CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION
San Francisco Art Institute
Degree: Masters of Fine Arts, 1992

California State University, Long Beach
Degree: Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1985

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Recent Paintings, January 2008
SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA.

Recent Paintings, February 2006
Atlas Cafe, San Francisco, CA.

Jon Chester, Recent Paintings, May 1999
Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT.

Abstract Paintings, March - April 1996
C.I.T.Y. 2000 Gallery, Reno, NV.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Artists Gallery, September 2004- present
San Francisco, CA.

SFMOMA Artists Gallery Annual Warehouse Show, April 2005
San Francisco, CA.

Recent Paintings, February 2003
Atlas Cafe, San Francisco, CA.

Heads and Bodies, December 2001
Adobe Books, San Francisco, CA.

Jon Chester and Scot Velardo, September 2000
Place Pigalle, San Francisco, CA.

Nevada Landscapes, July 1999
Bewery Arts Center, Carson City, NV.

Jon Chester, Recent Paintings, May 1999
Phillips Gallery, Salt Lake City, UT.

Abstract Paintings, March - April 1996
C.I.T.Y. 2000 Gallery, Reno, NV.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Todd Hosfelt and Louis Schump, San Francisco CA
Christopher Brown, Berkeley CA
MaryBeth Limpert, San Francisco CA
Ruth Mitchell, Washington DC
Alonso Sierralta, Minneapolis MN
Thomas Thornton, San Francisco CA

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

The Art Institute of California-San Francisco, 11/00 – Present
Art, Graphic Design, Arthistory Instructor

The Art Institute of Minnesota, 8/98 – 10/00
Art, Graphic Design and Multimedia Instructor