John Edmonds (artist)

John Edmonds
Born1989 (age 35–36)[1]
Washington, D.C.[2]
Alma materYale University School of Art
MFA, 2016
Corcoran School of the Arts and Design
BFA, 2012
L'École Parsons à Paris, France, 2011[3]

John Edmonds (born 1989) is an artist working in photography who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.[4]

Life and work

In his artistic practice, Edmonds explores themes of community, identity, and desire.[5] Carrie Mae Weems describes Edmonds' as an artist who "re-imagines, and redefines the black man subject."[1]

As of 2019, Edmonds is on faculty at Yale University and The School of Visual Arts.[5]

He has had residencies at Light Work,[6] Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture[7] and Fabrica: The United Colors of Benetton's Research Center[8]

Exhibitions

Collections

References

  1. ^ a b Little, Myles. "12 African American Photographers You Should Follow Right Now". Time.
  2. ^ "John Edmonds". Artspace.
  3. ^ "John Edmonds – Rema Hort Mann Foundation".
  4. ^ Malito, Alessandra (7 April 2014). "An Anointing in Shadows and Light". Lens Blog.
  5. ^ a b "Yale University School of Art: John Edmonds". art.yale.edu.
  6. ^ "John Edmonds". Light Work. 20 December 2016. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  7. ^ a b c "John Edmonds". www.phillipscollection.org. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  8. ^ "John Edmonds". Philadelphia Museum of Art Photography Competition.
  9. ^ "Whitney Biennial 2019". whitney.org.
  10. ^ "tete-a-tete - David Castillo". davidcastillogallery.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-04. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  11. ^ "New exhibit brings focuses on Black male identity - Winston-Salem State University". www.wssu.edu. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  12. ^ Cotter, Holland (2019-01-31). "James Baldwin: Pessimist, Optimist, Hero". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
  13. ^ "John Edmonds". Interview Magazine. 21 September 2016.
  14. ^ "Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Untitled II". www.philamuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-04-09.