About
Jonathan Faber received his BFA from Alfred University in 1994 and a MFA from the University of Texas Austin in 2003. His work has been exhibited at numerous galleries and museums across the country, including Cue Art Foundation, the Galveston Arts Center, David Shelton Gallery, and the Blanton Museum of Art. Among his awards are those from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and the Joan Mitchell Foundation. Faber is an Associate Professor at Texas State University in the School of Art and Design. He lives and works in Austin, Texas.
Representation
David Shelton Gallery
Houston, TX
713-393-7319
Tuesday - Saturday, 11 - 5 pm
Grants, Fellowships, Awards and Residencies
2018 Jentel Artist Residency, Sheridon, WY, Fully Funded with a stipend
2012 Austin Critics’ Table Nomination for Best Solo Gallery Exhibition
2011 Pollock-Krasner Foundation, VSC Fellowship
2011 Vermont Studio Center Johnson, VT, Residency and Full Fellowship
2011 Arthouse Texas Prize Nominee
2010 Austin Critics’ Table Nomination Work Of Art: One Of A Kind
2007 Arthouse Texas Prize Nominee
2005 Arthouse Texas Prize Nominee
2003 Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant Program Recipient
2003 Marshall F. Wells College and Fellowship Endowment in the College of Fine Arts
Press
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"Painterly Hydroponics at Real Tinsel Gallery" — Shepherd Express
David Luhrssen, Oct 11, 2021 -
"New American Paintings West Edition 2017, Number 132" — New American Paintings, Print
Juror: Valerie Cassel Oliver, Senior Curator, Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, Texas, October/November 2017 -
"Artist Profile: Jonathan Faber" — Art Ltd. Magazine, Print
Seth Orion Schwaiger, July/August 2016 -
"Lovey Town: We Got Spirit, Yes We Do." — Catalog, Print
Michael Velliquette, 2015 -
"West Austin Studio Tour: A Few Critics Picks”— Austin 360
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin, May 16, 2014 -
"Looking for the Familiar and Finding Faces in Jonathan Faber's Oil Paintings" — Houston Press
Meredith Deliso; Nov 20, 2012 -
“Much More than New Works on Paper” — ARTSHOP SA
Haydee Munoz De la Rocha, February 2012 -
“Jonathan Faber: Idle” — Pastelegram
Mary Caitlin Greenwood; Dec. 23, 2011 -
"Idle: Jonathan Faber at Champion Contemporary" — Austin American Statesman
Luke Quinten; December 14, 2012 -
"Editorial Recommendation" — Visual Art Source
Katy Crocker; December 2011 -
"Jonathan Faber Talks Art at Champion Gallery" — Adobe Airstream
Katy Crocker; December 8, 2011 -
"Jonathan Faber and Short Stories: Part 3", Might Be Good — Fluent Collaborative, Issue #179
Eric Zimmerman; December 2, 2011 -
"Jonathan Faber's show "Idle" at Champion Contemporary" — Texas Contemporary Art
June Mattingly, November 20, 2011 -
"Jonathan Faber 'Idle' @ Champion" — Fee's List
Brian Fee; November, 2011 -
"Miles and Miles of Canvas" — Austin Chronicle
Robert Faires; April 8, 2011 -
"Explore the Meaning of Abstraction at David Shelton Gallery" — San Antonio Contemporary Art Examiner
Scott Dickens, November 23, 2009 -
"Austin Painter Draws On Memory" — Express News
Steve Bennett; November 29, 2009 -
"Red Hot Red Dot" — Out & About: 360 Blog
Michael Barnes; September 18, 2009 -
"Might Be Good" — Fluent Collaborative, Issue# 123
Claire Ruud; May 29, 2009 -
"All Eyes Are On Austin's Art Community, '22 to Watch'" — The University Star
Susan Romanella; October 19, 2005 -
"After a Fashion" — Austin Chronicle
Stephen Moser; Oct. 18, 2002 -
"Tribeza Pick" — Tribeza
August, 2005 -
"22 to Watch: How AMOA Got It Right!" — Fluent Collaborative, Issue #52
August 26, 2005 -
"22, Two" — Austin Chronicle
Robert Faires, May 20, 2005 -
"Inside Arts"— Austin American Statesman: Xlent
Jeanne Claire van Ryzin; May 19, 2005 -
"Appetite for Deconstruction: Jonathan Faber and Eric Harvey" — Fluent Collaborative, Issue #36
November 3, 2004