Jesse Howard

Jesse Howard

P.O. Box 371, Oak Park, IL 60303

Howard.properties@yahoo.com

Phone: 708-878-7261

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND: 1973 – Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana

                                                                          Bachelor of Science Degree

ARTIST’s EXHIBITS:

2011 - Chicago State University- Two person show – Curator Joyce Owens gallery director

2011 – Oak Park Art League Membership Committee

2011 - Oak Park Art League Drawing Instructor – Director Faith Hill

2010 – Art loop Open – Curators Theaster Gates, University of Chicago/ Mary Jane Jacob, School of the Art Institute

2010­ – Oak Park Art League – Best of show/People’s chose award

2008 – 19^th Vicinity Biennial Evanston Exhibition

2002 – Concordia University – One person show

2001 – Seventh Annual African American Invitational Art Exhibition. Curator Garry R. Gibbs

1996 – Chicago Cultural Center one person show – Curator Greg Knight

1994 – Calendar of African Art. Sponsored by WGCI AM/FM Radio and Harris Bank Chicago, IL

1993 – Museum of Science and Industry - Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition

1992 – Museum of Science and Industry – Black Creativity Juried Art Exhibition

1991 – Chicago Union League Exhibition

1987 – Chicago Cultural Center one person show – Curator Greg Knight

1987 – Fifthteenth ULC Art Competition – Juror Gerald Norland

1987 – Noyes Cultural Center – Evanston, IL

1986 – Evanston Cultural Center – Group Show Evanston, IL

1986 – 88 Evanston Cultural Center national traveling show – Sponsored by Illinois Art Grant

1985 – 5+5 in Perspective, Chicago Public Library Cultural Center – Curator Greg Knight

1985 – Chicago State University one person show – Curator Bob Wiese

1984 – Zriny Gallery one person show Chicago, Illinois

1983 – 85 Illinois Art Council traveling show

1983 – Bradley University, Bradley National Drawing Competition – Juror Don Baum

1980 – West ‘80/Art and the Law/Minnesota Museum of Art,National Drawing Competition West Publishing Co. – Purchase Award and Traveling Exhibition - Curator Artist Mr. Levine

1980 – Illinois Art Council Project Completion Grant

1979 – Indiana University Critic’s Choice Exhibition – Juror Harold Hayden Sun – Time critic

1979 – Chicago State University one person show

1979 – Bradley University 17^th Bradley National Print and Drawing Exhibition – Juror Rudy Pozzatt

1978 – University of Illinois Medical School purchase award

1978 – America Artist First National Art Competition – Awarded Honorable Mention

1978 – Milford Fine Arts Council Third Annual Juried Art Exhibition – Juror Seymour Fogel

1978 – Chautaugua 21^st National Juried Drawing Show – Awarded the Harriet De Weese Award – Juror Patterson Sims Whitney Museum curator New York, NY

1977 – Rutgers’s National Drawing Competition – Awarded for permanent collection – Juror Lee Botecou and IIya Bolotowsky

BROADCAST COMMUNICATION:

An interview with Critics Corner – WKKC in Chicago, IL

PERIODICALS:

Pioneer Press/Maywood Herald by Steve Shay – 2001

Chicago Sun – Time Sue Taylor – Art critic - 1987

Art In America Magazine - 1987

Chicago Tribune – Black Artist in Spotlight by John Forwalter - 1985

New Art Examiner by Andrea Silverman - 1985

Chicago Defender by Earl Calloway – 1985

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS:

Chicago Union League – 1991

Closed Minded Clothing – 1980

Blue Cross Blue Shield – 1986

Kemper Insurance – 1985

Rutgers University – 1981

The West Publishing Company – 1981

Chicago State University – 1980

University of Illinois Medical School - 1978