" Lasting Interlude " by Mark Russell Jone

Jones received his BFA in painting with distinction from the California College of the Arts in Oakland, California. During his time there, he explored a multi-disciplinary approach to his painting through in-depth studies in art history, photography, drawing, design, and printmaking. He was awarded the Vivian Isabel Bolton Scholar Award and the Peter Chapman Scholar Award for painting. Employing his skills in photography and drawing, Jones’s process explores both mediums in his work. Jones has exhibited since 1996 with exhibitions in New York, Chicago, Texas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, and Palm Springs. His work is in private collections in New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, Tokyo, Italy, and the United States.