Born 1980, Providence RI
               Lives Providence and works in Boston MA
               info@johncgonzalez.com


                Education
2011        MFA, Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts
2008        Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture
2003        BFA, Rhode Island School of Design
2002        Australia National University


                Group Exhibitions
2012        Howard Art Project, Small Conversations, Boston MA
               92nd Street Y Tribeca, Drawings Related to Performance Works, New York NY
               Ocean State Review, Providence RI
               Beehive, Boston MA
2011        Samsøn, Small Conversations, Boston MA
               Artcetera Benefit Auction, Boston MA
               Eastern Michigan University, Looking Both Ways, Ypsilanti MI
               Helen Day Art Center, Best of the North East Masters of Fine Arts, curated by Nathan Suter, Stowe VT
               Grossman Gallery, Graduating Students Exhibition, Boston MA
               Lufthansa Studios, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Boston, MA
2010        William Morris Hunt Memorial Library, Summer 2010, curated by Jennifer Nichols, Boston MA
               Boston University, Boston Young Contemporaries, curated by Joao Ribas, Boston MA
               Grossman Gallery, Student Annual Exhibition, curated by Dina Deitch and Andrew Witkin, Boston MA
2009        Emerson College, Next Generation 3, curated by Joe Ketner, Boston MA
               Arthouse at the Jones Center, New American Talent 24, curated by Hamza Walker, Austin TX
               Grossman Gallery, Student Annual Exhibition, Boston MA
2008        Justison Landing, Wilmington DE
               Boston Center for the Arts, Boston MA
               Wickford Art Association, Wickford RI
2007        Providence Art Club, Fidelity Investments Annual Exhibition, Providence RI
2004        Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford CT
2003        Providence Art Club, Providence RI
               Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence RI
               ISB Gallery, Providence RI
2002        Australia National University, Canberra Australia
2001        Searless Gallery, Providence RI
2000        Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence RI
                
              
                Performances and Screenings
2012        Boston University Art Gallery, Trading Post, part of 100 Years (Version #4 Boston, 2012) & Performa 11, Boston MA
2011        Socrates Sculpture Park, September 25, 2021, Queens NY
               Regina Rex, Out of the Woods, Brooklyn NY
               School of the Museum of Fine Arts, In-Between, curated by Benjamin Austin, Boston MA
2010        William Morris Hunt Memorial Library, Parallel Archive, curated by Christopher Ford, Boston MA


                Curatorial Projects
2010        Lufthansa Studios Project Space, Boston MA
               Mobius Art Space, We’ll Take You Seriously Someday, Boston MA
               Gasp Gallery, Death Does the Popsicle, Brookline MA


                Bibliography
2012        Lacoste, Christina. “Off the Wall: 100 Years Exhibit” Digboston.com 2/24/12
2011        Avedisian, Alexis. “Noesis: Buy/Alt.” Digboston.com 12/14/11
               Wang, Kai-Hwa. “Looking Both Ways at the ‘Made in China Label’ and 9/11 Fears” AnnArbor.com 9/18/11
               Polston, Pamela. “Bold Strokes.” 7dvt.com 6/15/11
               Evans, Andrea. “John C. Gonzalez.” Temporarylandbridge.com 5/16/11
               Karp, David. “Mass Production at Lufthansa Studios.” Limeduck.com 5/15/11
               Harding, Chris. “Artists’ Collective Sets Up Shop on Fields Corner’s Gibson Street.” The Dorchester Reporter 1/6/11
2010        Cook, Greg. “New Directions.” The Boston Phoenix 7/14/10
2009        Manning, James. “Big Red On-the-Town: Emerson College” Bigredandshiny.com 12/21/09
               Keith, John. “School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Holds December Sale” Thelifeofacity.com 11/16/09
               Faust Gabrielle. “New American Talent.” Examiner.com 6/15/09 


                Awards/Fellowships
2012        Wassaic Project, artist residency fellowship, Wassaic NY
               Samson, Subsamson Artist in Residence, Boston MA
2011        MacDowell Colony, summer artist residency fellowship, Peterborough NH
               Jentel Foundation, artist residency fellowship, Banner WY              
2010        Tufts University, Research Grant, Medford MA
               School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Dean’s Grant, Boston MA
2009        School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Springborn fellowship recipient, Boston MA
2008-11   Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Full Tuition Merit Scholarship, Boston MA
2008        Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, artist residency fellowship, Skowhegan ME 
2007        Vermont Studio Center, artist residency fellowship, Johnson VT
1999-03   Rhode Island School of Design, Merit Scholarship, Providence RI


                Academic Appointments 
2012        Visiting Critic, Painting Department, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston MA
2011-12   Post-Graduate Teaching Fellow, (instructor of record) Contemporary Art Practice, SMFA, Boston MA
2010-11   Graduate Teaching Fellow, (instructor of record) Painting, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA
2010        Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellow, Pre-College Program, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA
2009-10   Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellow, Painting, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA
2009        Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellow, Pre-College Program, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA
2004        Painting Instructor, Riverzedge Arts Foundation, Providence RI
2002        Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Fellowship, Illustration Department, RISD, Providence RI
  
 
 
 
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