Exhibitions , Awards and Recognition
2022 Show with Gallery 35 on line shows
2021 Urban Narratives: Havana to New York ,Revelation Gallery NYC
2019 Edie Windsor SAGE Center , Homo-Neurotics
2019 Leslie Lohman Museum Project Space , Queer Moods
2017 Better With Age Manhattan Borough presidents Office
2016 Small Works Manhattan Borough Presidents Office
2016 Excepted to Gallery 35 Show on a regular bases
2015 On The Front Lines , Veterans show Art Students League
2013 Group watercolor show, Clements Art Troy NY
2012 Exhibition of Cuba works at Unitarian Society Albany NY
2011 Troy Works: One man show The Clement Art Gallery Troy NY
2010 Hell's Kitchen Artist Studio Tour, New York City
2010 Images Created and Recreated: One man show ,figurative , at the The Gay and Lesbian Center , Romaine Brooks Gallery Albany NY
2010 Tomorrows Masters Today: Group show , Albany Institute of History and Art
Chosen as one of the top 50 artist of the capital region
2009 Visual AIDS Post Card Show NY,NY
2009 Working the Streets: One man show , Clements Art, Troy NY
2008 New York Paintings: Group show , Blue Gate Fine Art Gallery ,Las Cruces
New Mexico.
2007 The Approach Project, Multimedia Exhibition: organized, curated, and exhibited
Fulton Street Gallery, Troy NY
2006 Paintings of Cohoes : One man show , Cohoes N.Y Music Hall Museum
2006 Waterford in Watercolor : one man show at the Waterford NY Visitors Center
2004 Troy Oh Boy : One man show at the Troy Visitors Center, Troy, NY
2004 Received The Principals “ Shining Star Award” from the High School of
Environmental Studies, Department of Education, City of New York
2002 Commissioned to paint “Hudson River Mural” 135‘x30’ on back of the Holiday
Inn on 56th Street , assisted by students from the High School of
Environmental Studies, New York City
2001 Group Show with the MC Watercolor Society at The National Arts Club NYC
2001 Won First Prize for watercolor at the Veterans Creative Arts Festival for The New
York Harbor Area. New York City
1994 God Light House: One man show, Incentra Village House. New York City
1994 Commissioned to paint “Bird Mural” on 12th floor of The Sherry Netherlands ,
New York City
1993 La Celeste Bicyclette, Designed cover for play by Roch Carrier, commissioned by
Quebec delegation to New York.
1989 Exposition de Aquarelle: Two person show Galerie de ecurie, Les Cerqueux Sous
Passavant, France
1987 Death and the Celebration of Life: One man show, Vis-a-vis Gallery, NYC
1986 Listed in The Encyclopedia of Sumi-e “Who’s Who of American Brush Painting”
1986 Award in Fourth AnnualSumi-e Exhibition ,Lincoln Center, New York City.
1985 Design and execution of three-section mural in Oasis II Community Garden, NYC
1985 Honorable Mention , New York-Tokyo Sumi-e Exhibition, Cork Gallery Lincoln
Center, New York City
1984 Cityscapes: One man show at the New York Public Library , NYC.
1984 Oi School Chairman Award, All American Sumi-e Exhibition, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center 1978 Board of Control Awards” Best “ in Robert Beverly Hale’s Anatomy Class.
Teaching
2010 Artistic Anatomy: The Arts Center of the Capital Region ,Troy ,NY
2009 Doing Art: New york Veterans Hospital on E23 Street New york City
2006 Watercolor: The Arts Center of the Capital Region ,Troy, NY
2004 Sage Collage of Albany, Visiting Artist Lecture on drawing
2003 Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnstown ,New York.
2003 Watercolor Workshop: Little Red School House/Elisabeth Irwin
High School, New York City
1986 The Discovery Center, Japanese Brush Painting, New York City
1984 The New York Public Library, Elements of Drawing, 1984 and 85
1983 The New York Public Library, Sumi-e, 1983 and 84
Education
1987 Edo Cultural Center , Tokyo, Japan
1980 Koho School of Sumi-e. New York City 1980-1984
1974 The Arts Students League of New York, awarded scholarship and Four
Year Fine Arts Painting Certificate of ComCompletion.
1973 Malden Bridge School of Art ,with Betty Warren
1973 Rensselaer County Council of the Arts
Membership
Former officer of the Oi School, Japan America Club
Life member of the Art Students League of New york
Life member of the Veterans of Lansingburgh
Member of The Upstate Artist Guild
Publications
A City in Color
New York, New York
John Emmett Connors Artist from Troy
Works have been sold, or are in private collections in Japan, England, The Netherlands. Italy, Greece, France, Mexico and the U.S.A.
John Connors 412 W56th Street apt 19 New York, New York 10019
www.johnemmettconnors.com [email protected]
2022 Show with Gallery 35 on line shows
2021 Urban Narratives: Havana to New York ,Revelation Gallery NYC
2019 Edie Windsor SAGE Center , Homo-Neurotics
2019 Leslie Lohman Museum Project Space , Queer Moods
2017 Better With Age Manhattan Borough presidents Office
2016 Small Works Manhattan Borough Presidents Office
2016 Excepted to Gallery 35 Show on a regular bases
2015 On The Front Lines , Veterans show Art Students League
2013 Group watercolor show, Clements Art Troy NY
2012 Exhibition of Cuba works at Unitarian Society Albany NY
2011 Troy Works: One man show The Clement Art Gallery Troy NY
2010 Hell's Kitchen Artist Studio Tour, New York City
2010 Images Created and Recreated: One man show ,figurative , at the The Gay and Lesbian Center , Romaine Brooks Gallery Albany NY
2010 Tomorrows Masters Today: Group show , Albany Institute of History and Art
Chosen as one of the top 50 artist of the capital region
2009 Visual AIDS Post Card Show NY,NY
2009 Working the Streets: One man show , Clements Art, Troy NY
2008 New York Paintings: Group show , Blue Gate Fine Art Gallery ,Las Cruces
New Mexico.
2007 The Approach Project, Multimedia Exhibition: organized, curated, and exhibited
Fulton Street Gallery, Troy NY
2006 Paintings of Cohoes : One man show , Cohoes N.Y Music Hall Museum
2006 Waterford in Watercolor : one man show at the Waterford NY Visitors Center
2004 Troy Oh Boy : One man show at the Troy Visitors Center, Troy, NY
2004 Received The Principals “ Shining Star Award” from the High School of
Environmental Studies, Department of Education, City of New York
2002 Commissioned to paint “Hudson River Mural” 135‘x30’ on back of the Holiday
Inn on 56th Street , assisted by students from the High School of
Environmental Studies, New York City
2001 Group Show with the MC Watercolor Society at The National Arts Club NYC
2001 Won First Prize for watercolor at the Veterans Creative Arts Festival for The New
York Harbor Area. New York City
1994 God Light House: One man show, Incentra Village House. New York City
1994 Commissioned to paint “Bird Mural” on 12th floor of The Sherry Netherlands ,
New York City
1993 La Celeste Bicyclette, Designed cover for play by Roch Carrier, commissioned by
Quebec delegation to New York.
1989 Exposition de Aquarelle: Two person show Galerie de ecurie, Les Cerqueux Sous
Passavant, France
1987 Death and the Celebration of Life: One man show, Vis-a-vis Gallery, NYC
1986 Listed in The Encyclopedia of Sumi-e “Who’s Who of American Brush Painting”
1986 Award in Fourth AnnualSumi-e Exhibition ,Lincoln Center, New York City.
1985 Design and execution of three-section mural in Oasis II Community Garden, NYC
1985 Honorable Mention , New York-Tokyo Sumi-e Exhibition, Cork Gallery Lincoln
Center, New York City
1984 Cityscapes: One man show at the New York Public Library , NYC.
1984 Oi School Chairman Award, All American Sumi-e Exhibition, Cork Gallery, Lincoln Center 1978 Board of Control Awards” Best “ in Robert Beverly Hale’s Anatomy Class.
Teaching
2010 Artistic Anatomy: The Arts Center of the Capital Region ,Troy ,NY
2009 Doing Art: New york Veterans Hospital on E23 Street New york City
2006 Watercolor: The Arts Center of the Capital Region ,Troy, NY
2004 Sage Collage of Albany, Visiting Artist Lecture on drawing
2003 Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnstown ,New York.
2003 Watercolor Workshop: Little Red School House/Elisabeth Irwin
High School, New York City
1986 The Discovery Center, Japanese Brush Painting, New York City
1984 The New York Public Library, Elements of Drawing, 1984 and 85
1983 The New York Public Library, Sumi-e, 1983 and 84
Education
1987 Edo Cultural Center , Tokyo, Japan
1980 Koho School of Sumi-e. New York City 1980-1984
1974 The Arts Students League of New York, awarded scholarship and Four
Year Fine Arts Painting Certificate of ComCompletion.
1973 Malden Bridge School of Art ,with Betty Warren
1973 Rensselaer County Council of the Arts
Membership
Former officer of the Oi School, Japan America Club
Life member of the Art Students League of New york
Life member of the Veterans of Lansingburgh
Member of The Upstate Artist Guild
Publications
A City in Color
New York, New York
John Emmett Connors Artist from Troy
Works have been sold, or are in private collections in Japan, England, The Netherlands. Italy, Greece, France, Mexico and the U.S.A.
John Connors 412 W56th Street apt 19 New York, New York 10019
www.johnemmettconnors.com [email protected]
