My father gave me my first toolbox when I was four. He cleared the trees from the land that he bought from my grandmother, and then used the wood from the trees to build the house that I grew up in. Before I was fourteen, we had built five boats together. The process that I engage in with my sculpture today usually begins with wood and with skills that I learned as a child. From there, I add whatever material will best communicate the idea. In recent years I have used a wide variety of materials, including cast glass, stainless steel, polyester, bronze, steel, aluminum, ceramic, paper, and stone. I am very excited about the current direction of my work. I am enjoying both the scale and the combination of materials in the installation-oriented pieces as well as the public art works.

  

Type of Work

Art for the Wall: Mixed/Other

Atrium Sculpture

Sculpture: Non-representational

   

EDUCATION

 

1973-1975 M.F.A. in Sculpture

Rhode Island School of Design

Providence, Rhode Island

 

1968-1972 B.F.A. in Sculpture

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

COLLECTIONS

 

Fourth Police Precinct Project

City of Richmond Public Art Collection

Richmond, VA

 

College of Creative Art Permanent Collection

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

 

Huntington Museum of Art

The Discovery

Huntington, WV

 

Western Asset Management

The Discovery II

Pasedena, CA

 

Orlando Hilton

Hilton Hotels, Inc.

Orlando, FL

 

Mr. Gaston Caperton

The Discovery III

Shepherdstown, WV

 

Avampato Discovery Museum at The Clay Center

Growth From Within

Charleston, WV

 

Dr. Susan Power

Icicles in the Snow

Athens, GA

 

Ms. Jean M. K. Miller

Icicles in the Snow II

Baltimore, MD

 

The Idea

Ms. Lisa Fischer-Casto

Charleston, WV

 

The Discovery V

Mr. Peter York

Dallas, TX

MEMBERSHIPS

 

International Sculpture Center

Southeastern College Art Conference

Americans for the Arts

 

RECENT GRANTS & AWARDS

 

Summer Research Award

Graduate College

Marshall University

 

Sasakawa Fellowship for Japan Studies Institute

American Association of State Colleges and Universities

 

West Virginia Individual Artist Fellowship

West Virginia Commission on the Arts

West Virginia Division of Culture and History

 

Professional Development for Artists Grant

West Virginia Commission on the Arts

West Virginia Division of Culture and History

 

Faculty Merit Award

Marshall University Art Department

 

2001 Faculty Development Grant

Marshall University Art Department

The Marshall University Foundation, Inc.

 

Faculty Development Grant

Marshall University Art Department

The Marshall University Foundation, Inc.

 

Faculty Merit Award

Marshall University Art Department

 

2000 Summer Research Award

Graduate College

Marshall University

 

1999 Florida Individual Artist Fellowship Award

Funding: Florida Department of State

Division of Cultural Affairs

1998 Individual Artist Grant

Jacksonville Community Foundation

Funding: Art Ventures Jacksonville

  

EXHIBITS

 

Birke Symposium Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit

Pullman Square, Huntington, WV

September-October 2006

 

Faculty Exchange Exhibit

Bradley University, Peoria, IL

February 2006

 

Faculty Exhibit

Birke Gallery, Huntington WV

October 2006

 

Jonathan Cox – Solo Exhibit

Radford University Museum, Radford, VA

February 2005

 

Jonathan Cox – Cargoes

Avampato Discovery Museum at The Clay Center, Charleston, WV

April, May, June 2005

 

Snowshoe Institute Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit

Snowshoe Mountain Resort, Showshoe, WV

July 2004

 

Jonathan Cox – Solo Exhibit

University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH

March 2004

 

Tools as Art

Avampato Discovery Museum at the Clay Center, Charleston, WV

January 2004

 

Snowshoe Institute Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit

Snowshoe Mountain Resort, Snowshoe, WV

July 2003

 

Jonathan Cox – Sculpture & Installation

Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH

April 1 – 30, 2002

 

Up Against the Wall Show

Sunrise Museum of Art, Charleston, WV

September 14 – November16, 2001

 

Jonathan Cox: Navigations in Time

Museum in the Community, Hurricane, WV

July 27 – September 29, 2001

Cultural Center of Fine Arts, Parkersburg, WV

October 20 – December 30, 2001

Mesaros Galleries, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV

January 21 – February 23, 2002

 

New Work in the Mountain State

Museum in the Community, Hurricane, WV

April 13 – May 19, 2001

Small Things

Studio 179, Morgantown, WV

September 30 – November 4, 2000

Gropius Master Exhibition

Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington, WV

June-July 2000

 

Jonathan Cox

Birke Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

January 2000

 

Visual Art Faculty Show

Birke Gallery, Marshall University, Huntington, WV

March 2000

 

Florida Visual Artist Fellowship Exhibition

Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL

Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL

Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, Miami, FL

February 2000-June2001

 

Faculty Show

University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL

January 1999

 

Healing Art: The Art of Healing

Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL

June 1998

 

Jonathan Cox Sculptural Installations

Nathan Wilson Center for the Arts,

Florida Community College at Jacksonville

September 1997

 

Jonathan Cox Sculptural Installations

Florida School of the Arts, Palatka, Florida

January 1997

 

Art Lite – Featured Artist

Beaches Fine Arts Gallery, Jacksonville Beach, Florida

November 1995

 

Art Begins at 40 – Featured Artist

Beaches Fine Arts Gallery, Jacksonville Beach, Florida

April 1995

 

Faculty Show

Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida

February 1995

 

Jacksonville University Art Faculty Show

Mussallem Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida

January 1994

 

Faculty Show

Alexander Brest Museum and Gallery, Jacksonville, Florida

February 1993

 

Jonathan & Katherine Cox – New Prints

Anguilla Gallery, Stonington, Connecticut

August 1990

   

References:

 

Alison Helm

Director School of Art and Design - West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6111

I have know Jon professionally for many years, I would guess around 14 years. I knew him professionally as a sculptor and a very talented and gifted individual, one that I admired quite well. Then I became the director of the school of art so was able to commission him to make a sculpture for our College which was extremely successful. I highly recommend him, as he is reliable and worthy of commissions.

  

Corey Mercy

Art Consultant - Soho Myriad

I worked with Jonathan on the Orlando Hilton commission and he was not only a joy to work with, but the commission has been a huge hit at the property. I would hire Jonathan again and again to help with future projects!

  

Judith Wellington

President and CEO - Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences of West VIrginia

The Clay Center commissioned Jonathan Cox for a wall sculpture. This magnificent piece is hanging prominently in the Center's Founders Lounge and is a tribute to one of the founders of the Center. Jonathan was very easy to work with and was sensitive to the needs of the Center and to the site where the piece would be displayed. In addition to the commission Jonathan has participated in three exhibitions during my 12-year tenure at the museum. All these exhibitions and Jonathan’s work has been well-received by the public.

   

Websites:

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