JNO COOK - brief resume
updated 5/2005.
3819 Ravenswood Chicago IL 60613, (773) 248 2072;
email: Jno at blight.com Website: http://jnocook.net
Born in The Netherlands, 1940. Visual artist: sculpture, photography, film; occasional writer on art. Previous employment in government; independent consultant in transit planning, demographics, cinematography. Past consulting editor for photography, Nit & Wit Literary Arts magazine; past Managing Editor for exposure magazine; past co-editor for Uturn magazine. Instructor, Photography Department, Columbia College, Chicago. Represented by Uncle Freddy's Gallery, 2635 Highway Avenue, Highland, IN; 2003 - present (Linda Dorman & Tom Torluemke) 219-937-6009.FELLOWSHIPS:
- Illinois Arts Council Visual Arts Fellowship, $5000, 1990.
- NEA Regional Visual Arts Fellowship, sculpture, $5000, 1989.
EDUCATION:
- MFA, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, 1983.
- BSIE, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1970.
- BSEE, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1963.
recent SOLO or LIMITED EXHIBITIONS:
- UNCLE FREDDY'S GALLERY, Hammond IN, "New Paintings" two-person, May 2003
- BINGHAM GALLERY, UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, Columnia, MO, "A Peculiar Landscape" 3 person, September 2002
- DYNAMITE GALLERY PROJECT, Grand Rapids MI, "Devices" 3 person, Sep 2000
- BERET INTERNATIONAL GALLERY, Chicago "Dysfunctional Toasters" Oct 1999
- BERET INTERNATIONAL GALLERY, Chicago "Same Place / New Space", May 98
- BERET INTERNATIONAL GALLERY, Chicago "NO CARRIER", reviewed, Sep 96
- NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY ART MUSEUM, DeKalb "Recycled and Reassembled" 3 person, Oct 1994
- BERET INTERNATIONAL GALLERY, Chicago "Giant Yard Sale and Other Sculpture" September 1994
- GROSSMAN GALLERY, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA "Closed Environments" 2-person, Feb 1994
- BLUE STAR ART SPACE, San Antonio "Photography or Not" 4-person, Apr 93
recent GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
- "Art Inside Out" art and performance fair, Hammond IN, Aug 2003
- JOYMORE GALLERY, "Thrill III" Aug, 2003.
- "Stray Show", Chicago, IL, May 2003
- POLVO ART STUDIO, Chicago Il, "Terrorist Art" Mar 2003
- "Cubicle" open office spaces, Hammond IN Feb 2003
- UNCLE FREDDY'S GALLERY, Hammond IN, Pre-opening show Aug 2002
- "Art Inside Out" art and performance fair, Hammond IN, Aug 2002
- Hammond Development Corp "High Tech, No Tech" Jun, 2002
- ANGLES GALLERY, Santa Monica "Inventional" Aug 2000
- BERET INTERNATIONAL, Chicago "Beret's Last Show" April 2000
- LAS MANOS GALLERY, Chicago "Textbook of Insanity" April 2000
- GALLERY 312, Chicago "Site Works" March 2000
- SUITABLE GALLERY at Rainbo Club, Chicago "Revival" Feb 2000
- PRINTWORKS GALLERY, Chicago, "The Exquisite Corpse" Jan 2000
- NEXT SPACE GALLERY, Chicago, "Portraits" December 1999
- ARC RAWSPACE, Chicago "The Millennium Fusion Project" Dec 1999 - Jan 2000
- SUITABLE GALLERY, Chicago, "Squirrels on Parade" Sep - Dec 1999
- CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER, "Bookish" October 1999
- POST GALLERY LA, "Taste of Chicago" November 1999
- ACME ARTIST COMMUNITY GALLERY, Chicago "The Air and Water Show" Aug 1998
- LINCOLN PARK LAGOON, "Flo-tilla 1998" July 1998
- BERET INTERNATIONAL GALLERY Chicago "I Paid $25, etc" Catalog, Dec 1997
- COLUMBIA COLLEGE, Chicago "Columbian Exposition" Catalog, June 97
- ART EXHANGE, NYC, May 1997
- BERET INTERNATIONAL Chicago "Beret's Greatest Hits, Part II" May 1997
- COLUMBIA BOOK AND PAPER ARTS, Chicago "Past, Present, Post" Mar 97
- MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY, Chgo "Illinois Photographers in the 90s" Nov 96
- MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Chicago "Art in Chicago, 1945 - 1995" Nov 96
- NORTHERN INDIANA ARTS ASSOCIATION, Munster, In "Dealer's Choice" Apr 96
- ARCO International Art Exposition, Madrid, Spain, Jan 96
- TOUGH GALLERY, Chicago "Uncomfortable Spaces Artists" Dec 96
- CHICAGO RIVER / OGDEN SLIP "Flo-Tilla, 1995" May 1995
- BERET INTERNATIONAL GALLERY "Aesthetic Cranks" curated, reviewed, Mar 95
- ART CHICAGO 1995 The Pier Show May 95
- BERET INTERNATIONAL GALLERY, Chicago "Another Group Show" Feb 95
selected CATALOGS:
- Museum of Contemporary Art "Art In Chicago 1945 - 1995" catalog; 96
- http://spaces.org/sep.html "NO CARRIER" on-line catalog; 96
- Chicago Filmmakers "Light and Time" 94
- Beret International "Giant Yard Sale" catalog 94
- Arts Festival of Atlanta "The 40th Arts Festival of Atlanta" catalog 93
- Randolph Street Gallery "Real Small (Little Things)" Catalog 93
- State of Illinois Gallery, Chicago "Artists Book Works" catalog 93
- Chicago Dept of Cultural Affairs "The Nature of The Machine" catalog 93
selected REVIEWS:
- **David Pagel "Inspiring Links Between Art and Science" LA Times, August 18, 2000
- Cindy Loehr "site Works" New Art Examiner July/August 2000
- Jeff Huebner "Full Retreat" Reader May 5 2000, on the closure of Beret, noted and quoted.
- Margaret Hawkins "Putting up Fun" Chicago Sun Times, March 31 2000 (Site Works at 312)
- Jurek Polanski "Textbook of Insanity" www.Artscope.net, April 2000
- Ann Weims "Bookish" Dialogue Jan/Feb 2000
- Fred Camper "Preserving Disorder; The Exquisite Corpse at Printworks" Chicago Reader January 21, 2000
- Lisa Stein "Random Trios makes exquisite combinations" (review of "The Exquisite Corpse") Chicago Tribune, January 27, 2000
- Jurek Polanski "Dysfunctional Toasters" www.Artscope.net, October 1999
- Alan Artner "Critical Eye; Artlistings" (brief note on the "Bookish" exhibition) Chicago Tribune October 22 1999
- James Hugunin, in "Editor's Introduction" U-Turn magazine, www.uturn.org, January 1998
- Alan Artner "Jno Cook takes a wry trip down the information superhighway" Chicago Tribune Sep 20 96
- Margaret Hawkins "Beret Gallery 'Cranks' Out Another Impressive Show" Chicago Sun-Times Apr 28 1995
- Justin Sunward "Aesthetic Cranks" Gay Chicago Magazine May 4 1995
- Michael Bulka "The Worst Show" The New Art Examiner Dec 1994
- Alan Artner "Jno Cook's alternative view is show's chief selling point" Chicago Tribune Sep 23, 94
- Jerry Cullum "From shadows and pleasures to comic delight" The Atlanta Journal - Constitution Sep 16 93
- Michael Bulka "Reviews - Chicago" Sculpture Sep 93
- David McCracken "Alternative spaces look back and sally forth" Chicago Tribune Sep 24 93
- Michael Bulka "The Nature of the Machine" The New Art Examiner Sep 93
- Sarah Tangury "Chicago, Il" Sculpture Sep 93
- Alan Artner "Home is where the art is" Chicago Tribune Aug 29, 1993
- Abigail Foerstner "'Digital Dreams' Annual Computer art show takes technology back to basics" Chicago Tribune June 25, 93
- Alan G. Artner and David McCracken "Private Stock; For expo weekend: Portraits of five Chicago artists who should be better known" Chicago Tribune1 May 9 93
- Alan G. Artner "Oh, those marvelous toys" Chicago Tribune April 25 93
- Dan R. Goddard "Exhibit blurs lines between visual arts" San Antonio Express-News April 25 93
- Michael Bulka "Beyond the Comfort Zone" New Art Examiner, December 1992
- Nathan Budoff "Rebecca Ripple, Jno Cook; Beret International" New Art Examiner, November 1992
- David McCracken "Show Gathers art from outlying galleries" Chicago Tribune, Fri Oct 16 92
- David McCracken "Gallery Scene" Chicago Tribune, Friday October 2 1992
- Mark Stryker "A New Picture" South Bend Tribune August 2 1992
- Susan Chadwick "A Few Exhibits Linger Though FotoFest has Closed" The Houston Post April 7 1992
- Hugh Hart "Around the Coyote Highlights" Chicago Tribune Sep 13 91
- Ernest Tucker "Coyote Visitors See Art in the Making" Chicago Sun Times Sep 13 91
- David McCracken "Gallery Scene" Chicago Tribune March, 1991
- Eric Renner "Jno Cook" Pinhole Journal, Vol 6, No 3 December, 1990
- Beth Horning "Radically Recycled Cameras" Technology Review August 1990
- David McCracken "Picture This: A Photo Exhibit About Cameras" Chicago Tribune February 1989
- James Hugunin "Jno Cook" The New Art Examiner April 1989