JAKE JOHNSON, MFA

Artist

417-***-**** abq9wy@r.postjobfree.com www.jakejohnsonart.com

EXHIBITIONS:

• August, 2012 Shanghai International Art Fair. Shanghai, China.

• April, 2012 New Age Heroic Painting. Solo Exhibition. MFA exhibition, University of Missouri.

• July, 2011 National Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, Juror: William Bailey, Art Emeritus at Yale and

member of The American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. 520-West 25th St 4th floor New

York, NY

• April, 2011 Red, Columbia Art League, *Honorable mention

• March, 2011 Based on a True Story, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO. *Awarded Second Prize

• January/February, 2011 Hybrid Identity, Columbia Art League, Columbia, MO. *Awarded First Prize

• January/March, 2011 Wetpaint 2011, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL.

• October, 2010 Boone County Bank Art Exhibition, Columbia MO. *Awarded Second Prize

• August, 2010 Top 50, Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, MO.

• March, 2010 National Small Oil Painting Exhibition, Center for the Arts, Witchita, KS

• February, 2010 MFA Candidate Exhibition, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

• March, 2010 Nation Self Portrait Exhibition, 33 Collective Gallery, Chicago IL. Jan/Feb, 2010 Wet Paint

Exhibition, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL.

• January/March, 2010 Wetpaint 2011, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL.

• June, 2009 Idea Exposition, Obelisk Home, Two man exhibition, Springfield, Mo

• May, 2009 Student Union Board 2009 Art Show, Columbia, Mo *First place

• May/August, 2009 Boone County Historical Society, Columbia MO. January, 2009 MFA Candidate

Exhibition, University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo

• January, 2009 Control/Chaos Group Show, Moberly College, Moberly, Mo

• August, 2008 Exhibition, Second Baptist Church, Springfield, Mo

• February, 2008 Exhibition, Front Porch, Springfield Mo

• July, 2007 First Friday Event, Bellwether Gallery, Downtown Springfield, Mo.

• July, 2007 Brundege Drawing Group Show, Studio 405, Springfield, Mo.

• May, 2007 BFA Senior Exhibition, Missouri State University, Springfield, Mo

• September, 2006 Exhibition from Florence, Drury University Springfield, Mo.

• November, 2005 New Artist’s Show, Hagerman New Urbanism,122 park central square, Spfd, Mo.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

• Summer, 2012 International Painting Annual “INPA 2”, vol. 2, Manifest Press. Info available

online at: http://www.manifestgallery.org/inpa/inpa2/index.html

• March, 2011 Wetpaint 2011 catalog, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago IL.

• February, 2011 Jake Johnson becoming art hero with Batman Painting, Art Axis by Aarik

Danielsen, online article available: http://www.columbiatribune.com/weblogs/art-

axis/2011/feb/02/jake-johnsonbecoming- art-hero-with-batman-painting

• January, 2011 CAL’s ‘Hybrid Identity’ calls on artists to look within themselves to share

symmetry and discord – ARTS, Published in the Sunday edition of the Columbia Tribune by

Aarik Danielsen

• March, 2010, A weekly peek at an area artist: Jacob Johnson, Published Sunday, March 14th

in the edition of the Columbia Tribune. Also available online: http://www.columbiatribune.c

om/news/2010/mar/14/jake-johnson/

• March, 2010, Wetpaint Catalog, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago IL.

• November, 2009 Jacob Johnson profile, written by Ileana Llorens for Vox Magazine online at:

http://www.voxmagazine.com/stories/2009/11/05/jacob-johnson/

• May, 2007 “ Let Me Go Outside,” Thesis catalog, Art and Design Department, Missouri State

U.

TEXTS:

• Johnson, Jake. Heroic Painting and its Contemporary Interpretation, Missouri University. May

2012.

SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS:

• 2011, Juried Selection at the Prince Street Gallery of New York, of 68 selected art out of

900+, Juror William Bailey

• 2011, Honorable Mention, Red, Columbia Art League.

• 2011, Second place award in show, Based on a True Story, Columbia Art League

• 2011, First place award in show, Hybrid Identity, Juror: Prof. Matthew Zupinick Columbia Art

• 2010, Second place award in show, Boone County Bank Show

• 2008-2011, Teaching Assistantship, University of Missouri

• 2009, First place award, Student Union Board 2009 Art Show

• 2007, Merit Scholarship Award, New York Academy of Art(declined)

COMMISSIONS

2013, Boss Zhang portrait, private residence Los Angeles, CA.

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2013, Boss Jiang portrait, private residence Shanghai, China.

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2013, Toms Club Mural, English speaking club center in Shanghai, China.

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2012, Boss Chen portrait, private residence Shanghai, China.

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2008, Mrs. Tracey Bruton, private residence, Springfield, Mo.

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SELECTED PERMANET COLLECTIONS:

• Fine Art America, http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/jake-johnson.html

• Turning Art, www.turningart.com

• 33 Collective Gallery, Juror: Tami Miller, 1029 W. 35th St, First Floor, Chicago IL 60609

Online gallery at www.33collective.com

• National Wet Paint Exhibition, 2010 and 2011. Zhou B Art Center, Chicago IL. Online gallery

at www.wetpaint2011.com

LECTURES:

• 2013, Tom's Club, English corner. “ New age heroic art.” Shanghai, China.

• 2012, Thesis Defense, U of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.

• 2012, Columbia Art League, Columbia, Mo.

• 2011, Glendale High School, Springfield, Mo.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• 2011-present, www.theportraitcanvas.com, owned and operated an individual printing business.

• 2011-present, www.fineartshoes.com, owned and operated an individual website business for personalized

clothing.

TEACHING:

• 2008-2012, Drawing Instructor. University of Missouri.

• 2007 Drawing Instructor, YMCA

• 2007 Drawing Instructor, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield Mo.

• 2007 Drawing instructor, Continuing Education, Ozarks Technical College

SOFTWARE FLUENCEY:

• Dreamweaver, Lightwave, Google Sketchup, Corel Painter, Photoshop, Excel, Word, Maya.

TRAVEL:

• Countries visited: Taiwan, China, Italy

EDUCATION:

Masters of Fine Arts, University of Missouri-Columbia, 2012

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Bachelors of Fine Arts, Missouri State University, 2007

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• Study Abroad, Florence Italy

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