John Nadon, Maplewood
Member Since August 2008
Artist Statement Born in 1952 in Tucson, Arizona.
Raised and schooled through elementary in El Paso, Texas.
High School in Burbank, California
College in Santa Maria, California - Performing Arts Center Theater Vocational Certificate in Thetare Design and Technology, (Allan Hancock College).
Independent resident artist in stage scenic, lighting and costume design. Technical direction of stage construction.
Resident Artist and Technical Director at Santa Rosa Junior college in California and Grand Valley State Colleges in Allendale, Michigan. Guest designer at other schools.
Project design manager for Litelab Corporation, manager of Custom East for Lightolier and later product manager for their Calcuite product line followed bu Director position for all of their architectural specificaation grade lighting products.
Became VP of Marketing for Prescolite Moldcast followed by General Business Unit Manager in the U.S. for Zumtobel Staff Products.
Currently Business Unit Manager of Jesco LED Lighting Solutions.
Paintings have been sold since the 1970's, first to pay for entry into college. Due to needs of jobs over the years little painting, except as a need and means of personal expression, sold. For these years many were painted by request of friends and business associates. In 2002 my wife observed that we had a room filled with paintings and that we either give them away or I learn to sell them.
I created my first web site (www.e-artnow.com) to learn how web sites work. A new site, improving my original site is in construction now,
I have also created a graphics design company, Design by Design LLC, and an investment company in films. The current film, Dark Honeymoon, has had DVD's released.