John Hundt


 
 

BIO

is a painter and collage artist whose work combines the personal effects of others, i.e., journal entries, personalized recipes, hastily written notes, stained ticket stubs, etc., with his hand-drawn and painted images to create storylines filled with dark humor, absurdity and insight. Current pieces are often composed of found materials from different time periods, cultures and generations, blended into an unexpected order. This process took root when, as a 4-year-old, John began drawing figures, cutting them out, and storing them under his parents' bed. These early creations were the seeds of what has evolved into a language that continues to influence his work today.


Education / Selected Honors

  • 1990

    • San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA

  • 1988

    • AICA Honors Program, New York, NY

Selected Exhibition History

  • 2011

    • Couplings (two-person show with Camilla Newhagen), Jack Fischer Gallery; San Francisco, CA.

  • 2010

    • JURIED@BAC: All Media, Berkeley Art Center; Berkeley, CA.
    • Bay Area Currents 2010, Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA.

  • 2009

    • Dreams and Revelations: 5th Annual National Exhibit, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art; Marin, CA.
    • Juried Annual 2009, Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA
    • Totems (solo show), Jack Fischer Gallery; San Francisco, CA.
    • A + C + C (Curated by Susan Hillhouse), Santa Cruz Art & History Museum; Santa Cruz, CA.

  • 2008

    • New Visions (Juried by Lucinda Barnes & Karen Tsujimoto), Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA.
    • Bay Area Annual (Juried by Maria Medua), Sanchez Art Center; Pacifica, CA.
    • PaperWorks! (Juried by Rene de Gusman), Marin MoCA; Novato, CA.
    • Juried Annual (Juried by Laura Hoptman), ProArts Gallery; Oakland, CA.
    • Arts on Fire (Juried by Scott Shields), Sanchez Art Center; Pacifica, CA.
    • CA Twenty Artists, Two Galleries, Levy Art & Architecture; San Francisco, CA.

  • 2007

    • Hybrids: The New Surrealists, Peninsula Museum of Art, Belmont CA
    • Juried Annual (Juried by Rene de Guzman), Sanchez Art Center; Pacifica, CA.
    • John Hundt: Oddities on the Wall, Inferno Gallery; Oakland, CA.
    • Is DADA Dead?, O'Hanlon Center for the Arts; Mill Valley, CA.

  • 2006

    • National Juried Exhibition (Juried by Rene de Guzman), Marin Art Center; Ross, CA.
    • New Visions: Introduction 2006, Pro Arts Gallery; San Francisco, CA.
    • Untitled Solo Show, Jack Fischer Gallery; San Francisco, CA.

  • 2005

    • New Visions: Introductions 2005 (Juried by Catharine Clark and Jack Hanley), Pro Arts Gallery; Oakland, CA.
    • Untitled Two Person Show, Jack Fischer Gallery; San Francisco, CA.
    • Annual Show, Los Gatos Art Museum; Los Gatos, CA.

  • 2004

    • Annual Show, Los Gatos Art Museum; Los Gatos, CA.

  • 2003

    • Belcher Studios Spring Show; San Francisco, CA.

  • 2002

    • Excavation Rites (solo show), Gallerie Hotel Beron; San Francisco, CA.

  • 2001

    • California Small Works Show (Juried by Kenneth Baker), Sonoma Museum of Visual Arts; Santa Rosa, CA.

Education

  • 1986-1990

    • San Francisco Art Institute.