JFW at the Brooklyn Public Library February 11 – April 3
Central Library, 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY 11238
Open, and Closed: The Book Art of John Frederick Walker, February 11 – April 3, 2016
Interrupted History, 2010-11. Mixed media.
The book persists in a digital age that threatens to render it extinct. Artist John Frederick Walker
presents another way to look at this remarkable object, an alternative visual experience of the act
of reading to make us think about the surround of meanings books possess. This exhibition
includes a selection of the artist’s mixed-media, sculptural and one-of-a-kind pieces that reflect
on the printed book.
Balcony Cases, Through April 3
JFW at Sharon Historical Society & Museum
The Sharon Historical Society & Museum announces the opening on July 25 of its upcoming art show at the Gallery @the SHS titled “Putting It All Together”. The show consists of quilted, collaged and assembled work in mixed media and will feature an eclectic grouping of pieces by local artists Ingrid Freidenbergs, Stephen Garmey, Ghost of a Dream, Gail Jacobson, Paul Neuman, Kate Stiassni and John Frederick Walker. The exhibit runs from July 25 through September 10. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 25 from 5:00 to 7:00PM.
18 Main Street, Sharon, CT 860-364-5688. Hours: Wed, Thurs, Fri — 12PM-4PM; Sat — 10AM-2PM
JFW in two exhibitions in NY and CT
This fall I’m included in two upcoming group shows in New York and Connecticut:
Next: Off On Tangents: Unique Techniques in Print On and Off the Wall
Curated by Nancy Lasar • October 4 through Nov. 1, 2014
Tuesday through Saturday 10am – 5pm. Opening reception Saturday, October 11, from 4-6PM
4 bryan memorial plaza in washington depot, P.O. Box 173, ct 06794 • 860.868.2878
JFW at Washington Art Association July 5 -26, 2014
4 bryan memorial plaza in washington depot, P.O. Box 173, ct 06794 • 860.868.2878
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JFW in Central Booking Exhibition Nov. 7- Jan. 12
I’m one of the participating artists in Central Booking’s upcoming “The Medicine Show,” which opens with a reception on November 7, 6-8 pm at 21 Ludlow Street, New York, NY 10002. The exhibition runs through January 14, 2014, Thursday-Sunday, 12-6pm.
John Frederick Walker: Flayed Book (Red Man), 2011 / mixed media and collage on book covers, 9.5 x 15 x 1.25 inches
JFW exhibition at Hotchkiss Library of Sharon June 1 – July 31
Lost Codex, 2012, 15x23x2 inches, altered book / mixed media
JFW Center for Book Arts Interview
I was interviewed by Kate Burns for the Center for Book Arts’s blog as part of its Friday Insight series. The interview can be found here, along with images of recent work.
JFW at Eastern Connecticut State University
I’ve just installed my exhibition “John Frederick Walker: The Altered Book,” at Eastern Connecticut State University’s J. Eugene Smith Library, and will be giving a lecture and studio workshop there on September 10th. The exhibition is on view through September 30th.
Artist & Author John Frederick Walker to Visit Eastern – September 10, 2012Locked Down Lepidopteran (2011). The insect order Lepidoptera includes butterflies and moths, whose mounted forms are often evoked in the artist’s work. Walker’s frequent use of bolts to lock down pages, rendering their contents inaccessible, references loss of information..Eastern Connecticut State UniversityJ. Eugene Smith Library83 Windham StreetWillimantic, CT 06226.
JFW in Center for Books Arts Exhibition July 6 – September 10
- Sudden Emergence of the Southern Hemisphere Mixed media over altered book 14.25″ x 22″ x 4.5″ 2006
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I’m one of the artists whose work (shown above) is included in “Multiple, Limited, Unique: Selections from the Permanent Collection of the Center for Book Arts” in New York. The exhibition was organized by Alexander Campos, Executive Director, Jen Larson, Collections Specialist, and the Collections Committee.
“For the past two years, the Center for Book Arts has been involved in a Collections Initiative, which involves the in-depth cataloguing and preservation of our extensive collection of artist books, prints, catalogues, and ephemera. This exhibition marks the culmination of the three-year Collections Initiative. The exhibition will offer an overview of the history and development of book arts in the 20th century, and examine the role of the institution in both nurturing and promoting innovative artists and preserving traditional artistic practices.”
A catalog with essays by Johanna Drucker, Erin Riley-Lopez, Amanda Stevenson and Tony White will be published in conjunction with the show, which is on view July 6 – September 10, 2011 at 28 West 27th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY and travels to Atlanta, Minneapolis, Houston, San Francisco and other venues.
JFW at Ober Gallery May 7-June 5
The Ober Gallery in Kent, Connecticut will exhibit my mixed-media “Bookworks” from May 7 to June 5, 2011. It’s my first solo exhibit in five years.
Elephant Folio, 2011. Mixed media
The works on exhibit all derive from actual books, or book fragments, radically altered. “In each case,” Kathryn Boughton wrote in her 2006 Litchfield County Times profile, “what remains becomes an armature for Mr. Walker’s drawing, a process that transforms these objects into original and evocative forms.”
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