About
Jonathan Faber received his BFA from Alfred University in 1994 and a MFA from the University of Texas Austin in 2003. His work has been exhibited at numerous galleries and museums across the country, including Cue Art Foundation, the Galveston Arts Center, David Shelton Gallery, and the Blanton Museum of Art. Among his awards are those from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and the Joan Mitchell Foundation. Faber is currently an Assistant Professor at Texas State University in the School of Art and Design. He lives and works in Austin, Texas.
Representation
David Shelton Gallery; Houston, TX
Awards
Austin Critics’ Table Nomination for best Solo Gallery Exhibition; 2012
Pollock Krasner Fellowship VSC Recipient; 2011
Arthouse Texas Prize 2011 Nominee; 2010
Austin Critics' Table Nomination Work Of Art: One Of A Kind; 2010
Arthouse Texas Prize 2007 Nominee; 2007
Arthouse Texas Prize 2005 Nominee; 2004
Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Program Recipient; 2003
Marshall F. Wells College and Fellowship Endowment in the College of Fine Arts; 2000-2003
Residencies
Vermont Studio Center; June 2011
Press
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"West Austin Studio Tour: A Few Critics Picks”— Austin 360
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin; May 16, 2014 -
"Looking for the Familiar and Finding Faces in Jonathan Faber's Oil Paintings" — Houston Press
Meredith Deliso; Nov 20, 2012 -
“Much More than New Works on Paper” — ARTSHOP SA,
Haydee Munoz De la Rocha, February 2012 -
“Jonathan Faber: Idle” — Pastelegram
Mary Caitlin Greenwood; Dec. 23, 2011 -
"Idle: Jonathan Faber at Champion Contemporary" — Austin American Statesman
Luke Quinten; December 14, 2012 -
"Editorial Recommendation" — Visual Art Source
Katy Crocker; December 2011 -
"Jonathan Faber Talks Art at Champion Gallery" — Adobe Airstream
Katy Crocker; December 8, 2011 -
"Jonathan Faber and Short Stories: Part 3", Might Be Good — Fluent Collaborative, Issue #179
Eric Zimmerman; December 2, 2011 -
"Jonathan Faber's show "Idle" at Champion Contemporary" — Texas Contemporary Art
June Mattingly, November 20, 2011 -
"Jonathan Faber 'Idle' @ Champion" — Fee's List
Brian Fee; November, 2011 -
"Miles and Miles of Canvas" — Austin Chronicle
Robert Faires; April 8, 2011 -
"Explore the Meaning of Abstraction at David Shelton Gallery" — San Antonio Contemporary Art Examiner
Scott Dickens, November 23, 2009 -
"Austin Painter Draws On Memory" — Express News
Steve Bennett; November 29, 2009 -
"Red Hot Red Dot" — Out & About: 360 Blog
Michael Barnes; September 18, 2009 -
"Might Be Good" — Fluent Collaborative, Issue# 123
Claire Ruud; May 29, 2009 -
"All Eyes Are On Austin's Art Community, '22 to Watch'" — The University Star
Susan Romanella; October 19, 2005 -
"After a Fashion" — Austin Chronicle
Stephen Moser; Oct. 18, 2002 -
"Tribeza Pick" — Tribeza
August, 2005 -
"22 to Watch: How AMOA Got It Right!" — Fluent Collaborative, Issue #52
August 26, 2005 -
"22, Two" — Austin Chronicle
Robert Faires, May 20, 2005 -
"Inside Arts"— Austin American Statesman: Xlent
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin; May 19, 2005 -
"Appetite for Deconstruction: Jonathan Faber and Eric Harvey" — Fluent Collaborative, Issue #36
November 3, 2004