jon lardizabal’s purposeful composition stems from his background in kinesiology. observation of an athlete’s injury and the meticulous process of returning an athlete to play translated effortlessly to the traditional darkroom practices and detailing a subject’s relation to its surroundings within a frame during his self-taught photography classes. the discovery of artists such as Leonard Freed, René Magritte, Lillian Bassman, and Elliott Erwitt would captivate jon to the point of creating an in-house darkroom to explore the black and white aesthetic alongside surrealist characteristics. he has received honors at various open calls and shows such as the 17th Pollux Awards, Medium Festival’s Size Matters Juried Exhibition, and the Athenaeum’s 23rd Annual Juried Show where his work has been described as technically sound and being reminiscent of imagery from Magnum photographers in the 1970’s/1980’s.

his current efforts are focused on refining his projects to take on the form as artist books to stray away from traditional museum installations and explore alternate routes of presenting photographs in a way where viewers can hold and observe the photographs as they please.

. 2022 Oct - Dec | Filipinos of South Bay Exhibit, Featured Exhibiting Artist

. 2022 Oct | 17th Pollux Awards, Non-Professional Section, Street Photography Series, Honorable Mention

. 2022 Oct | Founded studio366

. 2022 Sep | four givens vol. 03, Self published artist book

. 2022 June | APA Los Angeles Off The Clock 2022, Galllery selection

. 2022 May - June | FLOURISH - AAPI Heritage Month Art Show, Group Exhibit

. 2022 Feb - March | Size Matters Juried Exhibition, Juror’s Choice Award

. 2021 Oct - 2022 Feb | Gallerium: Children 2021, Group Exhibit

. 2021 Oct | four givens vol. 02, Self published artist book

. 2021 Apr - 2022 July | San Diego Emerging Museum Professionals
Board member - Programming & Events Committee

. 2021 Feb | four givens vol. 01, Self published artist book

. 2019 Nov | C-NOTE - San Diego Art Institute, Group Exhibit

. 2019 May | Silver & Pixels Exhibit - San Diego City College, 1st place - Portfolio

. 2019 May | Open Show Pasadena - East LA #27, Presenter

. 2017 Dec – 2018 Dec | Outside the Lens, Youth Advisory Board member

. 2016 Oct – 2017 Dec | CTE Pathways, Visual Arts - Grossmont Union High School District, Advisory Committee member

. 2016 April | 50 To Watch - The Studio Door, Group Exhibit

. 2014 Aug | 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition - Athanaeum Music & Arts Library, Group Exhibit

. 2014 March | 5th Annual La Hermandad Show - Centro Cultural de la Raza, Group Exhibit

. 2014 Jan | Art Speaks: Artist Salons, Panelist

archival prints produced by Thurston Print Lab.