The Cullison Collection - Artist Biography


		John Lawton Cullison, Jr., an artist who resides in Paia, Maui, Hawaii, has a bachelor of fine arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute of California and a masters of art degree from Ball State University of Muncie, Indiana. His skillful use of color and transparency gives his work luminosity, a west coast style of art called visionary realism or "New Age Art". John prefers to work on large surfaces. His subject matter often includes beautiful jungle scenes, florals, waterfalls, seascapes, and skyscapes. His art is rendered with the combination of techniques often has surrealistic overtones. This combination produces a style of art quite different from the traditional.


	Credits for those John Studied Under:	Ansel Adams aka The Father of Black & White Photography - Painting class, Summer 1977
		Tom Holland - Painting, 1975-1977
		Franklin Williams - Painting, 1975-1977
		Barbara Rogers - Painting 1975-1977
		Robert Crumb, Zap Comic Books - 1976
		Angela Davis - Political Science, 1976

	Education:	Ball State University, Master of Arts Degree, Painting, May, 1980. San Francisco Art Institute, Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree, Major, Painting, May, 1978. Northwood Institute, Midland, Michigan, 1968, Major, Painting Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, Special high school student 1967-68, high school diploma, 1968. Burris Laboratory High School, Muncie, Indiana 1965-67.

	Honors and Scholarships:	Graduate Assistantship, Ball State University. Full or partial scholarships to all other schools listed above.

	Galleries and Showings:	1992-2003 - Charity benefit - Food for the Poor, Hope for Haiti, Aplastic Anemia Foundation of America, Naples Community Hospital, National Institute of Health 1992-1994 - Cares Charity Benefit 1991-1992 - Five Alive, Naples Art Association 1990-1991 - Coconut Grove Art Gallery 1990 - Naples Art Gallery 1989 - San Diego School of Practicing Psychology 1986-1991 - Harmon Gallery of American Art 1989 - Park Shore Art Gallery, Artscape Show 1986 - The Art Gallery of the Palm Beaches, Tequesta, Florida 1986 - Arvida Show, Longboat Key Art Center; Longboat Key, Florida 1984 - Joan Hodgell Gallery, Sarasota, Florida 1984 - Gallery International, Orlando, Florida 1984 - Art Collector, Gainesville, Florida 1983 - Miller-Topaz Gallery, Tampa, Florida 1983 - Southern Bell Telephone, Tampa, Florida 1982 - Indianapolis Museum of Modern Art rental Gallery, Indiana 1982 - Mid-America Biennial, Owensboro, Kentucky 1982- Ball State University, Francis J. Brown Gallery, Indiana 1982 - Old National Bank, Evansville, Indiana 1981 - Marshall R. Young Oil Company, fort Worth, Texas 1981 - Crandall Galleries, Fort Worth, Texas 1978 - Oakland College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California 1978 - Museum of Modern Art Rental Gallery, San Francisco, California 1977, 1978 - San Francisco Art Institute, Diego Rivera Gallery 1974 - Devaul Gallery, Key West, Florida

	Special Qualifications:	Airbrush, acrylic painting, watercolor

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