Current Exhibitions
"Stimulus" at the Nevin Kelly Gallery (Washington, DC)
June 16 - July 11, 2009
Opening Reception: June 15, 2009, 5:30-8:30 pm
"Faraway Nearby" at the Greater Reston Art Center (Reston, VA)
June 18 - July 31, 2009
Opening Reception: June 19, 2009, 6-8pm
Artist Roundtable Discussion: June 25, 2009, 7:30pm
"Space Between" (Collaboration with JT Kirkland and Matt Sargent)
Artomatic 2009 (Washington, DC)
May 29-July 5, 2009
23 new paintings posted in the Sitting Still Portfolio.
Artist Statement
My current body of work activates the perceptual connection between artist, object (or environment), and viewer. The paintings reflect my meditative process of repetitive mark-making through the transparent layers of subtle atmospheric and textured surfaces. These chaotic marks are juxtaposed with the structure of a regulated rhythm of horizontal lines. The paintings exude a precise amount of tension created through disparate delineations of space and form. The combination resonates with a quiet vibration that propels the viewer into an image whose color scheme and composition remain ambiguously familiar, as if from an incomplete memory that is nonetheless vivid.
Artist Bio
John M Adams received a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, and an MFA from James Madison University. He has received numerous honors including a Graduate Fellowship for Painting from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a Cummings Money for Artists’ Grant. Recently Adams received first place in the Arts Council @GRACE exhibition from juror Ragan Cole-Cunnigham, Director of Exhibitions and Education at the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia. In the past Adams has won Juror Awards from Jack Rasmussen (AU Katzen Art Center), Claudia Gould (Former Director of ICA) and artist Andrew Forge (Artist/Professor at Yale). Adams work has been reviewed in several publications, and his exhibitions have been praised multiple times by Washington Post Art/Film critic Michael O’Sullivan. His artwork can be found in private and corporate collections from Richmond to Manhattan. Six of his paintings can be found in the John A. Wilson building (DC City Hall) Collection in addition to two more in the DCCAH Art Bank Collection and one in the Arlington County Small Works Collection. Adams is currently preparing new work for his solo exhibition at Greater Reston Arts Center, which will run April 25 - June 6, 2009.
He currently lives and maintains a studio in Reston, VA in addition to being an art educator.
"Stimulus" at the Nevin Kelly Gallery (Washington, DC)
June 16 - July 11, 2009
Opening Reception: June 15, 2009, 5:30-8:30 pm
"Faraway Nearby" at the Greater Reston Art Center (Reston, VA)
June 18 - July 31, 2009
Opening Reception: June 19, 2009, 6-8pm
Artist Roundtable Discussion: June 25, 2009, 7:30pm
"Space Between" (Collaboration with JT Kirkland and Matt Sargent)
Artomatic 2009 (Washington, DC)
May 29-July 5, 2009
23 new paintings posted in the Sitting Still Portfolio.
Artist Statement
My current body of work activates the perceptual connection between artist, object (or environment), and viewer. The paintings reflect my meditative process of repetitive mark-making through the transparent layers of subtle atmospheric and textured surfaces. These chaotic marks are juxtaposed with the structure of a regulated rhythm of horizontal lines. The paintings exude a precise amount of tension created through disparate delineations of space and form. The combination resonates with a quiet vibration that propels the viewer into an image whose color scheme and composition remain ambiguously familiar, as if from an incomplete memory that is nonetheless vivid.
Artist Bio
John M Adams received a BFA from Virginia Commonwealth University, and an MFA from James Madison University. He has received numerous honors including a Graduate Fellowship for Painting from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and a Cummings Money for Artists’ Grant. Recently Adams received first place in the Arts Council @GRACE exhibition from juror Ragan Cole-Cunnigham, Director of Exhibitions and Education at the Contemporary Art Center of Virginia. In the past Adams has won Juror Awards from Jack Rasmussen (AU Katzen Art Center), Claudia Gould (Former Director of ICA) and artist Andrew Forge (Artist/Professor at Yale). Adams work has been reviewed in several publications, and his exhibitions have been praised multiple times by Washington Post Art/Film critic Michael O’Sullivan. His artwork can be found in private and corporate collections from Richmond to Manhattan. Six of his paintings can be found in the John A. Wilson building (DC City Hall) Collection in addition to two more in the DCCAH Art Bank Collection and one in the Arlington County Small Works Collection. Adams is currently preparing new work for his solo exhibition at Greater Reston Arts Center, which will run April 25 - June 6, 2009.
He currently lives and maintains a studio in Reston, VA in addition to being an art educator.
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