John Dempcy- Artist Statement
Through the lens of the natural sciences, I reference microbiology and genetics to guide a process of endless variation and nuance within a limited framework. Form follows process as the intrinsic character of the paint builds and shapes a distinct topography while color signals relationships between constituent parts. The abstract compositions are characterized by subtle modulations of shape, color, and pattern.
In my paintings, I explore the myriad ways in which life plays out at the microscopic level. My work strives to convey a sense of the balance that is struck between order and chaos, growth and decay, and processes that reverberate in nature.
Resume
1981 BA, University of Washington. Seattle, WA 1991 AA, The Art Institute of Seattle. Seattle, WA
Exhibitions
Solo:
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2011 Drops of Life, Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA
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2011 Wild Type, Walker Contemporary, Boston, MA
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2010 Inner Fictions, Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
Exposition, Galerie Pierrick Touchefeu, Sceaux, France
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2009 Notations, Walker Contemporary, Boston, MA
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2009 Signals Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA
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2008 Encounters Gallery II, Melanee Cooper Gallery, Chicago, IL
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2008 Modulations Augen Gallery, Portland, OR
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2007 Passages Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA
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2011 Fusion: John Dempcy & Aileen Chong, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UT
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2011 BLUE, Chase Young Gallery, Boston, MA
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2010 John Dempcy & Thierry Feuz, Galerie Pierrick Touchefeu, Sceaux, France
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2010 Aqua Art Fair with Conrad Wilde Gallery, Miami, FL
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2010 Chic Art Fair, Galerie Pierrick Touchefeu, Paris, France
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2010 Art San Diego 2010, Julie Nester Gallery, San Diego, CA
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2010 Abstraction, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UT
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2010 Group Show, Galerie Pierrick Touchefeu, Sceaux, France
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2010 Affordable Art Fair, Julie Nester Gallery, New York, NY
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2010 Oasis, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
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2010 Spring Group Show, Julie Nester Gallery, Park City, UT
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2010 Lille Art Fair, Galerie Pierrick Touchefeu, Lille, France
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2010 Taste Restaurant, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA
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2009 Urban Studio, Portland, OR
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2009 John Dempcy, Kathleen Waterloo, and Hyunmee Lee JK Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
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2008 Relative Geometries II Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
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2008 Big Impressions II Gilman Contemporary, Ketchum, ID
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2008 Encore: Season Highlights Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
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2008 35th Anniversary Celebration Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, WA
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2008 PONCHO Invitational Art Auction, Seattle, WA
- 2007 Big Impressions Gilman Contemporary, Ketchum, ID
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2007 Per Square Foot Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
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2007 Relative Geometries Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
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2007 Group Show Margo Jacobsen Gallery, Portland, OR
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2007 July Urban Rhythms, Alexis Hotel, Seattle, WA
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2007 PONCHO Invitational Art Auction. Seattle, WA
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2006 Gallery Artists Grover/Thurston Gallery, Seattle, WA
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2006 Summer Introductions 2006, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle,WA
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2011 Exhibitions: Boston, John Dempcy, “Wild Type,” American Contemporary Art, p. 39, January 2011
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2011 McQuaid, Cate. “Psychedelic drops, John Dempcy: Wild Type,” Boston Globe, 1/11
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2010 Speer, Richard. “Visual Arts Best of 2010: Best Show,” Willamette Week, 12/10
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2010 Speer, Richard. “Catch Them Before They Close: Top Current Exhibitions in the Northwest,”
Huffington Post, 7/10
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2010 Speer, Richard. “Recommendation: John Dempcy,” Visual Art Source, 7/10
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2010 Speer, Richard. “John Dempcy at Augen,” Willamette Week, 7/10
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2010 Speer, Richard. “Visual Arts, WW Pick,” Willamette Week, 7/10, p. 42
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2010 “New exhibit focuses on the abstract,” Park Record, 7/10
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2010 Nakel, Lorna. “John Dempcy,” Arts Interviews, 1/10
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2008 Speer, Richard. “Visual Arts Best of 2008,” Willamette Week, 1/09
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2008 “Met Home of the Month: September.” Metropolitan Home, September 2008, p. 128
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2008 Speer, Richard. “From Seattle, With Gusto,” Willamette Week, 7/08
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2008 Row, D.K. “From Spitfires to Dots,” The Oregonian A&E, 7/08, p. 37
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2007 Hackett, Regina. “In the Galleries: April,” Seattle PI, 4/07
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2007 Time Style & Design. Spring. Painting featured, p. 40
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2006 Hackett, Regina. “Serial in Seattle,” Visual Codec, 3/06
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2011 The Drooel Collection, volume 1, edited by Darlene Shiels, presented by drooel.com, p.129
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Jan Sewell Design, Seattle, WA
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Microsoft, Redmond, WA
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Pan Pacific Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA
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Retina Consultants, Seattle, WA
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Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, Seattle, WA
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