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  BIOGRAPHY    
​  John Jonas was  born in  Honolulu,  Hawaii.  By seven years old  he moved with  his family to the San  
  Francisco   Bay  Area  and  he has  lived  there  ever  since.  He  graduated  from  San Francisco State
  University with a  BS  in  accounting  with  minors  in history and  painting.  Shortly after   graduating,
  he earned  his California  CPA.  For the  next  thirty  two  years,  he had a successful  career in  public 
  accounting and  finance.  He retired in  his mid 50's  and returned to  
the  San  Francisco  Art  Institute
  to earn his BFA in painting.  
His work  has been  widely  exhibited,  including  the  de  Young  Museum,
  Rene di  Rosa Off  the Preserve, the Grace  
Cathedral in  San Francisco,  Pro Arts  in  Oakland,  CA, the
  Galleria G8, Monte Castello di  Vibio,  Italy and  the  
San Francisco Main Library.  He  has  maintained a 
  studio in the Benicia Arsenal since 1994.  


  EDUCATION                 
  BFA, San Francisco Art Institute
  BS, San Francisco State University      
  Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio    
  University of California at Berkeley
                   
  China National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China   
  The International School of Painting and Sculpture,
      Monte Castello di Vibio, Italy
 
 The Arts Students League of New York             


  EXHIBITIONS
  2016   
Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA, Art of a Community    

  2015    Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA, Why Make Art
               Cafe Arrivederci, San Rafael, CA, Silence, a solo exhibition

              Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, Peoples
  2014   Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, Here

               Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA, Art of a Community
  2013   Blue Line Arts Gallery, Roseville, CA, Bold in Black and White
              Café Arrivederci, San Rafael, CA, Dreams, Digs and Deconstruction, a solo exhibition
  2012   Cosa Agostino Giafferi, Poggio di Venaco (near Corta), Corsica, France, Connexions:   
              California- Corsica, (a collaboration with Marty Jonas )
              Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, Wonder
              Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA, Art of a Community
  2011   Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, Shine
              Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA, Gems
  2010   Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA, National 2010 Juried Exhibition
              The Warehouse Gallery, Oakland, CA
              Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA, Small Works
              UC Berkeley Extension, San Francisco, CA, Portrait Exhibition
              Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA, The Art of a Community         
  2009   Visual Arts, San Francisco, CA, Big Blue Deal
              Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA, The National Drawing & Sculpture Exhibit
              Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA, Beasts on Broadway Animals Galore
  2008   Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA, “Soupcon: A Small Works Show
              Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA, 45th Regional Juried Art Show          
              Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA, The Art of a Community
  2007   Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA, Elder Arts Celebrations
              Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA, 44th Regional Juried Art   Show
              Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, 2007 Members’ Showcase
              Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA, The Art of a Community
              The Main ARTery Gallery, Benicia, CA, Where the Wild Things Are
  2006   Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, Showcase 2006
              Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA, The Art of a Community
  2005   The de Young Museum, San Francisco, CA, 2005 Elder Arts Celebration, at the
                  opening of the new de Young Museum
              Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA, 43rd Annual Regional Juried Art  Show
              Galleria G8, Montecastello di Vibio (near Perugia), Italy, Mostra di Pittura e Scultura 
              Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, CA, The Hiroshima and Nagasaki 60th
                  Anniversary Commemoration
              San Francisco Art Institute, Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Elder Arts
                  Celebration
              600 Townsend Center, San Francisco, CA, Painting and Sculpture Exhibition
              Galarie Shokat, Oakland, CA, Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Lolo Khan, curator
              Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA. Open Craft & Sculpture Exhibition
  2004   Rene di Rosa Off The Preserve, Napa, CA, 2004 Elder Arts Celebration
               Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA, 42nd  Annual Regional Juried Art  Show
              Galleria G8, Montecastello di Vibio (near Perugia), Italy, Mostra di Pittura e Scultura
              Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA, BACA Showcase 2004
  2003   Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA, 41st Regional Juried Art Show
              San Francisco Main Library, Jewett Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2003 Elder Arts Celebration
  2002   Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA, Art of a Community
  2001   Jeannie Brewer Gallery, San Francisco, CA, An Exhibition of Drawing and Painting
  2000   Herndon Gallery, Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio
  1999   Pro Arts, Oakland, CA, Pro Arts Introductions ’99, for emerging California artists
              Benicia Public Library, Benicia, CA, Beveled Edge Press -- an Exhibition of Etchings,
                 Monotypes and Woodcuts
  1998   Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA.36thAnnual Regional Juried Art Show
  1997   Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA, 35thAnnual Regional Juried Art Show
              Prudential California Gallery, Benicia, CA, An Exhibition of Benicia Artists
  1996   Bay Front Gallery, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco Art Institute – BFA
                 Senior Show
  1995   China National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, China, An Exhibition of Art
              Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, CA, Mixed Blessings/ Aging and Wisdom
              Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, Student Exhibition
  1994   Arts Benicia Gallery, Benicia, Ca, Meet the Makers
              Fairfield Community Center, Fairfield, CA, 32nd Annual Regional Juried Art Show
  1993   Solano Community College, Suisun, CA, Fall Exhibition

  Bibliography
  Benicia Patch, Artist Profile: John Jonas, Benicia, CA, September 19, 2011

  Hedi B. Desuyo, Why Make Art, Twenty Five Benicia Artists Respond, Benicia, CA, 2015
  Fairfield Visual Arts Association, Jurors Comment: Artist John Jonas, Fairfield, CA, November 2004
  Faught, Judith, Skip the Computer Screen; View the Real Thing, Preview: 36th Annual
      Fairfield Juried Show, Daily Republic, Fairfield, CA, November 13, 1998  
  Hansen, Accountant Turns Artist in Solano County, Editorial Page, Solano Times,
      Concord, CA, February 1, 1996
  Jacobson, Catherine D., Art Enters Man’s Life Once More, Solano Times, Concord,
      CA, February 1, 1996

  Jonas, John, Silence, the Pause that Refreshes, View Point: Ideas for Our Imagination, Wow!, San
      Rafael, CA, April 2015
  Paisley, Michelle, The Arts: Novice to Noted Will Exhibit Artwork in 2nd Annual ‘Art of a
      Community’, Benicia Herald, Benicia, CA, November 24, 1995  
  Schlossberg, Brandi, Open Studios All Across the Town, Benicia Herald, Benicia, CA,
       May 4, 2001
  Steele, Nancy, “Art of a Community”, Arts Benicia Artifact, February 1996
HONORS AND AWARDS
  2010   Merit Award, National 2010 Juried Exhibition, Sebastopol Center for the Arts,
     Sebastopol, CA, juror: Maria Medua, Director of Artists Gallery SFMOMA
  2009   Honorable Mentioned, Beasts on Broadway, Animals Galore, Santa Cruz Art League,
      Santa Cruz, CA, juror: George Rivera, Executive Director of the Triton Museum of Art
  2008   Third Place Drawing, 45th Annual Regional Juried Art Show, Fairfield Center for
      Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA
  2005   The de Young Museum, 2005 Elder Arts Celebrations, selected as one of twenty
      artists to an exhibition at the opening of the new de Young Museum, San Francisco,
     CA, October 2005
  2004   Honorable Mentioned,  BACA Showcase, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA         
      Second Place Painting Oil and Acrylics, 42nd Annual Regional Juried Art Show,
      Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, Fairfield, CA
  1999   Selected to Pro Arts 1999 Introductions for emerging California artists, Oakland, CA.
      juror: Rupert Garcia
  1998   Honorable Mentioned, 36th Regional Juried Art Show, Fairfield Center for Creative
      Arts, Fairfield, Ca

  RESIDENCIES 
  2005   International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Montecastello di Vibio,
      Umbria, Italy
  2004   International School of Painting, Drawing and Sculpture, Montecastello di Vibio,
      Umbria, Italy