Jon Rife
Born: Huntington Park, California 1944
Solo Exhibitions and Representation:
2006-08 Evolving Art Gallery, San Francisco, California
2006-08 Montclair Gallery, Oakland, California
2002-06 Tre Contemporary, Palm Desert, California
1994-06 Michael Thompson Gallery, San Francisco, California
1998-99 J.J. Brookings Gallery, San Francisco, California
1998 Stanford University, William Gates Building, Palo Alto, California
1997 Milieu, Artist Representative Tracy Talbot
1996-98 Eaton Fine Art, San Francisco, California
1996 Michael Thompson Gallery, San Francisco, California. Solo Exhibition.
1995 Mendinco Art Center Gallery, Mendocino, California. Solo Exhibition.
1994 Michael Thompson Gallery, San Francisco, California. Solo Exhibition.
1991-93 Art Directions, Annette Adams Fine Art Consultant, San Francisco
1986-90 Bridgeway Gallery, Sausalito, California
1980-84 Art About Gallery, Capitola, California
1982-83 Green Leaf Gallery, Saratoga, California
Group Exhibitions:
2005 Evolving Art Gallery, Vallejo, California
2005 Market Street Gallery, San Francisco, California
1990-05 Hunters Point Spring Open Studios, San Francisco, California
1982-03 San Francisco Artist Guild, San Francisco, California
1986-03 ArtSpan San Francisco Open Studios, San Francisco, California
1998 Stanford University, System for Integrated Systems Building, Palo Alto, Ca
1997 The Mayors Corridor, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery Program,
Mayors Offices, San Francisco, California
1997 Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, California
1995 Mendocino Art Center Gallery, Mendocino, California
1993 Santa Cruz Art League Gallery, Santa Cruz, California
1991 Santa Cruz Art League Gallery, Santa Cruz, California
1990 American Zephyr Gallery, San Francisco, California
1989 Hamms Building, Right to the Point, Hunters Point Artists, San Francisco
1981-84 Graphic Artist Workshop Gallery, San Francisco, California
Selected Corporate Collections:
KLM Royal Dutch Airline Corporation
Hewlett-Packard
Federated Corporation
Bank of America
Macys Corporation
Corbus Associates
Cymatix
Pacific Rim
United Airlines
Selected Private Collections, California:
Willie Brown, Jr., Mayor of San Francisco.
Sue Lee, Mayors Office of Economic Development, San Francisco
Barbara Shulgasser, San Francisco Examner Staff Critic and Screenwriter
Jack Davis, Attorney, California Lawyers for the Arts, San Francisco
Brian Harvey, Professor, University of California at Berkeley
Petra Schumann, Executive Director for ArtSpan, San Francisco
David Stienberg, Stienberg Syndicate, San Francisco
Martin Eng, San Francisco
Sue Ann Hirschberg, Producer, San Francisco
Bruce W. McCann, Attorney at Law, Santa Rosa
Thomas Dandurand, Superior Court Judge, San Francisco
Joseph K. Bravo, Attorney at Law, Bravo, Francis and Margulies, San Francisco
Andrew Boettcher, Senior Designer, Publications Department, U. C. at San Francisco
Zesara C. Chan, Attorney at Law, San Francisco
John Calder, Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Freeman Technologies, San Francisco
Tim Tamura, AIA, Architect, Alameda
Jonathan Stone, President, Another Dancing Bear Productions, San Francisco
Jane Ayres, Times Tribune, Palo Alto
Ester R. Lerner, Attorney at Law, San Francisco
Charles F. Jennings, Architect, Oakland
Robert Krantz, CPA, San Francisco
Erik Azar, San Francisco
Christine Banks, San Francisco
Fred and Jan Bast, San Diego
John M. Bennett, San Francisco
Ann Bjorkengren, Stanford
Doug Boszhardt, San Francisco
David and Diane Braverman, Pacific Palisades
Tim and Cathy Brisbois, Novato
Carol and Jim Brosnahan, Berkeley
Brad and Barbara Cantos, San Francisco
Dave and Margaret Cheng, Palo Alto
Jane Chin, San Francisco
Noel Chung, San Francisco
Patricia Novane Cincotta, Tiburon
Phil Vine and Katherine Coolidge, Point Richmond
Matt Coreley, Oakland
Julie Reinganum, San Francisco
Margaret Bertrand and Robert Dodge, Oakland
A complete listing of 856 California collections on request.
Selected National Collections:
Norma and Sam Firestone, Melrose Park, Pennsylvania
Justyna and Thomas Roszak, Evanston, IL
Veyestia Koupgouris, Wesley, Connecticut
Kyle McDonald, Dallas, Texas
Jackie Amos, Portland,Oregon
R. Prager, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bruce Gilman, Madison, Wisconsin
Robert L. Kimmel, Tarrytown, New York
Ray Lupo, Springfield, Virginia
Donna Patliota, Bethesda, Maryland
Ron Schneider, Lawrence, Kansas
Gary Brunault, Winter Springs, Florida
Andrew Peltz, New York, New York
Elliot Gregg, Santa Fe,New Mexico
Larry Bagranoff, Fairfax, Virginia
Ken Crerai, Washington, D.C.
Charles Keefer, Columbia,South Carolina
P. Abrahamitic, New York, New York
Bob Ashfield, Jr., Houston, Texas
Michael Bacon, Syracuse, New York
L. A. Shapiro, Scottsdale, Arizona
Bob Bender, Rochester, New York
Michael Besso, West Orange, New Jersey
Arthur Hazelton, Phoenix, Arizona
Jeff Jones, New York, New York
Ken Malson, Arlington,Texas
Henry Alegria, Wainscott, New York
Herbert Charles, Painlet Post, New York
Paul B. Hill,Boston, Massachusetts
Danek Bienkowski,New York, New York
Tom Ballantyne, Melbourne Beach, Florida
P. Watson, New York, New York
Paul and Eura Washburn, Coos Bay, Oregon
Aaron Brophy, Newtown, Pennsylvania
Carole Clark Papper, Muncie, New York
R.W. Davenport, New York, New York
Terry and Debbie, ParksAuburn, Washington
Phyliss S. Reuss, Paradise Valley, Arizona
Charles V. Tabone, Dix Hills, New York
Felecia York, Chesterfield, Missouri
Nadeen Koepke, Mequon, Wisconsin
Neil McIlvaine, Seattle, Washington
Troy Behaven, Richmond, Virginia
Tom Coppeto, Boston, Massachusetts
Richard Knapple, New York, New York
J. Misgo Cincinnati, Ohio
Frank Squires New York, New York
John English, Lake Oswiego,Oregon
Susan Ryder, Wilmette, Illinois
Allen Savilla, Plano, Texas
Maurice and Alice Wexler, Memphis, Tennessee
A complete listing of 574 national collectors on request.
Selected International Collections:
M. Abbasi, Pakistan
Mauricalo Alborizzia, Venezuela
Stefanie Barilla, Canada
Katrina Beuciheld, Germany
J. Bischofberger, Switzerland
Richard Braulsford, England
Bill Brulkey, Canada
John Casey, Ireland
Renifee Cournut, France
Connie Crow, Australia
Carster Dirks, Germany
Grietje Fokker, Holland
Dariela Frank, Switzerland
Magdalena Heinzen, Germany
Andy Hicketts, England
Melissa Howe, Canada
Maryam Hussain, Pakistan
Santina and John Kerslake, Canada
Map and Math Klomp, Netherlands
James Kouach, Canada
Manuela Kriecel, Germany
T. Kubler, Switzerland
Don Myhre, Canada
Hisako Niimi, Japan
Favio Costanza, Colombia
Maria Paz Tagliano, Argentina
Marcella Power, Ireland
Rebecca Rogers, N. Ireland
Dixie Rommel Panges, Germany
Dr. Audrey Souccar, Canada
J. Stenicka, Czech Republic
Kathy Zupamer, Canada
Mickey Grosh Soudack, Canada
A complete listing of international collectors on request.
Selected Notices and Reviews:
1995 Abstract Painting and Modern Jazz, by Steven Wiltse,
Art and Intertainment Magazine, Mendocino, California.
Jon Rife is immersed in his medium, inclined towards technical experiments that can
be generated by the monotype process. Printed without the aid of a press, his
monotypes are rich with detail, texture and intensity of color. Rife is presently teaching
his acrylic monotype technique which he invented at the Mendocino Art Center. He
has recently introduced computer-generated images into his monotypes, and they often
contain cryptic words, phrases and his poetry---or in the case of one piece at the gallery,
entire pages of correspondence.
Publications:
Architectural Digest, May 2005
Dwell, December 2005
Covers:
Computer Science Logo Style, Beyond Programming, by Brian Harvey,
Published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997.
Computer Science Logo Style, Symbolic Computing, by Brian Harvey,
Published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997.
Computer Science Logo Style, Advanced Techniques, by Brian Harvey,
Published by Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1997.
Art Connection, A Guide to Fine Art Galleries, Artists and Design Groups.
Artist in Residence, Published by Art Connection, Inc., San Francisco, California.
History:
1961-64 Technical Illustrator, Training Aids Graphics, United States Military,
101 Airborne Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
1964-66 Commercial Television Illustration, Northern California, .
1966-71 Marketing Director and Controller, TCI Cable Television Systems,
Northern California Division.
Teaching and Lectures:
1995-03 Various private studio workshops teaching acrylic monotype techniques and
computer-generated collage elements.
1996 ArtSpan Lecture Series, Photographing Your Own Artwork.
1995 Mendocino Art Center, class instruction, the acrylic monotype technique.
1995 ArtSpan Lecture Series, Preparing for Open Studios.
1994 Mendocino Art Center, class instruction, the acrylic monotype technique.
Offices Held with Artist Organizations:
2006-08 Artist Advisory Team, Siskiyou County Arts Counsel
1990-03 President, The Point Printmakers Guild, San Francisco
1993-97 Board of Directors, ArtSpan, San Francisco
1992-96 Artist Advisory Consular, ArtSpan, San Francisco
1980-90 Various Offices on the Board of Directors, The Artist Guild of San Francisco
1979-03 Membership in the Artist Guild of San Francisco
