Background
Kowalek, Jon W. was born on December 11, 1934 in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Anna (Partyka) Kowalek.
Kowalek, Jon W. was born on December 11, 1934 in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of John and Anna (Partyka) Kowalek.
Bachelor of Science, Kutztown State College, Pennsylvania, 1956. Master of Arts in Art Education, Pennsylvania State University, 1960. Master of Fine Arts, Cranbrook Academy Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, 1963.
Asst director Flint (Michigan) Institute Arts, 1963-1965. Director Fort Lauderdale (Florida) Museum Art, 1966-1967, Art Galleries of University South Florida, 1968-1969, Tacoma (Washington) Art Museum, since 1969. Member Tacoma-Pierce County Civic Arts Commission, 1973-1974.
Juror art in new state buildings, 1975. Guest lecturer Kuntsgewerbe Museum, Zurich, Switzerland, 1965-1966.
President Washington Arts Consortium, 1977-1978. Member Western Association Art Museums (vice president 1970), American Association Museums, Association Art Museum Directors, International Council Museums.