William Jerdon

b1944

Jerdon's authentic, lyrically rendered nudes and seductive still lifes are always compelling

"I try to connect with humanity. Figurative art speaks to a basic need to connect with others. We find comfort and strength in these links, in sharing commonalities. It is through this process of identification, I believe, that we find a common ground."

William Jerdon is primarily a practicing fine artist, although he has been teaching figurative painting and drawing in both the public and the private sector for more than 36 years. His style follows in the tradition of American Realism, specifically Figurative Realism, with an emphasis on truth to nature and an appreciation for the humanistic qualities of the figure. He works in the romantic spirit of Thomas Wilmer Dewing, John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and William Merritt Chase. His European influences range from Vermeer to Bouguereau to Degas. Working from live models with a classical color palette, he attempts to capture the beauty and singularity of the human form.

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Bowl of Pears	Emily	Oranges on a Box
Still Life with Lemons #2	Still Life with Pomegranates	Still Life with Lemons #1
Three's Marmalade	In the Studio	Two Avocados
The Rehersal	Dancer	Lemon Halves SOLD
Yellow Lemon on Violet SOLD	Christina	Orange Shadows SOLD
Three Oranges on a Ledge SOLD	Waiting Their Turn	Green Figs SOLD
	The Artist's Model...	Vanessa...
Repose SOLD	Chris SOLD	Recling Figure SOLD
Lemon Medley II SOLD	Avacados SOLD	The Red Pillow SOLD
Dancer in Blue SOLD	Green Lime on Red SOLD	Limey Friends SOLD
Nicole SOLD	Two for Lunch SOLD	2 Pears on Table/Red SOLD
	Two's Company, Three's Aspargus SOLD

Résumé

EDUCATION
1973 Master of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
1972 Master of Arts in Painting and Art HIstory, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
1966, Bachelor of Science in Art Education, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.

TEACHING
2002-2006 Ringling College of Art and Design; CORE Program, Painting, Figure Drawing
1999-2009 Ringling College of Art and Design; Continuing Studies Program, Painting, Figure Drawing
2005-2009 Ringling College of Art and Design: Longboat Key Center for the Arts, Painting, Figure Drawing
2006-2008 Anna Maria Art League; Painting, Drawing
1975-1990 Various College and University teaching positions, Greater Cleveland Area, Ohio

EXHIBITIONS
2012 Fall Preview, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
2012 Expressions of Spring, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
2012 Legacy of Sarasota Masters, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
2011 A Season of Color, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
2011 Spring’s Promise, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida.
2011 A Legacy of Sarasota Masters, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida.
2010 A Season of Color, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida.
2010 The Florida Seven, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida.
2009 Summer Showcase, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida.
2008 Realism, Classical, and Contemporary, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida.
2008 The Art of Music and Dance, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida.
2006 Contemporary Figures, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida.
2006 Fine Art Nudes, Dabbert Gallery, Sarasota, Florida.
2006 A Celebration of the Nude: Sarasota Figurative Artists Coalition, Digital 3 Gallery, Sarasota, Florida
2006 Faculty Exhibition, Longboat Key Center for the Arts, Longboat Key, Florida.
2006 All Nude Review, Anna Maria Art League, Anna Maria Island, Florida.
2006 Face to Face: Self-Portraits, Sarasota Society of Portrait Artists, Sarasota, Florida.
2006 Four: A Group Exhibition, Englewood, Florida.
2005 Modern Masters of Small Works, Alla Prima Gallery, St. Petersburg, Florida.
2005 Grassroots Gallery, Englewood, Florida.
2004 Face and Form, Venice Art Center, Venice, Florida.
2003 Ringling School of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition.
2003 Florida Southern College, Lakeland, Florida.
2001 Figurative Works ‘01, Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida.
2001 Ringling School of Art and Design Faculty Exhibition, Sarasota, Florida.
2000 Members Show, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida.
1999 Face and Form, Venice Art Center, Venice, Florida.
1998 Winter Show, Venice Art Center, Venice, Florida.
1998 Winner’s Show, Venice Art Center, Venice, Florida.
1998 New Outlooks, Sarasota Visual Arts Center, Sarasota, Florida.
1998 Summer Members Show, Sarasota Visual Arts Center, Sarasota, Florida.
1998 Spring Members Show, Sarasota Visual Arts Center, Sarasota, Florida.
1997 Invitational Alumni Art Show, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio.
1993 Oberlin Art Center, Oberlin Ohio.
1987 Dance: An Exhibition of Recent Drawings by William Jerdon, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.
1987 Cleveland Heights Faculty Art Show, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
1987 Bill Jerdon: Le dance au naturelle, The Art Site Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio.
1986 Dance: The Visual Artists View of Dance, Cain Park Art Gallery, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
1986 Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York.
1986 The Skidmore Show, Kiskiminnetas Springs School, Pennsylvania.
1986 R Street Gallery, Washington, D.C.
1981 As We Are Seen, Herbert Ascherman Gallery, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
1981 The Unexpected City, Cuyahoga County Justice Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
1980 Erie Art Center, Erie Pennsylvania.
1980 The Cleveland Portfolio, Erie Art Center, Erie, Pennsylvania.
1979 Bill Jerdon: Paintings and Drawings, Luther College, Decorah, Iowa.
1979 Cleveland Heights Invitational Art Show, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
1979 Agnon 3 Invitational, Beachwood, Ohio.
1978 Sixth Street Gallery, Springfield, Illinois.
1978 Invitational Painting Exhibition, Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, Loretto, Pennsylvania.
1978 Nova Painting Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio.
1977 Ohio Board of Regents Invitational Exhibition, Columbus, Ohio.
1976 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, Ohio.
1976 Cuyahoga Community College, Cleveland, Ohio.
1975 Bill Jerdon, Concordia College, Morehead, Minnesota.
1974 36th Ohio Artists and Craftsmen Show, Massillon Museum, Massillon, Ohio.
1974 Bill Jerdon, Dakota State College, Madison, South Dakota.
1973 Valley Art Center, Chagrin Falls, Ohio
1973 Bill Jerdon, Vance Gallery, Peninsula, Ohio.
1973 Jewish Community Center Invitational, Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
1972 The Human Figure, Cooper School of Art, Cleveland, Ohio.
1972 Beck Center for the Arts, Lakewood, Ohio.
1972 Newman Annual Exhibition, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio.
1972 Faculty Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, Ohio.
1971 Bill Jerdon, Beach Gallery, Anna Maria Island, Florida.
1971 Tri-State Invitational, University of Cincinnati, Ohio.
1968 Higbee Invitational, Cleveland, Ohio.
1967 Bill Jerdon, Gregorie Gallery, Cleveland, Ohio.
1967 Cooper School of Art Faculty Exhibition, Cleveland, Ohio.
1966 55th Annual Exhibition, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio.

AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2006 to present Who’s Who in American Art.
1996 Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers.
1995 Fellowship for Independent Study, Council for Basic Education, Washington, D.C.
1987 Honors Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island.
1986 Fellowship for Independent Study, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, New York.
1986 Fellowship for Teachers of the Arts, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C.
1985 United States Presidential Distinguished Teacher Award

COLLECTIONS
Standard Oil of Ohio; Cleveland, Ohio
Goodyear Aerospace; Akron, Ohio
Chase Brass and Copper Company, Inc.; Cleveland, Ohio
Deloitte, Haskins, Sells; Cleveland, Ohio
Western Reserve Historical Society; Cleveland, Ohio
Private Collections