Biographical Sketch

Trevor Jones was born in Essex, England, in 1946. He studied Art at Colchester School of Art (1965-67), Sheffield College of Art & Design (1967-70) and Goldsmiths' College, University of London (1970-71), and taught in England at Faringdon School, Oxfordshire, until May 1980.

During the 1970s he spent two summers working in New York, traveled around the United States, visited Scotland, Norway, Switzerland and the Canadian Rockies.

In 1980, Jones emigrated to Canada. He and his first wife, Diana, moved to the Robson Valley in the British Columbia Central Interior. His house and studio are situated fifteen kilometers from McBride, in the Rocky Mountain Trench, at 2,300 ft above sea level.

Between 1981 and 2004 Jones taught part-time at McBride Secondary, providing the Art Instruction in that community school.

His daughter, Rachel, was born in 1981. (She has subsequently graduated with a degree in Painting from Emily Carr Institute of Art & Design.) He and his wife separated in 1988.

In 1989, Jones became a convinced Christian, and this has influenced subsequent work. (He is a member of CIVA, Christians in the Visual Arts.)

He married Norma in 1993. In 2003 and 2006 they traveled in Australia and New Zealand, and these journeys have been reflected in recent work. Jones retired from teaching in 2004, and now paints full-time.

2006

Exhibited in one-man show 'Told On A Mountain'' Outreach exhibition from
Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George. Exhibition shown in Valemount, MacKenzie and McBride, June - November 2006

Exhibited sixteen major paintings in one-man show ''High Places & Sacred Mountains'' at Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George, January 12 thru March 19 2006

Exhibited in 38th National Open Juried Exhibition, Society of Canadian Artists, Ontario, October 8 - 30 2005

Exhibited in ''Found'' , Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George, March 12 - May 6

Exhibited in 'The Blues'' exhibition, Two Rivers Art Gallery, September 14 - 25

Juried Arts Fest 2003 (with George Harris, curator it Two Rivers Art gallery, Prince George), March 7 - 8 2003

Exhibited in Artopolis, CBC studios, Vancouver, May 16 - June 8 2003

Exhibited in ArtWorks, BC Festival of the Arts, Surrey, May 23 - June 2 2002 Exhibited in A Sense of Place'' [an Outreach show organized by Two Rivers Art Gallery] showing in Valemount, July 3-24, MacKenzie, August 7-27, and McBride, September 4 - October 10

Exhibited in "A Permanent Collection'' at Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George, November 15 2002 - January 12 2003

Exhibited in ''Making Connection's, inaugural show at Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George, July 7 - August 27 2000

Exhibited in ''Subject & Symbol: selected work from the permanent collection'' Two Rivers Art Gallery, Prince George, November 7 - January 7 2001

Exhibited fifteen major paintings in ''Fire & Ice'' one man show, Prince George Art Gallery, June 17 - August 1 1999

Exhibited smaller "Fire & Ice'' show at Station House Gallery, Williams Lake, August 6 - 28 1999

Exhibited smaller ''Fire & Ice'' show at McBride & District Museum, October thru November 1999

Invited participant in "Retro 1000'' exhibition at Prince George Art Gallery, November 4 - December 23 1999

Exhibited in Arts Fest '98, Prince George Art Gallery

Exhibited in ArtWorks, BC Festival of the Arts, Prince George, May 19 - 24 1998

Exhibited in Prince George Playhouse show, April 28 - May 30 1998

Juried Arts Fest '97 (with Annette Schroeter, assistant curator at PG Art Gallery)

Exhibited in Arts Fest '94, Prince George Art Gallery

Exhibited eighteen major paintings in "Interior Imagery: Landscape Rediscovered'' exhibition (joint show with Sherry Mitchell, of Williams Lake) at Nanaimo Art Gallery, January 8 - 29 1991

Exhibited in "Interior imagery'' show at Rollin Art Centre, Port Alberni, February 4 - 23 1991

Exhibited in "Interior Imagery'' show at Langham Cultural Centre, Kaslo, March 4 - 30 1991

Exhibited in "Interior Imagery'' show at Art Gallery of the South Okanagan, Penticton, April 12 - May 26 1991

Exhibited six paintings (from "Interior Imagery'' show) in Mt. Robson Provincial Park HQ, June thru September 1991

Exhibited in ''Interior Imagery'' inaugural show at Prince George Art Gallery, August 29 - September 23 1990

Exhibited in "Interior Imagery'' show at Maple Ridge Art Gallery, October 14 - November 8 1990

Exhibited in "Interior Imagery'' show at Seymour Art Gallery, North Vancouver, November 14 - December 21 1990

Exhibited in Arts Fest '89, Prince George Art Gallery [No other exhibitions throughout 1989 while he researched in Mt. Robson Provincial Park, Jasper National Park, Hamber Provincial Park and Kakwa Recreation Area for upcoming "Interior Imagery'' exhibition series.]

Exhibited in Arts Fest '88, Prince George Art Gallery

Exhibited in Image & Object V!, BC Festival of the Arts, Kimberley, BC

Exhibited nine paintings in "Reflections of Reality", three-person show at Prince George Art Gallery, June 7 - July 3 1988

Exhibited in Arts Fest '87, Prince George Art Gallery

Exhibited in Arts Fest '86, Prince George Art Gallery

Exhibited in Image & Object IV, BC Festival of the Arts, Prince George images B.C.'' at EXPO .86

Exhibited in BC Pavilion Exhibition,

Invited participant in "An Art Auction", held to raise funds for Rick Hansen Tour [donated piece "Stutfield Glacier'' (#142-84) went for highest price at auction.]

Exhibited in Arts Fest '85, Prince George Art Gallery

Exhibited in Image & Object III, Robson Square Media Centre, Vancouver BC

Exhibited in Arts Fest '84, Prince George Art Gallery

Exhibited in three-person show at Prince George Art Gallery, March 30 - April 28

Exhibited in Image & Object II BC Festival of the Arts, Penticton

Exhibited in Arts Fest '83 Prince George Art Gallery. Painting selected to tour with "Art Circle '83''

Exhibited in Image & Object I, Robson Square Media Centre, Vancouver BC

Exhibited in one-man show at Gallery North, Prince George Work shown at Canadiana Galleries, Edmonton, Alberta

Exhibited in one-man show ''Realism and the Robson Valley'' , 34 paintings (on paper) at Prince George Art Gallery

Work shown at Canadiana, Galleries, Edmonton, Alberta, and Robertson Galleries, Ottawa, Ontario

Fifth Prizewinner, Canadian Entry, International Artists in Watercolour Exhibition, held at Mall Galleries, London, England

Exhibited in one-man show at Saffron Gallery, Faringdon, Oxfordshire, England: show featured all-figurative landscapes of Norway, Scotland and the Canadian Rockies

Exhibited in Sheffield Art College shows and in buried group shows at the Graves Ad Gallery, Sheffield, England