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of California, Davis, joining in 1965 and retiring in 1992.

De Forest's work was exhibited in museums and galleries throughout the United States, most prominently in Roy De Forest: Retrospective that opened in 1974 at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and then moved in 1975 to the Whitney museum of American Art in New York City.

De Forest was born in 1930 in North Platte, Neb., the son of migrant farmworkers. He grew up in Nebraska, Colorado and eastern Washington state. He received an associate degree in math and humanities from Yakima Junior College in Yakima, Wash., in 1950, and spent the next decade studying art. He attended the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco and earned bachelor's and master's degrees in art at San Francisco State University.

He exhibited in numerous exhibitions in the 1950's , including at King Ubu Gllery, the first alternative space in San Francisco. In the 1960's, he exhibited locally at Dilexi Gallery, San Francisco, then joined Hansen Fuller Gallery. Last May, Roy exhibited spectacular new paintings in our gallery, and his work is currently on view at the Center for Contemporary Art in Sacramento.

De Forest and his wife, Gloria, lived in Port Costa, Calif., on land populated by cattle, birds and the dogs that inspired so much of his art. In recent years, the couple visited Patagonia, Mexico, Hawaii, Australia and New Mexico. Realizing a lifelong ambition, De Forest in 2004 traveled down the Amazon leading an art workshop from the Oakland Museum.

In addition to his wife, De Forest is survived by a daughter, Oriana, and a son, Pascal, and three sisters. We extend our deepest condolences to his family.

Memorial services will be announced.

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