JOHN SCHWARTZKOPF
EDUCATION
1973 Iowa State University, B.S. Anthropology, B.A. Philosophy
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2016 "From the Racks," Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2015 “Dimensional,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
“Midwest Summer: Light and Warmth,” Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
2014 “Summer Rotation,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
“Wooden Grace”, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2013 Group Exhibition, Legion Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA
2011 “SILVER”, 25th Anniversary Exhibition, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
“New Studio Works: John Schwartzkopf and Michael Marshall,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
“Voices from the Warehouse District”, Group Exhibition, Dubuque, IA
“New Works”, Group Exhibition, Legion Arts, Cedar Rapids, IA
“Simplicity: Wood, Clay, Bronze”, Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA
Iowa Sculptural Festival (Juried Event), Newton, IA
Third Place Best-of-Show
2010 Iowa Sculptural Festival (Juried Event), Newton, IA
Honorable Mention
“Fall Show,” Waterloo Center for the Arts, IA
“Thinning – A 24th Anniversary Special,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2009 Iowa Sculptural Festival (Juried Event), Newton, IA
Honorable Mention
2007 “Works by John Schwartzkopf”, Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, IA
2006 “Structured Rhythm”, Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Iowa Sculptural Festival (Juried Event), Newton, IA
Honorable Mention
2005 Exhibition of new work, MVP Gallery, Cherry Building, Cedar Rapids, IA
Invitational Wood Show, Heritage Gallery, Des Moines, IA
Iowa Sculptural Festival (Juried Event), Newton, IA
Third Place Best-of-Show
“With Spirit,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
2004 Chesterfield Arts Gallery Exhibit, Chesterfield, MO
Two Rivers Art Expo, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Cedar Rapids, IA
2003 “3-D,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Atrium Gallery at HOK, St. Louis, MO
2002 Marion Arts Festival (Juried Event), Marion, IA
First Place Best-of-Show
“Sticks and Stones,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
“Scale It,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
“Ten Years,” Iowa Hall Gallery, Kirkwood Community College,
Cedar Rapids, IA
2001 “New Works,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Group Exhibition, Jayne Gallery, Kansas City, MO
1999 “Form and Function,” Atrium Gallery, St. Louis, MO
Marion Arts Festival (Juried Event), Marion, IA
Third Place Best-of-Show
1998 “In Shape”, Group Exhibition, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, IA
1997–98 Mentor Program, Marion High School and Vernon Middle School, Marion, IA
1997 Design Seminar/Lecture, University of Iowa Design Center, Iowa City, IA
1990 The Gallery, Cedar Rapids, IA
SELECTED PUBLIC AND CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Kirkwood Community College
Benchmark, Inc.
Physicians’ Clinic of Iowa
Morgan Meredith, Inc.
Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust
Courthouse, Linn County, IA
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
National Czech and Slovak Museum and Library
Legion Arts at CSPS
African American Museum of Iowa
Stamats Communications, Inc.
Thorland Company
PROJECTS
2011 “Benches Donation Project”, African American Museum of Iowa, Legion Arts at CSPS, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
PUBLICATIONS
2015 John Schwartzkopf Works 2007-2014
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2005 Busbee, John, Feature Article, “Wood - The Enigmatic Medium,”
Iowa ArtScene Magazine, February Issue
2003 Kenyon, John, Article, “A Cut Above,” Cedar Rapids Gazette, October 26, 2003
2002 Busbee, Annette,“C. R. Craftsman Creates Functional Art,”
House To Home Magazine, Spring 2002
Johnson, Amanda, Feature Article, “Schwartzkopf Learns to ‘Take Risks’,” Marion Times, April 25, 2002
1997 Interior Design Magazine, Spring Issue
1994 Furniture Design for Manufacturing, October Issue
1993 Article, Cedar Rapids Gazette, October 1993
1992 Fine Woodworking Design, Book 6
1991 Article, Cedar Rapids Gazette, October 1991
1990 Graphis Product Design, Annual 1
1989 Woodwork Magazine, Winter Issue
1987 Fine Woodworking Design, Book 4