June StrattonBorn 1959, Honolulu, Hawaii Education 1977-79 College of Fine Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California June Stratton grew up in and around the Bay Area in Northern California, attending the College of Fine Arts and Crafts in Oakland until 1979. Not satisfied with the painting skills she had been taught, Stratton worked on developing her own technique for the next several years. It was not until she moved to Seattle that she started her professional career in 1989. During this period June primarily worked on western landscapes and was encouraged and influenced by counsel from gallery owners she showed with, notably Kent Lovelace at Stone Press Editions in Seattle and John Pence at the John Pence Gallery in San Francisco. During this period her work was acquired by many major collections including Bank of America, US Department of State, The Mayo Clinic and Texaco Incorporated. In the words of the artist "These new figurative works have a cinematic feel to them overlaid with leaves and shadows from the woods. My subjects are contemporary youth and symbolically protectors of the woods ~ therefore the title of the show is "Modern Dryads" (Dryads = Wood Nymphs). These paintings also contain iridescent paint adding to the cinematic look." In 2001, Stratton's career took a major turn with her move to Atlanta, Georgia. Taking a brief hiatus, including trips to France, she again focused on developing her painting technique and style. Transforming over the next several years, Stratton's work evolved into the current form that is more figure oriented and cinematic in style. Successful solo and group shows in Savannah and Boston's Lanoue Fine Art Gallery confirmed her avuiore. Some of her latest work can be seen in major movie productions, national and international collections including the acclaimed St Regis Hotel art collection and more recently Bennet Collection of Women Realists. In 2019 Stratton will be included in the very prestigious MEAM museum in Barcelona. June Stratton Born 1959 Honolulu Hawaii USA Education 1977-79 College of Fine Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California Selected Exhibitions 2019 MEAM museum in Barcelona 2018 Painting the Figure Now, Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin 2018 Oceana, Duo Show, Robert Lange Studios, South Carolina 2017 Aquamarine, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, South Carolina 2017 In the Garden, Distinction Gallery, Escondido, California 2016 Interplay, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, South Carolina 2015 Ten, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, South Carolina 2014 I see a Pattern, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, South Carolina Animal Dreams, Hagedorn Foundation Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia Flutter, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, South Carolina Flying Dreams, Whitney Gallery, Savannah, Georgia 2013 North vs. South, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, South Carolina 2013 Evolution, Robert Lange Studios, Charleston, South Carolina 2012 MuseArt, Whitney Gallery, Savannah, Georgia 2009 Splash, Lanoue Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts 2008 Lanoue Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts, June Stratton and Melody Postma 2007 Whitney Gallery, Savannah, Georgia "Femme Transparent" Lanoue Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts "Vision - Contemporary Female Artists" Eleanor D. Wilson Museum, Roanoke, Virginia "Vision - Contemporary Female Artists" Armstrong Atlantic State University, Savannah, Georgia "Metamorphosis" 2006 Lanoue Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts 2005 Whitney Gallery, Savannah, Georgia Lanoue Fine Art, Boston, Massachusetts 2004 Whitney Gallery, Savannah, Georgia 2000 Friesen Gallery, Sun Valley, Idaho and Seattle, Washington Sutton West Gallery, Missoula, Montana 1999 Artists of Rural Landscapes, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, Washington 1998 Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California, Landscapes, Invitational (catalogue) 1998 Lisa Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington 1997 Waterworks Gallery, Friday Harbor, Washington 1994 Kimzey Miller Gallery, Seattle, Washington 1993 Introductions 1993, John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, California Kimzey Miller Gallery, Seattle, Washington Selected Collections The Bennett Collection of Woman Realists Texaco Incorporated, New York, New York US Department of State, Washington DC Bank of America, Seattle, Washington Federal Reserve, Minneapolis, Minnesota Chicago Title Insurance Company, Seattle, Washington Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, Washington Kaiser Hospital, Portland, Oregon Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas The Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota Virginia Mason Clinic, Seattle, Washington St Regis Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia Publications 2018 PoetsArtists #100 Figurative Realism curated by Dirk Dzimirsky 2018 American Art Collector, 16 Contemporary Women Artists, March Issue 2017 South Magazine, Eleven of the South's Greatest Artists, March April issue 2016 American Art Collector, Cover, October Issue 2016 American Art Collector, April Issue 2016 Fine Art Connoisseur.com 2010 PoetsArtists.com, October Issue 2008 Artistaday.com, January 7 2006 Deep Magazine, "The Deep End", January-February Issue 2005 Savannah Morning News, "Small Works, Big Ideas", Dec 10 2004 Savannah Morning News, "Visions of Light", Oct 03 1998 Southwest Art, "Best of the West: Luminous Landscapes", August Issue 1994 American Artist, "From Rags to Riches", May Issue |