Awards:                                                                                                                                                                                    
1968 National  museum of sport / New York Honorable Mention                           
1991 Arts for the Parks/Top 100                                                                        
2002 Bosque Conservatory 17th annual competition:            
  1. John Stephen Jones award/ Purchase Prize                       
  2. Gold Medal Award/ Best Watercolor                                        
  3. Silver Medal Award/ Oil  
2003 Art Splash on the square Graham Texas: Best of show/ Purchase Prize
2005 Outdoor Painters Society: Artist's Choice/ People'sChoice                                                                        
2008 Plein Air Southwest: Quick Draw Artist's Choice /Award of Merit                                                         
2009 Nomadas del Arte : Award of Merit  

Exhibitions:                                                                                      
One man shows:                                                                                                                                                     
1998Victorian Gallery Dallas, Texas                     
1999Victorian Gallery                                         
2001 Victorian Gallery                                         
2002-2009 Southwest Gallery Dallas, Texas             
2003-2009 Whistle Pik Gallery Fredericksburg Texas                                                                                            

International Exhibitions:                                                                                                                                                  
2002 WH Patterson Gallery, London                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Gallery Representation:                                                                  
Southwest Gallery Dallas, Texas                                    
Whistlepik Gallery, Fredericksburg, Texas                                 
Shaw Gallery Naples, Florida                                                                                                                                            

Memberships:                     
OPS    Outdoor Painters Society                                      
PAG    The Professional Art Group                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
Last Feature Article:                                                                                                                                   
2008 July/Southwest Art Magazine                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
Website Link:
www.johncookart.com
www.swgallery.com
www.whistlepik.com
www.shawgallery.com


contact this artist:        heresjohnny101@yahoo.com