
Jerry Points
Indianapolis, IN
About the Artist
Jerry Points started his career teaching printmaking and painting at the University of Evansville. His MFA was in printmaking winning many national awards for his unique color etchings. He left teaching and worked as a graphic designer, retiring early to return as a full time artist. Points' paintings have been recognized with honors from the Hoosier Salon, Indiana Heritage, and Indiana Artists exhibitions. His entries in the Hoosier Salon have won "Best Impressionistic Landscape," "Best Dynamic Landscape" and, in 2005, his entry was selected by the Indiana State Museum for their permanent …
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Jerry Points started his career teaching printmaking and painting at the University of Evansville. His MFA was in printmaking winning many national awards for his unique color etchings. He left teaching and worked as a graphic designer, retiring early to return as a full time artist. Points' paintings have been recognized with honors from the Hoosier Salon, Indiana Heritage, and Indiana Artists exhibitions. His entries in the Hoosier Salon have won "Best Impressionistic Landscape," "Best Dynamic Landscape" and, in 2005, his entry was selected by the Indiana State Museum for their permanent collection. Recently, his painting, "Rainbow Woods" was purchased for inclusion in the Greater Lafayette Museum's permanent collection. In 2017 he received Best of Show at the Indiana Artists Exhibition, held at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. As a plein air painter, he has won awards in several paint-outs, including Best of show in the Hamilton County and Zionsville Paint-Out. He was selected to participate as a guest artist in the Door County Plein Air Festival in Wisconsin in July 2011 and 2013.
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Selected Exhibitions
- Indiana Artists Exhibition
Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2017 - Indiana Hoosier Salon
Glick Gallery, Indianapolis, 2016 - Indiana Heritage Exhibition
Nashville, Indiana, 2014 - Door County Plein Air Paint Out
Door County, Wisconsin, 2012 - View Point
Cincinnati,Ohio, 2007
Education
- Southern Illinois University, MFA Printmaking
Edwardsville, Illinois,2002 - Indiana State University, MS Art
Terre Haute, Indiana,1968 - University of Evansville, BFA Art
Evansville, Indiana,1964