EDUCATION

1987 MFA, Parsons School of Art and Design, New York, NY

1982 BFA, Wright State University, Dayton, OH, Cum Laude

1981 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME

 

ONE-TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS

                2008        Keny Galleries, Columbus, OH

2007            Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH

University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

2006            Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH

2005        Performance 2 Gallery, Dayton, OH

2004        Upstairs and the Greenwich, Cincinnati, OH

Dayton Convention Center and YWCA, Dayton, OH

2002        Riverbend Art Center, Dayton, OH

                                Franklin Parks Conservatory, Columbus, OH

2001        Ohio Art League, Columbus, OH

                                Archetype Gallery, Dayton, OH

2000        Colonel White High School for the Arts, Dayton, OH

                                Stivers School for the Arts, Dayton, OH

1999        Cox Arboretum, Kettering, OH

1998        Coleman Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

1997        Austin Peay University, Clarksville, TENN

                                Lakeland College, Sheboykan, WIS

                                Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, OH

1996        Wilmington College, Wilmington, OH

                                Troy Hayner Cultural Center, Troy, OH

1994        Gallery 410, University of Mass Lowell, Lowell, MASS

                                SXU Gallery, St. Xavier University, Chicago, IL

1993        Front Street Gallery, Dayton, OH

1992        Peterson Gallery, Kirkland Fine Arts Center, Milikin University, Decatur, IL

1991        Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA

                                Doris Ulmann Galleries, Berea College, Berea, KY

1990        Duveneck Gallery, Carnegie Arts Center, Covington, KY

                                Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, OH

                                The Art Gallery, MVA Council, Dayton, OH

 

GALLERY REPRESENTATION

Keny Galleries, Columbus, Ohio

                                www.kenygalleries.com/

 

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

            2005 Outstanding Alumni Award, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

2004 Great Lakes Education Award, VRA Great Lakes Chapter

2004 Montgomery County Culture Grant, Individual Artist, Dayton, OH

2003 University of Dayton Support Grant, NYC, Dayton, OH

2000 Travel Grant, France, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

1999 Montgomery County Culture Grant, Individual Artist, Dayton, OH

1998 Ohio Arts Council, Individual Arts Grant, OH

1994 Travel Grant, Italy, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

1993 Piece of the Painting Project, Miami Valley Cultural District, Dayton, OH       

1980-81 Foundation Scholarships, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

COLLECTIONS

Ohio Supreme Court, Columbus, OH

Governor’s Mansion, Columbus, OH

Mallincordt Corp, St. Lousi, MO

Springfield Museum of Art, Springfield, OH

Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, IN

Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts, New Castle, PA

Millikin University, Decatur, IL

Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, Columbus, OH

Redgeleight Terrance, Virginia Kettering Residence, Dayton, OH

Country Club of the North, Dayton, OH

First National Bank of Western, PA, New Castle, PA

Miami Valley Cultural District, Dayton, OH

Kettering Hospital, Kettering, OH

Deloitte & Touche, Dayton, OH

Olivia’s, Kettering Tower, Dayton, OH

Public Employees Retirement System, Columbus, OH

Wright State University, School of Business, Dayton, OH

Culture Works, Dayton, OH

Aileron Corporation, Dayton, OH

University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

QBase, Dayton, OH

Chemical Abstracts, Columbus, OH

 

SELECTED AWARDS

Merit Award, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH 2002

Best of Show, Rosewood Arts Center, Kettering, OH 2000

First Place, W&J National Painting Show, Olin Fine Arts Gallery, Washington, Penn, 2000

Fist Place, “2nd Annual MV NatureScapes,” Dayton Museum of Natural History, Dayton, OH 1998

Honorable Mention, “National Small Works,” Schoharie County Arts Council, Cobleskill, NY, 1996

Best of Show, “Piqua Fine Art Exhibition,” Piqua Historical Museum, Piqua, OH 1996

Show Award, “The View,” Rosewood Arts Center, Kettering, OH 1996

Professional Merit Award, “Ohio State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition,” Columbus, OH 1995

Siegfried Weng Purchase Award, “45th Annual Midstates Exhibition, Evansville Museum, Evansville, IN 1992

Sheldon Berg Purchase Award, “Sheldon Berg Exhibition,” Springfield Museum of Arts, Springfield, OH 1990

Herbert J. Mueller Memorial Award, “10th Annual National Small Oil Exhibition,” Witchita Art Association, Wichita, KS, 1990

Bronstein Purchase Award, “42nd Annual Mid-States Art Exhibition,” Evansville Museum of Art, Evansville, IN, 1989

First National Bank of Western PA Purchase Award, “Hoyt International Painting and Drawing Show,” Hoyt Institute of fine Arts, New Castle, PA 1989

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Review: Yalkut, Jud, Year in Review 2007, “The Year in Visuals, An Art Season Of Ups And Downs,” Dayton City Paper, Dec 2007- Jan 1, 2008, pgs, 6-7, color reproduction.

Review: Yalkut, Jud, “The Magic of Remaking Landscape”, Dayton City Paper, June 20-26, 2007, pg. 6, color reproductions.

Review: Dillion, Pam, “Colors of the Wind” Dayton Daily News, Sunday, June 24, 2007, pg. D18, color reproductions.

Biography: Moore, Connie, “Views along Snider Road”, Springfield News-Sun, May 28, 2007, pg. B4.

Biography: Carr, Eileen, “Jean Koeller,” The Living Arts, Spring 2007, Apr/May/June, pgs. 32-33, color reproductions.

Review: Foster, Erica, “Paintings in the Triangle Gallery represent menopause,” The Clarion, April 4, 2006, pg. 4.

Review: Yalkut, Jud, “Death by Season or War,” Dayton City Paper, April 19-25, 2006, pg. 11, reproduction

Biography: Hargadon, Amanda, “take a break with…Jean Koeller, Painting Life” Campus Report, University of Dayton, Vol. 32. No. 8, April 1, 2005. Pg. 8, reproduction

Review: Yalkut, Jud, “Blooming Brilliance,” Impact Weekly, Oct 24-30, 2002 pg. 16, reproduction

Biography: Baxter, Katherine, “Who am I? Searching for Artistic Identity,” American Artist, November, 2002, pgs 54-59, 9 color reproductions

Review: Dillon, Pamela, “Still Life,” Dayton Daily News, Sunday, July 21, 2002, pg. C3, color reproduction; “Palette Life”

Review: Yalkut, Jud “Art About Town,” Archetype and Rosewood provide color landscape and light,” Impact Weekly, April 26-may 2, 2001, pg. 15, reproduction; “French Still life #1”

Review: Dillon, Pamela, “Room to Glow,” Dayton Daily News, April 1, 2001, pg. 3c, reproduction “French Still Life #1,” 1c “French Still Life #2”

CD-ROM: “State of the Arts Report,” 2000, Ohio Arts Council, repro of “Reflection Orange II.”

Catalogue: “The Collection of Ambassador & Mrs. James F. Creagon,” Friends of Art and Preservation in Embassies, US Department of State, Published by Editorial Transamerica, Tegucigolpa, Honduras, 1999, pgs 16-17.

Panel Discussion:  Dayton Art Institute, “Nature: Aesthetically, Personally and Spiritually,” in conjunction with “In Praise of Nature: Ansel Adams and Photographers of the American West, Oct 31, 1999. With Vincent Branick and James Guthrie

Catalogue: “Texas National 99,” SFA Gallery, Stephen F. Auction State University, Nacogdoches, Texas, 1999, reproduction pg. 19 “One of Everything”

Review: Jesse, Kathy Whyde, “Local Artist Enjoying ‘Spoils’ of Work; Painter Jean Koeller is being recognized 5 shows from here to Russia,” Dayton Daily News, May 2, 1999, pg. 6c, reproduction “North on Keowee I”

Review: Yalkut, Jud “Tight lines and landscapes, The work of Dayton painters John Emery and Jean Koeller in two local shows,” Impact Weekly, May 20-26, 1999, pg. 12.

Publication: Taylor, Charles, “The Self-Growth of Vision and the Self-Repose of Color:  A Heideggerian meditation on the Studio Paintings of Jean Koeller,” ReSounding, Vol2, Issue1: Winter, 1998, <millers.edu/~resound/*vol1iss1/index.html>, 14 reproductions.

Review: Burroughts, Virginia “The View: All-Ohio Landscape Competition,” Dialogue, Nov/Dec 1998, pgs. 19-20

Review: Pulka, Wesley, “Paintings in Motion fill Coleman,” Albuquerque Journal, Sunday, May 10, 1998, D4 reproduction of “Elephant Branch III”

Review: Yalkut, Jud, “Poetry and Patterns,” Dayton Voice, December 4-10, 1997, pg. 11, reproduction of “Square Decision”

Catalogue: Caron, Dr. Linda, “Dayton Collects II,” Nov. 3- Dec. 8, 1996, Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, Oh, pg. 10, color reproduction

Review: Witzling, Mara, “The Art Gallery,” University of New Hampshire/Durham, Animal, Mineral, Vegetable: A Painting Invitational,” Art New England, Aug/Sept.1996, pg. 49

Review: Safran, Rose, “UNH Gallery opens for season with two exhibits,” Lifestyles, The York Weekly, March 15, 1996, pg. 4

Catalogue: Shannon, Marilyn Kohohaas, “Landscapes Midwest/Southwest,” Dayton Visual Arts Center, 1995, pg. 5, reproduction of “Green Pond”

Lecture: Taylor, Charles, “Fourth Biennial Arts & Technology Symposium,” Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut, March 5, 1993

Catalogue: “The Fragile Environment, Artist Reactions,” Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, 1993, pg. 60 reproduction of “Winter

 

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITONS

2007 Shirley/Jones Gallery, Yellow Springs, OH

Artist Space, New York, NY

Dayton Metro Library, Dayton, OH

2006 Rosewood Gallery, Dayton, OH

2005 Pearl Conard Gallery, OSU Mansfield, OH

Shirley/Jones Gallery, Yellow Springs, OH

2006-1988 Faculty Exhibition, Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

2006-1993 Members Exhibition, Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH

2003 Dayton Visual Arts Center and Vern Riffe Gallery, Columbus, OH

Performance piece for Stivers High School for the Arts, hosted by The Seedling Foundation, Dayton,OH

2002 Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH

Galerie Claire M. Laurin, Aix-en-Provence, France

2001 Invitational, Art Space Lima, Lima, OH

Fine Arts Exhibition, Columbus, OH

2000 Galerie Claire M. Laurin, Aix-en-Provence, France

Invitational, Troy-Hayner Arts Center, Troy, OH

Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, OH, Juror: Rosemary Beck

Rosewood Art Gallery, Kettering, OH, Juror: Ron Kroutel

“A Matter of Heart, Artists for Human Rights in Latin America,” invitational, Dayton, OH

1999 Touring Exhibition, Attys Council Lake Erie West, Owens-Illinois Corporate World Headquarters, Toledo, OH, Budapest Galeria, Budapest, Hungary, Mora Ferenc Museum, Szeged, Hungary, Toledo, Spain, Pozan, Poland, Nikool, Udraine, Tomsk, Russian, Toyohashi, Japan

eklektikos gallery of art, Washington, DC

SFA Gallery, Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX. Juror: James McGarrell

Ohio State University at Mansfield, Mansfield, OH

1998 Invitational, Lanning Gallery, Columbus, OH

Wright State University Art Galleries, Dayton, OH Juror: Rackstaw Downes

Parkersburg Art Center, Parkersburg

1997 Schoharie County Arts Council, Schoharie, NY Juror: Paul Rotterdam

1996 Invitational, Fontbonne College, St. Louis, MO

Invitational, Paul Creative Arts Center, University New Hampshire, Durham, NH

1995 Invitational, Hammond Galleries, Lancaster, OH

First Street Gallery, New York, NY, Juror: Sidney Goodman

Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH, Juror: Barbra Rose

1994 First Street Gallery, New York, NY, Juror: Wayne Thiebaud

Invitational, Mansfield Art Center, Mansfield, OH

Invitational, Gallery 303, Georgia Southern University, Statesville, GA

1993 Invitational, Trumball Art Gallery, Warren, OH

Trahen Gallery, Austin Peay State university, Clarksville, TENN, Juror: Dorothy Gillespie

Olin Fine Arts Center, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA

1992 San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, CA, juror: Carl Provder

1991 Invitational, Bruce Gallery, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA, Invitational

 

EXPERIENCE

1988-Present: Independent contractor and consultant for painting and works on paper restoration. Digital documentation and planning for collections and Artist’s bodies of works

 

1987-2007- Visual Resource Curator for the University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio; Director of the Library of Analog and Digital collections of images of art for the Department of Visual Arts, for classroom and studio teaching and research

 

1983-1984- Worked for Solway Gallery under Ted Sharps; assisted with preparation, installation, care and cleaning of the Ponderosa collection on site in the Corporate Headquarters, Dayton, Ohio

 

TEACHING

2008-1993 Private Lessons

2000 Adjunct in Study Abroad Program for France, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

1995 Professor in Painting and Drawing, Antioch University, Yellow Springs, OH

1995 Chairperson on a academic committee, McGregor School of Antioch University, Yellow Springs, OH

1994 Adjunct in Study Abroad Program for Italy, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

1992-1988 Adjunct Professor in Drawing, Foundations of Design and Art Appreciation, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

1991-1992 Adjunct, Dayton Public Schools, Visual and Performing Arts Program, Colonel White High School, Dayton, OH

1990-1988 Adjunct Professor in Drawing, Wright State University, Dayton, OH

1989-1988 Adjunct Professor in Art Appreciation and Beginning Painting, Sinclair Community Collage, Dayton, OH

1988-1987 Adjunct Professor in Drawing, Figure Drawing, Painting and Color Theory, Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, OH

 

REALTED EXPERIENCE

2008- Created the OAC Awards for the 2009 Governor’s Awards for Arts in Ohio

Juried “The View,” Rosewood Art Center, Kettering, OH

Juried “27th Annual Foothills Art Festival”, Southern Hills Arts Council, Jackson, OH

2007- Juried “Honors Scholarship Show,” Honors Program Awards, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

2005- Workshop for Standard Register/Girls Inc. summer camp of the YWCA Dayton, OH

2003-1997- Dayton Visual Arts Center, Board President; 2000-2003, Dayton, OH

Juried Stivers School for the Arts, Governor’s Youth Exhibition, Dayton, OH

“Rhythm on Fifth,” performance piece, benefit concert for Stivers School for the Arts, Dayton, OH

2000- Curated “Landscape Inside and Out, Yin Li and Glenn Cebulash,” Rike Gallery, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

1999- Panel Discussion: Dayton Art Institute, “Nature: Aesthetically, Personally and Spiritually,” in conjunction with “In Praise of Nature: Ansel Adams and Photographers of the American West, with Vincent Branick and James Guthrie

1995- Judge, 3rd Congressional District Arts Competition, Columbus, OH

1994- Visiting Artist in Painting and Drawing, Antioch University, Yellow Springs, OH

1991- Curated “Working Drawings,” Dayton Visual Arts Center, Dayton, OH

1991- Lecture, Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, in conjunction with “Threshold of Light”

1990- Juried “Women in Visual Arts,” Sinclair Community College, Dayton, OH

1988- Lecture, Society of Fine Arts, Springfield, OH

 

PROFFSSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND OFFICES:

                Member of the Dayton Visual Arts Center

 

POSITIONS: VRA Great Lakes Chapter

                                2001-2004 Secretary

                                2004-2005 Chair of Education Committee

                                2005-2006 Chair of Nominations Committee

 

                           Dayton Visual Arts Center

                                1999-2003 Board Member

                                2000-2001 Vice President

                                2001-2003 President

               

                            Wright State University

                                1991-1992 Art Editor for the Mad River; a journal of essays