I
began painting still lifes regularly in the early 1970's. My fate as a
still life painter was sealed by the great Chardin retrospective I saw
in Boston in 1979. The color, his use of light, and the intricate scale
of his small kitchen paintings have all had a profound influence on me.
As for landscape painting, I like to complete small landscapes in one
session without reorganizing the subject matter. Paradoxically, I feel
freer and more spontaneous this way. I began doing landscapes in the 1960's
under the influence of my teacher, Eugene Ludins. My painting trips to
Italy in 1989, 1990, and 1991, were an homage to another artist I have
long admired -- Corot.
education
Master of Fine Arts, University
of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1969
Master of Arts, University of Iowa,
Iowa City, Iowa
1967
Art History, Institute of Fine
Arts, NYU, New York
1964
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst College,
Amherst, MA
1962
academic experience
Louisiana Tech University, Professor,
1980-Present
Randolph, Vermont Vocational Center,
Graphic Design, Adult Education Program
Spring 1978
Sullins College, Bristol, VA, 1969-73,
Art Department Chairman, 1971-73, Taught: Drawing, Painting,
Two and Three-Dimensional Design, Photography, Art History
1969 - 1973
Long Island University, Brooklyn,
New York, Summer, 1969, Interim Instructor, Drawing and Painting
Summer 1969
professional experience
Art Director, "Adirondack
Life" magazine
1979 - 1980
Art Director, "Vermont Life"
magazine
1973 - 1980
Art Director, "Teaching Exceptional
Children" magazine
1974 - 1976
Allied Graphic Arts, New York,
graphic arts production
1969
Harrison Services, New York, graphic
arts production
1968
exhibitions
Masur Museum National, Marilyn Kushner, juror
2007
National Small Oil Painting Exhibition, Wichita, Kansas,
Craig McPherson, juror
2006
one man-“Metamorphoses” Morgan Peyton Fine Arts,
Charlottesville, VA, November
one man-Alexandria Museum of Art, Still Life Paintings, Winter
Texarkana Regional Exhibit (photography)
2005
Masur Museum National 2006, Henry Finkelstein, juror
National Small Oil Painting Exhibition, Wichita, Kansas,
Neil Welliver, juror
Art with a Southern Drawl, University of Mobile, Mobile, AL
Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY
1995
Morgan Peyton Fine Arts Concepts, Charleston, WV
1989, 1995
Nancy Beers Nix Fine Arts, Charleston WV,
1987
A. M. Adler Fine Arts, 21 E. 67th Street, New York
1986
Delta Exhibit, Little Rock, AR
1982, '86, '94
Mead Art Museum, Amherst College, Amherst, Mass
1984
A. M. Adler Fine Arts, 21 E. 67th Street, New York
1983
St. Tammany Art Association, Covington,
Louisiana
1982
Chautanqua National, Chautauqua,
New York
1982
S.P.A.R. National, Shreveport,
Louisiana
1982
Tom Peyton Memorial Exhibit, Alexandria,
Louisiana
1981, '82, '85, '88, '89
The Copley Society, Boston, MA
1980
Still Life Today, Goddard-Riverside
Center, New York
1980
Springfield, Massachusetts National
1979
National Academy of Design, New
York
1975, '78
Painting Biennial I, Virginia Commonwealth
University
1973
Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, Virginia
1972
awards/honors
Second Place and Purchase Award,
National Small Oil Painting Exhibit, Wichita KS
2006
First Place, opaque oil, Peach Festival Art Exhibit, Ruston, LA
Honorable Mention for photograph, Texarkana Regional Art Exhibit
2005
Third Place for photograph, Texarkana Regional Art Exhibit
2004
First Place, photography, Peach Festival Exhibit, Ruston, LA
Honorable Mention, S.P.A.R. National
1982
Patron's Award, Tom Peyton Memorial
1982
Vermont Artists, Northfield, Vermont,
Honorable Mention, Dean Faussett, juror
1976
Painting Biennial I, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, Virginia, Merit Award, Grace Hartigan, juror
1973
collections
Wichita Center for the Arts, Camera, Razorblade, and Milk
(Mercury, Argus, and Io, oil on masonite, 8” x 10”)
2006
AT&T Building, Charleston, WVA Peaches and Foil,
oil on canvas 14 x 20
permanent
Laurance Rockefeller, Woodstock, Vermont, Still Life ,
oil on canvas, 16X26.
permanent
Other private collections: New York, NY, Dallas, TX, Charleston, WV, Charleston, SC, San Francisco, CA, Nashville, TN, Franklin, TN, Woodstock, NY, Palm Beach, FLA, St. Louis, MO, Ruston, LA, Monroe, LA, Arcadia, LA, Charlottesville, VA, Huntingdon, WVA, Morgantown, WVA, Beckley, WVA, Lexington, VA, Washington, DC.
undergraduate programs
studio
jonathan donehoo
I
began painting still lifes regularly in the early 1970's. My fate as a
still life painter was sealed by the great Chardin retrospective I saw
in Boston in 1979. The color, his use of light, and the intricate scale
of his small kitchen paintings have all had a profound influence on me.
As for landscape painting, I like to complete small landscapes in one
session without reorganizing the subject matter. Paradoxically, I feel
freer and more spontaneous this way. I began doing landscapes in the 1960's
under the influence of my teacher, Eugene Ludins. My painting trips to
Italy in 1989, 1990, and 1991, were an homage to another artist I have
long admired -- Corot.
