John Edmonds

1989 (age 34–35)[1]
Washington, D.C.[2]

Yale University School of Art
MFA, 2016
Corcoran School of the Arts and Design
BFA, 2012
L'École Parsons à Paris, France, 2011[3]

Life and work[edit]

In his artistic practice, Edmonds explores themes of community, identity, and desire.[5] Carrie Mae Weems describes Edmonds' as an artist who "re-imagines, and redefines the black man subject."[1]


As of 2019, Edmonds is on faculty at Yale University and The School of Visual Arts.[5]


He has had residencies at Light Work,[6] Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture[7] and Fabrica: The United Colors of Benetton's Research Center[8]

2019, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY. Curated by Rujeko Hockley and Jane Panetta.[9]

Whitney Biennial

tete-a-tete, , Miami, FL[10]

David Castillo Gallery

Do You See Me?, the Diggs Gallery at Winston-Salem University, [11]

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

James Baldwin/Jim Brown & The Children, The Artist's Institute, New York, NY

[12]

Lovers & Friends, Deli Gallery, Long Island City, NY

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Philadelphia Museum of Art

Library[7]

FOAM Museum Amsterdam

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George Eastman Museum

Interview Magazine - John Edmonds By Colleen Kelsey

Cultured Mag - John Edmonds: Young Artists 2018