Professional Resume

John L. Ward's artwork is featured in numerous private and corporate collections. Several individuals and organizations have commissioned John to create unique pieces of work including Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Morehead State University, and Bob Evans Farm. Below is a sampling of organizations John has created commissioned works for. If interested in a commissioned work by John, please contact us. For additional information, please check out John Ward's biography.

Commissions

  • Ashland Oil Inc.
  • Ball Homes
  • Bevin's Motor Company, Inc. - Georgetown, Kentucky
  • Bluegrass Boy Scouts of America - Lexington, Kentucky
  • Bob Evans Farm
  • Central Kentucky Kidney Foundation - Lexington, Kentucky
  • Greenup County Tourism Commission
  • HDR on behalf of Buffalo Trace Distillery - Frankfort, Kentucky
  • Home Builders Association of Lexington (Kentucky)
  • Hope Hill Children's Home
  • Hurst Home Insurance
  • Jimmy Nash Homes
  • Kentucky 4-H Foundation
  • Kentucky State Police
  • Kentucky Agriculture Agents
  • Kentucky Bank
  • Kentucky Cattleman's Association
  • Kentucky Charolais Cattle Association
  • Kentucky Hereford Association
  • Kentucky Short Horn Association
  • Kentucky Simmental Cattle Association
  • Kentucky Extension Homemakers Association
  • Kentucky Growers Insurance Company
  • Kentucky League of Cities
  • Kentucky Mountain Pleasure Horse Association
  • Kentucky Sheriff's Association
  • Kentucky Wool Festival
  • Lexington-Bluegrass Association of Realtors
  • Liberty University
  • Lincoln Trail Home Builders Association (Elizabethtown, Kentucky)
  • Montgomery County Board of Education - Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
  • Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce - Mt. Sterling, Kentucky
  • Morehead State University
  • Morgan County Sorghum Festival
  • Ohio Tobacco Festival, Inc.
  • Paris / Bourbon County Tourism Commission
  • Peeled Oak Christian Church
  • Penny Lane Publishing
  • Quails Forever, Hinkston Chapter
  • Rabbits Unlimited, Inc.
  • Rickard Seed Company - Winchester, Kentucky
  • Ripley, Ohio Lions Club
  • Shriners Hospital of Lexington, Kentucky
  • Talon Winery
  • Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Kentucky
  • Book illustrator, examples including:
    • Cover of "One Drop -- A Slave!" by Eddie Price
    • Cover and pages of "My Dog Isaac" by Betty Pace
    • Coloring book and puzzle for "Dream, Plan, Pursue", a companion to "Patty Platypus Dream Big" by Linda Robinson
  • Numerous private collections, examples including:
    • Mr. Jim Pierce
    • Ms. Kristen Martin
    • Ms. LeMay
    • Mr. Norm Osborne
    • Mr. Randy Snapp
    • Ms. Sharon Staton
    • Mr. and Ms. Valentine
    • Mr. Christian Mabry

Publications and Television Shows Featuring John's Work

  • Happy Jack Catalog Cover
  • Nite Lite Catalog Cover
  • The Burley Tobacco Farmer Magazine
  • Mount Sterling Image Magazine
  • Lexington Herald-Leader
  • Western Kentucky University's Mountain Workshop
  • Kentucky Afield
  • Kentucky Life
  • Mt. Sterling Advocate

Professional Affiliations

  • Member of the Winchester Art Guild
  • Associate Member of the American Academy of Equine Art
  • Juried Member of the Kentucky Guild of Artists and Craftsmen
  • Juried Member of the Oil Painters of America