John Q McDonald
"All art is autobiographical; the pearl is the
oyster's autobiography." -- Federico Fellini
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Click here for 8 Life Drawings
Education: BA, 1988, UCSC; MS, 1995, SDSU
e-mail: jmcd@ssl.berkeley.edu
Group Shows:
Juried
- 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
non-Juried
- 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
Also, writings:
"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
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: July 2008