Born 1980, Providence RI
Lives and works in RI
Education
2011 MFA, Tufts University, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA
2008 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan ME
2004 BFA, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence RI
2002 Australia National University, Canberra Australia
Exhibitions, Screenings, and Performances (solo exhibitions where noted)
2019 Tufts University Art Gallery, Bookworks, Somerville MA
Fidelity Investments Corporate Headquarters, Salem Painting Library, Smithfield RI (solo)
University of Rhode Island Art Gallery, State of the Arts, Providence RI
2018 Wood Gerry Gallery, RISD Summer Faculty Show, Providence RI
Angels Gate Cultural Center, Making Social, curated by Matt Rich, San Pedro CA
Montserrat Art Gallery, Artragious, Montserrat College of Art, Beverly MA
2017 Essex Art Center, Painting Library, curated by Cathy McLaurin, Lawrence MA (solo)
The Wurks, Don’t tell me what to do, curated by Francisco Gonzalez and John Finnery, Providence RI
2016 Monserrat College of Art, Seven Reunion, curated by Leonie Bradbury, Beverly MA
Carroll and Sons, Yard Sale, curated by Jack Schneider, Boston MA
Socrates Sculpture Park, Adventure Dept. Presents, Queens NY (performance)
Brown University, David Winton Bell Gallery, Works well with others, curated by Ian Alden Russel, Providence RI (solo)
Skowhegan. Watch 3-8, curated by Paige Laino, online exhibition at skowhegan.watch.com
2015 Wellesley College, Collective Residency Project, Wellesley MA
Fulton Street, Body Meets City, curated by Sofia Fernandez Alvarez, Brooklyn NY (performance)
Mills Gallery, Action Kits, curated by Matt Rich, Boston MA
Mills Gallery, Thomas Willis performs exercises by John C Gonzalez, Boston MA (performance)
2014 New Art Center, Flash of an Instant, Newton MA
Le Petite Versailles, Secret Garden, New York NY
2013 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Odd Spaces, curated by Liz Munsell, Boston, MA (performance)
The Home Depot 4285, Home Depot House Project, Providence RI
225 Friend Street, Odd Jobs, Organized by SubSamsøn, Boston MA (solo)
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, 2013 deCordova Biennial, Lincoln MA
138 Sycamore Street, Saturn Rising, Roslindale MA
Monserrat Gallery, Seven, Monserrat College of Art, curated by Leonie Bradbury, Beverly MA
WYE, der Sonnenaufgang Tours Berlin, organized by Katrina Newmann, Berlin Germany
Wassaic Project, Stick Exchange, Wassaic NY
Howard Art Project, Small Conversations 7, Boston MA
Proof Gallery, Boston Does Boston Six, curated by Kara Braciale, Boston MA
2012 10 Days that Shook the World, Excavating Herring Cove Bathhouse, curated by Jay Critchly, Provincetown MA (performance)
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, A Cubic Yard of Air (MFA, Boston), Boston MA
Project Space Gallery, The Drawing Room, University of Rhode Island, Kingston RI (solo)
Wassaic Project, Sandwiches in the Expanded Field, Wassaic NY
119 Gallery, Space Mission, curated by Bradford Rusick, Lowell MA
Stairwell Gallery, Foundation On Parade, Boston MA
Jamestown Art Center, Statewide, Jamestown RI
Howard Art Project, Small Conversations 5-6, Boston MA
92nd Street Y Tribeca, Drawings Related to Performance Works, New York NY
The Beehive, Sting! XII Boston Contemporary, Boston MA
Boston University, Trading Post, part of 100 Years (Version #4 Boston, 2012), organized by Kate McNamara and Performa 11, Boston MA
2011 Samsøn, Small Conversations 1-4, Boston MA
Socrates Sculpture Park, September 25, 2021, Queens NY (performance)
Regina Rex, Out of the Woods, Brooklyn NY (screening)
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, In-Between, curated by Benjamin Austin, Boston MA (performance)
Eastern Michigan University, Looking Both Ways, Ypsilanti MI
Helen Day Art Center, Best of the North East Masters of Fine Arts, curated by Nathan Suter, Stowe VT
Grossman Gallery, Graduating Students Exhibition, Boston MA
Lufthansa Studios, School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston: MFA Thesis Exhibition, Boston MA
2010 William Morris Hunt Memorial Library, Summer 2010, curated by Jennifer Nichols, Boston MA (performance)
William Morris Hunt Memorial Library, Parallel Archive, curated by Christopher Ford, Boston MA (performance)
Boston University 808 Gallery, Boston Young Contemporaries, curated by Joao Ribas, Boston MA
Grossman Gallery, Student Annual Exhibition, curated by Dina Deitch and Andrew Witkin, Boston MA
2009 Emerson College, Next Generation 3, curated by Joe Ketner, Boston MA
Arthouse at the Jones Center, New American Talent 24, curated by Hamza Walker, Austin TX
Grossman Gallery, Boston MA
2008 Justison Landing, Wilmington DE
Boston Center for the Arts, Boston MA
Wickford Art Association, Man and Beast, Wickford RI
2004 Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Branford CT
2003 Providence Art Club, Providence RI
Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence RI
ISB Gallery, Providence RI
2002 Australia National University, Canberra Australia
2001 Searless Gallery, Providence RI
2000 Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence RI
Curatorial Projects
2019 Rhode Island School of Design, Summer Foundation Exhibition, Providence RI
Community College of Rhode Island, Flanagan Art Gallery, Student Exhibition, Lincoln RI
2018 Rhode Island School of Design, Summer Foundation Exhibition, Providence RI
Community College of Rhode Island, Knight Art Gallery, Student Exhibition, Warwick RI
2010 Lufthansa Studios Project Space, Boston MA
Mobius Art Space, We’ll Take You Seriously Someday, Boston MA
Gasp Gallery, Death Does the Popsicle, Brookline MA
Bibliography
2017 Gray, Rowen. “Let’s Build a House Together.” Take Magazine. 2/6/17
2016 McQuaid, Cate. “John C Gonzalez’s Solo Show Built Upon Collaboration.” The Boston Globe. 5/24/16
Invaluable. “10 Contemporary Artists to Watch.” In Good Taste. 3/2/16
2015 Dore, Alana. “Action Kits Exhibit Premieres in South End,” Huntington News. 1/29/15
2014 Ramos, JV. “Inconspicuous Art and Matters of Labor.” Expat Newspaper. 10/19/14
Grossman, Suzi. “Went There: ‘Flash of an Instant’ at the New Art Center.” Bostonhassle.com 4/14/14
Maclelland, Keith. “Flash of an Instant...” Bostonartistsblog.com 3/24/14
Russell, Ian Alden. “Video Profile: John C. Gonzalez” Bigredandshiny.com 3/17/14
Cook, Greg. “Prefer Your Bugs Fried, Roasted or Mashed? Artist Offers Taste of Food’s Future. Wbur.org 3/6/14
Lee, Deborah. “Indoors Outdoors: Home Depot House at deCordova Museum” Art Outdoors. 2/6/14
2013 Moeller, Robert. Made in New England: The 2013 deCordova Biennial.” Hyperallergic.com 12/12/13
Munitz, Charles. “2013 deCordova Biennial.” Boston Arts Diary. 10/18/13
Russell, Ian Alden. “John C. Gonzalez” The 2013 deCordova Biennial Catalog. 10/13
Whitcomb, Robert. “Color Chronicle.” New England Diary. 11/4/13
Pyper, John. “The Artists of the deCordova Biennial.” Bigredandshiny.com 10/30/13
Shea, Andrea. “‘Premier Make-Out Opportunity’ Among Works Of Local Art At DeCordova Biennial.” Wbur.org 10/22/13
Kirk Amaral Snow. “John C. Gonzalez deCordova Preview.” Temporarylandbridge.com 9/30/13
McQuaid, Cate. “What’s Up at Boston-Area Art Galleries.” The Boston Globe. 7/23/13
Vanouse, Allison. “Notes on Odd Spaces.” Howlround.com 6/25/13
Cardon, Stephanie. “Family Meal with John C. Gonzalez.” Bigredandshiny.com 6/17/13
Pyper, John. “Odd Spaces at the MFA.” Bigredandshiny.com 5/17/13
Cook, Greg. “Odd Spaces and the MFA’s New Performance Art Program.” Wbur.org 5/13/13
Baez, Anulfo. “Boston Does Boston Six.” Bigredandshiny.com 2/6/13
Browning, Celine. “What Does it Take to Make an Art World Happen?” artfetch.com 1/2/13
2012 Adams, Derrick, et al. Sensorium. No. 1. 12/16/12
Indrisek, Scott. “24 Artists to Watch.” Modern Painters. 12/1/12
Lacoste, Christina. “Off the Wall: 100 Years Exhibit” Digboston.com 2/24/12
Peters, Jason. Ocean State Review. 4/12
2011 Avedisian, Alexis. “Noesis: Buy/Alt.” Digboston.com 12/14/11
Wang, Kai-Hwa. “Looking Both Ways at the ‘Made in China Label’ and 9/11 Fears” AnnArbor.com 9/18/11
Polston, Pamela. “Bold Strokes.” 7dvt.com 6/15/11
Evans, Andrea. “John C. Gonzalez.” Temporarylandbridge.com 5/16/11
Karp, David. “Mass Production at Lufthansa Studios.” Limeduck.com 5/15/11
Harding, Chris. “Artists Collective Sets Up Shop on Fields Corner’s Gibson Street.” The Dorchester Reporter. 1/6/11
2010 Cook, Greg. “New Directions.” The Boston Phoenix. 7/14/10
2009 Manning, James. “Big Red On-the-Town: Emerson College” Bigredandshiny.com 12/21/09
Keith, John. “School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Holds December Sale” Thelifeofacity.com 11/16/09
Faust Gabrielle. “New American Talent.” Examiner.com 6/15/09
Awards and Fellowships
2014 Escuela de Bellas Artes, Artist Residency, Bagac, Bataan, Philippines
2013 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Traveling Scholars Fellowship, Boston MA
Vermont Studio Center, Artist Residency Fellowship, Johnson VT
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Artist in Residence, Lincoln MA
Wellesley College, Cole Fellowship Nominee, Wellesley MA
2012 Saint Botolph Club Foundation Emerging Artist Grant Recipient, Boston MA
Wassaic Project, Artist Residency Fellowship, Wassaic NY
Samson, Subsamson Artist Residency, Boston MA
2011 MacDowell Colony, Summer Artist Residency Fellowship, Peterborough NH
Jentel Foundation, Artist Residency Fellowship, Banner WY
2010 Tufts University, Research Grant, Boston MA
School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Dean’s Grant, Boston MA
2009 School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Springborn Fellowship, Boston MA
2008-11 Tufts University/School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Full Tuition Merit Scholarship, Boston MA
2008 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Artist Residency Fellowship, Skowhegan ME
2007 Vermont Studio Center, Artist Residency Fellowship, Johnson VT
1999-03 Rhode Island School of Design, Merit Scholarship, Providence RI
Academic Appointments
2018-20 Rhode Island School of Design, Instructor, Design Foundations, Providence RI
Rhode Island School of Design, Instructor, Drawing Foundations, Providence RI
Community College of Rhode Island, Instructor, Drawing Foundations, Providence RI
2017 Lesley University, Artist Lecture, Global Issues and Challenges, Cambridge MA
2015 Wellesley College, Visiting Artist, Collective Residency Project, Wellesley MA
Brooklyn Museum, Instructor, Game Design, Brooklyn NY
2014 deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Artist Lecture, Mischievous Tactics, Lincoln MA
School of Visual Arts, Sub. Instructor, Painting, New York NY
2013 Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Sub. Instructor, Painting, Boston, MA
2012 Harvard University, Visiting Critic, Graduate School of Design, Landscape Architecture, Cambridge MA
Rhode Island School of Design, Visiting Critic, Graduate Architecture Department, Providence RI
Montserrat College of Art, Artist Lecture, Contemporary Art Practice, Beverly MA
University of Rhode Island, Artist Lecture, School of Fine Arts, Kingston RI
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Visiting Critic, Painting Department, Boston MA
Tufts University, Instructor, Contemporary Art Practice, Boston MA
2010-11 Tufts University, Graduate Teaching Fellow, Instructor, Painting, Boston MA
2010 Tufts University, Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellow, Summer Painting, Boston MA
2009-10 Tufts University, Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellow, Painting, Boston MA
2009 Tufts University, Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellow, Summer Photography, Boston MA
2004 Riverzedge Arts Project, Instructor, Painting, Providence RI
2002 Rhode Island School of Design, Undergraduate Teaching Assistant Fellowship, Illustration, Providence RI
Art Collections
Fidelity Corporate Art Collection, Boston MA
Massachusetts College of Art Library, Boston MA
W. Van Allen Clark Jr. Library, Boston MA
