JOHN
SHERIDAN
(510) 536-5889 Oakland, CA |
Interviews: By Harry
F. Roche Reviews of
John's art: |
"...your work -- first rate." -- Donald B. Kuspit "Nifty. Your work will find its place." -- Ivan C. Karp "Poignant and pervasive...the stuff American dreams are made of." -- Harry Roche "I felt lucky to be able to spend some time with you and your work; your Gramscian 'pessimism of the mind; optimism of the will' approach to life is an inspiration to me." -- Joseph Wanzala "One of the unspoken heroes of modern art... I think that we will hear more of
John Sheridan's work in the future and look forward to hearing his successes,
however that success is measured." -- Shannon Martin
"John, thank you for all your good work in using art as a people's weapon
for peace and justice." -- Michael Parenti AWARDS
| Richard and Carol Brown Award, Northern National Art Competition, 2003. Keith Jacobshagen - Juror. |
| Honorable Mention, BACA Annual 2003 Members' Showcase. Berkeley, CA. |
| ARTS ON FIRE, 2001, Sanchez Art Center. Phil Linhares - Juror. Pacifica, CA. |
| James and Carolyn Beck Award, Northern National Art Competition, 2001. Ed Paschke - Juror. |
| Warren and Beth Olds Award, Northern National Art Competition, 1999. Chris Brown - Juror. |
| Juror's Award for Painting, Berkeley Art Center Association 12th Annual National Competition, 1996. Geno Rodriquez, Director of the Alternative Museum - Juror. |
| Honored Artist's
Award, Pro Arts, Annual Competition Exhibition, 1991. Bill Berkson and Rupert Garcia - Jurors. |
CENSORED EXHIBITIONS "Northern National Art Competition", 2005. Rhinelander, WI. Dana Saulnier - Juror. (See image and response).
Bradford Smock Gallery, "PaperCuts", exhibition of works on paper, San Francisco, CA. 1999 Au Coquelet. One-Man show of abstract paintings. Berkeley, CA. 1989 (see references 1, 2). COMPETITIONS
"3rd Annual Art League of Northern California National Juried Exhibition, 2006. Novato, CA. Frances McCormack, Juror.
"Bay Area Annual", 2005, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA. Karen Tsujimoto, Juror.
"Contemporary Abstracts", 2005. Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA. Kenneth Baker - Juror.
"Northern National Art Competition", 2005. Rhinelander, WI. Dana Saulnier - Juror. WORK CENSORED. "Artfully Reclaimed", 2005, IVA, Inc., Novato, CA. Michael Schwagman, Curator of De Rosa Preserve - Juror.
"Honoring the Found", 2nd City Council, Long Beach, CA. Davey Rothbart - Juror.
47th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, 2004. Chautauqua, NY. Donald Kuspit - Juror.
Marin Society of Artists First National Juried Exhibition, 2004. Ross, CA. Richard Shaw - Juror. 47th Annual International Exhibition, San Diego Art Insitute, 2004. San Diego, CA. Peter Gordon - Juror.
27th Annual Juried Competition of Small Works, at Harper College, 2004. Palatine, IL. Lynne Warren - Juror. ARTS ON FIRE, 2004, Sanchez Art Center. Jack Rasmussen - Juror. Pacifica, CA.
Northern National Art Competition, 2003. Rhinelander, WI. Keith Jacobshagen - Juror. Richard and Carol Brown Award.
46th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, 2003. Chautauqua, NY. Michael Gitlitz - Juror.
Best of 2003 Drawing and Graphics Exhibition, The STAGE Gallery, Massapequa, NY.
Global ARTLook Show, 2003, MATRIXARTS Gallery. Sacramento, CA.
Sixth Annual National Juried Exhibition 2002. Nexus Gallery, NYC.
Northern National Art Competition 2001, Rhinelander, WI. Ed Paschke - Juror.
FLUID, A Hunger Artist Gallery, 2002, Albuquerque, NM.
Schoharie Arts Council "2001 NATIONAL SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION". David Beitzel - Juror. Cobleskill, NY.
ARTS ON FIRE, 2002, Sanchez Art Center. Renny Pritikin - Juror. Pacifica, CA.
ARTS ON FIRE, 2001, Sanchez Art Center. Phil Linhares - Juror. Pacifica, CA.
16th Annual National Juried Exhibition 2000. Berkeley Art Center Association. Clara Kim - Juror. Berkeley, CA.
Bolinas Museum's 2000 Northern California Juried Exhibition - ON CANVAS. Bolinas, CA. Paule Anglim - Juror.
Schoharie Arts Council, "2000 National Small Works Exhibition", Cobleskill, NY. Eleanor Hartley - Juror.
Pleiades Gallery, "17th Annual Juried Exhibition", New York, NY. Donald B. Kuspit - Juror. Northern National Art Competition, Rhinelander, WI. Christopher Brown - Juror. ProArts Gallery, "New Visions", Oakland, CA. Rupert Garcia - Juror.
Alexandria Museum, "17th Annual September Competition Exhibition", Alexandria, LA. Beth Handler (MOMA) - Juror. 1999 Annual - National Works on Paper. University of Texas. Karl Umlauf - Juror. Tyler, TX. 8th Annual National Juried Exhibition. Gallery 1708. Ivan Karp - Juror. Richmond, VA.
Center for Visual Arts, "The Light is Diverse in California." Enrique Chagoya - Juror. Oakland, CA. California National 1998, 750 Gallery. Phil Linhares - Juror. Sacramento, CA. 7th Annual National Juried Exhibition. Gallery 1708. Donald B. Kuspit - Juror. Richmond, VA. 13th Annual National Juried Exhibition 1997. Berkeley Art Center Association. Gary Garrels - Juror. Berkeley, CA. Museum of Arts Downtown Los Angeles. "Icons of the Mind." Juried exhibition. Los Angeles, CA. 93rd National-Open Competition. Long Beach Arts. Jen Grey - Juror. Long Beach, CA. 1998. Emphasis on Color, Long Beach Arts. Jae Carmichael - Juror. Long Beach, CA. 1997. ProArts, "1996 Regional Canvas: A Survey of Painting and Mixed Media." Competition exhibtion, Oakland, CA. Hastings College of the Law, "Gender: Power, Violence, Voice." Exhibition of gender/power imagery. San Francisco, CA. 1996. Berkeley Art Center Association, 6th Annual National Juried Exhibition. David Featherstone - Juror. Berkeley, CA. 1991. EXHIBITIONS and Publications
| 2008 |
| "The End of the World of Fools" - solo exhbition of prints on canvas, at George Kaye's, Oakland, CA. |
| "AD CONVERT" invitational group exhibition on the concept of advertising images in art. Rock, Paper, Scissors. Oakland, CA. |
| 2007 |
Used Cars Among the Ruins, Exhibition of new large scale digital prints on canvas at George Kaye’s, Oakland, CA. |
| 2006 |
| "In the Society of Thieves" - solo exhbition of new collages and prints, at Spellbinding Tales books, Alameda, CA. |
| "UTOPIA"invitational group exhibition on the concept of Utopia. 111 Minna, San Francisco, CA. Sacha Eckes, curator. |
| 3rd Annual Art League of Northern California NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION. Novato, CA. Frances McCormak, Juror. |
| The Art of Jingletown Junction. Group exhibition of Jingletown artists. Oakland Museum, Oakland. CA. |
| "The Goddess Came From Beyond Space" - solo exhibition of new collage work on canvas, at George Kaye's. Oakland, CA. |
| "Millions Return to Oz". Collages on Canvas at Lucky Ju Ju. Alameda, CA.. |
| 2005 |
| Private Exhibition of Paintings and Collages, Paris, France. |
| Bay Area Annual, 2005, Sanchez Art Center. Pacifica, CA. Karen Tsujimoto - Juror. |
| "Contemporary Abstracts", 2005. Alameda Art Center, Alameda, CA. Kenneth Baker - Juror. |
| Northern National Art Competition, 2005. Rhinelander, WI. Dana Saulnier - Juror. WORK CENSORED. |
| "17 Artists on the Wall", group exhibition, June 30 - July 12 at INFERNO Gallery, Oakland, CA |
| Featured artist on the Ronnie Montrose web site, for August. |
| "Artfully Reclaimed", IVA, Inc., Novato, CA. Michael Schwagman, Curator of De Rosa Preserve - Juror. |
| THE LAST SUPPER -- THE MOST SUBVERSIVE PAINTING IN THE WORLD?, published in the May edition of the online journal Art Revolutionaries. |
| "Recent Collages, Paintings and Drawings", solo exhibition at Variety Preview Screening |
| "Psychedelic Babylon, A.D." Paintings on Canvas at Lucky Ju Ju. Alameda, CA. |
| "The Elephant Man vs. The Vampire Woman", Collages on Canvas at National Product, San Francisco, CA. |
| 2004 |
| Off-Market Gallery, San Francisco, CA |
| Turn of the Century Fine Arts, Berkeley, CA |
| "Honoring the Found" 2nd City Council, Long Beach, CA. |
| Spellbinding Tales bookstore. New Collages and paintings from 1984-2004. Alameda, CA. |
| San Francisco Night Life Coalition. New Collages on Canvas. San Francisco, CA. |
| "TILT!" New Collages on Canvas at Lucky Ju Ju. Alameda, CA. |
| Emergency Exhibition and Performance for Capobianco Gallery at the OmniCircus. San Francisco, CA. |
| 47th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, 2004. Chautauqua, NY. Donald Kuspit - Juror. |
| Marin Society of Artists First National Juried Exhibition, 2004. Ross, CA. Richard Shaw - Juror. |
| 27th Annual Juried Competition of Small Works, at Harper College. Palatine, IL. Lynne Warren - Juror. |
| ARTS ON FIRE, 2004, Sanchez Art Center. Pacifica, CA. Jack Rasmussen - Juror. |
| ART IS A GAME - solo exhibition of new collage work on canvas, at It's Your Move. Oakland, CA. |
| Up Against the Wall! - solo exhibition of new collage work on canvas, at George Kaye's. Oakland, CA. |
| COLLAGES - solo exhibition of new collage work on canvas, at the Tunnel Top. San Francisco, CA. |
| 47th Annual International Exhibition, San Diego Art Insitute, 2004. San Diego, CA. Peter Gordon - Juror. |
| Art for the Masses - exhibition of new collage work on canvas, at Pirate Tattoo. San Francisco, CA. |
| The Bay Area Show - exhibition of 50 Bay Area artists, at The Tangent Gallery. Detroit, MI. |
| 2003 |
| Northern National Art Competition, 2003. Rhinelander, WI, Keith Jacobshagen - Juror. |
| 46th Chautauqua National Exhibition of American Art, 2003. Chatauqua, NY, Michael Gitlitz - Juror. |
| Best of 2003 Drawing and Graphics Exhibition, The STAGE Gallery, Massapequa, NY. |
| Global ARTLook Show, 2003, MATRIXARTS Gallery. Sacramento, CA. |
| Interview with John Sheridan by IndieInc.com |
| "SICILIAN GASLIGHT FOLLIES THAT TIME FORGOT", solo exhibition at Variety Preview Screening Room, San Francisco, CA. |
| "GET YOUR WAR OFF". Group exhibtion of anti-war artwork. Culture Cache Gallery, San Francisco, CA. Craig LaRotonda, Curator. |
| "ART PROPAGANDA WAR", curated show of public protest art by Bay Area artists. The LAB, San Francisco, CA. |
| DOOM DARLING.COM - Issue Number Three. "Criss-crossing Parallel Universes" Stories and Art. |
| "THE EROTIC SHOW", Exhibition of Erotic Art, 2003. The Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA. |
| "PROPAGANDA". START SOMA GALLERY. Group exhibition of overtly political artwork. San Francisco, CA. |
| "OUTSIDE". START SOMA Gallery. Inaugural group exhibition of emerging and contemporary artists. San Francisco, CA. One review of the exhibit. |
| Berkeley
Art Center, BACA Annual 2003 Members' Showcase. Berkeley, CA. - Honorable
Mention. |
2002 One man exhibition. L'AMYX. Oakland, CA. LIVE FAST, DIE YOUNG. Culture Cache Gallery. San Francisco, CA. ARTS ON FIRE, 2002. Sanchez Art Center. Renny Pritikin - Juror. Pacifica, CA.
Sixth Annual National Juried Exhibition. Nexus Gallery. Craig Houser - Juror. NYC.
FLUID, Water as Medium. A Hunger Artist Gallery, Albuquerque, NM.
2001
Northern National Art Competition,
Rhinelander, WI. Ed Pascke - Juror.
ARTS ON FIRE 5, Sanchez Art Center. Phil Linhares, Juror. Pacifica, CA. Juror's
Award.
SCHOHARIE ARTS COUNCIL 2001 NATIONAL SMALL WORKS EXHIBITION.
Juror, David Beitzel. Cobleskill, NY.
PHENOMENON - 2 Decades of Ephemeral Urban Guerrilla Artfare. Seattle, WA.
SUMMERTIME BLUES, at The Creamery. Oakland, CA.
THE OTHER PLACE, one man show. San Francisco, CA.
GAYLORD'S, one man show. Oakland, CA.
2000
16th Annual National Juried Exhibition 2000. Berkeley Art Center Association.
Berkeley, CA.
Clara Kim - Juror.
Bolinas Museum's 2000 Northern California Juried Exhibition - ON CANVAS. Bolinas,
CA. Paule Anglim - Juror.
Schoharie Arts Council, "2000 National Small Works Exhibition", Cobleskill,
NY.
Eleanor Hartley - Juror.
Gallery Luscombe, "Discombobulated". Art in keeping with the title
of the exhibition.
San Francisco, CA.
Gallery Luscombe, "Love Stinks". Group exhibit looking for love American-style.
San Francisco, CA.
Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, 14th Annual Exhibition. Emeryville, CA.
Left Curve Magazine, No. 24. "Signs of Passion" - Article on the artist's
political artwork.
1999 Bradford Smock Gallery, "PaperCuts", exhibition of works on paper, San Francisco, CA. CENSORED!! Meridian Gallery, "John Sheridan, Selected Works 1979 - 1999 ", solo exhibition/retrospective, San Francisco, CA. Pleiades Gallery, "17th Annual Juried Exhibition", New York, NY. Donald B. Kuspit - Juror. Northern National Art Competition, Rhinelander, WI. Christopher Brown - Juror. ProArts Gallery, "New Visions", Oakland, CA. Rupert Garcia - Juror. Alexandria Museum, "17th Annual September Competition Exhibition, Alexandria, LA. Beth Handler (MOMA) - Juror. University of Texas, "1999 Annual - National Works on Paper" competition. Karl Umlauf - Juror. Tyler, TX. Media Alliance, "Community and Energy: KPFA Photo & Graphic Art Exhibit", San Francisco, CA. Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, 13th Annual Exhibition. Emeryville, CA. George Kaye's, solo exhibition of recent painting and drawing, Oakland, CA. 1998 Mission Badlands Gallery, "American Pie", American iconic art, San Francisco, CA. 8th Annual National Juried Exhibition. Gallery 1708. Ivan Karp - Juror. Richmond, VA. Center for Visual Arts, "The Light is Diverse in California." Enrique Chagoya - Juror. Oakland, CA. California National 1998, 750 Gallery. Phil Linhares - Juror. Sacramento, CA. Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, 12th Annual Exhibition. Emeryville, CA. SOMAR Gallery, "Acme Custom II." Exhibition of American auto/biker/retro art, San Francisco, CA. 93rd National-Open Competition. Long Beach Arts. Jen Grey - Juror. Long Beach, CA. Museum of Arts Downtown Los Angeles. "Icons of the Mind." Juried exhibition. Los Angeles, CA. 1997 Bucheon Gallery, "Over the Line." Exhibition of Drawings. San Francisco, CA. Emmie Smock Gallery, San Francisco, CA. 7th Annual National Juried Exhibition. Gallery 1708. Donald B. Kuspit - Juror. Richmond, VA. Emphasis on Color, Long Beach Arts. Jae Carmichael - Juror. Long Beach, CA. 1997. 13th Annual National Juried Exhibition 1997. Berkeley Art Center Association, Berkeley, CA. Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, 11th Annual Exhibition. Emeryville, CA. Varitel. Works on Canvas and Paper. San Francisco, CA. 1996 Berkeley Art Center Association - Juror's Award for Painting. 12th Annual Exhibition. Berkeley, CA. Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, 10th Annual Exhibition. Emeryville, CA. Carrara's Cafe, "America is What?", exhibition of painting. Emeryville, CA. Acme Gallery, "Psychedelicatessen". Group exhibit of psychedelia, San Francisco, CA. Art Explosion, group exhibition of art. San Francisco, CA. Acme Gallery, "Acme Custom." Group exhibit of American auto/biker/retro art, San Francisco, CA. ProArts, "1996 Regional Canvas: A Survey of Painting and Mixed Media." Competition exhibtion, Oakland, CA. Hastings College of the Law, "Gender: Power, Violence, Voice." San Francisco, CA. Mulligan-Shanoski Gallery, group exhibition of painting. San Francisco, CA. George Kaye's, solo exhibition of painting. Oakland, CA. California Cafe, group exhibition put on by ARTWORK. Palo Alto, CA. SOMAR, "Big Deal," auction to benefit Visual Aid. San Francisco, CA. 1995 Art-FX. "A Finger in the Eye of Newt." Solo exhibit of recent painting. Mountain View, CA. Secession Gallery. "Discards." Group exhibit at the Haines Gallery. San Francisco, CA. Shanti Project. AIDS Benefit. Auction of Artwork to aid AIDS sufferers. San Francisco, CA. The Lab, Benefit Auction for The Lab. San Francisco, CA. ArtWork Gallery. "Face It." Group Exhibition of Figurative Art. San Francisco, CA. ArtWork Gallery. "Bridging Realities." Group Exhibit of Mystic, Ritualistic & Fantastic Art. San Francisco, CA. ArtWork Gallery. "Shared Visions." Group Exhibition of Witty, Whimsical & Colorful Art, San Francisco, CA. French Hotel. "Untrue Believer." Solo Exhibition of Recent Painting. Berkeley, CA. Click-3 Production Facility. Exhibition of Painting. San Francisco, CA. United States Federal Building. Group Exhibition. Oakland, CA. Space 743, "Big Deal," auction to benefit Visual Aid. San Francisco, CA. 1994 Roy G. Biv Gallery. Group Exhibition of Contemporary Art. Palm Springs, CA. Studio One Gallery. "New Dreams". Exhibition of Painting. Oakland, CA. Hollywood Billiards. Grand Opening Exhibtion. San Francisco, CA. Studio/Gallery. "Reprise alla Coda". San Francisco, CA. ArtWork Gallery. Group exhibition of painiting. San Francisco, CA. Crepe and Coffee. "Reshaping a History That Never Was". Solo Exhibition of Painting, San Francisco, CA. Gallery at the Berkeley Bowl. "New Paintings", Berkeley, CA. 1993 Roy G. Biv Gallery. "Pop Art: Then and Now", Group Exhibition. Palm Springs, CA. Gallery 555. Exhibition of Emerging Master Modernist artists. San Francisco, CA. E'Space Pierrot, Exhibition of recent paintings. San Francisco, CA. ProArts Annual Exhibition Competition. Oakland, CA. Ghia Gallery. "Figure It Out", Group exhibition of figurative art. San Francisco, CA. The 7th Annual Emeryville Celebration of the Arts. Emeryville, CA. Berkeley Art Center, Annual Members' Exhibition. Berkeley, CA. Bucci's. "Single White Male". Solo exhibition of paintings. Emeryville, CA. French Hotel. "Non-Digital, Handmade Paintings". Solo exhibition of painting. Berkeley, CA. 1992 Ghia Gallery. "Bay Area Visions". Group exhibition. San Francisco, CA. The Sixth Annual Emeryville Celebration of the Arts. Emeryville, CA. Firm of Graham and James. Solo exhibition of paintings. San Francisco, CA. The French Hotel. "Hold the Relish, Hold the Malaise", solo exhibit of painting. Berkeley, CA. Singing-in-The-Stone Gallery. "I Think Therefore I See". Recent painting. San Francisco, CA. 1991 Honored Artist Award, Pro-Arts Annual Exhibition Competition. Oakland, CA. Blackmarket Gallery. Group exhibition of paintings. Costa Mesa, CA. Torsiello Gallery. "Picking-Up Lost and Lonely Girls in Prison". Solo Exhibition. Oakland, CA. American Institute of Architects. "When Platitudes Become Form". Solo Exhibition. Oakland, CA. The Fifth Annual Emeryville Celebration of the Arts, Emeryville, CA. Performance Art manifested in various San Francisco and Berkeley locations, such as Blood Money, Hitler Toss, Go Red, Alien, Head Sell and The Haunting of Rose Street. Performances published in HIGH PERFORMANCE MAGAZINE, Los Angeles, CA. EDUCATION Massachusetts College of Art - BFA - Painting and Video, Boston, MA. University of Michigan - School of Medicine and College of Art, Ann Arbor, MI. PUBLICATIONS and PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Published THE SHERIDAN NEWSLETTER, a quarterly newsletter on issues related to art, artists, and the artistic community. / Founded ART CONNECTS, an artists' representation service dedicated to placing Bay Area artists' work in Bay Area businesses / member Berkeley Art Center Association.
