LANK.
ARTIST CV
BIOGRAPHY
Jonathan Conner (Lank) is an artist, designer and educator from Trenton, New Jersey. LANK seeks to create impactful community-led public art as the Public Project Manager for Artworks Trenton. His anthropological research as a graduate student focuses on what we can learn about a population and how they can be best served through participatory art-making.
EDUCATION
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ - Master of Arts: Anthropology
(projected 2023 graduation)
Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR - Bachelor of Fine Arts: Illustration
Mercer County Community College, West Windsor, NJ - Associate of Applied Science: Graphic Design, Illustration
SELECTED PUBLIC ART & MURALS
2022 - Cure Insurance Arena - Performer Mural Series
2022 - Isles Inc. - Library Box Project
2022 - Gallery at Mercer County Community College - Capital Connection Mural
2022 - Carve For Cancer - Live Mural Painting
2021 - Artworks Trenton - Art All Day Mural Series
2021 - Artworks Trenton - Black Lives Matter Mural
2020 - Downtown Trenton - Rock the Boards Mural Series
2020 - Carve For Cancer - Live Mural Painting
2019 - Trenton Downtown Assoc. - Murals on Front
2019 - Wakefern Corporation - IT Mural
2019 - Carve For Cancer - Live Mural Painting
2018 - Rutgers University/Adidas - Football Stadium Mural
2018 - Circle F Lofts - Two Interior Murals
2018 - Jersey Fresh Jam - Live Mural Painting
2018 - Trenton Downtown Assoc. - Murals on Front
2018 - Mercer County Parks Dept. - Tulpehaking Nature Preserve Mural
2018 - Art All Night - Live Mural Painting
2018 - The College of New Jersey - Garden Mural Project
2018 - Carve for Cancer - Live Mural Painting
2017 - Starbucks Coffee - Three Interior Murals
2017 - Art All Day - Live Mural Painting
2017 - Isles, Inc. - Creek to Canal Arts District Mural
2017 - Monmouth University - Commencement Mural
2016 - Windows of Soul - Mural/Public Art Installation
2016 - Trenton Social - St. Patrick’s & Pork Roll Festival Murals
SELECTED SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS - ARTIST
2022 - Artworks, Trenton, NJ - Bold Will Hold Juried Show
2021 - Slough Gallery, Philadelphia, PA - Art in the Invisible City
2019 - Princeton Day School, Princeton, NJ - Urban Architecture
2019 - West Street Arts, Trenton, NJ - Open Studio Show
2019 - The Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ - Aerosol: Graffiti | Street Art | New Jersey | Now
2018 - Roebling Lofts, Trenton, NJ - Solo Show
2018 - West Street Arts, Trenton, NJ - Open Studio Show
2018 - The College of New Jersey Gallery, Ewing, NJ - 4 Artists
2018 - Visual Stream Gallery, Lambertville, NJ - Group Show
2017 - Hopewell Valley Vineyards, Hopewell, NJ - Common Threads Group Show
2016 - Capital Health Gallery, Hopewell, NJ - Trenton Makes Group Show
2016 - Lakefront Gallery, Hamilton, NJ - TAWA Group Show
2016 - Artworks, Trenton, NJ - Art All Night Selects Group Show
2015 - Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY - Art Served Up Trenton Style Group Show
2015 - Straube Center, Pennington, NJ - 4 Street LANK/KASSO/RAIN Small Group Show
2015 - The Gallery at MCCC, West Windsor, NJ - Faculty Exhibit
2015 - The Project Rooms, Lambertville, NJ - Group Show
2014 - Slow Art Gallery, Trenton, NJ - Trenton CSA Group Show
2014 - The Gallery at MCCC, West Windsor, NJ - Mercer County Artists Juried Show
2013 - Gallery 219, Trenton, NJ - Lanktrospective Solo Show
2013 - Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Trenton, NJ - Paper Works Group Show
2012 - Phillips Mill Gallery, New Hope, PA - Juried Show
2012 - Riverfront Renaissance Center for the Arts, Millville, NJ - Outside/In Group Show
SELECTED SHOWS & EXHIBITIONS - CURATORIAL
2022 - Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ - Member Show: Process and Practice (Juror)
2022 - Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Trenton, NJ - Curated by Trenton (Co-Curator)
2022 - The Gallery at MCCC, West Windsor, NJ - Capital Connection (Curator)
2022 - The Gallery at MCCC, West Windsor, NJ - Mercer County Artists Exhibition (Juror)
2022 - Mill Hill Playhouse Gallery, Trenton, NJ - Monthly group & themed shows (Co-Curator)
ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
2022 - Monmouth University’s Seventh Biennial Interdisciplinary Conference on Race:
Public Spaces, Private Places: Constructing Race and Liberation
2021 - NJ Planning and Redevelopment Conference:
Paint the Streets: Creating Collaborative Partnerships with Your Local Art Community
2018 - Art Educators of New Jersey Conference:
Made in New Jersey
2017 - National Art Education Association Conference:
Collaboration and Community: Designing and Implementing a Large-Scale Mural
OTHER MEDIA
2019-2022 - Passage Theatre Company, Trenton, NJ - The OK Trenton Project Documentary Play (Dramaturg)
AWARDS
2017 - The Art Educators of New Jersey: Professional Artist Award
2001 - Pacific Northwest College of Art: Lloyd Reynolds Award for Illustration