Jonathan R. Hodge
jonathanrhodgeart@gmail.com | www.jonathanrhodge.com | IG: @jonathanrhodge
EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2019 – Steven Assael Drawing Workshop, Seattle, WA
2018 – Steven Assael Painting Workshop, Seattle, WA
2016 – Max Ginsburg Painting Workshop, Whidbey Island, WA
2014–2018 – Aristides Atelier, Seattle, WA
· Graduated specializing in classical drawing and painting techniques with master artist Juliette Aristides
2013 – Painting Apprenticeship under Carl Groh, Lafayette, LA
· Focused on portrait execution, commission contracts, and budgets
2008–2012 – Columbus College of Art and Design (CCAD), Columbus, OH
· BFA in Fine Arts, Painting and Drawing
· Graduated magna cum laude with 3.82 GPA
2006–2008 – Say Sí Gifted Arts Program, San Antonio, TX
· Specialized in drawing and oil painting in nationally recognized program
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2022–Present – Instructor, New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA
· Teach classical drawing and painting through live demos, lectures, and critiques
2021 – Instructor, Georgetown Atelier, Seattle, WA
· Taught from live models in mornings; studio curriculum in afternoons
2019 – Workshops & live demos, Juliette Aristides Atelier
2015 – Painting Assistant, Cascadia Art Museum, Edmonds, WA
· Assisted in mural painting commissioned by museum founder Lindsey Echleberger
2012–Present – Art Director, Hungry Mutt (children’s book publisher)
2012 – Presenter, Seventh International Conference on the Arts in Society, Liverpool, UK
· Invited to present artwork as part of Cultural Olympiad
2011–2012 – Creative Coach, Columbus College of Art and Design
2011 – Lab Assistant, Columbus College of Art and Design
2007–2008 – Teaching Assistant & Mentor, Say Sí, San Antonio, TX
· Mentored junior high students in nationally recognized arts program
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2018 – Studio Monitor, Steven Assael Workshop, Gage Academy, Seattle, WA
2016 – Studio Monitor, Max Ginsburg Workshop, WIFAS, Whidbey Island, WA
2015–2018 – Studio Monitor, Juliette Aristides Atelier
2011 – Internship under Anatomist Eric Kenz, Columbus State Community College, Columbus, OH
· Studied human anatomy from cadavers and performed dissections under his tutelage
2011 – Internship under Anthony Baker, Medical Illustrator, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
· Completed anatomical illustrations for a series of yoga poses
HONORS & AWARDS
2019 – Haynes Galleries Award, Art Renewal Center
2019 – Honorable Mention, ARC Salon, Imaginative Realism
2018 – 1st Place, Best of Gage (Narrative Category), Seattle, WA
2017 – FACE/TRAC Conference Scholarship Finalist, Miami, FL
2017 – 3rd Place, Best of Gage (Portrait Category), Seattle, WA
2016 – Susan Winokur & Paul Leach Award
2015 – Puget Sound Group of Northwest Artists Scholarship
2015 – 1st Place, Seattle Co-Arts Scholarship
2015 – 3rd Place, Best of Gage Annual Show, Seattle, WA
2010 – CCAD Charles Hall Memorial Scholarship (Artistic & Academic Achievement)
2010, 2009, 2008 – CCAD Trustees’ Award Scholarship
2009, 2008 – CCAD President’s List
COLLECTIONS
2025 – Cain and Abel, Ogden Museum of Southern Art
2023 – Orpheus Blues, Ogden Museum of Southern Art
2022 – Portrait in Orange, Collection of Bradley Sumrall
2022 – Portrait of Dee, Collection of Darneshia Smith
2021 – Portrait of Sofia, Collection of Matthew Cruz
2020 – Mastercopy of Charles Hawthorne, Collection of Phyllis Ohrbeck
2020 – The Philosopher, Collection of William Jones
2020 – Family Portrait, Collection of John Rossi
2019 – Katrina, Collection of Aslan Foundation
2019 – Mastercopy of Alexander Max Koester, Collection of Phyllis Ohrbeck
2018 – Mastercopy of Jean Baptiste Belley, Collection of Julie Tall
2018 – Kentaro, Collection of Harriet Rubin
2018 – Anjelika, Collection of Harriet Rubin
2017 – The Mannequin, Collection of Elisabeth & Ramen Cuddihy
2017 – Draped, Collection of Andy Miller
2016 – Distraction, Collection of Sandra Bolton
2016 – Drapery Study, Collection of Rebecca King
2015 – The Barber, Collection of Kevin Johnson
2015 – Portrait of Jacob Stern, Collection of Renée Simard
2015 – Daniel, Collection of Eve Alyson
2014 – Jazz Club, Collection of Rick McDessie
2013 – New Orleans Jazz Band, Collection of Rick McDessie
2012 – Two architectural drawings, 125th Anniversary of Columbus Club
2012 – Medical drawings for Stanford University surgeons
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 – Silver Lining Exhibition: 20 Years After Hurricane Katrina, Studio Waveland, MS
2025 – Looking Back: Hurricane Katrina at 20, Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
2025 – So Real, LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans, LA
2025 – Muddied Spirits, New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA
2024 – Faculty Exhibition, New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA
2024 – And Now for Something New, Vol. 6, LeMieux Galleries, New Orleans, LA
2024 – Individuals Figurative Group Show, Second Story Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2023 – Faculty Exhibition, New Orleans Academy of Fine Arts, New Orleans, LA
2022 – Unmasked, Figure | Ground Gallery, Seattle, WA
2021 – Searching for Beauty, Maryhill Museum, Goldendale, WA
2019 – Magic of Realism, Haynes Galleries, Franklin, TN
2019 – Works on Paper: Drawing Reality, Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA
2018 – Departure/Arrival, Cornish Playhouse, Seattle, WA
2018 – Atelier Process and Painting, Maryhill Museum of Art, Goldendale, WA
2018 – Best of Gage, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA
2017 – Best of Gage, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA
2015 – Forward Looking & Beautifully Timeless, Institute of Classical Architecture & Art, Seattle, WA
2015 – Best of Gage Annual Show, Gage Academy of Art, Seattle, WA
2014 – Small Scale Work for a Larger Cause, Say Sí, San Antonio, TX
2010 – Everything Explodes, CCAD, Columbus, OH
2009 – Small Scale Work for a Larger Cause, Say Sí, San Antonio, TX
PUBLICATIONS
2019 – “Magic of Realism,” profile in American Art Collector Magazine, Issue 168
2013 – Medical drawings featured in Injury: International Journal of the Care of the Injured, Vol. 44, Issue 12
2009 – Three portraits (Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, Gen. Romeo Vasquez, and Roy Bourgeois) published in National Catholic Reporter