The works of artist Jonathan Talbot have been exhibited at The National Academy and the Museum of Modern Art in New York, have represented the U.S. overseas in exhibitions sponsored by the State Department and the Smithsonian Institution, and are included in museum collections in U.S. and Europe. Talbot's works include oils, watercolors, etchings, collages, and multi-dimensional collage-constructions. Among the public collections holding Talbot works are The Newark Museum, The Smith College Museum, The Everhart Museum, The Byer Museum, The Free Library of Philadelphia, The San Francisco Academy of Art, Fairleigh Dickinson University, The Provincetown Historical Society, and the Toronto Central Library. Talbot maintains his studio in Warwick, NY where he lives with his wife Marsha. They are the parents of two children: a daughter, Loren, and a son, Garret. For a Chronology of the Artist's Life | Click
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THE OAKWOOD TRIPTYCH: Completed in 2022, this 54" x 87" three-panel collage-painting celebrates Oakwood Friends School in the 1960s, a decade on unusual energy, light, and shadows. The Oakwood Triptych page features a magnifier. By placing your cursor over the image, you will be able to enlarge specific areas of the triptych to see the details. Click Here!
ART COLLAGE / BRUSSELS, BELGIUM: Installation view of Talbot works in ART COLLAGE, a group exhibition which took place in Brussels, Belgium in April, May and June of 2008. Also snapshots from the opening. To see this exhibition Click Here!
THE BACHELORS: These Variations on a Theme by Marcel Duchamp were created in 2008. To see this series of works Click Here!
LE MONUMENT À L'ARTISTE INCONNU: This Monument to the Unknown Artist was conceived in Belgium, born in the United States, and first exhibited in June of 2008. To see this installation Click Here!
COOS ART MUSEUM EXHIBITION: Installation views and close-ups of individual works from "THE ARTIST AS AN EXPLORER," a solo exhibition at the Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, Oregon, August, 2002.
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HOUSATONIC MUSEUM EXHIBITION: Installation views and some close-ups of individual works from a solo exhibition at The Housatonic Museum of Art in Bridgeport, Connecticut in May, June, and July of 2000. To see this exhibition Click
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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SUMTER: Installation views and close-ups of the individual works in "LARGE PATRIN," a solo exhibition at The University of South Carolina Sumter, Sumter, SC, March and April of 2004. To see this exhibition Click Here!
100 PATRIN EXHIBITION: Installation views and some close-ups of individual works from an exhibition called "ONE HUNDRED PATRIN AND OTHER WORKS" held at Broadfoot and Broadfoot Gallery in Boonton, NJ, March 2002. To see this exhibition Click Here!
THRALL
LIBRARY COMMISSION: "Library Book," a 6 1/2 by 9 foot collage/assemblage, celebrates the Centennial of the Middletown Thrall Library in Middletown, NY. To see this work Click Here!
WORKS FROM THE FLAMENCO SERIES: These works from the "Flamenco Series" were originally exhibited at Joseph Rickards Gallery in New York City in 1998. To see these works Click Here!
THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ORANGE COUNTY: In 1999 the former Arts Council of Orange County instituted a Cyber Gallery. The inaugural exhibit featured fourteen Talbot works including six which had never been shown on the web before. Thanks to the miracles of modern technology you can still see this cyber exhibit. To do so Click Here!
A ROOM WITHOUT WALLS: This handsome cyber-gallery, the creation of artist, illustrator, and new media guru Ted Warnell, has shown Talbot works since the 1990s. When you get to Ted's site, click on "Guest Wing." While you're there, check out Ted's "new media" links. To visit "a Room Without Walls" Click Here!
MISCELLANEOUS: Links to other works by Jonathan Talbot Click Here!

Two Talbot works, "Border Wall Bricks," and "Spin & Win" are included in Karen Gutfreund's new book Not Normal - Art in the Age of Trump.
A video of Jonathan's interactive work "Spin & Win" (see below) is included in "New Beginnings 2020," a virtual exhibition curated by Doris Pulone and sponsored by The Fellowship of Quakers in the Arts as part of the 2020 Tri-Quarter Gathering. See this exhibition here.
The "Artists for Social Justice 2020" exhibitions curated by Virginia Mallon which were scheduled for The Kupferberg Center for the Arts at Queens College in New York and ARC Gallery in Chicago the past spring, were postponed. Since the virus is still a threat, these shows, which include works by Jonathan, will take place virtually this fall. Links will be posted here as soon as they are available. Meanwhile, you can see the works of the founding artists of this collective at ArtistsforSocialJustice2020.com
Inspired by 19th & 20th century bricks which were often marked with the names or initials of their makers, the intention of the Talbot work "Border Wall Bricks" is to reveal some of the impulses, emotions, and actions which make up the wall that is being built along the southern border of the United States. See pictures of this work at BorderWallBricks.org
"Spin & Win," Jonathan's interactive work created in response to the results of the November 2016 U.S. presidential election, will be exhibited in Connecticut again in the fall of 2020 (details will be posted when available). It has already been shown in five exhibitions: "Defining the Art of Change in the Age of Trump," at the Center for Contemporary Political Art in Washington, DC, 2018; "Raised Voices: Artists Resist" in Brattleboro, VT, 2018; "We The People" at the Barrett Art Center in Poughkeepsie, NY, 2017, "Politicked Off" at the Milkweed Gallery in Sugarloaf, NY, 2016, and at the Silvermine Guild in New Canaan, CT, 2019. See a video of "Spin & Win" here.
Jonathan's etching with aquatint "Night Watchman" was included in "El Gravat - Un Món per Descobrir," an exhibition at the Bibloteca Ramon Fernàndez Jurado, Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain in 2019.
Collage: A New Approach by Jonathan Talbot describes a new technique developed by the author which removes liquid adhesives from the collage-assembly process. This technique eliminates wrinkling and drying time from collage-making and offers new opportunities for creative spontaneity. Price: $10. More information here.
Acrylic Image Transfer: A Handbook For Artists by Jonathan Talbot with Jessica Lawrence provides detailed instructions for creating archival image transfers to be combined with collages and paintings. Included are instructions for black and white transfers, colored transfers, hand-colored transfers, etc. Price: $10. More information here.
The Collages of Jonathan Talbot by Deborah K. Snider with an essay by Andrew Marvick. Royal Fireworks Press, 2014. Professor Snider’s book offers an in-depth view of the artist’s creative process and work. The book features thirty-three full-page color pictures of Talbot collages. Each collage is accompanied by a commentary which offers unique insights into the evolution of the work. A sixteen-page interview in which Talbot discusses his artistic development, his creative process, what inspires him, and the innovative techniques he has developed provides a wealth of information. An essay by art historian Andrew Marvick which explores the history of collage... More information here.
Collage:
Un Enfoque Nuevo por Jonathan Talbot. La edición en español de "Collage: A New Approach". Este libro describe una técnica nueva, desarrollada por el autor, que hace posible adherir los elementos de collage sin adhesivos líquidos. Esta técnica elimina las arrugas y el tiempo de secado del proceso de hacer collages, ofreciendo al artista nuevas oportunidades para la espontaneidad creativa. Precio: $10. Vease mas aqui
Jonathan Talbot is also the author of
The Artist's Marketing and Action Plan Workbook
and the principal editor of
Identity and Anonymity - An Artful Anthology.
These books are available through amazon.com and used book sources.
Administrative Science Quarterly, Graduate School of Business and Public Adminstration, Cornell University. The cover of the June 1977 issue of this scholarly publication features a reproduction of the Talbot etching "Pig."
The Artist's Magazine F&W Publications, Cincinatti, OH, January/February 2008. The article Cut and Paste by Maureen Bloomfield contains reproductions of Talbot works "Orrery Patrin," "Andrea's Comet," and "Neo-Suprematist Patrin No. 5."
L'Art du Collage à l'Aube du Vingt et Unième Siècle by Pierre
Jean Varet Editions Artcolle , Paris, 2006. Contains a reproduction of Talbot collage "Large Planetary Patrin."
L'art du Collage dans Tous Ses états by Pierre Jean Varet, Editions P.J. Varet, Plémet, France 2009. Contains a reproduction of Talbot's collage "The Bachelors Visit New York"
Collage Techniques by Gerald Brommer, Watson-Guptill, New York, 1994. In addition to reproductions of three Talbot collages, this book contains an overview of Talbot's "collage without liquid adhesives" technique.
The Collages of Jonathan Talbot by Deborah K. Snider with an essay by Andrew Marvick, Royal Fireworks Press, Unionville, NY, 2014. Contains reproductions of more than thirty Talbot collage/paintings.
Confident Color by Nita Leland, North Light Books, Cincinatti, OH, 2008. Contains reproductions Talbot collage/paintings "Jam Session" and "Large NASCI Patrin."
Creating Collage in All Dimensions by Gretchen Bierbaum, National Collage Society,
Hudson, OH, 2010. Contains reproductions of the Talbot collages "Wanderjahr Patrin" and "Bruxelles
Patrin No. 1."
Creative Collage Techniques by Leland and Williams, North Light Books, Cincinatti, OH, 1994. Contains a reproduction of the Talbot collage "American Machine."
Exhibition 36 by Susan Tuttle, North Light Books, Cincinatti, OH, 2008. Contains a Talbot essay on "Playing Through One's Mistakes" and a series of pictures showing the evolution of a small work called "Cometary Patrin."
International Assemblage by Dale Copeland, Puniho Art Press, Taranaki, New Zealand, 2015. Contains pictures of two Talbot assemblages: "Cloister," and “Wáchanka” (“Medicine Shield.”)
Mastering Digital Printmaking by Harald Johnson, Muska & Lipman, 2003. Talbot's machine-digital print The Gift is reproduced in this book which also includes a picture of the Talbot collage "Pi Patrin."
Masters: Collage by Randel Plowman, Lark Books/Sterling Publishing, New York, 2010. Features reproductions of ten Talbot collages including "Un Arbol Andaluz," "The Bachelors Visit New York," and "Sailor's Dream."
Mastering Your Hidden Self by Serge Kahili King, Quest Books, 1994. The cover of the paperback edition features a reproduction of the Talbot collage/construction "Cloister."
Mathematics Magazine The Mathematical Association of America, Taylor & Francis, Ltd.. The cover of Vol. 51, No 2 (March, 1978) features a reproduction of the Talbot etching "Scaffolding 2."
Millenium Myth by Michael Grosso, Quest Books. The cover of the 1996 paperback edition of this book features a reproduction of the Talbot collage/construction "Revelation."
Mixed-Media Collage by Holly Harrison, Quarry Books, 2007. Contains a discussion of the evolution of Talbot's collage "Pyrenees Patrin."
New Creative Collage Technqiues by Nita Leland, North Light Books, Cincinatti, OH, 2011. Includes pictures of three Talbot collages: "The Policeman, The Priest, and the Cavalryman await their Companions,", "The Bachelors meet the Venus de Milo," and "The Bachelors Visit New York."
New Jersey Music & Arts, Chatham, NJ, 1973. Each copy of the October, 1973 issue of this magazine contained an original (hand drawn on multiple aluminum plates and individually numbered on the verso) three-color lithograph by Jonathan Talbot titled "Seals 2."
Not Normal: Art in the Age of Trump by Karen Gutfreund, Independently published, 2020. Contains photographs of two Talbot works: "Border Wall Bricks" and "Spin & Win".
On The Road by Jack Kerouac, Easton Press, 2001. Four Talbot collage/paintings illustrate this leather-bound commemorative edition of Kerouac's famous novel.
Orange Magazine Hudson Valley Media Group, Middletown, NY, December, 2013. An article by Deborah J. Botti contains reproductions of six Talbot collage/paintings and pictures of the artist's studio. It can be read on-line here.
Parabola, The Society for the Study of Myth and Tradition. Volume 25 No. 1 (2000) of this quarterly publication includes a reproduction of Talbot collage "Revelation" as an illustration for an article by David Rothenberg entitled "Information Ecology."
Petits Collage en Prose by Pierre Jean Varet, Editions P.J. Varet, Plémet, France, 2014. Contains a reproduction of Talbot's "Miro Patrin No. 2."
Soulmaking by Michael Grosso, Hampton Roads, Charlottesville, VA, 1997. The cover of the paperback edition of this book features a reproduction of the Talbot collage "Voyage."
Les Téchniques de l'Art du Collage à l'Aube du Vingt et Unième Siècle by Pierre Jean Varet, Editions Artcolle, Paris, 2007. Contains a reproduction of Talbot's collage/painting "Andrea's Comet".
Ulysses by James Joyce, Easton Press, 2012. Six black and white Talbot collages illustrate this leather-bound commemorative edition of Joyce's 20th Century classic.
Visions of Symmetry - Notebooks, Periodic Drawings, and Related Works of M. C. Escher by Doris Schattschneider, W.H. Freeman, New York, 1990. Contains a reproduction of Talbot's 1973 Escher-inspired lithograph "Seals Two."
Reference Books:Jonathan Talbot is listed in: Who's Who in American Art, The Biographical Encyclopedia of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers of the United States, The Artists Bluebook, Who's Who in the East, and Davenport's Art Reference and Price Guide.
Jonathan Talbot's education includes studies at: The San Francisco Academy of Art, Brandeis University, The New School for Social Research, Moravian College, Newark State College, The Oakwood Friends School, and with Dr. Jean Houston and Margaret "Peggy" Rubin.

"My artistic process is informed by my experience as a parent and grandparent. Rather than attempt to predetermine the direction or final form of my works, I nurture them and help them become what they wish to become. When things go well, the works take on lives and personalities of their own and I learn from them." |
– Jonathan Talbot, 2019. |
"Life is a do-it-yourself project. You can't hire anyone to do it for you. When you don't have the tools you need, it’s up to you to get them. When you don’t have the skills you need, it’s up to you to learn them. When you encounter obstacles, it’s up to you to overcome them. And when you need help, it’s up to you to ask for it. If you do these things, and if you celebrate both your own skills and the skills of others, then your life will be an authentic part of the world-wide do-it-ourselves project called civilization." |
– Jonathan Talbot, 2013. |
"The creative process is a joyful struggle which yields great satistfaction." |
– Jonathan Talbot as interviewed
by Nita Leland, 2003 |
"Technical innovation is a compass I have used to find a path through the tangeled jungle of tradition." |
– Jonathan Talbot, date unknown |
"If thy computer be not thy servant, it will be thy master." |
– Jonathan Talbot, date unknown (with thanks to Sir Francis Bacon, 1561-1626).
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