Jonathan McHugh: Curriculum Vitae
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EDUCATION
2023-present Laguna College of Art and Design - Laguna Beach, CA
MFA Painting, expected graduation date May 2025
2013-2016 Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
BA Art Education, Drawing Emphasis
Graduated summa cum laude, 4.0 GPA
Creative and Performing Arts Award Scholarship recipient (Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015)
2012-2013 Attended University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO for one year before transferring to CSU
EXHIBITIONS
2024 Art That’s Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach City Hall - Laguna Beach, CA
2024 20th Annual Best of Plein Air, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association - Laguna Beach, CA
2024 LCAD MFA Exhibition, Laguna Beach City Hall - Laguna Beach, CA
2023 LPAPA Squared, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association - Laguna Beach, CA
2022 Young Guns of the Coors Western Art Exhibit and Sale - Denver, CO
2022 38th All Colorado at the Depot - Littleton, CO
(Juror: Doug Dawson, co-founder of The Art Students League of Denver)
2022 Gilpin Arts 75th Annual Juried Show Diamond Jubilee - Central City, CO
(Juror: Keith Wicks, Professor at Academy of Art University)
2021 People/Places/Concepts, Solo Exhibition and Artist Talk, Artifactory - Iowa City, IA
2021 National Fine Art Show, Lincoln Gallery - Loveland, CO
(Juror: Mike Beeman, Signature Member of American Impressionist Society)
2021 30 Under 30 online exhibition, Viridian Artists - New York, NY
(Juror: Vernita Nemec, Director of Viridian Artists)
2019 Art and Jazz, Solo Exhibition, Art Lab - Fort Collins, CO
2015 Advanced Drawing Open Studio Show, Spring 2015, Colorado State University - Fort Collins, CO
AWARDS
2024 Honorable Mention, Art That’s Small At City Hall, City of Laguna Beach
2024 Terry Masters Memorial Scholarship
2023 Honorable Mention, LPAPA Squared, Laguna Plein Air Painters Association
2022 April Monthly Award Winner in Western Category, Plein Air Salon
(Juror: Camille Przewodek, Master Signature Member of Oil Painters of America)
2021 March Monthly Award Winner in Best Artist Under 30 Category, Plein Air Salon
(Juror: Lance Rehs, Curator of Rehs Contemporary)
2020 December Monthly Award Winner in Best Artist Under 30 Category, Plein Air Salon
(Juror: Scott A. Shields, Associate Director and Chief Curator at the Crocker Art Museum)
PUBLICATIONS
2021 Southwest Art, 21 Under 31
2021 Realism Today, Painting of the Week: Columbus Circle Golden Hour
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2020-2023 Private Art Instructor
Teach individual art lessons including oil painting, watercolor, and drawing techniques
2017-2020 Art Teacher: Mead High School - Longmont, CO
Taught painting, sculpture, ceramics, and advanced ceramics to six 9th-12 grade classes each semester
SELECTED COMMISSIONS
2020 12x16” watercolor of Rockwell College of Business building for Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Prints licensed and distributed to graduating classes from the College of Business each semester
2020 Two 60x48” acrylic paintings for Mead High School media center, Longmont, CO
2018 Three 36x48” oil paintings for Wellington Middle School common area, Wellington, CO
2017 Six 48x96” acrylic paintings for Rocky Mountain High School media center, Fort Collins, CO