His composition and subject matter bear comparison to those of the greatest of Texas regionalists including Everett Spruce, William Lester, Florence McClung or Alexandre Hogue.”
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William Reaves | William Reaves Fine Art, Houston, Texas
Jon Flaming is one the best honored regional artists working today. His abstracted representations of the Texas scene are colorful and painterly. His choice of subject matter is engaging and his compositions are elegant. His regionalist style is reminiscent of the best from the classic bygone Texas era, and bring to mind some of the greatest regionalist like Everrett Spruce, William Lester, Florence McClung and Alexander Hogue. His work hangs in many prominent museums including the permanent collection of the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth and the Booth Museum of Western Art in Georgia. Collectors both corporate and private covet his work for its distinctively sophisticated graphic style. Jon has also been featured in many well known periodicals including Auberge Magazine, D Magazine, Architectural Digest, Texas Monthly, The Dallas Morning News, Cowboys & Indians and Luxe Interiors + Design Magazine.
BIOGRAPHY
1962 Born in Wichita, Kansas
1968 Family moved to Texas
1985 Graduated BFA from Texas State University
1993 - 2015 Jon Flaming Design
2015 - present Full-time Fine Art
Collection: Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas
Collection: Booth Western Art Museum, Cartersville, Georgia
Collection: Museum of the Southwest, Midland, Texas
Collection: Grace Museum, Abilene, Texas
Collection: Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas
Collection: The San Angelo Museum of Fine Art
Collection: Budweiser Silver Eagle Collection, Houston, Texas
Collection: Private, Foundation and Institution
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025
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The Booth Western Art Museum acquires large canvas for permanent collection
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Juror for Texas Juried Exhibition - Artspace111 - Fort Worth, Texas
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Far West Show with Mark Maggiori (group show) - Preacher Gallery, Austin, Texas
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Solo Show - The Museum of the Big Bend, Alpine, Texas
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Solo Show - The Citadelle Museum, Canadian, Texas
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2024
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Amon Carter acquires piece for permanent collection Solo exhibition - Artspace111 - Fort Worth, Texas
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Far West Show with Mark Maggiori (group show) - Arcadia Gallery – New York City
2023
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Stetson does story on Jon Flaming art
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Jon Flaming chosen as the official artist for the Texas Book Festival - Austin, Texas
2021
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Solo Exhibit - Tyler Museum of Art Tecovas Boot partners with Jon Flaming for story D Magazine story on Jon Flaming
2020
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Solo Exhibit - Westland at Museum of the Southwest - Midland, Texas
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Solo exhibit - Foltz Fine Art, Houston, Texas - Modern Cowboy
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LUXE Magazine article - by Shawn Gauthier
2018
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Texas Music Magazine - feature article , multiple spreads Cowboys & Indians Magazine feature (online)
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Frisco Enterprise Newspaper feature
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Source Magazine - feature article, multiple spreads
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Group Show - Kennedy Art Gallery, Midland , Texas
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Group Show/ featured speaker - Louise Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts, Lubbock, Texas
2017
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Jon Flaming - Recent Work, A 2 person exhibit at William Reaves Fine Art in Houston
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Painting included in book "Of Texas Rivers & Texas Art" by William Reaves & Andrew Sansom
2016
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Solo exhibit at David Dike Fine Art entitled "Meat"
2014
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"Oil on Canvas" show - Solo exhibit at David Dike Fine Art Contemporary Texas Regionalists show, Turner House, Oak Cliff, Texas - William Reaves Fine Art
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The Texas Aesthetic VII: Lone Star Heritage in Contemporary Texas Painting - William Reaves Fine Art
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John Wayne Film Festival, Dallas, Texas (created art & branding for festival)
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Artistic Impressions of Management, The University of Texas at Dallas
2013
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Restless Hearts Exhibit - San Angelo Museum of Fine Art
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Contemporary Western Art Exhibit - Stephen F. Austin University Show - Nacogdoches, Texas
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Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Invitational - Canyon, Texas
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Birdston Valley Revival - Solo Exhibit - David Dike Fine Art
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Cowboys & Indians magazine - feature article
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KERA - Public radio feature story on Birdston Valley Revival project
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Dallas Morning News feature article on Birdston Valley show
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Hill Country Love Affair: Interpretations of the Texas Heartland - William Reaves Fine Art
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The Texas Aesthetic VI: Lone Star Heritage in Contemporary Texas Painting - William Reaves Fine Art
2012
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William Reaves Fine Art, Houston (group show – Texas Aesthetic)
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William Reaves Fine Art, Houston (group show - West Texas)
2011
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Texas Stampede – Group show, Insight Gallery, Fredericksburg, Texas
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William Reaves Fine Art, Houston (group show – Texas Aesthetic)
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Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Invitational
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David Dike Fine Art, Dallas - Solo exhibition - "Western Movie"
2010
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William Reaves Fine Art – Solo exhibit (Roads Less Traveled – Jon Flaming’s Texas)
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William Reaves Fine Art, Houston (group show – Texas Aesthetic)
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Grace Museum – Bobbie & John Nau collection of Texas Art (Drawing on the Past)
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Cole Art Center – Nac Collect show
2009
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William Reaves Fine Art – Houston (group show)
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A Texas Sampler – William Reaves Fine Art, Houston (group show)
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Work featured on KERA public radio
2008
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Cherry Spring Festival - (group show)
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David Dike Fine Art – (group show)
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William Reaves Fine Art – Houston (group show)
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Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Invitational
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“The Business of Art” – (group show)
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“Art in the Metroplex” – (juried show TCU)
2007
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Cherry Spring Festival (group show)
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David Dike Fine Art – (group show)
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“Then and Now” show – Texas State University
2006
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Panhandle Plains Historical Museum Invitational
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David Dike Fine Art – (group show) September
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David Dike Fine Art – (group show) February
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Blue Star Gallery, Hico, Texas – (solo)
2005
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David Dike Fine Art – (solo)
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McKinney Avenue Contemporary – Show entitled “Natural Disasters”
2004 Plano National Juried Show
2003 David Dike Fine Art – (solo)
2001 David Dike Fine Art – (solo)
1999
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David Dike Fine Art – (solo)
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Texas State University Exhibition – (solo)
1998 David Dike Fine Art – (solo)
1996 David Dike Fine Art – (solo)
1995 Ken Knight Gallery – (solo)