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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2025 • "Light and Shadow," Shadowboxes and prayerwheels, Blair Gallery, Hoyt Center, New Castle, Pennsylvania
2022 • “Spun from Light / Woven in Silence,” Lederer Gallery, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, New York
2020-2021 • “John Lyon Paul: the Visionary at Work,” Online exhibition of 30 paintings on glass
https://artspaces.kunstmatrix.com/en/exhibition/3099935/john-lyon-paul-the-visionary-at-work#
2019 • "Stars: Sculpture by John Lyon Paul," Judith Holiday Gallery, Kitchen Theatre, Ithaca, New York
• “Spun from Light / Woven in Silence,” Roper Gallery, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD
• "Spun from Light / Woven in Silence,” Saville Gallery, Allegany Arts Council, Cumberland, MD
• “Spun from Light / Woven in Silence,” Anderson Museum of Art, Anderson, Indiana
2018 • “Spun from Light / Woven in Silence,” South Gallery, Kendal at Ithaca , Ithaca, New York
• "Windows," Judith Holiday Lobby Gallery, Kitchen Theatre, Ithaca, New York
2017 • “The Light Fantastic: Paintings on Glass," Joyce Goldstein Gallery, Chatham, New York
• “Light Fantastic; Paintings on Mylar and Glass," Charles H. Macnider Art Museum, Mason City, Iowa
• “Mirage,” Judith Holiday Lobby Gallery, Kitchen Theatre, Ithaca, New York
2016-17 • “Light Fantastic; Paintings on Mylar and Glass,” Kathy Chan Gallery, Center for Cultural Arts, Gadesden, Alabama
2016 • “Last Words: paintings by John Lyon Paul,” ArtSpace Gallery, CAP, Ithaca, New York
2015 • “Instruments of Peace: Paintings, Sculpture and Saint Francis’ Shrine,” Newman Chapel & Cultural Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
• “Paintings on Glass,” Kennedy Center, Hamilton College, Clinton, New York
2014 • “Light Fantastic; Paintings on Mylar and Glass,” Gallery 500, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
• “Spun from Light, Woven in Silence: paintings and sculpture by John Lyon Paul,” Barrett Art Gallery, Utica College, Utica, New York
2013 • “Pilgrimage,” Kitchen Theatre Gallery, Ithaca, New York
• “Pilgrimage,” Red Tail Ridge Gallery, Penn Yan, New York
2012 • “Light Fantastic: Paintings on Mylar & Glass,” Crary Art Gallery, Warren, Pennsylvania
• “Paintings on Glass,” CAP ArtSpace, Ithaca, New York
2010 • “Studies on Mylar,” The Frame Shop, Ithaca New York
2009 • “Pilgrimage Paintings,” Moosewood Restaurant, Ithaca, New York
2008 • “Paintings by John Lyon Paul,” Grand Opening, Dryden Café, Dryden, New York
2003 • “Pilgrimage,” The Lobby Gallery, Hangar Theatre, Ithaca, New York
2001 • “John Lyon Paul” The Pilgrimage Paintings,” Spencertown Academy, Spencertown, New York
2000 • “Pilgrimage: Paintings & Sculpture,” CSMA Galleries, Ithaca, New York
• “John Lyon Paul; Paintings & Sculpture,” String Gallery, Wells College, Aurora, New York
1999 • “Greater Ithaca Art Trail Open Studio,” Lyon Studio, Ithaca, NY (2000-2013)
1998 • ”The River Series; paintings of John Paul,”Leidenfrost Gallery, Hector, New York
1997 • “Prayer in the Heart,” First Baptist Church, Ithaca, New York
• “Open House,” Lyon Studio and Gallery, Ithaca, New York.
1989 • “Sculpture by John Paul,” Gaylord residence, Ithaca, New York
1986 • “The Sculpture of John Paul,” Shearson Lehman, Ithaca, New York
1985 • “St. Francis' Shrine,” First Baptist Church, Ithaca, New York
1983 • “John Paul: Sculpture in Wood and Metal,” Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York
1976 • “John Paul, Sculptor,” Lawana Center for the Arts, Tyrone, New York
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 • “Forest Bathing,” Woodstock Byrdecliff Guild, Woodstock, NY
2018 • “Pattern, Power, Chaos and Quiet,” Housatonic Museum of Art, Bridgeport, Connecticut
• “Mystery Within: four visionary artists” Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Art [INVITATIONAL] Trumansburg, NY
2017 • “Resonance and Memory: the Essence of Landscape,” USM Art Gallery, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, Maine.
• “Greater Ithaca Art Trail Group Exhibition,” CAP ArtSpace, Ithaca, New York
• “Resonance and Memory: the Essence of Landscape,” Irving Arts Center, Irving, Texas
• “Resonance and Memory: the Essence of Landscape,”Southwest Missouri State Univ., Springfield, Missouri
2016 • "Resonance and Memory: the Essence of Landscape": The Michelson Museum of Art, Marshall, Texas
• “Resonance and Memory: the Essence of Landscape,” Biedenharm Museum & Gardens, Monroe, Louisiana
• H•ART FESTIVAL: Treman Center, Newfield, New York
2015 • "Resonance and Memory: the Essence of Landscape": Fort Smith Regional Art Museum, Fort Smith, Arkansas
• "Cazenovia Counterpoint Art Exhibition", Cazenovia, New York
• "Colorful Abstractions": (JURIED, Online) fusionartps.com, Fusion Art, Palm Springs, Florida
2014 • "Resonance and Memory: the Essence of Landscape": Elga Wimmer Gallery, Chelsea, New York, New York
• "Abstracts Art Competition", [International, Juried] Special Recognition Award, Online Gallery: http://lightspacetime.com
2012 • “NowWow Project,” [NATIONAL, JURIED] Hudson Gallery, Sylvania Ohio
• “Strokes of Genius,” [NATIONAL, JURIED] Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
• “Scapes,” [JURIED]: EYArtists.com: Village Art Gallery, Montgomery, AL “Landscapes Art Exhibition,” [JURIED Special Recognition, 808 entries] Online Gallery:
2011 • "13th Annual Abstraction Online International Exhibition,” [JURIED: Special Recognition]: Upstream People Gallery, Omaha, NE (7 paintings selected)
• ”Elemental,” [INVITATIONAL]: Community School of Music and Art, Ithaca, New York
• “Seriously Series: Three artists,” [INVITATIONAL]: Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, New York
• “GIAT Spring Show,” CAP ArtSpace, Ithaca, NY
• “Annual Exhibition,” [JURIED]: Lumen Winter Gallery, New Rochelle, New York
• “River Art,” (Int'l Art Competition) [JURIED]: WestShoreGallery, Wormleysburg, PA
2009 • “Mostly Blue,” Community School of Music and Art, Ithaca, NY
2008 • ”Revisions,” [INVITATIONAL]: Community School of Music and Art, Ithaca, NY,
2007 • "Questioning the Great Divide,” Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, NY
2000 • ”State of the Art Gallery Invitational,” [INVITATIONAL]: Ithaca,NY (2000-2008)
2006 • “Inter Act Ion,” [INVITATIONAL]: Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, NY
2002-2015 • ”Art Trail Artists,” State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY (2002-2014)
2001 • ”Art Trail Artists,” Red Newt Cellars, Inc., Hector, New York
• “The Inscribed Image,” Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca, NY
2000 • “T” is for Tables: Community School of Music & Arts, Ithaca, NY
1999 • ”Mirror, mirror on the wall,” Community School of Music and Art, Ithaca, NY
1995 • ”Two Artists, Two Visions,” Alternatives Federal Credit Union, Ithaca, NY.
1990 • ”Annual Invitational Shows,” (INVITATIONAL), State of the Art Gallery, Ithaca, NY 1990-1999)
1988 • ”Gifts from the Earth,” New Visions Gallery, Ithaca, New York
1987 • ”25th Anniversary: 3 Artists,” Upstairs Gallery, Ithaca, NY
1985 • “Peace Day,” Sampson State Park, Ovid, New York.
SELECTIONS and AWARDS
2014 Special Recognition (Poet’s Window) Abstracts Art Competition, Light, Space & Time International, Juried (896 entries from 21 countries)
2012 First Place Award (Mylar Study #23), NOW WOW Project II national juried exhibition, Hudson Gallery, Sylvania, Ohio
2012 Special Recognition, Landscapes Art Exhibition, Online Gallery, Light, Space & Time
2011 Selected Artist, New York Foundation for the Arts, MARK 11, professional artist career development program.
2010 Featured Artist, Conflict and Visual Culture Project, Solomon Asch Center: for the Study of Ethnopolitical Conflict, Bryn Mawr, PA
MEMBERSHIP Greater Ithaca Art Trail http://www.arttrail.com
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