John Finneran
Dreamers at the Gates of Where Dreamers Are
September 19 - October 31, 2015
1010 N Highland Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90038
You dreamed of the woman between
the river and the sun and the rock
Then I thought of the mountain
and next to the mountain was the sun
and the sun was held by the woman from between the river and the sun and the rock
In the dream there were figures in the water
and when it was cool they came out to the beach
This was dreamed many times
and when you dreamed it you were peaceful
- John Finneran, 2015
John Finneran (b. 1979) earned a BA from Cooper Union, New York, NY (2002) and MFA from Bard College, New York, NY (2008). Recent solo exhibitions of his work include Goin’ Home, 47 Canal, New York, NY (2013) and The Peaceable Kingdom, Arcade, London, England (2011). Recent group exhibitions featuring Finneran’s work include Inside Arrangement, Mary Mary, Glasgow, Scotland (2014); Hephaestus, Office Baroque Gallery, Brussels, Belgium (2014); The Stairs, Algus Greenspon, New York, NY (2013); and Summer Studio with Anthony Campuzano, ICA, Philadelphia, PA (2011). Finneran lives and works in Los Angeles.
John Finneran, Spirits at the Tomb of Brancusi, 2013. Oil on newsprint on cardboard. 33.25 x 29.25 inches (84.46 x 74.3 cm)
John Finneran, Jetty, 2015. Oil and charcoal on linen. 74 x 64 inches (187.96 x 162.56 cm)
John Finneran, Seated Figure, 2009-2015. Plaster, brass, oil and wax. 10 x 25 x 49 inches (25.4 x 63.5 x 124.46 cm)
John Finneran, Spirit on the Way Back Home, 2015. Oil and charcoal on cardboard. 21.25 x 18.25 inches (54 x 46.36 cm)
John Finneran, Spirits in the Cold Night, 2015. Oil and charcoal on linen. 70 x 74 inches (177.80 x 187.96 cm)
John Finneran, Dreamers at the Gates of Where Dreamers Are I, 2015. Charcoal on paper. 16.38 x 14.75 inches (41.61 x 37.47 cm)
John Finneran, Study for Spirits, 2012. Pen on paper. 17.13 x 15.25 inches (43.51 x 38.74 cm)
John Finneran, Weary Spirits, 2015. Oil and charcoal on linen. 74 x 64 inches (187.96 x 162.56 cm)
John Finneran, Dream of the Spirits with Thoughts, 2015. Oil on linen. 80 x 59 inches (203.20 x 149.86 cm)
John Finneran, Sleeper, 2015. Oil on cardboard. 21.25 x 18.25 inches (54 x 46.36 cm)
John Finneran, Tomb of the Quiet Sunset, 2015. Oil and charcoal on linen. 48 x 36 inches (121.92 x 91.44 cm)