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     John T. Salminen NWS, AWS.DF

John Salminen earned his Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree from the University of Minnesota. He lives and works in Duluth, Minnesota.

John is a signature member of numerous art societies, including the American Watercolor Society, the National Watercolor Society, The Watercolor USA Honor Society, the Transparent Watercolor Society of America, Allied Artist and Watercolor West. He has been honored with Master Status in TWSA and inclusion in the American Watercolor Society’s Dolphin Fellowship. He is an honorary member of the Jiangsu Watercolor Research Institute in China.

John has won more than 185 awards in national and international exhibitions, including the AWS Gold Medal in 2006 and the Silver Star in the National Watercolor Society Exhibition in 2005. His work has been exhibited in the National Academy show in New York.

John is a frequent juror of national shows. He has served as Juror of Selection for both the American Watercolor Society International Exhibition and the National Watercolor Society International Exhibition and as Awards Judge for the American Watercolor Society Exhibition. He served as Judge of Awards for the Annual Competitions of The Artist’s Magazine and Watercolor Magic in the landscape and experimental categories.

While perhaps best known for his realistic urban landscapes, John has also gained recognition for his mixed medium abstract paintings, one of which won first place in The Artist’s Magazine’s Art competition in the experimental category judged by Edward Betts.

John’s work has been featured in many national and international magazines and books. He is listed in Who’s Who in American Art and in Who’s Who in America. He has released two instructional dvd’s.

John is represented by the American Legacy Gallery in Kansas City, the San Marino Gallery in Pasadena and the Scottsdale Fine Art Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona.


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