John Newlander Fine Art

JOHN NEWLANDER

Home and Studio:  Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Email:        john@jnewlander.com
Web Site: http://www.jnewlander.com
 
Born: 1951, Elmhurst, IL

Newlander became involved with the arts in 1991 at the mature age of forty.  His understanding of pedestrian and high culture has provided him with a uniquely balanced societal grounding; the metaphorical language of his art reflects an understanding of the quotidian.  Newlander possess a Bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies with majors in art and aesthetics and a Master of Fine Arts in Visual Art degree with a concentration in gender and identity.  His art reflects his personal and philosophical interpretations of the society and culture that combine to construct his identity.

EDUCATION

M.F.A.    2002    Visual Art Vermont College of the Union Institute & University
B.A.    1999     Liberal Studies   Vermont College of Norwich University

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008

100 Famous Views of the OC, SpaceOnSpurgeon, Santa Ana, CA

100 Famous Views of the OC, 230 Forest, Laguna Beach, CA

100 Famous Views of the OC, Beaver Street Gallery,  Flagstaff, AZ

100 Famous Views of the OC, Morgan Stanley,  Laguna Beach, CA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009

The Bank Job, C.A.P. at Wells Fargo Bank, Laguna Beach, CA 

2007 

Site Specific, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA 

Winter Showcase, Beaver Street Gallery,  Flagstaff, AZ

2006  

The Peep Show, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA

Borders, Beaver Street Gallery,  Flagstaff, AZ

OCCCA in Laguna, Wells Fargo Bank, Laguna Beach Art in Public Spaces, Laguna Beach, CA
Art That’s Small at City Hall, City of Laguna Beach Arts Commission, Laguna Beach, CA

2005  

For Shame, BC Space Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
OCCCA 25th Anniversary Reunion Exhibition, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
Self, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA

2004    

POST, Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
Mean Times. . . Back at Home, BC  Space Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA

2003   

OCCCA New Members Exhibition (December), Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
National Juried Show, Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA – Juror, Marian Parmenter, Executive Director/Founder, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Juried Show, Square Blue at Bradford Gallery, Newport Beach, CA – Juror, Irene Hoffman, Curator of the Orange County Museum of Art.
Why Art?, The Second City Council, Long Beach, CA – Juror, Dr. Rachel Teagle, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
OCCCA Member Exhibition (July), Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
Photo 2003, Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA – Juror, James Scarborough
12th National Juried Show, Art Center of Northern New Jersey, New Milford, NJ – Juror, Dana Miller, Whitney Museum of American Art, NYC
 Art That’s Small at City Hall, City of Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach, CA – Juror, Laguna Beach Arts Commission
 on site at the gate 2003, Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA – Juror, Jay Belloli
Open National Exhibit, Long Beach Arts, Long Beach, CA – Juror, Suzanne Muchnic 
 Consumerism, The Second City Council, Long Beach, CA – Juror, Rip Cronk
OCCCA Member Exhibition (January), Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
 
2002    

Self-Portraits, Square Blue at Bradford Gallery, Newport Beach, CA
M.F.A. Graduation Show, Vermont College of the Union Institute and University, Montpelier, VT

1997  

Orange Coast College Juried Student Show, Costa Mesa, CA

AWARDS

COMMISSIONS

2002     Laguna Beach Christmas Palette Competition, Laguna Beach, CA

COLLECTIONS

Chris & Jamie Wilson, Mission Viejo, CA
City of Laguna Beach, Laguna Beach, CA
Land, Private Collection, Lady Lake, FL
Miller, Private Collection, New York, NY
Reynolds-Pagano, Private Collection, Chapel Hill, NC

MEMBERSHIPS

Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA), Newport Beach, CA
Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
Los Angeles Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, CA
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), Los Angeles, CA

AFFILIATIONS

Orange County Center for Contemporary Art (OCCCA), Santa Ana, CA., Past Executive Director

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Roberta Carasso, “Newlander explores identity,” Laguna News-Post, April 8, 2004, Art Waves, 21.

Roberta Carasso, “Seven Degrees’ open call exhibition showcases new artists,” Laguna News-Post, October 2, 2003, Art Waves, 22.

Shirle Gottlieb, “Consumerism packs a punch,” Long Beach Press-Telegram, February 6, 2003, Lifestyle.