Javier Arizmendi-Kalb is a Mexican American painter and architect whose work explores the intersection of landscape, structure, light, and abstraction. Born in Mexico City, he began painting at a young age under the guidance of landscape painters that included his grandfather, Marcos Kalb. His paintings are informed by a strong sense of design, yet they remain deeply painterly, balancing geometry with gesture and emotional resonance.Arizmendi-Kalb’s recent work includes aerially inspired landscapes, luminous interior spaces, and smaller studies that investigate color, composition, and form. Across these bodies of work, he considers the relationship between the built and natural worlds, as well as painting’s unique ability to communicate through surface, scale, and the sensual materiality of paint. He lives in the Bay Area, where he has worked since 1994 as an architect and design director. EDUCATION1991 MA, Architecture, Harvard GSD, Cambridge, MA1986 BS Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH1986 BS Art History, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH SOLO EXHIBITIONS2025 Retrospective, 500 County Center, San Mateo, CA2023 Installation Amerika, Casa Arquitectura, Querétaro, Mexico2019 The Discovery of America, 650 California, San Francisco, CA2019 Space and Form, Levy Art and Architecture, San Francisco, CA1987 Landscapes, Mary Moore Gallery, San Diego, CA1986 Landscapes, Dartmouth College Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hannover, NH GROUP EXHIBITIONS2023 Hijinks, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA2022 Taking Note, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA2022 Kneedler Fauchere Show Room, San Francisco, CA2021 Kaleidoscope, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA2020 Dessin et la Fenetre, Musee de Vannes, Vannes, France2020 Look, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA2020 Berkeley Art Center Members Exhibition2020 Quintessence, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA2020 Voyagers, Marin Community Foundation, San Rafael, CA2019 Big Top, Andra Norris Gallery, Burlingame, CA2017 Early Work, Krevsky Fine Art, Berkeley, CA AWARDS1986, Ames Fine Arts Award, Dartmouth College, Hannover, NHPublicationsContemporary Art Collectors Interview: https://www.contemporary-art-collectors.com/interviews/javier-arizmendi-kalb?rq=javier%20arizmendi2021, STUDIO VISIT. Vol 50, Open Studio Press. Featuring the painting Hamsa2021, CATAMARAN, Vol 9, Issue 3. Uncertain Steps, No Me Olvides, San Fernando No. 2. Santa Cruz, CA2020, Design et la Fenetre, Livret d’Exposition, Musee des Beaux-Arts La Cohue, Vannes, France.2019 Featured Artist, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA