Background
Slorp, John S. was born on December 5, 1936 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
Slorp, John S. was born on December 5, 1936 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
Student, Ocean College, California, 1956. Student, Taft College, California, 1961. Bachelor of Fine Arts Painting, California College Arts and Crafts, 1963.
Master of Fine Arts Painting, California College Arts and Crafts, 1965.
Graduate teacher, U. North Dakota, Grand Forks, 1964;
in house designer, National Canner's Association, Berkeley, California, 1965;
member of faculty, Maryland. Institute College Art, Baltimore, 1965-1982;
chair Foundation Studies, Maryland. Institute College Art, 1972-1978;
member of faculty Emma Lake program, U. Saskatchewan, Canada, 1967-1968, 70;
selection, planning group for Polish Posters, Smithsonian Institution, Maryland.
Institute College Art, Warsaw, Poland, 1977;
planner, initiator visual arts facility, curriculum, Baltimore High School Arts, 1979-1981;
adjudicator, Arts Recognition and Talent Search, Princeton, New Jersey, 1980-1982;
member Commission Accredation, National Association Schools Art and Design, 1985-1988;
president, Memphis College Art, 1982-1990;
president, Minneapolis College Art and Design, since 1990. Committee Advanced Placement Studio Art Ednl. Testing Svc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1975-1982.
Chair Association Memphis Area Colleges Universities, 1986-1988.
Member Hotel advising committee City of Memphis and Shelby County Convention Hotel, 1982. Advisory board Memphis Design Center. Board of trustees Opera Memphis, since 1985, ART Today Memphis Brooks Museum, since 1988.