John Axton Biography
1947 -
Established American artist John Axton plays with color, shadow, light and space in his LANDSCAPE paintings, defying traditional perceptions of Western American art.
An Illinois native, Axton first traveled to New Mexico in 1979 where he was so inspired by the Taos landscape and Indians there that he became a full-time painter. This fascination with the American Southwest is apparent in his sparse, yet haunting landscapes. His minimalist treatment of his subjects approaches abstraction, drawing viewers into the canvas as he engages their imaginations.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
1984
McNay Museum, San Antonio, Texas
1984-85
Collective Artists Traveling exhibit, "Art and the Law", St. Paul, Minnesota
1986
Denver Art Museum Group Show - Breckenridge Gallery, Breckenridge, Colorado
1989
Southern Illinois University "John Axton Institute", Carbondale, Illinois
1994
The Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY Group Exhibit
1994
Philadelphia Museum Group Exhibit
1995-96
Covering the West, The Best of SW Art, Traveling Exhibition
2000-2004
The other side of The West, Traveling Exhibition, Southern United States
SELECTED MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS
Pratt Museum, New York
The Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM
1977-87
Breckenridge Galleries, Breckenridge, CO
1982
Valhalla Gallery, Wichita, KS
1983 - 84
Contemporary Gallery, Dallas, TX
1980-85
Enthios Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
1987-94
J. Cacciola Galleries, New York, NY
1984
Jamie Szoke Gallery, New York, NY
1981-1990
Kauffman Galleries, Houston TX
1997
Marco Fine Art, Beverly Hills, CA
1988
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 1994
Summa Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 1999-2000
Third Canyon Gallery, Denver CO 1986-2001
Ventana Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM