Bio

Born

Canton, Ohio 1947

Education

Kent State University, M.A. 1973

Kent State University, B.F.A. 1969

Selected Exhibitions

2010 "Narratives: Sean O'Connell, John Sokol, Frank Bell White"

Summit Artspace, Akron, OH

2008 "Crossing Boundaries", Elan Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Sewickley, PA

2008 John Sokol (Paintings) & James Shipman (Sculptures)

The Green Building Gallery, Pittsburgh

2005 Man + Beast Exhibition, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH

2002 Norjea Gallery, Akron, OH
2001 The First Cleveland Biennial Exhibition, Cleveland, OH

2000 - 1990 Mendelson Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

solo exhibitions and group exhibitions

2000 The Museum Collects John Sokol, Akron Art Museum

1997 Lascaux Gallery: Solo Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA

1996 Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Drawing Show

1995 Lascaux Gallery: Solo Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA

1994 Slippery Rock University: Solo Exhibition

1993 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 83rd Annual

1993 Carson Street Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA., Solo Exhibition

1992 Pittsburgh Center For the Arts: Solo Exhibition

1991 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 81st Annual

1989 The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH.

1987 Vox Gallery, Akron, OH./ Solo Exhibition

1986 “Ohio Perspectives,” Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH.

1985 John Davis Gallery, Akron, OH., Solo Exhibitions, ‘83-‘85

1981 Canton Art Institute, Canton, OH./ Solo Exhibition

1980 Gotham Book Mart, NYC/ Solo Exhibition

1979 “After DuChamp,” Grolier Book Club, NYC

1977 “Words at Liberty,” MOCA, Chicago, IL.

1975 “Word Works,” The New Gallery (CCCA), Cleveland, OH.

1974 “Words and Images,” The New Gallery (CCCA)

Selected Covers and Published Reproductions

Akros, Antaeus, Berkeley Poetry Review, Cream City Review, The Faulkner Journal, The Gamut, Gargoyle, The Georgia Review, Journal of Modern Literature, Le Monde, Mickle Street Review, Negative Capability, Noveya Gazetta, Ohio Journal, Oxford University Press, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Princeton University Press, Thoreau Quarterly, University of Akron Press,University of Tennessee Press, University of Wisconsin

Press,

Collections

Akron Art Museum

Canton Art Museum

Kent State University

Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH

National City Bank of Cleveland

Progressive Corporation, Cleveland, OH

State Office Building, Columbus, OH

Second National Bank of Warren, OH

Teaching Experience

1998 Indiana University of PA: Painting Instructor

1996-9 Pittsburgh Center for the Arts: Taught Life Drawing,

Introduction to Drawing, and Oil Pastels

1994 Slippery Rock University: Held Printmaking Workshop

with International Studies Students

1976 John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH Drawing, drawing classes

1974 Mansfield Reformatory, Mansfield, OH Taught

Painting, Drawing and Video classes to inmates.

1973 Akron Art Institute: Adult and children’s classes

in Studio Arts and Art History

1970 Canton Public Schools: Art Instructor

Chapbooks

Kissing the Bees (Redgreene Press, Pittsburgh, PA)

A Thousand Years from Nowhere (Pudding House Publications,

Johnstown, OH)

Full-collection of Poetry

In the Summer of Cancer (Endymion Press, 01/2003, Los

Angeles, CA, ISBN: 0-9725253-0-0, 98 pages)

Short Stories

The Problem with Relativity (Rager Media, 106 pages)

Published Poems

America, Vol. 174, # 5, Feb. 17th, 1996

Anthology of Magazine Verse/Yearbook of American Poetry, 1997

Antigonish Review (Nova Scotia) # 104, 1996 & #109, 1997

Appalachia, Vol. LI, # 2, 1996

The Berkeley Poetry Review, # 27, 1993-1994

ELF: Eclectic Literary Forum, Vol. 5, # 2, 1995

Elk River Review, Vol. 3, # 3

Embers, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Winter, 1995

Flyway, Vol. 3.2, Fall, 1997

Folio: A Literary Journal, Winter, 1995

Georgetown Review, Vol. 4, #2 & Vol. 5, #2

Hard Love: Writings on Violence & Intimacy (anthology)

The Hawaii Pacific Review, Vol. 8, Spring, 1993

Hellas, Vol. 6, # 2, 1995, Vol. 7, # 1, 1996

The Ledge, #20, Winter, 1996

Literal Latte’, Vol. 4, #1, First Prize

The Long Islander, 11/17/94 & 2/16/95

The MacGuffin, Vol. XII, # II, Humor & Parody Issue

Negative Capability, Vol. XIV: 1 & 2, 1994

New Delta Review, Vol. 12, # 2

New Millennium Writings, Vol. 2, # 1, 1997 & Vol. 2, # 2, 1997

The New York Quarterly, # 53, 1994 & #57, 1997

Onion River Review, Fall, 1996

Panhandler, # 29, 1994

Plainsongs, Vol. 14, # 3,Vol. 15, # 1, Vol. 16, # 2 & 3, Vol. 17, # 1

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 29, ‘95, July 27, 1996, Dec. 20, 1997

The Pittsburgh Quarterly, Vol. 2, # 2, Spring, 1992

Potpourri, Dec., ‘92 & Vol. 7, # 3, 1996 &Vol. 9, # 2, 1997

Quarterly West, # 41, Autumn-Winter, ‘95-‘96

Rain City Review, # 6, Fall/Winter, 1995-96

Slant, Vol. VII, 1993, Vol. VIII, ‘94, Vol. X, ‘96, Vol. XI, ‘97, Vol. XII, ‘98

Social Anarchism, # 19, 1994

South Coast Poetry Journal, # 18, Jan., ‘95

Sow’s Ear Poetry Review, Vol. VII, # 3, 1997

The Spoon River Poetry Review, Summer, 1995

Voices International, Vol. 28, #s 3-4, 1993

West Wind Review, 14th edition, 1995

Wisconsin Review, Vol. 28, #3, 1994

Yarrow, Vol. 16, # 2, 1994-5

Published Short Stories

Adena, Vol. 5, # 2, Fall, 1980

Akros, # 3, Fall, 1980 & #24/25, Spring, 1995

Cumberlands, Vol. 16, # 1, Spring, 1979

Descant, Vol. 24, #’s 3/4, Spring/Summer, 1980

Mindscapes, Fall/Winter, 1993, Vol.3, No. 2

Noveya Gazetta, Jan., ‘82, N.Y.C., translated into Russian, from Descant

The Old Hickory Review, Vol. 11, # 1, Spring, 1979

The Pittsburgh Quarterly, Vol. 1, # 4, Fall, ‘91 & Vol. 3, # 3, Sm., ‘93

Potpourri, March, 1994

Redbook Magazine, Vol. 147, #1, May, 1976

The Richmond Broom, (one-act play), Series # 1, # 3, 1979

Sondags B.T. (Copenhagen), Summer, ‘76; transl. into Danish, from Redbook

Strictly Fiction, Winter/Spring, 1995

Taproot Review, 4th Edition, Spring, 1991

The Vincent Brothers Review, #15, 1996


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		Born Canton, Ohio 1947 Education Kent State University, M.A. 1973 Kent State University, B.F.A. 1969 Selected Exhibitions 2010 "Narratives: Sean O'Connell, John Sokol, Frank Bell White" Summit Artspace, Akron, OH 2008 "Crossing Boundaries", Elan Gallery, Solo Exhibition, Sewickley, PA 2008 John Sokol (Paintings) & James Shipman (Sculptures) The Green Building Gallery, Pittsburgh 2005 Man + Beast Exhibition, Emily Davis Gallery, Akron, OH 2002 Norjea Gallery, Akron, OH 2001 The First Cleveland Biennial Exhibition, Cleveland, OH 2000 - 1990 Mendelson Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA solo exhibitions and group exhibitions 2000 The Museum Collects John Sokol, Akron Art Museum 1997 Lascaux Gallery: Solo Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA 1996 Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Drawing Show 1995 Lascaux Gallery: Solo Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA 1994 Slippery Rock University: Solo Exhibition 1993 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 83rd Annual 1993 Carson Street Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA., Solo Exhibition 1992 Pittsburgh Center For the Arts: Solo Exhibition 1991 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh 81st Annual 1989 The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH. 1987 Vox Gallery, Akron, OH./ Solo Exhibition 1986 “Ohio Perspectives,” Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH. 1985 John Davis Gallery, Akron, OH., Solo Exhibitions, ‘83-‘85 1981 Canton Art Institute, Canton, OH./ Solo Exhibition 1980 Gotham Book Mart, NYC/ Solo Exhibition 1979 “After DuChamp,” Grolier Book Club, NYC 1977 “Words at Liberty,” MOCA, Chicago, IL. 1975 “Word Works,” The New Gallery (CCCA), Cleveland, OH. 1974 “Words and Images,” The New Gallery (CCCA) Selected Covers and Published Reproductions Akros, Antaeus, Berkeley Poetry Review, Cream City Review, The Faulkner Journal, The Gamut, Gargoyle, The Georgia Review, Journal of Modern Literature, Le Monde, Mickle Street Review, Negative Capability, Noveya Gazetta, Ohio Journal, Oxford University Press, Pittsburgh Quarterly, Princeton University Press, Thoreau Quarterly, University of Akron Press,University of Tennessee Press, University of Wisconsin Press, Collections Akron Art Museum Canton Art Museum Kent State University Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Cleveland, OH National City Bank of Cleveland Progressive Corporation, Cleveland, OH State Office Building, Columbus, OH Second National Bank of Warren, OH Teaching Experience 1998 Indiana University of PA: Painting Instructor 1996-9 Pittsburgh Center for the Arts: Taught Life Drawing, Introduction to Drawing, and Oil Pastels 1994 Slippery Rock University: Held Printmaking Workshop with International Studies Students 1976 John Carroll University, Cleveland, OH Drawing, drawing classes 1974 Mansfield Reformatory, Mansfield, OH Taught Painting, Drawing and Video classes to inmates. 1973 Akron Art Institute: Adult and children’s classes in Studio Arts and Art History 1970 Canton Public Schools: Art Instructor Chapbooks Kissing the Bees (Redgreene Press, Pittsburgh, PA) A Thousand Years from Nowhere (Pudding House Publications, Johnstown, OH) Full-collection of Poetry In the Summer of Cancer (Endymion Press, 01/2003, Los Angeles, CA, ISBN: 0-9725253-0-0, 98 pages) Short Stories The Problem with Relativity (Rager Media, 106 pages) Published Poems America, Vol. 174, # 5, Feb. 17th, 1996 Anthology of Magazine Verse/Yearbook of American Poetry, 1997 Antigonish Review (Nova Scotia) # 104, 1996 & #109, 1997 Appalachia, Vol. LI, # 2, 1996 The Berkeley Poetry Review, # 27, 1993-1994 ELF: Eclectic Literary Forum, Vol. 5, # 2, 1995 Elk River Review, Vol. 3, # 3 Embers, Vol. XIX, No. 2, Winter, 1995 Flyway, Vol. 3.2, Fall, 1997 Folio: A Literary Journal, Winter, 1995 Georgetown Review, Vol. 4, #2 & Vol. 5, #2 Hard Love: Writings on Violence & Intimacy (anthology) The Hawaii Pacific Review, Vol. 8, Spring, 1993 Hellas, Vol. 6, # 2, 1995, Vol. 7, # 1, 1996 The Ledge, #20, Winter, 1996 Literal Latte’, Vol. 4, #1, First Prize The Long Islander, 11/17/94 & 2/16/95 The MacGuffin, Vol. XII, # II, Humor & Parody Issue Negative Capability, Vol. XIV: 1 & 2, 1994 New Delta Review, Vol. 12, # 2 New Millennium Writings, Vol. 2, # 1, 1997 & Vol. 2, # 2, 1997 The New York Quarterly, # 53, 1994 & #57, 1997 Onion River Review, Fall, 1996 Panhandler, # 29, 1994 Plainsongs, Vol. 14, # 3,Vol. 15, # 1, Vol. 16, # 2 & 3, Vol. 17, # 1 The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 29, ‘95, July 27, 1996, Dec. 20, 1997 The Pittsburgh Quarterly, Vol. 2, # 2, Spring, 1992 Potpourri, Dec., ‘92 & Vol. 7, # 3, 1996 &Vol. 9, # 2, 1997 Quarterly West, # 41, Autumn-Winter, ‘95-‘96 Rain City Review, # 6, Fall/Winter, 1995-96 Slant, Vol. VII, 1993, Vol. VIII, ‘94, Vol. X, ‘96, Vol. XI, ‘97, Vol. XII, ‘98 Social Anarchism, # 19, 1994 South Coast Poetry Journal, # 18, Jan., ‘95 Sow’s Ear Poetry Review, Vol. VII, # 3, 1997 The Spoon River Poetry Review, Summer, 1995 Voices International, Vol. 28, #s 3-4, 1993 West Wind Review, 14th edition, 1995 Wisconsin Review, Vol. 28, #3, 1994 Yarrow, Vol. 16, # 2, 1994-5 Published Short Stories Adena, Vol. 5, # 2, Fall, 1980 Akros, # 3, Fall, 1980 & #24/25, Spring, 1995 Cumberlands, Vol. 16, # 1, Spring, 1979 Descant, Vol. 24, #’s 3/4, Spring/Summer, 1980 Mindscapes, Fall/Winter, 1993, Vol.3, No. 2 Noveya Gazetta, Jan., ‘82, N.Y.C., translated into Russian, from Descant The Old Hickory Review, Vol. 11, # 1, Spring, 1979 The Pittsburgh Quarterly, Vol. 1, # 4, Fall, ‘91 & Vol. 3, # 3, Sm., ‘93 Potpourri, March, 1994 Redbook Magazine, Vol. 147, #1, May, 1976 The Richmond Broom, (one-act play), Series # 1, # 3, 1979 Sondags B.T. (Copenhagen), Summer, ‘76; transl. into Danish, from Redbook Strictly Fiction, Winter/Spring, 1995 Taproot Review, 4th Edition, Spring, 1991 The Vincent Brothers Review, #15, 1996