Abner Jonas (1935–2017) — American printmaker with Minnesota roots.

Minnesota ties:
Born Feb. 9, 1935, Runeberg Township, Becker County, MN
Raised in Menahga, MN; graduated Menahga High School, 1953
BA, Concordia College, Moorhead, MN, 1957

Education/career:
MFA in painting, University of Iowa, 1960; additional intaglio study under Mauricio Lasansky, 1962–64
Taught at Ontonagon (MI) schools, Luther College, University of Iowa, and Brighton Polytechnic (UK)
Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1964–2005 (professor from 1981); director of School of Art, 1980–86; acting director, 1989–90
Specialized in intaglio printmaking (etching)

Accomplishments:
Over 100 national exhibitions across his career; 50+ more after retiring in 2005
Mid-America Print Council's "Printmaker of the Year," 2006
Authored The 7 Days of Creation (Sisa Press, 1964)

Collection holdings (public):
Rourke Gallery and Museum (Moorhead, MN )
Plains Art Museum (Fargo, ND)
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Dayton Art Institute
Cincinnati Art Museum
Library of Congress
Indiana University Museum
University of Virginia
College of William and Mary
Kennedy Museum of Art
Several others (Baldwin-Wallace, Akron Art Institute, Western Illinois University, etc.)