Curriculum Vitae

I first became a commercial artist in 1978. Since that time, I have had the opportunity to serve in many capacities spanning instruction, exclusive shows, commissions, and recognition. What follows is a selected account of those experiences.

Education

M.F.A. Oil Painting & Watercolor. University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, 2001.
B.S. Ceramics & Hand-Thrown Pottery. Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Missouri, 1977.

Instruction

2011 Fall Evening Art Classes: Oil Paint Instructor. Columbia Art League, Columbia, Missouri
1998 - 2011 Private Instructor. Columbia, Missouri
1990 - 1998 Private Instructor. Marshall, Missouri
1988 - 1990 Full-Time Instructor, Ceramics & Hand-Thrown Pottery; Admissions Counselor. Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Missouri
1978 - 1988 Part-Time Instructor, Ceramics & Hand-Thrown Pottery. Missouri Valley College, Marshall, Missouri

Commercial Activity

1998 - 2011 Private Commissions. Oil and watercolor paintings. Columbia, Missouri
1990 - 1998 Private Commissions. Steel sculpture, oil, and watercolor paintings. Marshall, Missouri.
1978 - 1990 Merchant Sales. Herman Octoberfest and Maifest; St. Louis Tilly Park Art Fair; Hannibal Fall Festival; Missouri. Additional fairs and shows in Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas.

Shows

2010 "JD King Retrospective" solo. Columbia Art League, Boone Historical Society, Columbia, MO
2009 "May Art Show" solo. Oil Paintings and Watercolors by JD King. Teller's, Columbia MO
2009 "Oil Paintings and Watercolors, JD King" solo. Ellis Library, Columbia, MO
2009 "Workhorse Series" shared. The debut of the Workhorse truck series. Perlow Stevens Gallery, Columbia MO
2005 "Solo Show, Oil Paintings and Watercolors, JD King" The Dunklin Street Gallery, Jefferson City, MO
2004 "Night Visions" solo. Watercolors from night photography. Legacy Art & Bookworks, Columbia, MO
2004 "Small Towns", Lanscapes from surrounding small towns. Legacy Art & Bookworks, Columbia, MO
2003 "Go Figure", Exhibition of the human figure. Legacy Art & Bookworks, Columbia, MO
2003 "Group Show" shared. Echo Gallery, Chicago, Ill
2002 "Erotica" shared. 10 Artists' work on nude human figure. Legacy Art & Book Works, Columbia, MO
2002 "JD King: Works In Watercolor & Oil" solo. Legacy Art & Bookworks, Columbia, MO
2002 "JD King Paintings" solo. Late Show Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2002 "Hand Prints" shared. Lithographs, woodcuts, screenprints. Legacy Art & Bookworks, Columbia, MO
2000 "Where the Rivers Run" shared. Missouri Landscape, Legacy Art and Bookworks, Columbia, MO