Born
Education
| 1971-1972 |
University of Oklahoma |
| 1974 |
University of Tulsa, BFA |
| 1974-1975 |
University of Tulsa, Graduate Studies in Watercolor |
Awards
| 1979 |
National Endowment for the Arts Grant Mark |
| 1992-1993 |
Season Poster, Metropolitan Opera Company, New York, NY |
| 1999 |
Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition, Award of Excellence |
| 2001 |
Liddy Doenges Individual Arts Award, Arts and Humanities Council of Tulsa |
Selected Solo Exhibitions
| 2006 |
Joseph Gierek Gallery, “Flowers of Consequence,” Tulsa, OK |
| 2004 |
Bernaducci Meisel Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2001 |
P.S. Gordon” Oklahoma Mozart Festival, Bartlesville, OK |
| 1999 |
P.S. Gordon, A Finer Taste,” Museum of Arts & Sciences, Evansville, IN |
| 1997 |
“P.S. Gordon: Big Sky Paintings,” M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK |
| 1996 |
“Exotic Botanicals,” M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK |
| 1995 |
“Italian Landscapes,” M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK |
| 1991 |
“Contemporaries V: P.S. Gordon,” Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS |
| 1990 |
Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1987 |
Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1985 |
“P.S. Gordon: Drawings of Women,” M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, OK |
| 1982 |
Fischbach Gallery, New York, NY |
| 1980 |
“Works on Paper: Color Process and Product,” Arts Signature Gallery,
Tulsa Performance Arts Center Gallery, Tulsa, OK |
| 1979 |
G. Franklin Gallery LTD., Tulsa OK |
| 1978 |
Palm Beach Galleries, Palm Beach, FL |
| 1977 |
“Works on Paper,” Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, OK |
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James Graham and Sons Gallery, New York, NY |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2007 |
Florence Biennial, Florence, Italy |
| 2003 |
“Snow,” Bernaducci Meisel Gallery, New York, NY |
| 2001 |
“Collecting for the 21st Century,” Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK |
| 2000 |
P.S. Gordon, A Finer Taste,” Museum of Arts & Sciences, Evansville, IN |
| 1999-2000 |
Parkland Art Gallery, Champaign, IL |
| 1998 |
Group Show, Peter Tatitstcheff & Co., Inc., New York, NY |
| 1996 |
“Realism: Realists Inviting Realists,” Van De Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1995 |
“Realism 95: Vision and Poetry,” Fletcher Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1994 |
“Contemporary American Realism,” Broden Gallery, Madison, WI |
| 1994 |
“Distinguished Alumnae Exhibition,” Alexander Hogue Gallery,
University of Tulsa, Tulsa, OK |
| 1993 |
“Still Life 1963-1993,” Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
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“American Realism,” Sewal Art Gallery, Rice University, Houston, TX |
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Peter Tatitstcheff & Co., Inc., New York, NY |
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Peyton-Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, NM |
| 1992 |
Fischbach Gallery, Summer Show, New York, NY |
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Sherry French Gallery, Palm Beach, FL |
| 1991 |
Charles B. Goddard Center for Visual & Performing Arts, Ardmore, OK |
| 1989-1991 |
“New Horizons in American Realism,” organized by the Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI. Traveling to: Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL; Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN |
| 1990 |
“Contemporary Realist Watercolor,” Palmer Museum of Art, Penn State University,
University Park, PA |
| 1989-1992 |
“31st International Drawing Exhibition,” Emporia State University, Emporia, KS |
| 1986 |
“Watercolor USA 1986: The Monumental Image,” Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO |
| 1985-1987 |
“American Realism: Twentieth-Century Drawings and Watercolors,” organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA. Traveling to: DeCordova and Dana Museum and park, Lincoln, MA; Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery, University of Texas, Austin, TX; Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL; Williams College Museum of Williamstown, MA; Akron Art Museum, Akron, OH; Madison Art Ctr, Madison, WI |
| 1985 |
“American Realism,” William Sawyer Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| 1984 |
“Focus on Realism: Selections from the Collection of Glenn C. Janns,”
Boise Gallery of Art, Boise, ID |
| 1982 |
“Still Life/Interiors,” Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA |
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“Still Life/Interiors,” University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1981 |
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1978 |
“Contemporary American Realists: Works on Paper,” University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1977 |
“Twentieth Annual Delta Painting and Sculpture Competition, Little Rock, AR |
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“Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition,” Golden, CO |
| 1974-1976 |
“Oklahoma Annual Painting and Sculpture Competition,” Tulsa, OK |
| 1974-1975 |
“Tulsa University Invitational Alumni Show,” Tulsa, OK |
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“Tulsa University Invitational Alumni Show,” Tulsa, OK |
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“Oklahoma Annual Painting and Sculpture Competition, Tulsa, OK |
| 1974 |
“Watercolor U.S.A. Invitational,” Springfield, MO |
Selected Bibliography
le Claire, Charles, Art of Watercolor, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, NY, 1994.
Watercolor 93: American Artist, February 1993, Cover illustration.
Relays, 1992, the Flint Institute, Flint, MI.
Young, Christopher R., New Horizons in American Realism, Flint Institute of Art, 1991.
le Claire, Charles, Color in Contemporary Painting, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, NY, 1991.
Whittingham, Brandy-Arenz, P.S. Gordon: American Artist, May 1991.
Watercolor ’86, American Artist, January 1986, p.68, illustration.
P.S. Gordon: New Works on Paper, Philbrook Art Center, Tulsa, OK, 1985 (exhibition catalog).
le Claire, Charles, Art of Watercolor, Techniques and New Directions, Prentice Hall, 1985, illustration.
Bumpus, Judith, International Flower Painters Since 1945, Phaidon Press, London, 1986, illustration.
Leonard, Elizabeth, Painting Flowers, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York, NY, 1986
Martin, Dr. Alvin, American Realism: Twentieth Century Drawings and Watercolors, Abrams, New York, NY, 1985, illustration.
Watercolor U.S.A. 1983, Springfield Art Museum, Springfield, MO (exhibition catalog), p.10, illustration.
Arthur, John, American Realist Drawings and Watercolors, New York Graphics Society, Boston, MA, 1980, illustration.
Selected Public and Corporate Collections
Southeast Banking Corporation, Miami, FL
Eastern Gas and Fuel Company, Boston, MA
The Williams Companies, Tulsa, OK
Commerce Bancshares, Inc., Kansas City, MO
Resource Fuel and Pipeline Company, Tulsa, OK
Becton-Dickinson and Company, Paramus, NJ
Deloitte, Haskins and Sells, New York, NY
Haynes and Boone, Dallas, TX
Fred Jones Jr. Art Museum, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
City of Tulsa, OK
The Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK
McNay Art Institute, Austin, TX
Tulsa Performing Arts Center, Tulsa, OK
Evansville Museum of Arts & Science, Evansville, IN
Citgo, Inc., Tulsa, OK
Crane Carrier Inc., Tulsa, OK
Chalk & Vermillion Inc., Greenwich, CT
Chandler Frates & Reitz Insurance, Tulsa, OK
Selected Private Collections
Mrs. Mary E. Young, Santa Fe, NM
Ms. Gayna Billue Veltman, Tulsa, OK
Mrs. Sidney Francis, San Antonio, TX
Mrs. William C. Jans, Sun Valley, ID
Mr. and Mrs. James P. Glass, Tulsa, OK
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Caroll, New York, NY
Mr. Michael Berger, Pittsburgh, PA
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Nicoletta, Mahway, NJ
Mr. Howard A. Tullman, Chicago, IL
Mr. and Mrs. C.G. McCaslin, Jr., Dallas, TX
Mr. Keith Wellin, New York, NY
Mr. and Mrs. Judson P. Lowde, Tulsa, OK
Dr. and Mrs. Floyd P. Miller, Tulsa, OK
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Allen, Tulsa, OK
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Koro, Tulsa, OK
Dr. and Mrs. Roger Atwood, Tulsa, OK
Mr. and Mrs. Royal R. Bastian III, Rockford, IL
Mr. and Mrs. Glen Shoup, Dallas, TX
Mrs. John Zink, Tulsa, OK
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Claybourne, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. and Mrs. F.E. Miller, Palm Beach, FL
Mr. Arthur Smoote, Washington, DC
Ms. Joyce Creiger, Boston, MA
Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. Campbell III, Oklahoma City, OK
Mr. Gary Shiepline, Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Todd C. Gordon, Boston, MA
Dr. and Mrs. Joseph T. Robinson, Little Rock, AR
Mrs. E.R. Albert III, Tulsa, OK
Mr. John Springer, New York, NY
Ms. Vila Billue, Winston-Salem, NC
Mr. Stephen Alpert, Boston, MA
Mrs. James Peilstickler, Tulsa, OK
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Maslow, Dallas, TX
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hatfield, Tulsa, OK
Mr. Bruce G. Weber, Tulsa, OK
Ms. Wanda Fowler, Tulsa, OK
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Robson, Tulsa, OK
Mr. and Mrs. Brian O’Neill, Houston, TX
Mrs. Howard Cowen, Booth Bay Harbor, ME
Mrs. Katie Westby, Tulsa, OK
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Neely, Tulsa, OK
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Handler, Evanston, IL
Mr. Philip E. Boyd, Houston, TX
Mr. and Mrs. Josef Kline, Aspen, CO
Ms. Tina David, Tulsa, OK
Mr. Martin Newman, Tulsa, OK
Mr. and Mrs. James Lustig, Englewood, CO
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Siegfried, Indian Springs, CA
Mr. and Mrs. Peter Meinig, Tulsa, OK |
