JOHN VINKLAREK
VITA
| EDUCATION | ||
| 1976 | MFA University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon | |
| 1973 | BFATexas Technological University, Lubbock | |
| EXPERIENCE IN HIGHER EDUCATION | ||
| 1977- Present | Employed as Art Instructor at Angelo State University, San Angelo, Texas (2006 Professor) | |
| 1975-76 | Employed as a Graduate Teaching Fellow and Casting Consultant for the design of a foundry at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon | |
| OTHER CAREER EXPERIENCE | ||
| 1972-74 | Employed as an Artisan at Mesa Bronze Art Foundry, Lubbock, Texas | |
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JURIED SHOWS |
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| 2009 | 11th Annual All Media International Juried Online Art Exhibit, Upstream Peoples Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska. (Special Recognition) | |
| Katharine Butler Gallery National Show, Sarasota Florida | ||
| Lancaster County Art Association National Juried Exhibition, Strausberg, Pensylvania (2nd prize in Sculpture) | ||
| Bal National 47th annual Juried Exhibit, Beaumont, Texas | ||
| 43rd Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College Corpus Christi, Texas | ||
| Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Tarelton Langdon Center, Grandbury, Texas (Merit Award) | ||
| 2008 | 41st Annual National Competition Drawing and small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College Courpus Christi, Texas | |
| Cape Girardot Juried Exhibition, Cape Girardot, Missouri. National | ||
| Watermedia Oklahoma 34th Exhibition, Science Museum Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||
| Rio Brazos Art Exhibition, Tarelton Langdon Center, Gandbury, Texas | ||
| KSpace National Exhibit, Corpus Christi, Texas | ||
| Craven Arts Council National Sculpture Show, New Bern, North Carolina | ||
| Midland Art Association Fall Juried Show, Midland College, Midland, Texas (Merit Award) | ||
| 2007 | Craven Arts Council National Sculpture Show, New Bern North Carolina | |
| Black and White Show, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, California | ||
| Works on Paper, Long Beach Arts, California | ||
| Rio Brazos Art exhibition, Tarelton Langon Center, Grandbury, Texas | ||
| Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri | ||
| Visual Art Society of Texas National Competition, Denton, Texas | ||
| Topeka Competition 28, Topeka, Kansas (Honor Award) | ||
| 40th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas | ||
| Beaumont Arts League National Exhibition, Beaumont, Texas | ||
| Crossing Borders International Exhibit, Laredo center for the arts, Laredo, Texas (Amado Pena, Juror) | ||
| Midland Art Association Fall Juried Show, Midland College, Midland, Texas | ||
| 2006 | Visual Art Society of Texas National Competition, Denton, Texas | |
| Paper in Particular National Exhibition, Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri | ||
| 39th Annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas (First Prize) | ||
| 19th Mable Art Center Show, Atlanta, Georgia (Merit Award) | ||
| Southeast Missouri Arts Council National Show, Cape Girardeau, Missouri (Artist Award) | ||
| Ohr-Okeefe National Juried Show, Biloxi, Mississippi | ||
| 2005 | Arizona Aqueous, 20thAnnual Watermedia Exhibition, Tubac, Arizona | |
| Lancasater County Art Association Juried Exhibition, Strausberg, Pennsylvania (2nd Prize in Sculpture) | ||
| Absolute Art Gallery, Los Angeles, Claifornia | ||
| Florida Printmakers 14 Competition International Print and Drawing Exhibition, Miami, Florida | ||
| Midland Arts Association Fall Exhibit, Midland, Texas (Merit award) | ||
| 2004 | 17th National Show at Mable Art Center Show, Atlanta, Georgia | |
| 38th Annual Nation Drawing and small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas | ||
| Vroooom .Art in Motion, Indiana University, Kokomo Indiana | ||
| Foundry Art Centre, Paperwork, St. Charles Missouri | ||
| Midland Arts Association Fall Exhibit (Merit Award) Midland, Texas | ||
| Laredo Center for the Arts International Exhibition (second place prize in mixed media) Laredo, Texas | ||
| 2003 | 11th Annual International exhibition, Laredo Art Center Laredo Texas ( 2nd Sculpture prize) | |
| 27th Annual Fall Art exhibition Midland, Texas (honorable mention) | ||
| 37th annual National Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas (Second Prize) Brian Paulsen, Juror | ||
| Period Gallery Contemporary V National Exhibition, Lincoln, Nebraska | ||
| Paseo Outdoor Sculpture exhibition, Palo Alto College, San Antonio, Texas | ||
| Girardot National Juried Exhibition, Cape Girardot, Missouri, (Barbara Thompson Juror) | ||
| 2002 | George E. Ohr National Arts Challenge, The Ohr-O'keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi Mississippi (Paul Soldner Juror) | |
| Laredo Center for the Arts X Annual International Show, Laredo, Texas 2nd Prize-Printmaking | ||
| Americas 2000 competition, Northwest Art Center, Minot North Dakota | ||
| Paper in particular National Exhibition, Columbia College, Columbia Missouri | ||
| Fred Wells National 25 Exhibition, Nebraska Weslyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska | ||
| Valdosta National all Media Exhibit. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia | ||
| Wayne Art Center International Exhibition Wayne, Pennsylvania (Honorable Mention) Sam Hunter Juror | ||
| Del Mar College National Show, Corpus Christi, Texas (1000.00 Purchase prize) Marti Mayo-Juror | ||
| 2001 | Americas 2000 All media Competition, Northwest Art Center, Minot North Dakota | |
| Wayne Art Center National exhibition, Wayne, Pennsylvania (Sam Hunter, Juror)Honorable Mention | ||
| Arizona Aqueous XVI National watermedia exhibition, Tubac Center for the Arts, Tubac Arizona | ||
| Positive P2 Negative 16th All Media Exhibition, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City Tennessee | ||
| 35th Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture National Exhibition, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas | ||
| 2000 | On/of Paper National Juried Exhibition, Adams State College, Alamosa, Colorado | |
| 15th Annual National works on Paper, 2000, University of Texas at Tyler. ( Ken Kerslake Juror) | ||
| Kreft Center for the Arts 2000 National, Concordia College, Ann Arbor, Michigan | ||
| Works on Paper XII, National Exhibit, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia | ||
| Fred Wells 24 Exhibition, Nebraska Weslyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska | ||
| 34th Annual Drawing and Small Sculpture Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas (Cesar Martinez Juror) | ||
| Paperworks 2000, Fredericksburg Center for the Arts, Fredericksburg, Virginia | ||
| Visions Toward Wellness 2000, Society For The Arts In Healthcare a traveling show appearing in Rhode Island, MA, CT, and New York | ||
| 1999 | Septemberfest International Juried Art Exhibition Period Gallery, Omaha, Nebraska | |
| Form 99, Business of art center, Manitou Springs, Colorado | ||
| Small works National Show, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida | ||
| Abstraction Distraction Show, Center for the Arts, Fredricksburg, Virginia | ||
| Midland Art Association National Show, Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas | ||
| Dishman Competition, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas | ||
| Tri-State Plus National Show, Beaumont, Texas | ||
| 1998 | Florida Printmakers Society Annual Print Exhibition, Ft Myers, Florida | |
| 21st Annual Juried Show, Midland, Texas | ||
| Reality Bites-Abstraction Show, Fredricksburg Center for the Arts, Fredricksburg, Virginia | ||
| 11th Annual Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit of Lawrence, Kansas, (Honorarium of 500 dollars) | ||
| Paper in Particular, Columbia College Columbia, Missouri | ||
| Clemson National Print and Drawing Exhibition, Clemson , South Carolina.(Eleanor Heartney Juror) | ||
| Frameless-Works on Paper, Whiteville, North Carolina. (Anthony Janson Juror) | ||
| 1997 | Fine Art Center Annual, Lubbock, Texas | |
| 20th Annual Fall Juried Show, Midland, Texas(Honorable Mention) | ||
| Oklahoma: Centerfold '97, Leslie Powell Foundation Gallery, Lawton, Oklahoma | ||
| 10th Annual National Exhibition, Mable Cultural Center, Atlanta, Georgia. | ||
| Form '97 Business of Art Center, Manitou Springs, Colorado | ||
| Works on Paper IX, National Juried Exhibit, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, Georgia | ||
| 31st Annual National Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas (Melissa Miller Juror) | ||
| 1996 | 4th Annual International Exhibition, Laredo, Texas ( 3rd prize in Mixed Media) | |
| 14th Maine Maritime Flatworks Exhibition, University of Maine, Presque Isle, Maine | ||
| Paperworks'96 an International Show, Coastal Center for the Arts, St. Simons Island, Georgia | ||
| 19th Annual Fall Juried Show, Midland, Texas ( Honorable Mention ) ( Becky Duval Reese Juror) | ||
| Fred Wells 20th National, Nebraska Wesleyan University, Lincoln, Nebraska | ||
| Society of Watercolor Artists 15th National Juried Show, Tarrant County Junior College, Fort Worth, Texas | ||
| Tri-Sate Plus Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Beaumont, Texas. 30th Annual National Show, Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas. (Jesus Moroles Juror) | ||
| 1995 | 3rd Annual International Juried Exhibition, Laredo, Texas (First Prize in Printmaking and Third Prize in Watercolor) | |
| National Watercolor Oklahoma 21st Exhibition, Kirkpatrick Center Museum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | ||
| 8th National Exhibition, Mable Cultural Center, Atlanta Georgia | ||
| Terra Firma/ Terra Fantastica, International Exhibit, Gallery 10, Rockford, Illinois | ||
| Exit the 20th Century National Exhibition, Muskingum College, New Concord, Ohio | ||
| Tri-State Plus Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibition, Beaumont, Texas (Jurors the Art Guys) | ||
| 51st Annual State Competition, Grace Cultural Center, Abilene, Texas | ||
| 42nd Artist's National Exhibit, Coastal Center for the Arts, St. Simons Island, Georgia | ||
| 1994 | Midland Art Association Regional Show, Midland, Texas (Merit Award) | |
| Niagara Frontier Watercolor Society National Exhibit, Kenan Center, Lock Port, New York | ||
| All-American National P-3 Print Exhibition, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, Texas | ||
| Works on Paper: Printmakers Show (an international exhibition), Gallery 451, Rockford, Illinois | ||
| National Small Works Exhibition, Shoharie Arts Council, Cobbleskill, New York (Honorable Mention)( Jerry Saltz Juror) | ||
| 28th Annual Regional Show, Richardson, Texas | ||
| 41st Artist's National Exhibit, Coastal Center for the Arts, St. Simons Island, Georgia | ||
| Tri-State Plus Annual Juried Fine Art Exhibition Beaumont, Texas | ||
| 50th Annual State Competition, Grace Cultural Center, Abilene, Texas | ||
| 1987-1989 | Several shows with the Texas Society of Sculpture including the Texas Sesquicentennial Juried Show honored by proclamation of Governor Mark White | |
| 1979 | Westwood Art Association National Exhibition, Las Angeles, California (Helen Falkenstein Juror) | |
| 1978 | Llano Estacato National Show Hobbs, New Mexico | |
| 1977 | The Amarillo Competition, Amarillo Art Center, Texas (Peter Plagens Juror) | |
| SELECTED SHOWS, INSTALLATIONS, COMMISSIONS AND PERFORMANCE | ||
| 2004 | Laredo Art Center, Laredo, Texas (One person Show) | |
| 2003 | Gallery 6 Degrees, San Angelo Texas (One person Show) | |
| 2001 | Midland College Art Gallery, One person Show. San Angelo Museum of Fine Art Children's Museum Showcase, One Person Show. PATAPYSICAL RADIO Broadcasts on Ram Radio (every week since 2001) | |
| 1997 | The Hero and the Child exhibit, Children's Art Museum, San Angelo, Texas | |
| 1990-2004 | ASU Faculty shows at the University Center, Angelo State University, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas, and Hera Gallery, Wakefield, Rhode Island | |
| 1986 | Bronze Commission for the San Angelo Fire Department, City Hall, San Angelo, Texas ( a 6 foot tall Fire Fighter Holding a child) | |
| 1987-1996 | Visions and Choices Exhibits I, II, III ( Merit Award at Exhibit II ), at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, Texas | |
| 1982 | 1000 square ft. mural at GTE, San Angelo, Texas | |
| 1989- 1997 | gave a series of Film lectures at the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art | |
| 2002 | lectures to the students of Edison Junior high in San Angelo Texas | |
| 1999-2004 | workshop every year for the students of the Arts Magnet High School in Dallas Texas, as well as, the High School Students in San Angelo, Texas | |
| I have also done slide presentations on my work at Sul Ross University and Abilene Christian University in 1999 and 2002 respectively | ||
| PUBLIC SERVICE | ||
| 2003 | Organized a print art demonstration and exhibit showing the Southern Graphics Council traveling Show at the San Angelo Museum of Art | |
| 2002 | Wax repair work Santa Angela Sculpture project, San Angelo Museum of Art | |
| 1997- 2000 | Santa Fe Rail Fair Project with the San Angelo Depot Board | |
| 1996 | Courthouse drawing Project for the Concho Valley Council of Governments | |
| 1988 | Public Lectures on film and committee work for the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts | |
| 1981-1996 | Design and Marketing for the San Angelo Help Center Sheltered Workshop for the Developmentally Disabled | |
| A native of West Texas, John Vinklarek joined the ASU faculty in 1977. Along with the challenges of teaching a wide variety of courses, Vinklarek has continued his professional growth as a practicing artist. Some examples of Mr. Vinklarek's work include a 1000 foot mural for GTE in 1982, a monumental bronze for the San Angelo Fire Department erected in 1986, and an extended series of drawings with a bronze plaque for the Concho Valley Council of Governments completed in 1996. Vinklarek regularly contributes to the San Angelo Museum of Fine Art as a consultant as well as participating in the museum's Art Faculty shows. | ||
