Thomas Duncan Hall, Inc.

Special Event

Duncan Hall is proud to host the award winning Lafayette plein air painter, Jeffery Klinker for the Gallery Walk on Friday, September 12. Among his many honors was winning the 2003 Dale Bessire Memorial Award. Duncan Hall has recently refurbished its 1929 oil painting by Bessire, and that will be unveiled on Friday as well. The Bessire painting, called “Peaceful Valley’ was a gift from the Lafayette Art Association, a forerunner of the Lafayette Art Museum, in honor of Thomas Duncan’s support of the arts, upon the opening of Duncan Hall in 1931.

Jeffery Klinker has exhibited extensively throughout Indiana but it has been a few years since he has shown such a volume of his plein air works as will be at Duncan Hall, over 30 paintings. His first experience at plein air was in 1998 at the T.C. Steel Historic Site as part of the Great Outdoor Contest. He earned a merit award and the astonishment of other painters. The artists encouraged him to get involved with the Hoosier Salon. At that competition he won Best Piece for First Time Exhibitor (2001).

Klinker has been drawing attention as a gifted artist since he was in kindergarten. He had middle school and high school teachers who encouraged his unique gift as well and successes have been numerous ever since. On esignificant honor was to be one of ten artists chosen to be featured in the book Painting Indiana II, The Changing Face of Agriculture, published in 2006.

Throughout the evening Lafayette pianist, composer and recording artist Lisa Drake will be performing her original pieces, some of which were featured in her 2006 release, ‘Creekside.’ One reviewer, Kathy Parsons of Solo Piano Publications commented, “ ‘Creekside’ is an extraordinary debut from Indiana pianist/composer, Lisa Drake….I can’t wait to hear more from this exciting new artist.” Annalise Drake, Lisa’s 10 year old daughter will be joining her on vocals.
 

JEFFREY J. KLINKER
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11835 N. US HWY 231, LINDEN, IN 47955


AWARDS
2005 -- Indiana State Museum Purchase Award, 81st Hoosier Salon
2005 -- Purchase Award, Indiana Heritage Arts
2005 -- Purchase Award, Culver Paint Out
2005 -- Honorable Mention: TC Steele Historical SitePaint Out
2004 – 1st Place: IPAPA Wabash Paint Out
2004 – Purchase Award, Wabash, IN
2003 – Art League Award: Crawfordsville Art League Fall Exhibit
2003 – Honorable Mention: TC Steele Historical Site Paint Out
2003 – Purchase Award: 2003 Dream Home Show, Carmel, IN
2003 – Purchase Award: IPAPA Indiana Beach Paint Out
2003 -- People’s Choice Award: Culver Paint Out
2003 – Purchase Award: Culver Paint Out
2003 – Dale Bessie Memorial Award: Silver Anniversary Indiana Heritage Arts
2003 – 1st Place: Oil Division, New Harmony Paint Out
2003 – Purchase Award: Indiana Heritage Arts
2002 – Purchase Award: 78th Annual Hoosier Salon
2002 – Best of Category: Impressionist/Realism: Bridge to Arts
2002 – 1st Place: Lockerbie Paint Out, Indianapolis, IN
2002 – Purchase Award: Indiana Waterway Project
2002 – Purchase 2001 – Best of Show: Postcards From Rising Sun
2001 – Purchase Award: Town of Avon
2001 – Merit Award: Avon Paint Out
2001 – IPAPA Honorable Mention: Richmond, Indiana
2001 – Best of Show: New Harmony, Indiana
2001 – Best Work, Any Medium, 1st Time Exhibitor: 77th Annual Hoosier Salon
2001 – 1st Place: Grand WAA-BASH juried show
2000 – Honorable Mention: TC Steele Historical Site Paint Out
2000 – 1st Place Float: Annual Greater Lafayette Christmas Parade
1991-93 – 1st Place: Industrial Sports Challenge, Banner Competition
1984 – Second Place: IN State Fair, Adult Non-Professional Oil Painting
1983 – Third Place: IN State Fair
1982 – Fourth Place: IN State Fair
1976 – Grand Champion Fine Arts: Montgomery County 4-H Fair
1976 – Outstanding Art Student Award: N. Montgomery High School
1974 – Art League Scholarship
1972 – Outstanding Art Student: Junior High

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2005 -- Columbia Club, Indianapolis, IN
2005 – Eli Lilly Tippecanoe Labs, Lafayette, IN
2004 -- Hoosier Salon, New Harmony, IN
2002 – Religious Arts Festival, Lafayette, IN
2001 – St. Elizabeth Hospital’s Helen Werle Gallery, Lafayette, IN
1998 – Lafayette Savings Bank, Lafayette, IN
1987 – Linden Public Library, Linden, IN
1977 – Old Jail Museum, Crawfordsville, IN

JURIED & INVITED EXIBITIONS
2005 -- Eli Lilly Tippecanoe Labs, Lafayette, IN
2005 -- Crawfordsville Art League’s Fall Juried Art Exhibit
2005 -- 27th Annual Indiana Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN
2005 -- 81st Annual Hoosier Salon, Indianapolis, IN
2005 -- “Frog Follies” Project, Lafayette, IN
2004 – Center for Agriculture Science and Heritage, Indianapolis, IN
2004 – First Brush of Spring, Hoosier Salon, Indianapolis, IN
2003 -- Silver Anniversary Indiana Heritage Art, Nashville, IN
2003 – Indianapolis Monthly Dream Home Show, Carmel, IN
2003 – Crawfordsville Art League’s Juried Downtown Art Exhibit
2003 – National Oil and Acrylic Painter’s Society “Best of America 2003”, MO
2003 – Hoosier Salon Exhibit at the Indianapolis Arts Garden
2003 – “Hog Wild” Project, Lafayette, IN
2003 – Indiana Artists’ Club Juried Exhibition, Indianapolis Museum of Art
2003 – New Harmony, First Brush of Spring, Hoosier Salon, Indianapolis, IN
2003 – Indiana Now, Art Museum of Greater Lafayette
2003 – Ensemble Exhibit, Frankfort Community Public Library
2002 – Indiana Artists Club, Indianapolis Art Center
2002 – Bridge to the Arts Winners, Indianapolis Athletic Club
2002 – Across the Arts, Wells Center, Lafayette, IN
2002 – 78th Annual Hoosier Salon, Indianapolis, IN
2002 – West Lafayette, City Hall
2002 – WAA Trash Bash, Wells Center, Lafayette, IN
2002 – Art on Deposit, Lafayette Savings Bank, Lafayette, IN
2002 -- 24th Annual Indiana Heritage Arts, Nashville, IN
2002 – Delphi Art Show, Delphi, IN
2002 – Grand WAA Bash, Wells Center, Lafayette, IN
2002 – Religious Arts Festival, Lafayette, IN
2002 – “Animals in our World”, Friends of Columbia Park Zoo, Lafayette, IN
2002 – Indiana Waterway Project, Harrison Center for the Arts, Indianapolis, IN
2002 – Lafayette Savings Bank, West Lafayette, IN
2001 – Caterpillar, Lafayette, IN
2001 – June Local Artist of the Month: Art Museum of Greater Lafayette
2001 – 77th Annual Hoosier Salon
2001 – Grand WAA-bash Juried Show, Lafayette, IN
2000 – Susie Gibbs Framing and Art Gallery
1999 – Religious Arts Festival, Lafayette, IN
1999 – WAA Theme Show
1999 – Frankfort Community Library
1998 – Grand WAA-bash Juried Show, Lafayette, IN
1998 – Purdue University Annual Bug Bowl, Insects In Art Exhibit
1997 – Lafayette Savings Bank, W. Lafayette, IN – Morton Oil Painters

MEMBERSHIPS
Member – National Oil and Acrylic Painter’s Society
Member – Indiana Artist Club
Member – Tippecanoe Arts Federation
Member – Art Museum of Greater Lafayette
Member – Indiana Plein Air Painters Association
Member – Hoosier Salon Patrons Association, Inc.
Member – Indiana Heritage Arts, Inc

EDUCATION & WORKSHOPS
2005 -- Artist's Empowerment Seminar, Zionsville, IN
2004 – Leo Neufeld, “Painting the Landscape”
2003 – Art Educational Tour of Italy: Rome, Florence, Assisi, Milan, Venice
2003 – IPAPA Workshop with Robert Eberle, New Harmony, IN
2003 – Painting with CW Mundy, Indiana State Museum, Indianapolis, IN
2003 – David Slonim, “Color and You – Building a Satisfying Relationship”
2002 – Painting the Indiana Dunes Workshop with Robert Hoffman
2002 – Design and Composition Workshop with Robert Farlow, Herron
School of Art, Indianapolis, IN
2001 – IPAPA Winter Workshop at Herron: oil painting with Dan Woodson
2001 – IPAPA Workshop with Ron Mack, New Harmony, IN
1996-98 – Studied under award winning artist: Hilary Eddy of California
1998 – Artist in Residence: Oregon
1997 – Workshop: “Smart Marketing for Artists” by Janet Meyers
1977 – Purdue University - Art and Design Major
1976 – N. Montgomery High School – Art Major

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2003 – Featured Artist: IVY Tech State College Open House, Lafayette, IN
2003 – Plein Aire demonstration: “Celebrating the Wildcat”, Lafayette, IN
2003 – Selected Artist: “Painting Indiana: The Changing Face of Agriculture”
2003 – Director, Wabash Artists Alliance
2003 – Judge: Central Catholic High School Annual Competition
2002 – Gallery, Chairman, Wabash Artists Alliance
2001 – 02 – Judge: Indiana State Fair – “Artists in Residence Competition”
1998 – 2003 – Painting Instructor, Morton Community Center, West Lafayette, IN
2002 – 03 – Clinton County Fair Open Show Judge, Frankfort, IN
2001 – Judge: The Henry County Art Competition