Recent Accomplishments

I was among the 20 semi-finalists. Many thanks to everyone who voted for my entry, Self-Portrait Captured

 NOTE: This is not the same as my  CREATING PEACE PROJECT  which you can access from any page on this site.

The Peace Project from The Whole 9, an international collaborative art competition and exhibition created to connect peace-minded individual everywhere. Artists from around the world, working in diverse mediums, submitted their creative interpretations of peace. This collective vision was unvelied September 21, 2010 at a press event at Gallery 9 in Los Angeles, followed by an opening reception on September 25. The exhibit will subsequently travel to San Francisco and New York City, in conjunction with a simultaneous online exhibition.  

Below are my entries featured in The Peace Project 2010  online exhibit, traveling exhibit and book

Buddha on Ice (Chill Out!)

 Butterfly Buddha

 Peace is Within Reach

Signs of Peace

Here are my 2011 entries to Peace Project:

VIEW TOP 20 

  Judges selected the TOP 5 and announced the winner

Entrants also submitted a 500-word essay on the theme, OBSESSION.

CLICK to read my essay

CLICK to learn about the latest developments with The Peace Project and how this is helping thousands of people in Sierre Leone 

Exhibits

Desert Pride Center – Palm Springs, CA – March 2005 Featured solo exhibit in Quest Artists series

Bonham’s & Butterfields -- San Francisco -- 2003  Three pieces included in Art for AIDS art auction

Does Your Father Know? -- San Francisco -- 2002  Solo exhibit

Bonham’s & Butterfields -- San Francisco -- 2002   Three pieces included in Art for AIDS art auction

David’s Coffeehouse -- San Diego -- 2000  Solo Exhibit

Hairy Situations -- Austin, TX -- 1997     Solo Exhibit

Acme Art -- Austin, TX -- 1996, 1995    Group Show

Different Voices -- Wichita, KS -- 1995  Group Show

Common Bond -- Albuquerque, NM -1990   Mixed Media solo exhibit and group show

Toto’s Lounge -- Wichita, KS -- 1989      Solo Exhibit

The Strand -- Hutchinson, KS -- 1989     Solo Exhibit

Mission Cultural Arts Center -- 1988   Group Show, sponsored by El Tecolote newspaper, San Francisco

Traveling Exhibit -- Austin, TX -- 1987    Mixed Media “A Valentine Art Show”

Rolando’s Studio -- Austin, TX -- 1986     Solo Exhibit “An Artistic Aperitif”



Selected Publications & Reviews of Photography

Press Enterprise, Feb. 21, 2005. Mixing Photos and Philosophy, by Wes Woods II. Read Review

2004. Jonz, Skot, Number Synchronicity: A Beacon of Light for the Soul’s Journey. AuthorHouse; Bloomington, IN. Twenty-two photo-illustrations by author included in text. ISBN 1-4184-8262-5

2004. Rothenberg, David and Wandee J. Pryor, Writing the Future: Progress and Evolution. A Terra Nova Book, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Newark, NJ. Photo illustration, p. 244.

UPDATE newspaper, San Diego, CA. Several full-page photos included between May 2001 and November 2002 following exhibit at David's Coffeehouse.

“The Liberty Press” (Vol. 1, No. 11, July 1995), p. 3. Reviewing Different Voices group exhibit, quote: “Skot Jonz’s art was extremely moving. Everything about this exhibit, including the overwhelming response to it, was beautiful. It was, in its entirety, awe-inspiring.”

OUT! Magazine (Sept. 1990); Centerfold artist of the month; Albuquerque, NM

Arimondi, Victor 551 (April 1988); Cover art for Art to Support the Homeless project; San Francisco, CA

“Editor Comments” Austin Mirror (Vol. 1, No. 10, 1987), p. 5; Austin, TX

“Inner Views” Austin Mirror (Vol. 1, No. 9, 1987), pp. 5, 13; Austin, TX. Excerpt from article: “Skot Jonz photography was very thought provoking…nicely executed…”

“Art Review” This Week in Texas (Feb. 27, 1987), p. 37, illustration; Austin, TX

Photography Jobs

University of Arkansas Museum, Fayetteville, AR 1980-81. Greet public and provide tours, photograph collections, exhibit preparation.

Historic Preservation Associates – Fayetteville, AR. 1981-83. Responsible for photography during archaeological excavations, maintenance of photographic records, aerial photography, preparing and presenting slide shows for professional groups.

Ashley Photographers, Ltd.  – Houston, TX. 1984. Supervised three portrait studios at AstroWorld amusement park providing mock magazine covers and Old West theme portraits. Duties of photography, proof consultation, sales, darkroom.