Jean Behnke 213
McBarron Lane, Lopez,
WA 98261
Born: 1954 jbehnke@rockisland.com
Yakima, WA
(360) 468-3893 studio
(206) 919-3893 cell
Education
MFA, University of Texas at San
Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, 1985-87
BFA, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, Washington, 1981-83
Post-graduate,University of Georgia Studies Abroad
Program, Cortona,Italy, 1989
Commissions
Bench for Pace, Bellevue, WA
2008
Bucks for PACE, purchased by Mulvanny G2 Architects,
Bellevue, WA, 2006
Public Tile Project, Lopez
Community Center for the Arts, Lopez, WA, 1999-04
Temporary Public Project, Sound Transit Art Program,
Seattle, WA, 2001
Artist-in-Residence,Campus
installation, Sun Valley Center, Sun Valley, ID, 1982
Public Mural ,Administration Building, Sun Valley
Center, Sun Valley, ID, 1978
Solo Exhibitions
Adrift, Anacortes, 2008
Kuhlman, Seattle, WA, 2008
Adrift, Anacortes, WA, 2006
Kuhlman, Seattle, WA, 2005
Meloy & Co. Gallery, Bellingham, WA, 2004
Adrift, Anacortes, WA, 2003
Meloy & Co. Gallery, Bellingham, WA, 1999
Fisher Gallery, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle,
WA, 1998
The Art Gym, Marylhurst College, Portland, OR, 1994
Women & Their Work Gallery, Austin, TX, 1992
Koehler Cultural Center, San Antonio College, San
Antonio, TX, 1988
Selected Group Exhibitions
Anchor art space, inaugral
exhibit, in conjunction with “Roads” by Peter De Lory, 2009
“You are Here”, Golden West
Gallery, Stehekin, WA, 2009
“Six Northwest Printmakers”,
Golden West Gallery, Stehekin, WA, 2008
“Lopez Artists”, Depot Arts
Center, Anacortes, WA, 2008
"A Wild Nature", Islands Museum of Art, Friday
Harbor, WA. 2007
"Seattle Printmakers",
Hunt Gallery, Webster University,St.Louis, MO, 2007
"Northwest Biennial: Buildingwise", Tacoma Art
Museum, Tacoma, WA, 2004
"Spatially Inspired: Media
and Form", Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2004
"Bound to Stehekin", Golden West Gallery,
Stehekin, WA, 2004
Jean Behnke and Jeff Hanks, Chimera Gallery, Lopez, WA,
2003
"Feline, Feminine & Salvaged Soliloquies",
Meloy Gallery, Bellingham, WA 2002
"Orchard Memories",
Golden West Gallery, Stehekin, WA, 2000
2nd Annual Print Exhibition, Kirkland Arts Center,
Kirkland, WA, 1999
"I Saw, She Saw",
Golden West Gallery, Stehekin, WA, 1997
COCA NW Annual, Center on Contemporary Arts, Seattle,
WA, 1995
"Agents of Change",
Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA, 1995
Kirkland Arts Center Annual, Kirkland Arts Center,
Kirkland, WA, 1995
"The Bridge", Kirkland
Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, 1995
"Dan Doak and Jean Behnke", NW Craft Center,
Seattle, WA, 1993
"Lost and Found",
Kirkland Arts Center, Kirkland, WA, 1992
"Crossing Media", Guadalupe Cultural Center,
San Antonio, TX, 1991
Contemporary Ceramics Invitational, Inst.of the Permian
Basin, Odessa, TX, 1990
"Behnke & St. John", St. Mary's
University, San Antonio, TX, 1990
"Behnke & Harmon",
132 Blue Star Gallery, San Antonio, TX, 1990
"Mostra", Arte-universita della Georgia,
Cortona, Italy, 1989
Blue Star II, Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, TX, 1987
"Jean Behnke & Steve Fisher", Midland
College, Midland, TX, 1987
"Sculpture from San
Antonio", NCECA 1986, San Antonio, TX, 1986
"Women of the Big State", Women & Their
Work, Austin, TX, 1986
"Works in Clay", Jackson Street Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1984
Bibliography
Walker, Elaine, Anchor Art Space
opens in downtown Anacortes, Anacortes American, 12/27/08 .
Smith, Colleen,"A Foundation of the
Community",The Island's Weekly,6/15/04,pg 1.
Allan, Lois, "Jean Behnke at Meloy & Co.",
Artweek, January, 1999, p.25.
Sorsoli, David,"Critic's
Choice: Jean Behnke",The Oregonian, March 25,1994, p.23
Colpitt, Frances,"Jean Behnke at Women & Their
Work",Art in America,1/19/93, pp.109-110.
Goss, Lee, "Down at the Dump", Eastsideweek,
April 29,1992, p.27.
West,Phil,"Beauty is where the artists find
it",Seattle Times,April3,1992, p.34.
Hopkins, Mary, "Jean Behnke's contemplative art
evokes humour", The Daily Texan, 7/29/92, p.7.
Bennett, Steve, "Blue Star exhibits offer insights
/art community", San Antonio Light, 6/29/90, p. G1.
Lineberry, Carl A., "Behnke shows
drawings/sculpture", The Ranger, 9/16/88, p.9.
Bennet, Steve, "Contemporary art month/ creative
energy at the Blue Star", San Antonio Light, 6/28/87, J13,J 17
CASA/Blue
Star Artspace, Blue Star II, Catalog, June 1987.
Cardenas, David,"Object-making is a sophisticated
language",Current, 4/3/86, pp.20-21.
Selected Private Collections
Helen Stusser, Seattle, WA
Steve Lindstrom, Tumwater, WA
Grace Nordhoff, Seattle, WA
Bruce and Pam Bayuk, Pawtucket, RI
Roberta Watterson, Seattle, WA
Bruce Botts, Lopez, WA
Michael Rohlfing, Anacortes, WA
Scott Kuhlman, Seattle, WA
Natalie Roush, Lopez Island, WA
Alan Karlberg, Seattle, WA
Muriel Van Housen, Seattle, WA
Rip and Julie Van Camp, Lopez, WA
Tim and Betsey Clark, Lopez, WA
Katherine and Ron Glowen, Arlington, WA
Related Work and Professional
Experience
2008-9 Founding
Curator, Anchor art space, Anacortes, WA
2008 911
Media Arts Center Board of Directors, Seattle, WA
2007 Curator,
"A Wild Nature",Island Museum of Art, Friday Harbor, WA
2006
Seattle Arts Commission, Fire Stations Public Art Roster, Seattle, WA
2006 Installation
assistant, Kay Kirkpatrick ,Sea-Tac, Seattle, WA
2005 Exhibition
installation, MoNA, La Conner, WA
2002-05 Exhibition
Coordinator, Lopez Library, Lopez, WA
2001-04 AMBP
Roster, King County Arts Commission, Seattle, WA
2000-04 Seattle
Arts Commission Roster, Seattle, WA
1996-03 Cornish
Alumni Board of Directors, Cornish College, Seattle, WA
1994-5 Advisory
Committee for BFA Candidate, Marylhurst College, Portland, OR
1991 Interdisciplinary
Studies Program Dev., San Antonio College, TX
1989 Staff
Development Certification, San Antonio College, TX
1989 Curator:
"An Inventive Process", Women & Their Work, Austin, TX
1988 Ceramics
Assistant, Arte-universita della Georgia, Cortona, Italy
1986 Midland
College, slide lecture/exhibition, Midland, TX
1984 Artist-in Residence,installation,Sun Valley Center,Sun Valley, ID
1982 Volunteer
assistant, James Turrell, installation, Seattle, WA
1980 Apprenticeship,
Bernard Dejonque, Brianconnet, France
1978 Public
Art acquisition, Sun Valley Center, Sun Valley, ID
1976 Studio
Potter, Hughye Pottery, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Scholarships
2008 Anderson Ranch, Aspen, CO, tuition scholarship for wood block print
workshop
1978 Sun Valley Center, Idaho, full scholarship for outstanding ceramic work
1985-7 University of Texas at San Antonio, Texas, competitive scholarship
for excellent work.
