GENERAL INFORMATION
ORIGIN
Born 1953 in Kosciusko, Mississippi
CURRENT POSITION
2021 - Present Creator and contributor to www.radicalnaturalism.com
2019 - Present Full time studio artist and naturalist
2019 - Present Full time studio artist and naturalist
EDUCATION
1978 Master of Fine Arts, University of Georgia
1974 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Mississippi
1974 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Mississippi
EXHIBITIONS
2021 Solo Exhibition, Radical Naturalism, Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2019 Solo Exhibition, Florida Suite, Signature Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2018 Group Exhibition, Artists as Mentors, Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL
2016 Group Exhibition, We Are What We Eat, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY
2016 Group Exhibition, Life is Beautiful: An Exhibition of Work by Linda Broadfoot, Jim Draper, Thomas Hager, Chris Leidy and Steven Lyon, DeLo Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2016 Group Exhibition, In the Terrain of Water, Stellers Gallery, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2016 Group Exhibition, A River Speaks, Lufrano Gallery, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2015 Group Exhibition, Reflections: Artful Perspectives on the St. Johns River, The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2014 Group Exhibition, Dirt Altar: A Collaboration with Jim Draper and Casey James (curated by Staci Bu Shea)
2013 Group Exhibition, Our Shared Past, The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL (curated by Jefree Shalev)
2013 Group Exhibition, The Quest for the Fountain of Youth, curated by Mallory O’Connor, The Thomas Center Main Gallery, Gainesville, FL (catalogue)
2013 Group Exhibition, Encounters: Man, Myth, and Nature, Beaches Museum and History Park, Jacksonville Beach, FL
2013 Solo Exhibition, Image Gathering: Disseminating the Natural Experience, Florida School of the Arts, Palatka, FL
2012 Solo Exhibition, Feast of Flowers, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2012 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Highway Gallery, Florida Mining Gallery + Clear Channel Outdoor, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Solo Exhibition, Duck, Duck, Goose, South Campus, Florida State College Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Solo Exhibition, Liquid Peace, Lufrano Gallery, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Group Exhibition, Community Foundation ‘Art Ventures’, The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Group Exhibition, Annual Art & Design Faculty Show, University of North Florida, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Group Exhibition, Making Marks, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Group Exhibition, Swamped, Gallery L, Jacksonville, FL
2009 Solo Exhibition, Paintings, Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2009 Solo Exhibition, New Works, Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2009 Group Exhibition, Annual Art & Design Faculty Show, University of North Florida, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL
2008 Solo Exhibition, Florida Backroads, Amelia Sanjon Gallery, Fernandina Beach, FL
2007 Solo Exhibition, Produce, Stellers Gallery, Neptune Beach, FL
2007 Group Exhibition, Reflections of the St. Johns, Fogle Fine Arts, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Solo Exhibition, Ribbon of Life, Draper Studios, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Solo Exhibition, Water Music, Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2006 Solo Exhibition, Healing Palms, Signature Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Solo Exhibition, Portrait in Nature, Landscapes in Transition, Thrasher Horne Center for the Arts, Orange Park, FL
2006 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Arts and Antique Show, Women’s Board of Wolfson's Children's Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Riverkeeper Oyster Roast, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Group Exhibition, Art After Dark, Florida Theater, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Group Exhibition, Featured Artist, Southern Living Idea House, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Group Exhibition, Les Saisons Des Arts, Fogle Fine Arts, Jacksonville, FL
2005 Solo Exhibition, Postcards from the Promised Land, Push 2 Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2005 Solo Exhibition, Healing Palms: Miami Series, EG2 Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
2005 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Coastal Living Design House, Virginia Beach, VA
2005 Group Exhibition, Garden Week, Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2004 Solo Exhibition, Edisto, Richard James Galleries, Charleston, SC
2004 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Art Walk, Jacksonville, FL
2004 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Signature Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2003 Solo Exhibition, Healing Palms, Matthews Gallery, Tampa, FL
2003 Solo Exhibition, Pop, Stellers Gallery, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2003 Group Exhibition, Mullet, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2003 Group Exhibition, Earth Charter Awareness, Matthews Gallery, Tampa, FL
2003 Group Exhibition, St. Johns River Show, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2003 Group Exhibition, Street Scene: A Decade of New Painting, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2002 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, United States Senate, Office of Senator Bob Graham, Washington, DC
2002 Solo Exhibition, Flamingo, Signature Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2002 Solo Exhibition, Flamingo, Stellers Gallery, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2001 Solo Exhibition, Exhibition #1, Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2001 Group Exhibition, Open Studio Series, Spiller Vincenty Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2000 Group Exhibition, Two Person Show, Haskell Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2000 Group Exhibition, 52nd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings, Society of the Arts, Palm Beach, FL
2000 Solo Exhibition, Jim Draper, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2000 Solo Exhibition, Odd Duck, Alexander Brest Museum, Jacksonville, FL
2000 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Florida State Capitol, Tallahassee, FL
1999 Solo Exhibition, Jim Draper, Biscotti's Bistro, Jacksonville, FL
1999 Solo Exhibition, Jim Draper, Owens Prevata, Miami, FL
1998 Solo Exhibition, Southern Landscapes: An Artist’s View, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL
1998 Solo Exhibition, Jim Draper, Florida School of the Arts, Palatka, FL
1998 Solo Exhibition, Jim Draper, Epping Forest Yacht Club, Jacksonville, FL
1997 Solo Exhibition, James R. Draper, Draper/Kinghorn Studios, Jacksonville, FL
1997 Solo Exhibition, Portrait, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
1997 Solo Exhibition, Recent Works, Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Jacksonville, FL
1997 Solo Exhibition, New Pictures, Gallery Contemporanea / Draper Glover / Kinghorn Studios, Jacksonville, FL
1997 Solo Exhibition, James R. Draper Paintings, Florida Community College of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
1996 Solo Exhibition, One Man Show, First Union Bank, Jacksonville, FL
1996 Solo Exhibition, One Man Show, Gallery Contemporanea at Partners Restaurant, Jacksonville, FL
1977 Solo Exhibition, One Man Show, Image Gallery, Athens, GA
2019 Solo Exhibition, Florida Suite, Signature Art Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2018 Group Exhibition, Artists as Mentors, Hendricks Avenue Baptist Church, Jacksonville, FL
2016 Group Exhibition, We Are What We Eat, United Nations Headquarters, New York, NY
2016 Group Exhibition, Life is Beautiful: An Exhibition of Work by Linda Broadfoot, Jim Draper, Thomas Hager, Chris Leidy and Steven Lyon, DeLo Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2016 Group Exhibition, In the Terrain of Water, Stellers Gallery, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2016 Group Exhibition, A River Speaks, Lufrano Gallery, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2015 Group Exhibition, Reflections: Artful Perspectives on the St. Johns River, The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2014 Group Exhibition, Dirt Altar: A Collaboration with Jim Draper and Casey James (curated by Staci Bu Shea)
2013 Group Exhibition, Our Shared Past, The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL (curated by Jefree Shalev)
2013 Group Exhibition, The Quest for the Fountain of Youth, curated by Mallory O’Connor, The Thomas Center Main Gallery, Gainesville, FL (catalogue)
2013 Group Exhibition, Encounters: Man, Myth, and Nature, Beaches Museum and History Park, Jacksonville Beach, FL
2013 Solo Exhibition, Image Gathering: Disseminating the Natural Experience, Florida School of the Arts, Palatka, FL
2012 Solo Exhibition, Feast of Flowers, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2012 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Highway Gallery, Florida Mining Gallery + Clear Channel Outdoor, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Solo Exhibition, Duck, Duck, Goose, South Campus, Florida State College Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Solo Exhibition, Liquid Peace, Lufrano Gallery, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Group Exhibition, Community Foundation ‘Art Ventures’, The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Group Exhibition, Annual Art & Design Faculty Show, University of North Florida, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Group Exhibition, Making Marks, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Group Exhibition, Swamped, Gallery L, Jacksonville, FL
2009 Solo Exhibition, Paintings, Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2009 Solo Exhibition, New Works, Cultural Center, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2009 Group Exhibition, Annual Art & Design Faculty Show, University of North Florida, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL
2008 Solo Exhibition, Florida Backroads, Amelia Sanjon Gallery, Fernandina Beach, FL
2007 Solo Exhibition, Produce, Stellers Gallery, Neptune Beach, FL
2007 Group Exhibition, Reflections of the St. Johns, Fogle Fine Arts, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Solo Exhibition, Ribbon of Life, Draper Studios, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Solo Exhibition, Water Music, Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2006 Solo Exhibition, Healing Palms, Signature Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Solo Exhibition, Portrait in Nature, Landscapes in Transition, Thrasher Horne Center for the Arts, Orange Park, FL
2006 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Arts and Antique Show, Women’s Board of Wolfson's Children's Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Riverkeeper Oyster Roast, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Group Exhibition, Art After Dark, Florida Theater, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Group Exhibition, Featured Artist, Southern Living Idea House, Tallahassee, FL
2006 Group Exhibition, Les Saisons Des Arts, Fogle Fine Arts, Jacksonville, FL
2005 Solo Exhibition, Postcards from the Promised Land, Push 2 Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2005 Solo Exhibition, Healing Palms: Miami Series, EG2 Gallery, West Palm Beach, FL
2005 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Coastal Living Design House, Virginia Beach, VA
2005 Group Exhibition, Garden Week, Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2004 Solo Exhibition, Edisto, Richard James Galleries, Charleston, SC
2004 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Art Walk, Jacksonville, FL
2004 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Signature Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2003 Solo Exhibition, Healing Palms, Matthews Gallery, Tampa, FL
2003 Solo Exhibition, Pop, Stellers Gallery, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2003 Group Exhibition, Mullet, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2003 Group Exhibition, Earth Charter Awareness, Matthews Gallery, Tampa, FL
2003 Group Exhibition, St. Johns River Show, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2003 Group Exhibition, Street Scene: A Decade of New Painting, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2002 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, United States Senate, Office of Senator Bob Graham, Washington, DC
2002 Solo Exhibition, Flamingo, Signature Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
2002 Solo Exhibition, Flamingo, Stellers Gallery, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
2001 Solo Exhibition, Exhibition #1, Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna Beach, FL
2001 Group Exhibition, Open Studio Series, Spiller Vincenty Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2000 Group Exhibition, Two Person Show, Haskell Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2000 Group Exhibition, 52nd Annual Exhibition of Contemporary American Paintings, Society of the Arts, Palm Beach, FL
2000 Solo Exhibition, Jim Draper, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2000 Solo Exhibition, Odd Duck, Alexander Brest Museum, Jacksonville, FL
2000 Solo Exhibition, Featured Artist, Florida State Capitol, Tallahassee, FL
1999 Solo Exhibition, Jim Draper, Biscotti's Bistro, Jacksonville, FL
1999 Solo Exhibition, Jim Draper, Owens Prevata, Miami, FL
1998 Solo Exhibition, Southern Landscapes: An Artist’s View, Museum of Contemporary Art, Jacksonville, FL
1998 Solo Exhibition, Jim Draper, Florida School of the Arts, Palatka, FL
1998 Solo Exhibition, Jim Draper, Epping Forest Yacht Club, Jacksonville, FL
1997 Solo Exhibition, James R. Draper, Draper/Kinghorn Studios, Jacksonville, FL
1997 Solo Exhibition, Portrait, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
1997 Solo Exhibition, Recent Works, Karpeles Manuscript Museum, Jacksonville, FL
1997 Solo Exhibition, New Pictures, Gallery Contemporanea / Draper Glover / Kinghorn Studios, Jacksonville, FL
1997 Solo Exhibition, James R. Draper Paintings, Florida Community College of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
1996 Solo Exhibition, One Man Show, First Union Bank, Jacksonville, FL
1996 Solo Exhibition, One Man Show, Gallery Contemporanea at Partners Restaurant, Jacksonville, FL
1977 Solo Exhibition, One Man Show, Image Gallery, Athens, GA
PUBLIC COMMISSIONED WORK
2006 Ribbon of Life, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Health Center, Jacksonville, FL (catalogue)
2005 Annual Awards, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
2005 Lobby Installation, Nature Walk Resort, Seagrove Beach, FL
2005 Lobby Installation, Water Color Resort, Seagrove Beach, FL
2005 Healing Palms, Etched Glass Installation, Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, FL
1997 CANVAS Project Mural, Florida Ballet Building, Jacksonville, FL
1996 CANVAS Project Mural, Christopher Building, Greater Jacksonville Cultural Council, Jacksonville, FL
1995 Jaguar Mural, Drew Building, Downtown Jacksonville, FL
1992 Lobby Installation, Gaf Restaurant, Kosciusko, MS
2005 Annual Awards, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
2005 Lobby Installation, Nature Walk Resort, Seagrove Beach, FL
2005 Lobby Installation, Water Color Resort, Seagrove Beach, FL
2005 Healing Palms, Etched Glass Installation, Jacksonville International Airport, Jacksonville, FL
1997 CANVAS Project Mural, Florida Ballet Building, Jacksonville, FL
1996 CANVAS Project Mural, Christopher Building, Greater Jacksonville Cultural Council, Jacksonville, FL
1995 Jaguar Mural, Drew Building, Downtown Jacksonville, FL
1992 Lobby Installation, Gaf Restaurant, Kosciusko, MS
CURATORIAL WORK
2014 Exhibition Designer Icons of Style, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2014 Curator Fermentation, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
2008 Co-Curator/Presenter Art on a Pedestal, National Juried Exhibition, PIE Studio, Jacksonville, FL
2007 Curator Jay Shoots: NOW, Solo Exhibition, PIE Studio, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Curator Final Friday: Hillary Hogue, Solo Exhibition, Draper Studios Annex, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Curator Final Friday: Ian Chase, Solo Exhibition, Draper Studios Annex, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Curator Final Friday: Sterling Poole, Solo Exhibition, Draper Studios Annex, Jacksonville, FL
2005 Producer Black Friday, Seesaw Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2003 Co-Curator Mullet, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2001 Co-Curator Opening Exhibition, Spiller Vincenty Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
1999 Co-Curator Henry "Pete" Petersen: Past and Present, Solo Exhibition, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
1999 Co-Curator The Art of Healing II, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2014 Curator Fermentation, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
2008 Co-Curator/Presenter Art on a Pedestal, National Juried Exhibition, PIE Studio, Jacksonville, FL
2007 Curator Jay Shoots: NOW, Solo Exhibition, PIE Studio, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Curator Final Friday: Hillary Hogue, Solo Exhibition, Draper Studios Annex, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Curator Final Friday: Ian Chase, Solo Exhibition, Draper Studios Annex, Jacksonville, FL
2006 Curator Final Friday: Sterling Poole, Solo Exhibition, Draper Studios Annex, Jacksonville, FL
2005 Producer Black Friday, Seesaw Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2003 Co-Curator Mullet, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
2001 Co-Curator Opening Exhibition, Spiller Vincenty Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
1999 Co-Curator Henry "Pete" Petersen: Past and Present, Solo Exhibition, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
1999 Co-Curator The Art of Healing II, Pedestrian Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2014 – 2019 Director of Galleries, University of North Florida, Department of Art & Design, 1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL, 32224
April 2017-May 2019 Faculty, Department of Art & Design, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2016 Adjunct Instructor, Italy: Art and Art History Study Abroad, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2014-April 2017 Adjunct Instructor, Department of Art & Design, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2014 “Full Immersion” 6 week seminar on the theoretical and practical applications of living within nature, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
2008-2012 Adjunct Instructor, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
1996-2000 Adjunct Instructor, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
1996-1998 Director, CANVAS Inner City Arts Program, St. Augustine, FL
1995-2000 Adjunct Instructor, Florida Community College of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
April 2017-May 2019 Faculty, Department of Art & Design, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2016 Adjunct Instructor, Italy: Art and Art History Study Abroad, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2014-April 2017 Adjunct Instructor, Department of Art & Design, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2014 “Full Immersion” 6 week seminar on the theoretical and practical applications of living within nature, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
2008-2012 Adjunct Instructor, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
1996-2000 Adjunct Instructor, Flagler College, St. Augustine, FL
1996-1998 Director, CANVAS Inner City Arts Program, St. Augustine, FL
1995-2000 Adjunct Instructor, Florida Community College of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
COURSES TAUGHT
Curatorial Practices, Non-Traditional Painting Methods, Plein Air Painting, Figure Painting, Figure Drawing, Drawing I & II, Design I & II, Art Appreciation, Drawing Studio
LECTURES / PANELS
2021 Co-Chair/Presenter, SECAC (Southeastern College Art Conference), Roanoke, VA. Co-chaired session on “The Painter as Mediator: Rendering a Sense of Place.” Presented a paper on “Painting in the Ditch.”
2020 Co-Chair/Presenter, SECAC (Southeastern College Art Conference), Roanoke, VA. Co-chaired session on “The Painter as Mediator: Rendering a Sense of Place.” Presented a paper on “Painting in the Ditch.”
2016 Co-Chair/Presenter, SECAC (Southeastern College Art Conference), Roanoke, VA. Co-chaired session on “The Painter as Mediator: Rendering a Sense of Place.” Presented a paper on “Painting in the Ditch.”
2015 Invited panelist, “Artful Perspectives of the St. Johns River,” moderated by Holly Keris with an excerpt from “A Vision Awakening,” Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2014 Presenter “Investigating Naturalism Through Direct Observation,” immersion seminar with TLO students, Environmental Center of University of North Florida, Rock Springs Run, FL
2014 Presenter, “Natural Influences,” Convening Culture Conference, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL
2013 Panelist, “Modern Dialect: American Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection,” The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2013 Presenter “Exploring the layers of Feast of Flowers,” Three Lectures in the Gallery, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2013 Presenter “Talks and Tea,” The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2013 Keynote Speaker Florida Native Plant Society Conference, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2013 Presenter “Explaining Feast of Flowers,” South Anastasia Community Association, Crescent Beach, FL
2012 Presenter “Feast of Flowers: Aesthetics and Ethics,” Center for Earth Jurisprudence, Barry University School of Law, Orlando, FL
2012 Producer Exploring Community Aesthetics, “Feast of Flowers: Conversations,” Studio Talks, Draper Studio, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
2012 Producer Drinking from the Eternal Spring, “Feast of Flowers: Conversations,” Studio Talks, Draper Studio, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
2012 Producer Diet of Worms, Denouement, “Feast of Flowers: Conversations,” Studio Talks, Draper Studio, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
2012 Producer Picture = 1K Words, “Feast of Flowers: Conversations,” StudioTalks, Draper Studio, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
2020 Co-Chair/Presenter, SECAC (Southeastern College Art Conference), Roanoke, VA. Co-chaired session on “The Painter as Mediator: Rendering a Sense of Place.” Presented a paper on “Painting in the Ditch.”
2016 Co-Chair/Presenter, SECAC (Southeastern College Art Conference), Roanoke, VA. Co-chaired session on “The Painter as Mediator: Rendering a Sense of Place.” Presented a paper on “Painting in the Ditch.”
2015 Invited panelist, “Artful Perspectives of the St. Johns River,” moderated by Holly Keris with an excerpt from “A Vision Awakening,” Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2014 Presenter “Investigating Naturalism Through Direct Observation,” immersion seminar with TLO students, Environmental Center of University of North Florida, Rock Springs Run, FL
2014 Presenter, “Natural Influences,” Convening Culture Conference, Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Vero Beach, FL
2013 Panelist, “Modern Dialect: American Paintings from the John and Susan Horseman Collection,” The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2013 Presenter “Exploring the layers of Feast of Flowers,” Three Lectures in the Gallery, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2013 Presenter “Talks and Tea,” The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2013 Keynote Speaker Florida Native Plant Society Conference, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2013 Presenter “Explaining Feast of Flowers,” South Anastasia Community Association, Crescent Beach, FL
2012 Presenter “Feast of Flowers: Aesthetics and Ethics,” Center for Earth Jurisprudence, Barry University School of Law, Orlando, FL
2012 Producer Exploring Community Aesthetics, “Feast of Flowers: Conversations,” Studio Talks, Draper Studio, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
2012 Producer Drinking from the Eternal Spring, “Feast of Flowers: Conversations,” Studio Talks, Draper Studio, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
2012 Producer Diet of Worms, Denouement, “Feast of Flowers: Conversations,” Studio Talks, Draper Studio, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
2012 Producer Picture = 1K Words, “Feast of Flowers: Conversations,” StudioTalks, Draper Studio, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL
AWARDS
2018 Ann McDonald Baker Art Ventures Award, The Community Foundation of Northeast Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2017 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Faculty Membership, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2016 Boundless: 40 Years, 40 Icons, Art Icon Award, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, FL
2016 Fellow Man & Mother Earth Award, Stetson Kennedy Foundation, Jacksonville, FL
2014 22nd Annual Mayor’s Environmental Awards, Office of Mayor Alvin Brown, Jacksonville, FL
2014 Ninah May Holden Cummer Award, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2017 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society Faculty Membership, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2016 Boundless: 40 Years, 40 Icons, Art Icon Award, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, FL
2016 Fellow Man & Mother Earth Award, Stetson Kennedy Foundation, Jacksonville, FL
2014 22nd Annual Mayor’s Environmental Awards, Office of Mayor Alvin Brown, Jacksonville, FL
2014 Ninah May Holden Cummer Award, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
2016-19 Art on Campus committee, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL
2017 Executive Director Search Committee, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2016 Board Member, Fresh Ministries, Inc., Jacksonville, FL
2016 Board Member, Center for Earth Jurisprudence, Orlando, FL
2014 Interpretative Planning Committee, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2013 Strategic Planning Committee, The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2012 St. Johns Riverkeeper Board Member, 20062012, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Long Range Planning Team, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
1999 Art Ventures, Individual Artist Grant, Jacksonville Community Foundation, Jacksonville, FL
1997-98 Director and Curator, Kent Gallery, Kent Campus, Florida Community College of Jacksonville, FL
1989 Mid Mississippi Arts Association Board, Kosciusko, MS
1984 Low Country Players Board, Beaufort, SC
2017 Executive Director Search Committee, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2016 Board Member, Fresh Ministries, Inc., Jacksonville, FL
2016 Board Member, Center for Earth Jurisprudence, Orlando, FL
2014 Interpretative Planning Committee, The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2013 Strategic Planning Committee, The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, Jacksonville, FL
2012 St. Johns Riverkeeper Board Member, 20062012, Jacksonville, FL
2010 Long Range Planning Team, Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
1999 Art Ventures, Individual Artist Grant, Jacksonville Community Foundation, Jacksonville, FL
1997-98 Director and Curator, Kent Gallery, Kent Campus, Florida Community College of Jacksonville, FL
1989 Mid Mississippi Arts Association Board, Kosciusko, MS
1984 Low Country Players Board, Beaufort, SC
PUBLICATIONS AS AUTHOR
“Drapes and Winkles: A Night with Hurley Winkler and Jim Draper.” JaxbyJax Literary Event, CoRK Arts District, Jacksonville, FL, February 23, 2017
“8,000 Pounds of Snapper.” Arbus Magazine, January/February 2017
“There’s a Sigh: Doug Eng’s Streaming South.” Arbus Magazine, September 2015
“Knees.” Wild Application: Issue 1, Wild Apples, March 2014
“Image Gathering: Disseminating the Natural Experience,” Jacksonville, FL: Jim Draper, August 2013, printed catalogue
“Feast of Flowers,” Jacksonville, FL, December 2012, digital publication
“Feast of Flowers: Catalogue and Selected Text,” Jacksonville, FL, May 2013, printed catalogue
“8,000 Pounds of Snapper.” Arbus Magazine, January/February 2017
“There’s a Sigh: Doug Eng’s Streaming South.” Arbus Magazine, September 2015
“Knees.” Wild Application: Issue 1, Wild Apples, March 2014
“Image Gathering: Disseminating the Natural Experience,” Jacksonville, FL: Jim Draper, August 2013, printed catalogue
“Feast of Flowers,” Jacksonville, FL, December 2012, digital publication
“Feast of Flowers: Catalogue and Selected Text,” Jacksonville, FL, May 2013, printed catalogue
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Dr. Debra Murphy, “The Landscape as Protagonist: Content and Meaning in Jim Draper’s Paintings of Florida,” Formations of Identity: Society, Politics and Landscape, Floyd Martin and Eileen Yanoviak, eds. (Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016): 93-117
Featured Cover Artist, A.C. Papa: Ancient City Poets, Authors, Photographers and Artists, A Literary Journal That Celebrates Florida, Number Two, 2016
Sarah Clarke Stuart, “A Balanced Diet is Grounded in a Balanced World: Artist Jim Draper Goes to the United Nations,” First Coast Magazine, September 2016
Charlie Patton, “Bill Belleville, Jim Draper Will Talk About Threats to Florida’s Environment at MOCA,” Florida Times-Union, January 2016
Laura Evans, photo, “Aquatic Diviner-Area Image Maker,” Arbus, September 25, 2014
Dr. Debra Murphy, “Draper’s Feast of Flowers,” Arbus, January/February 2013
Jon Bosworth, “Food for Thought,” EU Jacksonville, January 8, 2013
Ginny Stibolt, “Feast of Flowers: A One Man Show at the Cummer Museum,” Florida Native Plant Society, digital article, January 20, 2013. http://fnpsblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/feast-of-flowers-one-man-show-at-cummer.html
Laurie Sheldon, “Ponce De Leon, Celebrating La Florida, Jim Draper and the Feast of Flowers,” Florida Native Plant Society Blog, digital article, June 2, 2013. http://fnpsblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/ponce-de-leon-celebrating-la-florida.html
Joseph White, article and Agnes Lopez, photos, Jacksonville Magazine, The Legend Series 5 at Dee Dot Timberlands: Feast of Flowers, Jacksonville Magazine, March 2013
Dan Brown, “Green Mind,” Starehouse, digital interview, April 10, 2013. https://starehouse.com/2013/04/10/green-mind/
Jade Douso, “The Eye: Draper's Feast of Flowers,” Folio Weekly, print, January 2013
Walter Coker, “The Eye: Draper's Feast of Flowers Digital Publication Release Party,” Folio Weekly, print (photo essay), December 2012
Kara Pounds, “Flower Power,” Folio Weekly Cover Story, December 11, 2012
Charlie Patton, “Art of Environmental Beauty; Jim Draper's 'Feast of Flowers' Explores Nature as 'Consumable and Vulnerable',” The Florida Times Union, December 18, 2012
Kayla Beckmann & Guy Barnhart, “5 Artists You Should Know About,” Void, November 2012
Jon Bosworth, JIM DRAPER nature to nurture, EU Jacksonville, August 29, 2012
Henry Frederick, “Jim Draper painting exhibit opens today at Arts on Douglas,” Headline Surfer, May 2, 2009. http://headlinesurfer.com/content/jim-draper-painting-exhibit-opens-today-arts-douglas
Mallory M. O’Connor and Gary Monroe, “The Conquistador’s Gift” and “Treasures of Welaka,” Florida's American Heritage River: Images from the St. Johns Region, University Press of Florida, 2009: 63, 171-173
Featured Cover Artist, A.C. Papa: Ancient City Poets, Authors, Photographers and Artists, A Literary Journal That Celebrates Florida, Number Two, 2016
Sarah Clarke Stuart, “A Balanced Diet is Grounded in a Balanced World: Artist Jim Draper Goes to the United Nations,” First Coast Magazine, September 2016
Charlie Patton, “Bill Belleville, Jim Draper Will Talk About Threats to Florida’s Environment at MOCA,” Florida Times-Union, January 2016
Laura Evans, photo, “Aquatic Diviner-Area Image Maker,” Arbus, September 25, 2014
Dr. Debra Murphy, “Draper’s Feast of Flowers,” Arbus, January/February 2013
Jon Bosworth, “Food for Thought,” EU Jacksonville, January 8, 2013
Ginny Stibolt, “Feast of Flowers: A One Man Show at the Cummer Museum,” Florida Native Plant Society, digital article, January 20, 2013. http://fnpsblog.blogspot.com/2013/01/feast-of-flowers-one-man-show-at-cummer.html
Laurie Sheldon, “Ponce De Leon, Celebrating La Florida, Jim Draper and the Feast of Flowers,” Florida Native Plant Society Blog, digital article, June 2, 2013. http://fnpsblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/ponce-de-leon-celebrating-la-florida.html
Joseph White, article and Agnes Lopez, photos, Jacksonville Magazine, The Legend Series 5 at Dee Dot Timberlands: Feast of Flowers, Jacksonville Magazine, March 2013
Dan Brown, “Green Mind,” Starehouse, digital interview, April 10, 2013. https://starehouse.com/2013/04/10/green-mind/
Jade Douso, “The Eye: Draper's Feast of Flowers,” Folio Weekly, print, January 2013
Walter Coker, “The Eye: Draper's Feast of Flowers Digital Publication Release Party,” Folio Weekly, print (photo essay), December 2012
Kara Pounds, “Flower Power,” Folio Weekly Cover Story, December 11, 2012
Charlie Patton, “Art of Environmental Beauty; Jim Draper's 'Feast of Flowers' Explores Nature as 'Consumable and Vulnerable',” The Florida Times Union, December 18, 2012
Kayla Beckmann & Guy Barnhart, “5 Artists You Should Know About,” Void, November 2012
Jon Bosworth, JIM DRAPER nature to nurture, EU Jacksonville, August 29, 2012
Henry Frederick, “Jim Draper painting exhibit opens today at Arts on Douglas,” Headline Surfer, May 2, 2009. http://headlinesurfer.com/content/jim-draper-painting-exhibit-opens-today-arts-douglas
Mallory M. O’Connor and Gary Monroe, “The Conquistador’s Gift” and “Treasures of Welaka,” Florida's American Heritage River: Images from the St. Johns Region, University Press of Florida, 2009: 63, 171-173
FILM PROJECTS
Featured “In Marjorie's Wake,” Equinox Productions, 2009
Featured “River Be Damned,” Matt Keene, 2014 (http://riverbedammed.org/)
Producer “Lost Springs,” Matt Keene, 2017 (https://www.freetheocklawaha.com/the-lost-springs/)
Featured “River Be Damned,” Matt Keene, 2014 (http://riverbedammed.org/)
Producer “Lost Springs,” Matt Keene, 2017 (https://www.freetheocklawaha.com/the-lost-springs/)
COLLECTIONS
Aetna, Jacksonville, FL
Regions Bank, Jacksonville, FL
Arvida Realty, Ponte Vedra, FL
Baptist Medical Center South, Jacksonville, FL
Bank of America, Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville and Beaches Tourist Development Commission, Jacksonville, FL
City of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
CNB National Bank, Jacksonville, FL
Cowford Chophouse, Jacksonville, FL
Empire Communications, Jacksonville, FL
Episcopal High School, Jacksonville, FL
First Coast Oncology, Jacksonville, FL
Foley & Lardner, Tallahassee, FL
HCA, Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
Husk Jennings Advertising, Jacksonville, FL
Johnson & Johnson Collection, VISTAKON & Cordis, Jacksonville, FL
Levi Marx Contemporary, Jacksonville, FL
Marriott Hotel, Miami Beach and Orlando, FL
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Prudential Realty Network, Jacksonville, FL
Radisson Hotel, Aruba
Rodgers Towers, P.A., Jacksonville, FL
Nature Walk, Destin, FL
St. Joe Company, Jacksonville, FL
Trident Medical, Charleston, SC
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, Washington, DC
U.S. Senator (Retired) Bob Graham, Miami Lakes, FL
WellSpring Resources, Jacksonville, FL
World Golf Village, St. Augustine, FL
Vestcor, Jacksonville, FL
Regions Bank, Jacksonville, FL
Arvida Realty, Ponte Vedra, FL
Baptist Medical Center South, Jacksonville, FL
Bank of America, Jacksonville, FL
Jacksonville and Beaches Tourist Development Commission, Jacksonville, FL
City of Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL
CNB National Bank, Jacksonville, FL
Cowford Chophouse, Jacksonville, FL
Empire Communications, Jacksonville, FL
Episcopal High School, Jacksonville, FL
First Coast Oncology, Jacksonville, FL
Foley & Lardner, Tallahassee, FL
HCA, Tallahassee, FL
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, Jacksonville, FL
Husk Jennings Advertising, Jacksonville, FL
Johnson & Johnson Collection, VISTAKON & Cordis, Jacksonville, FL
Levi Marx Contemporary, Jacksonville, FL
Marriott Hotel, Miami Beach and Orlando, FL
Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
Prudential Realty Network, Jacksonville, FL
Radisson Hotel, Aruba
Rodgers Towers, P.A., Jacksonville, FL
Nature Walk, Destin, FL
St. Joe Company, Jacksonville, FL
Trident Medical, Charleston, SC
U.S. Senator Bill Nelson, Washington, DC
U.S. Senator (Retired) Bob Graham, Miami Lakes, FL
WellSpring Resources, Jacksonville, FL
World Golf Village, St. Augustine, FL
Vestcor, Jacksonville, FL
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
Stellers Gallery, Jacksonville, FL
DeLo Studios, Jacksonville, FL
Signature Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna, FL
DeLo Studios, Jacksonville, FL
Signature Gallery, Tallahassee, FL
Arts on Douglas, New Smyrna, FL