Art Van Kraft:
CLASS OF 1969
Thousand Oaks High SchoolClass of 1969
Thousand oaks, CA
Newbury Park High SchoolClass of 1969
Newbury park, CA
Art Van's Story
I worked as a broadcast journalist in San Diego and finally (NPR) in Los Angeles. I continued to paint over the years and eventually developed a career as an artist. I am represented by Saatchi Gallery, L.A. and Singulart, Paris.. I moved to the artsy, theatrical community of Ashland, Oregon in 2017 and broadcast the news on a Pacifica Radio affiliate. (Van is my middle name)
!!!!!Of course that's really not the whole story. I Left USC to go to San Diego State were I could drink in peace. After barely graduating, I continued to live in South Mission Beach and concerned myself with a waiters job, a tan and developing a charming personality, The heavy drinking often interfered with the charming personality. I went up to North Lake Tahoe to see a friend and ended up as a waiter at the Cal Neva...Expand for more
. As fate would have it, a small job opened up at a local FM radio station. One of my friends asked if I hadn't majored in that. I thought for a minute and say, "Yeah, I guess so." By some quirk I was awarded the dubious distinction of North Shore Correspondent. I did pretty well for a while but my drinking and now pill abuse turned stepping stone jobs into dead ends. Of course I was unaware of all this and headed back to San Diego to get into TV. I got an internship (at 33) at KNSD-TV and had fun. Eventually my addictions took over and I found myself unemployable and un****you know whatable. After a long spiral and two DUI's I finally sobered up, got help and actually started to develop a little character. I'm glad to be here, many people I know didn't make it. I guess that's my story,
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