John Jameson is a contemporary artist who focuses on seascape and portraiture as his primary subjects. His paintings are characterized by their strong emphasis on color, boldly organized compositions, and rich networks of textured brushwork. His paintings have been shown in Boston, New York, Newport (Rhode Island), and Kamakura (Japan). Currently he works and shows in New Bedford Massachusetts. John received his BFA from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and his MFA from the New York Academy of Art.
Education
2012 MFA New York Academy of Art
2010 BFA University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Teaching Experience
2022-Present Adjunct Faculty, North Shore Community College (Drawing)
2022-Present Drawing/Painting Instructor, Boston Museum of Fine Arts
(Color Theory/ Figure Studies/ Historical Painting Techniques)
2022 Adjunct Instructor, Virginia State University, VA
(Color Theory)
2014-2020 Preschool Teacher, YMCA Sippican, Marion, MA
2012-2013 Adjunct Faculty, Bristol Community College, Fall River, MA
(Introduction to 2-D Design and Drawing I (Still Life))
2012 Teaching Assistant, New York Academy of Art, NY
(Figure Drawing and Figure Painting)
Visiting Lectures/Artist Talks
2022 Co-Creative Center, New Bedford, Artist as Art Historian Series
2021 Virginia State University, Artist Talk and Plein Air Workshop
2021 Southcoast Artist Index Podcast (Episode 99)
2021 New Bedford Children (Creative Resource Center for Educators),
Color Theory For Educators Lecture
2020 ATAC, Framingham, Massachusetts, Process Lecture
Other Employment
2015-2016 Director- Counselors In Training Program, YMCA Camp, Mattapoisett, MA
2014-2015 Climbing Instructor, Carabiner's, New Bedford, MA
2013-2014 Climbing Instructor, YMCA Camp, Mattapoisett, MA
2010 Emergency Medical Technician, Eascare Ambulance, Dartmouth, MA
2007-2009 Safety Observation Sitter, Charlton Memorial Hospital, Fall River, MA
Solo Exhibitions
2023 I Am Not My Season (Forthcoming Landscape Exhibition), CoCreative Center,
New Bedford, Massachusetts
2015 Salt And Wind, Gallery 65, New Bedford, Massachusetts
2014 Seascapes, Picture Place, Brookline, Massachusetts
2012 Portraits, Postmark, Brooklyn, New York
Selected Exhibitions
2021 Public Hanging, Gallery X, New Bedford, Massachusetts
2021 Summer Series, Roger’s Gallery, Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
2020 Isolation Contemplation, Kilburn Artisan Center, New Bedford, Massachusetts
2020 Summer Virtual Show, Kilburn Artisan Center, New Bedford, Massachusetts
2019 Small Works on a Wall, Marion Art Center, Marion Massachusetts
2017 Newport Annual Member's Juried Exhibition, Newport Museum of Art, Rhode Island
2016 Artist Choice Exhibition, Spring Bull Gallery, Newport, Rhode Island
2015 Newport Annual Member's Juried Exhibition, Newport Museum of Art, Rhode Island
2014 Annual Member's Exhibition, New Bedford Museum of Art, Massachusetts
2014 Getting Up S'Only Easy for the Sunrise, Picture Place, Brookline, Massachusetts
2014 Serendipitous Synergy, Art Cross, Kamakura, Japan
2012 MFA Thesis Exhibition, New York Academy of Art, New York
2011 Single-Fare, Sloan Fine Art Gallery, New York, New York
2011 TriBeCa Ball, New York Academy of Art, New York
2011 Eros: For The Love Of, New York Academy of Art, New York
2010 Senior Fine Arts Exhibition, Artworks, New Bedford, Massachusetts
2008 Outdoor Sculpture Show, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth