JACK MADSON
Artist Resume
238 Lazywoods Road
Felton CA 95018
408/335-4906

Academic and Professional History

1956 Layton School of Art Scholarship
1957 B.A., Layton School of Art, Milwaukee, WI
1957 George Gough Booth, Full Resident Scholarship, Cranbrook Academy
1958 M.F.A. Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1959~62 Instructor of Painting, Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, MI
1962Move to and establish studio in Kyoto, Japan
1963~93Numerous workshops, classes, drawing and painting, Kyoto, Japan
1965~80Study of Japanese Calligraphy and Theater Mask-making
1986Move to and Establish Studio in Felton, CA


Awards and Exhibitions

1955Solo Exhibition, Bressler Galleries, Milwaukee, WI
195541st Annual Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors, "The Mystic," Honorable mention
195642nd Annual Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors, "Nevermore," Milwaukee Art Institute Award
1956Wisconsin State Fair, "Bertillon Evader," Award of Merit
1956Walker Biennial, "Pursuit," Walker Art Center Purchase Prize
1956Wisconsin Salon of Art, "Dancer," Most Outstanding Painting Award
195743rd Annual Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors, "Orienta," Artists and Display Company Award
195722nd Midyear Butler Annual (Invitational), "Dancer"
1957Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, Young America Exhibition, "Madrigal," "Opus 7" (now "Equine"), "Pursuit #2," and "Pursuit #3" (Purchase Prize)
1957Wisconsin State Fair, "Javan," Award of Merit
1957 Wisconsin Salon of Art, "Sunflowers," Most Outstanding Painting Award
1957Milwaukee Journal 75th Anniversary Exhibition "Citizen" (Purchase Award), "Dancer" (Honorable Mention)
1958Michiana Exhibition, "Tora," South Bend Art Association Award of Merit
1958Wisconsin Salon of Art, "Tora," Madison Art Association Award
1958 Wisconsin State Fair, "Friend," First Prize for Sculpture
1960Wisconsin Painters and Sculptors Annual, "Rendezvous," Purchase Award
1960Annual Exhibition for Michigan Artists, "Shivani," Low R. Maxon Award
1961 Solo Exhibition, Feingarten Galleries, Beverly Hills, CA
1961 Solo Exhibition, Feingarten Galleries, San Francisco, CA
1964Solo Exhibition, Yamada Gallery, Shinmonzen, Kyoto, Japan
1966 Painting, "Wind Game," Chosen for American Embassy, Tokyo
1967Solo Exhibition, Fran-Nell Gallery, Tokyo
1972Marubutsu Gallery Exhibition, Kyoto
1979Solo Exhibition, Royal Gallery, Hyakumanben, Kyoto
1981 Solo Exhibition, Royal Gallery, Hyakumanben, Kyoto
1983 Solo Exhibition, Otomo Gallery, Shinsaibashi, Osaka
1984 Solo Exhibition, Royal Gallery, Hyakumanben, Kyoto
1985 Hankyu Gallery Exhibition, Osaka
1985 East-West Exhibition, Seikado Gallery, Kyoto
1986 Solo Exhibition, Royal Gallery, Kyoto
1987 Photography and Contemporary Fiber, Art Museum of Santa Cruz County, Photographs
1985~93 Develop "Slides in Motion" Method of Multi-Projection, Aesthetic, Anti-Lecture Shows
1990 Solo Exhibition, Open Studio, Felton, CA
1992 Solo Exhibition, Open Studio, Felton, CA


Murals

1956 Wisconsin Power and Electric Company, Mural, 8 feet by 50 feet, "Generation of Electric Power"
1958 Finalist in $25,000 National Mural Competition, Continental National Bank, Lincoln, Nebraska
1961 Nekoosa Edwards Paper Company, Mural, 8 feet by 12 feet, Paper Collage, "Art of Paper"


Presented in Collections

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City
Milwaukee Art Center
Milwaukee Journal Collection
Walker Art Center
Cranbrook Academy Gallery
Layton School of Art



Madson Collection