JOHN G. RAWLINGS
EDUCATION
B.Ed. Secondary. Fine Arts
Torrens College, Adelaide, South Australia, 1974.
MFA Sculpture
Instituto Allende, University of Guanajuato, Mexico, 1977.
Summa cum Laude
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Professor Emeritus FVCC
2014 Retired from full time duties
Fall 1993 to Fall 2014
Director Art Department / Professor of Art
Director, Semester in Venice Program
Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell, Montana.
Instructing classes in Art History, Drawing, Life Drawing, Design, Painting,
Intaglio, Methods Elementary Art Teaching, Coordinating semester abroad program in Venice, Italy
Fall and spring 1992-1993
Part-time Instructor
University of Montana
Extension Classes...FVCC Campus, History of Italian Renaissance Art.
June 1988-Fall 1993
Part-time Instructor
Flathead Valley Community College
Kalispell, Montana
Instructing classes in Painting, Drawing, Design, and Life Drawing.
September 1981-June 1988
Associate Professor
University of Alaska, Southeast
Sitka, Alaska
Director of Art Department, Sitka and Extended Campus. Taught 12 credit load
Including Art History and Humanities. Initiated short workshops for outreach area
and traveled extensively to the villages of Southeast Alaska. Organized and
scheduled part-time teachers and supervised standardization of course outlines
and proposals. Chaired and served on committees as assigned.
Academic year 1985-1986
Visiting Professor-Sculpture
Studio Art Centers International
Florence, Italy
Tutor for Independent Study projects in stone carving.
September 1979-May 1981
Instructor/Coordinator
Art Department
Northwest Community College
Powell, Wyoming
Taught 15 credit hours per week including Art History. Coordinator of Art
Department-responsible directly to Fine Arts Division Chairman. Initiated and
directed Northwest Gallery and curated 8 exhibitions per year. Supervised
part-time faculty, office secretary and work-study janitorial help. Chaired and
served on Instruction Committee. Prepared budget for the Art Department.
May 1977-May 1979
Art Teacher
Red Cloud Indian School
Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Taught in the High School. Responsible for small budget and all art materials.
Coordinated Native American workshops and supervised part-time instructors.
Taught part-time, Oglalla Community College.
Fall Semester 1976
Instructor, Instituto Allende/University of Guanajuato
San Miguel de Allende, GTO, Mexico
Coordinator of Sculpture Department. Metal Fabrication. Wood and stone
carving and bronze foundry. Taught 6-credit load. Supervised foundry workers,
janitorial staff and MFA sculpture program.
Sept. 1964 - Dec. 1975
Art Teacher Westminster School
Marion, South Australia
Taught in both High School and Preparatory School. Coordinator of growing
department and responsible for budget and curriculum. Served on various
committees.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017.......Art&Soul in Venice. Imagina Gallery, Venice, Italy
2017.......EBLAR Exhibition, Rio Bravo Gallery, TorC, New Mexico
2016.......Sedona Artist Residency Exhibition, Sedona Arts Center, Arizona
2016.........International Contemporary Art Exhibition.Assisi, Italy
2014…….Faculty show FVCC Art Department
2013…….Faculty show FVCC Art Department
2012…….Faculty show FVCC Art Department
2011…….Faculty show FVCC Art Department
2010…….Faculty show FVCC Art Department
2009……..Faculty show FVCC Art Department
2008……..Faculty show FVCC Art Department
2006……...Cairo Biennale….Cairo, Egypt
2005..........Faculty Show....Hockaday Center for the Arts
2004..........."Montana Modern"...Hockaday Center for the Arts
2003..........."The Bear Affair”.......... Whitefish, MT
2001............"New Works".....O'Shaughnessy Theater, Whitefish, MT
2001..........."We went to Venice ... and you didn't" ... Whitefish Gallery MT
2001............"Weather Vane Exhibition"....Whitefish MT
2000........... "Moose on the Loose" .......Whitefish MT
2000............."Magical Lamps Exhibition"...."The Studio," Whitefish, MT
1999.............."Clocks Exhibition"....."The Studio," Whitefish, MT
1998.............."Bird Houses Exhibition"......"The Studio," Whitefish, MT
1997.............."Mailbox Exhibition"....."The Studio," Whitefish, MT
1990..............Olympiad of the Arts, Villa Montalvo Gallery, Saratoga, California
Juror's Special Mention.
1990.............. Saratoga Rotary Art Show, Saratoga, California.
1989...............Flathead Valley Christmas Invitational Exhibition, Hockaday Center for
the Arts, Kalispell, Montana.
1988............... Univ. of Alaska, Faculty Exhibition, Alaska State Museum, Juneau, AK.
1987............... New Works, 3 Sitka Artists, Sitka Medical Center, Sitka, AK.
1986...............Association of Foreign Academic Programs in Florence Exhibition,
Strozzi Palace, Florence, Italy. Awarded First Place for Sculpture.
1982............. College Art Faculty Exhibition, Centennial Building, Sitka, AK.
1981...............Faculty Exhibition, North West Gallery, Powell, WY.
1980...............Faculty Exhibition, North West Gallery, Powell, WY.
1979...............Wyoming Citizens for the Arts Powell, WY.
1978...............High Plains Art Competition, Chadron State College,Chadron,
Nebraska First prize,
1976...............Faculty Exhibition, Pergola Gallery, Instituto Allende,
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
1975..............Student Gallery, South Australian School of Art, Adelaide, S.
Australia.
1974..............Photography Exhibition, Student Gallery, South Australian School
of Art, Adelaide, S.A.
1973..............Photography Exhibition, Student Gallery, South Australian School
of Art, Adelaide, S.A.
1972............. Student Gallery, South Australian School Art.
1971.............. Aldgate Crafts Gallery, Adelaide, S.A.
1970............. Student Gallery, S. A. School of Art.
1969............. Student Gallery, S. A. School of Art.
1968..............Student Gallery, S. A. School of Art
.1967..............Student Gallery, S. A. School of Art.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017.......White Apple gallery, Whitefish, Montana
2013……Collage Gallery of Fine Art, Bigfork, Montana
2012……Student Gallery. Flathead High School, Kalispell, Montana
2011……Jest Gallery, Whitefish, Montana
2008……Jest Gallery, Whitefish, Montana
2006.......Chase Gallery, Spokane, Washington
2006.......Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, Montana
2005.......Jest Gallery, Whitefish, Montana
2002.......Jest Gallery, Whitefish , Montana
2001.......Gilman Studio, Whitefish, Montana
2001.......Whitefish Gallery, Whitefish, Montana
1998.......The Studio, Whitefish, Montana
1981.......Eastern Montana College, Billings, Montana.
1980.......Cody Country Art League, Cody, Wyoming.
1978........Little Gallery, Black Hills State College, Spearfish, S. Dakota.
1978.......Campus Gallery, Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska.
1976.......Pergola Gallery, Instituto Allende, Mexico
1975.......Union Gallery, University of Adelaide, South Australia.
AWARDS AND PRIZES
2014…Recipient of ACCT Faculty Award, Chicago…one of 5 awardees from 1,200
Community Colleges in the US and Canada.
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2006...Selected to be one of the featured artists at the Cairo International
Biennale Cairo, Egypt...December 2006
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2002...Represented Montana at the US National Snow Sculpture Contest, Lake
Geneva,WI
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2001...Member of Montana Snow Sculpture Champion Team
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1997...Received Art Educator of the year award from Hockaday Museum of Art
(first person to receive two of these awards)
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1994...Received Art Educator of the Year Award from Hockaday Museum of Art
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1990...Olympiad of the Arts, Villa Montalvo, Saratoga, California
Juror's Award, Sculpture
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1986...Association of Foreign Academic Programs Exhibit, First Prize
Sculpture, Strozzi Palace, Florence, Italy
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1984...Outstanding Program Award, University of Alaska
REPRESENTED IN THE COLLECTIONS OF:
Istituto Venezia, Venice, Italy
Sedky Collection, Seattle, Washington
Flathead Valley Community College
Hockaday Museum of Art, Kalispell, Montana
Kalispell Regional Hospital, Kalispell, Montana
North Valley Hospital, Whitefish, Montana
University of Alaska, Sitka, Alaska
Florida State University-Florence Program, Florence, Italy
Eastern Montana College, Billings, Montana
Northwest Community College, Powell, Wyoming
Red Cloud Collection, Pine Ridge, South Dakota
Black Hills State College, Spearfish, South Dakota
Chadron State College, Chadron, Nebraska
Instituto Allende, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Westminster School, Adelaide, South Australia
University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia
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