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{{Infobox artist
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= John Jerome O’Connor
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION= American artist creating large-scale, labor intensive, abstract works on paper
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|2|28}}
| birth_place
= [[Westfield, Massachusetts|Westfield]], [[Massachusetts]], [[USA]]
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| nationality = [[People of the United States|American]]
| field
= [[Painting]], [[Drawing]], [[Installation]]
| training
= [[Westfield State College]], [[Westfield, MA]]<br/> [[Pratt Institute]], [[Brooklyn, NY]]<br/> [[Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture]], [[Skowhegan, ME]]


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| influenced by = [[John Cage]], [[M.C.Escher]]
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'''John Jerome O’Connor'' (born February 28, 1972) is an [[United States|American]] artist known for his large-scale, labor intensive, abstract works on paper. In his work, O'Connor transforms information through idiosyncratic processes, creating equally idiosyncratic abstract shapes, forms, and patterns. He is represented by Pierogi gallery ,<ref>http://www.pierogi2000.com/artists/john-oconnor/</ref> in Brooklyn, NY, and Martin Asbaek Projects in Copenhagen, Denmark.
<ref>http://www.martinasbaek.com/Artists/John-O-Connor </ref>. He lives and works in [[New York City]].


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'''John J. O'Connor''' (born in Westfield, MA, in 1972) is an American artist based in New York City. He is best known for his large-scale, labor intensive, abstract works on paper. In his work, O'Connor transforms information through idiosyncratic processes, creating equally idiosyncratic abstract shapes, forms, and patterns. He is represented by Pierogi gallery in Brooklyn, NY, and Martin Asbaek Projects in Copenhagen, Denmark.


== Early career and art ==
==Early career and art==


=== Early career ===
=== Early career ===
Influenced by the art and music of John Cage while studying at Pratt Institute, O'Connor created abstractions based on chance operations. In 1998 he made a series of small drawings by dipping jazz brushes in ink before playing them directly on paper. Each drawing represented a specific beat per minute played for a specific duration. Though the compositions were simpler in these and larger scale works made in this period, O'Connor was laying the basic groundwork for future methods.
Influenced by the[[art]] and [[music]] of [[John Cage]] while studying at [[Pratt Institute]], O'Connor created [[abstractions]] based on chance operations. In 1998 he made a series of small [[drawings]] by dipping [[jazz]] brushes in ink before playing them directly on paper. Each drawing represented a specific beat per minute played for a specific duration. Though the [[compositions]] were simpler in these and larger scale works made in this period, O'Connor was laying the basic groundwork for future methods.


=== Art ===
=== Art ===
[[File:Earthquakes and Wars.jpg|thumb|Earthquakes and Wars]]
[[File:Earthquakes and Wars.jpg|thumb|Earthquakes and Wars]]
[[File:Secrets of the State.jpg|thumb|Secrets of the State]]
[[File:Secrets of the State.jpg|thumb|Secrets of the State]]
Typically O'Connor's new works are large drawings on paper made with colored pencil, paint pens and graphite. His compositions are abstract forms made from multi-colored fields of text and patterns which are partly derived from combining simple logical processes (such as alphabet codes or...) and partly from intuitive reactions. These processes often force unlikely connections between seemingly disparate data often with humorous results. Information used in his work include charts on male pattern baldness, personal blood pressure readings, stock market volatility, temperature fluctuations in his apartment, the prophesies of Nostradomus, census reports, etc. Patterns that emerge from linking these disparate data are often a structural conduit for his unique logic and aesthetic.
Typically O'Connor's new works are large drawings on paper made with [[colored pencil]], paint [[pens]] and [[graphite]]. His compositions are [[abstract]] forms made from multi-colored fields of text and patterns which are partly derived from combining simple logical processes (such as [[alphabet]] codes or...) and partly from intuitive reactions. These processes often force unlikely connections between seemingly disparate data often with humorous results. Information used in his work include [[charts]] on male pattern baldness, personal [[blood pressure]] readings, [[stock market]] [[volatility]], [[temperature fluctuations]] in his apartment, [[the prophesies of Nostradomus]], [[census reports]], etc. Patterns that emerge from linking these disparate data are often a structural conduit for his unique logic and aesthetic.

== Selected solo exhibitions ==
;2011
* What is Toronto?????, Pierogi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
* Barbara Walters Gallery, Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY
;2010
* "C'OD(e)R", Fleisher Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, 2008
* "Flannel Tongue", Pierogi Brooklyn
* "All of a Sudden", Martin Asbaek Projects, Copenhagen, Denmark
;2005
* "One Hundred Days in a Year", Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue produced)
;2002
* "Schemes Out", Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
;1997
* Jasper Rand Museum, Westfield, MA


== Selected group exhibitions ==
== Selected group exhibitions ==
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* San Antonio, TX (October 4, 2008&nbsp;– January 4, 2009)
* San Antonio, TX (October 4, 2008&nbsp;– January 4, 2009)
* "Reaganography", No Globe Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
* "Reaganography", No Globe Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
* "Cream No Sugar", Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
* "Cream No Sugar", Pierogi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
* "Selections from 185 Nassau", Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Princeton, NJ
* "Selections from 185 Nassau", Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Princeton, NJ
;2008
;2008
* "Art on Paper", Weather spoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
* "Art on Paper", [[Weather spoon Art Museum]], Greensboro, NC
* "Rich Text", Fleisher Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
* "Rich Text", Fleisher Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
* "Elusive Truths", Firehouse Art Gallery: Burlington City Arts, Burlington, VT (4-person show)
* "Elusive Truths", Firehouse Art Gallery: Burlington City Arts, Burlington, VT (4-person show)
* "Pierogi et al", Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
* "Pierogi et al", Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
* "Art on Paper", Weather spoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
* "Art on Paper", Weather spoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
* "The Object Direct", Mississippi State University
* "The Object Direct", [[Mississippi State University]]
* "Apocalyptic Summer", Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
* "Apocalyptic Summer", Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
* Psychadelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s, San Antonio Museum of Art,
* Psychadelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s, [[San Antonio Museum of Art]],
* San Antonio, TX and Stadtische Galerie Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
* San Antonio, TX and Stadtische Galerie Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
;2007
;2007
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* Collection 2006, curated by Bob Nickas, Rodolphe Janssen Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
* Collection 2006, curated by Bob Nickas, Rodolphe Janssen Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
;2005
;2005
* Greater New York, PS1 and Museum of Modern Art, Queens, NY
* Greater New York, [[PS1 and Museum of Modern Art]], Queens, NY
* Looking at Words, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY
* Looking at Words, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY
* Superfat, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY
* Superfat, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY
* Armory Show, New York, NY
* [[Armory Show]], New York, NY
* Seriality, Axel Raben Gallery, New York, NY
* Seriality, Axel Raben Gallery, New York, NY
* SAFN Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
* SAFN Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
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* Reconfigure, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
* Reconfigure, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
;2004
;2004
* Art Basel Miami, Miami FL
* [[Art Basel Miami]], Miami FL
* Armory Show (Pierogi), New York, NY
* Armory Show (Pierogi), New York, NY
* Vacation Nation, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
* Vacation Nation, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
* Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
* [[Andy Warhol Museum]], Pittsburgh, PA
* Parallel Inclines, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (2-person show)
* Parallel Inclines, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (2-person show)
* Thought Patterns, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ
* Thought Patterns, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ
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* Art Basel Miami (Pierogi), Miami, FL
* Art Basel Miami (Pierogi), Miami, FL
* On the Wall, OH+T Gallery, Boston, MA
* On the Wall, OH+T Gallery, Boston, MA
* Brooklyn Showcase, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
* Brooklyn Showcase, [[Maine College of Art]], Portland, ME
* High and Inside, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
* High and Inside, [[Marlborough Gallery]], New York, NY
* In Heat, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
* In Heat, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
* Random Order, White Columns, New York, NY
* Random Order, [[White Columns]], New York, NY
* The Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, Traveling Exhibition:
* The Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, Traveling Exhibition:
* New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY; Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA; Soo Visual Arts, Minneapolis, MN;
* [[New Museum of Contemporary Art]], New York, NY; Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA; Soo Visual Arts, Minneapolis, MN;
* Art Center of South Florida, Miami Beach, FL; Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA
* Art Center of South Florida, Miami Beach, FL; Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA
* Armory Show (Pierogi), New York, NY
* Armory Show (Pierogi), New York, NY
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== Selected awards/residencies ==
== Selected awards/residencies ==
;2012
;2012
* Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation Space Program, DUMBO, NY
* [[Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation]] Space Program, DUMBO, NY
;2008
;2008
* New York Foundation for the Arts Grant in Painting
* [[New York Foundation for the Arts]] Grant in Painting
;2007
;2007
* Pollock-Krasner Foundation Artist Grant
* [[Pollock-Krasner Foundation]] Artist Grant
* Resident Artist, Farpath Foundation, Dijon, France
* Resident Artist, Farpath Foundation, Dijon, France
;2004
;2004
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* Artist in Residence, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
* Artist in Residence, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
;2000
;2000
* Full Fellowship, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
* Full Fellowship, [[Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture]], [[Skowhegan]], ME
* Kress Foundation Fellowship, Brooklyn Museum of Art
* Kress Foundation Fellowship, Brooklyn Museum of Art
* Drawing, Prints and Photographs Department, Brooklyn, NY
* Drawing, Prints and Photographs Department, Brooklyn, NY
* Excellence in Art History, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
* Excellence in Art History, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
;1997
;1997
* Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
* Fellowship, [[Vermont Studio Center]], Johnson, VT
;1996
;1996
* Award of Excellence, Cover Art Competition, Manhattan Arts International, New York, NY
* Award of Excellence, Cover Art Competition, Manhattan Arts International, New York, NY


== Public collections ==
== Public collections ==
* Whitney Museum of American Art (NYC)
* [[Whitney Museum of American Art]] (NYC)
* Museum of Modern Art (NYC)
* [[Museum of Modern Art]](NYC)
* New Museum of Contemporary Art (NYC)
* [[New Museum of Contemporary Art]] (NYC)
* Southern Methodist University (TX),
* [[Southern Methodist University]] (TX),
* Asheville Museum of Art (NC)
* [[Asheville Museum of Art]] (NC)
* Montgomery Museum of Art (AL),
* [[Montgomery Museum of Art]] (AL),
* Zimmerli Museum of Art at Rutgers (NJ)
* [[Zimmerli Museum of Art at Rutgers]] (NJ)
* City Museum of Orlando (FL)
* [[City Museum of Orlando]] (FL)
* Weatherspoon Art Museum (NC)
* [[Weatherspoon Art Museum]] (NC)


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==
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* Tom Patterson, Review of "Art on Paper", Winston-Salem Journal
* Tom Patterson, Review of "Art on Paper", Winston-Salem Journal
* Village Voice, Review (Best in Show) of "Flannel Tongue"
* Village Voice, Review (Best in Show) of "Flannel Tongue"
* Brooklyn Rail, Interview with Eve Ascheimm
* [[Brooklyn Rail]], Interview with Eve Ascheimm
* Review of "Elusive Truths", Seven Days Newspaper, Burlington, VT
* Review of "Elusive Truths", Seven Days Newspaper, Burlington, VT
* Review of "Elusive Truths", The Burlington Free Press, VT
* Review of "Elusive Truths", The Burlington Free Press, VT
* Review of "Elusive Truths", Artscope Magazine
* Review of "Elusive Truths", [[Artscope Magazine]]
;2005/2006
;2005/2006
* Village Voice, Review of One Hundred Days in a Year, November / December
* [[Village Voice]], Review of One Hundred Days in a Year, November / December
* New Yorker, Review of and Reproduction from One Hundred Days in a Year, Dec. 26 / Jan. 02
* [[New Yorker]], Review of and Reproduction from One Hundred Days in a Year, Dec. 26 / Jan. 02
* Gregory Montreuil, Gay City News, Review of One Hundred Days in a Year, Dec. 21
* Gregory Montreuil, Gay City News, Review of One Hundred Days in a Year, Dec. 21
* Nicole Oncina, Brooklyn Eagle, Review of Superfat, October 6
* Nicole Oncina, Brooklyn Eagle, Review of Superfat, October 6
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== Education ==
== Education ==
;2000
;2000
* Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Skowhegan, ME
* [[Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture Skowhegan]], ME
* Master of Fine Art, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
* Master of Fine Art, [[Pratt Institute, Brooklyn]], NY
* Master of Theory, Criticism, and History of Art Pratt Institute
* Master of Theory, Criticism, and History of Art Pratt Institute
;1995
;1995
* BA, Concentration in Graphic Design Westfield State College, Westfield, MA
* BA, Concentration in Graphic Design [[Westfield State College]], Westfield, MA


== Teaching experience ==
== Teaching experience ==
* Sarah Lawrence College: Undergraduate Drawing & Mixed Media, Bronxville, NY
* [[Sarah Lawrence College]]: Undergraduate Drawing & Mixed Media, Bronxville, NY
* Princeton University: Undergraduate Drawing & Painting, Princeton, NJ
* [[Princeton University]]: Undergraduate Drawing & Painting, Princeton, NJ
* Pratt Institute: Graduate Drawing & Painting, & Thesis; Undergraduate Art History (Survey, and Modern Art), Brooklyn, NY
* Pratt Institute]]: Graduate Drawing & Painting, & Thesis; Undergraduate Art History (Survey, and Modern Art), Brooklyn, NY
* New York University, Continue Education Art History, New York, NY
* [[New York University]], Continue Education Art History, New York, NY
* Adelphi University, Art History (Modern Art, Survey), & Drawing, Garden City, NY
* [[Adelphi University]], Art History (Modern Art, Survey), & Drawing, Garden City, NY
* Caldwell College: Art History, Caldwell, NJ
* [[Caldwell College]]: Art History, Caldwell, NJ
* St. John’s University: Art History, Queens, NY
* [[St. John’s University]]: Art History, Queens, NY
* Westfield State College: Art History, Drawing, & Painting, Westfield, MA
* [[Westfield State College]]: Art History, Drawing, & Painting, Westfield, MA


== Visiting artist/lecture ==
== Visiting artist/lecture ==
* Mass Art, Boston, MA
* Mass Art, Boston, MA
* Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
* [[Tyler School of Art]], [[Temple University]], [[Philadelphia]], PA
* Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
* Maryland Institute College of Art, [[Baltimore]], MD
* Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
* [[Brigham Young University]], Provo, UT
* Museum School of Fine Art, Boston, MA
* [[Museum School of Fine Art]], [[Boston]], MA


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.johnjoconnor.net}}
*[http://www.johnjoconnor.net/ Official website]
* http://www.brooklynrail.org/2011/07/artseen/john-oconnor-what-is-toronto
*[http://www.pierogi2000.com/artists/john-oconnor/ Pierogi Gallery]
*[http://www.martinasbaek.com/Artists/John-O-Connor/ Martin Asbaek Gallery]
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* http://johnjoconnor.net/images/Bombspread.jpg
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* http://brooklynbased.net/blog/2011/05/john-j-oconnors-continuous-loop/
* http://www.theparadigmcase.com/2011/06/the-case-on-art-john-jerome-oconnor/
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* http://www.esopusmag.com/archivesubright.php?Id=3829&pID=3823
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* http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/last-call-spotlight-on-jo_n_686958.html
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* http://johnjoconnor.net/pdf/Artforum.pdf
* http://www.newmuseum.org/events/386



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|NAME= O'Connor, John J.

|ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
*[http://www.brooklynrail.org/2011/07/artseen/john-oconnor-what-is-toronto/ Review Written by Charles Sshultz Brooklyn Rail]
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|SHORT DESCRIPTION= American artist creating large-scale, labor intensive, abstract works on paper
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*[http://johnjoconnor.net/images/Bombspread.jpg/ John O’Connor by Bruce Pearson]
|DATE OF BIRTH= 1972
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*[http://brooklynbased.net/blog/2011/05/john-j-oconnors-continuous-loop/ Brooklyn Based Review]
|PLACE OF BIRTH= Westfield, MA
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*[http://www.esopusmag.com/archivesubright.php?Id=3829&pID=3823/ Artist’s Project: John O’Connor Lottery Drawings]
|DATE OF DEATH=
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*[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/18/last-call-spotlight-on-jo_n_686958.html/ Last Call: Spotlight on John J. O’Connor’s Meandering Art]
|PLACE OF DEATH=
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*[http://johnjoconnor.net/pdf/Artforum.pdf/ Nell McClister, ARTFORUM]
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*[http://www.newmuseum.org/events/386/ Skowhegan Talks: Fred Tomaselli and John O’Connor]
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John Jerome O’Connor
File:Artwork of John Jerome O’Connor
Artwork of John Jerome O’Connor
Born (1972-02-28) February 28, 1972 (age 52)
Westfield, Massachusetts, USA
NationalityAmerican
EducationWestfield State College, Westfield, MA
Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME
Known forPainting, Drawing, Installation
File:Itchy Face 3.jpg
Itchy Face 3

'John Jerome O’Connor (born February 28, 1972) is an American artist known for his large-scale, labor intensive, abstract works on paper. In his work, O'Connor transforms information through idiosyncratic processes, creating equally idiosyncratic abstract shapes, forms, and patterns. He is represented by Pierogi gallery ,[1] in Brooklyn, NY, and Martin Asbaek Projects in Copenhagen, Denmark. [2]. He lives and works in New York City.


Early career and art

Early career

Influenced by theart and music of John Cage while studying at Pratt Institute, O'Connor created abstractions based on chance operations. In 1998 he made a series of small drawings by dipping jazz brushes in ink before playing them directly on paper. Each drawing represented a specific beat per minute played for a specific duration. Though the compositions were simpler in these and larger scale works made in this period, O'Connor was laying the basic groundwork for future methods.

Art

File:Earthquakes and Wars.jpg
Earthquakes and Wars
File:Secrets of the State.jpg
Secrets of the State

Typically O'Connor's new works are large drawings on paper made with colored pencil, paint pens and graphite. His compositions are abstract forms made from multi-colored fields of text and patterns which are partly derived from combining simple logical processes (such as alphabet codes or...) and partly from intuitive reactions. These processes often force unlikely connections between seemingly disparate data often with humorous results. Information used in his work include charts on male pattern baldness, personal blood pressure readings, stock market volatility, temperature fluctuations in his apartment, the prophesies of Nostradomus, census reports, etc. Patterns that emerge from linking these disparate data are often a structural conduit for his unique logic and aesthetic.

Selected group exhibitions

2011
  • So Different, So Appealing, Gramercy Park, NYC; curated by Rachel Churner
  • The Death Affect, Artblog Artblog, NYC
  • The Way Things Work, Athens Institute of Contemporary Art, Athens, GA
  • Spiral Bound, Notebooks from New York to San Diego, UC San Diego, CA
2010
  • Drawing Systems, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
  • Summer in the City, Martin Asbaek Projects, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Summer Group Show, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
  • Esopus Exhibition Space, New York, NY
  • Works on Paper, Big and Small Casual Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2009
  • The Lab, Dublin, Ireland; (3-person exhibition), Psychedelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s, San Antonio Museum of Art,
  • San Antonio, TX (October 4, 2008 – January 4, 2009)
  • "Reaganography", No Globe Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • "Cream No Sugar", Pierogi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • "Selections from 185 Nassau", Paul Robeson Center for the Arts, Princeton, NJ
2008
  • "Art on Paper", Weather spoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
  • "Rich Text", Fleisher Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
  • "Elusive Truths", Firehouse Art Gallery: Burlington City Arts, Burlington, VT (4-person show)
  • "Pierogi et al", Daniel Weinberg Gallery, Los Angeles
  • "Art on Paper", Weather spoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC
  • "The Object Direct", Mississippi State University
  • "Apocalyptic Summer", Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
  • Psychadelic: Optical and Visionary Art since the 1960s, San Antonio Museum of Art,
  • San Antonio, TX and Stadtische Galerie Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, Germany
2007
  • Analogous Logic, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY
  • Flat filing, Artnews Projects, Berlin, Germany
2006
  • (Un)Natural Selection, Pierogi Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
  • Mixed Signals, Ronald Feldman Gallery, New York, NY
  • Factitious, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY and Leipzig, Germany
  • Miami Basel – part of Pierogi/Feldman exhibition space
  • Collection 2006, curated by Bob Nickas, Rodolphe Janssen Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2005
  • Greater New York, PS1 and Museum of Modern Art, Queens, NY
  • Looking at Words, Andrea Rosen Gallery, New York, NY
  • Superfat, Brooklyn Fire Proof, Brooklyn, NY
  • Armory Show, New York, NY
  • Seriality, Axel Raben Gallery, New York, NY
  • SAFN Museum, Reykjavik, Iceland
  • Queens International, Queens Museum, Flushing, NY
  • Reconfigure, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
2004
  • Art Basel Miami, Miami FL
  • Armory Show (Pierogi), New York, NY
  • Vacation Nation, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
  • Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Parallel Inclines, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL (2-person show)
  • Thought Patterns, Kent Place Gallery, Summit, NJ
  • Fear of an Abstract Planet, King Fisher Projects, Queens, NY
2003
  • Art Basel Miami (Pierogi), Miami, FL
  • On the Wall, OH+T Gallery, Boston, MA
  • Brooklyn Showcase, Maine College of Art, Portland, ME
  • High and Inside, Marlborough Gallery, New York, NY
  • In Heat, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
  • Random Order, White Columns, New York, NY
  • The Altoids Curiously Strong Collection, Traveling Exhibition:
  • New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY; Consolidated Works, Seattle, WA; Soo Visual Arts, Minneapolis, MN;
  • Art Center of South Florida, Miami Beach, FL; Atlanta College of Art, Atlanta, GA
  • Armory Show (Pierogi), New York, NY
  • Detonation, Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY
2002
  • D'Artiste's American's, La Miroterie, Paris
  • Artforum Berlin (Pierogi), Berlin, Germany
  • Slide Slam, Art in General, New York, NY
  • Boiled or Fried, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
  • Armory Show (Pierogi), New York, NY
  • New Drawing 2002, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
  • Process on Paper, OH+T Gallery, Boston, MA
2001
  • Artforum Berlin (Pierogi), Berlin, Germany
  • Artist of the Week, Pierogi, Brooklyn, NY
  • Mapping Cultures, Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA
  • Systematic, Nicholas Davies Gallery, New York, NY
  • Brooklyn-New Work, Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, New York, NY
  • Systems: Past, Present and Future, Teacheras Insurance Corporation, New York, NY
2000
  • Snapshot, Museum of Contemporary Art, Baltimore, MD
  • Viridian Gallery, Curated by Charlotta Kotic, Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY
  • Showcase 2000, Hammerstein Ballroom, New York, NY
  • DFN Gallery, New York, NY
  • Art and Math, Mariboe Gallery, Hightown, NJ
1999
  • Pleiades Gallery of Contemporary Art, Curated by Donald Kuspit, New York, NY
  • Citicorp Exhibition, Citicorp Plaza, New York, NY
  • Annual Juried Exhibition, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY
  • Two works selected by Stefan Stux, Stefan Stux Gallery, New York, NY
1998
  • Contemporary Abstraction, East Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
  • 61st Annual National Juried Exhibition, Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY

Selected awards/residencies

2012
2008
2007
2004
  • Artist in Residence, Flying Horse Press, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
2002
  • Artist in Residence, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
2000
1997
1996
  • Award of Excellence, Cover Art Competition, Manhattan Arts International, New York, NY

Public collections

Bibliography

2009
  • Skowhegan Talks, New Museum, NYC; discussion with Fred Tomaselli
  • Work reproduced in The Judith Rothschild Collection Catalogue Raisonne, MOMA
  • Ellen Gilbert, Review of "Selections", in Town Topics, Princeton, NJ
2008
  • Southern Review – works reproduced with writings
  • Max Halperin, Review of "Art on Paper", Art Papers
  • Robert C. Lopez, Review of "Art on Paper", Greensboro News & Record
  • Tom Patterson, Review of "Art on Paper", Winston-Salem Journal
  • Village Voice, Review (Best in Show) of "Flannel Tongue"
  • Brooklyn Rail, Interview with Eve Ascheimm
  • Review of "Elusive Truths", Seven Days Newspaper, Burlington, VT
  • Review of "Elusive Truths", The Burlington Free Press, VT
  • Review of "Elusive Truths", Artscope Magazine
2005/2006
  • Village Voice, Review of One Hundred Days in a Year, November / December
  • New Yorker, Review of and Reproduction from One Hundred Days in a Year, Dec. 26 / Jan. 02
  • Gregory Montreuil, Gay City News, Review of One Hundred Days in a Year, Dec. 21
  • Nicole Oncina, Brooklyn Eagle, Review of Superfat, October 6
2004
  • Holland Cotter, The New York Times, Review of Queens International, November 12
2003
  • Ken Johnson, New York Times, Review of Random Order, June 6
  • David Cohen, The New York Sun, Review of High and Inside, June 5
  • Gregory Montreuil, Art Papers, Review of Schemes Out (Solo), March/April
  • John Hawke, Brooklyn Rail, Review of Schemes Out (Solo), Winter 2003
2002
  • The New Yorker, Review of Schemes Out (Solo) , December 9
  • Village Voice, online recommended exhibition, Solo Exhibition, December
  • Frances Richard, Artforum, Criticas Picks, Review of Boiled or Fried, July, NY
  • Sarah Schmerler, Time Out New York, Review of Boiled or Fried, July, NY
  • Sarah Boxer, New York Times, Review of Snapshot, March
  • Christopher Millis, Boston Phoenix, Review of Process on Paper, January, Boston, MA
  • Paul Parcellin, retrorocket.com, Review of Process on Paper, January, Boston, MA
2001
  • Ken Johnson, New York Times, Review of Systematic, January 12, E51
  • New American Painting, Northeast Edition; Boston, MA
2000
  • Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, November 17, Washington, D.C.
  • Nicole Plett, U.S.1, Review of Art and Math, New Jersey, February 2, 39–40
  • Renee Philips, Manhattan Arts International, July
1999
  • TCHADA, Pratt Institute, July

Education

2000
1995

Teaching experience

Visiting artist/lecture



  1. ^ http://www.pierogi2000.com/artists/john-oconnor/
  2. ^ http://www.martinasbaek.com/Artists/John-O-Connor
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