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The
second of seven children, artist
Jonathan Green was born in 1955 in
Gardens Corner, South Carolina. Raised in the black "Gullah" culture
of the coastal Southeast, he grew up speaking the region's dialect--English
mixed with grammar elements from several African languages. Jonathan
Green received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The School of the
Art Institute of Chicago in 1982. His work is the subject of a book
entitled
Gullah Images : The Art of Jonathan Green (University of South
Carolina Press, 1996). It has been included in such renowned national
art publications as American Visions and the artist has illustrated
numerous books and articles on topics ranging from fine arts to children's
literature.
Green's works, noted for their masterful use of color and exquisite
portrayal of the human figure, evoke the semitropical atmosphere and
gentle daily rhythms of his agrarian home.
Jonathan Green's work is
included in the permanent collections of the Greenville County Museum
of Art (Greenville, South Carolina), the Morris Museum of Art (Augusta,
Georgia), and The Norton Gallery Museum (West Palm Beach, Florida),
among others. The recipient of numerous honors and awards, Green has
been listed in the Who's Who in American Art from 1995 to 1998. |
