THE ART OF JAN LUKENS

About

“Jan Lukens has been capturing the beauty of the equine form and the dynamism of the sporting culture that surrounds it for over two decades. His paintings are rooted in an unwavering attention to horse anatomy—a celebration of these creatures' physical prowess and innate grace—and a passion for the sportsmanship on display in horse show events across the country. Capturing the likeness of Olympic winners, a variety of breeds, and the intimate relationship between horse and rider, Lukens carries on a tradition of equine and equestrian painting rooted in the art historical canon.”

Ian Gabriel Wilson, Curator of Exhibitions & Collections, Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, June, 2023

Education

• 2001 — 2002 National Academy of Design, New York, NY

• 2001 — 2002 Independent Study, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
  Independent Study, Burton Silverman, Hollis Dunlap, Joe Rubenstein

• 1999 — 2001 Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, Old Lyme, CT

Professional Exhibitions

• 2023 Blowing Rock Art & History Museum, ‘Jan Lukens: Equine & Equestrian Paintings’, Blowing Rock, NC Jan Lukens BRAHM

  Gallery 1250 at Revolution Mill, ‘In Greensboro, Jan Lukens Paintings (2008 - 2023)’, Greensboro, NC

• 2022 Green Hill Center for North Carolina Art, ‘Winter Show’, Greensboro, NC

• 2020 Mason Fine Art, ‘A Thousand Words, Part II’, Atlanta, GA

• 2019 Gallery 1250 at Revolution Mill, ‘Triple Vision’, Greensboro, NC

• 2018 Mason Fine Art, ‘A Thousand Words, Part I’, Atlanta, GA
  High Point Furniture Market, Mill Village Collective, High Point, NC
  Green Hill Center for NC Art, ‘Beauty Of The Beast’, Greensboro, NC Rhode Island School of Design, ‘Urban Wildlife’, Providence, RI

• 2017 Palm Beach Masters, Taylor Harris V.I.P. Club, Wellington, FL

  Aiken County Historical Museum, (solo show), Aiken, SC
  The Sportsman’s Gallery, Charleston, SC
  High Point Furniture Market, Ralph Lauren showroom, High Point, NC
  National Horse Show, Taylor Harris V.I.P. Club, Lexington, KY

• 2016 Palm Beach Masters, Taylor Harris V.I.P. Club, Wellington, FL

  The Sportsman’s Gallery, Charleston, SC
  National Sporting Library & Museum, Middleburg, VA, ‘The Chronicle Of The Horse In Art’
  National Horse Show, Taylor Harris V.I.P. Club, Lexington, KY

• 2015   Mason Fine Art, Atlanta, GA
   Skyuka Fine Art, Tryon, NC

• 2014 Dog & Horse Fine Art, Charleston, SC
  Skyuka Gallery, Tryon, NC

  Cameron Art Museum, Wilmington, NC - ‘State of the Art/Art of the State’
  Shain Gallery, Charlotte, NC
  National Sporting Library & Museum, Middleburg, VA – ’Foxcroft School: The Art of Women and the Sporting Life‘
  Mason Murer Fine Art, Atlanta, GA

• 2013 Chisholm Gallery, Wellington, FL
  Tryon Fine Arts Center, Tryon, NC
  'Power of the Equine' (solo show), Dog & Horse Fine Art, Charleston, SC

• 2012 Dog & Horse Fine Art, Charleston, SC
  Gallery 115, Greensboro, NC

• 2011 Antique & Design Center of High Point, High Point, NC
  Private showing, Birmingham, AL
  Gallery 115, Greensboro, NC
  Private showing, Leeds, AL
  Skyuka Gallery, Tryon, NC

• 2010 'Urban & Equine' (solo show), Ambleside Gallery, Greensboro, NC
  'Drawing Revisited', Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
  Fletcher Gallery, Woodstock, NY
  Gallery 115, Greensboro, NC

• 2009 Gallery 115, Greensboro, NC

• 2008 Gallery 115, Greensboro, NC
  'Winter Show', Green Hill Center for NC Art, Greensboro, NC
  International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY
  Diane Birdsall Gallery, Old Lyme, CT

• 2007 Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT

• 2006 Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT

• 2005 Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT

• 2004 Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT

• 2003 Stillman Gallery, Old Lyme, CT

• 2002 National Academy of Design, New York, NY

• 2001 International Museum of the Horse, Lexington, KY
  National Academy of Design, New York, NY
  Sill Gallery, Old Lyme, CT

• 2000 Sill Gallery, Old Lyme, CT

• 1999 Sill Gallery, Old Lyme, CT

• 1994 Sawtooth Center, Winston-Salem, NC

• 1992 Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

Recent Press

• June 2023, Sidelines magazine, Jan Lukens: Finding Joy In Fine Art, (3 pages, 8 photos)

• March 2020 O’Henry magazine, ‘Renaissance Man, Jan Lukens’ passion to paint’ (cover & feature story, 10 painting reproductions)

• October 2019 O’Henry magazine, ‘Revved Up, Artist Jan Lukens heads up an exhibit for Revolution Mill’s revitalized gallery’

• November 2018 Yes! Weekly, ‘Native Greensboro Artist Returns Home to Revolution Mill Studio’

• April 2017 Fine Art Connoisseur, ‘Modern Masters’ (reproduction of ‘Bay Hunter III)

• December 2016 Carolinas Equestrian magazine, cover art & feature story

• September 2016 Chronicle Of The Horse In Art, Untacked, (full page reproduction of ‘Chris & Roy’)

• August 2016 National Sporting Library & Museum catalog, ‘Chronicle Of The Horse In Art’

• May 2016 Relentless autobiography by George Morris (featured painting)

Broadcast

• 2002 Featured interview in national PBS documentary, ’A Day at the Met‘

Institutional & Corporate Collections

• 2019 Revolution Mill, Greensboro, NC

• 2015 McCourt Global, Beverly Hills, CA

• 2014 Ralph Lauren, New York, NY
  Schnadig International, High Point, NC

• 2011 National Sporting Library & Museum, Middleburg, VA

• 2010 United States Hunter Jumper Association, Lexington, KY

• 2005 United States Equestrian Federation, Lexington, KY

Select Private Collections

Brion Applegate, Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Mr. & Mrs. James Beale, Broughty Serry, Scotland
Pamela & Howard E. Butt, III, Monterrey, Mexico
Betty & Benjamin Cone, Greensboro, NC
Lisa & Michael J. Cudahy, Milwaukee, WI
Barbara & Mal Currie, Aurora, CA
Sharon Day & Julian Howard, Wimbledon Common, England
Margie Goldstein Engle, Wellington, FL
Joe Fargis, Middleburg, VA
Diana & Bertram Firestone, Upperville, VA
Mr. & Mrs. Michael Golden, Chester, NJ
Lilly Busch Gronewaldt, West Palm Beach, FL
Coleen & Robert D. Haas, Sausalito, CA
Lee & Sharon Harris, Tucson, AZ
Karen & Ed Hassler, Berlin, Germany
Kathy & Hal Kamine, Tewksbury, NJ
Chris Kappler, Pittstown, NJ
Anne Kursinski, Frenchtown, NJ
Frances & Craig Lindner, Cincinnati, OH
Haity & Jim McNerney, Jr., Barrington Hills, IL
Charles C. Miller & Pinney Allen, Atlanta, GA
Cynthia & Woody Morcott, Hobe Sound, FL
Bettie & Ernie Oare, Warrenton, VA
Charlie Ormston, Waterloo, Ontario
Florence & Ronald K. Richey, Shoal Creek, AL
Karen & Fred Schaufeld, Lovettsville, VA
Louise Serio, Kennett Square, PA
Mary & Jon A. Shirley, Medina, WA
Helgi & Harley Shuford, Hickory, NC
Kuniko & Takakazu Uchiyama, Cincinnati, OH
Geoff Teall, Wellington, FL
Aaron Vale, Camden, SC
Allison & Peter VanHartesveldt, Naples, Italy
Paula Zahn, New York, NY