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contact name: Joshua Cunningham
phone: 651-497-7480
email: joshua@joshuacunningham.com

mailing address:
St. Paul MN 55105

Pseudonym: Josh

Similar Artists:
Mark Balma
Joe Paquet
Jeff Hurienko
Steve Levin
Richard Abraham
Scott Anderson
Neil Sherman
Mike Lynch

Related Organizations:
Oil Painters of America
Outdoor Painters of Minnesota
Phipps Center for the Arts
Giant Lumbering Poets Society (Co-Founder)

Saint Paul Athletic Club

Bio
Joshua Cunningham lives in St. Paul, Minnesota with his wife Shannon and their children Greta and William. He grew up the third of five boys, born in rural Isanti, Minnesota, to Pat and Marcia Cunningham. Joshua’s journey toward oil painting started, as do many such walks, with an inclination to make art as a youngster; that inclination became vocation in the wake of tradegy. The loss of his youngest brother, Ryan, to a car accident shook the whole family. Seeing his brother’s life and dreams cut short, Joshua pursued his own with renewed vigor, shaping both his talent and hismotivation.
At St. John’s University, Joshua started to find solace from his grief in painting. Then he was offered an extraordinary opportunity to apprentice for fresco and portrait painter Mark Balma. He focused Joshua’s attention on form and drawing and a year later The Atelier Art School became a natural continuation of his study. After three years Joshua continued his pursuit of painting at Hurinenko & Paquet Studio. Jeff Hurinenko taught Joshua the beauty and effectiveness of indirect painting, by sharing what he had come to understand as the methods and techniques of the Flemish and Dutch masters. Joe Paquet’s knowledge and understanding of the prismatic pallete gave means by which one can pursue the infinite beauty in the world of outdoor painting by capturing the light effect of a given moment with speed, accuracy, respect and humility.
Joshua shares his work with his wife Shannon, without whom it would not be here to share. The joy and depth they have in their life together with their children has become the counterpoint to the loss of his brother. This is the emotional landscape from which Joshua paints.
Artist Statement - Landscape Painting
My life has brought me to painting. It has become the way through which I pursue and seek to understand, with all my faculties, that which interests me, stirs my faith, and awkens old memories. I am a representational painter, so when painting a landscape, whether working from nature, photo reference, or memory, I approach the canvas with the aim of painting this life and our time.
The work I have chosen to share gives you window into the variety of subjects I paint. I hope you will find a quiet exploration of everyday subjects under a variety of light effects that tell of the qualities of what interested me about the scene on that given day. I am into their poetry rather than their grandure, although at times the two share the road. I have found the challenge of painting outside to have awakened and clarified why I paint. Nature is mercurial, and painting in it requires openness, humility and sometimes humor. Going to nature allows me to explore themes and ideas througout several paintings of different subjects continually inspiring me to more sublty and richness, without becoming repeditive and safe. The more I paint, the more I need to paint; it is how I stay present to the gift of the day.
In addition to the work shown here, I also paint still-lifes and interiors. I accept commissions and look forward to opprotunities to share the work.
For More Information
www.mnartists.org/joshua_cunningham
e: joshua@netalliance.com
m:(651) 497-7480
h:(651) 695-8946

"First Place, Quick Paint Competition"- 'Art is in the Air' Plein Air Art Festival, 2008, Hosted by the Red Wing Art Association, Red Wing Minnesota, for "Pushing Tin", Oil on Mounted Linen, 20"x16"
"Second Place, Best of Show Competition" - 'Art is in the Air' Plein Air Art Festival, 2008, Hosted by the Red Wing Art Association, Red Wing Minnesota, for "Falconer Vineyards' Greeter", Oil on Mounted Linen 16"x20"
"First Place Oil Painting Award" - The 2nd Annual Juried Art Competition Award, 2008, Hosted by the Savage Arts Council, Savage MN, "Praying for Taylor", Oil on Stretched Linen, 24"x30"
"Award of Excellence" - Phipps Center for the Arts Annual Members Show, 2007, "Fallow Field, Forgotten Farm", Oil on Stretched Linen, 18"x24"
"Best in Show" Dan Patch Days 1st Annual Juried Art Competition and Exhibition, 2007, Hosted by the Savage Arts Council, Savage MN, "Up Late in Lowertown", Oil on Mounted Linen, 12"x16"
St. Paul Art Crawl Media Award Winner, Spring 2007
"Up Late in Lowertown", 12"x16", Oil on Mounted Linen
Honorable Mention, Minnesota State Fair, 2005
"First Light on the Last Day in Firenze", 16"x12", Oil on Stretched Linen
Honorable Mention, St. John's University, Juried Show, Spring 1999
"Tounges of Fire", 36"x24", Oil on Stretched Canvas
First Place, Painting, Rum River Conference High School Art Invitational 1992
“Empty”, 32”x24”, Water color on paper

2008:
On Going: Shish - A Mediterranean Grill & Cafe - 651-690-2212 - 1668 Grand St. Paul MN, 55105 showing 10 Regional Landscapes
Jan 1 - March. Red Wing Framing Gallery - 651-385-0500 - 419 Main Street - Red Wing, MN 55066 www.redwingframing.com vbecker@redwingframing.com
April 24-26: St. Paul Art Crawl, Lowertown Commons, Open Studio Walk
May 8: Millard Fillmore Dinner, RiverWork Exhibitor, guest of Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
Jun 29- Aug 10'Art is in the Air' Plein Air Art Festival, 2008, Hosted by the Red Wing Art Association, Red Wing Minnesota, http://redwingartsassociation.org/plein_air.htm
July 1 - Aug 31. Red Wing Framing Gallery - 651-385-0500 - 419 Main Street - Red Wing, MN 55066 www.redwingframing.com vbecker@redwingframing.com
July 21- Aug2, Door County Plein Air Festival, http://www.doorcountypleinair.com/PeninsulaArtSchool.html
July 28 - Sept 1- Highland FrameWorks, St. Paul, Group Exhibition

2007:
Jan 1st – Nov 7: Five Two Six gallery, St. Paul Mn, exhibiting urban & rural landscapes - www.fivetwosixsalon.com
Feb 2nd - Mar 17th - Outdoor Painters of Minnesota Members Winter Plein Air Show, Savage Art Studios - http://savageartstudios.com/joshua_cunningham.htm
Feb 6th - on going- Shish - Mediterranean Grill & Cafe - 651-690-2212 - 1668 Grand St. Paul MN, 55105 showing 13 Italian and Regional Landscapes
April 20th-22nd-St. Paul Art Crawl, Lowertown Commons, Open Studio Walk
June 12th -24th Savage Art Studios -Dan Patch Days 1st Annual Juried Art Competition and Exhibition
Aug3 – Sept 16 - Phipps Center for the Arts, Annual Members Show 2007
Aug 9 - on going - Red Wing Framing Gallery
Aug 19 – Sept 16 - Red Wing Arts Association’s Inaugural Plein Air Festival Exhibition
Oct 8 – Dec 21st - Saint Paul Mayor’s Office – Close to Nature, Landscape paintings of the Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary
Oct 12-14 - St. Paul Art Crawl, Lowertown Commons, Open Studio Walk

2006:
Jan 15th – on going - Five Two Six gallery, St. Paul Mn, exhibiting urban & rural regional and Italian landscapes
April 3rd –July 17th - CorAzoN, Minneapolis Mn, exhibiting still-life
April 21st – 23rd - St. Paul Spring Art Crawl, Lower-town Commons, Open Studio walk
July 20th – on going - Powers Studio, Waunakee WI, exhibiting landscapes
July, 28th- Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson WI, Annual Member’s Show
Aug 1st – Sept 1st - “Minnetonka Magic”, at Wilcock Gallery, Excelsior MN, Juried Exhibition
Aug 26th – Sept 30th - Highland FrameWorks, St. Paul, Solo Exhibition
Sept 23rd & 24th - First Annual Fall Riverwood Paintout, St. Paul Park, Invitational
Oct 13th-15th - St. Paul Fall Art Crawl, Lowertown Commons, Open Studio walk
Nov. Annual Invitational Miniatures Show, Howard/Mandville Gallery, Kirkland, Washington - www.howardmandville.com
2005:
July 2005- Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson WI, Annual Member’s Show,
Aug 2005- MN State Fair, Fine Arts Juried Group Exhibition
Oct 8th - Nov 26th, 2005- “Four Corners and the Cathedral, a study of light and place,” at Local Color, in the Cathedral Hill neighborhood of St. Paul
Oct 14th – 15th, 2005 - St. Paul Fall Art Crawl, Lowertown Commons

St. John's University Ecumenical Hermitage and Prayerful Retreat room
P.O. Box 2000, Collegeville, Minnesota 5632
Wet Paint: Artists' Materials & Framing
1684 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105
651.698.6431
info@wetpaintart.com
Various Private Collections

Currently showing with:
FrameWorks, Highland Village - 651.698.3372 - 2202 A Ford Parkway - St. Paul, MN 55105 - mypictureframer@hotmail.com - http://www.myframeworks.com (4 works)
Shish - A Mediterranean Grill & Cafe - 1668 Grand St. Paul MN, 55105 (10 works)
(651)-690-2212
Red Wing Framing Gallery - 419 Main Street Red Wing, MN 55066
(651) 385-0500
www.redwingframing.com
vbecker@redwingframing.com
Previously shown at:
2008:
Red Wing Arts Association Depot Gallery
Peninsula Art School,Door County
Red Wing Framing Gallery - 419 Main Street Red Wing, MN 55066
(651) 385-0500
www.redwingframing.com
vbecker@redwingframing.com
White Rock Coffee Roasters - 649 Snelling Ave S St. Paul MN, 55116 (9 works)
(651) 695-1960
Previously shown at:
2007:
526 Gallery - 651.222.3839 - 526 SELBY AVENUE - ST. PAUL, MN 55102
www.fivetwosixsalon.com trevino@bitstream.net
Saint Paul Mayor’s Office 390 City Hall, 15 West Kellogg Boulevard Saint Paul MN 55101
Powers Studio - 608.241.8141 - 5440 Willow Road Suite 104 - Waunakee, WI 53597
www.powershairstudio.com ellen@powershairstudio.com

2006:
Howard/Mandville Gallery- 120 Park Lane Suite D - Kirkland, Washington
Open 7 Days A Week — PHONE: (425) 889-8212 or (800) 544-4712
www.howardmandville.com
FrameWorks, Highland Village - 651.698.3372 - 2202 A Ford Parkway - St. Paul, MN 55105
Wilcock Gallery - 952.470.8118 - 218 Water Street - Excelsior, MN 55331
www.wilcockgallery.com joe@wilcockgallery.com
CorAzon - 612.333.1662 - 204 WASHINGTON AVENUE NORTH - MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55418 - www.corazononline.com

2005:
Local Color www.lcolor.com/gallery/cunningham "Four Corners & The Cathedral"
(no longer active)

Saint Paul Pioneer Press

Isanti County News
http://www.isanticountynews.com/2006/august/30Cunningham.html
Minnesota Monthly
http://www.minnesotamonthly.com/media/Minnesota-Monthly/April-2007/Crawl-Spaces/
Local Color's "Four Corners & The Cathedral" Show was covered by
Avenues
Highland Villeager
Star Tribune
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Kare 11 News

Country of Citizenship:
United States

Birth Place:
Isanti, Minnesota

Birth Date:
November 26, 1974

Gender:
Male

Active Place:
St. Paul

Minnesota County:
Ramsey

Painter

http://www.joshuacunningham.com