Resume

& history

JOHN'S RESUME

John Maxon

Born

Greybull, Wyoming


Education

San Francisco Art Institute
B.A., Painting, San Jose State University
M.F.A., Painting, University of California, Davis
Stanford University, Palo Alto, California
Cabrillo College, Aptos, California


Selected Solo Exhibitions

2024
Whitney Modern, California

2001, 2005, 2020, 2024
Robert Allen Fine Art – Sausalito, California

2014 - 2018
Gallery Panza Verde – Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

2015
Desert Art Collection - Palm Desert California

2015
Galeria Antigua – Antigua, Guatemala

2006, 2008
Linda Durnell Gallery – Los Gatos, California

2004
Ellis West Gallery – Durango, Colorado

2002
Ellis West Gallery – Durango, Colorado

1997
Stanford University Faculty Club – Stanford, California


Selected Group Exhibitions

2023, 2024 & 2025
Gallery North

2024, 2025
MK Contemporary

2025
GalleryMar, California

2025
Whitney Modern, California

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Robert Allen Fine Art – Sausalito, California

2018
Chemers Art Gallery – Los Angeles, California

2013, 2019
Gallery North - Carmel, California

2015
Desert Art Collection - Palm Desert, California

2014
Paul Scott Gallery - Bend, Oregon

2013
Firehouse Art Center - Pleasanton, Ca. 2013

2010, 2012
Susan Street Gallery – Solano Beach, California

2010 (Awarded 1st place) and 2012
“Contemporary Landscape Painters of California” – Awarded 1st Place

2011, 2012
Salisbury Fine Art – Avila Beach, California

2010
Bryant Street Gallery – Palo Alto, California

2009
Museum Art and History – Santa Cruz, California

2008, 2025
Cabrillo College – Aptos, California

2005
Fort Lewis College – Durango, Colorado

2001
St. Supery Winery & Fine Art Gallery, Napa California

2001
Napa Valley Wine Auction – St. Helena, California

1997
West Coast Painting and Sculpture – Ocean Side, California

1997
I. Wolk Gallery – St. Helena, California


Selected Museum Collections

Interior Museum, Department of the Interior, Washington D. C.
Santa Cruz County Art Museum – Santa Cruz, California
University of California – Berkeley, California
University of California – Davis, California
Napa Valley Art Museum – Yountville, California
Mission College Art Foundation – Cupertino, California


Selected Collections

  • Apple Computer – Cupertino, California
  • Amco – New York
  • Arco Standard – Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
  • Aston-Tate – Denver, Colorado
  • Bronco Wine Co./Francia Family – Napa Valley, California
  • California Cafes: Napa Valley Grill – Napa Valley, California
  • Domaine Napa – Napa, California
  • Delta Airlines – Boston, Massachusetts
  • John Hancock Real Estate Finance, Inc. – Walnut Creek, California
  • Hewlett-Packard – Palo Alto, California
  • Hilton Hotel – San Francisco and Monterey, California
  • Hitachi Data Systems – Santa Clara, California
  • Hyatt Regency – Chicago, Illinois
  • Inn at Spanish Bay – Pebble Beach, California
  • Lockheed – California
  • Kaiser Permanente – San Diego, California
  • Marriott Hotels – Rochester, New York; Palm Desert, California; Daytona, Florida
  • Hotel Meridian – San Francisco, California
  • Lodge at Pebble Beach, Pebble Beach Company, Pebble Beach, California
  • Merck, Inc. – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Miranda Associates – Palo Alto, California
  • John Muir Hospital – Walnut, Creek, California
  • Mobil Oil
  • Marix Pharmaceuticals – Fremont, California
  • MCI – Denver, Colorado
  • Mills Peninsula Hospital – San Mateo, California
  • Murdock Magazines – Secaucus, New Jersey
  • Nikor – California
  • Northern Telecom – Sacramento, California
  • Radisson Hotel, Denver, Colorado
  • Ritz-Carlton Hotel – Half Moon Bay, California
  • San Francisco Federal Building, San Francisco, California
  • San Jose Sharks – San Jose, California
  • Shearson-Lehman – San Francisco, California
  • Shering Corporation – Kenilworth, New Jersey
  • Smith Barney – New York
  • Sonoma Mission Inn – Sonoma, California
  • Squibb – Princeton, New Jersey
  • Texaco – New York
  • Transamerica – San Francisco, California
  • Toyota – Newport Beach, California
  • Unisys – Pennsylvania
  • U.S. West Centennial Airport – Denver, Colorado

Articles

2013
"Vistas de Guatemala", Natalie Rose

download article here

Visiting Artist/Lecturer

San Jose State University – San Jose, California
University of California – Santa Cruz, California
Mt. Madonna Center for Creative Arts & Sciences – Watsonville, California
Pacific Union College – Angwin, Napa Valley, California

2001 - 2005
Fort Lewis College – Durango, Colorado

2005-Present
Cabrillo College – Aptos, California