John Whitten
Portland, Oregon
Selected Exhibitions
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
The Nexus of Here, 730 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR
Along these lines, Well Well Projects, Portland, OR **three-person**
A Provocation, after/time Collective, Portland, OR
To dog a portal, Well Well Projects, Portland, OR
Atlas, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
Thunderstruck 2.0: black hole sun, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
What Do We Have Here?, Well Well Projects, Portland, OR
| | | Thunderstruck | | |, Fairbanks Gallery of Art, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Spring Solace, Charles Hartman Fine Art, Portland, OR
If / Then, Tropical Contemporary, Eugene, OR
| | | Thunderstruck | | |, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
Fresh Air, Artback Outhouse, Los Angeles, CA
| | | Thunderstruck | | |, NARS, New York City, NY
Surface Interrupted, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR **three-person**
Stochastic Resonance, Charles Hartman Fine Art, Portland, OR **solo**
12th Annual Art Auction, Disjecta, Portland, OR
First Date, Carnation Contemporary, Portland, OR
Faculty Exhibition, Fairbanks Gallery at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Abstract Mind, Czong Institute for Contemporary Art Museum, Gyeonggi-do, Korea
Stochastic Resonance, Eastern Oregon University, LaGrande, OR **solo**
Totality, Fairbanks Gallery at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
10th Annual Art Auction, Disjecta, Portland, OR
OSU Faculty Show, Calapooia Gallery, Linn-Benton College, Albany, OR
Salon: Portland 2016 Biennial, curated by Michelle Grabner, Disjecta, Portland, OR
A Life on the Ocean Wave, Project Space, Salem, OR **solo**
I’m Lonely Too: A Show About Looking, Biennial of the Americas, Denver, CO *two-person*
Drawn Together: Contemporary Drawing in the Pacific Northwest, Nightingale Gallery, La Grande, OR
What I Know Is, S1, Portland, OR
Eight Takes, Melanie Flood Projects, Portland, OR
What Are You Watching?, Stairwell Gallery at the Antler, Bloomsburg, PA
Artworks Northwest, curated by Mari Watt, Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Roseburg, OR
Open Studios, Caldera Arts Center, Sisters, OR
A Field Guide to Getting Lost, WAG Gallery, Nashville, TN *two-person*
19th Annual Recent Graduates Exhibition, Blackfish Gallery, Portland, OR
In Medias Res, Disjecta, Portland, OR
Two Modes of Being, Washburn Gallery, Eugene, OR **solo**
Passin Me By, Passenger Artist Space, Arcata, CA *two-person*
…with a whimper, Laverne Krause Gallery, Eugene, OR **three-person**
Who Do You Serve?, First Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN
Light Out, White Box, Portland, OR
Au Naturel, Art Center Gallery at Clatsop Community College, Astoria, OR
Sam & The Boys, AAA Gallery at University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
First Year MFA Show, AAA Gallery at University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Video Art Shorts, curated by Kartz Ucci, Bijou Art Cinema, Eugene, OR
Room Service, Timbers Motel, Eugene, OR **solo**
Drawing in the Expanded Field, Lawrence Gallery, Eugene, OR
After All My Roamin’, Threesquared Gallery, Nashville, TN **solo**
Arts at the Airport, Nashville International Airport, Nashville, TN
12th Annual Renaissance Regional Art Exhibition, Renaissance Center, Dixon, TN
Right to Assemble, curated by Lane York, Zeitgeist Gallery, Nashville, TN
Quote - The Pace Of Our Feet, Rymer Gallery, Nashville, TN
Dogwood Arts Festival, Knoxville, TN
Southern Comfort, Beep Beep Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Quote - The Pace Of Our Feet, Art On 5th Gallery, Austin, TX
A False Sense of Availability, Fido, Nashville, TN **solo**
Jung Guns, 427 Chestnut St, Nashville, TN
Process, 214 3rd Ave N., Nashville, TN
Alumni Art Exhibit, Watkins College Brownlee O. Curry Gallery, Nashville, TN
Quote - The Pace Of Our Feet, Rymer Gallery, Nashville, TN
Of Drawing On Ice, curated by Jack Ryan, Sip Café, Nashville, TN
Future Now, Curated by Mark Scala, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
Retrospect, Dunn Art Gallery, Oakland City University, Oakland City, IN **solo**
A False Sense of Availability, Watkins College Brownlee O. Curry Gallery, Nashville, TN
Sugar-Free Atrophy, Twist Gallery, Nashville, TN
Juried Student Exhibit, Watkins College Brownlee O. Curry Gallery, Nashville, TN
Flatline, curated by Kristi Hargrove, Studio Space Show, Nashville, TN
Juried Student Exhibit, Watkins College Brownlee O. Curry Gallery, Nashville, TN
Sex Show, Nicholson house show, Nashville, TN
Found Objects In Ordinary Time, Downtown Presbyterian Church, Nashville, TN
_nym, 310 Chestnut Space, Nashville, TN
Honors & Awards
2020
2018
2016
2015
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2007
2005
Capital Grant, Co-writer on behalf of Carnation Contemporary, Ford Family Foundation, Salem, OR
Project Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, OR
Faculty Research Grant, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council, Portland, OR
Hundred Valley’s Award, Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Roseburg, OR
Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission, Salem, OR
Golden Spot Award, the Ford Family Foundation, Salem, OR
Dedalus Foundation MFA Fellowship nomination
Ina McClung Scholarship, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Philip Halley Johnson Scholarship, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Raymond Bates Scholarship, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Connie West Arts Discovery Travel Grant, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Graduate School Research Award, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Frank Okada Memorial Scholarship, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Ralph Baker Student Award in Painting, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Merit Award, 12th Annual Regional Art Exhibition, Renaissance Center, Dixon, TN
Best of Show, “Quote” Pace of Our Feet, Dogwood Arts Festival, Knoxville, TN
Faculty Choice Award, Watkins College of Art & Design, Nashville, TN
Purchase Award, Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN
Affiliations
2021-Present
2018-Present
2017-2022
2016-2022
Co-Founder, Co-Director, Web Manager Well Well Projects, Portland, Oregon
Co-Founder, Co-Director Thunderstruck Collective, United States
Co-Founder, Web Manager Carnation Contemporary, Portland, Oregon
Gallery Representation with Charles Hartman Fine Art, Portland, Oregon
Fellowships & Residencies
2020-21
2016
2015/16
2015/18
2011-14
Thunderstruck 2.0: black hole sun, The Sun Tunnels & Spiral Jetty, UT (co-founding participant)
| | | Thunderstruck | | | – The Lightning Field, NM (co-founding participant)
Signal Fire - Green River, UT
Prequel - Portland, OR
Playa - Summer Lake, OR (awarded)
Caldera - Blue Lake, OR
University of Oregon Graduate Teaching Fellowship Award - Eugene, OR
Lectures & Panels
2023
2022
2021
2019
2018
2017
2016
2014
2007
Art and Career Futures, panel discussion, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Along these lines Gallery Talk with Kirsi Peltomaki and exhibiting artists, Well Well Projects, Portland, OR
Visiting Artist Lecture, Professional Practices, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA
Visiting Artist Lecture, Professional Practices, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Careers in the Arts Panel discussion on artist-run spaces, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Visiting Artist Lecture, Introduction to Visual Art, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Surface Interrupted Panel discussion, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR
Juror, Lake Oswego Arts Festival, Lake Oswego, OR
Visiting Artist Lecture, Advanced Drawing, Portland State University, Portland, OR
Visiting Artist Lecture, Understanding Art, Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, OR
Panelist for Visual Art Project Grant, Regional Art and Culture Council, Portland, OR
Visiting Artist Lecture, Eastern Oregon University, La Grande, OR
The Art of Glitch, Society for Photographic Education Northwest, Corvallis, OR
Juror, Student Exhibition, Linn-Benton Community College, Albany, OR
Guest Artist, MFA Critical Inquiry Seminar, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Portland, OR
Visiting Artist Lecture, Summer Pre-College Program, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Life on the Ocean Wave, MFA Artist Talk, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
Retrospect solo exhibition gallery talk, Oakland City University, Oakland City, IN
Bibliography
2021
2019
2018
2017
2015
2014
2008
Lindsay Costello, “Facing the sun (tunnels)” Oregon ArtsWatch, September 2021
Bean Gilsdorf, “Portland’s Artist-Run Spaces Thrive Under The Radar” Art in America, December 2019
Raechel Root, “Shining a Light on Portland’s Art Scene: 10 Exciting Venues” Hyperallergic, October 2019
THUNDERSTRUCK. Portland, OR: Thunderstruck Publication. Distributed by Printed Matter, Inc. 2019
INDA (International Drawing Annual), Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Matthew Kangas “Portland Evolves from Figures to Field” Visual Art Source Column
Total Eclipse of the Art, Gazette-Times Review of ‘Totality’ exhibit, Corvallis, OR
What I Know Is, Prequel Artist Incubator Catalog, Portland, OR
Hannah Kennedy, “What I Know Is” Rose City Art Review, Nov. 24, Portland, OR
Josephine Zarkovich, “Eight Takes at Melanie Flood Projects” 60 Inch Center, Aug. 29
In Medias Res, University of Oregon MFA Thesis Exhibition Catalog, Eugene, OR
Adrienne Outlaw interview for The Pace of our Feet by “Quote”, NPR, Nashville, TN
The Pace of our Feet by “Quote”, Eveready Press, Nashville, TN
Education
2022 Certificate in Web and Mobile Development, Epicodus, Portland, OR
2014 Master of Fine Art, Interdesciplinary Art, Magna cum laude, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
2007 Bachelor of Fine Art, Fine Art, Cum laude, Watkins College of Art, Nashville, TN
2005 Associate of Science, Studio Art, Cum laude Vincennes University, Vincennes, IN