Next Meeting - September 23, 2008 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM

FCCJ Beach Blvd, G101

John Bunker

John Bunker's work seduces and beckons our attention. Flowers dance and diaphanous angels soar through the vibrant paintings in rich, deep colors accented by metallic swirls and curlicues. As one art critic expressed, "The subjects of his paintings are" simmering with energy, saturated with fragments of color and wonderfully alive".

Beyond creating an extensive and varied body of work over his 40 year career as a professional artist, John has also sustained an impressive museum career - which includes being the long term associate director and interim director of the Jacksonville Art Museum and the director of the Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens. He is a graduate of both the Smithsonian Institute's Fundamentals of Museum Management and the JP Getty's Museum Management Institute at the University of California at Berkeley. As an active volunteer in the Jacksonville community, John has served as President of the Riverside Fine Arts Association Concert series, a member of JaxPride and former Chairman of the Koger Gallery of Art and Gardens Advisory Committee.

John's art works are included in numerous museum, corporate, public and private collections in the United States and abroad. Several corporate collectors include: AT & T Universal Card, The Mayo Clinic, First Coast Oncology Center, Nordstroms, First Union Bank, Bank of America, North Florida College, Vistakon, The Florida Senate, Riverside House, Orlando Jetport, Timuquana Country Club, Stein Mart, The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville and The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens. His artwork can also be seen at Stellers Gallery in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL as well as at his Jacksonville, FL studio.

Last year John received the much deserved 2007 Individual Arts Award from the Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville in recognition of three decades of leadership in the community. The Jacksonville International Airport Arts Commission's current exhibition at the JIA Haskell Gallery is in appreciation of nine years of continued diligent service by Jacksonville artist and commission member John Bunker.

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Jacksonville Watercolor Society BLOG

JWS now has its own BLOG for current happenings for and about members -- thanks to Terese Muller. http://jacksonvillewatercolorsociety.blogspot.com/

This blog has been created as an extension of the Jacksonville Watercolor Society's website. Its purpose is to keep members informed and entertained about the society's events and our members individual events. To place an event (with pictures, text or both) send your information to Terese Muller at ypsitdo@comcast.net. If you would like to be added as an author to this blog and post your own events contact Terese and she will email your invite. You must be a member of JWS to post your own information.

JACKSONVILLE WATERCOLOR SOCIETY

OFFICERS FOR 2008-2009

The Officers were elected by the members at the April 22 General Meeting and were installed at the May gathering and Pot Luck Dinner.

President—Terese Muller

VP Shows – Carolyn Kelso

VP Programs/Education—Rita Blum

VP Membership—Fran Grandy

VP Communications—Open

VP Workshops— Joan Dorrill

Secretary—Liz Seymour

Treasurer—Karen Zelenkov