J O H N C O L E
1936–2007 Born in London, England; died in Bellingham, Washington
EDUCATION:
1965-1968 Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California
1955-1958 Pratt Institute, New York, New York
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2018 Harris Harvey Gallery, “The Artist’s View, “ Seattle, WA
2017 Harris Harvey Gallery, “Collection of the Artist,” Seattle, WA
2016 Lisa Harris Gallery, “Winter Solos I,” Seattle, Washington
2014 Lisa Harris Gallery, “Selected Works from the Estate and Private Collections,” Seattle, Washington
Museum Of Northwest Art, “John Cole: A Historical Perspective,” La Conner, Washington
2011 Lisa Harris Gallery, “Cubist Thinking,” Seattle, Washington
2009 Lisa Harris Gallery, “John Cole: Estate Paintings 1996 – 2002 and Artists in his Circle”
2007 Lisa Harris Gallery, “John Cole: The Prints 1987 -2006, with Recent Oils”
2005 Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2003 Whatcom Museum of History and Art, “John Cole: The Enduring Northwest Landscape, ” Bellingham, Washington
2003 Lisa Harris Gallery, “En Plein Air”, Seattle, Washington
2003 Seattle University, Kinsey Gallery, Seattle, Washington
2002, 2000, 1999, 1997, 1996 Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1993 Augen Gallery, Portland, Oregon
1991 Ingvaldsen Gallery, Portland, Oregon
1994, 1992, 1991, 1989 Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1990, 1989, 1988, 1987 Blue Horse Gallery, Bellingham, Washington
1985 Roeder Home Gallery, Bellingham, Washington
1984 Chrysalis Gallery, “Landscape: John Cole and Susan Bennerstrom” (two person), Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
1978 Magnolia Gallery, Bellingham, Washington
1974 Chehalis Library Museum, Chehalis, Washington
GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2021 Harris Harvey Gallery, “Into the Landscape,” Seattle, Washington
2020 Harris Harvey Gallery, “Fall Perspectives,” Seattle, Washington
Harris Harvey Gallery, “Provenance,” Seattle, Washington
2019 Harris Harvey Gallery, “Summer Reflections,” Seattle, Washington
2018 Harris Harvey Gallery, “Fall Focus,” Seattle, WA
2017-2018 Skagit Valley Historical Museum, “In the Valley of Mystic Light,” La Conner, Washington
2016 Harris Harvey Gallery, "Winter's Offering," Seattle, Washington
Lisa Harris Gallery, "31 for 32," Seattle, Washington
2012 Lisa Harris Gallery, “Plein Air Invitational,” Seattle, Washington
2008 Lisa Harris Gallery, “Water Falling,” Seattle, Washington
2006 The Museum of Northwest Art, “All in the Painted View,” La Conner, Washington
Summer Group Show, Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington
“Night Painters,” Lucia Douglas Gallery,, Bellingham, Washington
2004 Lisa Harris Gallery, “20th Anniversary Show”, Seattle, Washington
2002 Evergreen College, “The Drawn Image,” Olympia, Washington
2001, 2000 Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, Washington, with Thomas Wood, Ed Kamuda, Susan Bennerstrom and Clayton James
2000 Blue Horse Gallery, “Whatcom Land Trust Exhibition,” Bellingham, Washington
1999 “From Here to the Horizon: Artists of the Rural Landscape,” Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, Washington
1998 Evergreen Aids Foundation, poster commission and benefit exhibition
Lisa Harris Gallery, “Garden Variety,” Seattle, Washington
1996 Port Angeles Fine Art Center, “Utopian Visions,” Port Angeles, Washington
Northwest Building Corporation, “Love of the Land, Seattle, Washington
1995-1996 Northwest Building Corporation, “Northwest Landscapes,” Seattle, Washington
1992-1994 U.S. Embassy, Lima, Peru
1992 Blue Horse Gallery, “Figures,” Bellingham, Washington
1990 Mercer Island Arts Center, “Three Bellingham Artists (The Bellingham School),” with Thomas Wood and Susan Bennerstrom,
Mercer Island,Washington
Lisa Harris Gallery, “Small,” Seattle, Washington
1988 Anacortes Art Gallery, “Northwest Landscapes,” Anacortes, Washington
Alonso/Sullivan Gallery, with Thomas Wood and Susan Bennerstrom, Seattle,
1987 Whatcom Museum of History and Art, “Northwest Landscapes” Bennerstrom, Cole Wood,” Bellingham, Washington
Hartness Schoos Gallery, “Bennerstrom, Cole, Wood, Perlin,” Seattle, WA
Index Gallery, Clark College, Vancouver, Washington
Jackson Street Gallery, Seattle, Washington
1986 Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Allied Arts, Bellingham, Washington
1985 Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Allied Arts, Bellingham, Washington
1975 Frye Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
1975 Olympia Museum, “Northwest Artists,” Olympia, Washington
Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon
1974 Tacoma Art Museum, “Northwest Artists,,” received 2nd Prize, Tacoma, Washington
Ocean Shores, “All West Art Show,” Ocean Shores, Washington
Olympia Museum, “Northwest Artists,” Olympia, Washington
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington
Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, Washington
Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
The Commerce Bank of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Hagens & Berman, Seattle, Washington
Hallie Ford Museum, Willamette University, Salem, Oregon
Museum of Northwest Art, La Conner, Washington
Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, Washington
Peace Health St. Joseph Medical Center, Bellingham, Washington
Trillium Corporation, Bellingham, Washington
Cisco Systems, Seattle, Washington
Bank of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
Royal Danish Consulate, Portland, Oregon
Merrill Lynch, Seattle, Washington
Sirlach, Seattle, Washington
Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington
Chase Bank (formerly Washington Mutual), Seattle, Washington
John and Shari Behnke, Seattle, Washington
Susan Ball, Seattle, Washington
Patty Stonesifer and Michael Kinsey
Walt and Zan Cochran-Bond, Altadena, California
Laura and David Neri, San Francisco, California
Stephen Nute, Seattle, Washington
Walker Richer Quinn, Seattle, Washington
Gaitan & Cusack, Seattle, Washington
GNA, Seattle, Washington
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
In the Valley of Mystic Light: An Oral History of the Skagit Valley Art Scene, Claire Swedburg and Rita Hupy, 2017,
Good Deed Rain, Bellingham, 312 pp
The Seattle Times, “3 Seattle gallery shows to check out in January,” Michael Upchurch, Jan 10, 2017.
Preview Magazine, “John Cole: A Historical Perspective at MoNA and John Cole: Selected Works at Lisa Harris
Gallery,” Allyn Cantor, April, 2014.
John Cole: Cubist Thinking, essay by Suzanne Beal with forward by Lisa Harris, Lisa Harris Gallery, 2011,
catalogue 32 pp.
Seattle PI, “John Cole, 1936-2007: Painter was noted for his NW Landscapes,” Regina Hackett, Nov. 9, 2007.
Peninsula Life, July-August 2007, “John D. Cole, ” Steven C. Wilson and others, pp. 21-31.
Seattle- Intelligencer, “John Cole paints the Northwest with bold tones and strength,” Regina Hackett, Mar 25, 2005
Bellingham Herald, “Real Live Landscapes-Painter John Cole takes on the Pacific Northwest,” Kie Relyea, Sept, 2003.
Seattle PI, “Outdoorsman Focuses on Nature with his Artistic Eye,” Judy Wagonfield, June 20, 2003, p. 20
John Cole: The Enduring Northwest Landscape, Deloris Tarzan-Ament, 2003, Whatcom Museum of Art, 112 pp.
100 Artists of the West Coast, Doug Bullis, Shiffler Publishing, 2003, pp. 174-175
The Pacific Northwest Landscape—A Painted History, Kitty Harmon, Sasquatch Books, Seattle, 2002
Seattle Weekly, “SW Spotlight,” Anna Fahey, December 21, 2000
New American Paintings, A Quarterly Art Exhibition, The Open Studio Competition, Western Region,
Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1997
The Fine Art Index, North American Edition, International Art Reference, Chicago, 1992
The Bellingham Herald, “Three Exhibits,” Sheila Farr, October 20, 1992
The Bellingham Herald, “He weaves landscapes from paint,” John Harris, September 7, 1989