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Artist Statement:
These works are a part of an
ongoing body of work I started
in 1995. It consists of
drawings, which are
labyrinths, and paintings
derived from images as well as
from life. The beginnings of
these drawing processes do not
deal directly with the image,
but the breakup of the picture
plane. I establish a series
of gesture lines in pen;
tentative glimpses translated
with definite marks. This is
the structure for subsequent
marks. I do not allow myself
(for the most part) to cross
any lines or marks. In turn,
initial lines act as
“containers” for later lines.
The result of this activity is
a maze-like structure that
also implies an image. I
build up greater densities of
marks to achieve darker
values. The image I work from
provides a guide to direct
this activity. As the process
continues the applied marks
become smaller and smaller and
the information brought into
the drawing becomes more
refined. This is a self
refining process that I am
continuing to push further and
further with each piece.
This is actually a process
that started for me in high
school; doodling in notebooks.
Only now I have applied this
mindless activity to ...
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Artist Reviews:
Selected Publications /
Reviews:
“Worth a Thousand
Words....’The Pedantic Idiot’
by John Hampshire is just one
of the works......”
2/18/2001. New York Times.
pg. 16, section WE
“....’John Hampshire’s
Recent Work’ fills the gallery
with medium and large scale
paintings made in just a two
or three ...
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Collections:
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Commissions:
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Exhibitions for John Hampshire:
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One / Two Person Exhibitions:
• 9/8-10/14/01: "Portraits" Hunter Gallery. Newport, RI.
• 12/18/00-1/29/01: “Labyrinthian Portraits” Hudson Valley Community College. Troy, NY
• 1/5/00-2/9/00: The Main Street Gallery, Dobbs Ferry, NY
• 9/99: Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY
• 9/99: Spencertown Academy. Spencertown. NY; 2-person show. "Paintings by John Hampshire and Jennifer Gordon".
• 7/99: Courthouse Gallery . Lake George Arts Project. 2-person show
• 2/99 Grosvenor Gallery. SUNY Cobleskill, Cobleskill, NY. With Lecture
• 3/1-3/30/98: Uncommon Grounds, Saratoga Springs. NY
• 2/27-3/27/98: SCAC Gallery, Cobleskill, NY; solo
• 10/14-11/14/97: Berkshire Community College, Pittsfield, MA. With Lecture on 11/3/97
• 6/97-8/97: Uncommon Grounds, Albany, NY
• 6/19-7/4/94: Wesley Health Care Center, Saratoga Springs. NY; two-person
Group / Juried Exhibitions:
2/2-3/8/02: " 25th Small Works". Curated by Barbara Millstein. 80 Washington Sq. East Galleries, NYU. Juror's Award
• 2/28-3/24/01: “International Works on Paper”. Soho20 Gallery, NYC, NY Juried by Krishna Reddy.
• 6/01-7/01: “Faculty Show”. Skidmore College. Saratoga Springs, NY
• 2/7-2/28/01: “Invitational International Art Exhibition”. Period Gallery. Omaha, NE.
• 2/3-3/9/01: “Small Works Exhibition”, 80 Washington Square East Galleries, NYC. Juried by Peter Blum. Honorable mention
• 1/19-2/28/01: “Every Picture Tells a Story; Narrative Paintings”. The Main Street Gallery. Dobbs Ferry, NY 4 person show.
• 10/30-11/21/2000: “On/Off Paper”. Cloyde Snook Gallery. Adams State College. Alamosa, CO Juried by Lisa Tremper Hanover
• 7/16-8/18/00: “National 2000" Cooperstown Art Association. Juried by Jerome Witkin. Two awards received.
• 7/6-8/6/00: “RE/ Surface”. Marshall Arts Gallery. Scottsdale, AZ. Juried byJoshua Rose
• 3/17-4/14/00: Fayetteville State University. Fayetteville, NC. “Current Work: A National Competition 2000". Juried show
• 6/9-7/10/00: Summer Six Faculty Show. Skidmore College. Saratoga Springs, NY
• 3/00: Fulton St. Gallery. " Marking the Millenium", Juried Exhibition. Troy, NY
• 6/99-8/99: Summer Six Faculty Art Show: Skidmore Coll., Saratoga Spgs., NY
• 6/3-6/6/99: Skidmore College, Dana Science Center Atrium. Skidmore Alumni Reunion Art Exhibition. Saratoga Spgs.
• 5/99: The Firehouse Gallery, Bordentown, NJ. " Brian Cesario, Dallas Cheek, John Hampshire, and Erin Obrochta"
• 2/99 "Clickers," Fulton Street Gallery, Troy NY; Curated by Jed Cleary
• 12/6-12/27/98; Spencertown Academy. Spencertown. NY; Juried by Carrie Haddad. Award received
• 8/1-8/27:1998 Morningside Gallery. Latham, NY. "Eastern Juried Regional"
• 6/20-8/7: Schweinfurth Mml. Ctr., Auburn, NY; "Artists of NY". Juried by Jerome Witkin
• 5/22-Fall 98: Albany International Airport. "1998 Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region". Juried by Lela Hersh
• 5/13-6/20/98: Rathbone Gallery. Sage JCA. Albany. "Body Image". National juried show. Curated by Ken Johnson
• 2/6-4/26/98: NYS Museum, Albany. NY. "NYS Biennial Exhibition". Curated by Linda Weintraub
• 3/1-3/30/98: Spencertown Academy, Spencertown NY; 4-person show
• 12/97; Spencertown Academy, Juried show. Award received.
• 10/11-11/16/97: The Gallery at Two Depot Square, Chatham, NY. "The Men's Room"
• 6/17-7/31/97 Art Museum, SUNY, Albany. NY "Artists of the Mohawk-Hudson Region". Juried by Dan Cameron
• 5/9-6/27/97: Albany Center Galleries, Albany, NY. "Newer Artists". Curated by Harold Lohner
• 5/10-5/18/97; MFA Thesis Show. Art Museum, SUNY. Albany. NY
• 5/13-5/21/94: Senior Art Exhibition, Skidmore College. Saratoga Springs. NY
• 11/93: Wayside Inn, Greenfield Center, NY; group show
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