Jon Witzky is a painter living in Savannah, Georgia and teaching at Georgia Southern University. He received his MFA in painting from Southern Illinois University Carbondale and his BFA in painting from the Ohio State University.
 

 
 
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Education
 
2018               MFA, Painting, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
                     
2018               Graduate Certificate in Art History, Southern Illinois University Carbondale,                                         Carbondale, IL
 
2014               Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, cum laude, Ohio State University,                
                        Columbus, Ohio
 
 
Teaching Experience
 
2018             Limited Term Instructor, Foundations, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA

2016-18        Instructor of Record, Introduction to Painting, Southern Illinois University                                                                         Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
 
2016-17        Teaching Assistant, Art History, Southern Illinois University                                                                                                     Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 

2016             Instructor of Record, Introduction to Drawing, Southern Illinois University                                                                         Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
 
 
Awards and Honors
 
2015-18         Full-time Graduate Assistantship with tuition waiver, Southern Illinois University                                                              Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
 
2017                Honorable Mention, Art Over Easy Gala and Auction, Southern Illinois
                        University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
 
2017               Windgate Charitable Foundation Graduate Research Grant, Southern Illinois                                                                       University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL 
 
2016               Windgate Charitable Foundation Graduate Research Grant, Southern Illinois                                                                       University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL     
                      
 
2013-14         Morris Scholarship, for academic excellence, Ohio State University                  
                      Columbus, OH
 
2013-15         Deans List, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
 
 
Exhibitions
 
2018               5th Annual Living Mark Exhibition, Verum Ultimum, Portland, Oregon
 
2018              Two Person Exhibition, Between Spaces MFA Thesis Exhibition, 304 Gallery,                                                                        Carbondale, IL
 
2018               Wet Paint MFA Biennial, Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL (Jurors: ShanZuo and                                                                       DaHuang Zhou, artists and founders Zhou B Art Center, Chicago, IL, catalogue)
 
2018              Graduate Association of Painters and Printmakers Mini-Print Showcase, Corridor                                                                Gallery, Carbondale, IL
 
2017               Solo Exhibition, After the Blues, Vergette Gallery, Carbondale IL
 
2017               Openings, Surplus Gallery, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
 
2017               MFA Review Show, Surplus Gallery, Southern Illinois University Carbondale,                                                                        Carbondale, IL
 
2017               Double Booked, Vergette Gallery, Carbondale IL, (socially engaged art collaboration                                                            with Jamie Lovell)
                                                                                          
2017             Graduate Association of Painters and Printmakers Mini-Print Showcase, Corridor                                                                Gallery, Carbondale, IL
 
2016               The Cabinet of Solar Plexus, Gallery X, Dublin Ireland (catalogue)
 
2016               Solo Exhibition, Metabolic Engine for the Dead, Vergette Gallery, Carbondale, IL
 
2016               Cross Pollination, 304 Gallery, Carbondale, IL (socially engaged art collaboration with                                                       Jamie Lovell and Dimitar Velkov)
 
2016               Criss/Cross, Surplus Gallery, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
 
2015               The Perceptive Mechanism, Kranzberg Arts Center, St. Louis, MO
                                    
2015               C4, Surplus Gallery, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Carbondale, IL
 
2014               Ohio Union Permanent Collections Showcase, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
                         
2014               Spring Printmaking Show, Hopkins Gallery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
 
2014               Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Projects Exhibition, Urban Arts Space,               
                       Columbus OH
 
 
Commissions

2016               Kami, Oil on panel, for Don Howland’s LP “Endgame”, In The Red           
2016               Paintings included in the film I Am Wrath, Vengeance Is Mine LLC                 
 

 
Publications as Author

“Documenta 14 Kassell”, Expose Art Magazine (print edition), Chintia Kirana ed., October 2017

"Chicago Expo”, Expose Art Magazine (online edition), Chintia Kirana ed., 2015. http://exposeartmagazine.com/expo-chicago/
 
Website Publications

“National Wet Paint MFA Biennial. Curated By Sergio Gomez”, Artsy.net, 2018. https://www.artsy.net/artwork/jon-witzky-wedding-party

Conniffe, Brian, “The Cabinet Of Solar Plexus A Landmark Exhibition of Esoteric and Arcane Art”, access date: September 19, 2016. http://disinfo.com/2016/09/cabinet-solar-plexus-landmark-exhibition-international-esoteric-arcane-art/

Hale, Barry William, X Marks the Spot for Esoteric Art!, access date: September 20, 2016. http://zeroequalstwo.net/x-marks-the-spot-for-esoteric-art/
 
Collections
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Ohio Union Permanent Collection, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Various Private Collections