Jon Van Zyle

Jon and Jona Van ZyleArt is Jon Van Zyle’s life, and Alaska has been his inspiration.  Van Zyle has seen more of Alaska than most can ever hope to experience.  He has twice completed the 1,094 miles of the Iditarod Trail in the yearly sled dog race between Anchorage and Nome. He has created the yearly Iditarod poster series commemorating the race and his involvement.  In 1979 he was made the official Iditarod artist, a title he still holds today.  In 2004 he was inducted into the Iditarod Hall of Fame.

Jon’s art career has spanned over thirty years.  As a prolific artist, he produces numerous paintings a year for one man exhibitions in the United States as well as Europe.  Illustrating at least two children’s books a year since 1993 for prestigious publishers has earned him a reputation with a younger audience as well as many awards for his children’s art.

Van Zyle studied art in Colorado.  Born in the Midwest, he lived in the East, the Northwest and Hawaii before making Alaska his home in 1971.  Van Zyle and his wife travel Alaska extensively, gathering material and experiences for new works of art.  They now live near Eagle River, Alaska where they maintain a dog team of registered Siberian Huskies.  Both inspirational and functional, the dogs play a large part in Jon’s work, as does the secluded atmosphere of the woods surrounding his studio and home.

Here is a sampling of Town Square Art Gallery’s selection of Jon Van Zyle Iditarod artwork:

 2013 poster 2013 print  27BelowZero_300x
“2013 Iditarod Poster”
24×18
$38		 “One more on the way”
2013 Iditarod Print
22×14
$140		  ”27 Below”
10×20
$270
2012 Iditarod poster 2012 Iditarod print  ToySoldiers_Bears_NP3_326x
“2012 Iditarod Poster”
18″ x 24″
$36		 “The Spectators”
2012 Iditarod Print
11.25″ x 20″
$130		  ”Little Toy Solider”
7.5×6
$27
2011 Iditarod Poster A Taste of the Trail  ComingAshoreNP3_300x
“2011 Iditarod Poster”
24″ x 18″
$36		 “A Taste of the Trail”
2011 Iditarod Print
13″ x 22″
$130		  ”Coming Ashore”
5.5×7.25
$27
   2009-Iditarod-Poster 2010IditarodPoster_350x   1977 Iditarod Poster
“2009 Iditarod Poster”
24×13
$41		 “Trail Companions”
2010 Iditarod Print
20×12
$135		   “1977 Iditarod Poster”
17″ X 21 3/4″
$1495
ON SALE FOR $800
2008-Iditarod-Poster-small 2000 adead of the past 1997 ak
“2008 Iditarod Poster”
24×13
$41
 “Ahead of the Past”
2000 Iditarod Print
16×17
$295		 “1997 Alaska Poster”
18×24
$100
1996IditarodPoster_300x  1991 iditarod proster 1990 iditarod poster
“1996 Iditarod Poster”
16×20
$45		  ”1991 Iditarod Poster”
18×24
$125		 “1990 Iditarod Poster”
18×24
$130
1989 iditarod poster 1989 ak 1988 ak
“1989 Iditarod Poster”
24×18
$250		 “1989 Alaska Poster”
16×20
$145		 “1988 Alaska Poster”
16×20
$225
1988 iditarod proster 1988 Print - Beyond the Unknown 1987 Print - Into Hell's Gate
“1988 Iditarod Poster”
16×20
$395		 “Beyond the Unknown”
1988 Iditarod Print
20″ x 16″		 “Into Hell’s Gate”
1987 Iditarod Print
20″  x  16″
$295
The Start of a Long Friendship Deserving the Best Care - 1985 Print 1985 Iditarod Poster
“The Start of a Long Friendship”
1986 Iditarod Print
16″ x  20″
$295		 “Deserving the Best Care”
1985 Iditarod Print
16″ x 20″
$395		 “1985 Iditarod Poster”
20″ x 16″
$595
1980 Iditarod Poster 1979 Iditarod Poster
“1981 Iditarod Poster”
24″ x 18″
$195		 “1980 Iditarod Poster”
18″ x 24″
$595
 ON SALE FOR $350		 “1979 Iditarod Poster”
17″ x 23 1/4″
$595
1978 Iditarod Poster

Springbuffet_300x		  WinterSoltice_400x
“1978 Iditarod Poster”
23″ x 17″
$650		 $395“Spring Buffet”
11×20
$130		 “Winter Solstice”
19×34
FRAMED: $1,170



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