DAVID JONES

PROPP JONES STUDIO
4541 N. Ravenswood Ave. 
Number 402 N
Chicago , IL. 60640
773-746-3241

email:proppjonesstudio

Lost Nuts and Found Bolts

RESUME

EDUCATION
Kansas City Art Institute, B.F.A. Printmaking and Painting, 1987
Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa. Fifth Biennial Printmaking Symposium, 1985
Area Vocational Technical School, Kansas City, Kansas. Lithography methods and camera work, 1982
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Lithography, 1980-83
University of Missouri-Kansas City. Lithography workshop, 1979
Vancouver School of Art, Canada. Lithography and intaglio, 1978
Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada. Six-week intensive lithography workshop. Scholarship, 1977
Kansas City Art Institute, 1976
Center for Photographic Studies, Louisville, Kentucky. In-depth photography, 1973-75

SELECTED SOLO AND TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2012
Scheduled: LeRoy Neiman Gallery, Columbia University School of the Arts, NYC, NY

2011
Scheduled: St. Mary’s College, Moreau Galleries, Notre Dame, IN

2010
State College of Florida, Fine Art Gallery, Bradenton, FL. Cogs and Wheels: Industrial Reconstructions.

2009
Robert Morris University, State Street Gallery, Chicago. Roadtrips and Shadowplay.

2008
Galeria AP, Facultad de Artes Plasticas, Universidad Veracruza, Xalapa, Mexico. Travel Stories / Shadow Play.

2007
Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana. Union/Opposition.
Gallery Mornea, Evanston, IL. Come Together: David Jones & Marilyn Propp.

2006
Carthage College, Racine Wisconsin. When Opposites Attract.

2002
mn gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Parallax Error. Solo exhibit of prints, with poetry by Vincent Quatroche.

1987
Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri. BFA Exhibit.

1986
Rockhurst College, Kansas City, Missouri. Improvisations to the Lord.

1985
Barstow School, Kansas City, Missouri.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
Center for Book and Paper, Chicago, IL Mano/Mundo/Corazón: Artists Interpret La Lotería.
Walnut Ink Gallery, Michigan City, IN. First Annual Printmakers Exhibition.

2008
Flatfile Gallery, Chicago, IL Fotowerk 2008
VCU Southern Graphics Conference, portfolio exchange.

2007
The Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, Goosetopia Environmental Art Project
Studio 18 Gallery, NYC, NY, Art in Perpetuity.

2005
University of Wisconsin, River Falls, WI. Balancing: David Jones and Anchor Graphics Prints.
The Art Center Highland Park, Highland Park IL, Convergence of Factors.
Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago. The Culture of the Print.

2003
Kala Institute, Berkeley, California, James D. Phelan Award in Printmaking Exhibit. Honorable mention.
Beacon Street Gallery, Chicago, Illinois. Multiple Personalities
Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art, Ridgefield, Conn. Snapshots.

2001
Stray Show, Chicago, through mn gallery.

2000
Columbia College, Chicago. First Work, Faculty Exhibit.
Belloc Lowndes Fine Arts, Chicago. A Decade of Printmaking. Chicago Printmakers Collaborative.
Expressions Graphics, Oak Park, Illinois.
Contemporary Museum, Baltimore, MD. Snapshots.

1980
Created Space, Bellingham, Washington. Six Exhibitionists.

1979
Vancouver College Of Art, Canada. Student Exhibition.

RESIDENCIES and VISITING ARTIST POSITIONS
2011
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas. Visiting Artist. Collaborated with Jeff Elrod on print project.

2010
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Visiting Artist, lecture/demonstration.
State College of Florida, Bradenton. Visiting Artist, lecture/demonstrations.

2009
New York Academy of Art, New York, New York. Visiting Artists/consultant.

2008
Facultad de Artes Plasticas, Universidad Veracruza, Xalapa, Mexico. Visiting Artist, 2-day workshop.
University of Kentucky at Lexington. Visiting Artist, lecture/demonstration.

2007
Press Papier, Trois- Rivieres, Quebec, Canada. One month Artist in Residency
Southern Illinois University., Edwardsville, Illinois. Visiting Artist
Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI. Visiting Artist, lecture/demonstration.
State University of New York at Fredonia, Visiting Artist. Demonstration and presentation with poet Vincent Quatroche.

2003
State University of New York at Buffalo. Guest lecturer & artist.

2000
Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana. Visiting Artist, Printmaking Department.
Columbia College Chicago. Instructor and Artist in Residence, Printmaking Department

1999
Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, Georgia. Presentation: "Anchor Graphics, Its History and Mission."
The Roger Brown Estate, New Buffalo, MI. Two week residency, the School of the Art Institute, Chicago.

1998
Southern Graphics Council Conference, "A Celebration of the Print," Athens, Ohio. Panel discussion participant, "Imprint Upon the Community: Artists Working with Kids."

1997
Sabiedriska Organizacija "Grafikas Kamera" Riga, Latvia. Ten-day residency, guest artist/printer.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2010-2012
Southern Graphics Council International, treasurer.

2008-09
SGC Conference Coordinator "Global Implications," Columbia College Chicago.

2008-10 SGC Board Member and Vice-President of Outreach for the Southern Graphics Educational Organization.

2006 - present. Anchor Graphics @ Columbia College Chicago, Executive Director and Master Printer.

2006
Robert Blackburn Printmaking Workshop, NYC. Consultant and Interim Director.

1990-2006
Anchor Graphics, Chicago. Executive Director, Master Printer, and Founder.

2000 - present
Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Member, Advisory Board.

1996-2000
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Instructor, Intermediate & Advanced, Lithography
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Dept. of Continuing Studies. Instructor, Printmaking.

1990-96
Marwen Foundation, Chicago. Instructor, Printmaking workshops at Anchor Graphics.

1989
Lakeside Studios, Lakeside, Michigan. Master Printer and Shop Manager: lithography, woodblock, monoprints.

1987-89
Landfall Press, Chicago, Illinois. Printer.

1983-87
Stocksdale Gallery of Art, William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri. Gallery Director.

1986
Landfall Press, Chicago. Summer intern.

1984-87
Kansas City Art Institute. Teaching assistant, Printmaking Department.

1978
Vancouver School of Art. Student assistant, lithography classes.

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Columbia College Chicago Faculty/Staff Development Grant, 2008
Chicago Community Assistance Grant- Art project completion grant, 2003
Chicago Artists International Program Grant. Travel to Riga, Latvia, 1997
Kansas City Art Institute. Thomas Hart Benton Scholarship, 1985
Vancouver School of Art. Work scholarship (teacher assistant), 1978
Banff Centre for the Arts. Full scholarship, summer workshop, 1977

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Roadtrips & Shadowplay: Marilyn Propp and David Jones. 32-page color catalog with essay by Debora Wood, Senior Curator, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art.

Afterimage, “Almost Lost in Light and Motion,” by Janina Ciezadlo,2003, 18. Critical review.

Chicago Artists' News, A Publication of the Chicago Artists' Coalition, "A Closer Look," Interview with David Jones by Jeff Helgeson, April 2000, 4 & 5.

Dialogue, "Small Presses Leave Their Mark on Chicago," by Maria Jose' Barandiaran, May/June 1998.

Art Beat, hosted by Victoria Lautman, which aired on WTTW-TV Channel 11 in 1998.

Second Sight: Printmaking in Chicago 1935-1995, by Mark Pascale, James Yood, and David Mickenberg. Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, 1996, 50 & 51.

Chicago Tribune, "Anchor Shows Printmaking Process as Well as Product," Gallery scene, by Barbara B. Buchholz, June 7, 1996, section 7.

Printmaking in America: Collaborative Prints and Presses, 1960-1990, by Trudy V. Hansen, David Mickenberg, et al. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, in Association with Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University 1995, 107 & 109.

The New Art Examiner, "OnView Chicago," by Kristen Brooke Schleifer, September 1993, 27 & 28. 

KCAI Profile, "KCAI Alumnus Expands Printmaking Opportunities for Chicago Artists," 1992, 4.

The Christian Science Monitor, "Business Lends a Hand to the Arts," by Elizabeth Levitan Spaid. March 12, 1992, Vol. 84, No. 74.

Business Volunteers for the Arts/Chicago,1992 Annual Report.

Chicago Tribune, "Gallery Scene," by David McCracken, Nov. 15, 1991.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy, "Limited-Edition Print Helps Set Up Studio for Young Artists," Aug. 7, 1990, 23.

The Kansas City Star, Donald Hoffman, "At Barstow," September 22, 1985, 6E. Louisville Courier, "Propp, Jones, Carter," 1975.

PUBLICATIONS
1999 Chicago Artists News, article, "The Con of the Giclee."