BIO
 

John Holdway returned to Eugene in 2002. He has been showing regularly and gaining recognition. Currently represented by Opus6ix Gallery in Eugene and Bella Perla Gallery in Portland. He was selected for the national exhibition "Beauty Revisited" at MT Scott Art Center in Portland. In January he exhibited at Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts (DIVA). He won the Peoples Choice award in the Pacific Northwest Art Annual at the University of Oregon in 2004 and was selected for Eugene's Mayor's Art Show in 2003 and 2005. A Maryland native, Holdway grew up near Washington, DC. Holdway began studies at Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore in 1986. In the middle of his college career he took six years off to travel and earn money for his education. He traveled through Europe and Australia and worked all over the United States including as a worker in a salmon cannery in Alaska and a outdoor leader for juvenile probationers on backpacking trips in the Gila wilderness in New Mexico. Holdway graduated from MICA with a Bachelor of Fine Art in Painting in 1996. After graduating, Holdway and his wife left Baltimore and headed west. In Portland, Holdway connected with artists Ken Romer, Brenna Harris and John Harper. Led by Harper they formed the Westwind Project, a group dedicated to supporting artist of all sorts. Westwind hosted numerous events including art shows, concerts and poetry readings. Holdway lives with his wife Michelle in Springfield, Oregon. He is also an art instructor who has taught art for children and adults in many venues including Johns Hopkins University and Pacific Northwest College of Art. In Eugene he teaches painting at DIVA and Emerald Art Center.

Born: 1968 Maryland, USA   Selected Exhibitions: 2006 Shelf Life, Opus6ix, Eugene, OR (solo) 2005 Paintings, Bella Perla Gallery, Portland, OR Mayor's Art Show, Jacob's Gallery, Eugene, OR (juried) Beauty Revisited, MT Scott Art Center, Portland, OR (juried) New Paintings, Opus6ix, Eugene, OR New Paintings, Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts, Eugene, OR 2004 Pacific Northwest Art Annual, Peoples Choice Award, Adell McMillan Gallery, Eugene, OR (juried) Dogwood Art Festival, Center for Arts & History, Lewis and Clark State College, Lewston, ID (juried) Paintings, OTAWA, Portland, OR (solo) 2003 Paintings, The Buzz Cafe, Eugene, OR (solo) Mayor's Art Show, Jacob's Gallery, Eugene, OR (juried) Paintings, Frame Central, Portland, OR (solo) Sister's of the Road Benefit, WestWind Gallery , Portland, OR Paintings, OTAWA, Portland, OR (solo) 2002 Group show, WestWind Gallery , Portland, OR Paintings, OTAWA, Portland, OR (solo) 2001 Group show, West Wind Gallery, Portland, OR Faculty Show, Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR Paintings, OTAWA, Portland, OR (solo) 1999 Circle of Hands Gallery, Eugene, OR 1998 Maude Kerns Art Center, Eugene, OR 1997 Maude Kerns Arts Center, Eugene, OR 1996 The Maryland Federation of the Arts, Annapolis, MD (juried) Paintings, Fox Gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD (solo)   Teaching: Emerald Art Center Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts Pacific Northwest College of Art Lane Arts Council Maude Kerns Art Center Johns Hopkins University   Education: Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland, Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting, 1997