john holcomb. painter. dossier.

kansas studio.
rogue colorist.
a structural dissent
from art historical logic.

inherited image.
original argument.

external representation:
rebecca hossack art gallery.
london. miami. new york.
2016–present.

practice:
autodidactic.
oil pastel over acrylic.
works on canvas.

protocol:
original works only.

output:
15–25 works per year.
30 × 40 in. to 60 × 70 in. /
76 × 101 cm. to 152 × 177 cm.

exhibition record:
solo: 02 units.
group: 06 units.
art fair participation: 2017–present.

practice overview:
the kansas studio operates across three bodies of work — the original, chroma cowboys, and bloom. each constitutes a formal correction to an inherited image system. rogue color. economy of mark. imperfect line.

artistic statement:

"I'm not interested in painting the world as it has been seen. I want the one that got painted over."¹

(full statement)

selected series:

the original:
“No painting of a woman has ever been just a painting.”²

(access) (manifesto)

chroma cowboys:
“The American cowboy was handed a costume and told it was a soul. Raw umber. Burnt sienna. Graphite grit.”³

(access) (manifesto)

bloom:
“Every obsession begins somewhere. Before the cowboy was repainted and before the nude reclaimed herself, there were flowers. Not as decoration. As cover.”⁴

(access) (manifesto)

solo exhibitions:
2022.
echo echo.
rebecca hossack art gallery. london.
(installation views)

2019.
priceless.
miami project.
(installation views)

group exhibitions:
2024.
dante biennial. london.
(exhibition folio)

2020.
springtime. london.

2018.
flora.
cornell art museum.
delray beach.

springtime selection.
london.

2017.
images of selfhood. london.

outside. new york.

commercial fair participation:
2017–present. (vitae)

installation views:
works in commercial and private collections.
2017 – present.
(access)

kansas studio installation:
self-initiated installations.
2023 – present.
(access)

external applications:
john holcomb x gorman.
melbourne. 2023.

(access)

lalka. bolesław prus.
wydawnictwo marginesy.
warsaw. 2024.

(access)

commissions:

verne lundquist.
golf digest. condé nast. 2017.

(access)

external documentation:
the english room. 2026.
(access).
go with yamo. 2024.
(access).
apartment therapy. 2023.
(access).
london art fair. frieze week. 2022.
(access).
citizen femme. 2019.
(access).
herringbone bindery. 2018.
(access).
the jealous curator. 2018.
(access).

inquiries:
rebecca hossack art gallery.
info @ rebeccahossack.com

studio inquiries:
studio @ johnholcomb.com