Born in 1955 in Seattle, WA
EDUCATION
2005 BFA , Marylhurst University, Portland, OR
1990-91 Institute for Creative Development, Seattle, WA
1982 Printmaking Apprenticeship with John Overton, Seattle, WA
1979-80 Travel, Painting, Art History Study, Europe and Israel
1977-79 Painting Study with Professor Tom Allen, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA
1975-77 Fine Arts and Applied Arts, Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA
1973-75 Fine Arts, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Transparent World, Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2006 Stopping and Seeing, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
2005 Mind Revealing Mind, William Traver Gallery, Tacoma, WA
2002 Taking & Sending, Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
2001 Laura Russo Gallery, Portland, OR
1999 Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
1998 Remembrance, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
1997 Dry Points and Monoprints, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
1996 Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
1995 Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
Painting Retrospective, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
1994 Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1993 Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
1992 Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
1988 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1987 Galeria Lleonart, Barcelona, Spain
Cercle Artistic de Sant Lluc, Barcelona, Spain
1985 Arthead Gallery, Seattle, WA
1984 Arthead Gallery, Seattle, WA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006 Impulse, Co-Curated, exhibit of National Encaustic Painting/Sculpture, Portland Art Center, Portland, OR
2005 Seattle Art Museum Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
Printmakers Fired, Bullseye Connection Gallery, Portland, OR
2004 Gallery Artists, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
2003 Outside Within, Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA
2002 Sanctuary, Friesen Gallery, Seattle, WA and Sun Valley, ID
2001 Grace, Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Portland, OR
2000 Art Slate, Condon, OR
1997 The Garden Show, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
Art Slate '97, Condon, OR
Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
1996 The Tool Show, Portland Institute for Contemporary Art, Portland, OR
Northwest International Juried Exhibition, Bellingham, WA
COCA Painting Marathon, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
1995 Art Slate '95, Condon, OR
COCA Painting Marathon, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
1994 Small Works by Gallery Artists, Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
1992 Self Portrait Show, Bumbershoot Arts Festival, Seattle, WA
1991 Quartersaw Gallery, Portland, OR
Introductions, William Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA
1989 Washington/Oregon Juried Exhibition, Maryhill Museum, Maryhill, WA
1988 Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris, France
1987 Love Collection Gallery, Nagoya, Japan
1986 Joan Miró Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
1985 Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, WA
1983 Bellevue Arts Fair, Bellevue, WA
1982 Bellevue Arts Fair, Bellevue, WA
1981 Our Own Damn Gallery, Seattle, WA
1978 Santa Cruz County Art Museum, Santa Cruz, CA
PERMANENT INSTALLATIONS AND COLLECTIONS
Bill Avery
Delta Airlines
Galeria Lleonart, Barcelona, Spain
Galeria René Metrás, Barcelona, Spain
Ken Novak, Schnitzer Industries
Lluis Bosch (Joan Miró Foundation)
Oregon Health Sciences University
Saks Fifth Avenue
Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA
AWARDS AND GRANTS
1988 Painting Residency, Cité International des Arts, Paris, France
1986-87 Independent Painting Residency, Barcelona, Spain
1986 2nd Mention Joan Miró 25th Annual International Drawing Prize
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
1998-07 Pacific Northwest College of Art, Painting and Encaustic Painting, Portland, OR
1998-03 Oregon College of Art and Craft, Drawing, Portland, OR
1998 Pacific Northwest College of Art, Young Artists Project, Portland, OR
1997-07 Pratt Fine Arts Center, Beginning Drawing and Encaustic Painting, Seattle, WA
1996 Summitt High School, Drawing workshop with 7-12th grade levels. Students produced award winning mixed media
drawing
Encaustic Workshops through Arts Olympia
PUBLICATIONS
2005 Snyder, Stephanie. "Mountains and Signs", The Paintings of Jef Gunn, July 2005
2002 Schlesser, Steven. The Soldier, the Builder, and the Diplomat, image, Cune Press, 2002
2001 Chula, Maggie. Always Filling, Always Full - Tanka Poems, image, White Pine Press, 2001
Ellerston, Karrin. "Michael Brophy and Jef Gunn at Laura Russo Gallery," The Oregonian, Aug. 2001
Taylor, Sarah Ellen. "Grace," exhibition catalogue, The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, OR, April 2001
1997 Davis, Scott. Ear to the Ground, image, Cune Press, 1997
1992 Duckler, Garrett. "WW Art Choice," Willamette Week, April 1992
1991 Hackett, Regina. "Emerging Talent Recognized," Seattle Post-Intellegencer, Jan. 1991
Carlsson, Jae. "Emerging Artists," Reflex, March/April 1991
1986 Borras, Maria Lluisa, "Arte," El Pais, Barcelona, Spain, July 1986
"Cultura," El Pais, Barcelona, Spain, July 1986
