| ABOUT ME |
| John has been the recipient of numerous awards throughout the United States and has traveled extensively in Ireland, England and France. Among his honors are an award of an individual artist’s fellowship grant and the selection for The Watercolor Page in AMERICAN ARTIST magazine where one of his works graced the cover. The artist’s works are included in private and corporate collections throughout the United States. |
RESUME
EDUCATION
B.A., University of Delaware,
M.F.A., University of Delaware,
EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2009 Bartram Trail Plein Air Event, Jacksonville, Fl.
2009 Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, Fl.
Award of Merit
2009 Melrose Open Air Paint Out, Melrose, Fl.
Award First Place Watercolor
2009 Ann Maria Art league Springfest, Anna Maria Is., Fl.
Award: First Place 2-D
2009 Images Arts Festival, New Smyrna Beach, Fl.
Award or Distinction
2008 Rehoboth Art League Member Show, Rehoboth Beach, De
Award of Distinction
2008 Plein Air Rehoboth, Rehoboth Beach, De.
2008 Indian Rocks Spring Arts Festival, Indian Rocks, Fl.
Best in Show
2008 Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, Fl
Award of Distinction, selected Poster artist for 2009
2006 Armonk Fine Arts Festival, Armonk, N.Y.
Award of Merit
2006 Temple Beth El Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, Fl.
Award of Merit
2005 Rehoboth Art League Annual Members Show, Rehoboth Beach, De.
Awardeed Best in Show
2005 Mayfaire Art Festival, Lakeland, Fl.
Award of Merit
2005 Mainsail Art Festival, St.Petersburg, Fl.
Award of Merit
2004 Gaspirilla Fine Arts Festival, Tampa, Fl.
Award of Merit
2004 Naples National Art Show, Naples, Fl.
Award of Merit in Painting
2003 Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Show, Philadelphia, Pa.
Awarded First Prize in Watercolor
2002 Hardcastle Gallery “Evening of Art”, Centerville, De.Award of Merit
1998 D.F.Y.A. Spirit of the Arts Festival, Greenville , De.
Awarded Best in show
1996 Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ., Invitational Show
1995 Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, Invitational Show
1992 Massey Fine Arts Center, Santa Teresa, NM, One Person Exhibition
1987 Sazama/Brauer Gallery, Chicago, Ill; Inaugural Exhibition
1984 Butler Institute of American Art, National Exhibition, University of San Diego,
Invitational Watercolor Exhibition
1984 ACA Gallery, New York, N.Y., Two Person Exhibition
1982 Leslie Levy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ; One Person Exhibition
1981 International Watercolor Competition, Inveresk Paper Inc., London,England
Award of Merit
1979 University of Delaware, Newark De; Annual Juried Show
Awarded Purchase Prize
1978 Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, De; Annual Juried Show
Awarded Purchase Prize and Exhibition at Museum for summer 1979
GRANTS AND HONORS
The artist was a recipient of a 1980 Artists Fellowship Grant from the Delaware State Arts Council.
The artist’s work was featured on the cover of American Artist Magazine in 1984.
The artist was featured in “Treasures of Tampa Bay”, an independent cable television production
broadcast in May 2003.
The artist’s work was selected to be reproduced as the 2006 show poster for Mayfaire in Lakeland,
Fl.
The artist’s work was selected to be reproduced as the poster for the Mainsail Arts Festival in St.
Petersburg in 2009.
COLLECTIONS (selected)
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, De.
University of Delaware, Newark, De.
Hercules Inc., Wilmington De.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Delaware
Insurance Company of North America
Transco Energy Corporation
CIGNA Art Collection
Bank of Delaware
People’s Place, Inc.
Milford Medical Associates
Maryland Bank of North America
Wilmington Trust Bank
PNC Bank
Macmillan Publishing
EDUCATION
B.A., University of Delaware,
M.F.A., University of Delaware,
EXHIBITIONS (selected)
2009 Bartram Trail Plein Air Event, Jacksonville, Fl.
2009 Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, Fl.
Award of Merit
2009 Melrose Open Air Paint Out, Melrose, Fl.
Award First Place Watercolor
2009 Ann Maria Art league Springfest, Anna Maria Is., Fl.
Award: First Place 2-D
2009 Images Arts Festival, New Smyrna Beach, Fl.
Award or Distinction
2008 Rehoboth Art League Member Show, Rehoboth Beach, De
Award of Distinction
2008 Plein Air Rehoboth, Rehoboth Beach, De.
2008 Indian Rocks Spring Arts Festival, Indian Rocks, Fl.
Best in Show
2008 Mainsail Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, Fl
Award of Distinction, selected Poster artist for 2009
2006 Armonk Fine Arts Festival, Armonk, N.Y.
Award of Merit
2006 Temple Beth El Arts Festival, St. Petersburg, Fl.
Award of Merit
2005 Rehoboth Art League Annual Members Show, Rehoboth Beach, De.
Awardeed Best in Show
2005 Mayfaire Art Festival, Lakeland, Fl.
Award of Merit
2005 Mainsail Art Festival, St.Petersburg, Fl.
Award of Merit
2004 Gaspirilla Fine Arts Festival, Tampa, Fl.
Award of Merit
2004 Naples National Art Show, Naples, Fl.
Award of Merit in Painting
2003 Rittenhouse Square Fine Arts Show, Philadelphia, Pa.
Awarded First Prize in Watercolor
2002 Hardcastle Gallery “Evening of Art”, Centerville, De.Award of Merit
1998 D.F.Y.A. Spirit of the Arts Festival, Greenville , De.
Awarded Best in show
1996 Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ., Invitational Show
1995 Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC, Invitational Show
1992 Massey Fine Arts Center, Santa Teresa, NM, One Person Exhibition
1987 Sazama/Brauer Gallery, Chicago, Ill; Inaugural Exhibition
1984 Butler Institute of American Art, National Exhibition, University of San Diego,
Invitational Watercolor Exhibition
1984 ACA Gallery, New York, N.Y., Two Person Exhibition
1982 Leslie Levy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ; One Person Exhibition
1981 International Watercolor Competition, Inveresk Paper Inc., London,England
Award of Merit
1979 University of Delaware, Newark De; Annual Juried Show
Awarded Purchase Prize
1978 Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, De; Annual Juried Show
Awarded Purchase Prize and Exhibition at Museum for summer 1979
GRANTS AND HONORS
The artist was a recipient of a 1980 Artists Fellowship Grant from the Delaware State Arts Council.
The artist’s work was featured on the cover of American Artist Magazine in 1984.
The artist was featured in “Treasures of Tampa Bay”, an independent cable television production
broadcast in May 2003.
The artist’s work was selected to be reproduced as the 2006 show poster for Mayfaire in Lakeland,
Fl.
The artist’s work was selected to be reproduced as the poster for the Mainsail Arts Festival in St.
Petersburg in 2009.
COLLECTIONS (selected)
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, De.
University of Delaware, Newark, De.
Hercules Inc., Wilmington De.
Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Delaware
Insurance Company of North America
Transco Energy Corporation
CIGNA Art Collection
Bank of Delaware
People’s Place, Inc.
Milford Medical Associates
Maryland Bank of North America
Wilmington Trust Bank
PNC Bank
Macmillan Publishing
