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John Ryerson Bredin
I've been living my life near the water for many years now, most of my life actually, with Surfing, Sailing, and Diving as major activities for me. After working for many years in the Surfboard industry in Southern California my family and I moved to Florida where I've worked as an illustrator for Caribbean Soul and Margaritaville, companies in which Jimmy Buffett is a partner, producing lifestyle related images.
I'm still working for Margaritaville, but in addition to that, I paint images from my travels on the water. I've been back and forth across the Gulf Stream to the Bahamas countless times and look foreward to the next sail as eagerly as the first. We own a 37 foot Cross Trimaran, sort of a racer/cruiser, and sail in our back yard, (the Pine Island Sound, on Florida's west coast), as well as the annual outing to the Bahamas.
| Current Residence | St. James City, FL | |
| Born | June 19, 1944 | |
| Education | ||
| 1962: | Graduated from Hopkins High School Hopkins, MN |
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| 1962-1963: | University of Minnesota Pre-Dental Program |
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| 1964: | School of the Associated Arts St. Paul, MN |
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| 1964: | St. Paul Art Center St. Paul, MN |
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| 1965-1966: | San Diego City College San Diego, CA |
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| 1965: | Mesa College Clairmont Mesa, CA |
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| 1966-1970: | San Diego State University San Diego, CA |
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| 1970: | B/A School of Arts Degree | |
| Exhibitions | ||
| 1971: | San Diego State University Graduate Show Buxton Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA |
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| 1980: | One Artist Show | |
| 1983: | New York Art Expo | |
| 1984: | Elko, NV | |
| 1985: | Tools of the Trade Show | |
| 1985: | International Society for Airbrush Arts Show Winner, Fine Arts Division |
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| 1989: | Apropos Art Gallery | |
| 1991: | Jungle Drums Art Gallery Sanibel Island, FL |
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| 1991 to present: | Johnston Studios Gallery Abaco, Bahamas |
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| 1994: | Great Abaco Resort Abaco, Bahamas |
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| 1996: | Sandpiper Gallery Pine Island, FL |
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| 1997-1998: | Juliette Gallery Abaco, Bahamas |
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| 1997 to present: | Ocean Blue Gallery Green Turtle Cay Abaco, Bahamas |
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| Publications | ||
| Surfer Magazine | ||
| Surfing Magazine | ||
| Airbrush Action Magazine | ||
| Decor Magazine | ||
| American Artist Magazine | ||
| Southwest Art Magazine | ||
| Collectors & Work History |
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| Buxton Family Collection | ||
| Wizard Mountain Productions/Music Studio | ||
| David Crosby of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | ||
| Jimmy Buffett Caribbean Soul | ||
| Harlequin Nature Graphics | ||
| Surfer Magazine | ||
| Hoffman Fabrics | ||
| Ocean Pacific Sportswear | ||
| Hang Ten | ||
| Donald Takayama | ||
| David Nuuhiwa | ||
| Michael Hynson | ||
| Surfboard Companies (too numerous to mention) | ||
| Peter Johnston, Johnston Galleries | ||
| Hardin Crawford III | ||
| Axis Art | ||
| Sea Rags | ||
| Trilogy Productions / John Bifar | ||
| Captiva Films | ||
| Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Merchandising Inc. | ||
| Chico's FAS, Creative Design Department | ||
| Bradford & Company Design Group / Architectural Illustration and computer generated art for print and publication | ||
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John Ryserson Bredin
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