Junko Ono Rothwell
Gallery Representation
Lagerquist
Gallery, GA
Spruce Creek Gallery,
VA
Vineyard Light, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Statement
"My subjects are people, places and the things around me. Nature, the
change of seasons, the change of color of daylight always inspire me, as do
people, their movement and their atmosphere. I try to capture the beauty of
everyday life and ordinary things.
Plein
air painting is wonderful because when I stand in a field I can watch water rise
at high tide, smell the ocean, hear the birds and taste the salt air. When I
paint on location I see and feel everything vividly, as if I have become part of
nature. This is what I try express on my canvass."
Biography
Junko Ono Rothwell received her art degree from
Okayama University in Japan. After graduating, she came to the United States and
took art classes at Cornell University. She is a Master Pastelist of the Pastel
Society of America. Her work has appeared in four books including Best
of Pastel (Rockport Publishers, 1996) and Best
of Flower Painting 2 (North Light Books, 1999). She was one of four artists
who were featured in the recent article “Unforgettable Landscapes: Different
Approaches to Light and Texture” in The
Pastel Journal May/June 2000.
Selected Exhibits
Pastel Society of America, National Show, September 2005.
Pastel Society of Japan, National Exhibition 2005
American Artists Professional League, National Exhibition, New York. November 2005.
Served as a Judge Quinlan Visual Arts Center members' show, October 2005.
Dunwoody Fine Art Association, January 2006.
Metro Montage” Marietta/Cobb
Museum of Art, GA, 2001-2004
Trinidad National Fine Art Exhibition, A.R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO 2003
Solo Show, Lagerquist Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2002
Pastel Society of Japan National Exhibition, Tokyo Art Theater, Tokyo, Japan
1992-2003
American Artists Professional League National Exhibition, NY 1995-2003
Pastel Society of America National Exhibition, NY 1992-2003
International Pastel Show, Southeastern Pastel Society, GA 1989 -2003
Two women’s show “In Praise of Common Things,” Mary Baldwin College, VA
2002
Solo Show, Morehouse College, Atlanta, GA 1999
Solo Show, ART Station, Stone Mtn., GA 1998
Solo Show, Gallery Au, Osaka, Japan 1997
Professional Awards &
Honors
Published painting in
Corporate
Collectors
George Washington University
Hospital, Washington D.C.
Atlanta Regional Commission, Atlanta, GA
Northwest Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Women’s Center, Kenneston Hospital, Marietta, GA
Emory Clinic, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Southern Company, GA
Crawford Hospital, GA
NASCO, Inc. GA
Kaiser Permanente
ART Station, GA
St. Joseph Hospital, Augusta, GA
Wachovia Bank, GA
Prime Bank, GA
Nations Bank, GA
Georgia Power, GA
Medical College Of Georgia, Augusta, GA
GTE South, Dalton, GA
Lyle Industries, Dalton, GA
Fidelity National Bank, Atlanta,
Continental Telephone through Dekalb Council for The Arts
Dekalb College permanent collection, GA
State of Georgia permanent Collection through Georgia Council for The Arts
Membership
Master Pastelist of Pastel
Society of America
Fellow Member of American Artist Professional League, New York
Signature Member of Pastel Society of Japan
Member of Excellence of Atlanta Artists Club and of Southeastern Pastel Society
E Mail Artist
Artists Website
Master
Gallery List
Copyright 2003. No reproduction of any kind permitted without
express written permission from the artist. All rights reserved by the
artist.
