John Edmonds (artist) explained

John Edmonds
Birth Date:	^[1]
Birth Place:	Washington, D.C.^[2]
Alma Mater:	Yale University School of Art MFA, 2016 Corcoran School of the Arts and Design BFA, 2012 L'École Parsons à Paris, France, 2011^[3]

John Edmonds (born 1989) is an artist working in photography who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.^[4]

Life and work

In his artistic practice, Edmonds explores themes of community, identity, and desire.^[5] Carrie Mae Weems describes Edmonds' as an artist who "re-imagines, and redefines the black man subject."^[1]

As of 2019, Edmonds is on faculty at Yale University and The School of Visual Arts.

He has had residencies at Light Work,^[6] Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture^[7] and Fabrica: The United Colors of Benetton's Research Center^[8]

Exhibitions

• Whitney Biennial 2019, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. Curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta.^[9]
• tete-a-tete, David Castillo Gallery, Miami, FL^[10]
• Do You See Me?, the Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina^[11]
• James Baldwin/Jim Brown & The Children, The Artist's Institute, New York, NY^[12]
• Lovers & Friends, Deli Gallery, Long Island City, NY^[13]

Collections

• Philadelphia Museum of Art^[14]
• FOAM Museum Amsterdam Library
• George Eastman Museum

External links

• Interview Magazine - John Edmonds By Colleen Kelsey
• Cultured Mag - John Edmonds: Young Artists 2018

Notes and References

1. Little . Myles . 12 African American Photographers You Should Follow Right Now . Time . en.
2. Web site: John Edmonds . Artspace . english.
3. Web site: John Edmonds – Rema Hort Mann Foundation .
4. Web site: Malito . Alessandra . An Anointing in Shadows and Light . Lens Blog . 7 April 2014.
5. Web site: Yale University School of Art: John Edmonds . art.yale.edu.
6. Web site: John Edmonds. Light Work. 20 December 2016 . en-US. 2019-04-09.
7. Web site: John Edmonds. www.phillipscollection.org. 2019-04-09.
8. Web site: John Edmonds . Philadelphia Museum of Art Photography Competition.
9. Web site: Whitney Biennial 2019. whitney.org. en.
10. Web site: tete-a-tete - David Castillo. davidcastillogallery.com. 2019-04-09.
11. Web site: New exhibit brings focuses on Black male identity - Winston-Salem State University. www.wssu.edu. 2019-04-09.
12. News: James Baldwin: Pessimist, Optimist, Hero. Cotter. Holland. 2019-01-31. The New York Times. 2019-04-09. en-US. 0362-4331.
13. Web site: John Edmonds . Interview Magazine . 21 September 2016.
14. Web site: Philadelphia Museum of Art - Collections Object : Untitled II. www.philamuseum.org. 2019-04-09.