I paint what I see (in my mind) and like: firecracker's bursts, sticks, radiating squares, vibrating contrast, verbals, tears; in varying arrangements that may reflect what is happening around us - things we can't see but feel. I graduated from the School of Visual Arts in New York in 1986 and have been painting in Athens, GA. Here in Athens, I collaborate with DOC Unlimited, in developing public spaces intended for optimum community use. In addition, I founded and directed a public art site of my own design, the Arrow Gallery: an indoor/outdoor exhibit space accessible by pedestrian and automobile with 24 hour visibility.Lately, I have been working with an artist's consortium, A.D.D. whose mission is to fuse the link between art and design to open the possibilities for lively and interesting environments and products.
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CAROL JOHN
797 North Pope Street
Athens, Georgia 30601
706.340.5045
carol(at)caroljohn(dot)us
www.caroljohn.us
b. 1961
B.F.A., School of Visual Arts, New York
Exhibits
2012 The Price is Right, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2012 The Flower Show, Gallery at Hotel Indigo, Athens, GA
2011 Carol John, Carl Martin Recent Work, Trace Gallery, Athens, GA
2011 25th Annual National Juried Exhibition, Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville, Douglasville, GA
2011 Sound Off, Quinlan Arts Center, Gainesville, GA
2010 Not Chrysanthemum: Paintings by Carol John, Cine Gallery, Athens, GA
2009 Lollipop, Lollipop: Works by Carol John, Didi Dunphy and Lou Kregel, Roy C. Moore Gallery of Art, Gainesville, GA
2009 Celebrating the Abundance of Color: Six Georgia Abstract Painters, Swan Coach House, Atlanta, GA
2008 Please Breathe Here, Ivy Brown Gallery, New York, NY
2008 Juried Show, Madison Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA
2007 Talent Show, Atlanta Biennial, Atlanta, GA - Atlanta Contemporary Art Center
2007 Recent Paintings, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2006 Juried Show, Eyedrum Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2005 Looks Good On Paper, Spruill Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2004 Recent Paintings, Flicker Gallery, Athens, GA
2003 Recess, Broad Street Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, GA. Catalog, essay by R. Dana, Director
2002 Geometric Geologic, Mercury Gallery, Athens, GA
2002 Synergy Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2001 Pop Tarts, Tate Center, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
2000 Juried Show, Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA
Bibliography
Jordan, Julie Phillips, Playing With Art, Marquee, Athens Banner Herald, feature article with cover, September 4, 2003
Michaud Debbie, Recess: The Playground Revisited, Flagpole Magazine, feature article with cover, October 8, 2003
Hammes, Mary Jessica, Driven to Distraction, Athens Banner Herald, March 28, 2002
Zucher Saltz, Lizzie, Didi Dunphy and Carol John, Art Papers, July/August, 2001
Schultz, Jennifer, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Flagpole Magazine, April 4, 2001
Curatorial
2002/2001 Founder and Director of Arrow Gallery, Exhibits:
Jeff Owens: Drawings: Pinball Sacophagus, January 2001
Michael Lachowski: Size Life, February 2001
Didi Dunphy: Modern Convenience, March 2001
Jim Barsness: Bingo, April 2001
Jason Thrasher: Talledega, May 2001
Carl Robertson: Wrong. Wrong again, June 2001
Mary Engel: Evelin, July 2001
Christy Bush: Garden, August 2001
George Davidson: Box Shots, September 2001
Dennis Harper: Past Tense, October 2001
Carl Martin: Case Study, November 2001
Rinne Allen: Little India, December 2001
Mark Callahan: Mazamedia, January 2002
Jim Barsness: Painting, February 2002
Deonna Mann: Ride Em' Cowboy, March 2002
Andy Nasisse: Big Pink, April 2002
Jeff Owens: White Spine, June 2002
Christy Bush: Snap, August 2002
Tom Hancock: Sculpture, September 2002
Didi Dunphy: Modern Convenience/ Light Box, October 2002
Carl Martin: Black Power, November 2002
Rinne Allen: Miradouro, December 2002
2002 Guest Curator, Athens Institute for Contemporary Art,
House: 10 Artists Photograph Domestic Architecture:
Rinne Allen, Todd Eberle, Michael Lachowski, Jeff Luckey, Carl Martin, Evie McKenna, Stephen Scheer, Mark Steinmetz, Michael Stipe, Thomas Tulis.
2001/2002 Curator Synergy Center, University of Georgia
Curatorial Bibliography
Feaster,Felicia, Down in A-Town, Atlanta Creative Loafing, June 10 - July 16, 2002, p.62
Hammes, Mary Jessica, Of Art and Home, Marquee, Athens Banner Herald, July 11 - 17, 2002, p.10
Shultz, Jennifer, Music Boxes, Flagpole Magazine, September 19, 2001 feature article with cover, p.14 and p.15
Hammes, Mary Jessica, A Little Gallery with a Big Vision,
Marquee, Athens Banner Herald, August 16 - 22, 2001, feature article with cover, p.9 and p.10
Link, Melissa, Very Nice Divas Discuss Cardboard, Polka and the Cost of Living in Athens, p.10
Thrasher, Jason, Tit for Tat at Talledega, Flagpole Magazine, feature article with cover, May 30, 2001, p.14 and p.15
Hammes, Mary Jessica, The Game of the Cosmos, Marquee, Athens Banner Herald, May 3 - 9, 2001, p.4
Hammes, Mary Jessica, Power Pop, Marquee, Athens Banner Herald, March 22 - 28, 2001, p.5
Shultz, Jennifer, Art by the Dots, Flagpole Magazine, April 4, 2001 feature article with cover, p.11