Jim Aplin's paintings are included in private collections across the United States and in England. Aplin graduated Phil Beta Kappa from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar, and received a Master of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia. He later studied with Robert Beverly Hale at the Arts Students League of New York on a grant from the Greenshields Foundation. Aylin's illustrations have appeared in Smithsonian, Fortune and other publications, and he has been commissioned by major book publishers and by ABC and NBC news. His paintings have been exhibited in New York City, Birmingham, Charlotte and Chattanooga, and his portraits have been featured in American Artist and International Artist magazine. Aplin has taught or guest-lectured at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the University of Georgia, Coker College, Kennesaw State College and the Hunter Museum. He is a former member of the faculty of the Parsons School of Design in New York. Jim Aplin works and lives with his wife Jill in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Juror's Statement:
From Glenda Brown’s self-assured attention to color and design, to Catherine Haverkamp’s darkly abstract interior, I was privileged to see all of your work developing. We each have to find a style that we are comfortable with and then buckle down to the hard and rewarding task of mastering it. Best wishes in your journeys, and may they give you great satisfaction in the years to come.
— Jim Aplin
