John Yothers

EDUCATION:
Bachelor of Science in Art Education
Indiana University of PA - 1964

Master's of Art in Fine Art
West Virginia University - 1971

Post-graduate work - Carnegie-Mellon University

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:
September 1964 to June 1966
Glendale Area School District, Coalport, PA

September 1966 to June 1968
Burgettstown Area School District, Burgettstown, PA

September 1968 to June 1997
Burgettstown Area School District
Burgettstown, PA.
June 1997 Retired from Burgettstown Area School District

Community College of Allegheny County, Instructor - Art History

1986 to Present, Washington & Jefferson College, Adjunct Professor

Guest Lecturer: "Life Casting", California University of Pennsylvania

Spring Semester 1995, California University of Pennsylvania
Part-time Faculty Member

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS:
Pennsylvania Student Art Education Association - 1962-64
Pennsylvania State Education Association
National Education Association
Burgettstown Area Education Association (Former President)
National Art Education Association
Greensburg Artist Association
Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
(Cubmaster) Boy Scouts of America, Mt. Lebanon, PA Pack #35

EXHIBITION RECORD:
Group Shows:
Greensburg Artists' Association
Westmoreland County Museum of Art
"Westinghouse Exhibition"
Westmoreland County Community College
"Westmoreland County Arts and Heritage Exhibition"
Pittsburgh Society of Artists
Pittsburgh Center for the Arts
Three Rivers Art Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
Washington and Jefferson College "National Painting Show"

Two-Man Shows and Small Group Shows:
Reed Art Center, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA.
Bird in Hand Gallery, Sewickley, PA
Olin Fine Arts Center, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA
Century Inn, Scenery Hill, PA
Riehl Fine Arts Gallery, Bethel Park, PA
Nemacolin Woodlands Resort & Spa., Farmington, Pa.
Sewickley Gallery, Sewickley, Pa.
Watermark Gallery, Washington, Pa.

One-Man Show:
Riehl Fine Art Gallery, Bethel Park, Pa.
Reed Art Center, California University of Pa.
Olin Fine Arts Center, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA
Presented a group Show titled "A School and Its Art" featuring the work of Burgettstown High School Art Students and Alumni who were students of mine over the past thirty-three years

AWARDS:
Greensburg Artists Association, Westmoreland County Museum of Art
1964 - First Prize, Oil
1965 - Prize, Water Color

Westinghouse Exhibition, Westmoreland County Community College
1966 - First Prize

Pittsburgh Society of Artists Annual Prize Winner
1973
1974
1976
1989
1994

Washington & Jefferson College National Painting Show Prize Winner
1985
1990 - First Purchase Award

Nemacolin Woodlands Invitational
2000 People's Choice Award

JUROR FOR THE FOLLOWING:
California University of Pennsylvania, Student Show, Reed Arts Center
Western Pennsylvania Intercollegiate Art Exhibition, Olin Fine Arts Center, Washington & Jefferson College, Washington, PA
Davis & Elkins Invitational, Davis & Elkins College, Elkins, West Virginia
McMurray Art League Annual, McMurray, PA
Washington County Art Association Annual, Washington, PA

MISCELLANEOUS:
Served on the Assessment Panel
Pennsylvania State Teacher's Examination
Art Education Section

Featured in a pilot for a public broadcasting corporation series titled: "Artists in America", produced by Stockdale Productions, Pittsburgh, PA

Currently represented by:
Élan Fine Art Gallery, Sewickley, PA
Riehl Fine Arts Gallery, Bethel Park, PA.
Watermark Gallery, Washington, Pa.
Renaissance Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pa.