Jonathan Parker

canvas, paint, steel : two visions

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Jonathan Parker

Santa Fe, New Mexico

BACKGROUND

Self taught painter

ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2022
- Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
- Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
2021
Gold/scopophilia, Montclair, NJ
2020
- New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM
- Robischon Gallery, Denver, CO
2018
Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2016
- Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA (upcoming Oct. 29 – Dec. 31)
- Mohr Art Gallery, Community School of Music and Arts, Mountain View, CA
2011
On The Commons, San Francisco, CA
2010
- John Davis Gallery, Hudson, New York
- Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2005
Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2004, 2001
Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1994
Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
1992
Galerie Eylau '5, Berlin, Germany
1990
LIMN Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1986
Artemisia Gallery, Chicago, IL
1985
LIMN Gallery, San Francisco, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021
- Robischon Gallery, Applied Materials, Denver, CO
- Jack Fischer Gallery, no rhyme or reason II, San Francisco, CA
2020
Jen Tough Gallery, Inaugural Exhibition (catalog), Santa Fe, NM
2019
Ylise Kessler Gallery, Inaugural Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM
2018
2017
2016
Joyce Goldstein Gallery, Luis Castro / Jonathan Parker, Chatham, NY
2016
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, Found/Made, San Jose, CA
2011
- Marc Chagall Museum, Wanderer Ship, Vitebsk, Belarus
- Jack Fischer Gallery, The Collage show, San Francisco, CA
2010
Oakland Museum, Gallery of California Art, Oakland, CA
2008
Jack Fischer Gallery, Group Show, San Francisco, CA
2007
Long Beach Arts, Works on Paper, Long Beach, CA
2006
Montclair Gallery, Man’s Best Friend, Oakland, CA
de Soto, Best of Show, Los Angeles, CA
Jack Fischer Gallery, OOTOE, San Francisco, CA
2004
Jan Baum Gallery, New Talent and Familiar Faces, Los Angeles, CA
Hanger #5, Hamilton Field, Anne Frank, No More Scapegoats, Novato, CA
2003
Braunstein/Quay Gallery, Branch Out, San Francisco, CA
2000
Contemporary Museum, Snapshot, Baltimore, MD
1999
Bedford Gallery, Regional Center for the Arts, Bow Wow, Walnut Creek, CA
1998
LewAllen Contemporary, Crossing Cultures, Santa Fe, NM
1997
Greg Kucera Gallery, Civil Progress: Life in Black America, Seattle, WA
Mary Ryan Gallery, Civil Progress: Images of Black America, New York, NY
1996
Berkeley Art Center, Innocence, the Promise of Life, Berkeley, CA
1995
Robischon Gallery, Group Show, Denver, CO
Intersection for the Arts, 30th Anniversary Show, San Francisco, CA
1994
Oakland Museum, 25 Years of Collecting California, Oakland, CA
1993
MIA Gallery, Northwest and Beyond: Work by self-taught artists, Seattle, WA
San Francisco Art Commission Gallery, Domestic Tranquility
1992
S.F. Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, Eccentric Visions
Transamerica Pyramid, Putting on the Dog, San Francisco, CA
1994
Oakland Museum, 25 Years of Collecting California, Oakland, CA
1991
One Market Plaza, Reigning Cats & Dogs, San Francisco, CA
1990
Creative Growth Art Center, Annual Staff/Client Show, Oakland, CA
1989
Arts Council of San Mateo County, Bay Arts ’89, Belmont, CA
1989
Arts Council of San Mateo County, Bay Arts ’89, Belmont, CA
1988
Market Five Gallery, 2 Person Exhibition, Washington, D.C.
1987
Primitivo Gallery, Group Show, San Francisco, CA
1986
Riverside Art Museum, All California Biennial, Riverside, CA
1984
LIMN Gallery, Group Show, San Francisco, CA
1983
Berkeley Art Center, Annual Juried Exhibition, Berkeley, CA

AWARDS / HONORS

2005
New American Paintings - Pacific Coast edition, No. 55
2004
Painting Residency, Djerassi Residency Artists Program, Woodside, CA
2002
Artist in Residency, Kala Institute (Printmaking), Berkeley, CA
2000
Painting Fellowship, Djerassi Residency Artists Program, Woodside, CA
2000
Painting Residency, Atlantic Center for the Arts, New Smyrna Beach, FL
1999
Painting Residency, Blue Mountain Center, Blue Mountain Lake, NY
1999
Affiliate Artist Program, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
1998
Painting Fellowship / Residency,Yaddo, Saratoga Springs, NY
1987
San Francisco Bay Regional Painting Fellowship, Fleishhacker Foundation, San Francisco, CA

ARTICLES / REVIEWS

McCauley, Sharon. The art of Jonathan Parker and its relation to quilters of yore. March 17, 2001, http://new.nmartmuseum.org/education/cypher-space/2020/04/08/the-art-of-jonathan-parker-and-its-relation-to-quilters-of-yore/
Paglia, Michael. Solos take contemporary art in new directions. Westwood, February 19, 2020 https://www.westword.com/arts/robischon-david-b-smith-solos-take-contemporary-art-in-new- directions-11644042
Davis, Allison. Fictional portraits by Jonathan Parker, Escape Into Life, March 29,2011. http://www.escapeintolife.com/art-reviews/fictional-portraits-by-jonathan-parker/
Vogel, Traci. Josedgardo Granados and Jonathan Parker, San Francisco Weekly, January 20, 2010, San Francisco, CA.
Gottlied, Shirle. Long Beach Arts mounts crowd-pleasing ‘Works on Paper,’ Long Beach Press-Telelgram, August 31, 2007, Longe Beach, CA
New American Paintings, Number 55, Pacific Edition, published December, 2004.
Baker, Kenneth. When canvas is as important as the painting: Jonathan Parker at Braunstein/Quay.. San Francisco Chronicle, January 17, 2004, San Francisco, CA.
Baker, Kenneth. Parker Solo. San Francisco Chronicle, September 8, 2001, San Francisco, CA
Thym, Jolene. Arf Gallery, Bow Bow! It’s a Dog’s Life. Oakland Tribune, November 20, 1999, page C1, Oakland, CA
Baker, Kenneth. Parker turns abstract. San Francisco Chronicle, May 22, 1999, page E1, San Francisco, CA
Tobin, Richard. Crossing Cultures. The Magazine, June, 1998, page 35, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
MacNeil, William. ‘Crossing Cultures’ provides impetus for art show, The Santa Fe New Mexican, May, 1, 1998, page 38, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Hackett, Regina. Civil Progress marches triumphantly through 60 years of black history. Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 7, 1997, page 20, Seattle, Washington.
Updike, Robin. Ambitious show honors Life in Black America. The Seattle Times, March 2, 1997, Seattle, WA
Bravo, Armando Alvarez. Dos Mundos en una calle. El Nuevo Herald, July 23, 1993, page 21D, Miami, Florida.
Tanaka, Hiroko. Jonathan Parker, Quiet Moment. Illustration, No. 75, 1992-4, pages 24-27, 50-53, Tokyo, Japan.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Oakland Museum, Oakland, California