Exhibitions & collections
Exhibition chronology
A selective history, drawn from institutional archives, contemporary reporting, gallery records and preserved exhibition material.
1990s
1992First place, Athenaeum Annual Juried ExhibitionAthenaeum
Selected by curator Lynda Forsha and art critic Robert Pincus.
2000s
2000Small Image Show · Gallery 21Gallery 21 · Spanish Village Art Center
The 25th annual exhibition at Spanish Village Art Center, Balboa Park, listed Geise’s “Flora Dora Babylon.”
20009th Annual Juried ExhibitionAthenaeum
Union-Tribune art critic Robert L. Pincus discussed Geise’s work in his review of the 33-work Athenaeum exhibition.
2000U.F.O. Diary Series and Other PaintingsEarl & Birdie Taylor Library · Pacific Beach
A 47-work Visual Arts Program exhibition at the Earl & Birdie Taylor Library, Pacific Beach Branch; the program described it as Geise’s first major solo exhibition.
2003Small Image Show · Gallery 21Gallery 21 · Spanish Village Art Center
The 28th annual exhibition program lists “Biomorphic Landscape.”
2004Small Image Show · Gallery 21Gallery 21 · Spanish Village Art Center
The 29th annual exhibition program lists “Fearless” and “Makwa.”
2004Surreal NarrativesArts College International
A two-person exhibition pairing Geise’s paintings with sculpture by Mirto Golino at Arts College International; a contemporary listing records a February 13 reception and a March 12 closing date.
2007Small Image Show · Gallery 21Gallery 21 · Spanish Village Art Center
The 32nd annual exhibition program lists “Fallen” and “Chaser.”
2008Small Image Show · Gallery 21Gallery 21 · Spanish Village Art Center
The 33rd annual exhibition program lists “Infidel.”
2008Art of PrideSan Diego LGBT Pride Festival
Featured in the visual-art program at the San Diego LGBT Pride Festival.
2010s
2011Small Image Show · Gallery 21Gallery 21 · Spanish Village Art Center
The 36th annual exhibition program lists “Empire IV.”
2012Small Image Show · Gallery 21Gallery 21 · Spanish Village Art Center
The 37th annual exhibition program lists “Sentry (Golam),” retaining the printed title.
2012Loaded Vision: Selected Works, 1991–2012Athenaeum · Rotunda Gallery
A solo retrospective in the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library’s Rotunda Gallery.
2013Sector 9 enters the Athenaeum permanent collectionAthenaeum permanent collection
Acrylic on panel, 2010; accession 2013.13.
2014Random Legends IIBasic Urban Kitchen and Bar · San Diego
A solo presentation at Basic Urban Kitchen and Bar in San Diego.
2015Small Image Show · Gallery 21Gallery 21 · Spanish Village Art Center
The 40th annual exhibition program lists “Oracle.”
2016Happening en el ValleSan Diego · Valle de Guadalupe
A cross-border group exhibition presented in San Diego and the Valle de Guadalupe.
2017The Apron Forest Art FestivalSanta Ysabel Art Gallery
An eight-artist exhibition at Santa Ysabel Art Gallery, guest curated by Johanna Hansen.
2017Installation at Space in Between gallerySpace in Between gallery · San Diego
Newly preserved photographs document Geise, his work, and a dense multi-work installation in San Diego.
2019Tijuana Series & Other PiecesBoehm Gallery · Palomar College
A solo presentation at Palomar College’s Boehm Gallery.
2020s
202029th Annual Juried ExhibitionAthenaeum
Selected for the Athenaeum’s juried exhibition from 269 artists and 735 submitted works.
2021Secret SocietyVisual gallery+design · San Diego
A three-day pop-up exhibition at Visual gallery+design in San Diego.
2025Loaded Visions: New and Selected WorksSD Art Advisory
A five-day SD Art Advisory presentation with public art-making sessions, an exhibition, and an artist conversation.