MFA Thesis Exhibition Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum FIU
'Shorn and Discarded on the Cutting Room Floor' 2023, Collagraph on paper, 80 x 150 inches
‘Remnants Resurfaced in Genealogy’ 2023, Screen print, plastic, silicone, spray paint, tape 86 x 144 inches
'A Play in the Park: Who Fired First' 2023, On exhibit at NMPRAC, Chicago, IL
'A Play in the Park: Who Fired First' (close up) 2023, Xerox collagraph on paper, silicone, acrylic, image transfer, Dimensions Variable
'A Play in the Park: Who Fired First' (Close up) 2023, Xerox collagraph on paper, silicone, Acrylic, image transfer, Dimensions Variable
'A Play in the Park: Who Fired First' (Close up) 2023, Xerox collagraph on paper, silicone, Acrylic, image transfer, Dimensions Variable
‘Born Anew At Each A.M. On My Way To Meet Piri’ 2021, Silicone, paper, acrylic, wood, 70 x 40 inches
'Erasure' 2021, cyanotype, acrylic paint on paper 44 x 90 in.
'Homenaje a Ramon Lopez' 2021, silicone, carborundum, paper 27 1/2 x 29 1/2 in.
John Colón weaves together various elements to explore the depths of printmaking, photography, and collage. His works encompass a rich tapestry of collagraphy, petrographs, and memory maps. Through his art, Colón delves into the essence of human recollection.Memory maps play a pivotal role in Colón's artistic narrative, functioning as visual guides to the labyrinth of remembrance. These maps offer glimpses into the artist's own recollections. Through the interplay of fragmented imagery and abstract symbolism, Colón encourages us to question the nature of memory and its ability to shape our identities.John Colón lives and works in South Florida and has familial roots in Puerto Rico and Chicago. His work has been exhibited at the Frost Art Museum, the Laundromat Artspace, the Bonnier Gallery as well as VisArts in Maryland. He earned an MFA from Florida International University in 2023.
EDUCATION
2023 MFA in Studio Arts, Florida International University Miami, FL
2000 BA in Photography, Columbia College Chicago (BA) Chicago, IL
1991 School of the Art Institute, Chicago, ILEXHIBITIONS
2024 Liminal, National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, Chicago, IL
2023 Excavating Fragments, Miami Beach Visual Arts Gallery, Miami Beach, FL (Solo Exhibition) (curated by Colette Mello)
Mnemosyne’s Reverie, Master of Fine Arts Exhibition, Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami, FL
Sound of Fire, Kaplan Gallery, VisArts Center, Rockville, Md (curated by Gabrielle Tillenburg)
2022 Uprooted Memories: Echoes of our Past, Miami Beach Visual Arts Gallery, Miami Beach, FL (curated by Angela Chaine)
The MFA Showcase, The Bonnier Gallery, Miami, FL
Musings, FIU Visual Arts Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
2021 Twelve, Laundromat Art Space, Miami, FL
Emergence, FIU Visual Arts Gallery, Miami Beach, FL
Moving On, Laundromat Art Space, Miami, FL (curated by Yi Chin Hsieh)
2018 Group Show, the Great Project Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2017 Untitled, the Great Project Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2016 Group Show, the Great Project Gallery, Fort Lauderdale, FL
2000 Circulation/Circulación, PRCC, Chicago, IL
You Are Here, the Hat Gallery, Chicago, IL
Graduating Senior’s Fine Arts Exhibition, Glass Curtain Gallery, Chicago, ILAWARDS/GRANTS & FELLOWSHIPS
2023 Betty Laird Perry Award
2022 Faena Art Curatorial Studies Scholarship
Ratcliffe Art and Design Fellowship
2021 Berkowitz Scholarship, Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation
Sheldon M Lurie Memorial VA Scholarship
FIU Arts Council Art/Art History Scholarship
Dean’s Excellence Award
2020 FIU Visual Arts ScholarshipTEACHING EXPERIENCE
2023 Teaching Assistant, Florida International University, Miami, Fl (Beginning Printmaking [instructor of record], Spring 2023)
2022 Teaching Assistant, Florida International University, Miami, Fl (Printmaking Fall 2022)
2022 Teaching Assistant, Florida International University, Miami, Fl (Printmaking Spring 2022)PROFESSIONAL/ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
2023 Florida Printmakers Society (FLPS), Coral Gables, FL
2022 Co-organizer FIU/WASHU Graduate Meetup, Mana Wynwood, Miami, FL
2022 Artist panel, The Bonnier Gallery, Miami, FL
2002-04 National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts & Culture, Board of directorsPUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA
news.fiu.edu/2021/fiu-opens-student-run-art-gallery-in-miami-beach, May 2021
Faces of AIDS, Living in the Heartland, Chicago Department of Public Health, June 2001, pgs. 119-121COLLECTIONS
Private, Rockville, MD
Private, Chicago, IL