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Professor John Donnelly
Professor of Art
Department
School of Arts and Humanities
Biography
Professional Experience:
- Professor of Art, Mount Vernon Nazarene University, 1989 to present
- Art Teacher, Franklin County Board of MR/DD, 1988-89
- Associate Instructor of Art, Indiana University, 1984-85
Professional Organizations:
- Ohio Art League
- National College Art Association
Published and Exhibited Work:
- Co-exhibited at Art Access Gallery in Bexley, Ohio. The three-person exhibit, “It’s All Abstract,” includes artists Alan Crockett and Sharon Dougherty.
- Co-exhibited with Professor Karen Snouffer (Kenyon College) “Between Worlds” at the Denison Artspace, Newark, OH, 2019
- “Koltur Green” chosen by a panel of jurors for the Art for Life auction at the Columbus Museum of Art, benefiting HIV and AIDS research, 2018
- Completed painting a third mural for the Knox County Landmark Foundation, the “Mount Vernon Industry Mural” at Mulberry and Ohio streets, Mount Vernon, OH, 2018
- Exhibited “Chasing Faroe: Knockn’ on Heaven’s Door,” at the FAVA Gallery in Oberlin, Ohio, 2018
- Four paintings from the Clipperton Project sabbatical residency were published (Faroe Islands, 2015) to accompany translations of Faroese poetry in the Cagibi Literary Journal: Poems by Jóanes Nielsen, translated by Matthew Landrum – Cagibi Literary Journal, 2018
- Exhibited “Faroe Islands” paintings at Shremshock Architect Gallery, New Albany, OH 2018.
- Still Chasing Faroe, an installation of 300 paintings and drawings was exhibited in
OH+5, 2018 Ohio Border 11th Biennial Exhibition juried competition. - Award for Painting, Twelfth Biennial Liturgical Art Guild Exhibit, Schumacher Gallery, Columbus, OH, 1991
- Jean Lamb Hall Award For Painting, 79th Annual Ohio Art League Exhibit, Columbus Museum of Art, 1989
- Award for Best Painting, Columbus Museum of Art, 1987
- Faculty Research Grant, “Icon Imaging,” Mount Vernon Nazarene College, 1997
- “Flesh and Blood” compact disc: Comissioned artwork for cover and insert, 1997
- Dublin Arts Council Gallery, one person show, 1998
- Blue Cosmos Design Corporation, one person show, 1998
- Lilly Grant for Painting and Drawing, Mount Vernon Nazarene College, 1991
Degrees
Education:
- MFA in Painting and Drawing, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (1985)
- BFA in Painting and Drawing, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1981)