JACK DALE - STATEMENT

My goal, as a painter, has always been to create a painting that generates a reaction from the viewer. I have been an artist for over 35 years and continue to find color and texture the basis for my work. I don't try to influence or predispose the viewer with obvious images, i.e. landmarks, etc. Everyone approaches situations with their own breadth of experience and that should be the foundation for relating to my paintings both intellectually and emotionally. I hope that my paintings are remembered more for what they evoke than for what they represent.

Jack Dale paints primarily with oil on a variety of surfaces. He went to college on a hockey scholarship and played on the 1968 U.S. Olympic Team and three years as a professional before an injury ended his career. The good fortune was that he turned to his art and has been painting ever since.

BORN
St. Paul, Minnesota

EDUCATION
University of Minnesota B.A., minor in studio art

SELECTED ONE/TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2007 Young Masters Show, Studio City, CA
2006 Normandale Community College, Edina, MN
2004 Hopkins Center for the Arts, Hopkins, MN
2002 Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2001 Details, St. Paul, MN

SELECTED CORPORATE COLLECTIONS
Normandale Community College, Edina, MN
Sutton House, North Carolina
Lutheran Brotherhood, Minneapolis, MN
St. Paul Children's Hospital, St. Paul, MN
Amfac Hotel, Minneapolis, MN

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
in Minnesota, Wisconsin, California, Arizona, New York, and Virginia