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JOHN KNAPP

monica adams

leonard benson

ARTIST STATEMENT
“I believe the fundamental reasoning behind art is expression. This notion is not only reflected in actual art forms but also through what we, as humans, physically do to ourselves in order to express and reinforce our beliefs.

Globally, cultures express various ideals through they way they visually portray themselves. Masks, make up, gender, style and role play are just some of the vehicles that we, within our various cultures, have used to convey who we are and what we believe in. These beliefs are often traditional, social, ritual, religious or purely symbolic.

In my work, I am continually exploring how cultures, both past and present, portray themselves in order to convey their beliefs. What is our particular idea of beauty? Why do we partake in various rituals? What is important to us? Why do we want to become someone else? Are we really all that different? What lies beneath what we do and who we are?

As an ever evolving and individual artist, I always aim to keep my work fresh and exciting. I love to combine the contemporary with the nostalgic, the fashionable with the confronting, the mundane with the revolutionary; whilst focusing on visual expression through rituals and ideals."

-John Knapp 2007

geoff coleman

david disher

naomi eller

stephen evans

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2007 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Melbourne
2006-2007 Filter Café, Fitzroy, Melbourne
2006 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Melbourne
2005-2006 Solo exhibition – FreeStyle Tout, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane
2005 ‘ATTRACTION’ - SODA Gallery, Avalon, Sydney
Global Gallery, Sydney
Jackman Gallery, Sydney
2004 Solo exhibition – FreeStyle Tout, Rosalie, Brisbane
Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Melbourne
2003 Jackman Gallery, St Kilda, Melbourne
2002 ‘DIS-COVER-ED’ – Lychee Lounge, West End, Brisbane
2000 ‘Fragments of Class’ – Moray Café, New Farm, Brisbane

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2005 Artworks Gallery, Southport, QLD
2005 Jackman Gallery
2004 Finalist Cromwells Art Prize (Touring Exhibition)
‘ArtForce’ initiative – Traffic Signal Box Public Art – New Farm, Brisbane
‘Rosalie Art Show’ – FreeStyle Tout, Rosalie, Brisbane
‘Rainbow Chasers’ – WiseArt Gallery, Brisbane
‘Abused Child Trust Exhibition’ – Riverside Centre, Brisbane
‘Artshow 542’ – Powerhouse Museum, New Farm, Brisbane
2003 'Blue' - Jackman Gallery, Melbourne
2002 'Black & White' - Jackman Gallery, Melbourne
2000-2003 ‘ArtForce’ initiative – Traffic Signal Box Public Art – Brisbane ‘ArtScape’ – Padua Collage, Kedron, Brisbane
1999 ‘Pride Exhibition’ – Fireworks Gallery, Newstead, Brisbane

AWARDS
2004 Overall Runner Up – ArtForce initiative
2003 People’s Choice – ‘ArtScape’
Highly Commended – ArtForce initiative
2000-2002 Highly Commended – ArtForce initiative