John Q McDonald
"All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the
oyster's autobiography." -- Federico Fellini
Education: BA, 1988, UCSC; MS, 1995, SDSU
e-mail: jqmcd@earthlink.net
Gallery:
- Collector Art Shop, Berkeley, CA
10 March - 15 April 2014
Solo & Duo Shows:
- Something about the Light,
Piedmont Center for the Arts,
Piedmont, CA
with Ellen Dreibelbis,
1-9 October 2022
- Ask of Light,
Walnut Creek Community Art Gallery,
Walnut Creek Public Library, Walnut Creek, CA
18 December 2019 - 10 February 2020
Group Shows:
Juried
- A Moment in Time,
Coastal Art League Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
29 February - 7 April 2024
- Illuminating Perspectives
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
6 January - 4 February 2024
- Primal III: The Sacred Triangle,
Vestige Concept Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
7 October - 12 November 2023
- Secret and Sacred,
Coastal Art League Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
2 September - 1 October 2023
- Adapting to Wildfire,
Marin County Civic Center Gallery, San Rafael, CA
24 May - 13 October 2023
- Companions and Locales,
Coastal Art League Gallery, Half Moon Bay, CA
30 March - 15 May 2023
- Seen and Imagined,
Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA
18 February - 18 March 2023
- Architecture in Contemporary Art,
Orange County Center for Contemporary Art, Santa Ana, CA
4 February - 18 March 2023
- In My Backyard,
GearBox Gallery, Oakland, CA
18 August - 10 September 2022
- For the Seventh Generation,
Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, OR
13 - 17 July 2022
- Slopes of Diablo,
Valley Art Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA
14 May - 25 June 2022
- Reverberations:two,
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
9 April - 15 May 2022
- For the Seventh Generation,
Lincoln City Cultural Center, Lincoln City, OR
21 - 24 July 2021
- Slice: A Juried Exhibit of Regional Art,
Pence Gallery, Davis, CA
6 July - 15 August 2021
- Take Me There: Travel the World Through Art and Photography,
Bankhead Theater Gallery, Livermore, CA
1 July - 29 August 2021
- Home: A National Juried Exhibition,
Arc Studios and Gallery, San Francisco, CA
15 May - 12 June 2021
- Winter: Small Works National Juried Exhibition,
Alex Ferrone Gallery, Cutchogue, NY
5 December 2020 - 28 February 2021
- Small Works,
Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA
13 November - 27 December 2020
- For the Seventh Generation,
Elisabeth Jones Art Center, Portland, OR
1 October - 20 December 2020
- August Group Art Show,
Jones Gallery, Kansas City, MO
5 - 27 August 2020
- Life in the City,
Front Street Galleries, Dayton, OH
1 - 18 August 2019
- Fresh Works IX,
Firehouse Arts Center, Pleasanton, CA
27 April - 1 June 2019
- Small Works,
Artworks Downtown, San Rafael, CA
16 November - 22 December 2018
- Brushstrokes 2018,
Art Center Morro Bay, Morro Bay, CA
17 May - 25 June 2018
- 5th Annual Juried Art Show,
Piedmont Center for the Arts, Piedmont, CA
12 January - 11 February 2018
- The Golden State,
Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA
14 September - 14 October 2017
- The Left Coast,
Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA
19 September - 24 October 2015
- Wetlands,
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
15 January - 21 February 2015
- Plein Air Art Competition,
Alameda County Fair, Pleasanton, CA
26 June - 6 July 2014
- Slice of Life,
Linus Galleries, Pasadena, CA
26 April - 5 May 2013
- 2012 Left Coast Annual,
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA
13 April - 20 May 2012
- Hawai'i Photo Expo 2002,
Lyman Museum, Hilo, HI
10 May - 24 July 2002
- All Hawai'i Juried Art Exhibition,
East Hawai'i Cultural Center, Hilo, HI
3-24 May 2002
- Arts Pacifica Alliance, Hawai'i Island Juried Invitational,
Linekona Center, Honolulu Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI
9-27 January 2002
- Arts Pacifica Alliance, Hawai'i Island Juried Invitational,
and Hawai'i Island Juried Art Competition,
Wailoa Center Gallery, Hilo, HI
5-31 May 2001
- Big Island Art Guild, 28th Spring Arts Festival,
Wailoa Center Gallery, Hilo, HI
6-30 May 2000
- Yosemite Renaissance XIV,
Yosemite Museum Gallery, Yosemite Valley, CA
26 February - 9 May 1999
Other Shows
- What is Art For?
Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA
5 February - 20 March 2022
- Vision & Light,
University of California, Berkeley, CA
28-29 October 2017
- Tri-Valley Treasures Plein Air Competition & Exhibit,
Studio Seven Arts, Pleasanton CA
12 -13 May 2012
- Members' Showcase 1999,
Berkeley Art Center Association, Live Oak Park, Berkeley CA
17 January - 21 February 1999
- Members' Showcase 1998,
Berkeley Art Center Association, Live Oak Park, Berkeley CA
11 January - 22 February 1998
on-line Juried
- small works -- Big Talent,
Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach CA -- 4-27 June 2020
- Mechanical: On-Line Art Exhibition,
Linus Galleries, Pasadena CA --
starting 3 January 2017
- Urban: On-Line Art Exhibition,
Linus Galleries, Pasadena CA --
starting 31 October 2016
- Urban: On-Line Art Exhibition,
Linus Galleries, Pasadena CA --
starting 1 February 2013
Also, writings:
"Fido in the Night," John Q McDonald, 2023,
Ab Terra 2022, anthology
"The Lorentz Contraction," John Q McDonald, 2022,
Sequestrum, Issue 30, 2022
"The Spike," John Q McDonald, 2021,
Cornflower Cafe, Choeofpleirn Press, Spring 2021
"Together Apart," John Q McDonald, 2020,
Months to Years, Fall 2020
"Planet under Construction," John Q McDonald, 2018,
Permanent Vacation, vol. 2 anthology, Bona Fide Books
"A Thousand Years for Thousand Oaks," John Q McDonald, 2015,
Clog: Landmark, Fall 2015
"Mutable Space," John Q McDonald, 2014,
Edge Condition, 3, on-line
"Aquae Tempus," John Q McDonald, 2012,
The First Line, 14, no 2
"Desolation," John Q McDonald, 2012,
Tahoe Blues anthology, Bona Fide Books
"Of Turtles & Rockets," John Q McDonald, 2010,
EarthSpeak, 2, on-line
"A Tune in the Key of Empty," John Q McDonald, 2009,
Amoskeag, 26, no 1
"Four Boots of Two Islands," John Q McDonald, 2007,
Isotope, 5.1
"Fear and Loathing on Election Night, '88," John Q McDonald, 2007,
Out of Line
"Fragments of Metal and Memory," John Q McDonald, 2006,
Raving Dove, on-line
"Air, Cinders, Stars, Earth," John Q McDonald, 2004,
Isotope, 2.1
"Grand Old Flag," John Q McDonald, 2004,
Out of Line
"The Architecture of a Dream," John Q McDonald, 2001,
Spectacle,
4, no 1
"Killing Time," John McDonald, 2000,
The Larcom Review, 1, no 2
"A Postcard from Lands End," John Q McDonald, 1999,
Messages from the Heart, 7, no 4
"Maine Line," John Q McDonald, 1998,
Death and Doughnuts, Griggs Anthology, Manfit Press
"Bead: Everett," John Q McDonald, 1995,
Fifth Column, 9, no 1
Winner, Ben Nyberg Short Story Contest for 2021, Choeofpleirn Press
Silver award, Travel & Transformation, 2020 Solas Best Travel Writing Contest
Honorable Mention, 2019 Fresh Works IX art exhibition
Honorable Mention, 2014 The Great War to End all Wars Writing Contest
Third Prize, 2014 Alameda County Fair Plein-Air Art Contest
Finalist, Fiction, 2009 San Francisco Writers Conference Contest
Finalist, Fiction, 2008 San Francisco Writers Conference Contest
Finalist, Non-Fiction & Memoir, 2007 San Francisco Writers Conference Contest
Finalist, Non-Fiction, 2006 Isotope Editors' Prizes
Third Place, Adult non-Fiction, 1998 Across the River writing contest, San Ramon, CA
updated: May 2018