Background
Shannon, Jonathan J. was born in 1938 in Arizona, United States.
Shannon, Jonathan J. was born in 1938 in Arizona, United States.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1960.
Owner, John Shannon Fashions, Los Angeles and Mendocino, California, 1968-1975; co-owner, Spreckels Mansion Inn, San Francisco, 1978-1988; co-owner, Archbishops Mansion Inn, San Francisco, since 1982.
Co-founder Shannon-Ross scholarship endowment fund Museum American Quilters, Paducah, Kentucky, since 1993. Board directors American Museum Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, California, since 1995. President Bed & Breakfast Innkeepers Northern California, 1980-1981.
Member National Quilting Association (member of national scholarship committee 1991-1993), StudioQuilt Art Association (board directors since 1995), American Quilters Society, East Bay Heritage Quilters, Canada Quilt Study Group, Quilters Guild Britain, Quilters Guild Australia.