John McAllister
Born 1973, Slidell, LA
Lives and works in Northhampton, MA

aglow hushed nightsound seeking, 2019. Oil on canvas. 23 x 18 inches

shelters sudden sought, 2019. Oil on canvas. 23 x 18 inches

wilds gleaming dreamy, 2019. Oil on canvas. 23 x 18 inches

Installation view, "silence sounding sumptuous," James Fuentes, 2019

lazing incandesce no less, 2020, oil on canvas, 72 × 168 × 2 inches

shanty sea ever agleam, 2015, oil on canvas, 72 × 168 inches

Installation view, "silence sounding sumptuous," James Fuentes, 2019

serenest clamor sultry, 2016, oil on canvas, 72 x 168 inches

Installation view, rose riot summery, Almine Rech, Brussels, 2016

Installation view, rose riot summery, Almine Rech, Brussels, 2016

seemed serene blazing, 2016, oil on canvas, 41 x 31 inches

cymbals of sleep uncurtain the night, 2018, Oil on canvas over panel, wood panels and burlap on the front only, 8 panels, each panel : 72 ½ × 40 ¼ × 2 inches (184.15 × 102.24 × 5.08 cm) Dimensions installed: 72 ½ × 254 × 84 inches (184.15 × 645.16 × 213.36 cm)

Installation view, cymbals of sleep uncurtain the night, James Fuentes, New York, 2018

Installation view, botanic haunting soft static, Shane Campbell, Chicago, 2017

Installation view, sudden thunder some motley sea, Hagiwara Projects, Tokyo, 2015

Installation view, stellar crash the sea, Carl Freedman, London, 2014

Installation view, stellar crash the sea, Carl Freedman, London, 2014

Installation view, serene raving radiant, James Fuentes, New York, 2015
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CV (Selection)
Born 1973, Slidell, LA
Lives and works in Northhampton, MA
Education
2007
MFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
1999
BFA, University of Texas-Austin, Austin, TX
Solo Exhibitions
2021
calm clamor ringing sonorous, James Fuentes.Online
2020
Wentrup Gallery, Berlin, Germany
2019
silence sounding sumptuous, James Fuentes, New York
Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles (with Richard Hawkins)
2018
cymbals of sleep uncurtain the night, James Fuentes, New York
2017
botanic haunting soft-static, Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago, IL
Wished-for wilds, Carl Freedman Gallery, London, UK
2016
CHORUS CLAMORS SULTRY, Wentrup, Berlin, Germany
riot rose summary, Almine Rech, Brussels, Belgium
2015
sudden thunder some motley sea, Hagiwara Projects, Tokyo, Japan
Sultry Spells Rapture, Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles
serene raving radiant, James Fuentes, New York
2014
tides must exalt, James Fuentes, New York
stellar crash the sea, Carl Freedman, London
2012
starry sudden without blares, Shane Campbell, Chicago, IL
serenest riots away, Carl Freedman, London, UK
Duskbright Bellows, Richard Telles, Los Angeles
2011
Damned Sparkling Pomp, James Fuentes, New York
Ribordy Contemporary, Geneva, Switzerland, alongside Stephen G. Rhodes project room
solo exhibition
2010
Much Pretty Reverie, James Fuentes, New York, NY
Group Exhibitions
2021
Almine Rech, New York
EXPEDITION, Brattleboro Museum of Art, Brattleboro, Vermont
2020
INTERIORS: hello from the living room, 1969 Gallery, New York
Parts & Labor, Beacon, New York
2019
Group show, MAMCO, Geneva, Switzerland
Contemporary Landscape, Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago
2018
Group show, Le Consortium, Dijon, France
2015
The Shell (Landscapes, Portraits & Shapes), a show by Eric Troncy, Almine Rech, Paris
2014
Don’t Look Now, curated by 247365, Zach Feuer, New York
L'Almanach, Le Consortium, Paris
Inside Arrangement, Mary Mary, Glasgow, Scotland
All a tremulous heart requires, ZieherSmith, New York
2011
American Exuberance, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, FL
Six Pack, Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles
Impossible Vacation, White Flag Projects, St. Louis, MO
Bibliography
2019
"John McAllister 'silence sounding sumptuous' at James Fuentes, New York," Mousse Magazine, November
Jill Krasny, "To the Max," Domino Magazine, Summer
2018
Alex A. Jones, "JOHN MCALLISTER: cymbals of sleep uncurtain the night," The Brooklyn Rail, April
Milbrath, Claire. “John McAllister at James Fuentes,” Editorial Magazine, March 22
Grabner, Michelle. “Chicago Reviews: John McAllister,” Artforum, January 1
2017
Tarmy, James. “How to Succeed as an Artist without Relying on ‘The Art World,’” Bloomberg, December 13, 2017.
Jason E. Smith, Robert Harrist Jr., and Richard Hawkins, John McAllister / Objects And Images In Recent Paintings, James Fuentes, New York.
2014
Pocaro, Alan "Review: New Image Painting/Shane Campbell Gallery." Newcity Art, September 13, 2014
Russeth, Andrew. “My Kind of Town: A Breeze Through Chicago in 9 Brief Reviews." Artnews, September 24 ,2013.
2013
Eric Troncy, “Point de vue – John McAllister,” Numero Magazine, December 2013
2011
Roberta Smith, “Damned Sparkling Pomp”, The New York Times, October 2011
2010
Charlotte Burns and Emily Sharpe, “NADA dealers have a beachfront ball,” The Art
Newspaper, December
Richard Hawkins, “Top Ten,” Artforum, November
“John McAllister, Much Pretty Reverie,” Time Out New York art blog, June
Public Collections
Rubell Family Collection, Miami
Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
Awards
2007
Joan Mitchell Foundation MFA Grant
1999
Michael Frary Endowed Scholarship in Painting
See PDF for full CV
News
John McAllister in Mousse Magazine
John McAllister at Richard Telles Fine Art
John McAllister in Domino Magazine (PDF↓)
John McAllister in The Brooklyn Rail (PDF↓)
John McAllister in Editorial Magazine (PDF↓)
John McAllister at Carl Freedman in Artforum (PDF↓)
John McAllister in Hyperallergic (PDF↓)
John McAllister in Architectural Digest (PDF↓)
John Mcallister on artnet (PDF↓)
John McAllister in Artillery Mag
John McAllister in Artillery Mag (PDF↓)
John McAllister at Richard Telles is an Artforum Critic's Pick
John McAllister at Richard Telles is an Artforum Critic's Pick (PDF↓)