1938 Born in Washington DC, July 5


Education
1963 MFA Yale School of Art, Yale University (Painting)
1962 BFA Yale School of Art, Yale University (Painting)
1960 AB Princeton University (Architecture)


Grants and Awards
2003 Individual grant-in-aid in painting, The Commission on the Arts and Humanities of the District of Columbia
1996 Individual grant-in-aid in painting, The Commission on the Arts and
Humanities of the District of Columbia
1995 Annual Awards Exhibition, The American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York,NY
1994 Cash award given by Donald Kuspit for the painting Venus de Milo in the exhibition “Painting 94,” Arlington Arts, Arlington VA
1964 Louis Comfort Tiffany Award in Painting


Teaching Positions
2002 Visiting Professor in Painting, The University of Delaware, Newark DE
2001 Emeritus Professor of Art, The Catholic University of America, Wash. DC
1969-2000 Professor of Art (Ordinary Professor since 1984), The Catholic University of America, Wash. DC
1974 Part-Time Instructor, The Corcoran School of Art
1962-63 Graduate Instructor in Drawing, Yale School of Art


Subjects Taught (graduate and undergraduate)
Painting, Drawing, History of American Art, Senior Seminar


Solo Exhibitions
2003 Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2001 Gallery K, Washington DC
2001 Maryland College of Art and Design, Silver Spring MD
2001 Salve Regina Gallery, Catholic University, Washington DC
1999 Gallery K, Washington DC
1997 Gallery K, Washington DC
1998 Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert CA
1994 Franz Bader Gallery, Washington DC
1992 Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg PA
1993 Franz Bader Gallery, Washington DC
1992 Franz Bader Gallery, Washington DC
1990 “
1987 “
1986 “
1982 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown OH
1983 Jane Haslem Gallery, Washington DC
1981 “
1980 “
1978 “
1975 Studio Gallery, Washington DC
1973 Jacobs Ladder Gallery, Washington DC


Group Exhibitions (selected)
2004 “Contemporary Realism,” Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2004 “100th Exhibition,” Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2004 “Contemporary Figurative Painting,” Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2003 “Summer Group Show,” Fraser Gallery, Bethesda, MD
2002 “New American Paintings,” Juried Exhibition in Print #39 (mid-Atlantic edition), The Open Studios Press, Boston MA
2001 “Washington Realists Invitational,” The Atheneaum, Alexandria VA
1998 “The Figure Interpreted,” The Center Gallery, George Mason University, Fairfax VA
1996 “Professor’s Choice – Mixed Media Invitational,” Montgomery College, Rockville MD
1995 “American Academy Invitational Exhibition of Painting and Sculpture,” The
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York NY
1994 “New American Paintings,” Juried Exhibition in Print #3 (mid-Atlantic edition), The Open Studios Press, Boston MA
1994 “Painting ’94,” The Arlington Arts Center, Arlington VA
1992 “The Modern Spirit: 20^th Century Figurative Art from the Watkins Collection,” The Mitchell Gallery, St. John’s College, Annapolis MD
1990 “Approaching the Figure,” Georgetown University Fine Arts Gallery, Washington DC
1989 “Watercolor: Current Works by Selected Washington Artists,” Gallery K,
Washington DC
1984 “The Art of Still Life II,” Fendrick Gallery, Washington DC
1982 “Art 1982 Chicago,” Navy Pier, Chicago ILL
1981 “45^th National Midyear Show,” The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown OH
1981 “Real, Really Real, Super Real: Directions in Contemporary American Realism,” San Antonio Museum, San Antonio TX, traveling exhibition
1981 “Art 1981 Chicago,” Navy Pier, Chicago ILL
1980 “The American Landscape,” Osuna Gallery, Washington DC
1976 “America 1976,” Bicentennial Exhibition sponsored by the US Department of Interior, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC and traveling
1974 “Living American Artists and the Figure,” Penn State University Museum of Art, University Park PA
1973 “Seven Figurative Painters,” Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
1971 “American Federation of Arts Drawing Society National Traveling Exhibition,”
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC


Museums Exhibited In
Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford CONN
Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge MA
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston MA
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis MINN
Milwaukee Art Center, Milwaukee WI
The Fort Worth Art Museum, Fort Worth TX
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco CA
The High Museum of Art, Atlanta GA
The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn NY
San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio TX
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis IN
Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ
Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh PA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia PA


Public and Corporate Collections
Washington DC Convention Center (opening 2003)
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans LA
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, Richmond VA
Yale University, New Haven CONN
The Metropolitan Opera, Lincoln Center, New York NY
The Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington DC
The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown OH
Century National Bank, Washington DC
Riggs National Bank, Washington DC
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel MISS
Arendt, Fox, Plotkin and Kahn, Washington DC
Touche Ross and Co., Washington DC
McDermott, Will and Emery, Washington DC
Ballard, Spahr, Washington DC
Student Loan Marketing Association (Sallie Mae), Washington DC
Watkins Collection, The American University, Washington DC


Selected Reviews, Articles and Books
2002 “New American Paintings,” #39 mid-Atlantic edition), Steven Zevitas, editor, The Open Studios Press, Boston MA
2001 Nancy Ungar, “Winslow, Thorington Challenge Reality at MCAD,” The Gazette 2,” September 5, p B-4
1998 Ferdinand Protzman, “Body Language,” The Washington Post, February 12, p E7
1995 C.J. Houtchens, “The Art of Giving: The C. Law Watkins Memorial Collection celebrates its fiftieth anniversary and a number of distinguished recent acquisitions,” American, Fall, pp 11-15
1994 Lee Fleming, “John Winslow’s Historical Future,” The Washington Post, September 10, p D2, illus.
1994 “New American Paintings,” #3 (mid-Atlantic edition), Steven Zevitas, editor, The Open Studio Press, Boston MA
1992 Janet Wilson, “John Winslow at Franz Bader,” The Washington Post, February 22, p D2
1992 Eric Gibson, “Engaging Winslow Fuses Forms into Art,” The Washington Times, February 27, section M, illus. pp, 1, 1
1992 The Fine Art Index: North American Edition” (a compendium of contemporary art and artists), International Art Reference, illus. p 244
1989 John L. Ward, “American Realist Painting 1945-1980,” UMI Press, pp 189-191, illus. p 188
1987 Paul Richard, “Winslow at Bader,” The Washington Post, May 9. P G2
1986 Michael Welzenbach, “Figurative Works Freely Expressed,” The Washington Times, February 13, p 98
1986 Jo Ann Lewis, “Depicting the Inner Reality,” The Washington Post,February 1, p C2
1984 Bernard Brett, “A History of Watercolor,” Excalibur, p 251
1983 Val Lewton, “John Winslow,” Washington Review of the Arts,October- November
1983 Jane Adams Allen, “John Winslow,” The Washington Times, October
1981 Jill Weschler, “John Winslow: Painting Wthin the Rules,” American Artist, June, pp 34-39
1981 Alvin Martin, “Interview with John Winslow,” Real, Really Real, Super Real (exhibition catalogue), pp 59,60
1980 Jack Pearlmutter, “John Winslow,” Art Voices South,May-June, p 53
1979 David Tannous, “John Winslow at Jane Haslem,” Art in America, September, p 141