biography of Louis W. JONES (1943-2020)

Birth place: Durham, NC

Addresses: Saratoga Springs, NY

Profession: Painter, sculptor

Studied: PAFA; Eastern Carolina Univ. (B.S.); Cranbrook Acad. Art (M.F.A.)

Exhibited: U.S. Art in Embassies, 1967; Butler IA, 1967 (purchase award); Nat. Soc. Painters in Casein, Wash., DC, 1968; Northwest Artists Ann., Seattle, WA, 1968; Nat. Realists Invitational; Gal. Contemp. Art, Winston-Salem, NC, 1971; Arwin Gals., Detroit, MI, 1970s. Awards: purchase awards, North Carolina Mus. Art, 1963 & Mint Mus. Art.

Member: Nat Soc Painters in Casein; Am Asn Univ Prof.

Work: Butler IA, Youngstown, OH; Kalamazoo (MI) Art Inst.; North Carolina Mus. Art, Raleigh; Mint Mus. Art, Charlotte, NC; Univ. Omaha, NE

Comments: Preferred media: acrylics, wood. Teaching: Atlanta (GA) Sch. Art, summer, 1965; Univ. Idaho, 1967-69; Skidmore College, 1969-.