LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. -- Retrospectives on the life's work of photographer and curator Mark Chamberlain, 67, formerly of Dubuque, are on exhibit near his home in Laguna Beach, Calif.
Soka University's Founders Hall Gallery, in Aliso Viejo, is featuring a mega show on his work as a photographer and multi-media artist. The 8,000-square-foot space features his earliest projects, "Dubuque Passages," documenting his family, as well as "Legacy Project," about the transformation of the former El Toro Marine Air Base into a large metropolitan park.
Chamberlain's photography career began in the Vietnam War era, when he was stationed in Korea. He moved to Laguna Beach shortly thereafter and started a gallery -- BC Space -- with his friend, Jerry Burchfield. An exhibit at Cal State Fullerton's Grand Central Arts Center in Santa Ana emphasizes his curatorial skills.
Both exhibitions will continue through April 11.
Chamberlain grew up in Dubuque, graduating from Senior High School in 1960. He has a bachelor's degree in political science and an MBA, specializing in operations research, from the University of Iowa.
His photography in Korea of troop living
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He said he has returned to Dubuque every summer to visit family and to spend time on the Mississippi River, where his handle is "McHuck."