CURRENT

Capacitor
New kinetic installation in Main Gallery.
John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI.
April 12 - September 1, 2013.
Opening reception April 12, 5-8 pm.
Curated by Alison Ferris.
Images and video of the installation:
http://www.jmkac.org/index.php/uncommon-ground/john-grade

Connectivity
Group Exhibition curated by Cynthia Reeves Projects
McColl Center for Visual Art, Charlotte, NC.
April 26 - June 15, 2013.
Opening reception April 26th 6-9 pm.
Images:
http://mccollcenter.org/blog/view/338/connectivity-opens-april-26

After the Wawona
Solo Exhibition
Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
May 2 - June 1, 2013.
Opening reception May 2, 5-8 pm.
Images and information:
http://www.davidsongalleries.com/artists/grade/grade.php

UPCOMING

July 2013
New pair of sculptures installed,
Columbia Wastewater Treatment Facility, Portland, OR.
One sculpture will be immediately and permanently sited in
tandem with new architecture by Skylab and landscape
design by 2 Ink Studio. A second sculpture will be split into
100 parts and initially installed at 15 sites around the city of
Portland for 3 – 5 years. These sites will include locations
within the urban core, various neighborhoods, parks and the
airport – each site chosen for its specific relationship to the
city’s water infrastructure. After these 3 – 5 years temporary
installations the parts will be collected and assembled
permanently at the Columbia Waste Water Treatment facility
adjacent the other sculpture. Peggy Kendellen, Regional Arts
Council project manager and James Bowen, City of Portland
project coordinator. Consulting engineer: Jared Lewis,
Catena. Lighting design: Biella Lighting.

Control
New sculpture, Portland Art Museum permanent collection.
September 2013.
A set of five new drawings related to the sculpture and a
limited edition suite of prints will become available in Aug
2013. For information about the drawings and
prints please contact Davidson Galleries at 206-624-7684
or .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

November 2, 2013 – March 2, 2014
Group Exhibition: Vanishing Ice: Alpine and Polar
Landscapes in Art, 1775-2012.
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA.
Curated by Barbara Matilsky. The Smithsonain Institution
will travel the exhibition. Catalog will accompany exhibition.

December 2013
New Sculpture Installation
Tualatin Hills, Portland, OR.
Tualatin Hills Park and Recreation commission
for long-term temporary installation.

January 2014
Twin Tower Installation
Austin Museum of Art and Art House,
Two locations: Laguna Gloria and the Jones Center, Austin, TX.

May 2014
New Sculpture Installation
Mapes Creek Restoration project, Seattle WA.
City of Seattle and SPU commission for permanent sculpture.

RECENT

December, 2012
New sculpture installed:
New Museum of History & Industry, Seattle, WA.
Built with wood planking salvaged from the historic schooner
Wawona.
Opening reception: December 29, 2012.
IMAGE RIGHT: Sculpture during installation.

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WAWONA SCULPTURE:

Photographs:
http://seattletimes.com/html/picturethis/2019542379_johngradeswawonasculptureinstalledatmohai.html
http://seattletimes.com/html/photogalleries/localnews2019542490/
http://seattletimes.com/html/photogalleries/localnews2018773279/
http://seattletimes.com/html/photogalleries/localnews2008814712/
Video:
http://video.seattletimes.com/956341053001/
http://video.seattletimes.com/1754640924001/
Article:
http://seattletimes.com/html/thearts/2015176160_restlessgrade29.html

January 5 – March 6, 2013
Group Exhibition: 20 Northwest Portraits.
Museum of Northwest Art, LaConner, WA.
Photographic portraits by Eduardo Calderon accompanied
by work from each artist. Curated by Kathleen Moles.

November 2012
New Sculpture installed,
Horizon House, Seattle WA.
Permanent installation.

November 2011 - December 2012
Two Temporary Installations and Residency,
“Piedmont Divide”
Emory University, Atlanta, GA.
One installation (Candler lake) will remain until Dec. 2012.
Second installation suspended over main quad will remain
until April 14, 2012. The sculpture will be disassembled by
means of three performances choreographed by Lori
Teague (Emory Dance Dept.) April 12, 13, 14. (7 pm each
day). More information:
http://www.artscriticatl.com/2011/11/environmental-artist-john-grade-uses-plastic-bottles-and-community-help-you-included-to-build-sculptures-at-emory/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AzMguxJSPFQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5wBv-SY05s

October 13-20, 2012
Four Evening Performances, Keller Auditorium, PDX, OR.
World Premier Collaboration with Oregon Theater Ballet
Artistic Director Christopher Stowell and John Grade programed
in concert with Portland Art Museum’s Body Beautiful Exhibit.
http://www.obt.org/

September 2012
New sculpture installed,
New King County Library, Duvall, WA.
Permanent installation.

May - July 2012
Group Exhibition, Curated by Cynthia Reeves Projects,
Mana Contemporary, NJ.
“Conference of the Birds”

June 11 - September 11, 2011
Portland Art Museum
Contemporary Northwest Art Awards Exhibition
(Awarded the 2011 Arlene Schnitzer Prize).
Fold will remain on view at the museum through March 2012.

March 1 – 30, 2012
Exhibiton with Brian Benfer curated by Ben Waterman.
Gallery 4Culture, Seattle, WA.
Opening Reception March 1, 6-8 pm.
Second Reception March 27, 6-9 pm.
More information:
http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlearts/2012/02/23/press-release-march-at-4culture/

March 29, 2012. 3 pm
Artist talk, NCECA conference, Seattle, WA.
Washington State Convention Center, Ballroom 6B.

April 5, 2012. 5 pm
Artist talk, Boise Art Museum, Boise ID.

December 2011
Solo Exhibition Davidson Galleries
Sculptures related to upcoming Wawona installation at MOHAI.
Opening reception December 1, 2011.

November 30 - December 4, 2011
Art Miami
Miami, FL. (Cynthia Reeves Gallery)
Booth A-20
http://www.cynthia-reeves.com/news-events/

The Project Room, Seattle, WA.
Series of lectures, panel discussions and collaborative projects
related to the theme of “Authorship”.
Info: http://projectroomseattle.org/authorship/

November 4, 2011
Annual Gala Guest Speaker,
Museum of History and Industry, Seattle.
Tickets available through MOHAI.

October 20 - 23, 2011
Texas Contemporary Art Fair
Houston, TX. (Cynthia Reeves Gallery)
http://www.cynthia-reeves.com/news-events/

September 2011
New sculpture installed (third of Fold trilogy),
Duke Energy, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Opening reception Sept 23, 2011.

October 2011
Group Drawing Exhibition, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
Recent drawing from La Chasse project in northern France.

January 2011
EXPOSITION du 7 janvier au 19 février 2011
Galerie Ateliers L’H du Siège, Valenciennes
& Foret Domaniale de Raismes-Saint Armand, France.
S’ouvrier: 7 janvier de 17h30 à 20h30
http://www.hdusiege.org/
December 11, 2010 - April 11, 2011
Boise Art Museum, Boise, ID.
Contemporary Northwest Artists on the Environment, Group Exhibition,
Catalog.

March 2 - 30, 2011
Group Exhibition, Cornish Gallery, Seattle, WA.

December 2010
Art Miami, Cynthia Reeves Gallery
Dec 1 - 5, 2010. http://www.art-miami.com/

September 2010
Fold was installed (buried) in central Idaho.
(images of burial under Fold tab)

July 10 - August 30, 2009
The Elephant Bed at Fabrica, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Opening reception July 10, 2009.
Closing procession into the sea August 31, 2009.

March 9th - April 11th, 2010
Invitational Exhibition of Visual Arts
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY.
Opening reception Tuesday March 9, 2010.

November 14 - April 10, 2010
Bloom: The Elephant Bed, Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA.
Opening Reception November 14, 2009.
Closing procession of sculptures into the bay: April 10, 2010.
Public talk: 2 pm, Sunday February 2, 2010.

November 14 - April 10, 2010
Out of Bounds, Group Exhibition,
Whatcom Museum, Bellingham, WA. Catalog.
Opening reception concurrent with Elephant Bed reception.
August 15 - March 15, 2010
Mantle, public Installation, Bitterlake Reservior, Seattle, WA.
Installation currently in progress and will evolve over a six month period.
Commissioned by the Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs
with Seattle Public Utilities 1% for Art funds.

May 13th – June 19th, 2010
Exhibition, Cynthia Reeves Gallery, New York, NY.
Opening reception 6 - 8 pm Thursday May 13th, 2010.

May 19th – June 13th, 2010
Exhibition of Work by Newly Elected Members
and Recipients of Honors and Awards.
American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, NY.

September 2 - October 2, 2010
Exhibition, Davidson Galleries, Seattle, WA.
Opening receptions 6 - 8 pm Wednesday Sept 1, 2010
and 6 - 8 pm Thursday Sept 2, 2010.