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John Otter featured on ArtQuench

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I was recently invited to be a featured artist at ArtQuench magazine, sharing my backstory. It took me longer than expected to write. I’m usually not one to share much about where I came from, I’m much more interested in where I’m at now – but the process was pretty illuminating.

Encouraged by his artistic mother John learns at an early age the techniques of drawing. His travels to different environments affect his work and allow him to grow in new ways.  John’s exceptional work shows his range of talent and inspires us to continue to grow in our craft. 

Read the article here:

ARTQUENCH FEATURED ARTIST JOHN OTTER TELLS HIS STORY

 

Vocabularies – Artist Reception this Friday

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I’m excited for this Friday! It’s the artist reception for my solo show at Space Gallery – Claremont. The show opened this past Saturday during the Claremont Art Walk, while I was returning from Louisville, Kentucky. I was on a layover in Chicago when my phone notified me that the opening had begun. Since they knew I’d be gone during the opening Space Gallery graciously agreed to also host an artist reception the following Friday – there will be food and drink, live music by Emad Gabra, and I’ll be there happy to discuss my work with anyone interested.

Hope to see you there!

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SPACE Gallery Claremont
254 West Bonita Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711

spacegallery254@gmail.com
(818) 404-4100

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VOCABUALRIES: mixed media drawings by John Otter

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SPACE Gallery is pleased to present 

“VOCABULARIES: mixed media drawings by John Otter.”
Show Opening: Saturday, April 1st 6-9PM
Artist Reception: Friday, April 7th 6-10pm

John Otter was born and raised in San Diego, California, where he began his art career as a printmaker. He received his BFA from the School of Art Institute of Chicago, and studied at the New York Studio Program.

Otter fell in love with drawing at an early age, filling sketchbooks with pen and ink drawings that hint at the abstract style he would return to later in life. Repetitive patterns, concentric circles, stippling and cross-hatching have remained an integral part of his drawings.

His recent work on paper strives to harmonize disparate concepts, merging notions of the synthetic and the organic, cities and nature, circuitry and water.

Using a variety of techniques and devices, Otter is interested in simplifying complex feelings, ideas and states of mind into visual playgrounds with space for the eye and mind to wander through and explore.

SPACE Gallery Claremont
254 West Bonita Ave.
Claremont, CA 91711

spacegallery254@gmail.com
(818) 404-4100

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