LANDSCAPE OIL PAINTING ~ HUDSON RIVER SCHOOL ~ CLASSICAL REALISM
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"For the most part, I am a self-taught oil painter. I received formal training when I was younger, but it was not until starting my own art business that I began to apply myself to learning the skills needed to be a professional artist. I desire to create beautiful paintings and works of high quality and durability."
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Artist Resume of John O'Keefe Jr.

BUSINESS VENTURES and SECULAR WORK HISTORY

  • Painting Frames Plus: Reproduction, Custom, Ready-Made, High-Quality Painting Frames and Frame Hardware.

    Owner: 2012 - Present
  • O'Keefe Arts LLC: Original Fine Art and Fine Art Reproductions by Artist John O'Keefe Jr.

    Owner: 2007 - Present
  • Secular Work History of John O'Keefe Jr.
    Professional Resume. (Does not include the below-listed art history) Electrical/Mechanical Designer, Project Manager: 1989 - Present

FORMAL ART EDUCATION

  • Paier College of Art: Art classes
  • Ron Gagliardi, Charles Luxton, and John Cook: Art classes
  • Kathy Singer: Private art lessons with Connecticut artist
  • Ann Fucich: Private art lessons with New York artist

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

  • Salmagundi Club of New York, NY
    Elected Non-Resident Artist: 2009 - present
  • Oil Painters of America of Crystal Lake, IL
    Elected Associate Artist: 2009 - present
  • Lyme Art Association of Old Lyme, CT
    Associate Artist: 2008 - present
  • Landscape Artists International Internet Collective
    Member: 2008 - present
  • Cheshire Art League of Cheshire, CT
    Member: 2008 - 2012,
    Elected Board Member: 2009 - 2011

HONORS, AWARDS

  • Ives Farm of Cheshire, CT: 2009 'Art in Good Taste at Ives Farm' (Press Release) (Event)
    Honor: Featured Artist
  • Lyme Art Association of Old Lyme, CT: 2009 '17th Annual Associate Artist Exhibit' (Press Release) (Exhibit)
    Honor: Featured Artist
  • Cheshire Art League of Cheshire, CT: 2008
    Award Sponsor: Calcagni Associates (certificate & cash prize)
    Judging Artist: Dianne Gorrick
    Winning Painting: 'River Through the Adirondacks'

PRESS, REVIEWS, PUBLICITY

PRESENTATIONS, PUBLISHED ARTICLES

  • Digital Paint Magazine: 'How to Stretch a Canvas' written by John O'Keefe Jr.
    Date Published: June 2012
  • Cheshire Art League: 'Landscape Oil Painting Presentation' by John O'Keefe Jr.
    Presentation Date: May 11, 2010
  • Ezine Articles: 'Varnishing an Oil Painting' written by John O'Keefe Jr.
    Date Published: September 26, 2009

GALLERIES

  • The Mill House Gallery of Chester, CT
    Dates: 2012 - 2014
    Role: Represented Artist

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • The Art Gallery at the Mill House of Chester, CT
    Dates: September 15, 2012 - October 21, 2012
    Role: Solo Artist
  • The Art Gallery at the Mill House of Chester, CT:
    Dates: April 1, 2011 - April 30, 2011
    Role: Solo Artist
  • Picture Framer & Gallery of Cheshire, CT:
    Dates: September 6, 2008 - September 30, 2008
    Role: Solo Artist

GROUP & JURIED EXHIBITIONS

  • Cheshire Art League of Cheshire, CT:
    Juror: Beth Ellis
    Dates: March 20, 2010 - April 17, 2010
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Salmagundi Club of New York, NY:
    Art Committee: Sharon Way-Howard (Chairman), Thomas Taffe (Vice Chairman), Joseph McGlynn, John Mansueto, David Kassan, Rob Beuzenburg, Charles Bierman, Jacqueline Garrik-Waldman, Elizabeth Spencer, Charles Yoder, Naomi Campbell, Thomas Picard, and Guy Wiggins
    Award Jurors: Robert Pillsbury (Chairman), William Creevy, Timothy Jahn, Mary Anny Heinzen, Alexandra Martin, Emily Trueblood, Carol Kardon, and Michael Hennessy
    Lay Award Jurors: Paul Stockshcleader (Chairman), Dorothy Wiggins, Mame Green, Robert Caines, Joan Forbes, Griff Seymour, and Gloria Sampson-Knight
    Dates: March 1, 2010 - March 18, 2010
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Mystic Art Association of Mystic, CT:
    Juror: Carolina Pedraza
    Dates: August 7, 2009 - September 26, 2009
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Salmagundi Club of New York, NY: 'Annual Non-Member Painting and Sculpture Exhibition'
    Selection Jurors: Claudia Seymour, Sharon Way-Howard, Bill Creevy, Bob Mueller, Janet A. Cook, Ellen Buselli, Judy Pestronk, and Chris Ivers
    Award Jurors: Larry Mallory, Rae Smith, and Thomas Valenti
    Dates: June 20, 2009 - July 10, 2009
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Cheshire Art League of Cheshire, CT:
    Juror: Power Boothe
    Dates: May 9, 2009 - June 6, 2009
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Society of Creative Arts of Newtown of Newtown, CT: '39th Annual Spring Juried Art Show'
    Jurors: Claudia Seymour, Thomas Adkins, and Del-Bourree Bach
    Dates: 2009
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Lyme Art Association of Old Lyme, CT:
    Jurors: Del-Bourree Bach, Terry Oakes Bourret, Catherine Elliott, and Kim Muller-Thym
    Dates: March 6, 2009 - April 26, 2009
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Lyme Art Association of Old Lyme, CT:
    Jurors: Phil Cutting, Bob Gregg, Maryanne Rupp, and Bev Schirmeir
    Dates: January 16, 2009 - February 28, 2009
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Picture Framer & Gallery of Cheshire, CT: 'Small Works Exhibit'
    Dates: December 2008
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Cate Charles Gallery of Stonington, CT:
    Dates: November 2008 - January 2009
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Mystic Art Association of Mystic, CT:
    Juror: Susan Swinand
    Dates: August 8, 2008 - September 21, 2008
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Lyme Art Association of Old Lyme, CT:
    Jurors: David Leffel, Sherri McGraw
    Dates: June 2008
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Cheshire Art League of Cheshire, CT:
    Juror: Dianne Gorrick
    Dates: April 2, 2008 - April 30, 2008
    Role: Participating Artist

SPECIAL EVENTS, CHARITY

  • Cheshire Nursery of Cheshire, CT:
    Event Sponsor: Cheshire Art League
    Dates: October 9, 2010 - October 19, 2010
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Cheshire Nursery of Cheshire, CT:
    Event Sponsor: Cheshire Art League
    Dates: November 19, 2009 - November 22, 2009
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Ives Farm of Cheshire, CT:
    Event Sponsor: Cheshire Land Trust
    Dates: August 29, 2009
    Role: Participating Artist
  • Lyme Art Association of Old Lyme, CT: 'Anything Goes' Art Sale & Festival
    Dates: 2008
    Role: Participating Artist