Jon Howlett

My journey with the art world stems back to my roots. I hail from a family of creatives and have built on their knowledge and experience whether it be painting on canvas, sculpting an object, illustration which my eldest sister trained in, or even building our own family home.

I have been blessed with success from an early age - I first attained recognition at the age of eight for a painting of my favourite teddy bear in a art competition in my local community. Throughout school I was passionate about art class and at the age of 18, I was awarded the Art Trophy in my Senior School for highest effort and achievement. I studied Graphic Design at University as part of my further education and then spent a year travelling to broaden my experiences and outlook on life.

On my return to the United Kingdom, I set up a small sculpting business from my family's garage and successfully sold sculptures in sandstone through a local Garden Centre, selling five pieces within six months. However, my other passion in life being winter sports, took me to New Zealand for an intensive course in ski instruction which allowed me to gain employment with a ski team in Panorama, Canada. I met my wife here in Panorama and, as the saying goes, the res...

Teesside University, Graphic Design

AIR Artist in Residence. Panorama features artist in residence.
August 2nd, 2014.
www.artatpano.com

The 36th annual Calgary Stampede. Art Auction. 2017

2017 Prior Top sheet finalist. https://www.priorsnow.com/pages/topsheetvote2017