Jonathan McAfee (b. 1982) is an artist working in Evergreen, CO. After graduating from Herron School of Art and Design (Indiana University) with a B.F.A. in painting, McAfee began focusing on the figure and developing his expressive application of paint.

He has exhibited in solo exhibitions at the Evansville Museum of Arts, History & Science (Evansville, IN) and Artwork Network (Denver, CO). His numerous group exhibitions include Muses of Mt. Helikon IV at Helikon Gallery (Denver, CO) and The Self-Portrait Show at Gallery 924 (Indianapolis, IN). In 2016 McAfee was awarded the second annual North American Artist Showcase through Professional Artist Magazine. He has exhibited in Los Angeles as part of the Superfine Art Fair (February 2019) and his latest solo exhibition took place at Kuehl Fine Art within the A.R. Mitchell Museum in Trinidad, CO in June, 2022.

McAfee's work is collected throughout the U.S., Europe & Asia.

(*Solo Shows)

2022 Figurative Landscapes*, KUEHL FINE ART AT THE A.R. MITCHELL MUSEUM, Trinidad, CO - June 3, 2022
2021 Oh! Happy Day*, THE HARRISON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Indianapolis, IN
2019 SUPERFINE ART FAIR, Los Angeles, CA

2018 MOUNTAIN HOME, Evergreen, CO
Confabulation, *HELIKON GALLERY & STUDIOS, Denver, CO
*IRISH HILL STUDIO, Indianapolis, IN
*EVANSVILLE MUSEUM OF ARTS, HISTORY & SCIENCE - Evansville, IN

2017 Chromatic, ARTWORK NETWORK, Denver, CO
Winter Eclectic, ARTWORK NETWORK, Denver, CO

2016 Muses of Mount Helikon IV, HELIKON GALLERY & STUDIOS, Denver, CO
HUE GALLERY OF CONTEMPORARY ART, Wichita, KS
ARTWORK NETWORK, Denver, CO
ZK GALLERY, San Francisco, CA

2015 RED WOLF GALLERY, Denver, CO
*3MASS GALLERY, Indianapolis, IN
*GALLERY 924, The Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
THE ATTIC GALLERY, Indianapolis, IN
*INVOKE STUDIOS, Indianapolis, IN

2014 *THE KURT VONNEGUT MEMORIAL LIBRARY, Indianapolis, IN
*FLETCHER PLACE ARTS, Indianapolis, IN

2013 GALLERY 924, The Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
2012 *THE HARRISON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Indianapolis, IN
*JOYFUL NOISE RECORDINGS, Indianapolis, IN
2011 *THE EARTH HOUSE COLLECTIVE, Indianapolis, IN
GALLERY 924, The Arts Council of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN
*THE HARRISON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Indianapolis, IN
*GALLERY ONE36, Westfield, IN
2010 THE HARRISON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Indianapolis, IN
*THE HARRISON CENTER FOR THE ARTS, Indianapolis, IN
2009 THE INDIANAPOLIS ARTS CENTER, Indianapolis, IN

"This new series of paintings began in late 2020 when I was searching for new subject matter. I was drawn to how majestic and powerful horses can look regardless of the setting they’re placed in.

I began finding vintage imagery of polo players posed on or standing by their horses and I found this to be a fascinating opportunity to get lost in creating new environments that focus on the gentle balance of duality. Everything within these paintings is battling against another force; space vs. flatness, realism vs. fantasy, comedy vs. seriousness. The titles of each painting coincide with song titles from The Velvet Underground’s album “Loaded”.

Jonathan McAfee