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Contact: johnminkoff@hotmail.com



Born: NY, NY
Resides: Hamilton, NJ

Solo and Two-Person Shows
Scenes from 'Exodus' Pt. 1, video screened at the 2017 U.S. Super 8 mm Film & Digital Video Festival, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, 2017
Roadway, solo show, Abington Art Center, Jenkintown, PA, 2015
Ravenswood Art Walk, Chicago, IL, 2009
Paintings and Pastels, Optima Horizons Gallery, Evanston, IL, 2007
Mystery Spot, John Minkoff and David Hannon, Mitchell Place Gallery, Muncie,IN, 2006
Recent Paintings and Pastels, Lyon College, Batesville, AR, 2002
John Minkoff: Paintings, University Club of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2001
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2000

Group Exhibits
The Handmade Print, CAC Gallery, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL, 2010
Poetry Scores Invitationals, Hoffman LaChance Gallery, Mad Art Gallery, Luminary Art Center, St, Louis, MO, 2007-2011
17th Annual Juried Exhibition, Bowery Gallery, New York, NY, Juror: Paul Resika, 2009
Works on Paper, juried exhibition, Evanston Art Center, Evanston, IL, 2007
Hoobellatoo Invitational, Mad Art Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 2006
Feet Here, Mind Wandering, Line Drive Gallery, Evanston, IL, 2005
Faculty Shows, Harper College, Lake Forest College, Evanston Art Center, 2001, 2003
Pastel National 2002, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS, Juror: Wolf Kahn, 2002
58th juried Exhibition, Sioux City Art Center, Sioux City, IA, 2002
2000 Pound Gorilla, juried exhibition, Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, 2000
Living with Television, juried exhibition, Gallery 2, Chicago, IL, 1997

Education
MFA, painting, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2000
BFA, painting and drawing, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1997
Other Studies at The Corcoran School of Art, Washington, DC, 1990-92, 
and The International School of Art, Montecastello di Vibio, Italy, 1998

Also a Bachelor's Degree from Washington University, St. Louis, 
received in 1990.
While I was there I joined a rock band, which you can read about 
HERE and HERE.

Teaching
Adjunct Instructor, Art, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ, ongoing since 2013
Adjunct Instructor, Art, Essex County College, Newark, NJ, ongoing since 2013
Adjunct Instructor, Drawing and Design, Harper College, Palatine, IL, 2002-20102
Adjunct Instructor, Design, Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL, 2003
Painting Instructor, Evanston Art Center, 2001-2012
Drawing Instructor, The Art Center, Highland Park, IL, 2005-present

Collections
The Toy Box Studio, Nashville, TN
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Private Collections, Bloomington, IN; Muncie, IN; Chicago, IL; Minneapolis, MN; Baltimore, MD; St. Louis, MO