Jonathan Burke

President
Laguna College of Art & Design

Jonathan Burke is currently president of the Laguna College of Art & Design in Laguna Beach, California, a dual accredited, degree-granting college focusing on drawing, painting and sculpture, graphic design, game art, illustration, and feature animation. From 1985 to 2011 he was the dean of fine arts and gallery director at LCAD. In addition he taught freshman through graduate levels in fine arts and continued an exhibition career. While gallery director he brought a Rodin figure sculpture exhibition to the college gallery.

Jonathan’s background is in representational drawing and painting with still life and landscape as his main emphasis. He holds B.F.A. degree in painting from Kansas City Art Institute and M.F.A. degree in painting from Boston University. He was dean of visual communication at LCAD from 2000 to 2002. He art has been published in “Horses” – From Noble Steeds to Beasts of Burden”, Watson Guptil NY pp.330, 2000, “Cats – Wild Cats and pampered Pets”, Watson Guptil NY pp. 32-33, 68, 172, 1999 and “New Art”, Harry Abrams Publisher, New York, NY pp. 45-46 illustrated, 1984

Jonathan is a native Kansas City, but has lived in New York, Boston and San Francisco. He and his wife Linda have one child, Alexander a film and TV composer. The Burkes’ interests include visiting galleries and museums.