Artist

Trained as the printmaker, with experience collaborating with other artists in the editioning of lithographs, I have used drawing, painting and printmaking as integral to my personal expression. During my career as a curator, director and educator, I have become increasingly interested in post-contemporary expressive forms of art - installation, performance, video, and now digital and now incorporate and combine all of these methods in my personal work.

Education

1965 -1969

Bachelor of Fine Arts, with distinction

University of New Mexico

Studied lithography with Tamarind co-founders, Garo Antresian and Clinton Adams.

Received Helene Wurlitzer Foundation Scholarship to complete my studies.

Following completion of my undergraduate degree, I entered the US Army and attended the Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, Georgia and was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in August 1970 and completed my active duty in May 1972.

1972 - 1975

Master of Fine Arts
Indiana Unversity

Studied with Rudy Pozzatti and Mavin Lowe and apprenticed at Landfall Press, Chicago with master printer, Jack Lemon.

Received Graduate Assistantship to print for Pozzatti.

1989

Following graduation, I was hired by Historic New Harmony as Gallery Director to establish the New Harmony Gallery of Contemporary Art and founded the New Harmony Print Workshop.

In 1977, I received a Louis Comfort Tiffany Fellowship to support my personal artwork.

Completed Museum Management Institute Course sponsored by the Getty Trust and the American Museum Association, summer 1972

University of California, Berkley California

"Pak"ed/un"Pak"ed

An installation by JP Begley and Linda Erzinger at Jasper Community Arts, Thyen-Clark Cultural Center, Jasper, Indiana, May 2- July 21, 2024.

Art Services

JP Begley provides a range of art services in addition to his personal artwork, including exhibitions, curatorial projects and collection consultation. Experienced and flexible, his client-focused approach insures a positive response to any undertaken project.

Curating

Exhibition Development and Design

As a freelance curator and IKT (International Association of Curators of Contemporary Art) member, I design informative, deeply researched exhibitions. With more than fifty years of curatorial experience, I remain engaged in current critical theory as well as having a strong grounding in contemporary art practice. As my attendance to the recent 2026 IKT Congress in Turin and Milan as well as the Venice Biennale indicates I bring experience, knowledge and enthusiasm to exhibition projects.

Collection Management

Collection administration and installation services

I offer a variety of services and advice regarding collection management including archival documentation, framing and installation. Preservation methods, storage, safe shipping and exhibition practices and more are offered collectors. If my personal expertise is not sufficient, my wide range of contacts allows me to provide advice and help to either beginning or long time collectors. I welcome the problem-solving necessary to provide useful solutions to the many delights and challenges of a private collection.

Exhibition

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Over the MOON: The Eclectic Art of Ann Farnsley

Community Art Center of Switzerland County, Vevay, IN - September10/October 9, 2022

* catalog available from the community Art Center, 214 Fery St., Vevay, IN 47403

The Carnegie Center For Art & History, New Albany, IN - November 3 - January 7 2023

* "Speaking with Ann" lecture by "Over the Moon" curator John Begley 12 13 22

video by Juan Thompson

https://youtu.be/PCOqtd06xfg?si=oXAByLXO6is0OLbk

* WXOX ARTxFM, LVA's Artists Talk - John Begley talks "Over the Moon: The Eclectic Art

of Ann Farnsley", at The Carnegie Center

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00t_MDgwMIw

Recent Curatorial
- see blog post

Exhibition KMAC Couture 2023

A collaboration with Linda Hawpe and Carrie Coaplen, model, for the Kentucky Musuem of Art and Craft's annual fashion extravaganza, Costume of the theme of a book, in this case

Little Red Riding Hood