John N. Stewart's Art Biography

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ARTIST: JOHN N. STEWART

PERSONAL INFORMATION: E-mail: j@jstewart.com Fax: 707-786-4047
EDUCATION:: 1952 PETERSON'S ART STUDIO, GLENDALE, CA. - 1956 FAMOUS ARTIST SCHOOLS, WESTPORT, CONN. - 1958-59 CHOUINARD ART INSTITUTE (SCHOLARSHIP) LA,CA - 1962 CHOUINARD ART INSTITUTE
CONTINUING:: 1961 WORK/STUDY WITH MARIO DE FERRANTE (FUTURIST MANIFESTO SIGNATOR) - 1966 ART CENTER SCHOOL - 1960-80 HOME STUDY/WELDING/CERAMICS - 1982 COMPUTER GRAPHICS SEMINAR (ART CENTER) - 1987 PRINT MAKING STUDIES - 1988 COMPUTER GRAPHICS/PROGRAMMING
MAJOR SHOWINGS:: 1966 ELLSWORTH GALLERY, NEWPORT BEACH, CA. - 1968 JACKIE ROSENBURG GALLERY, N. HOLLYWOOD, CA - 1973 WOODWARD GALLERY, LONG BEACH, CA.
MAJOR TWO MAN SHOWS:: 1960 GIANNI GALLERY, LA CIENEGA BLVD., L.A. - 1975 ACHILLES GALLERY, PALM DESERT, CA. - 1976 CHARLES HECHT GALLERY, TARZANA, CA. - 1978 LAKELAND COLLEGE, OHIO
MAJOR GROUP SHOWS:: 1957 KLEIN GALLERY, BEVERLY HILLS, CA. - 1966 ELLSWORTH GALLERY, NEWPORT BEACH, CA. - 1973 EMERSON GALLERY, ENCINO, CA. - 1974 GALLERY HAWAII, HONOLULU, HA. - 1978 VILLAGE ARTISTRY, CARMEL, CA. - 1990 SVAC/CULTURAL AFFAIRS SHOW, N. HOLLYWOOD, CA
MISCELLANEOUS SHOW PARTICIPATION:: 1971 MORSEBURG GALLERY, L.A., CA. - 1973 COPENHAGEN GALLERY, SOLVANG, CA. - 1977 SCI-FI SHOW/DISNEYLAND, ANAHEIM, CA. - 1986 ANCA GALLERY, LAGUNA BEACH, CA. - 1989 L.A. MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY, ALL CITY SHOW - 1990 NWS BRAND SHOW, GLENDALE, CA. - 1991 LA ART ASSOCIATION, L.A., CA - 1992 MORSEBURG GALLERY, L.A., CA - 1992 SPACE GALLERY, "BOXES", L.A., CA - 1993 MORSEBURG GALLERY, L.A., CA - 1993- FINE ARTS FORUM (continuing), COMPUSERVE - 1993 CRAIG FINE ARTS, TUSCON, AZ - 1994 CALIFORNIA ART CLUB, ARCADIA, CA - 1994 WILDLIFE GALLERY, RENO, NE - 1994 GEORGE HESS'S GALLERY, REEDSPORT, OR - 1994 GROUP SHOW @RON GRESS ASSOC., LONG BEACH, CA - 1994 VENICE ART WALK (LITHIUM), VENICE, CA
AWARDS AND PRIZES:: 1958 SCHOLARSHIP TO CHOUINARD ART INSTITUTE - BY GLENDALE ART ASSOCIATION - 1971 SPECIAL AWARD-BEST OF SHOW AT WESTCON - 1987 WON 2ND PRIZE AT FIGURE SHOW/ANCA GROUP - 1988 CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE/ART HORIZONS INTERNATIONAL ART - COMPETITION SHOW/N.Y.
TEACHING:: 1974 PRIVATE TEACHING IN OWN STUDIO
SPECIAL PROJECTS:: 1959-62 DESIGNED AND EXECUTED MURALS AND PAINTINGS FOR SEVERAL SOUTHLAND RESTAURANTS - 1963-64 LARGE MURAL COMMISSION FOR THE JOSEPH P. BEAN ESTATE IN LA CANADA, CA. - 1982-89 WORKED ON HIS OWN COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROGRAM FOR THE ATARI COMPUTER FOR THE GENERATION OF GEOMETRIC PATTERNS AND ABSTRACT ART - "CHANGING PATTERNS" - 1984-91 WORKED ON SYNTHESIZED SOUNDS FOR KORG SYNTH, SOUNDS FOR AKAI X7000 SAMPLER AND VARIOUS MUSIC WORKS. - 1989-90 COMPILED COMPUTER ART COLLECTION "ANTIQUITIES" FOR IBM COMPUTER - 1990-92 WORKED ON COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROGRAM "LUMINARIUM" INTERRACTIVE ART FOR THE IBM COMPUTER. - 1992-93 COMPILED COMPUTER ART COLLECTION "ILLUMINATIONS" FOR THE IBM COMPUTER 1994 "HIS LOVE" MURAL AT "SET FREE" MINISTRIES, LONG BEACH, CA - 1994 JOINT PROJECT WITH RON GRESS DESIGNING AND PAINTING MURALS FOR THE RENO HILTON HOTEL.
ART COMMUNITY ACTIVITY:: 1986-88 INVOLVEMENT IN CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS CO-OP IN LAGUNA BEACH, CALIF. - 1989-90 INVOLVEMENT IN L.A. ARTISTS GROUP - 1990- L.A. ART ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP - 1990-91 4TH VICE PRESIDENT NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY
LISTINGS:: 1988- WHO'S WHO IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. - 1989- WHO'S WHO IN CALIFORNIA - 1989- PERSONALITIES IN THE WEST - 1990- FIVE THOUSAND PERSONALITIES OF THE WORLD (3RD EDITION) - 1993- WHO'S WHO IN AMERICA (SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:: 1975- NATIONAL WATERCOLOR SOCIETY/SIGNATURE MEMBER - 1976- SCENIC AND TITLE ARTISTS, I.A.T.S.E. - 1990-95 LA ART ASSOCIATION - 1993- CALIFORNIA ART CLUB
PARTIAL LIST OF COLLECTORS:: MRS. WILLIAM SMITH, SUN VALLEY, CA. - JACK WELLS, PALM SPRINGS, CA. - PEGGY GOLDWATER, NEWPORT BEACH, CA. - PHIL ARMIJO, N. HOLLYWOOD, CA. - TRINITY BROADCASTING CO., IRVINE, CA. - HALIBURTON CORP., L.A., CA. - I.H.O.P. CORP., N. HOLLYWOOD, CA. - PHILLIS ROSSOW, TOLUCA LAKE, CA. - MR. & MRS. JANE POWELL, COSTA MESA, CA. - S. I. RUSSEL, PALM SPRINGS, CA. - MR. & MRS. PAUL C. FREEMAN, PALO ALTO, CA. - RICHARD M. NIXON, SAN CLEMETE, CA. - JOHN WAYNE, BEVERLY HILLS, CA. - JOHN RUTCHLAND, PALOS VERDES, CA. - PSTR. & MRS. A. PORTILLO, SYLMAR, CA. - LEO PENN, MALIBU, CA. - MILTON PERLMAN, MIAMI, FLA. - MR. & MRS. JAMES R. DOBSEN, N. HOLLYWOOD, CA. - MR. & MRS. LOU PENFIELD, WILLOUGHBY, OH. - YMCA, GLENDALE, CA. - JAMES BROLIN, W. L.A., CA. - KATHRYN B. HULL, LA QUINTA, CA - FRANK ERICKSON, BOSTON, MASS. - MICHAEL AARON, BEVERLY HILLS, CA. - MR. & MRS. SCOTT ADAM, STUDIO CITY, CA. - MR. & MRS. RONALD STRANG, BURBANK, CA.

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