Stan Edmondson was born and raised in Los Angeles , California . The son of an artist , he spent his childhood surrounded by artists and their work. He began his studies in art at a very young age.

As a youth, Mr. Edmondson spent his summers and vacations from school working on his uncles' Sacramento ranch. By the age of twelve he was operating and maintaining harvesters and other heavy equipment. At this time he also learned to weld and in his spare time created many sculptures from scrap iron.

Mr. Edmondson left high school at the age of sixteen to pursue his art more seriously and at the age of eighteen attended Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills , Michigan where he spent three semesters as a Studio Assistant to Jun Kaneko and his students in trade for studio space. While attending Cranbrook , Mr. Edmondson took part in several performance pieces and was also the assistant to the professor of printmaking.

In 1984, Mr. Edmondson was accepted into the Master of Fine Arts Program at California State University at Los Angeles (C.S.U.L.A.) under a special program that admitted artists without formal educations who were nonetheless acting in a professional capacity. During his studies at C.S.U.L.A. Mr. Edmondson opened a gallery on campus, built an outdoor studio for himself and constructed a kiln.

Upon earning his M.F.A . Mr. Edmondson made his living as a handyman while continuing to make and show his work both in galleries and at his home. He was assistant to his lifelong friend and father Leonard Edmondson until his death in 2001. Leonard Edmondson was a master printer primarily utilizing the intaglio technique. In his role as assistant Stan aided his father as a printer's helper and photographer. Stan also presently assists the artist Ynez Johnston, helping her to fabricate her work in ceramics. He is also her photographer.

Today you can find Stan working at Decker Studios Fine Art Foundry where he has a position as photographer. Decker Studios also casts Stan's bronzes.

Mr. Edmondson makes his home in Pasadena California .