Bio
Born 1939, Cleveland, Ohio. Resides in New York since 1985. Education, BFA and MA in Painting from Kent State University.
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
- 2006
- New England School of Art & Design, Suffolk University, Boston, Mass
- 2002
- Howard Scott M-13 Gallery, New York, NY
- 2000
- Howard Scott M-13 Gallery, New York, NY
- 1998
- Howard Scott M-13 Gallery, New York, NY
- 1996
- Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
- 1996
- Howard Scott M-13 Gallery, New York, NY
- 1995
- Amalie A. Wallace Gallery, College of Old Westbury, S.U.N.Y., New York
- 1994
- Howard Scott M-13 Gallery, New York, NY
- 1992
- Howard Scott M-13 Gallery, New York, NY
- 1990
- Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art, OH
- 1990
- High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
- 1990
- Indianapolis Center for Contemporary Art, IN
- 1990
- Miami University Art Museum, OH
- 1989
- Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, NY
- 1989
- Tomoko Liguori Gallery, New York, NY
- 1988
- Tomoko Liguori Gallery, New York, NY
- 1987
- The Art Association of Richmond, IN
- 1983
- The Alternative Museum, New York, NY
- 1983
- The Columbus Museum of Art, OH
Selected Group Exhibitions:
- 2008
- Kuf-Mold, Jan Colle Gallery, Gent Belgium
- 2008
- Charismatic Abstraction, Chris Martin, Moira Dryer, Mike Cloud, Dona Nelson, Richmond Center for Visual Arts, University of Western Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI
- 2007
- Kuf-Mold, Grand Bazaar, Istanbul, Turkey, organized by Suzan Batu and Bill Doherty
- 2007
- Talking with my Friends, Y Gallery, Queens, NY
- 2006
- On The Wall: An Exhibition of Drawings Directly on the Gallery Walls, Cleveland State University Art Gallery, Cleveland, OH
- 2005
- Shadow Impressions, Reflections: John Moore, Karim Ghidinelli, Abezash Tamerat, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA
- Drawn to Cleveland, Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH
- Beyond Narcissus, organized by Soko Phay-Vakalis, Dorsky Gallery, Long Island City, NY
- The Gift: Building a Collection for the Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY
- Eviction Blues, Asian American Art Center, New York, NY
- 2004
- Four Artists, New York: Patrick Olson Gallery, Plymouth, MI
- In the Spirit of Martin: The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, AL
- Prints from the Collection: The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, AL
- 2003
- Twisting and Turning: An Exhibition of Contemporary Abstract Paintings, organized by Lilly Wei, Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, TX
- 2002
- Queens International Exhibition, Queens Museum of Art, NY
- Paintings, Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, VT
- 2001
- Across The Pacific: Seoul Art Center, Seoul S. Korea also Daegu Art Center, S. Korea.
- Six Artists'-Drawings, im n il Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- 1999
- Selections From the Collection the Brooklyn Museum of Art, NY
- Unbottled: New York Water The Hammon Museum, North Salem, NY
- 1998
- Cleveland Collects Contemporary Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, OH
- Chaos and Distortion, Space Untitled Gallery, New York, NY
- Art by African Americans in the Collection of the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
- 1997
- After the Fall: Aspects of Abstract Painting since 1970, Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Staten Island, NY
- 1996-7
- Painting Abstract: Gregory Amenoff, John L. Moore, Katherine Porter, Boston University Art Museum, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, IA
- 1996
- Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art, Phoenix Art Museum, AZ
- Aspects of Abstraction, New Jersey State Museum, NJ
- 1995
- America as Art: Two Centuries of Paintings, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
- 1993
- Dream Singers, Story Tellers: An African-American Presence, Tokushima Modern Art Museum, Tokushima, Japan and the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
Selected Public Collections:
- The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
- The Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH
- The Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, OH
- The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
- Jersey City Museum , Jersey City, NJ
- New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
- Miami University Art Museum, Oxford, OH
- The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY
- The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY
- The Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY
- The New York Public Library, New York, NY
- The Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, OH
- The Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
- Muscarelle Museum of Art, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
- The Mount Holyoke College Art Museum, South Hadley, MA
- List Visual Arts Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Selected Bibliography:
- 2007
- Toby Lewis. ArtWorks: The Progressive Collection
- 2006
- Ausfeld, Margaret Lynne and Eldredge, Charles C., American Paintings from the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, AL
- 2006
- Gibans, Nina Freedlander, Creative Essence, Cleveland's Sense of Place, OH
- 2006
- Thurmer, Robert, and Mauersberger, George, On The Wall (exhibition catalogue) Cleveland State University Art Gallery, OH
- 2005
- Guiliano, Charles,“In the Studio with John L. Moore,” BIG RED & SHINY: An Online Arts Journal For Boston, August 19,2005.
- Drawn to Cleveland, (exhibition catalogue) Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art, OH
- Phay-Vakalis, Soko, Beyond Narcissus (exhibition catalogue), Dorsky Gallery, LI. City, NY
- 2003
- Wei, Lilly. Twisting and Turning (catalog), Blue Star Contemporary Art Space, San Antonio, TX
- 2002
- Johnson, Ken. Review Queens International, New York Times August 25, p. B32
- Smith, Valerie. Queens International (catalog) Queens Museum, Queens, NY, p. 7.
- 2001
- Ferrone, Julie. Intervista a John L. Moore, Art & Job Magazine, Italian Internet
- Korot, Joyce. John L. Moore at M-13, Review, NY Arts Magazine, p. 89
- 1998
- Heartney, Eleanor and Lee Yongwoo. Chaos and Distortion Catalog. New York, NY: Space Untitled.
- Hinson, Tom. Cleveland Collects Contemporary Art (Catalog), CMA, Cleveland, OH
- Johnson, Ken. Art Guide: Selective Listing, The New York Times, March 20 1998
- Weld, Alison. Art by African Americans in the Collection of the New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ: The New Jersey State Museum, 1998, 88-89
- 1997
- Arthur, John. Painting Abstract, Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. Art New England, (Feb.- Mar): 43, 52
- Cotter, Holland. An Era Driven to Abstraction, The New York Times, April 11 1997
- Morgan, Robert C. Between Modernism and Conceptual Art, London: McFarland and Co., 136-138
- Taylor, Robert. Pushing the Bounds of Abstract Painting, Boston Globe, February 4 1997, E2
- Wei, Lilly. After the Fall: Aspects of Abstract Painting Since 1970, Vols. 1, 2, (Catalog). New York, NY: Newhouse Center for Contemporary Art, Snug Harbor, Staten Island, 1997, 81, 141
- 1996
- Doezema, Marianne. Painting Abstract. Exhibition catalogue published by Mount Holyoke University. South Hadley, MA
- Kotik, Charlotta. Art Now . Essay for John Moore exhibition brochure, published by the Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery, AL
- 1995
- Harrison, Helen A. John Moore, Amelia A. Wallace Gallery. New York Times, 1 October 1995, C22, L.I.
- 1994
- McEvilly, Thomas. Dream Singers, Story Tellers. ArtForum. (March, 1994): 91
- 1993
- Raynor, Vivien. Bringing Out the Works of So-Called 'Outsiders'. The New York Times, 28 November 1993, NJ16
- 1992
- Cotter, Holland. John L. Moore, M-13 Gallery. New York Times, 27 May 1992, LC29
- Heartney, Eleanor. John L. Moore at M-13. Art in America, 80, no 6 (June): 108-09.
- Larson, Kay. The Painting Pyramid. New York Magazine, 25, no. 21, (May 25, 1992): 85.
- 1989
- Berlind, Robert. John L. Moore at Tomoko Liguori Gallery. Art in America, (October): 212-13.
- Brenson, Michael. John L. Moore. The New York Times, 24 November, 1989, C32.
Awards:
- 1999
- Anonymous Foundation Individual Artist Award
- 1999
- Joan Mitchell Fellowship, painting
- 1995
- The Cleveland Art Prize
- 1994
- New York Foundation Fellowship, painting
- 1989
- New York Foundation Fellowship, painting
- 1987
- National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, painting
- 1987
- Ohio Arts Council, Fellowship, painting
Visiting Artist:
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Columbus College of Art and Design, OH
- The Cleveland Institute of Art, Cleveland, OH
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Duk-Sung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea
- Kent State University, Kent, OH, Blossom Program
- Parson School of Art and Design, New York, NY
- Pratt School of Design, New York, NY
- Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
- State University of NY at Purchase, NY
- University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- University of Texas, Austin, TX
- Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY