullock: movie and TV actor, comedian.
Phil Cannizzaro: co-owner of Zed Laboratories.
Dana Capri: newspaper columnist.
Tricia Cast: theater and soap opera star, 2 wins and 6 more nominations.
Kristin Chenoweth: Broadway, TV and movie star, nominated for Emmy and 3 other nominations.
Robert Cichocki: prominent Chicago lawyer.
Johnny Coppola: acting coach to stars, movie director.
Sandy Dennis: Oscar-winning actress…another 4 award wins and 3 nominations.
Dr. Donald D. Detsch: PhD, PsyD.
Carol Doyle: Hollywood screenwriter and producer.
Dr. Brigantino: head of Long Beach MRI department.
Dr. Cox: Beverly Hills anesthesiologist.
Dr. Kaplan: psychotherapist.
Dr. Mack: psychiatrist.
Dr. Montague King: world-renowned doctor of Beverly Hills of skin rejuvenation and repair.
Dr. Rossi: TV dentists to the stars.
Mayor John Duran: Mayor of West Hollywood.
KC Fox: set decorator.
Damian Ganczewski: TV movie producer.
Robert Gant: TV actor, winner of GLAAD Award.
Erica Goldman: TV correspondent, producer.
Hal and Patsy Hollister: founders of National Alliance of Research on Schizophrenia and Depression.
Rob Iscove: movie director, winner of 2 Emmys…1 more win and 1 more nomination.
Scarlett Johansson: movie star nominated for 14 Golden Globes…plus 14 other wins.
Martine Kaplan-Lewin: psychic.
Jeff Keen: President and CEO of JPX Media.
Gayle Levine: hospital donor with separate estate for her expansive art collection.
Tommy Lightfoot Garrett: Author, journalist, actor.
David Mixner: best-selling author, adviser and friend of Bill Clinton during his administration.
Kevin McDonald: movie comedian, 3 Emmy nominations…5 more wins and 6 more nominations.
Steve May: Arizona State Representative
Carl Moellenberg: Tony-winning producer.
Scott Nairne: owner of Penguin Foods.
Phillips Graduate Institute: Southern California College of diversity and psychotherapy.
Marcel Pariseau: publicist to the stars.
Jim Parriott: TV producer.
Jaason Simmons: Actor, Baywatch, Sharknado…
Marianna Sferrazza Freeborn: education, Ontario, Canada.
Suzanne Somers: Actress, Author
Connie Stevens: movie star…6 awards, nominated for 7 more. Star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame.
Rebecca Street: soap opera star, commercial and TV actress, theater star.
Alan Terry: movie director.
Lorraine Trousaint: TV actress, 5 nominations
David Tunkl: premier collector/dealer of Dali, Lichtenstein, Miro, Bacon, Picasso, Rothko, Pollock, Mondrian, Warhol…
Bruce Vilanch: writer, comedian, winner of 2 Emmys…another 2 wins and 6 nominations.
Grégory Westra: teacher in computing in an association for the blind, Lille, France.

PUBLICATIONS & REVIEWS

Insider Art, TV Guide, The National Enquirer, IN Magazine, Frontiers, Out Magazine, The Advocate, Genre, Fab, David Mixner’s Political Blog, The Bottom Line, DNA Magazine (Australia), Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, Windy City Times, Echo Magazine, Metro G, Children’s Voice, Soap Opera Digest, Soap Opera Weekly, CBS Soaps In Depth, Soap Opera Update, The Province (Canada), The Kenosha News, USABookNews.com, Q-Guide To Soaps, Notes From Hollywood, Heatstroke News, Beverly Hills 90210, Brentwood News, Santa Monica Sun, Malibu Beach, Gateway Gazette, The Letter, Los Angeles Times…

GALLERY SHOWS

Soicher-Marin, Los Angeles, 2004
Advocate and Gochis Gallery, Hollywood, 2005
Leigh Gallery, Chicago, 2006 extended until 2009
Little Big Gallery, Palm Springs, 2006
NoHo Art Gallery, North Hollywood, 2006, 2007
Exposed Gallery, Phoenix, 2004 extended until 2009
Queen Mary 2, trans-Atlantic crossing exhibition, New York to London, 2006
Browns Gallery, Jacksonville, MI, 2008
Jean Stephen Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 2009
David Streets Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA, 2010
Angel’s Gallery, Venice, CA, 2011
Belsito-Roche, Long Beach, 2011-2012
Savage Gallery, Palm Springs, 2012
Lake Arrowhead Village, CA, 2013, 2014

TV/ELECTRONIC MEDIA

Hollywood Squares, 1989: Joan Rivers was asked which of the nine celebrities painted the Bierdz painting shown.
Win, Lose or Draw, 1988: host, actress, singer Vicki Lawrence showed an early Bierdz painting.
Entertainment Tonight, 2004: Bierdz’s sensational history was the Cover Story for the biggest news show in the world.
The Takedown, 2005: reality show where con-artists stole a Bierdz painting from his gallery show.
NBC News, 2006: news featured a Bierdz gallery show in North Hollywood.
Soap Talk, 2006: talk show interviewed Bierdz and shows many styles of his art.
FOX News, 2006: news featured Bierdz painting with hospitalized children.
Joan Quinn Profiles, 2008: talk show focused on Bierdz’s history and celebrity portraiture.
Valentine, 2008: TV series used four of Bierdz’s classic nudes as set dressing.
The Cavanaughs, 2009: TV series used 6 of Bierdz’s pop-quads as set decoration.
The Young & The Restless, 1986-1989, 2004, 2009-2011
Old Dogs & New Tricks, 2011, 2012