John McLaughlin
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Biography
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See more of my work at www.drawinghermit.com
Exhibitions and Awards
2010: Busacca Art Gallery www.busaccagallery.com
Current listing on artprice.com
Margarita's www.e-artdrops.com
Ugallery www.ugallery.com
pFAn Gallery www.professionalfineartgallery.com
2009: Barristers Gallery New Orleans La. "folk magic" exhibit
Michigan Fine Art Competition Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center Birmingham Mi.
Art Auction on Twitter www.140hours.com
Canton Fine Art Exhibition Canton Mi. 9"x12" collage "archaeology" merit award winner
Uspace Gallery Atlanta Ga. "the violence of music exhibit"
Our Town Art Exhibition The Community House Birmingham Mi.
Sasha Krivstov artist/ musician www.desaart.com
Tracey Contemporary Drawing London England
Art Nouveau Magazine www.artnouveaumagazine.com/blog5 contemporary art Nov. 10th
Global Art Collectors www.globalartcollectors.com
Blue Canvas magazine www.bluecanvas.com/drawinghermit
2008: Our Town Fine Art Exhibition Birmingham Mi.
Aron Whiton Fine Art Gallery Houston Tx.
2007: Main Street Gallery Groton N.Y. "national small works painting"
Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center holiday show
Our Town Fine Art Exhibition Birmingham Mi.
Lawrence Street Gallery Ferndale Mi.
Maddalena Design Studio Detroit Mi.
2006: Our Town Fine Art Exhibition Birmingham Mi.
2005: Canton Fine Arts Exhibition Canton Mi. honorable mention
Our Town Fine Art Exhibition Birmingham Mi. juror award prize
2004: Northville Juried Art Show Northville Mi.
Wayne County Council for The Arts
The Village Theater Canton Mi.
Kerrytown Concert Hall Ann Arbor Mi. solo show
2003: Northville Juried Art Show Northville Mi. award of excellence
Canton Fine Arts Exhibition Canton Mi. merit award
Summit on the Park Canton Mi.
2002: Northville Juried Art Show Northville Mi. merit award
2001: Northville Juried Art Show Northville Mi. award of excellence
Canton Fine Art Exhibition Canton Mi.
2000: Quick Silver Gallery Plymouth Mi. solo show
Canton Fine Art Exhibition Canton Mi.
Northville Juried Art Exhibition Northville Mi.
1999: Northville Art Exhibit Northville Mi.
1998: Livonia Arts Festival Livonia Mi.
Northville Art Exhibit Northville Mi.
Canton Fine Art Exhibition Canton Mi.
1997: Northville Art Exhibit Northville Mi.
Canton Fine Art Exhibition Canton Mi.
1996: Northville Art Exhibit Northville Mi.
Canton Fine Art Exhibition Canton mi.
1995: Northville Art Exhibit Northville Mi.
1994: Canton Fine Art Exhibition Canton Mi.
Northville Art Exhibit Northville Mi.
1993: Canton Public Library --solo show Canton Mi.
Plymouth Community Arts Council Plymouth Mi.
Canton Fine Art Exhibition Canton mi.
1992: Cranbrook College Art Show Bloomfield Hills Mi. won 1st place
1991: Cranbrook College Art Show Bloomfield Hills Mi.
1990: Scarab Club Gallery Detroit Mi. honorable mention
Cranbrook College Art Show Bloomfield Hills Mi. won 1st place
1989: Washington Street Gallery Royal Oak Mi.
Scarab Club Gallery Detroit Mi.
1983: Canton Public Library solo show-- photography
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Statement
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I was born in Detroit Michigan in 1954. I am a completely self taught artist and have been creating and drawing all my life. I have displayed my work in many juried shows and galleries around the country. My first solo show was in Canton Michigan in 1983. I have received many awards and my work is in many prominent art collections around the world.
My working method combines my subconscious, or spirit, along with more deliberate thought out mark making. In a childlike manner, my scribbles and lines are made. In a more conscious manner, representational drawings are made, showing both man made and natural forms. My drawings and paintings are a manifestation of a life long observation of the world around me filtered through my emotions. I believe the viewer should interpret my work any way they like. What it means to me may be different for them. To me this is the intrigue of abstract art.
Most of my work begins with an ivory colored background, on either paper or canvas. I then layer on drawings and paint over a period of time using crayons, graphite pencil, colored pencils, oil and acrylic paint along with pasted on paper cut outs.
John McLaughlin
Web site: www.drawinghermit.com
Email: drawinghermit@yahoo.com
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Exhibitions
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See more of my work at www.drawinghermit.com
Busacca Art Gallery www.busaccagallery.com
UGallery www.ugallery.com
Margarita's e-artdrops gallery www.e-artdrops.com
pFAn Gallery www.Professionalfineartnetwork.com
The new art auction on Twitter: 140hours.com
Art Nouveau Magazine www.artnouveaumagazine.com/blog5 contemporary art Nov10th 2009
Blue Canvas Gallery www.bluecanvas.com/drawinghermit
Barristers Gallery New Orleans La. www.barristersgallery.com
Artist/musician Sasha Krivtsov's web site: www.desaart.com
John McLaughlin listing on artprice.com
The Gallery at Tall Tree Lyman, Maine
Cassandra Appel Art collection curator: Salvadore Dali Art Museum St. Petersburg Fla.
Gallery Guilhem Nave 34000 Montpellier France www.guilhemnave.com www.villamalou.com
The Drawing Center New York www.drawingcenter.org
Tracey Contemporary Drawing Leicestershire England
U Space Gallery Atlanta Georgia www.uspacegallery.com
Art Collection of Annick and Louis Doucet Paris France
Robert Chandler Art Collection Toronto Canada
The Robert Kidd Gallery Birmingham Mich. www.robertkiddgallery.com
Frederic Lux Art Collection Paris France
Peloux-Raynal--Dominique Dartiers Outsider self taught art www.mouvancesbrutes.canalblog.com
Robert Ceci Art Collection Fort Worth, Texas
Maddalena Design Studios Art Collection Birmingham/Detroit Michigan www.maddalenadesign.com
drawinghermit.blogspot.com
Born 1954 Detroit Mi. I've been working in Canton MI since 1980. I have work in prominent art collections around the world. I work in paintings, drawings and mixed media.
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