Jonathan A. Anderson
- Assistant Professor of Art
- M.F.A., California State University, Long Beach
- B.S., Biola University
Jonathan Anderson has been teaching at Biola University since 2006. He holds an M.F.A. from California State University Long Beach, where he received the Distinguished Achievement Award in Drawing & Painting. He is an actively exhibiting artist, including exhibitions at the US Embassy in Wellington, New Zealand; Phantom Galleries in Long Beach, CA; the Museum of the Living Artist in San Diego, CA; George Fox University in Newberg, OR; and numerous other galleries around the country. Anderson’s work is heavily influenced by 20th-century philosophy and takes the figure/ground relationship in painting as his primary preoccupation. In addition, Professor Anderson is a regular speaker and writer about art, focusing especially on bringing contemporary art and Christian theology into more meaningful conversation with each other.
For more information, please visit the personal website of Professor Jonathan A. Anderson.
Awards and Honors
- Artist Residency, Whale & Star Studio (Miami, FL), 2011
- Visiting Professor, Rivendell Sanctuary, two-week arts module in Florence, Italy, 2011
- Visiting Artist, California State University Long Beach, 2011
- LA Metro Commission, Gardena Neighborhood Project, 2010 (receiving the Prism Award from the Public Relations Society of America)
- Research & Development Grant, Biola University, 2010
- Distinguished Achievement in Creative Activity Award in Drawing & Painting, California State University Long Beach, 2004
- Baker Foundation Scholarship, 2002
Research Interests
- Contemporary Art
- Theology of Art
- Theology of Spatial Concepts