EDUCATION
1982
M.F.A., University of California, Berkeley, CA

1980
M.A., University of California, Berkeley, CA

1975
B.A., University of California, Berkeley, CA

"Hits," Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, 2010

"Pieces," Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, 2007

"The Five W's," Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, 2004

"Backdrops: New Paintings," Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2002

Selected Artwork, 2003

Selected Artwork, 2001

Selected Artwork, 1996-2000

Monographs

BIBLIOGRAPHY

2007
Baker, Kenneth. "The Man Works Wonders With, Yes, Paint Rollers," San Francisco Chronicle, June 16

2005
Feldman, Melissa. “Rick Arnitz at Stephen Wirtz,,” Art in America, September, p. 161.

2004
Baker, Kenneth. “Arnitz, Yamamoto at Wirtz,” San Francisco Chronicle Datebook, September 18, p.E10

2000
Baker, Kenneth. “Paintings Bare Essentials,” San Francisco Chronicle, June 17, p. C1
Roche, Harry. “Rick Arnitz and Heidi Zumbrun at Stephen Wirtz Gallery,” Artweek, September, pp. 22-23

1999
“Into the 21st Century,” Selections from the Permanent Collection San Jose Museum of Art, Catalogue published by San Jose Museum of Art

1998
Baker, Kenneth. “Content Tucked in Folds of Arnitz’s Banded Work,” San Francisco Chronicle, June 11, pp. E1, E3
Freedman, Marcy. “First Thursday Report,” SF Weekly, June 3-9, Volume 17, Number 17

1997
Graves, Jen. “From sea to shining sea, A comprehensive cross-section of American art lands at UNT,”Denton Record Chronicle, August 28
“San Francisco Skyline”, Architectural Digest, August, ill. p. 83

1996
Porges, Maria. “San Francisco Fax”, Art Issues, November/December

1994
Rapko, John. “Schematization: Abstract Painting at Terrain and Stephen Wirtz Gallery,” Artweek, July 21, vol. 25, no. 14
Baker, Kenneth. “Arnitz’s Stencils A Roll of the Dive,” San Francisco Chronicle, June 25, p. E1
Olmstead, Marty. “Room For Art,” Marin Independent Journal, January 22

1993
“Rick Arnitz at Stephen Wirtz Gallery,” Visions Art Quarterly, Fall

1992
Baker,Kenneth. “Why Paintings in Mill Valley,” San Francisco Chronicle, March 14

1991
Levy, Mark. “Four Bay Area Abstract Painters,” Artspace, January/February, pp. 50-52
Crohn,Jennifer.”The Tricky Business: A Talk With East Bay painter Rick Arnitz, “ The East Bay Guardian, May, p. 47
Baker, Kenneth. “Highstein and Arnitz at Wirtz Gallery,” San Francisco Chronicle, March 16, p. C-6

1990
Morris, Gay. “Review of Exhibitions: Rick Arnitz at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art,” Art in America, May, pp. 250-251
Van Proyen, Mark. “Rampant Diversity, “Artweek, May 10, vol.21, no.18, pp. 1, 16
Bonetti, David. “Whose Community? What Standards?,” San Francisco Chronicle, June 29, p. C2
Baker, Kenneth. “3 Award Winners in Artspace Exhibition,” San Francisco Chronicle, June 30, p. C7

1989
Baker, Kenneth. “The Atomized Self,” Artcoast, March-April, pp. 50-59
Brunson, Jamie. “Defying the Postmodern: A Report on Nonrepresentational Painting in Northern California,” Visions, Spring, pp. 18-23
Berkson, Bill. “Five Bay Area Artists, “ Art International, Autumn, pp. 45-50
Bonetti, David. “Portrait of the Artist as A Dandy,” San Francisco Examiner, October 29, pp. E1-E6
Baker, Kenneth. “Drawings by Storey and Arnitz Save Show,” San Francisco Chronicle, November 16, p. E4
Cohn, Terri. “Trading Old Terrain, Arnitz Abstractions at SFMOMA Rehash Minimalist Concerns,” Artweek, November 23, vol. 20. no. 39, p. 12

1988
Baker, Kenneth. “An Abstract Standout in Oakland Show,” San Francisco Chronicle, April 15, p. E5
Baker, Kenneth. “Introductions S how,” San Francisco Chronicle, July 21, p. E4
Helfand, Glen. “Art-Summer Lethargy,” San Francisco Sentinel, July 22, pp. 23, 26
Burkhart, Dorothy. “Critic’s Choice,” San Jose, Mercury News, July 31, Arts & Books, p. 18
Baker, Kenneth. “Rick Arnitz: Gallery 44,” Artforum, October, p. 155

1985
Singh, Saunthy. “Concerns of Transformation,” Artweek, November 9, p. 4
Baker, Kenneth. “Surprises in the Art Festival Hodgepodge,” San Francisco Chronicle, July 25, p. 64
O’Connell, Pam. “Art ‘85,” East Bay Express, December 27, p. 22

1983
Shere, Charles. “Mainstream Bay Area Painting Revives,” Oakland Tribune, May 20, p. D3

1982
Ross, Janice. “Strong Exhibit Defies Students Limitations,” Oakland Tribune, June 25, p. D3

1981
Curtis, Cathy. “Art Center Breaks into Colorful Fall Show,” Berkeley Gazette, November 13, p. 8

1980
Albright, Thomas. “A Potpourri of Art That Should Be Judged Guilty,” San Francisco Chronicle, November 5, p. 59
Curtis, Cathy. “Standouts At Open Exhibit,” The Independent & The Gazette, November