About
Jonathan Ware was born in Louisville KY. His family relocated to rural Kentucky shortly thereafter where he spent many of his formative years. During this time his affinity for the landscape and water was discovered and developed. His formal education began in visual arts and then led to architecture.
He later moved to Los Angeles where he completed an advanced degree in architecture and worked with multiple award-winning architecture firms. He since returned to Kentucky where his interest was rekindled in visual arts and the natural environment. From there he continues to work in his studio located in Lexington, Kentucky. His work has been exhibited in Los Angeles, New York, Chicago, Washington D.C. and throughout Kentucky.
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Education
Murray State University, B.F.A.
University of Kentucky, B. Arch
University of California Los Angeles, M. Arch
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Grants & Awards
1993 - Henry Adams Medal of the American Institute of Architects
1992 - Gaines Center Festival Structure, Honorable Mention
1988 - Emily Wolfson Award for Craft
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Exhibitions & Festivals
2020 - ArtFields, Lake City, SC
2019 - Small Works, Gallery 440, NYC, NY
2019 - Darkness and Light, Kent Mansion Gallery, New Albany, IN
2019 - Emerging, ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL
2019 - All Hallows Ink, The Bread Box Gallery, Lexington, KY
2019 - Kentucky Landscapes, Arts Place, Lexington, KY
2018 - Archives, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2018 - Impermanent Lands, The Art Center at Highland Park, Chicago, IL
2017 - Solo Exhibition, ArtWorks Gallery, Corvallis, OR
2017 - Expanded Fields, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
2015 - Solo Exhibition, Cup of Commonwealth, Lexington, KY
2013 - The Tales They Told Us, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
2008 - Phantom Space Installation, Latitude Arts Community Lexington, KY
2007 - Solo Exhibition, 6th Street Gallery, Shelbyville, KY
2003 - Home HOUSE Exhibition, Raleigh, NC
2002 - Selected Entries, Pentagon Memorial, Washington, DC
2001 - Monument to Fire, Perloff Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1989 - Group Exhibition, Paducah Art Guild, Paducah, KY
1989 - Juried Exhibtion, Henderson Arts Council, Henderson, KY
1988 - Printmakers on Parade, Gallery 600, Paducah, KY
1988 - Us Three in 2-D, Princeton Art Guild, Princeton, KY
1988 - Craft 88, Paducah Art Guild, Paducah, KY
1987 - Juried Exhibition, Kentucky Museum for Arts and Crafts, Louisville, KY
1987 - Craft 87, Paducah Art Guild, Paducah, KY
1986 - The Alure of Lures, Appalachian Center for Crafts, Nashville, TN
1986 - To Build a Better Box, Gallery 101, Lousiville, KY
1985 - Selected Drawings, Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray, KY
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Publications
2019 - Murze Magazine, Edition 9: Minimalism
2018 - Art Scene Today, Natural Disasters
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